 | WASHINGTON STATE LEGISLATURE | |
| Legislative Digest No. 11 | ||
| SIXTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE | ||
| Friday, January 27, 2012 | 19th 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 1753-S
by House Committee on Education (originally sponsored by Representatives Liias, Hope, Clibborn, Maxwell, and Billig)
Clarifying the authority of a nurse working in a school setting.
Reaffirms the authority of a licensed nurse working in a school setting to practice nursing without the supervision of a person who is not a licensed nurse.
| Mar 18 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Education at 1:30 PM. | |
| Jan 13 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Education at 1:30 PM. | |
| Jan 23 | ED - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Education at 6:00 PM. | ||
| Jan 26 | Referred to Rules 2 Review. | |
HB 1775-S
by House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services (originally sponsored by Representatives Goodman and Kagi)
Encouraging juvenile restorative justice programs.
Provides juvenile restorative justice programs to encourage offenders to accept responsibility for repairing the harm caused by their offense by providing opportunities for voluntary participation and communication between the victim, the offender, their families, and relevant community members.
| Feb 11 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 15 | Executive action taken in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 1:30 PM. | |
| Mar 11 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections at 8:00 AM. | |
| Mar 24 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections at 10:00 AM. | |
| Jan 20 | Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 1:30 PM. | |
| Jan 23 | Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 6:00 PM. | |
| Jan 24 | ELHS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 1:30 PM. | ||
HB 2149-S
by House Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Representatives Eddy and Kenney)
Concerning personal property tax assessment administration, authorizing waiver of penalties and interest under specified circumstances.
Authorizes the county legislative authority to authorize the assessor to waive certain penalties for a person or corporation failing or refusing to deliver to the assessor a list of taxable personal property.
| Jan 11 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Ways & Means at 3:30 PM. | |
| Jan 24 | WAYS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Ways & Means at 3:30 PM. | ||
| Jan 26 | Referred to Rules 2 Review. | |
HB 2367-S
by House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources (originally sponsored by Representatives Buys, Lytton, Chandler, Blake, Fagan, Wilcox, and Overstreet)
Regarding the dairy products commission.
Changes the composition of the dairy products commission and the commission's districts and boundaries.
| Jan 18 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources at 1:30 PM. | |
| Jan 24 | AGNR - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources at 10:00 AM. | ||
| Jan 26 | Referred to Rules 2 Review. | |
HB 2706
by Representatives Condotta, Hunt, Taylor, and Dahlquist
Concerning spirits sampling in former contract liquor stores.
Requires the liquor control board to allow spirits sampling in former contract liquor stores for the purpose of promoting the sponsor's products.
| Jan 26 | First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Affairs. | |
HB 2707
by Representative Anderson
Creating the joint legislative task force on a Washington strategic petroleum reserve.
Establishes the joint legislative task force on a Washington strategic petroleum reserve to study the feasibility of establishing a strategic petroleum reserve and a state-owned petroleum refinery.Expires July 1, 2013.
| Jan 26 | First reading, referred to Technology, Energy & Communications. | |
HB 2708
by Representatives Hinkle, Wilcox, Johnson, and Angel
Including the value of solar, biomass, and geothermal facilities in the property tax levy limit calculation.
Changes the property tax levy limit calculation to include the value of solar, biomass, and geothermal facilities.
| Jan 26 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
HB 2709
by Representatives Stanford, Parker, Pollet, Anderson, Goodman, Ormsby, Moscoso, and Zeiger
Adding a second student to the University of Washington board of regents.
Modifies the composition of the University of Washington board of regents by adding another student.
| Jan 26 | First reading, referred to Higher Education. | |
| Jan 30 | Scheduled for public hearing and executive session in the House Committee on Higher Education at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 2710
by Representative Pollet
Updating the state environmental policy act checklist.
Requires the department of ecology to amend WAC 197-11-960 to update the state environmental policy act checklist.
| Jan 26 | First reading, referred to Environment. | |
HB 2711
by Representatives Pettigrew, Takko, and Eddy; by request of Office of Financial Management
Narrowing the definition of language access providers.
Clarifies that state collective bargaining rights of language access providers are limited to providers paid, in whole or in part, with an expenditure of state funds and is not intended to cover providers in legal proceedings.
| Jan 26 | First reading, referred to Labor & Workforce Development. | |
| Jan 30 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Labor & Workforce Development at 6:00 PM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 2712
by Representatives Asay, McCune, and Fagan
Concerning regional transit authority ballot propositions.
Addresses capital projects and maintenance and operation expenses on ballot propositions for regional transit authorities.
| Jan 26 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
HB 2713
by Representatives Asay, McCune, Fagan, and Klippert
Concerning explanatory statements for measures referencing another document.
Requires the explanatory statement of a measure to contain the full text of a document that is referenced in the measure.
| Jan 26 | First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Affairs. | |
HB 2714
by Representatives Asay, McCune, Fagan, and Klippert
Adding an element to local government referendum ballot titles.
Establishes a fourth element for local government referendum ballot titles.
| Jan 26 | First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Affairs. | |
HB 2715
by Representatives Asay, Dammeier, and Fagan
Concerning the exclusion of cities from regional transit authority boundaries.
Addresses the request of a city to be excluded from regional transit authority boundaries.
| Jan 26 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
HB 2716
by Representatives Miloscia, Asay, Hargrove, and McCune
Requiring regional transit authorities to fund comprehensive performance audits.
Requires regional transit authorities to fund comprehensive performance audits by the state auditor.
| Jan 26 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
HB 2717
by Representatives Seaquist and Pollet
Creating innovations in higher education.
Launches two pilot projects.Encourages the four-year institutions of higher education, working with the higher education coordinating board or successor agency, business, and other partners as may be appropriate, to collaborate in order to design innovative approaches to increase the number of resident students working toward and gaining baccalaureate degrees or further updating or advancing their academic credentials.Encourages the state board for community and technical colleges, working with the higher education coordinating board or successor agency, business, and other agencies and partners as may be appropriate, to charter a consortium of volunteer community and technical colleges to design innovative approaches to increase the cost-effective delivery of developmental and remedial education.
| Jan 26 | First reading, referred to Higher Education. | |
| Jan 30 | Scheduled for public hearing and executive session in the House Committee on Higher Education at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 2718
by Representatives Billig and Maxwell
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 26 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
HB 2719
by Representatives Walsh, Seaquist, Nealey, Appleton, Klippert, Maxwell, Finn, and Sullivan; by request of Department of Veterans Affairs
Establishing the Walla Walla state veterans' home.
Establishes a branch of the state soldiers' home, named the Walla Walla state veterans' home, for veterans and their spouses who meet certain admission requirements.Provides that the act is null and void if appropriations are not approved.
| Jan 26 | First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Affairs. | |
HB 2720
by Representatives Kagi and Ryu
Prioritizing safety net funding for residential schools.
Gives priority for safety net funding to districts that have the primary duty of providing basic education to individuals who reside in residential habilitation centers.
| Jan 26 | First reading, referred to Education Appropriations & Oversight. | |
HB 2721
by Representative Green
Clarifying provisions establishing subzones in countywide flood control zone districts.
Makes technical corrections to RCW 86.15.025 relating to subzones in countywide flood control zone districts.
| Jan 26 | First reading, referred to Local Government. | |
HB 2722
by Representatives Parker, Dunshee, Warnick, Zeiger, Angel, and Santos
Concerning surplus property.
Requires the office of financial management to: (1) Include in its six-year facility plan, a list of surplus properties, including the property, agency ownership, approximate value, and original fund source used to acquire or construct the property; and(2) Coordinate with the department of enterprise services to actively list any properties identified as surplus.Requires the department of enterprise services to submit a report annually to the appropriate legislative fiscal committees and the office of financial management on the status of certain surplus property.Requires agencies, departments, boards, commissions, and institutions of this state to provide to the office of financial management a list of properties that are identified to be surplus.
| Jan 26 | First reading, referred to Capital Budget. | |
| Jan 31 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Capital Budget at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 2723
by Representative Hunt; by request of Governor Gregoire
Creating the office of alcohol beverage control.
Creates the office of alcohol beverage control and transfers powers, duties, and functions of the liquor control board to the office.
| Jan 26 | First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Affairs. | |
SB 5188-S2
by Senate Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Senators Becker, Haugen, Swecker, Stevens, King, Fain, Delvin, Holmquist Newbry, Honeyford, and Hewitt)
Harmonizing certain traffic control signal provisions relative to yellow change intervals, certain fine amount limitations, and certain signage and reporting requirements.
Harmonizes and makes uniform certain legal provisions relating to traffic control signals.
| Jan 25 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 3:30 PM. | |
| Feb 17 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 3:30 PM. | |
| Jan 10 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 3:30 PM. | |
| Jan 23 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 3:30 PM. | |
| Jan 24 | TRAN - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Jan 25 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
SB 5381-S
by Senate Committee on Government Operations, Tribal Relations & Elections (originally sponsored by Senators Prentice and Regala)
Adjusting voting requirements for the renewal of emergency medical service levies.
Changes voting requirements for the renewal of emergency medical care and service levies.
| Feb 10 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Government Operations and Tribal Relations & Elections at 10:00 AM. | |
| Jan 16 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Government Operations and Tribal Relations & Elections at 10:00 AM. | |
| Jan 24 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Government Operations and Tribal Relations & Elections at 1:30 PM. | |
| Jan 25 | GO - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 5553-S2
by Senate Committee on Government Operations, Tribal Relations & Elections (originally sponsored by Senators Roach, Pridemore, and Chase)
Requiring public agencies, special purpose districts, and municipalities to post certain information on their web sites.
Establishes the light of day act.Requires public agencies, special purpose districts, and municipalities to post information on regular and special meetings on their web sites.
| Feb 8 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Government Operations and Tribal Relations & Elections at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 17 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Government Operations and Tribal Relations & Elections at 10:00 AM. | |
| Mar 24 | Public hearing in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Affairs at 10:00 AM. | |
| Jan 16 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Government Operations and Tribal Relations & Elections at 10:00 AM. | |
| Jan 24 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Government Operations and Tribal Relations & Elections at 1:30 PM. | |
| Jan 25 | GO - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 6000-S
by Senate Committee on Government Operations, Tribal Relations & Elections (originally sponsored by Senators Harper, King, and Shin)
Concerning deposit and investment provisions for the prearrangement trust funds of cemetery authorities and funeral establishments.
Requires prearrangement trust funds and prearrangement funeral service trust money, of cemetery authorities and funeral establishments, to be deposited in a commercial bank, a trust company, a mutual savings bank, a savings and loan association, or a credit union.Expands the types of investments in which the trust funds and trust money may be invested.
| Jan 19 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Government Operations and Tribal Relations & Elections at 10:00 AM. | |
| Jan 24 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Government Operations and Tribal Relations & Elections at 1:30 PM. | |
| Jan 25 | GO - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 6488
by Senator Harper
Concerning guardian reporting requirements for certain small estates.
Modifies reporting and training requirements for guardians of certain small estates.
| Jan 26 | First reading, referred to Human Services & Corrections. | |
SB 6489
by Senator Harper
Concerning the issuance of certain drivers' licenses.
Addresses drivers' licenses and temporary restricted drivers' licenses with regard to application for an ignition interlock driver's license.
| Jan 26 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
| Feb 1 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Judiciary at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 6490
by Senators Pridemore, Carrell, Chase, Conway, Harper, Hobbs, Swecker, Hargrove, Hatfield, and Shin
Clarifying the number of employees within certain classifications within the consolidated technology services agency.
Provides that no more than twenty-five percent of the employees within the consolidated technology services agency may be exempt from the state civil service law.
| Jan 26 | First reading, referred to Government Operations, Tribal Relations & Elections. | |
SB 6491
by Senator Nelson; by request of Department of Health and Department of Ecology
Transferring the low-level radioactive waste site use permit program from the department of ecology to the department of health.
Transfers the low-level radioactive waste site use permit program from the department of ecology to the department of health.
| Jan 26 | First reading, referred to Environment. | |
| Feb 1 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Environment at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 6492
by Senators Hargrove, Stevens, and Regala
Improving timeliness, efficiency, and accountability of forensic resource utilization associated with competency to stand trial.
Establishes performance targets for the timeliness of the completion of accurate and reliable evaluations of competency to stand trial and related competency services for adult criminal defendants.
| Jan 26 | 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 6493
by Senators Regala, Hargrove, Stevens, Harper, Kline, Carrell, and Shin
Addressing sexually violent predator civil commitment cases.
Requires the director of the office of public defense to administer state-funded services in representation of indigent respondents qualified for appointed counsel in sexually violent predator civil commitment cases.Transfers powers, duties, and functions of the department of social and health services pertaining to indigent defense for sexually violent predators to the office of public defense.
| Jan 26 | First reading, referred to Human Services & Corrections. | |
SB 6494
by Senators Hargrove, Stevens, Regala, and Carrell
Improving truancy procedures by changing the applicability of mandatory truancy petition filing provisions to children under seventeen years of age, requiring initial petitions to contain information about the child's academic status, prohibiting issuance of a bench warrant at an initial truancy status hearing, and modifying school district reporting requirements after the court assumes jurisdiction in a truancy case.
Modifies provisions relating to truancy procedures for children under seventeen years of age.Prohibits issuance of a bench warrant at an initial truancy status hearing.
| Jan 26 | First reading, referred to Human Services & Corrections. | |
SB 6495
by Senators Chase, Prentice, Nelson, Kohl-Welles, and Kline
Concerning fiscal reform.
Establishes a state income tax.Reduces the state sales tax.Eliminates the state property tax.Takes effect if the proposed amendment to Article VII of the state Constitution, authorizing income taxes, is approved by the voters at the November 2012 general election.
| Jan 26 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 6496
by Senators Pridemore, Chase, Prentice, Nelson, Shin, Kline, Harper, Conway, and Kohl-Welles
Improving accountability by requiring that new tax preferences have a net benefit to the state.
Requires introduced bills, that adopt a new tax preference or expand or extend an existing tax preference, to require that the tax preference have a net benefit to the state.
| Jan 26 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 6497
by Senators Chase, Nelson, Shin, Kline, Conway, and Kohl-Welles
Requiring a net benefit to the state to claim the sales and use tax exemption for manufacturing machinery and equipment.
Allows claiming the sales and use tax exemption for manufacturing machinery and equipment only if there is a net benefit to the state.
| Jan 26 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 6498
by Senator Swecker
Modifying write-in voting provisions.
Addresses timelines for filing a declaration of candidacy for write-in candidates.
| Jan 26 | First reading, referred to Government Operations, Tribal Relations & Elections. | |
SB 6499
by Senators Prentice, Sheldon, Schoesler, and Chase
Concerning regional transit authority boards.
Modifies provisions relating to the composition of regional transit authority boards.
| Jan 26 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SB 6500
by Senators Prentice, Sheldon, and Schoesler
Concerning regional transit authority ballot propositions.
Addresses capital projects and maintenance and operation expenses on ballot propositions for regional transit authorities.
| Jan 26 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SB 6501
by Senators Prentice, Sheldon, and Schoesler
Concerning the exclusion of cities from regional transit authority boundaries.
Addresses the request of a city to be excluded from regional transit authority boundaries.
| Jan 26 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SB 6502
by Senators Kastama, Prentice, Sheldon, Tom, Litzow, Schoesler, Harper, Regala, Chase, and Shin
Concerning information disclosed on ballots and voters' pamphlets.
Addresses capital projects and maintenance and operation expenses on ballot propositions for regional transit authorities.Establishes a fourth element for local government referendum ballot titles.Requires the explanatory statement of a measure to contain the full text of a document that is referenced in the measure.
| Jan 26 | First reading, referred to Government Operations, Tribal Relations & Elections. | |
SB 6503
by Senators Prentice, Sheldon, Schoesler, Shin, Tom, Litzow, Regala, Harper, and Chase
Concerning explanatory statements for measures referencing another document.
Requires the explanatory statement of a measure to contain the full text of a document that is referenced in the measure.
| Jan 26 | First reading, referred to Government Operations, Tribal Relations & Elections. | |
SB 6504
by Senators Keiser and Kohl-Welles
Addressing noncompetition agreements for broadcasting industry employees.
Provides that a noncompetition agreement for broadcasting industry employees is void and unenforceable beyond the expiration of the employment contract containing the noncompetition agreement when the employment relationship terminates due to the expiration of the employment contract.
| Jan 26 | First reading, referred to Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection. | |
SB 6505
by Senators Keiser and Kohl-Welles
Developing educational materials for assisting employees of self-insured employers entering claim resolution structured settlement agreements.
Requires the office of the ombudsman for workers of industrial insurance self-insured employers to develop and promote an educational program and materials to assist employees of self-insured employers entering into claim resolution structured settlement agreements.Provides funding for the educational program through the self-insured employer overpayment reimbursement fund.
| Jan 26 | First reading, referred to Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection. | |
SB 6506
by Senator Carrell
Excepting franchisees from the definition of worker for purposes of workers' compensation.
Revises the definition of "worker," for purposes of workers' compensation, by excepting franchisees.
| Jan 26 | First reading, referred to Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection. | |
SB 6507
by Senators Hewitt, Kilmer, Swecker, Shin, and Roach; by request of Department of Veterans Affairs
Establishing the Walla Walla state veterans' home.
Establishes a branch of the state soldiers' home, named the Walla Walla state veterans' home, for veterans and their spouses who meet certain admission requirements.Provides that the act is null and void if appropriations are not approved.
| Jan 26 | First reading, referred to Government Operations, Tribal Relations & Elections. | |
SB 6508
by Senator Pridemore
Authorizing waivers from certain DSHS overpayment recovery efforts.
Authorizes the department of social and health services to waive all efforts to collect certain overpayments from a client when the department determines an overpayment is not the fault of the client.
| Jan 26 | First reading, referred to Human Services & Corrections. | |
SB 6509
by Senators Fraser and Parlette
Creating the office of legislative support services.
Creates the office of legislative support services to provide administrative and support services to the senate, the house of representatives, the joint legislative audit and review committee, the joint transportation committee, the office of the state actuary, the legislative evaluation and accountability program committee, the joint legislative systems committee, and the statute law committee.
| Jan 26 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 6510
by Senators Brown and Baumgartner
Exempting entry fees for certain running events and basketball tournaments from the sales and use tax.
Provides a sales and use tax exemption on entry fees for an eligible basketball tournament or an eligible running event operated by a nonprofit organization.
| Jan 26 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 6511
by Senators Stevens and Hargrove
Concerning court procedures for review of petitions for protection orders.
Addresses rules of evidence for hearings on protection orders.
| Jan 26 | First reading, referred to Human Services & Corrections. | |
SB 6512
by Senators Holmquist Newbry, Kastama, and Morton
Regarding irrigation and rehabilitation district administration.
Modifies irrigation and rehabilitation district provisions relating to: (1) The length of term for, and the election of, directors of districts;(2) Eligibility to vote for the directors; and(3) Assessments and special assessments.
| Jan 26 | First reading, referred to Agriculture, Water & Rural Economic Development. | |
| Jan 30 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Water & Rural Economic Development at 10:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 6513
by Senators McAuliffe, Hill, Rolfes, Hobbs, Ericksen, Roach, Shin, and Delvin
Addressing issues of accountability and funding for alternative learning experience programs.
Addresses issues of accountability and funding for alternative learning experience programs.
| Jan 26 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. | |
SB 6514
by Senators Hobbs, Fain, Kastama, Litzow, Hatfield, and Harper
Requiring notices of owner-occupied real property foreclosure sales to be posted on the internet.
Requires a trustee for owner-occupied properties to publish notice of owner-occupied real property foreclosure sales on certain internet web sites for a specified period of time.
| Jan 26 | First reading, referred to Financial Institutions, Housing & Insurance. | |
SB 6515
by Senators Kline, Hobbs, Kastama, Fain, Litzow, and Harper
Concerning the rescission of a trustee's foreclosure sale.
Authorizes a trustee, beneficiary, or agent for a beneficiary, until up to the eleventh day following the trustee's foreclosure sale, to declare the trustee's sale and deed void for certain reasons.
| Jan 26 | First reading, referred to Financial Institutions, Housing & Insurance. | |
SB 6516
by Senators Tom, Zarelli, Hobbs, and Hatfield
Defining plan year for the purposes of the public employees' benefits board.
Revises the definition of "plan year" for purposes of the public employees' benefits board.Requires benefit plans provided by the public employees' benefits board to be operated on plan years that are concurrent with state fiscal years.
| Jan 26 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SJM 8016
by Senators Kastama, Shin, Chase, Hatfield, Kilmer, and Fraser; by request of Lieutenant Governor
Encouraging the beyond the border action plan on perimeter security and economic competitiveness and the action plan on regulatory cooperation between the United States and Canada.
Encourages the beyond the border action plan on perimeter security and economic competitiveness and the action plan on regulatory cooperation between the United States and Canada.
| Jan 26 | First reading, referred to Economic Development, Trade & Innovation. | |
SJM 8017
by Senators Kohl-Welles, Keiser, Murray, Delvin, Conway, Pflug, Tom, Regala, Fain, Fraser, and Kline
Requesting that the Drug Enforcement Administration reclassify medical marijuana as a Schedule II drug.
Requests the drug enforcement administration to reclassify medical marijuana as a schedule II drug.
| Jan 26 | First reading, referred to Health & Long-Term Care. | |
| Feb 2 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health & Long-Term Care at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
SJR 8224
by Senators Chase, Prentice, Nelson, Kohl-Welles, and Kline
Amending the Constitution to allow an income tax.
Proposes an amendment to the state Constitution to allow an income tax.
| Jan 26 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |