 | WASHINGTON STATE LEGISLATURE | |
| Legislative Digest No. 8 | ||
| SIXTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE | ||
| Tuesday, January 24, 2012 | 16th Day - 2012 Regular Session | |
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This publication includes digest and history for bills, joint memorials, joint resolutions, concurrent resolutions, initiatives, and substitutes. Engrossed measures may be republished if the amendment makes a substantive change.
Electronic versions of Legislative Digests are available at http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/digests.aspx?year=2012.
HB 2576
by Representatives Kenney, Pollet, Kagi, Ryu, Stanford, and Moscoso
Concerning state route number 522.
Funds improvements to significantly increase the flow of people and goods on the state route number 522 corridor.Directs the department of transportation to: (1) Continue to work with affected cities, the Puget Sound regional council, the freight community, and the federal government to secure necessary funding and other resources to continue improvements in the corridor; and(2) Review the projects recently constructed or currently being designed and prepare a letter to the legislature on their general consistency and identify improvements that remain unfunded.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
HB 2577
by Representatives Blake, Hinkle, Takko, Van De Wege, Warnick, Hudgins, Chandler, Kretz, Condotta, and Moscoso
Exempting vehicles owned and managed by the law enforcement bureau of the department of fish and wildlife from the state's motor vehicle transportation service.
Exempts the law enforcement bureau of the department of fish and wildlife from the state's motor vehicle transportation service.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Affairs. | |
HB 2578
by Representative Moeller
Concerning disciplinary actions against the health professions license of the subject of a department of social and health services finding.
Prohibits an individual, who applies for or holds a license or temporary practice permit and is disqualified from unsupervised access to vulnerable adults under a final order by the department of social and health services, from practicing a health care profession in this state until proceedings of the appropriate disciplining authority have been completed.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. | |
| Jan 25 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 2579
by Representatives Pettigrew and Van De Wege
Concerning fire protection firms.
Regulates fire protection firms.Creates the fire protection firm licensing account.Prescribes penalties.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Business & Financial Services. | |
| Jan 23 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Business & Financial Services at 6:00 PM. (Subject to change) | |
| Jan 24 | Scheduled for executive session in the House Committee on Business & Financial Services at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 2580
by Representatives Kenney, Hansen, Sells, Reykdal, Seaquist, Ormsby, Maxwell, Wylie, Ladenburg, Pollet, Sullivan, Santos, Pedersen, Hasegawa, Haigh, Probst, Tharinger, Hunt, and Moscoso
Creating a lifelong learning program.
Establishes a lifelong learning program within the workforce training and education coordinating board to provide the opportunity for employees, with the support of their employers, to create educational savings accounts that may be used to fund approved education and training.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Labor & Workforce Development. | |
| Jan 25 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Labor & Workforce Development at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 2581
by Representatives Appleton, Ladenburg, and Tharinger
Concerning residential habilitation center residents' transition to the community.
Requires the department of social and health services to: (1) Within sixty days of admission to a residential habilitation center, ensure that each resident's individual habilitation plan includes a plan for discharge to the community;(2) Use a person-centered approach in developing the discharge plan;(3) Assure that, before discharge, clients continue to be eligible for certain services;(4) Maximize federal funding;(5) Limit the ability to reject clients;(6) Use savings to extend services;(7) Employ the quality assurance process currently in use by the department to monitor the adjustment of each resident; and(8) Convene a work group to review findings from the quality assurance for people moving process and provide feedback on the transition process.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & Human Services. | |
| Jan 27 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 2582
by Representatives Johnson, Cody, Ross, Jinkins, Green, Walsh, Hinkle, Clibborn, Liias, Kenney, Klippert, Smith, Alexander, Warnick, Fagan, Bailey, Ahern, Asay, Dahlquist, Kretz, DeBolt, Angel, Kelley, Hunt, Dickerson, Ladenburg, Orcutt, Zeiger, Wilcox, Finn, Wylie, Probst, Darneille, Moscoso, Kagi, and Tharinger
Requiring notice to patients for certain charges at a health care facility.
Requires certain health care facilities to provide notice to patients of items that comprise a facility fee and an estimate of the cost to the patient.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. | |
| Jan 25 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 2583
by Representatives Hurst, Takko, Parker, Blake, Eddy, Finn, Anderson, Probst, Kelley, and Dahlquist
Providing for reward for reporting public assistance fraud.
Requires the office of fraud and accountability to establish a rewards program for reporting fraud and abuse in public assistance programs.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & Human Services. | |
HB 2584
by Representatives Hurst, Parker, Takko, Blake, Pearson, Eddy, Finn, Kelley, and Dahlquist
Concerning the termination of public assistance benefits.
Requires the department of social and health services, upon finding that a person has committed fraud relating to the misuse of an electronic benefit card, to terminate the recipient's public assistance benefits and notify the recipient in writing of the termination.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & Human Services. | |
HB 2585
by Representatives Springer, Haler, Eddy, Seaquist, and Zeiger
Creating efficiencies for institutions of higher education.
Exempts purchases by institutions of higher education, not exceeding one hundred thousand dollars, from certain competitive bidding and competitive solicitation requirements.Authorizes institutions of higher education to: (1) Make payments in advance for equipment maintenance services to be performed up to sixty months after such payment;(2) Implement compensation changes for classifications the human resources director has approved for inclusion in higher education health care special pay;(3) Make changes for other health care classifications that the institution may identify; and(4) Make direct deposits to financial institutions for payment of salaries and wages of employees.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Higher Education. | |
| Jan 25 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Higher Education at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 2586
by Representatives Kagi, Maxwell, Ladenburg, Dammeier, Kenney, and Tharinger; by request of Department of Early Learning and Superintendent of Public Instruction
Phasing-in statewide implementation of the Washington kindergarten inventory of developing skills.
Requires, to the extent funds are available and beginning in the 2012-2013 school year, the Washington kindergarten inventory of developing skills to be administered at the beginning of the school year to all students enrolled in state-funded full-day kindergarten programs with the exception of students who have been excused from participation by their parents or guardians.Requires the superintendent of public instruction in consultation with the department of early learning, until full statewide implementation of the Washington kindergarten inventory of developing skills, to grant annual, renewable waivers from the requirement to administer the Washington kindergarten inventory of developing skills.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Education. | |
| Jan 23 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Education at 6:00 PM. (Subject to change) | |
| Jan 27 | Scheduled for executive session in the House Committee on Education at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 2587
by Representatives Carlyle, Haler, Fitzgibbon, Jinkins, Asay, Dunshee, Lytton, Ormsby, Warnick, Walsh, Pettigrew, Kenney, and Santos
Expanding availability of the competitive grant program for arts and cultural facilities.
Expands availability of the competitive grant program for arts and cultural facilities.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Community & Economic Development & Housing. | |
| Jan 26 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Community & Economic Development & Housing at 10:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 2588
by Representatives Darneille, Hurst, Roberts, Miloscia, Kirby, McCoy, Ladenburg, Dammeier, Pearson, and Tharinger
Asserting that submission of DNA markers to a database be accessible only to qualified laboratory personnel.
Addresses the collection of biological samples for DNA identification analysis from adults lawfully arrested for the commission of any criminal offense constituting a ranked felony or gross misdemeanor violation of certain orders.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness. | |
| Jan 24 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness at 10:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 2589
by Representatives Goodman, Ross, Hurst, Ladenburg, Kelley, Moscoso, and Green
Making second degree unlawful possession of a firearm a predicate offense for first degree unlawful possession of a firearm.
Makes second degree unlawful possession of a firearm a predicate offense for first degree unlawful possession of a firearm.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
| Jan 25 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Judiciary at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 2590
by Representatives Bailey and Buys; by request of Pollution Liability Insurance Agency
Extending the expiration of the pollution liability insurance agency's authority and its funding source.
Delays, until July 1, 2020, the expiration of the pollution liability insurance agency's authority and its funding source.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Business & Financial Services. | |
| Jan 23 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Business & Financial Services at 6:00 PM. (Subject to change) | |
| Jan 24 | Scheduled for executive session in the House Committee on Business & Financial Services at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 2591
by Representatives Eddy, Ryu, Springer, Asay, Fitzgibbon, Stanford, and Moscoso
Regulating fire hydrant services provided by local governments.
Affirms the authority of water-sewer districts, and cities and towns operating waterworks systems, to provide fire hydrant services and finance the cost of these services through adopted rate systems.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Local Government. | |
| Jan 25 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Local Government at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 2592
by Representatives Roberts, Haler, Carlyle, Hinkle, Reykdal, Pettigrew, Walsh, Wylie, Kagi, Darneille, Kelley, Kenney, and Tharinger
Concerning extended foster care services.
Allows youth currently enrolled in the foster care to 21 program for the purposes of postsecondary education to remain enrolled until they turn twenty-one, or are no longer otherwise eligible, or choose to leave the program.Provides that, within three years of the effective date of the act, the foster care to 21 program will cease to operate, and youth seeking a postsecondary education will be solely served by the extended foster care program.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & Human Services. | |
| Jan 27 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 2593
by Representatives Appleton and Santos
Providing legal services for persons under the supervision of the department of social and health services or corrections.
Addresses reasonable legal services for persons committed to an institution under the supervision of the department of social and health services or the department of corrections.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
HB 2594
by Representatives Hurst, Ross, Blake, Johnson, Dunshee, Pearson, Takko, Dahlquist, Van De Wege, Angel, Walsh, McCune, Nealey, Kirby, Schmick, Kelley, Wilcox, Haigh, Chandler, Armstrong, Bailey, Seaquist, Warnick, Hudgins, Eddy, Springer, Miloscia, Finn, Probst, Morris, Liias, Moeller, Orwall, Dammeier, Parker, and Hargrove
Concerning criminal street gangs.
Addresses criminal street gangs.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness. | |
| Jan 25 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 2595
by Representatives Hinkle, Eddy, Warnick, Kristiansen, and Angel
Expanding membership of the Washington state horse park authority.
Changes the composition of the board of directors of the Washington state horse park authority.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Community & Economic Development & Housing. | |
| Jan 23 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Community & Economic Development & Housing at 1:30 PM. | |
HB 2596
by Representatives Stanford, Haler, Pollet, Zeiger, Goodman, Parker, Miloscia, Buys, Fitzgibbon, Fagan, Probst, Rivers, Ormsby, Wilcox, Liias, Anderson, Moscoso, Upthegrove, Sells, Appleton, Lytton, Hasegawa, Eddy, Orwall, Ladenburg, Carlyle, Kelley, Kenney, and Tharinger
Regarding student involvement in higher education governance.
Requires students at each institution of higher education to be active participants in the immediate governance of and policy development of their respective institutions of higher education.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Higher Education. | |
| Jan 25 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Higher Education at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 2597
by Representatives Stanford, Chandler, Blake, Hinkle, Warnick, Kretz, McCune, and Tharinger
Removing potential barriers to successful salmon recovery efforts.
