 | WASHINGTON STATE LEGISLATURE | |
| Legislative Digest No. 19 | ||
| SIXTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE | ||
| Wednesday, February 8, 2012 | 31st 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 2337-S
by House Committee on Education Appropriations & Oversight (originally sponsored by Representatives Carlyle, Orwall, Sullivan, Maxwell, Lytton, Zeiger, Reykdal, Pettigrew, Liias, Dammeier, Fitzgibbon, Pedersen, Hunt, and Hudgins)
Regarding open educational resources in K-12 education.
Requires the superintendent of public instruction to take the lead in developing openly licensed courseware aligned with the common core state standards and placed under a Creative Commons attribution license that allows others to use, distribute, and create derivative works based upon the digital material, while still allowing the authors or creators to retain the copyright and to receive credit for their efforts.Expires June 30, 2018.Allocates to the office of the superintendent of public instruction solely for the development of openly licensed courseware, of the amounts otherwise allocable to school districts for curriculum and textbooks under RCW 28A.150.260(8), an amount equal to ninety-four cents per full-time equivalent student per school year.
| Jan 17 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Education Appropriations & Oversight at 8:00 AM. | |
| Jan 24 | Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Education Appropriations & Oversight at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 1 | APPE - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Education Appropriations & Oversight at 8:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 6 | Referred to Ways & Means. | |
| Feb 7 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM. | |
HB 2536-S
by House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services (originally sponsored by Representatives Dickerson, Johnson, Goodman, Hinkle, Kretz, Pettigrew, Warnick, Cody, Harris, Kenney, Kagi, Darneille, Orwall, Condotta, Ladenburg, Appleton, Jinkins, and Maxwell)
Concerning the use of evidence-based practices for the delivery of services to children and juveniles.
Requires the department of social and health services, and other state agencies that administer funds related to juvenile offenders or the prevention, treatment, and care of recipients of children's mental health services or child welfare services, as applicable, to expend state funds on: (1) Prevention and treatment programs for juvenile offenders that are evidence-based;(2) Children's mental health prevention and treatment programs or programs that are evidence-based; and(3) Prevention and treatment programs for recipients of child welfare services that are research-based or evidence-based.Requires the department of social and health services to: (1) Establish an evidence-based practice council to develop a unified and accountable system of care for the coordination and delivery of prevention and treatment services to children and youth and their families;(2) In collaboration with the evidence-based practice council, redirect existing funding resources as necessary to coordinate the purchase of evidence-based prevention and treatment services and the development of a workforce trained to implement evidence-based practices; and(3) Track and document compliance with certain parts of the act.
| Jan 24 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 1:30 PM. | |
| Jan 27 | Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 1:30 PM. | |
| Jan 31 | ELHS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Referred to Ways & Means. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 1:30 PM. | ||
| Feb 4 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Ways & Means at 9:00 AM. | |
| Feb 7 | Executive session in the House Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM. | |
HB 2538-S
by House Committee on Education (originally sponsored by Representatives Santos and Maxwell; by request of Governor Gregoire)
Reducing certain requirements affecting school districts.
Changes high school graduation requirements relating to a student completing a culminating project or a high school and beyond plan.Removes writing as a graduation requirement and a statewide assessment requirement.Requires districts to assess writing by the 2015-2016 school year.Changes the dates for the assessments in civics.Requires the state auditor to conduct fiscal and performance audits for school districts under certain circumstances.
| Jan 26 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Education at 8:00 AM. | |
| Jan 31 | ED - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Referred to Ways & Means. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Education at 1:30 PM. | ||
| Feb 4 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Ways & Means at 9:00 AM. | |
| Feb 6 | WAYS - Executive action taken by committee. | |
| WAYS - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Ways & Means at 10:00 AM. | ||
HB 2565-S
by House Committee on Business & Financial Services (originally sponsored by Representatives Kirby, Harris, Dammeier, Walsh, Orwall, Kelley, Moscoso, and Zeiger)
Providing for the operation of roll your own cigarette machines at retail establishments.
Makes an owner or retailer, who maintains a machine at a retail establishment that enables a person to process a product made or derived from tobacco into a roll or tube, a manufacturer of cigarettes.
| Jan 24 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Business & Financial Services at 1:30 PM. | |
| Jan 27 | Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Business & Financial Services at 1:30 PM. | |
| Jan 31 | BFS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Referred to Ways & Means. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Business & Financial Services at 1:30 PM. | ||
| Feb 6 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Ways & Means at 10:00 AM. | |
HB 2567-S
by House Committee on Local Government (originally sponsored by Representative Fitzgibbon)
Authorizing an optional system of rates and charges for conservation districts.
Authorizes the imposition of an optional system of rates and charges for conservation districts.
| Jan 24 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Local Government at 10:00 AM. | |
| Jan 31 | LG - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Referred to General Government Appropriations & Oversight. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Local Government at 10:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 2 | APPG - Executive action taken by committee. | |
| APPG - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by Local Government. | ||
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Public hearing and executive action taken in the House Committee on General Government Appropriations & Oversight at 8:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 6 | Referred to Rules 2 Review. | |
HB 2570-S
by House Committee on Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness (originally sponsored by Representatives Goodman, Hurst, and Ross)
Addressing metal property theft.
Establishes a task force on commercial and nonferrous metal property theft to formulate suggestions for state policy regarding regulation of commercial and nonferrous metal property theft.Expires December 31, 2014.Includes metal wire taken from a public service company in the crimes of theft in the first degree and theft in the second degree.
| Jan 25 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness at 1:30 PM. | |
| Jan 31 | PSEP - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Referred to Rules 2 Review. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness at 10:00 AM. | ||
HB 2587-S2
by House Committee on Capital Budget (originally sponsored 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.Increases the cap on state funding for facilities projects from twelve million dollars to sixteen million dollars.
| Jan 26 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Community & Economic Development & Housing at 10:00 AM. | |
| Jan 30 | Executive action taken in the House Committee on Community & Economic Development & Housing at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 2 | CB - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Public hearing and executive action taken in the House Committee on Capital Budget at 8:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 3 | Referred to Rules 2 Review. | |
HB 2592-S
by House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services (originally sponsored 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 27 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 1:30 PM. | |
| Jan 31 | ELHS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Referred to Ways & Means. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 1:30 PM. | ||
| Feb 6 | WAYS - Executive action taken by committee. | |
| WAYS - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by Early Learning & Human Services. | ||
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Public hearing and executive action taken in the House Committee on Ways & Means at 10:00 AM. | ||
HB 2594-S
by House Committee on Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness (originally sponsored 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 25 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness at 1:30 PM. | |
| Jan 31 | PSEP - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Referred to Rules 2 Review. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness at 10:00 AM. | ||
HB 2603-S
by House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services (originally sponsored by Representatives Goodman, Kagi, and Walsh)
Reformatting the juvenile offender sentencing grid.
Reformats the juvenile offender sentencing grid.
| Jan 27 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 1:30 PM. | |
| Jan 31 | ELHS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Referred to Rules 2 Review. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 1:30 PM. | ||
HB 2608-S
by House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services (originally sponsored 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, jointly 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 and a tribal member from a federally recognized tribe.
| Jan 26 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 8:00 AM. | |
| Jan 31 | ELHS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Referred to Education Appropriations & Oversight. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 1:30 PM. | ||
| Feb 2 | APPE - Executive action taken by committee. | |
| APPE - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by Early Learning & Human Services. | ||
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Public hearing and executive action taken in the House Committee on Education Appropriations & Oversight at 8:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 6 | Referred to Rules 2 Review. | |
HB 2615-S
by House Committee on Local Government (originally sponsored 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 25 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Local Government at 1:30 PM. | |
| Jan 31 | LG - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Referred to Ways & Means. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Local Government at 10:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 6 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Ways & Means at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 7 | Executive session in the House Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM. | |
HB 2638-S
by House Committee on Local Government (originally sponsored 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 27 | Public hearing, executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Local Government at 8:00 AM. | |
| Jan 31 | LG - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Referred to Ways & Means. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Local Government at 10:00 AM. | ||
HB 2641-S
by House Committee on Local Government (originally sponsored 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 statewide organizations representing local public health officials, counties, and cities to convene a work group to develop recommendations to the legislature on preferred funding and service delivery methods that will ensure the presence of a cost-effective, nimble, responsive, and sustainable public health system throughout the state.Provides a June 30, 2013, expiration for the work group.
