 | WASHINGTON STATE LEGISLATURE | |
| Legislative Digest No. 24 | ||
| SIXTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE | ||
| Tuesday, February 19, 2013 | 37th Day - 2013 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.
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HB 1881
by Representative Dahlquist
Narrowing the definition of resident student for holders of certain nonimmigrant status visas.
Revises the definition of "resident student" for purposes of nonimmigrant status visas.
| Feb 14 | First reading, referred to Higher Education. | |
HB 1882
by Representatives Liias, Jinkins, Habib, Kagi, Upthegrove, Fey, Riccelli, Sells, Ormsby, Fitzgibbon, Orwall, Roberts, Moeller, Ryu, and Pedersen
Reviewing sexual orientation change efforts for children.
Requires the department of health to establish a work group to review and make recommendations on the practice of sexual orientation change efforts on persons under eighteen years of age.Expires January 1, 2014.
| Feb 14 | First reading, referred to Appropriations Subcommittee on Health & Human Services. | |
HB 1883
by Representatives Fitzgibbon, Orcutt, Riccelli, Farrell, and Liias; by request of Department of Licensing
Simplifying and updating statutes related to fuel tax administration.
Updates, consolidates, and simplifies fuel tax administration provisions.
| Feb 14 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
HB 1884
by Representatives Sells, Hope, Dunshee, Rodne, Riccelli, and Ryu
Addressing the rate of compensation for occupational diseases.
Modifies provisions relating to the rate of compensation for employees who suffer disability from an occupational disease in the course of employment.
| Feb 14 | First reading, referred to Labor & Workforce Development. | |
| Feb 19 | Scheduled for public hearing and executive session in the House Committee on Labor & Workforce Development at 10:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 1885
by Representatives Cody, Morrell, Harris, Ross, Chandler, Johnson, Van De Wege, Ryu, Tharinger, and Santos
Restoring some of the nursing facility payment methodology changes made during 2011.
Revises nursing facility payment methodology provisions to restore some of the changes made in chapter 7, Laws of 2011 1st sp. sess. (ESSB 5581).
| Feb 14 | First reading, referred to Appropriations. | |
HB 1886
by Representatives Chandler and Haigh
Concerning the recoverable costs of the department of agriculture under chapter 16.36 RCW.
Authorizes the director of the department of agriculture to recover reasonable data entry costs.
| Feb 14 | First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources. | |
| Feb 19 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources at 10:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
| Feb 21 | Scheduled for executive session in the House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 1887
by Representatives Sawyer, Ryu, Green, and Freeman
Increasing educational options under vocational rehabilitation plans.
Addresses vocational rehabilitation plans with regard to educational options.
| Feb 14 | First reading, referred to Labor & Workforce Development. | |
| Feb 20 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Labor & Workforce Development at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 1888
by Representatives Shea, Hurst, Condotta, Holy, Taylor, and Overstreet
Regarding industrial hemp.
Attempts to reassert the original meaning of the commerce clause in the United States Constitution over wide areas of policy and effectively nullify federal laws and regulations that violate such limitations by regulating commerce and other activities that are solely intrastate.Permits the development of an industrial hemp industry and ensures that production of industrial hemp is in compliance with state law.Requires the director of the department of agriculture to charge a fee for each license granted to an industrial hemp grower.Authorizes Washington State University to undertake research of industrial hemp production in the state after receiving a license to grow hemp.Creates the industrial hemp account.
| Feb 14 | First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources. | |
HB 1889
by Representatives Chandler and Blake
Concerning the fruit and vegetable district fund.
Increases the time limit in which money must be transferred from the fruit and vegetable district fund to the plant pest account within the agricultural local fund for activities related to the control of Rhagoletis pomonella in district two.
| Feb 14 | First reading, referred to Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government. | |
| Feb 23 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government at 9:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 1890
by Representatives Reykdal, Jinkins, Appleton, Moscoso, Sawyer, Lytton, Fitzgibbon, Ormsby, Freeman, Green, Ryu, Roberts, Goodman, McCoy, Hunt, Hudgins, Pollet, Sells, Bergquist, Van De Wege, Fey, Liias, Dunshee, Riccelli, Kirby, Farrell, and Tarleton
Modifying sales tax exemptions for working families.