Provides immunity from liability to a landowner for personal injury, death, or property damage from the use of the landowner's land by: (1) A person conducting a fish habitat improvement project using state or federal money for the purpose of building the project; or(2) A participant in a state or federally funded watershed or stream restoration or enhancement program.Provides immunity from liability to an operator, timber owner, or landowner for damages resulting from: (1) Certain fish habitat improvement projects; or(2) Leaving large woody debris within state waters for certain purposes.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
HB 2598
by Representatives Kelley, Hurst, Finn, Takko, Blake, Eddy, Clibborn, and Miloscia
Creating a commission to restructure state government.
Creates the agency reallocation and realignment of Washington commission on restructuring state government to: (1) Review budget, revenue, and caseload forecasts and estimates;(2) Examine current subsidies and tax breaks;(3) Examine current operations and organization of state government; and(4) Evaluate operational and organizational restructuring possibilities.Makes an appropriation.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Affairs. | |
HB 2599
by Representatives Green, Harris, and Dammeier
Suspending the pain management rules adopted pursuant to chapter 209, Laws of 2010.
Requires the following agencies to suspend, for a period of three years following the effective date of the act, the pain management rules adopted under chapter 209, Laws of 2010: (1) The podiatric medical board;(2) The dental quality assurance commission;(3) The board of osteopathic medicine and surgery;(4) The medical quality assurance commission; and(5) The nursing care quality assurance commission.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. | |
HB 2600
by Representatives Bailey, Blake, Chandler, Kelley, Goodman, Anderson, and Reykdal
Permitting recreation rock collecting, subject to certain restrictions.
Authorizes recreational rock collecting on state lands managed by the department of fish and wildlife, the department of natural resources, and the state parks and recreation commission.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources. | |
| Jan 27 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 2601
by Representatives Eddy, Liias, Ryu, Ladenburg, and Moscoso
Improving public transit through the creation of transit service overlay zones.
Authorizes regional transportation planning organizations to: (1) Establish eligibility criteria for cities, counties, and transit agencies to enact transit service overlay zones; and(2) Work with interested cities, counties, transit agencies, the department of transportation, and others to develop transit service overlay zones.Exempts from certain state environmental policy act requirements, projects in a transit service overlay zone that are less than one hundred fifty residential units and one hundred thousand commercial square feet.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
| Jan 23 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Transportation at 3:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 2602
by Representatives Eddy, Springer, Takko, Carlyle, and Tharinger
Establishing a joint select committee on junior taxing districts.
Creates a joint select committee on junior taxing districts to review junior taxing districts for the purpose of evaluating their provided services and making recommendations regarding their appropriateness for consolidation into a city or county.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Local Government. | |
| Jan 25 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Local Government at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 2603
by Representatives Goodman, Kagi, and Walsh
Reformatting the juvenile offender sentencing grid.
Reformats the juvenile offender sentencing grid.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & Human Services. | |
| Jan 27 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 2604
by Representatives Dickerson and Kenney; by request of Department of Health and Washington State Department of Commerce
Transferring the powers, duties, and functions of the developmental disabilities endowment from the department of health to the department of commerce.
Transfers powers, duties, and functions of the department of health, pertaining to the developmental disabilities endowment, to the department of commerce.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Health & Human Services Appropriations & Oversight. | |
HB 2605
by Representative Dunshee; by request of Department of Ecology
Establishing a water pollution control revolving administration fee.
Authorizes the department of ecology to charge administration fees as a portion of the debt service for loans issued under the water pollution control revolving fund and requires the department to charge administration fees on each water pollution control revolving fund loan.Creates the water pollution control revolving administration account.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Capital Budget. | |
| Jan 24 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Capital Budget at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 2606
by Representatives Sullivan, Maxwell, and Tharinger; by request of Governor Gregoire
Creating the laboratory school partnership program.
Creates the laboratory school partnership program to bring together institutions of higher education and low-achieving public schools to collaborate and implement plans to accelerate student achievement and deepen the knowledge and skills of educators.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Education. | |
| Jan 20 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Education at 1:30 PM. | |
HB 2607
by Representatives Alexander, Hunter, Dammeier, Bailey, Parker, Angel, Kristiansen, Ross, Warnick, Seaquist, Haler, Finn, Rivers, Kelley, Dahlquist, Carlyle, Harris, Taylor, Buys, Wilcox, McCune, Orcutt, Zeiger, and Shea
Requiring a six-year budget outlook tied to existing revenues.
Requires the office of financial management, when the governor submits her operating budget documents to the legislature, to simultaneously publish a six-year outlook that is based on the governor's budget documents.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
HB 2608
by Representatives Kagi, Orwall, Sullivan, Haigh, Maxwell, Kenney, and Tharinger; by request of Department of Early Learning
Requiring the department of early learning to develop state early learning guidelines.
Requires the department of early learning to: (1) Develop and make widely available early learning guidelines, in partnership with the office of the superintendent of public instruction and the nongovernmental private-public partnership; and(2) Periodically review and revise the guidelines with a committee offering broad stakeholder representation.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & Human Services. | |
| Jan 26 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 2609
by Representative Takko
Exempting certain motor vehicles from meeting motor vehicle emission standards.
Exempts motor vehicles, purchased by a local police department, county sheriff, fire district, or the Washington state patrol, from motor vehicle emission standards.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Environment. | |
HB 2610
by Representatives Springer, Eddy, Goodman, Stanford, Moscoso, and Kagi
Repealing provisions governing community municipal corporations.
Repeals provisions governing community municipal corporations.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Local Government. | |
| Jan 24 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Local Government at 10:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 2611
by Representatives Blake, Chandler, Orcutt, Wilcox, Springer, Stanford, and Takko
Extending business and occupation tax preferences for fruit, vegetable, dairy, and seafood businesses.
Delays, until July 1, 2022, the expiration of business and occupation tax preferences for fruit, vegetable, dairy, and seafood businesses.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
HB 2612
by Representatives Kenney, Hunt, Appleton, Hasegawa, Reykdal, Moscoso, Ladenburg, Ryu, Jinkins, Upthegrove, Pettigrew, Ormsby, McCoy, Roberts, and Hudgins
Enacting the Washington voting rights act of 2012.
Establishes the Washington voting rights act of 2012.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Affairs. | |
| Jan 26 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Affairs at 10:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 2613
by Representatives Kenney and Ryu
Concerning innovative industries for economic development.
Establishes the Washington innovation industries enabling act to: (1) Enable industry-sponsored organizations to provide technical and other assistance to help industrial producers meet certain needs;(2) Assist industrial producers to improve productivity and reduce costs within a globally competitive environment and remove impairments to their ability to compete in local, domestic, and foreign markets; and(3) Promote industry sectors individually and as part of a comprehensive strategy to enhance the quality, reputation, and sales of the state's industrial products.Authorizes the executive director of Innovate Washington to implement, administer, and enforce the act.Establishes the innovation industry grant program in Innovate Washington.Creates the innovation industry grant account.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Community & Economic Development & Housing. | |
| Jan 23 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Community & Economic Development & Housing at 1:30 PM. | |
HB 2614
by Representatives Kenney, Ryu, Hasegawa, and Santos
Limiting deficiency judgments pertaining to residual debts following short sales of owner-occupied residential property secured by deeds of trust.
Prohibits, under certain circumstances, a beneficiary from obtaining a deficiency judgment on obligations secured by a deed of trust against any borrower, grantor, or guarantor.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
| Jan 26 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Judiciary at 10:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 2615
by Representatives Goodman and Kagi
Authorizing benefit charges for the enhancement of fire protection services.
Authorizes certain cities and towns to fix and impose a benefit charge, for enhancement of fire protection services, on personal property and improvements to real property.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Local Government. | |
| Jan 25 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Local Government at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 2616
by Representatives Blake, Chandler, Van De Wege, Finn, Johnson, Taylor, and Takko
Regarding the use of water by public utility districts bordered by the Columbia river in pumped storage projects.
Authorizes a public utility district bordered by the Columbia river to supply water, to certain entities, from a pumped storage generating facility under its control to be used in a pumped storage generating facility.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources. | |
| Jan 25 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 2617
by Representatives Anderson and Haigh; by request of Superintendent of Public Instruction
Regarding school district financial insolvency.
Addresses school district financial insolvency.Requires the superintendent of public instruction to convene a financial oversight committee to review the financial condition of a financially insolvent school district.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Education Appropriations & Oversight. | |
HB 2618
by Representatives Van De Wege, Dunshee, Blake, and Stanford
Facilitating marine management planning.
Facilitates marine management planning.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources. | |
| Jan 24 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources at 10:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 2619
by Representatives Hansen and Hunter; by request of Department of Revenue
Clarifying that sellers are required to separately state retail sales tax on any instrument of sale provided to the buyer when the seller advertises that tax is included in the selling price or that the seller is paying the tax.
Clarifies that a seller must separately state the amount of sales tax due on a sales invoice or other instrument of sale given to a buyer if the seller advertises that the price includes the sales tax or the seller is paying the sales tax.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
HB 2620
by Representative Hunter; by request of State Treasurer
Addressing the management and investment of state funds and accounts.
Transfers the investment of funds in certain accounts from the state investment board to the state treasurer.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
HB 2621
by Representatives Schmick and Hinkle
Providing that health care professional licensees may not be required to participate in any public or private third-party reimbursement program.
Prohibits a licensee, subject to the uniform disciplinary act, from being required to participate in any public or private third-party reimbursement program as a condition of licensure.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. | |
HB 2622
by Representatives Kenney, Ormsby, Santos, and Moscoso
Requiring medical claims to be addressed by communicating with workers in their primary language.
Modifies industrial insurance provisions relating to communicating with workers in their primary language.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Labor & Workforce Development. | |
| Jan 25 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Labor & Workforce Development at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 2623
by Representatives Pearson, Ladenburg, and Moscoso
Adding persons who serve legal process to assault in the third degree provisions.
Includes in the crime of assault in the third degree, when a person is assaulted while in the act of serving legal process.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness. | |
HB 2624
by Representatives Hunt and Taylor; by request of Office of Financial Management
Concerning the administration of medical expense plans for state government retirees.
Transfers certain duties, relating to medical expense plans for state government employees: (1) From the human resources director to the director of the state health care authority; and(2) From the director of personnel to the public employment relations commission.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
HB 2625
by Representatives Hurst, Pearson, and Moscoso
Addressing the mobilization of all risk resources during an emergency.
Addresses the mobilization of "all risk resources" during an emergency.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness. | |
HB 2626
by Representatives Hope and Reykdal
Regulating sales and samplings by manufacturers of liquor.
Allows licensed distillers, manufacturers, domestic breweries, microbreweries, and domestic wineries to: (1) Create joint tasting locations where participating licensees may market and sell their products; and(2) Serve samples of, and sell at retail, liquor of its own production for consumption on and off the premises, at up to two locations separate from its production or manufacturing sites.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Affairs. | |
HB 2627
by Representatives Hope, Nealey, and Fagan
Requiring law enforcement agencies and fire departments to suspend an employee who is involved in the use of illegal drugs.