| Jan 24 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Local Government at 10:00 AM. | |
| Jan 31 | LG - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Referred to Judiciary. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Local Government at 10:00 AM. | ||
HB 2650-S
by House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources (originally sponsored 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 31 | AGNR - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Referred to Rules 2 Review. | ||
| Public hearing and executive action taken in the House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources at 10:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 2 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
HB 2658-S
by House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services (originally sponsored by Representative Kagi)
Exempting qualified licensed child care providers from school district and educational service district records check requirements.
Exempts from record check requirements, individuals who hold a valid portable background check clearance card issued by the department of early learning.
| Jan 26 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 8:00 AM. | |
| Jan 31 | ELHS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Referred to Rules 2 Review. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 1:30 PM. | ||
HB 2688-S
by House Committee on Environment (originally sponsored by Representatives Upthegrove, Fitzgibbon, and Cody)
Creating a review process to determine whether a proposed electric generation project or conservation resource qualifies to meet a target under RCW 19.285.040.
Requires the Washington State University extension energy program, when requested by a consumer-owned qualifying utility or by persons proposing an electric generation project or conservation resource, 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 27 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Environment at 1:30 PM. | |
| Jan 31 | ENVI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Referred to Rules 2 Review. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Environment at 1:30 PM. | ||
HB 2747-S
by House Committee on Capital Budget (originally sponsored by Representative Hansen; by request of Washington State Patrol)
Modifying the use of funds in the fire service training account.
Adjusts the functions of the fire service training account to include use of the account for school fire prevention activities within the Washington state patrol and the maintenance, operations, and capital projects of the state fire training academy.
| Feb 1 | CB - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Public hearing and executive action taken in the House Committee on Capital Budget at 8:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 3 | Referred to Rules 2 Review. | |
HB 2774
by Representatives Kelley, Stanford, Miloscia, Green, Hasegawa, Blake, Reykdal, Ryu, Wylie, Santos, Pollet, and Darneille
Strengthening the review of the legislature's goals for tax preferences by requiring that every new tax preference provide a statement of legislative intent.
Requires introduced bills, that adopt a new tax preference or expand or extend an existing tax preference, to include legislative intent provisions, establishing the policy goals and any related metrics that might provide context and/or data for purposes of reviewing the preference.Provides that a bill that is enacted without the legislative intent provisions does not take effect.Requires the joint legislative audit and review committee, before a bill would take effect, but for the failure of such bill to meet the requirements, to provide written notice to the department of revenue of the bill's failure to meet the requirements.Requires the department of revenue to provide written notice of the bill not taking effect to certain parties.
| Feb 7 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 5049-S2
by Senate Committee on Government Operations, Tribal Relations & Elections (originally sponsored by Senators Kline, Roach, and Keiser)
Implementing the recommendations of the sunshine committee.
Implements recommendations of the sunshine committee relating to background information records and public inspection and copying.
| Jan 24 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Government Operations and Tribal Relations & Elections at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 1 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Government Operations and Tribal Relations & Elections at 1:30 PM. | |
| Jan 31 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Government Operations and Tribal Relations & Elections at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 2 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Government Operations and Tribal Relations & Elections at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 3 | GO - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 5341-S2
by Senate Committee on Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection (originally sponsored by Senators Keiser, Conway, Kohl-Welles, and Kline)
Requiring notice to injured workers by self-insured employers.