Repeals the nonresident sales tax exemption.Modifies the working families' sales tax exemption.
| Feb 14 | First reading, referred to Finance. | |
HB 1891
by Representatives Reykdal, Ormsby, Sells, Moeller, Ryu, Green, and Freeman
Increasing protections for employees under the Washington industrial safety and health act of 1973.
Revises the industrial safety and health act to increase protections for employees.
| Feb 14 | First reading, referred to Labor & Workforce Development. | |
| Feb 20 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Labor & Workforce Development at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 1892
by Representatives Reykdal, Hunt, Liias, Ryu, and Fey
Modifying certain provisions regarding transportation benefit districts.
Addresses the imposition of taxes, fees, charges, and tolls by transportation benefit districts.
| Feb 14 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
HB 1893
by Representatives Shea and Klippert
Requiring the display of the national league of families' POW/MIA flag on certain days.
Requires certain public entities to also display the national league of families' POW/MIA flag on Former Prisoners of War Recognition Day on April 9th and on Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day on December 7th.
| Feb 14 | First reading, referred to Government Operations & Elections. | |
HB 1894
by Representatives Seaquist, Blake, Haigh, Takko, Lytton, Tharinger, and MacEwen
Concerning shellfish aquaculture research.
Requires the sea grant program to establish a shellfish aquaculture public information center to provide certain services.Requires scientific research studies relating to negative and positive effects of evolving shellfish aquaculture techniques and practices on the state's economy and marine ecosystems to be coordinated with any research efforts by the sea grant and other university programs related to ocean acidification.Changes the name of the shellfish aquaculture regulatory committee to the shellfish aquaculture committee.Changes the name of the geoduck aquaculture research account to the shellfish aquaculture research account.
| Feb 14 | First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources. | |
| Feb 20 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
| Feb 21 | Scheduled for executive session in the House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 1895
by Representatives Pettigrew, Wilcox, Kirby, Appleton, Freeman, Roberts, Sawyer, Moscoso, Angel, Jinkins, Ryu, Fey, Reykdal, Pollet, Ormsby, and Zeiger
Concerning missing endangered persons.
Requires the Washington state patrol to establish a missing endangered person clearinghouse.Imposes duties on local law enforcement agencies relating to missing endangered persons.
| Feb 15 | First reading, referred to Public Safety. | |
HB 1896
by Representatives Lytton, Chandler, Blake, MacEwen, and Wilcox
Enhancing compliance with the responsibilities of fishing guides.
Addresses the crime of unlawfully engaging in a fishing guide activity.
| Feb 15 | First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources. | |
| Feb 20 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
| Feb 21 | Scheduled for executive session in the House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 1897
by Representatives McCoy, Ryu, and Pollet
Requiring call location information to be provided to law enforcement responding to an emergency.
Establishes the Kelsey Smith act.Requires a wireless telecommunications provider to provide call location information concerning the telecommunications device of a user when requested by a law enforcement agency for the purpose of responding to a call for emergency services or in an emergency situation that involves the risk of death or serious physical harm.
| Feb 15 | First reading, referred to Technology & Economic Development. | |
| Feb 19 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Technology & Economic Development at 10:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
| Feb 20 | Scheduled for executive session in the House Committee on Technology & Economic Development at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 1898
by Representatives Fey, Sawyer, Fitzgibbon, Jinkins, Farrell, Ryu, Pollet, and Morrell
Concerning the funding of enhanced public transportation zones for public transportation systems.
Addresses the funding of enhanced public transportation zones for public transportation systems.
| Feb 15 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
HB 1899
by Representatives Carlyle, Hunter, Ormsby, Pedersen, Kagi, Tarleton, Sawyer, Jinkins, Ryu, and Pollet
Authorizing the state investment board to invest the assets of the first class cities' retirement systems.
Authorizes the state investment board to enter into agreements with the city councils or commissions of first-class cities to assume the duties of investing the retirement funds of the first-class cities' retirement systems.
| Feb 15 | First reading, referred to Appropriations. | |
| Feb 21 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 3:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 1900
by Representatives Stonier, Magendanz, Hunter, Ryu, Maxwell, and Pollet
Specifying "caseload" for purposes of caseload forecasts of common school students.
Revises the definition of "caseload," for purposes of the caseload forecast council, to include the number of persons expected to meet entitlement requirements in the common school system, by school district and in total statewide.
| Feb 15 | First reading, referred to Appropriations Subcommittee on Education. | |
| Feb 20 | Scheduled for public hearing and executive session in the House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Education at 3:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 1901
by Representatives Hunt and Ryu; by request of Office of Financial Management
Limiting use and disclosure of population enumeration data.