Requires law enforcement agencies and fire departments, that have probable cause to believe an individual with the agency is involved in the use of illegal drugs, to suspend that individual from his or her duties.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Labor & Workforce Development. | |
HB 2628
by Representatives Hope, Fagan, Nealey, and Pearson
Requiring drug testing of all employees of a law enforcement agency or fire department.
Requires cities, counties, towns, port districts, and other taxing districts to perform mandatory drug testing for employees and officers of law enforcement agencies and fire departments within their jurisdiction.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Labor & Workforce Development. | |
HB 2629
by Representative Hope
Preventing the adoption by any state or local law enforcement agency of any federal recommendations regarding use of force other than those clearly and expressly required or authorized by an act of congress.
Prohibits state and local law enforcement agencies from adopting federal recommendations or mandates regarding use of force other than those clearly and expressly required or authorized by an act of congress.Requires the attorney general to provide legal assistance to state and local law enforcement agencies that are sued by the federal government for the failure to adopt use of force policies or practices recommended or mandated by the federal government, other than those clearly and expressly required or authorized by an act of congress.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness. | |
HB 2630
by Representatives Hope, Hurst, Ross, and Pearson
Establishing a task force to review and analyze the methodologies and data used by the United States department of justice.
Creates a task force to review and analyze the methodologies, statistics, and other procedures and data used by the United States department of justice in its investigation of the Seattle police department's use of force policies.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness. | |
HB 2631
by Representatives Fitzgibbon and Cody
Concerning the business and occupation taxation of newspapers and local interest web sites.
Changes the amount of business and occupation taxes for newspapers and local interest web sites.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
HB 2632
by Representatives Ross, Goodman, Chandler, Hope, Johnson, Ladenburg, and Moscoso
Addressing criminal activities occurring at rental properties.
Provides landlords and law enforcement with the tools to identify and expeditiously remove, from rental property, squatters, gang influences, and those engaged in criminal activities.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
HB 2633
by Representatives Hope, Sells, and Santos
Requiring school districts to disclose information about required assessments.
Requires school districts to notify parents or guardians of enrolled students each year with certain information about each assessment that is required by state or federal government.Requires the office of the superintendent of public instruction to provide school districts with the information necessary for the district to notify the parents of the cost to the state for administering the assessment.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Education. | |
HB 2634
by Representatives Maxwell, Probst, Lytton, Billig, and Liias
Encouraging K-12 students to use online instructional programs during breaks within and between school years.
Encourages K-12 students to spend at least two hours per week during summer breaks between school years and other breaks within the school year using online learning to improve their mathematics, science, and financial literacy skills.Requires the office of the superintendent of public instruction to: (1) Identify up to three free, open access online instructional programs in mathematics, science, and financial literacy; and(2) Establish a web page with direct links to the selected online instructional programs.Requires school districts to publicize the availability of the online instructional programs.Requires school districts, public libraries, institutions of higher education, the employment security department, and workforce development councils to post on the default homepage of their web site direct links to the identified online instructional programs.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Education. | |
HB 2635
by Representatives Takko, Warnick, Haigh, Appleton, Chandler, Wylie, and Johnson
Waiving and clarifying certain requirements for port district small public works projects.
Clarifies and waives certain requirements for port district small public works projects.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Affairs. | |
HB 2636
by Representatives Upthegrove, Armstrong, Reykdal, Kristiansen, Hurst, and Moscoso
Authorizing the use of digital outdoor advertising signs to expand the state's emergency messaging capabilities.
Allows static digital outdoor advertising signs to enhance the state's emergency messaging capabilities and to expand the state's missing person computerized network without any cost to the state.Requires owners of digital outdoor advertising signs to coordinate with law enforcement and emergency management authorities to display certain information to the public.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
HB 2637
by Representative Condotta
Concerning labeling of foods that contain genetically engineered material.
Requires labeling for genetically engineered raw agricultural commodities and genetically engineered ingredients offered for retail sale.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources. | |
| Jan 27 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 2638
by Representative Takko
Creating greater efficiency and productivity in the offices of county assessors.
Authorizes the offices of county assessors to provide certain information electronically.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Local Government. | |
HB 2639
by Representative Takko
Improving the function of the treasurer's office in handling advance taxes and assessments.
Requires a county treasurer, when the sum of a deposit to cover anticipated taxes and assessments is insufficient, to send a corrected bill to the current taxpayer for the remaining amount to be paid.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Local Government. | |
| Jan 27 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Local Government at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 2640
by Representatives Smith, Kenney, Warnick, Finn, Walsh, Orcutt, and Kelley
Emphasizing cost-effectiveness in the housing trust fund.
Modifies the duties of the department of commerce relating to funding for the housing assistance program and the affordable housing program.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Community & Economic Development & Housing. | |
| Jan 23 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Community & Economic Development & Housing at 1:30 PM. | |
HB 2641
by Representatives Springer, Takko, Kagi, and Eddy
Reducing nontax administration costs associated with the conduct of city and county operations.
Provides cities and counties with policy options and directives for reducing their nontax administration operating costs.Requires the department of health to convene a work group of public health partners to develop recommendations on preferred funding and service delivery methods that ensure a cost-effective, nimble, responsive, and sustainable public health system throughout the state.Provides a June 30, 2013, expiration for the work group.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Local Government. | |
| Jan 24 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Local Government at 10:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 2642
by Representatives Stanford, Kagi, Orwall, Hasegawa, Fitzgibbon, Jinkins, and Santos
Concerning the fair tenant screening act.
Addresses the costs of and notification requirements for tenant screening under the residential landlord-tenant act.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
HB 2643
by Representatives Green, Hinkle, Dickerson, Springer, Goodman, and Moeller
Concerning purchase of care in institutions for mental diseases.
Authorizes the department of social and health services to purchase care in institutions for mental diseases, by contract, for inpatient mental health and inpatient hospital detoxification of acute alcohol or other drug intoxication.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. | |
HB 2644
by Representatives Moeller, Alexander, Springer, Asay, Clibborn, Dahlquist, Darneille, Van De Wege, and Moscoso
Creating a sales tax holiday for back-to-school clothing and supplies.
Creates a "back-to-school" sales tax holiday for clothing and school supplies.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
HB 2645
by Representatives Kagi, Maxwell, and Kenney; by request of Department of Early Learning
Providing for information and record-sharing between the children's administration in DSHS and the department of early learning.
Requires the department of social and health services to provide access to records and information retained or produced by the department's children's administration to the department of early learning.Authorizes the department of early learning to use the records and information obtained from the children's administration for determining whether an individual is of appropriate character, suitability, and competence to provide child care and early learning services to children.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & Human Services. | |
| Jan 26 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 2646
by Representatives Kagi, Maxwell, Kenney, and Moscoso; by request of Department of Early Learning
Exempting personal information relating to children in licensed child care from public inspection and copying.
Exempts from public inspection and copying under the public records act, information contained in files or records, relating to a child, that are maintained by a child care provider licensed by the department of early learning.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Affairs. | |
HB 2647
by Representative Hurst
Increasing the authority of the forensic investigations council to assist local jurisdictions in identification of human remains.
Authorizes the state forensics investigations council to: (1) Increase the expenditure from the death investigations account for purposes of assisting local jurisdictions in securing forensic anthropology services when determining the identity of human remains; and(2) Contract with a county coroner or medical examiner to secure the required staff, facility storage, and equipment.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness. | |
HB 2648
by Representatives Cody, Dickerson, Green, and Kenney
Removing the expiration for the additional surcharge imposed on registered nurses and licensed practical nurses.
Removes the June 30, 2013, expiration of the additional surcharge imposed on registered nurses and licensed practical nurses.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Health & Human Services Appropriations & Oversight. | |
HB 2649
by Representatives Springer and Roberts
Concerning county property tax levies.
Authorizes certain county property tax levies to be increased or reduced in the same proportion as the regular property tax levy of the county is increased or reduced by action of the county legislative authority.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
HB 2650
by Representatives McCune and Blake
Regarding state and private partnerships for managing salmonid hatcheries.
Addresses partnership agreements, for the operation and management of state-owned salmonid hatcheries, between private parties and the department of fish and wildlife.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources. | |
HB 2651
by Representatives Springer, Chandler, Blake, Upthegrove, and Wilcox; by request of Department of Ecology
Changing the numeric limit for bacterial contamination for industrial storm water permittees with discharges to water bodies listed as impaired to a narrative limit.
Requires the industrial storm water general permit to require permittees with discharges to water bodies listed as impaired for bacteria to comply with nonnumeric, narrative effluent limitations. This requirement expires January 1, 2015.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Environment. | |
| Jan 26 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Environment at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 2652
by Representatives Pollet and Miloscia
Addressing the destruction of documents subject to the public records act.
Authorizes the superior court, in a county in which a public record has been destroyed without authority, to require the responsible agency to show cause why the record was destroyed.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Affairs. | |
HB 2653
by Representatives Hansen and Upthegrove; by request of Utilities & Transportation Commission
Correcting technical statutory cross-references in previous private infrastructure development legislation for certain provisions relating to regulatory fees for wastewater companies.
Makes technical statutory cross-reference changes relating to regulatory fees for wastewater companies.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Environment. | |
| Jan 26 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Environment at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 2654
by Representatives Upthegrove and Tharinger
Modifying the energy independence act.
Modifies a qualifying utility's required annual conservation targets, under the energy independence act.Authorizes the Washington State University extension energy program to provide analysis and an advisory opinion on whether a proposed electric generation project or conservation resource qualifies to meet a target.Requires any biomass-fueled electricity generating facility, seeking designation as an eligible renewable resource, to pay a fee to the department of commerce to be used for clean energy transportation projects.Requires the department of commerce, to the extent funds are available, to administer a grant program to support clean energy transportation projects through the green energy incentive account.Requires the innovate Washington board to consult with the department of transportation and regional transportation organizations in making recommendations for funding to the department of commerce for clean energy transportation projects.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Environment. | |
| Jan 24 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Environment at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 2655
by Representatives Seaquist and Moscoso
Requiring the development of a comprehensive incident, accident, and machinery casualty investigation policy and procedures proposal for the Washington state ferry system.
Establishes the marine highways safety reform act.Requires the department of transportation to develop a comprehensive incident, accident, and machinery casualty investigation policy and procedures proposal.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
HB 2656
by Representative Seaquist
Concerning the public accountability of ferry fares and operating costs.
Establishes the ferry accountability reform act.Creates the Washington state ferry communities advisory committee to advise the transportation commission in the annual process of setting ferry fares.Requires the department of transportation to: (1) Provide staff assistance to the advisory committee; and(2) Provide the advisory committee with Washington state ferries operating cost and fare revenue scenario details.Requires the legislature to set a farebox recovery rate in the biennial transportation budget at a ceiling of no more than seventy-three percent of the total Washington state ferries operating costs.Requires the Washington state ferries, working with the legislative evaluation and accountability program committee and other relevant offices, to develop an improved online ferry system operating budget display and an organizational chart of personnel assignments.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
HB 2657
by Representatives Roberts, Kagi, Maxwell, and Kenney
Revising provisions affecting adoption support expenditures.