Requires a self-insured employer, if the employer denies payment of a bill, to provide the medical provider with certain information within sixty days of receipt of the denied billing.
| Jan 25 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor and Commerce & Consumer Protection at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 1 | Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the Senate Committee on Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 3 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Labor and Commerce & Consumer Protection at 10:00 AM. | |
| Jan 12 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor and Commerce & Consumer Protection at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 2 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Labor and Commerce & Consumer Protection at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 3 | LCCP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 5412-S
by Senate Committee on Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection (originally sponsored by Senators Keiser, Kohl-Welles, Kline, Roach, Conway, Hobbs, and Chase)
Providing remedies for whistleblowers in the conveyance work industry.
Provides remedies, under the state civil rights act, to an employee in the conveyance work industry who is a whistleblower and as a result of being a whistleblower has been subjected to workplace reprisal or retaliatory action.
| Feb 15 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor and Commerce & Consumer Protection at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 21 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Labor and Commerce & Consumer Protection at 10:00 AM. | |
| Jan 12 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor and Commerce & Consumer Protection at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 2 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Labor and Commerce & Consumer Protection at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 3 | LCCP - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 5631-S
by Senate Committee on Agriculture, Water & Rural Economic Development (originally sponsored by Senators Swecker, Hatfield, Haugen, and Shin)
Removing obsolete provisions in statutes administered by the department of agriculture.
Removes obsolete provisions in statutes administered by the department of agriculture.
| Feb 10 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Agriculture & Rural Economic Development at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 14 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Agriculture & Rural Economic Development at 10:00 AM. | |
| Mar 8 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources at 10:00 AM. | |
| Mar 15 | Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources at 10:00 AM. | |
| Mar 16 | Executive action taken in the House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources at 1:30 PM. | |
| Jan 30 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Water & Rural Economic Development at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 2 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Water & Rural Economic Development at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 3 | AWRD - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 5650-S
by Senate Committee on Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection (originally sponsored by Senators Harper, Kohl-Welles, White, McAuliffe, and Kline)
Allowing craft distilleries to sell their own spirits at qualifying farmers markets.
Authorizes licensed craft distilleries to apply to the liquor control board for an endorsement to sell bottled spirits of its own production at retail for off-premises consumption at a qualifying farmers market.
| Feb 8 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor and Commerce & Consumer Protection at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 21 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Labor and Commerce & Consumer Protection at 10:00 AM. | |
| Jan 31 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor and Commerce & Consumer Protection at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 2 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Labor and Commerce & Consumer Protection at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 3 | LCCP - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Feb 7 | Made eligible to be placed on second reading. | |
SB 5996-S
by Senate Committee on Agriculture, Water & Rural Economic Development (originally sponsored by Senators Schoesler, Hatfield, Haugen, Becker, and Fraser)
Concerning contiguous land under the current use open space property tax programs.
Modifies provisions relating to contiguous land under the current use open space property tax programs.
| Jan 12 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Water & Rural Economic Development at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 2 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Water & Rural Economic Development at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 3 | AWRD - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| And refer to Ways & Means. | ||
| Referred to Ways & Means. | ||
| Feb 6 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 7 | Executive session in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM. | |
SB 6056-S
by Senate Committee on Government Operations, Tribal Relations & Elections (originally sponsored by Senators Swecker, Pridemore, and Shin)
Concerning legal defense funds of candidates and public officials.
Establishes the legal defense funds act.Requires disclosure of, and provides limitations on, donations given to or raised by public officials and candidates to fund their legal defense.Provides that the legal defense funds act constitutes the sole authority for soliciting or accepting donations to a separate legal defense fund created by or for a candidate or public official.
| Jan 31 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Government Operations and Tribal Relations & Elections at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 2 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Government Operations and Tribal Relations & Elections at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 3 | GO - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 6126-S
by Senate Committee on Health & Long-Term Care (originally sponsored by Senators Frockt, Keiser, Chase, Nelson, Kline, and Murray)
Concerning dental practitioners.
Creates new credentials for dental practitioners and dental hygiene practitioners.Changes the composition of the dental quality assurance commission.Encourages the American dental association and the Washington state dental association to consult with stakeholders to study programs in the state that use volunteer dentists and oral surgeons to provide specialty care dental services.
| Jan 19 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health & Long-Term Care at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 2 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Health & Long-Term Care at 12:15 PM. | |
| Feb 3 | HEA - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 6146-S
by Senate Committee on Government Operations, Tribal Relations & Elections (originally sponsored by Senators Prentice, Swecker, Tom, and Hobbs)
Clarifying charges for repeated batch requests of public records sought for commercial or profit-making purposes.
Authorizes agencies to charge fees for the production of records that are requested in large batches for commercial purposes.
| Jan 31 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Government Operations and Tribal Relations & Elections at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 2 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Government Operations and Tribal Relations & Elections at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 3 | GO - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 6147-S
by Senate Committee on Government Operations, Tribal Relations & Elections (originally sponsored by Senators Prentice, Pridemore, Swecker, Hargrove, Chase, Nelson, and Kline)
State jurisdiction over Indian tribes and Indian country.
Creates a procedure for the state's retrocession of civil and criminal jurisdiction over Indian tribes and Indian country.
| Jan 17 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Government Operations and Tribal Relations & Elections at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 2 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Government Operations and Tribal Relations & Elections at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 3 | GO - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Feb 7 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
SB 6152-S
by Senate Committee on Agriculture, Water & Rural Economic Development (originally sponsored by Senators Hatfield and Honeyford)
Streamlining water right permitting and appeals.
Enacts temporary water rights permitting reforms to enable the department of ecology's water permitting staff to focus on substantive permitting matters that do not duplicate other permit review procedures.
| Jan 19 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Water & Rural Economic Development at 10:00 AM. | |
| Jan 23 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Water & Rural Economic Development at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 2 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Water & Rural Economic Development at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 3 | AWRD - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| On motion, referred to Ways & Means. | ||
| Feb 6 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 7 | Executive session in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM. | |
SB 6165-S
by Senate Committee on Government Operations, Tribal Relations & Elections (originally sponsored by Senators Hargrove, Swecker, Ranker, Pridemore, Nelson, Rolfes, and Shin)
Authorizing flexible conservation futures taxing districts.
Authorizes counties to create a flexible conservation futures taxing district to acquire and manage conservation futures in an area encompassing less than the entire county.
| Jan 30 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Government Operations and Tribal Relations & Elections at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 2 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Government Operations and Tribal Relations & Elections at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 3 | GO - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| On motion, referred to Ways & Means. | ||
| Feb 6 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 7 | Executive session in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM. | |
SB 6170-S
by Senate Committee on Energy, Natural Resources & Marine Waters (originally sponsored by Senators Ranker, Hargrove, King, Hatfield, Harper, Shin, and Conway)
Establishing the working waterfront redevelopment jobs act.
Establishes the working waterfront redevelopment jobs act.Provides a voluntary alternative procedure for satisfying some of the state and local regulatory approvals for job-creating projects involving redevelopment on lands zoned for commercial and industrial uses and incorporating within the project design elements that will provide a net benefit for ecological functions on those lands.
| Jan 18 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources & Marine Waters at 9:00 AM. | |
| Feb 2 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources & Marine Waters at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 3 | ENRM - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Feb 7 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
SB 6242-S
by Senate Committee on Financial Institutions, Housing & Insurance (originally sponsored by Senators Hobbs and Litzow)
Addressing specialty producer licenses.
Revises specialty producer license provisions relating to: (1) Application for a license;(2) Scope of license; and(3) Maintaining a registry of vendors' locations.Removes the definition for "communications equipment" and adds a definition for "portable electronics."
| Jan 24 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Financial Institutions and Housing & Insurance at 10:00 AM. | |
| Jan 31 | Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the Senate Committee on Financial Institutions, Housing & Insurance at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 1 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Financial Institutions and Housing & Insurance at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 2 | FIHI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 6302-S
by Senate Committee on Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection (originally sponsored by Senators Kohl-Welles, Conway, Keiser, Kline, Pridemore, and Chase)
Addressing claim files and compensation under the industrial insurance laws.
Addresses confidentiality of information relating to claim files and compensation under the industrial insurance laws.
| Jan 30 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor and Commerce & Consumer Protection at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 2 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Labor and Commerce & Consumer Protection at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 3 | LCCP - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Feb 7 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
SB 6309-S
by Senate Committee on Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection (originally sponsored by Senators Prentice, Conway, Kohl-Welles, Keiser, Kline, Pridemore, Chase, Harper, Frockt, McAuliffe, Shin, and Nelson)
Requiring meals and rest breaks for certain health care workers.
Requires certain hospitals to have and maintain one or more specific mechanisms under which employees are able to, and do take, meal and rest breaks.Prohibits a hospital from retaliating against or engaging in any form of intimidation of an employee who reports a missed break or concerns regarding the hospital's practices regarding breaks.
| Jan 19 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor and Commerce & Consumer Protection at 10:00 AM. | |
| Jan 31 | Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the Senate Committee on Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 2 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Labor and Commerce & Consumer Protection at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 3 | LCCP - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| And refer to Ways & Means. | ||
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Referred to Ways & Means. | ||
| Feb 7 | Executive session in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM. | |
SB 6311-S
by Senate Committee on Agriculture, Water & Rural Economic Development (originally sponsored by Senators Haugen, Hobbs, Honeyford, Hatfield, and Hargrove)
Providing water resource mitigation alternatives for human domestic needs in rural areas.
Requires the department of ecology to work collaboratively to examine potential alternatives for increasing the amount of water otherwise allocated to rural homeowners and businesses under the water resources act.Authorizes the department of health, the department of fish and wildlife, and the state building code council to be requested to assist the department of ecology in developing viable alternatives that clearly address the needs of homeowners and the home building industry to make these options practical, economical, and safe.Authorizes county legislative authorities to create a limited purpose local water bank in watersheds where the department of ecology has closed or partially closed a basin to further appropriation of groundwater, or in areas where closure or partial closure is anticipated.
| Jan 19 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Water & Rural Economic Development at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 2 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Water & Rural Economic Development at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 3 | AWRD - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Feb 7 | Made eligible to be placed on second reading. | |
SB 6312-S
by Senate Committee on Agriculture, Water & Rural Economic Development (originally sponsored by Senators Haugen, Hobbs, Honeyford, Hatfield, Hargrove, and Shin)
Promoting job creation by ensuring access to human domestic water for home construction.
Reaffirms statutory policy that, in rural areas not served by a public water system, water for homes be readily available and thereby encourages jobs in, and stimulus to, the home construction industry, which produces revenues to support state and local governmental programs and services, including environmental and habitat improvements funded by state and local governments.Authorizes the department of ecology to: (1) Quantify in each water resource inventory area the environmental benefits that result from investments by federal, state, and local governments in tax-supported environmental, water use efficiency, and habitat programs; and(2) Apply for funding from state and federal sources for projects and activities that enhance flow and habitat conditions in rivers and streams in areas of concern.
| Jan 19 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Water & Rural Economic Development at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 2 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Water & Rural Economic Development at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 3 | AWRD - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Feb 7 | Made eligible to be placed on second reading. | |
SB 6365-S
by Senate Committee on Government Operations, Tribal Relations & Elections (originally sponsored 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 31 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Government Operations and Tribal Relations & Elections at 6:00 PM. | |
| Feb 2 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Government Operations and Tribal Relations & Elections at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 3 | GO - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 6372-S
by Senate Committee on Government Operations, Tribal Relations & Elections (originally sponsored by Senator Swecker)
Establishing a work group to study funding and service delivery methods that will ensure a sustainable local public health system.
Requires statewide organizations representing local public health officials, counties, and cities to convene a work group to develop recommendations to the legislature on preferred funding and service delivery methods that will ensure the presence of a cost-effective, nimble, responsive, and sustainable public health system throughout the state.Provides a June 30, 2013, expiration for the work group.
| Jan 31 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Government Operations and Tribal Relations & Elections at 6:00 PM. | |
| Feb 2 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Government Operations and Tribal Relations & Elections at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 3 | GO - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 6381-S
by Senate Committee on Government Operations, Tribal Relations & Elections (originally sponsored 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 24 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Government Operations and Tribal Relations & Elections at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 2 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Government Operations and Tribal Relations & Elections at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 3 | GO - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 6421-S
by Senate Committee on Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection (originally sponsored by Senators King, Kline, and Holmquist Newbry)
Addressing the affidavit of wages paid on public works.
Authorizes certain contractors and subcontractors to file an affidavit of wages paid form on behalf of a nonresponsive subcontractor.
| Jan 30 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor and Commerce & Consumer Protection at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 2 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Labor and Commerce & Consumer Protection at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 3 | LCCP - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Feb 7 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
SB 6431-S
by Senate Committee on Agriculture, Water & Rural Economic Development (originally sponsored 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 30 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Water & Rural Economic Development at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 2 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Water & Rural Economic Development at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 3 | AWRD - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 6453-S
by Senate Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Senators Haugen and Hobbs)
Concerning golf cart zones.
Authorizes city and county legislative authorities to: (1) Set the hours that a golf cart can be operated in a golf cart zone; and(2) Require additional equipment on a golf cart beyond what is already required.
| Jan 31 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 3:30 PM. | |
| Feb 1 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 3:30 PM. | |
| Feb 2 | TRAN - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Feb 3 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
SB 6470-S
by Senate Committee on Government Operations, Tribal Relations & Elections (originally sponsored by Senators McAuliffe and Chase)
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.
| Feb 2 | Public hearing, executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Government Operations, and Tribal Relations & Elections at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 3 | GO - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| On motion, referred to Ways & Means. | ||
| Feb 6 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 7 | Executive session in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM. | |
SB 6475-S
by Senate Committee on Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection (originally sponsored by Senators Hobbs, Kohl-Welles, Honeyford, and Holmquist Newbry)
Changing the criteria for the beer and wine tasting endorsement for grocery stores.
Changes the criteria for the beer and wine tasting endorsement for grocery stores.
| Jan 31 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor and Commerce & Consumer Protection at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 2 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Labor and Commerce & Consumer Protection at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 3 | LCCP - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 6476-S
by Senate Committee on Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection (originally sponsored by Senators Kohl-Welles, Conway, Nelson, Keiser, and Chase)
Regulating plumbing contractors.
Regulates plumbing contractors.
| Jan 26 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor and Commerce & Consumer Protection at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 2 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Labor and Commerce & Consumer Protection at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 3 | LCCP - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 6477-S
by Senate Committee on Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection (originally sponsored by Senators Conway, Holmquist Newbry, and Kohl-Welles)
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 spirits products.
| Jan 31 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor and Commerce & Consumer Protection at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 2 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Labor and Commerce & Consumer Protection at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 3 | LCCP - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 6480-S
by Senate Committee on Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection (originally sponsored by Senators King, Schoesler, and Holmquist Newbry)
Protecting employers who pay the prevailing wage on public works.
Protects certain employers from claims that the employer paid an incorrect rate of wage.
| Jan 30 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor and Commerce & Consumer Protection at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 2 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Labor and Commerce & Consumer Protection at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 3 | LCCP - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Feb 7 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
SB 6529-S
by Senate Committee on Government Operations, Tribal Relations & Elections (originally sponsored by Senator Pridemore)
Changing requirements for electioneering communications.
Addresses requirements for independent expenditure or electioneering communication transmissions through the television or other medium.
| Jan 31 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Government Operations and Tribal Relations & Elections at 6:00 PM. | |
| Feb 2 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Government Operations and Tribal Relations & Elections at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 3 | GO - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 6591
by Senators Tom, Kastama, Hatfield, Hobbs, Pflug, Hill, and Schoesler
Setting employee salaries upon reallocation or layoff action.
Requires an employee, who is occupying a position that is reallocated to a class with a lower salary range or is appointed to a position due to a layoff action, to have his or her base salary determined according to the employer's salary determination policy for the class and range of the employee's new position without regard to the employee's base salary in his or her previous position.Addresses collective bargaining for those employees.
| Feb 7 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
| Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM. | ||