Limits the use and disclosure of population enumeration data.
| Feb 15 | First reading, referred to Government Operations & Elections. | |
| Feb 20 | Scheduled for public hearing and executive session in the House Committee on Government Operations & Elections at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 1902
by Representatives Holy, Shea, Short, Clibborn, Schmick, Ormsby, Fagan, Crouse, Riccelli, Blake, and Kristiansen
Creating intermittent-use trailer license plates.
Allows a registered owner to apply to the department of licensing, county auditor or other agent, or subagent appointed by the director of the department of licensing for an intermittent-use trailer license plate for an intermittent-use trailer.
| Feb 15 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
HB 1903
by Representatives Fitzgibbon and Ryu
Providing unemployment insurance benefit charging relief for part-time employers who continue to employ a claimant on a part-time basis and the claimant qualified for two consecutive claims with wages attributable to at least one employer who employed the claimant in both base years.
Authorizes certain contribution paying base year employers to receive relief of charges for benefits if the charges result from payment to an individual who continues to be employed on a regularly scheduled permanent part-time basis by a base year employer and who qualified for two consecutive unemployment claims where wages were attributable to at least one employer who employed the individual in both base years.
| Feb 15 | First reading, referred to Labor & Workforce Development. | |
| Feb 19 | Scheduled for public hearing and executive session in the House Committee on Labor & Workforce Development at 10:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 1904
by Representatives Hope and Hurst
Addressing agreements between the Washington state patrol, the Washington state department of transportation, and other government entities for police services for projects involving state highway routes and public safety services.
Addresses police services for projects involving state highway routes and public safety services with regard to agreements between the Washington state patrol, the department of transportation, and other government entities.
| Feb 15 | First reading, referred to Appropriations. | |
HB 1905
by Representatives Riccelli, Dunshee, Hunt, Chandler, Haigh, Wilcox, Van De Wege, Buys, Orcutt, Moscoso, Ryu, Smith, Pollet, and Morrell
Addressing the eligibility of support volunteers for the volunteer firefighters' and relief officers' relief and pension system.
Addresses the volunteer firefighters' and relief officers' relief and pension system with regard to eligibility of support volunteers.Requires the designation of a local board of trustees to administer the provisions of the volunteer firefighters' and reserve officers' relief and pension system in every municipal corporation maintaining a regularly organized fire department.
| Feb 15 | First reading, referred to Appropriations. | |
HB 1906
by Representatives O'Ban, Hayes, Kirby, and Klippert
Modifying organized retail theft provisions.
Includes, in the crime of organized retail theft, the theft of property with a cumulative value of at least two hundred fifty dollars from a mercantile establishment with no less than nine accomplices and at least one electronic communication made or received in the course of planning or commission of the theft.
| Feb 15 | First reading, referred to Public Safety. | |
HB 1907
by Representatives O'Ban, Hayes, Smith, Kochmar, Blake, Kirby, Pollet, and Klippert
Creating a sentence enhancement for body armor.
Creates a sentence enhancement for body armor.
| Feb 15 | First reading, referred to Public Safety. | |
HB 1908
by Representatives Scott and Pike
Providing exceptions for firearms on school property provisions.
Brings our state's school zones law into closer conformity with the federal gun-free school zones act.
| Feb 15 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
HJR 4209
by Representatives O'Ban and Hayes
Amending the state Constitution to allow a reasonable suspicion standard in certain searches of students on school grounds.
Proposes an amendment to the state Constitution to allow a reasonable suspicion standard in certain searches of students on school grounds.
| Feb 15 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
SB 5762
by Senator Roach
Concerning relatives in dependency proceedings.
Establishes the Alexis Stuth act.Authorizes a relative of a dependent child to petition the juvenile court to be heard on the department of social and health services' or supervising agency's decision to remove the child from the relative's care, under certain circumstances.Requires the department of social and health services or the supervising agency to, absent good cause, follow the wishes of a parent regarding placement of a child.
| Feb 14 | First reading, referred to Human Services & Corrections. | |
SB 5763
by Senator Roach
Concerning the placement of children with relatives.