Prohibits the secretary of the department of social and health services from setting the amount of certain adoption assistance payments to more than ninety percent of the foster care maintenance payment for that child had he or she remained in a foster family home during the same period.Requires the department of social and health services to ensure that department workers charged with negotiating adoption support agreements are properly trained.Requires the department of social and health services, division of behavioral health and recovery, to convene a work group as part of its children's mental health redesign process, to develop recommendations to better address the mental health service needs of adoptive families and to reduce the need for adoptive families to spend adoption support payments on mental health services.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Health & Human Services Appropriations & Oversight. | |
HB 2658
by Representative Kagi
Exempting qualified licensed child care providers from school district and educational service district records check requirements.
Exempts from record checks requirements, licensed child care providers who are contracted to provide child care through school districts and educational service districts, if the providers hold a valid portable background check clearance card issued by the department of early learning.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & Human Services. | |
| Jan 26 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 2659
by Representatives Reykdal and Liias
Modifying certain provisions regarding transportation benefit districts.
Modifies transportation benefit district provisions relating to: (1) Annual vehicle fees; and(2) Changing the definition of "transportation improvement."
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
HB 2660
by Representatives Clibborn, Ryu, Moeller, Finn, Billig, Eddy, Fitzgibbon, and Moscoso; by request of Governor Gregoire
Addressing transportation revenue.
Declares that the legislature intends the barrel fee in the act to constitute a dedicated source of funds for operating and maintaining the state's highway and ferry system.Increases certain licensing fees and modifies the disposition of those fees.Imposes a fee on persons who refine petroleum products in the state.Requires the department of transportation to establish a transit service mitigation grant program to provide grants to public transit agencies to preserve transit service.Authorizes certain transportation benefit districts to impose up to forty dollars of the annual vehicle fee authorized in RCW 82.80.140.Authorizes counties to impose a local surcharge on vehicles registered to persons residing within the county.Imposes a five-dollar fee on the sale of each new tire sold that contains studs or is pinned for studs and exempts the sale from retail sales taxes.Imposes a one hundred-dollar roadway impact fee on applications for an annual vehicle registration renewal for certain electric vehicles.Creates the state transportation operations and maintenance account and the transit service mitigation account.Provides a contingent expiration date and requires the department of licensing to provide written notice of the expiration date to certain parties.
| Jan 23 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
| Jan 24 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Transportation at 3:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 2661
by Representative Hinkle
Concerning the election of judges.
Establishes a more appropriate and necessary means of electing judges in the state.Takes effect January 1, 2013, if the proposed amendment to Article IV, section 29 of the state Constitution is approved by the voters at the November 2012 general election.
| Jan 23 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
HB 2662
by Representatives Ryu, Kenney, Santos, Ladenburg, and Moscoso
Authorizing community economic revitalization board funding to benefit innovation partnership zones.
Benefits innovation partnership zones by authorizing community economic revitalization board funding.
| Jan 23 | First reading, referred to Community & Economic Development & Housing. | |
HB 2663
by Representatives Ryu, Kenney, Santos, Ladenburg, and Moscoso
Authorizing use of sales and use tax proceeds for certain public facilities in innovation partnership zones for economic development purposes.
Authorizes the use of sales and use tax proceeds for certain public facilities in innovation partnership zones for economic development purposes.
| Jan 23 | First reading, referred to Community & Economic Development & Housing. | |
HB 2664
by Representative Morris
Concerning the voluntary option to purchase qualified energy resources.
Revises the definition of "qualified alternative energy resource," for purposes of RCW 19.29A.090 (voluntary option to purchase qualified alternative energy resources), to include thermal energy produced from certain generation facilities.
| Jan 23 | First reading, referred to Technology, Energy & Communications. | |
| Jan 27 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Technology and Energy & Communications at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 2665
by Representative Parker
Streamlining the process for the vacation of roads by counties.
Streamlines the process for the vacation of roads by counties.
| Jan 23 | First reading, referred to Local Government. | |
HB 2666
by Representatives Sullivan, Hinkle, Hunt, Harris, Sells, Zeiger, Ormsby, Appleton, Hope, Fitzgibbon, Lytton, Moscoso, Reykdal, Kelley, Hurst, Maxwell, Ryu, Dunshee, Orwall, Upthegrove, Santos, Kenney, Hasegawa, Liias, Stanford, Hudgins, Goodman, and Green
Regarding school district employer pooled benefits.
Modifies requirements for school district employer pooled benefits.
| Jan 23 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
HB 2667
by Representatives Green, Dammeier, Jinkins, Kelley, Darneille, Dahlquist, Clibborn, and Seaquist
Clarifying the definition of leasehold interest.
Revises the definition of "leasehold interest" for purposes of chapter 82.29A RCW (leasehold excise taxes).
| Jan 23 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
HB 2668
by Representatives Hope, Hurst, and Kelley
Addressing bail practices.
Adopts the unanimous recommendations of the work group on bail practices created in chapter 256, Laws of 2010.
| Jan 23 | First reading, referred to Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness. | |
| Jan 25 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 2669
by Representatives Ormsby and Moscoso
Concerning the definitions of "contractor" and "subcontractor" for the purposes of prevailing wages on public works.
Provides definitions for "contractor" and "subcontractor" for purposes of prevailing wages on public works.
| Jan 23 | First reading, referred to Labor & Workforce Development. | |
| Jan 25 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Labor & Workforce Development at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 2670
by Representative Hudgins
Concerning limited periodic incremental salary increases for special agents.
Allows salary increases for special agents of the gambling commission.
| Jan 23 | First reading, referred to General Government Appropriations & Oversight. | |
SB 6322
by Senators Hill, Tom, Becker, Kastama, and Litzow
Allowing nonprofit institutions recognized by the state of Washington to be eligible to participate in the state need grant program.
Allows nonprofit institutions that are recognized by the state to be eligible to participate in the state need grant program.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Higher Education & Workforce Development. | |
| Jan 25 | Scheduled for executive session in the Senate Committee on Higher Education & Workforce Development at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 6323
by Senators Hobbs, Litzow, McAuliffe, Rolfes, Tom, and Frockt; by request of Governor Gregoire
Reducing certain requirements affecting school districts.
Changes high school graduation requirements relating to a student completing a culminating project.Changes the requirements for submission, by a participating school district, of the school district program plan.Requires the state auditor to conduct fiscal and performance audits for school districts under certain circumstances.Allows the state auditor to conduct audits: (1) To address suspected fraud or irregular conduct;(2) At the request of the local school board of directors; or(3) As required by federal laws or regulations.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. | |
| Jan 25 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 6324
by Senators Fain and Hobbs
Concerning the obligations of landlords and tenants with respect to carbon monoxide alarms and the disclosure of certain health-related information.
Requires landlords to: (1) Provide written notice to tenants stating whether their dwelling unit is equipped with a carbon monoxide alarm; and(2) Provide tenants with information, provided or approved by the department of health, about the health and safety hazards associated with exposure to carbon monoxide.Requires tenants to maintain any carbon monoxide alarm installed in their dwelling unit in accordance with the manufacturer's recommendations.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Financial Institutions, Housing & Insurance. | |
| Jan 25 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Financial Institutions and Housing & Insurance at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 6325
by Senators Holmquist Newbry, Kohl-Welles, and Tom
Exempting common interest community managers from real estate broker and managing broker licensing requirements.
Exempts certain common interest community managers from the licensing requirements of real estate brokers and managing brokers.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection. | |
| Jan 24 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor and Commerce & Consumer Protection at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 6326
by Senators McAuliffe and Litzow; by request of Department of Early Learning and Superintendent of Public Instruction
Phasing-in statewide implementation of the Washington kindergarten inventory of developing skills.
Requires, to the extent funds are available and beginning in the 2012-2013 school year, the Washington kindergarten inventory of developing skills to be administered at the beginning of the school year to all students enrolled in state-funded full-day kindergarten programs with the exception of students who have been excused from participation by their parents or guardians.Requires the superintendent of public instruction in consultation with the department of early learning, until full statewide implementation of the Washington kindergarten inventory of developing skills, to grant annual, renewable waivers from the requirement to administer the Washington kindergarten inventory of developing skills.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. | |
SB 6327
by Senators Padden, Sheldon, Schoesler, and Rolfes
Creating a business and occupation tax exemption for new businesses.
Creates a business and occupation tax exemption for new businesses.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Economic Development, Trade & Innovation. | |
SB 6328
by Senators Conway, Hargrove, Regala, Harper, Stevens, and McAuliffe
Creating a retired active license for mental health professionals.
Authorizes the secretary of the department of health to issue a retired active license to mental health counselors, marriage and family therapists, licensed advanced social workers, or licensed independent clinical social workers, under certain circumstances.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Human Services & Corrections. | |
| Jan 26 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections at 10:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 6329
by Senators Stevens, Haugen, Swecker, Hargrove, Schoesler, Holmquist Newbry, Hatfield, Delvin, Sheldon, Hobbs, Honeyford, and Morton
Streamlining the shoreline management act to avoid duplicative review.
Streamlines the shoreline management act to avoid duplicative review.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Energy, Natural Resources & Marine Waters. | |
SB 6330
by Senators Hobbs, Haugen, Hatfield, King, Tom, and Delvin
Requiring the Washington state arts commission to restrict the purchase of works of art for state agencies and schools to artists living in Washington state.
Requires the arts commission to restrict the purchase of works of art, for state agencies and schools, to artists living in the state.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Government Operations, Tribal Relations & Elections. | |
SB 6331
by Senators Conway, Chase, Benton, Rolfes, Nelson, Kohl-Welles, Hobbs, Harper, and Kline
Authorizing public transit agencies to provide a bidding preference to bidders who exceed "Buy America" requirements applicable to federally funded transit projects.
Authorizes public transit agencies, relative to the use of federal funds for transit purposes, to provide a bidding preference to a bidder if the bidder exceeds buy America requirements applicable to federally funded transit projects.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SB 6332
by Senators Kohl-Welles, Murray, Kilmer, Harper, Frockt, Pridemore, Litzow, Conway, and McAuliffe
Expanding availability of the competitive grant program for arts and cultural facilities.
Expands availability of the competitive grant program for arts and cultural facilities.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Government Operations, Tribal Relations & Elections. | |
SB 6333
by Senators Harper, Kline, Regala, McAuliffe, Rolfes, Ranker, and Kohl-Welles
Limiting the use of restraints on juveniles.
Declares it is the policy of the state: (1) To use the least restrictive form of restraint for juveniles during their transportation to and appearance in court; and(2) That restraints shall only be used when necessary based upon concerns regarding safety to the juvenile and the public, potential risk of flight, or other attendant circumstances.Requires the director of a juvenile detention facility and the secretary of the department of social and health services to provide an informational packet about the requirements of the act to all staff who are involved in transporting youth and to other staff as appropriate.Requires the Washington association of sheriffs and police chiefs, the juvenile rehabilitation administration, the criminal justice training commission, and the administrative office of the courts to jointly develop the informational packet on the requirements of the act.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Human Services & Corrections. | |
| Jan 27 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 6334
by Senators Frockt, Carrell, Kilmer, Delvin, Chase, Hill, Pridemore, Shin, Kline, Zarelli, Rolfes, Regala, Kohl-Welles, Harper, Kastama, Conway, and McAuliffe
Regarding student involvement in higher education governance.
Requires students at each institution of higher education to be active participants in the immediate governance of and policy development of their respective institutions of higher education.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Higher Education & Workforce Development. | |
| Jan 25 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Higher Education & Workforce Development at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 6335
by Senators Prentice, Hobbs, and Fain; by request of Pollution Liability Insurance Agency
Extending the expiration of the pollution liability insurance agency's authority and its funding source.
Delays, until July 1, 2020, the expiration of the pollution liability insurance agency's authority and its funding source.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 6336
by Senator Pridemore
Regarding electronic product recycling.
Addresses standard plans for electronic product recycling.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Environment. | |
SB 6337
by Senators Frockt, Fain, Haugen, and Litzow
Protecting short sale sellers from payment of forgiven home loan debt if such debt forgiveness is reported to the internal revenue service.
Provides protection, under certain circumstances, to short sale sellers from payment of forgiven home loan debt.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Financial Institutions, Housing & Insurance. | |
| Jan 24 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Financial Institutions and Housing & Insurance at 10:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 6338
by Senators Morton and Carrell
Studying densified biomass as a renewable energy source.
Requires the Washington State University extension energy program, within existing resources, to study and report its findings and recommendations on the use of densified biomass as a renewable energy source in lieu of using electricity, natural gas, and petroleum-based fuels to heat homes, businesses, and other facilities.Expires January 1, 2013.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Energy, Natural Resources & Marine Waters. | |
SB 6339
by Senators Tom, Hill, Litzow, Hobbs, McAuliffe, and Frockt
Designating courses that use open course library materials in course catalogues and bulletins.
Requires the board of trustees of community and technical colleges to designate courses that use open course library materials in course catalogues and bulletins.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Higher Education & Workforce Development. | |
| Jan 25 | Scheduled for executive session in the Senate Committee on Higher Education & Workforce Development at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 6340
by Senators Sheldon, King, Haugen, McAuliffe, and Schoesler
Authorizing registered tow truck operators to carry passengers in a vehicle attached to a flatbed tow truck under certain situations.
Authorizes tow truck operators, under certain circumstances, to allow passengers to ride in a vehicle that is carried on the deck of a flatbed tow truck.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SB 6341
by Senators Kohl-Welles, Nelson, Chase, Frockt, Ranker, McAuliffe, Kline, and Keiser
Creating jobs by increasing recycling of discarded carpet.
Requires producers of carpet, sold in or into this state, to participate in a carpet stewardship organization and to notify the department of ecology of its participation in the organization.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Environment. | |
SB 6342
by Senators Prentice, Honeyford, Hatfield, Schoesler, Haugen, Hobbs, Delvin, and Parlette
Extending business and occupation tax preferences for fruit, vegetable, dairy, and seafood businesses.
Delays, until July 1, 2022, the expiration of business and occupation tax preferences for fruit, vegetable, dairy, and seafood businesses.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 6343
by Senators Nelson and Kline; by request of Department of Ecology
Establishing a water pollution control revolving administration fee.
Authorizes the department of ecology to charge administration fees as a portion of the debt service for loans issued under the water pollution control revolving fund and requires the department to charge administration fees on each water pollution control revolving fund loan.Creates the water pollution control revolving administration account.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Environment. | |
SB 6344
by Senators Kastama, Shin, Tom, Haugen, and Parlette
Regarding shared parental responsibility.
Establishes the shared parental responsibility act.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Human Services & Corrections. | |
SB 6345
by Senators Kastama, Tom, Hatfield, Rolfes, Kilmer, and Hill
Creating a commission to restructure state government.
Creates the agency reallocation and realignment of Washington commission on restructuring state government to: (1) Review budget, revenue, and caseload forecasts and estimates;(2) Examine current subsidies and tax breaks;(3) Examine current operations and organization of state government; and(4) Evaluate operational and organizational restructuring possibilities.Makes an appropriation.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Economic Development, Trade & Innovation. | |
| Jan 19 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Economic Development and Trade & Innovation at 1:30 PM. | |
SB 6346
by Senators Prentice, Conway, and McAuliffe
Harmonizing state requirements regarding discrimination against health care providers with federal requirements.
Harmonizes state requirements with federal requirements relating to discrimination against health care providers.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Health & Long-Term Care. | |
SB 6347
by Senator Pridemore
Regarding cost savings and efficiencies in mailing notices of possible license suspension for noncompliance with child support orders.
Authorizes the department of social and health services, when mailing notices of possible license suspension for noncompliance with child support orders, to send the notice by first-class mail.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Human Services & Corrections. | |
| Jan 27 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 6348
by Senators McAuliffe, Eide, Hargrove, Conway, Rolfes, Kohl-Welles, Frockt, and Harper; by request of Governor Gregoire
Creating the laboratory school partnership program.
Creates the laboratory school partnership program to bring together institutions of higher education and low-achieving public schools to collaborate and implement plans to accelerate student achievement and deepen the knowledge and skills of educators.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. | |
| Jan 25 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 6349
by Senators Fain, Eide, Litzow, Haugen, and Hill
Modifying the delivery of notifications to habitual traffic offenders.
Removes the requirement that notifications to habitual traffic offenders be delivered only by certified mail.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SB 6350
by Senators Haugen, King, Eide, Fain, and Tom
Repealing the transportation innovative partnerships act.
Repeals the transportation innovative partnerships act.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SB 6351
by Senators Prentice, Swecker, and Haugen
Regarding inspection and copying of any public record.
Modifies provisions relating to inspection and copying of public records by persons serving criminal sentences.Authorizes agencies, under certain conditions, to adopt a policy limiting the number of hours that are devoted to responding to public records requests.
| Jan 18 | First reading, referred to Government Operations, Tribal Relations & Elections. | |
SB 6352
by Senators Hobbs, Keiser, Fain, Benton, and McAuliffe
Extending the age for service in the Washington state guard.
Authorizes the adjutant general to extend the age for service in the Washington state guard under certain circumstances.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Government Operations, Tribal Relations & Elections. | |
SB 6353
by Senator Ranker
Concerning the application of chapter 80.50 RCW to the construction, reconstruction, or modification of certain electrical transmission facilities.
Modifies provisions relating to the application of chapter 80.50 RCW (energy facilities--site locations) to the construction, reconstruction, or modification of certain electrical transmission facilities.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Energy, Natural Resources & Marine Waters. | |
SB 6354
by Senators Rolfes, Kastama, Chase, Tom, Frockt, and McAuliffe
Requiring state agencies to offer electronic filing for business forms.
Requires state agencies, who require businesses to complete a document, form, or payment of a fee in paper format, to also provide the business an option to complete the requirement electronically.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Economic Development, Trade & Innovation. | |
| Jan 23 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Economic Development and Trade & Innovation at 1:30 PM. | |
SB 6355
by Senators Rolfes, Kastama, and Chase
Concerning associate development organizations.
Modifies associate development organization provisions relating to: (1) Business services training to, and contracts with, county-designated associate development organizations;(2) Coordination of community and economic development services;(3) Scope of services; and(4) Performance measures, summary of best practices, and annual reports.Requires the economic development commission to include in its report on progress from the previous comprehensive statewide economic development strategy, information provided by associate development organizations as requested by the commission.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Economic Development, Trade & Innovation. | |
| Jan 26 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Economic Development and Trade & Innovation at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 6356
by Senators Rolfes, Kastama, Chase, Shin, Tom, and Frockt
Concerning an interagency work group on establishing a single portal for Washington businesses.
Requires the department of revenue to convene an interagency work group to explore the establishment of a single portal for Washington businesses.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Economic Development, Trade & Innovation. | |
| Jan 23 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Economic Development and Trade & Innovation at 1:30 PM. | |
SB 6357
by Senators Rolfes, Conway, Keiser, Chase, Benton, and McAuliffe
Increasing the purchase of made in America products by the state of Washington.
Requires a process to be established that increases the procurement of iron, steel, and manufactured goods produced in the United States in all public works and procurement contracts.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Government Operations, Tribal Relations & Elections. | |
SB 6358
by Senator Rolfes
Encouraging economic development by requiring the employment assistance program to include certain job placement services with private employers.
Authorizes the job service program of the employment security department to provide placement services with private employers for individuals who have exhausted their unemployment benefits.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection. | |
SB 6359
by Senators Eide, Kastama, Kilmer, and McAuliffe
Modifying provisions related to the office of regulatory assistance.
Modifies provisions of the office of regulatory assistance relating to: (1) Duties of the office and the director;(2) Information to local jurisdictions;(3) Attendance at project scoping meetings;(4) Participating agencies to designate a single point of contact for coordinating with the office;(5) Cost-reimbursement agreements; and(6) Expenditures from the multiagency permitting team account.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Economic Development, Trade & Innovation. | |
| Jan 26 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Economic Development and Trade & Innovation at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 6360
by Senators Keiser, Pflug, and Shin
Creating the Washington health care cost commission.
Creates the Washington health care cost commission to provide oversight of health care facility rates, guide payment reform, and ensure accountability and transparency for the public.Creates a health care cost public service revolving fund.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Health & Long-Term Care. | |
SB 6361
by Senators Pflug and Keiser
Concerning shared decision making.
Revises the definition of "patient decision aid" for purposes of RCW 7.70.060 relating to shared decision making and medical treatment consent forms.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Health & Long-Term Care. | |
SB 6362
by Senators Keiser, King, and Conway
Requiring notice to patients for certain charges at a health care facility.
Requires certain health care facilities to provide notice to patients of items that comprise a facility fee and an estimate of the cost to the patient.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Health & Long-Term Care. | |
SB 6363
by Senators Swecker and Pridemore
Addressing the mobilization of all risk resources during an emergency.
Addresses the mobilization of "all risk resources" during an emergency.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Government Operations, Tribal Relations & Elections. | |
SB 6364
by Senators Hobbs, Shin, and McAuliffe; by request of Washington State Department of Commerce
Modifying the foreclosure fairness act.
Modifies provisions of the foreclosure fairness act.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Financial Institutions, Housing & Insurance. | |
SB 6365
by Senators Hatfield, Swecker, Prentice, Holmquist Newbry, Pridemore, Haugen, Hobbs, Parlette, and Shin
Waiving and clarifying certain requirements for port district small public works projects.
Clarifies and waives certain requirements for port district small public works projects.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Government Operations, Tribal Relations & Elections. | |
SB 6366
by Senator Pridemore
Establishing a theater license to sell beer, including strong beer, or wine, or both, at retail for consumption on theater premises.
Establishes a theater license to sell beer or wine, or both, at retail for consumption on theater premises.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection. | |
| Jan 24 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor and Commerce & Consumer Protection at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 6367
by Senator Chase
Allowing a qualifying utility to count certain residential distributed generation at ten times the facility's output for the purposes of meeting the utility's annual target under chapter 19.285 RCW, the energy independence act.
Allows qualifying utilities, under certain circumstances, to count residential distributed generation at ten times the facility's output.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Energy, Natural Resources & Marine Waters. | |
SB 6368
by Senators Chase, Kastama, Shin, and Conway
Concerning the Washington manufacturing innovation and modernization extension service program.
Provides a business and occupation tax credit for participants in the Washington manufacturing innovation and modernization extension service program.Delays the termination of the program under the sunset act.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Economic Development, Trade & Innovation. | |
| Jan 23 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Economic Development and Trade & Innovation at 1:30 PM. | |
SB 6369
by Senators Chase and Shin
Protecting environmental quality and human health.
Authorizes and directs that where there are threats of serious or irreversible damage to human health or the environment, lack of full scientific certainty about cause and effect may not be viewed as sufficient reason for the state to postpone cost-effective measures to prevent the damage.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Environment. | |
SB 6370
by Senator Chase
Modifying the definition of "lowest reasonable cost" for the purposes of chapter 19.280 RCW, electric utility resource plans.
Revises the definition of "lowest reasonable cost," for the purposes of chapter 19.280 RCW (electric utility resource plans) to include analysis of the economic benefits of locally sited generation that accrue to the utility's ratepayers.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Energy, Natural Resources & Marine Waters. | |
SB 6371
by Senators Shin, Benton, Chase, Haugen, Kilmer, Delvin, Hatfield, Schoesler, Becker, McAuliffe, and Conway
Extending the customized employment training program.
Repeals the July 1, 2012, expiration of the customized employment training program.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Economic Development, Trade & Innovation. | |
| Jan 23 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Economic Development and Trade & Innovation at 1:30 PM. | |
SB 6372
by Senator Swecker
Reducing nontax administration costs associated with the conduct of city and county operations.
Provides cities and counties with policy options and directives for reducing their nontax administration operating costs.Requires the department of health to convene a work group of public health partners to develop recommendations on preferred funding and service delivery methods that ensure a cost-effective, nimble, responsive, and sustainable public health system throughout the state.Provides a June 30, 2013, expiration for the work group.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Government Operations, Tribal Relations & Elections. | |
SB 6373
by Senators Kilmer, Kastama, Parlette, and Shin
Concerning economic development by requiring performance audits of certain permit practices by the state auditor.
Requires the state auditor's office to: (1) Complete a performance audit of a representative sample of permit practices at the city and county level;(2) Review certain city, county, and agency performance reports; and(3) Forward the audit and any findings and recommendations from its review to the public works board, the community economic revitalization board, and the appropriate standing committees of the legislature.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Economic Development, Trade & Innovation. | |
| Jan 23 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Economic Development and Trade & Innovation at 1:30 PM. | |
SB 6374
by Senators Kilmer, Tom, Kastama, Frockt, Harper, Hatfield, Kohl-Welles, and McAuliffe
Enacting the educational success for youth and alumni of foster care act.
Establishes the educational success for youth and alumni of foster care act.Modifies provisions relating to: (1) The passport to college promise program;(2) The college bound scholarship program; and(3) Reporting and other duties of the office of the superintendent of public instruction, the department of social and health services, the office of student financial assistance, and the education data center.Repeals the expiration of chapter 28B.117 RCW (passport to college promise program).
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Higher Education & Workforce Development. | |
| Jan 25 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Higher Education & Workforce Development at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 6375
by Senators Kilmer, Tom, Harper, Hatfield, Brown, Frockt, and McAuliffe
Creating the math performance incentive program.
Requires the superintendent of public instruction: (1) With assistance from the state board for community and technical colleges and the institutions of higher education, to create a math performance incentive program to reward school districts that demonstrate improvement in student performance in mathematics;(2) To submit a report of the completed design of the program to the quality education council and the appropriate legislative policy and fiscal committees; and(3) Subject to the availability of funds, to provide monetary awards to school districts that have demonstrated improvement in student performance in mathematics.Requires the state institute for public policy, with assistance from the education data center, the state board for community and technical colleges, and the institutions of higher education, to review data collected to determine if the program has produced an improvement.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. | |
| Jan 26 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 6376
by Senator Kline
Increasing the authority of the forensic investigations council to assist local jurisdictions in identification of human remains.
Authorizes the state forensics investigations council to: (1) Increase the expenditure from the death investigations account for purposes of assisting local jurisdictions in securing forensic anthropology services when determining the identity of human remains; and(2) Contract with a county coroner or medical examiner to secure the required staff, facility storage, and equipment.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
SB 6377
by Senator Zarelli
Improving budget sustainability by modifying education funding mandates.
Modifies education funding mandates relating to: (1) General fund allocations for the student achievement program;(2) Transfer of funds from the general fund to the education construction fund; and(3) The repeal of cost-of-living provisions relating to school district employees, classified employees of technical colleges, and academic employees of community and technical college districts.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 6378
by Senators Zarelli, Baumgartner, Parlette, Hill, and Tom
Reforming the state retirement plans.
Modifies certain retirement systems' provisions relating to: (1) Certain employees required to become members of plan 3;(2) Certain members not eligible for alternate early retirement provisions; and(3) Maximum employer contribution rates.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 6379
by Senator Zarelli
Directing unclaimed lottery prize money to the general fund.
Requires unclaimed lottery prize money to be transferred to the general fund.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 6380
by Senators Tom, Ranker, Hill, Pridemore, Nelson, Baumgartner, Keiser, Hargrove, Harper, Hobbs, Hatfield, Kilmer, Chase, Rolfes, and Frockt
Concerning electric vehicle charging stations.
Requires signage at electric vehicle charging stations.Imposes a penalty of two hundred fifty dollars for illegally parking in a charging station.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SB 6381
by Senators Prentice, Pridemore, Nelson, Chase, Murray, Conway, Kline, Harper, Keiser, and McAuliffe
Enacting the Washington voting rights act of 2012.
Establishes the Washington voting rights act of 2012.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Government Operations, Tribal Relations & Elections. | |
| Jan 24 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Government Operations and Tribal Relations & Elections at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 6382
by Senators Keiser, Parlette, and McAuliffe
Creating a medication assistant endorsement for certified nursing assistants who work in nursing homes.
Requires the secretary of the department of health to: (1) Beginning July 1, 2013, issue a medication assistant endorsement to a nursing assistant-certified who meets certain requirements; and(2) Set medication assistant endorsement fees.Requires the nursing care quality assurance commission to: (1) Approve education and training programs and examinations for medication assistants; and(2) Define the prescriber-ordered treatments a medication assistant is authorized to perform.Prohibits a person, after July 1, 2013, from practicing, or representing himself or herself by any title or description, as a medication assistant without a medication assistant endorsement.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Health & Long-Term Care. | |
SB 6383
by Senators Benton, Eide, Schoesler, Kohl-Welles, Chase, Padden, Stevens, Hobbs, Pflug, Hargrove, Harper, McAuliffe, Prentice, Shin, Fraser, Fain, Hill, Baumgartner, Nelson, Swecker, Holmquist Newbry, Kline, Hatfield, Becker, Conway, Hewitt, King, Parlette, Ranker, Litzow, Zarelli, Ericksen, Morton, and Honeyford
Regarding Washington interscholastic activities association penalties.
Authorizes the Washington interscholastic activities association or other voluntary nonprofit entity to impose penalties for rules violations upon coaches, school district administrators, school administrators, and students.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Government Operations, Tribal Relations & Elections. | |
| Jan 26 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Government Operations and Tribal Relations & Elections at 10:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 6384
by Senators Parlette, Murray, Keiser, Fraser, Carrell, Kline, Pridemore, Frockt, Delvin, Harper, Fain, Honeyford, Benton, Hobbs, Hewitt, Shin, Regala, McAuliffe, Conway, Kohl-Welles, Roach, Haugen, and Nelson
Ensuring that persons with developmental disabilities be given the opportunity to transition to a community access program after enrollment in an employment program.
Requires clients, age twenty-one and older who are receiving services through a home and community-based medicaid waiver, to be: (1) Offered the choice to transition to a community access program after nine months of enrollment in an employment program; and(2) Given the option to transition from a community access program to an employment program at any time.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Health & Long-Term Care. | |
SB 6385
by Senators Parlette, Fraser, Morton, Ranker, and Shin
Extending the tenure of the habitat and recreation lands coordinating group.
Delays the expiration of the habitat and recreation lands coordinating group.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Energy, Natural Resources & Marine Waters. | |
SB 6386
by Senators Carrell, Becker, Zarelli, Hargrove, Delvin, Schoesler, Honeyford, and Keiser
Enacting measures to reduce public assistance fraud.
Encourages the office of fraud and accountability with the department of social and health services to coordinate with the office of the state auditor and the department of early learning to improve the prevention, detection, and prosecution of fraudulent activity taking place in public assistance programs.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Human Services & Corrections. | |
| Jan 26 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections at 10:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 6387
by Senator Ranker
Concerning state parks, recreation, and natural resources fiscal matters.
Requires county treasurers to remit money received from certain violations relating to the display of the discover pass, the vehicle access pass, and day-use permits to the state treasurer.Requires the state treasurer to deposit the money in the recreation access pass account.Modifies appropriations for the state parks and recreation commission.Requires the parks and recreation commission, if it reduces staffing levels to meet the appropriated levels, to first prioritize staffing reductions from vacant positions, headquarter and regional staff, and construction and maintenance staff, to the greatest extent possible, before reducing park ranger and enforcement officers.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Energy, Natural Resources & Marine Waters. | |
| Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources & Marine Waters at 1:30 PM. | ||
SB 6388
by Senators Morton, Benton, Schoesler, Honeyford, Parlette, and Ericksen
Eliminating the course of instruction and employer skills and training certification requirements for commercial driver's license applicants.
Eliminates certain requirements for commercial driver's license applicants.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SB 6389
by Senators Hargrove, Harper, Regala, and Shin
Creating the crime victims' services account.
Imposes an additional ten-dollar fee on each traffic infraction to be used for certain crime victims' services.Creates the crime victims' services account.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Human Services & Corrections. | |
SB 6390
by Senators Pridemore, Hill, Harper, Litzow, Kastama, Baumgartner, Kohl-Welles, Shin, McAuliffe, Chase, Becker, and Rolfes
Creating higher education student auditing committees.
Requires a student auditing committee, composed of student members, to be created at each four-year institution of higher education.Expires July 1, 2017.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Higher Education & Workforce Development. | |
SB 6391
by Senators Keiser and Shin; by request of Insurance Commissioner
Repealing the requirement for a study and report concerning direct practices that the office of the insurance commissioner must provide to the legislature.
Repeals the requirement of the insurance commissioner to submit a study and report on direct care practices.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Health & Long-Term Care. | |
| Jan 26 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health & Long-Term Care at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 6392
by Senators Ranker, Kohl-Welles, Conway, and Shin
Establishing a farm internship program.
Requires the director of the department of labor and industries to establish a farm internship pilot project for the employment of farm interns on small farms in the counties of San Juan, Skagit, King, Whatcom, Kitsap, Pierce, Jefferson, Spokane, and Thurston.Provides a December 31, 2017, expiration of the project.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection. | |
| Jan 24 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor and Commerce & Consumer Protection at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 6393
by Senators Nelson, Honeyford, Ericksen, and Chase; by request of Department of Ecology
Changing the numeric limit for bacterial contamination for industrial storm water permittees with discharges to water bodies listed as impaired to a narrative limit.
Requires the industrial storm water general permit to require permittees with discharges to water bodies listed as impaired for bacteria to comply with nonnumeric, narrative effluent limitations. This requirement expires January 1, 2015.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Environment. | |
SB 6394
by Senator Keiser
Requiring transparency for patients regarding training and qualifications of health care professionals.
Requires advertisements that name a health care professional to identify the type of license, registration, or certification held by the health care professional.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Health & Long-Term Care. | |
SB 6395
by Senator Keiser
Authorizing physician assistants to perform opthalmic-related services under employment or supervision by a medical doctor or an osteopathic physician.
Authorizes the performance of opthalmic-related services by physician assistants when under the employment of or supervision by a medical doctor or an osteopathic physician.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Health & Long-Term Care. | |
SB 6396
by Senators Ranker and Delvin
Modifying the energy independence act.
Modifies a qualifying utility's required annual conservation targets, under the energy independence act.Authorizes the Washington State University extension energy program to provide analysis and an advisory opinion on whether a proposed electric generation project or conservation resource qualifies to meet a target.Requires any biomass-fueled electricity generating facility, seeking designation as an eligible renewable resource, to pay a fee to the department of commerce to be used for clean energy transportation projects.Requires the department of commerce, to the extent funds are available, to administer a grant program to support clean energy transportation projects through the green energy incentive account.Requires the innovate Washington board to consult with the department of transportation and regional transportation organizations in making recommendations for funding to the department of commerce for clean energy transportation projects.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Energy, Natural Resources & Marine Waters. | |
| Jan 23 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources & Marine Waters at 1:30 PM. | |
SB 6397
by Senators Kohl-Welles, Chase, Rolfes, Conway, Keiser, Nelson, Kline, and Shin
Protecting workers and other community members from pesticide drift.
Prohibits the application of pesticides, in certain locations, by airplane, air-blast sprayer, fumigation, or other application method that poses a substantial risk of pesticide drift.Assigns duties to the department of labor and industries and the department of health relating to investigations and enforcement of violations.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection. | |
| Jan 26 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor and Commerce & Consumer Protection at 10:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 6398
by Senators Ranker and Frockt
Regarding energy efficient buildings.
Requires the state to actively develop innovative policy tools that support and encourage energy conservation efforts to achieve the goal identified by the Northwest power and conservation council of obtaining eighty percent of the region's future energy needs through 2030 with energy conservation.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Energy, Natural Resources & Marine Waters. | |
SB 6399
by Senators Frockt, Tom, and Shin
Regarding program fees at institutions of higher education.
Excludes fees unique to specific programs of study from the definition of "operating fees," for purposes of chapter 28B.15 RCW (college and university fees).Exempts resident undergraduates from tuition reductions or increases made for all or portions of an institution's programs, campuses, courses, or students.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Higher Education & Workforce Development. | |
| Jan 24 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Higher Education & Workforce Development at 10:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 6400
by Senators Delvin, Morton, Schoesler, Honeyford, Carrell, Hewitt, and Holmquist Newbry
Modifying provisions of chapter 19.285 RCW, the energy independence act.
Modifies the energy independence act relating to energy conservation and renewable energy targets.Requires the joint legislative audit and review committee to conduct a study of the electricity cost impacts for each qualifying utility to meet the 2016 and 2020 renewable resource and conservation targets under the energy independence act.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Energy, Natural Resources & Marine Waters. | |
SB 6401
by Senators Tom, Hill, Kilmer, Becker, and Shin
Creating efficiencies for institutions of higher education.
Exempts purchases by institutions of higher education, not exceeding one hundred thousand dollars, from certain competitive bidding and competitive solicitation requirements.Authorizes institutions of higher education to: (1) Make payments in advance for equipment maintenance services to be performed up to sixty months after such payment;(2) Implement compensation changes for classifications the human resources director has approved for inclusion in higher education health care special pay;(3) Make changes for other health care classifications that the institution may identify; and(4) Make direct deposits to financial institutions for payment of salaries and wages of employees.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Higher Education & Workforce Development. | |
| Jan 24 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Higher Education & Workforce Development at 10:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 6402
by Senators Tom, Hill, and Becker
Eliminating the workforce training and education coordinating board.
Abolishes the workforce training and education coordinating board and transfers its powers, duties, and functions pertaining to the job skills program to the state board for community and technical colleges.Transfers other powers, duties, and functions as provided in the act.Requires the higher education coordinating board, the state board for community and technical colleges, the employment security department, and the department of commerce to review the statutory requirements of the former workforce training and education coordinating board and submit any recommendations for legislative action to the governor and appropriate legislative committees.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Higher Education & Workforce Development. | |
| Jan 25 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Higher Education & Workforce Development at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 6403
by Senator Regala
Removing financial barriers to persons seeking vulnerable adult protection orders.
Prohibits a public agency from charging a fee for filing or service of process to petitioners seeking vulnerable adult protection orders.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Health & Long-Term Care. | |
SB 6404
by Senators Hobbs, Hatfield, Rolfes, and Frockt
Authorizing the establishment and use of veterans' courts.
Authorizes counties and municipalities to establish and operate veterans' courts.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
SB 6405
by Senators Hargrove and Frockt
Concerning the Washington service corps.
Declares it is a policy of the state that a portion of appropriations for capital expenditures be set aside for creating jobs for those persons unemployed in the state.Requires state agencies to allocate, out of money appropriated for the original construction of a public building, an amount of one-half of one percent of the appropriation to be expended by the Washington service corps for the creation of jobs for the state's unemployed residents.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Economic Development, Trade & Innovation. | |
SB 6406
by Senators Hargrove, Hobbs, Delvin, Hatfield, Tom, Stevens, Regala, Morton, Ranker, and Shin
Modifying programs that provide for the protection of the state's natural resources.
Updates provisions relating to natural resource management and regulatory programs including the hydraulic project approval program, the forest practices act, and the state environmental policy act.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Energy, Natural Resources & Marine Waters. | |
| Jan 25 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources & Marine Waters at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 6407
by Senators Carrell, Regala, and Kline
Providing transitional reentry housing through the department of corrections.
Requires the department of corrections, within amounts appropriated for this purpose, to contract with housing providers to continuously make available a sufficient number of beds in transitional reentry housing to meet the needs of offenders transitioning to the community on earned early release who are in need of housing.Exempts transitional reentry housing provided under contract with the department of corrections from the requirements of the residential landlord-tenant act.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Human Services & Corrections. | |
SB 6408
by Senators Benton, Carrell, and Honeyford
Including a child fourteen or younger in the aggravated first degree murder provisions.
Includes in the crime of aggravated first degree murder, that the victim was fourteen years old or younger.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
SB 6409
by Senators Benton, Prentice, and Morton
Establishing a joint safety rest area demonstration project.
Requires the secretary of the department of transportation to solicit proposals from private and nonprofit entities for a joint safety rest area demonstration project.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SB 6410
by Senators Benton and Prentice
Concerning restrictions on the collection of sales tax by transportation benefit districts.
Addresses restrictions on the collection of sales tax by transportation benefit districts.
| Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SB 6411
by Senators Regala, Stevens, Hargrove, and Shin
Concerning expenditures of the WorkFirst program.
Modifies funding restrictions for the WorkFirst program.
| Jan 23 | First reading, referred to Human Services & Corrections. | |
SB 6412
by Senators Rolfes and Harper
Assisting persons seeking individual health benefit plan coverage when their prior carrier has terminated individual coverage.
Removes the requirement to complete the standard health questionnaire, under certain circumstances, for persons seeking an individual health benefit plan because his or her health carrier is discontinuing all individual health benefit plan coverage.
| Jan 23 | First reading, referred to Health & Long-Term Care. | |
SB 6413
by Senator Chase
Strengthening the integrity, fairness, and equity in Washington's property assessment system.
Requires an appellant, within thirty days from the filing of a petition challenging the assessed value of a commercial property, to provide the assessor with income and expense statements for the three years prior to the assessment date.
| Jan 23 | First reading, referred to Government Operations, Tribal Relations & Elections. | |
SB 6414
by Senator Ranker
Authorizing advisory opinions regarding whether an electric generation project or conservation resource qualifies to meet a target under RCW 19.285.040.
Requires the Washington State University extension energy program, if requested by a qualifying utility that is not investor-owned, to provide analysis and an advisory opinion on whether a proposed electric generation project or conservation resource qualifies to meet a target under the energy independence act.
| Jan 23 | First reading, referred to Energy, Natural Resources & Marine Waters. | |
SB 6415
by Senators Conway, Kohl-Welles, Keiser, and Kline
Requiring the development of an informational document for use during negotiations for self-insured claims.
Requires the office of the ombudsman for workers of industrial insurance self-insured employers to develop a standardized informational document to be given to injured workers.Requires employers, before entering into negotiations with a worker, to provide the worker with the informational document created by the office of the ombudsman.
| Jan 23 | First reading, referred to Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection. | |
SB 6416
by Senators Chase, Pridemore, Conway, Benton, Kohl-Welles, Kline, Roach, Kastama, Keiser, and Shin
Concerning certified payroll records on public works projects.
Requires certain contracts for public works to include a provision requiring a participating contractor or subcontractor to submit certified payroll records demonstrating proof of apprentice utilization to the awarding entity.Requires officers charged with the disbursement of public funds, before making a payment due on a public works contract, to have certified payroll records from the contractor and any subcontractor receiving part or all of the disbursement.
| Jan 23 | First reading, referred to Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection. | |
SB 6417
by Senator Nelson
Concerning activities prohibited at a voting center or ballot drop location.
Addresses prohibited activities at voting centers and ballot drop locations.
| Jan 23 | First reading, referred to Government Operations, Tribal Relations & Elections. | |
SB 6418
by Senators Hatfield, Holmquist Newbry, Kastama, Delvin, Hobbs, Honeyford, Schoesler, Hewitt, and Shin
Narrowing the requirement that utilities purchase electricity, renewable energy credits, or electric generating facilities that are not needed to serve their customers' loads without changing the annual renewable targets.
Eliminates the requirement for utilities to purchase unneeded electricity, renewable energy credits, or electric generating facilities that are not needed to serve their customers' loads.
| Jan 23 | First reading, referred to Energy, Natural Resources & Marine Waters. | |
SB 6419
by Senators King, Schoesler, Hewitt, and Holmquist Newbry
Determining the prevailing wage on public works.
Revises the definition of "prevailing rate of wage," for purposes of chapter 39.12 RCW (prevailing wages on public works).
| Jan 23 | First reading, referred to Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection. | |
SB 6420
by Senators King, Schoesler, Hewitt, and Holmquist Newbry
Addressing the prevailing rate of wages paid on public works.
Exempts from prevailing rate of wage requirements, certain workers employed in the manufacturing or furnishing of materials, articles, supplies, or equipment used in a public works project.
| Jan 23 | First reading, referred to Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection. | |
SB 6421
by Senators King, Kline, and Holmquist Newbry
Addressing the statement of intent to pay prevailing wages on public works.
Authorizes certain contractors and subcontractors to file an affidavit of wages paid form on behalf of a nonresponsive subcontractor.
| Jan 23 | First reading, referred to Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection. | |
SB 6422
by Senators King, Schoesler, Hewitt, and Holmquist Newbry
Addressing the prevailing rate of wage paid on public works.
Modifies prevailing wages on public works provisions relating to: (1) Apprentice workers, laborers, workers, or mechanics employed in construction activities;(2) Exemption from requirements; and(3) Contract specifications.
| Jan 23 | First reading, referred to Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection. | |
SB 6423
by Senators King and Holmquist Newbry
Concerning the definition of farm vehicle.
Revises the definition of "farm vehicle," for purposes of commercial drivers' licenses, to include a vehicle other than a farm tractor or farm implement that is used to transport agricultural products to or from a farm.
| Jan 23 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SB 6424
by Senator Kline
Prohibiting pharmacists from substituting opioid analgesic drugs for an opioid analgesic drug incorporating a tamper resistance technology without verifying equivalence or obtaining the written, signed consent of the prescribing physician.
Prohibits pharmacists, under certain circumstances, from interchanging or substituting an opioid analgesic drug, brand, or generic for an opioid analgesic drug incorporating a tamper resistance technology.
| Jan 23 | First reading, referred to Health & Long-Term Care. | |
SB 6425
by Senator Nelson
Concerning records of scrap metal transactions.
Addresses record requirements for scrap metal businesses.
| Jan 23 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
SB 6426
by Senators Prentice, Benton, Hobbs, Haugen, Keiser, Fain, and Shin
Regulating personal vehicle sharing programs.
Regulates personal vehicle sharing programs.
| Jan 23 | First reading, referred to Financial Institutions, Housing & Insurance. | |
SB 6427
by Senators Kastama, Regala, Hatfield, and Conway
Improving protections for incapacitated adults.
Modifies provisions relating to guardianship of incapacitated adults.Requires the administrator for the courts to publish on its web site information regarding professional and lay guardians to provide information to family members of incapacitated adults.Requires a long-term care ombudsman to publish on a web site, or otherwise make available, information regarding professional and lay guardians to provide information to family members of incapacitated adults.
| Jan 23 | First reading, referred to Human Services & Corrections. | |
SB 6428
by Senators Kastama, Keiser, Rolfes, Tom, Kline, and Conway
Requiring a direct patient-provider primary care practice services option for public employees.
Requires the public employees' benefits board to offer to public employees at least one self-insured plan in which participants receive primary care services from a direct patient-provider primary care practice.
| Jan 23 | First reading, referred to Health & Long-Term Care. | |
SB 6429
by Senators Conway, Keiser, and Kline
Promoting state employee wellness and productivity.
Requires the state health care authority to expand and maintain the state employee health and wellness program.
| Jan 23 | First reading, referred to Health & Long-Term Care. | |
| Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health & Long-Term Care at 1:30 PM. | ||
SB 6430
by Senators Honeyford, Haugen, King, Benton, Delvin, Hatfield, Morton, Sheldon, Fain, Schoesler, Hill, Swecker, Becker, Stevens, and Ericksen
Transferring aerial search and rescue activities from the aviation division of the department of transportation to the state military department.
Transfers powers, duties, and functions of the aviation division of the department of transportation pertaining to aerial search and rescue activities to the state military department.
| Jan 23 | First reading, referred to Government Operations, Tribal Relations & Elections. | |
SB 6431
by Senators Honeyford, Hatfield, Delvin, Hobbs, Haugen, Schoesler, and Shin
Harmonizing federal exemptions for agriculture practices with state law.
Harmonizes federal exemptions, relating to the discharge of dredge or fill material, with state law.
| Jan 23 | First reading, referred to Agriculture, Water & Rural Economic Development. | |
SB 6432
by Senator Stevens
Addressing searches at transportation facilities.
Requires a law enforcement officer who is stationed or present at certain transportation facilities, or is in the presence of or is working with an agent of the federal transportation security administration or its equivalent while the agent is conducting an administrative search for transportation security of persons about to travel or already traveling in a vehicle of any kind, to record interactions between the agent and citizen when that citizen complains to the law enforcement officer about the manner in which the administrative search is being or has been conducted.
| Jan 23 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SB 6433
by Senators Stevens, Padden, and King
Verifying that applicants for drivers' licenses, permits, and identicards are lawfully within the United States.
Requires verification that applicants for drivers' licenses, permits, and identicards are lawfully within the United States.
| Jan 23 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SB 6434
by Senator Stevens
Concerning citizenship.
Establishes the Washington taxpayer and citizen protection act.Requires state agencies to cooperate with federal immigration authorities in order to discourage illegal immigration.
| Jan 23 | First reading, referred to Government Operations, Tribal Relations & Elections. | |
SB 6435
by Senators Stevens and Ericksen
Prioritizing existing funding for special safety corridor projects.
Changes the distribution of license plate replacement fees.Creates the special safety corridor account.
| Jan 23 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SB 6436
by Senators Stevens and King
Regarding unlawful aliens.
Prohibits transporting, moving, attempting to transport, concealing, harboring, or sheltering from detection any alien within the state.Prohibits the department of licensing from issuing a driver's license to a person who cannot provide proof of United States citizenship or status as a legal permanent resident alien.Requires a reasonable effort to be made to determine the citizenship status of a person confined as a result of being charged with a felony or for driving under the influence.Requires public employers to register with and use a status verification system to verify the federal employment authorization status of all new employees.
| Jan 23 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
SB 6437
by Senators Stevens, Schoesler, and Honeyford
Collecting biological samples for DNA analysis from illegal aliens.
Requires a biological sample to be collected for purposes of DNA identification analysis from aliens unlawfully present under federal immigration law.
| Jan 23 | First reading, referred to Human Services & Corrections. | |
SB 6438
by Senator Stevens
Requiring school districts to provide remedial postsecondary education or to pay for the cost.
Requires school districts, under certain circumstances, to provide remedial education for recent high school graduates or pay the cost of providing state-supported remedial classes for those students.
| Jan 23 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. | |
SB 6439
by Senators Schoesler, Tom, Padden, Carrell, Haugen, Stevens, Kilmer, Delvin, Eide, King, Honeyford, Parlette, and Ericksen
Directing real estate excise tax penalties to the general fund.
Requires real estate excise tax penalties to be deposited in the general fund instead of the housing trust fund.
| Jan 23 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 6440
by Senators Parlette, Keiser, and Becker
Providing health care purchasing options for individuals and small employers.
Expands opportunities for the purchase of affordable health care coverage outside of state-governed health care coverage programs.
| Jan 23 | First reading, referred to Health & Long-Term Care. | |
SB 6441
by Senator Ranker
Authorizing grants to the successful pilot programs implementing RCW 70.260.020.
Authorizes the Washington State University extension energy program, subject to funding, to extend grants to the successful pilot programs implementing RCW 70.260.020 (pilot programs providing urban residential and commercial energy efficiency upgrades).
| Jan 23 | First reading, referred to Energy, Natural Resources & Marine Waters. | |
SB 6442
by Senators Hobbs, Litzow, Keiser, Holmquist Newbry, Hatfield, Hewitt, Kastama, Schoesler, Tom, Fain, Hill, Zarelli, Hargrove, Kline, Murray, Shin, Sheldon, Fraser, Haugen, Morton, Honeyford, Benton, Carrell, and Roach
Establishing a consolidating purchasing system for public school employees.
Establishes a consolidated system for purchasing insurance benefits for school employees and their dependents.Creates the school employees' benefits board within the state health care authority to design and approve insurance benefit plans for school employees and to establish eligibility criteria for participation in insurance benefit plans.Creates the school employees' insurance account, the school employees' insurance administrative account, the school employees' benefits board medical benefits administration account, and the self-insured dental plan benefits administration account.
| Jan 23 | First reading, referred to Health & Long-Term Care. | |
SB 6443
by Senators Haugen and Fain
Addressing the notice given to owners of life insurance policies about alternative transactions.
Exempts term life insurance policies from the requirement of giving notice to owners of life insurance policies about alternative transactions.
| Jan 23 | First reading, referred to Financial Institutions, Housing & Insurance. | |
| Jan 25 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Financial Institutions and Housing & Insurance at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 6444
by Senators Haugen and Fain; by request of Department of Transportation
Concerning eligible toll facilities.
Authorizes tolling on the Alaskan Way viaduct replacement project to help: (1) Finance the project; and(2) Maintain travel time, speed, and reliability on the portion of state route number 99 that would be replaced by this project.Creates a special account to be known as the Alaskan Way viaduct replacement project account and a special account to be designated as the toll facilities account.
| Jan 23 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
| Jan 24 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 3:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 6445
by Senator Pridemore; by request of Department of Transportation
Concerning the Interstate 5 Columbia river crossing project.
Designates the Columbia river crossing project as an eligible toll facility.Authorizes the tolling authority, for the Columbia river crossing project, to enter into agreements with the Oregon state transportation commission regarding the mutual or joint setting, adjustment, and review of toll rates.Provides a contingent effective date.
| Jan 23 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
| Jan 24 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 3:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 6446
by Senators Fraser, Morton, Regala, and Kohl-Welles
Concerning the lodging tax.
Removes the June 30, 2013, expiration of certain lodging tax provisions.
| Jan 23 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 6447
by Senators Frockt, Nelson, Chase, Conway, Keiser, Kohl-Welles, Harper, and Kline
Regarding state work-study funding.
Declares an intent to preserve the current level of funding in the state work-study program.Adds a surcharge to business and professional licenses to help generate revenue for the state work-study program.
| Jan 23 | First reading, referred to Higher Education & Workforce Development. | |
SB 6448
by Senators Frockt, Kohl-Welles, McAuliffe, and Kline
Concerning fiscal impact statements in the voters' pamphlet.
Removes the fiscal impact statement requirement in the voters' pamphlet.
| Jan 23 | First reading, referred to Government Operations, Tribal Relations & Elections. | |
SB 6449
by Senators Harper, Litzow, Ranker, Frockt, Nelson, Eide, Rolfes, Regala, Kohl-Welles, Fain, Hill, Kilmer, Kline, and Conway
Creating the high-quality early learning act.
Establishes the high-quality early learning act.Requires the Washington preschool program to be implemented, beginning with the 2014-2015 school year, to provide voluntary preschool opportunities for children three and four years of age.Requires funding for the Washington preschool program to be appropriated to the department of early learning.Requires the early learning advisory council to: (1) Establish a subcommittee to guide the development and implementation of the Washington preschool program; and(2) Establish a preschool readiness subcommittee, which shall be cochaired by the department of early learning and the nongovernmental private-public partnership.
| Jan 23 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. | |