Requires the department of social and health services or the supervising agency to, absent good cause, follow the wishes of a parent regarding placement of a child.
| Feb 14 | First reading, referred to Human Services & Corrections. | |
SB 5764
by Senator Roach
Concerning the right to jury trial in termination actions.
Allows a jury trial in juvenile court for termination of parental rights cases.
| Feb 14 | First reading, referred to Human Services & Corrections. | |
SB 5765
by Senators Brown, Chase, Braun, Smith, and Cleveland
Promoting economic development through business and government streamlining projects.
Requires the department of commerce, in collaboration with the office of regulatory assistance and the office of accountability and performance, to conduct multijurisdictional regulatory streamlining projects that impact a specific industry sector or subsector within a specific geographical location.Requires participation of state agencies with regulatory requirements that impact the project's industry sector.
| Feb 14 | First reading, referred to Trade & Economic Development. | |
| Feb 19 | Scheduled for executive session in the Senate Committee on Trade & Economic Development at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
| Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Trade & Economic Development at 5:30 PM. (Subject to change) | ||
SB 5766
by Senators Hobbs, Hatfield, Honeyford, Schoesler, and Brown
Improving relationships between agricultural producers and state regulatory staff.
Requires the state conservation commission to initiate a state forum that includes persons designated by the directors of the departments of ecology, agriculture, natural resources, and fish and wildlife, and agricultural producers nominated to the commission by state and regional agricultural organizations to initiate and test processes that seek to improve mutual understandings and build improved working relationships between agricultural producers and state regulatory personnel.Expires July 1, 2018.
| Feb 14 | First reading, referred to Agriculture, Water & Rural Economic Development. | |
| Feb 18 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Water & Rural Economic Development at 10:00 AM. | |
SB 5767
by Senators Hatfield and Hobbs
Concerning inspection of dairy cattle.
Requires the department of agriculture, upon request by a milk producer, to issue a tag to be placed by the producer before the first point of sale on bull calves and free martins (infertile female calves) under thirty days of age.
| Feb 14 | First reading, referred to Agriculture, Water & Rural Economic Development. | |
| Feb 21 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Water & Rural Economic Development at 10:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 5768
by Senators Keiser and Darneille
Concerning outpatient commitment.
Addresses outpatient commitment.
| Feb 14 | First reading, referred to Human Services & Corrections. | |
SB 5769
by Senators Chase, Ericksen, and Brown
Adding electricity from hydroelectric generation projects with a generating capacity of thirty megawatts or less that do not impede migrating fish to the definition of an eligible renewable resource for the purposes of chapter 19.285 RCW.
Revises the definition of "eligible renewable resource," for purposes of the energy independence act, to include electricity generated from a hydroelectric generation project with a generating capacity of thirty megawatts or less that meets certain criteria.
| Feb 14 | First reading, referred to Energy, Environment & Telecommunications. | |
| Feb 20 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Energy and Environment & Telecommunications at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 5770
by Senators Honeyford, Hatfield, and Hobbs
Permitting conservation districts to use electronic deposits for employee pay and compensation.
Authorizes conservation districts to disburse funds in payment of salaries, wages, and other approved financial reimbursement to an employee or contractor of the district to any financial institution.
| Feb 14 | First reading, referred to Agriculture, Water & Rural Economic Development. | |
| Feb 18 | Public hearing, executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Agriculture, and Water & Rural Economic Development at 10:00 AM. | |
SB 5771
by Senators Darneille and Pearson
Developing a risk assessment instrument for patients committed for involuntary treatment in Washington state.
Requires the state institute for public policy to develop a standardized static risk assessment instrument that assesses risk to the community and, if feasible, risk of rehospitalization for adults involuntarily committed for civil treatment and forensic mental health evaluations.
| Feb 14 | First reading, referred to Human Services & Corrections. | |
| Feb 18 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections at 10:00 AM. | |
SB 5772
by Senators Darneille, Keiser, and Kline
Providing access to the prescription drug monitoring database for clinical laboratories.
Authorizes the department of health to provide data in the prescription monitoring program to personnel of a test site that meets certain standards.
| Feb 14 | First reading, referred to Health Care. | |
SB 5773
by Senators Harper, Eide, Shin, McAuliffe, Nelson, Frockt, and Kline
Concerning local option transportation revenue.
Authorizes certain governing bodies of public transportation benefit areas, for the sole purpose of providing funds for the operation, maintenance, or capital needs of public transportation systems, to submit an authorizing proposition to the voters and, if approved, impose a local motor vehicle excise tax of up to one percent annually on the value of every motor vehicle registered to a person residing within the county.
| Feb 14 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
| Feb 20 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 3:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 5774
by Senators Hewitt, Holmquist Newbry, McAuliffe, Bailey, Keiser, Conway, Schoesler, Kohl-Welles, Mullet, and Kline
Authorizing applications for a special permit to allow alcohol tasting by persons nineteen and twenty years of age under certain circumstances.
Authorizes a special permit to allow tasting of alcohol by persons nineteen and twenty years of age under certain circumstances.
| Feb 14 | First reading, referred to Commerce & Labor. | |
| Feb 22 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Commerce & Labor at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 5775
by Senators Benton, Hobbs, Brown, Ericksen, Conway, and Rivers
Allowing for a veteran designation on drivers' licenses and identicards.
Allows a person to apply to the department of licensing to obtain a veteran designation on a driver's license or an identicard.
| Feb 14 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
| Feb 20 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 3:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 5776
by Senator Parlette
Concerning interest rate and penalty provisions in the current use program.
Addresses interest rate and penalty provisions in the current use program.
| Feb 14 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
| Feb 19 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 3:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 5777
by Senators Hasegawa and Chase
Requiring an audit of the state universities.
Requires the state auditor to conduct a comprehensive financial audit of Washington's state universities to identify cost and profit centers within, and in partnership with, the state universities.Expires July 1, 2014.
| Feb 14 | First reading, referred to Higher Education. | |
SB 5778
by Senators Kohl-Welles, Keiser, Kline, Nelson, Murray, and Frockt
Allowing certain county legislative authorities to impose a sales and use tax by ordinance.
Authorizes the legislative authority of certain counties to opt to impose a sales and use tax by ordinance that clearly states the purpose for which the proposed sales and use tax will be used.
| Feb 14 | First reading, referred to Governmental Operations. | |
SB 5779
by Senators McAuliffe, Fain, and Keiser
Requiring the department of licensing to adopt rules regarding online learning for training in cosmetology, manicuring, barbering, esthetics, and instruction.
Requires the department of licensing to: (1) Adopt rules regarding distance or online learning in the areas of cosmetology, manicuring, barbering, esthetics, and instructor-training; and(2) Provide an evaluation review to the committees of the legislature that oversee the licensing of those professions.
| Feb 14 | First reading, referred to Commerce & Labor. | |
SB 5780
by Senators Baumgartner, Kohl-Welles, McAuliffe, and Schoesler
Creating efficiencies for institutions of higher education.
Exempts certain projects at institutions of higher education, which may be valued up to ten million dollars, from predesign review requirements.Allows certain minor works projects to be valued up to five million dollars for institutions of higher education.Authorizes the regional universities, The Evergreen State College, and the community and technical colleges to, under certain circumstances, enter into financing contracts for real property.
| Feb 14 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 5781
by Senators Hobbs, Conway, King, Chase, Hasegawa, and Pearson
Authorizing membership in the Washington public safety employees' retirement system for employees at city and county corrections departments, public corrections entities, the department of corrections, and the department of social and health services who provide direct care to, or ensure the custody and safety of, offender and patient populations.
Provides options to employees at corrections departments, public corrections entities, the department of corrections, and the department of social and health services who are members of the public employees' retirement system plan 2 or plan 3 to remain in the public employees' retirement system or become a member of the public safety employees' retirement system plan 2.
| Feb 14 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 5782
by Senators Chase, Rivers, Kline, Benton, Nelson, Baumgartner, Darneille, Cleveland, Shin, Kohl-Welles, Keiser, Hasegawa, McAuliffe, Schlicher, Harper, and Rolfes
Establishing standards for the use of public unmanned aircraft systems.
Provides clear standards for the lawful use of unmanned aerial vehicles by state and local jurisdictions.
| Feb 14 | First reading, referred to Law & Justice. | |
| Feb 20 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 5783
by Senators Shin, Harper, Keiser, Nelson, Conway, King, Sheldon, Holmquist Newbry, Hasegawa, Hobbs, and Eide
Modifying the Washington customized employment training program to include industry cluster associations.
Includes industry cluster associations in the customized employment training program.
| Feb 14 | First reading, referred to Trade & Economic Development. | |
| Feb 19 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Trade & Economic Development at 5:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 5784
by Senators Holmquist Newbry, Hewitt, Harper, Eide, Hobbs, Keiser, Becker, Hasegawa, Shin, Kline, Braun, Fain, and Conway; by request of Governor Inslee
Concerning the joint center for aerospace technology innovation.
Authorizes expenditures from the economic development strategic reserve account for the joint center for aerospace technology innovation.Eliminates the termination and repeal, under the sunset act, of the joint center for aerospace technology innovation.
| Feb 14 | First reading, referred to Trade & Economic Development. | |
| Feb 19 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Trade & Economic Development at 5:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 5785
by Senators Ericksen, Rolfes, King, Ranker, and Eide
Modifying requirements for the display and replacement of license plates.
Changes display and replacement requirements for license plates and special license plates.
| Feb 14 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
| Feb 20 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 3:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 5786
by Senator Hargrove
Requiring certain information in commercial fishing guide license applications.
Requires certain information on an application for a food fish guide license and a game fish guide license.
| Feb 15 | First reading, referred to Natural Resources & Parks. | |
| Feb 19 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Natural Resources & Parks at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 5787
by Senators Bailey, Kohl-Welles, and Cleveland
Adding the chair of the student achievement council to the Washington higher education facilities authority.
Changes the composition of the Washington higher education facilities authority.
| Feb 15 | First reading, referred to Higher Education. | |
| Feb 19 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Higher Education at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 5788
by Senators Nelson, Fraser, and Ranker; by request of Department of Ecology
Regarding water discharge fees.
Modifies provisions relating to domestic wastewater facilities permit discharge fees.
| Feb 15 | First reading, referred to Energy, Environment & Telecommunications. | |
SB 5789
by Senators Sheldon and Schoesler
Addressing contractor liability for industrial insurance premiums.
Modifies provisions relating to the liability of a contractor for industrial insurance premiums.
| Feb 15 | First reading, referred to Commerce & Labor. | |
SB 5790
by Senator Litzow
Expanding participation in innovation academy cooperatives.
Allows high school students residing in other school districts to enroll in the innovation academy cooperative.
| Feb 15 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. | |
SB 5791
by Senators Fain, Hobbs, Litzow, Eide, Hill, King, Keiser, Murray, Dammeier, Hatfield, Becker, Kohl-Welles, Honeyford, and McAuliffe
Supporting youth programs through agricultural fairs and the horse racing industry.
Requires money in the state lottery account to be used for distribution to the state fair fund and the horse racing commission operating account to support youth programs through agricultural fairs and the horse racing commission.
| Feb 15 | First reading, referred to Commerce & Labor. | |
| Feb 22 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Commerce & Labor at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 5792
by Senators Honeyford, Keiser, and Becker
Concerning health care services for inmates in city, county, and regional jails.
Requires providers of hospital services to contract with a correctional facility for inpatient, outpatient, and ancillary services if deemed appropriate by the correctional facility.
| Feb 15 | First reading, referred to Health Care. | |
SB 5793
by Senators Darneille and Conway
Concerning the funding of enhanced public transportation zones for public transportation systems.
Addresses the funding of enhanced public transportation zones for public transportation systems.
| Feb 15 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SB 5794
by Senators Dammeier, Ranker, McAuliffe, Honeyford, Eide, and Litzow
Concerning alternative learning experience courses.
Modifies provisions relating to alternative learning experience courses.
| Feb 15 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. | |
| Feb 20 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 5795
by Senators Hewitt and Murray
Advancing the deadline for approval of the redistricting plan.
Advances the deadline for approval of a redistricting plan.
| Feb 15 | First reading, referred to Governmental Operations. | |
| Feb 21 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Governmental Operations at 10:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 5796
by Senators Schoesler and Ericksen
Concerning emissions from certain emergency power sources.
Addresses requirements of emergency engines and backup generators for use at hospitals, sewage treatment plants, data centers, and other vital public services.
| Feb 15 | First reading, referred to Energy, Environment & Telecommunications. | |
| Feb 20 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Energy and Environment & Telecommunications at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 5797
by Senators Hobbs and Padden
Encouraging the establishment of effective specialty courts.
Encourages the supreme court to adopt administrative orders and court rules of practice and procedure it deems necessary to support the establishment of effective specialty courts.
| Feb 15 | First reading, referred to Law & Justice. | |
| Feb 20 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 5798
by Senators Hobbs, Litzow, Kohl-Welles, Harper, Ranker, Nelson, Hasegawa, Hatfield, Rolfes, Keiser, Schlicher, McAuliffe, Chase, Frockt, Conway, Billig, Darneille, Kline, Fraser, Cleveland, Eide, Mullet, and Murray
Concerning health plan coverage for the voluntary termination of a pregnancy.
Requires certain health plans, that provide coverage for maternity care or services, to provide a covered person with substantially equivalent coverage to permit the voluntary termination of a pregnancy.
| Feb 15 | First reading, referred to Health Care. | |
SB 5799
by Senators Schlicher, Kohl-Welles, Murray, and McAuliffe
Establishing a tourism stakeholder task force for the purpose of increasing trade and economic development in Washington state.
Requires a tourism stakeholder task force to convene to identify effective operational structures and long-term funding sources for the implementation of a statewide tourism marketing program.Expires December 1, 2013.
| Feb 15 | First reading, referred to Trade & Economic Development. | |
| Feb 19 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Trade & Economic Development at 5:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 5800
by Senators Schlicher, Eide, and Rolfes
Limiting the scope of the department of transportation's administration of the state's ferry system.
Limits the scope of the department of transportation's responsibilities and powers with regard to the ferry system to only the maintenance and operation of ferries and ferry facilities and the acquisition of new ferries or ferry facilities when directed by the legislature.
| Feb 15 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SB 5801
by Senators Schlicher, Eide, and Rolfes
Concerning the review of and recommendations for ferry fares.
Expands the duties of the executive committee of the Washington state ferry users relating to: (1) Understanding the Washington state ferries operating and capital budgets;(2) Proposals to fare schedule changes;(3) Operating budget cost savings and efficiency strategies; and(4) Overall fare strategies and policies.Requires the legislature to set a farebox recovery rate in the biennial omnibus transportation appropriations act 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 Washington state ferries personnel assignments.Requires the executive committee to provide the transportation commission with recommendations on the adoption of fares and pricing policies.
| Feb 15 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SB 5802
by Senators Ranker, Litzow, Frockt, Cleveland, Billig, Kohl-Welles, Murray, and McAuliffe; by request of Governor Inslee
Developing recommendations to achieve the state's greenhouse gas emissions limits.
Requires the office of the governor to contract with an independent and objective organization to prepare a credible evaluation of approaches to reducing greenhouse gas emissions.Creates the climate legislative and executive work group to recommend a state program of actions and policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.Makes appropriations.
| Feb 15 | First reading, referred to Energy, Environment & Telecommunications. | |
| Feb 20 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Energy and Environment & Telecommunications at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 5803
by Senators Schoesler and Hargrove
Concerning claims against public entities.
Addresses the state's immunity from liability for the tortious conduct of its employees or officers.
| Feb 15 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 5804
by Senators Baumgartner and Hill
Addressing federal receipts reporting requirements.
Requires the departments of social and health services, health, commerce, ecology, fish and wildlife, and early learning, the office of the superintendent of public instruction, and the state health care authority to: (1) Report the amount of federal funds received and expended and the percentage that the funds represent of their overall budget; and(2) Develop contingency plans that reflect both a five percent and a twenty-five percent reduction in federal funding.
| Feb 15 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
| Feb 21 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 3:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 5805
by Senators Hobbs, Sheldon, Holmquist Newbry, Rivers, Dammeier, and King
Concerning projects of statewide significance for economic development and transportation.
Provides a mechanism for local governments and state and federal agencies to perform a coordinated and comprehensive review of projects of statewide significance for economic development and transportation.
| Feb 15 | First reading, referred to Trade & Economic Development. | |
| Feb 19 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Trade & Economic Development at 5:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
SJM 8008
by Senators Schlicher, Smith, Rolfes, and Kohl-Welles
Requesting that congress pass and the president sign legislation implementing certain visa reforms.
Requests congress to pass and the president to sign legislation implementing certain visa reforms.
| Feb 15 | First reading, referred to Trade & Economic Development. | |
SJR 8210
by Senators Hewitt and Murray
Amending the Constitution to advance the date for completion of the redistricting plan.
Proposes an amendment to the state Constitution to advance the date for completion of the redistricting plan.
| Feb 15 | First reading, referred to Governmental Operations. | |
| Feb 21 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Governmental Operations at 10:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |