 | WASHINGTON STATE LEGISLATURE | |
| Legislative Digest No. 32 | ||
| SIXTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE | ||
| Monday, March 4, 2013 | 50th 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.
Electronic versions of Legislative Digests are available at http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/digests.aspx?year=2013.
HB 1037-S
by House Committee on Government Operations & Elections (originally sponsored by Representatives Moeller, Fitzgibbon, Appleton, Hudgins, Morrell, and Bergquist)
Establishing a cost recovery mechanism for public records sought for commercial purposes.
Authorizes public agencies to recover their costs by charging reasonable fees for the production of public records that are requested for the purpose of sale or resale.
| Jan 23 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Government Operations & Elections at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 19 | GOE - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Government Operations & Elections at 8:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 21 | Referred to Appropriations. | |
HB 1271-S
by House Committee on Health Care & Wellness (originally sponsored by Representatives Jinkins, Johnson, Morrell, Green, Harris, Cody, Ryu, and Tharinger)
Concerning the practice of denturism.
Revises the definition of "practice of denturism" to include certain nonorthodontic removable oral devices and teeth whitening services.
| Feb 5 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 15 | HCW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 1:30 PM. | ||
| Feb 20 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
HB 1284-S
by House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services (originally sponsored by Representatives Roberts, Walsh, Kagi, Sawyer, Goodman, Freeman, Farrell, Appleton, Ryu, Reykdal, Santos, and Habib)
Concerning the rights of parents who are incarcerated or in residential substance abuse treatment.
Expands the rights of parents who are incarcerated or in residential substance abuse treatment with regard to: (1) Shelter care case conferences;(2) Permanency plans of care; and(3) Termination of parent-child relationship proceedings.
| Feb 5 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 15 | 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. | ||
| Feb 20 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
| Feb 22 | Made eligible to be placed on second reading. | |
HB 1302-S
by House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services (originally sponsored by Representatives Roberts, Walsh, Kagi, Goodman, Carlyle, Freeman, Stonier, Reykdal, Lytton, Jinkins, Ryu, Maxwell, Tharinger, Santos, and Pollet)
Concerning extended foster care services.
Modifies provisions relating to extended foster care services.
| Feb 7 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 19 | ELHS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 1:30 PM. | ||
| Feb 22 | Referred to Appropriations. | |
| Feb 26 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 28 | APP - Executive action taken by committee. | |
| APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 1:30 PM. | ||
| Mar 1 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
HB 1309-S
by House Committee on Environment (originally sponsored by Representatives Upthegrove, Short, Magendanz, Nealey, Morris, Walsh, Takko, McCoy, Liias, Springer, Pollet, and Kagi)
Directing state investments of existing litter tax revenues under chapter 82.19 RCW in material waste management efforts without increasing the tax rate.
Requires the department of ecology to: (1) Increase public awareness of the need for composting;(2) Foster public and private composting of compostable materials; and(3) Coordinate and expend funds collected from the litter tax with priority given to products identified under RCW 82.19.020 and solely for the purposes of waste reduction, recycling, composting, and litter collection and control programs.Changes the distribution of money from the waste reduction, recycling, and litter control account.
| Feb 14 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Environment at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 19 | ENVI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Environment at 8:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 21 | Referred to Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government. | |
| Feb 23 | APPG - Executive action taken by committee. | |
| APPG - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by Environment. | ||
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Public hearing and executive action taken in the House Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government at 9:00 AM. | ||
| Mar 1 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
HB 1328-S
by House Committee on Business & Financial Services (originally sponsored by Representatives Kirby, Ryu, and Maxwell; by request of Department of Financial Institutions)
Regulating mortgage brokers.
Addresses the regulation of mortgage brokers by the department of financial institutions.Clarifies the department of financial institutions' existing regulatory authority regarding residential mortgage loan modification services.
| Jan 29 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Business & Financial Services at 9:00 AM. | |
| Jan 30 | Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Business & Financial Services at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 19 | BFS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Business & Financial Services at 8:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 21 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
HB 1364-S
by House Committee on Environment (originally sponsored by Representatives Tharinger, Zeiger, Moscoso, Crouse, Liias, McCoy, Fitzgibbon, Upthegrove, Maxwell, Morrell, Pollet, and Fey)
Adopting the Washington small rechargeable battery stewardship act.
Establishes the Washington small rechargeable battery stewardship act.Finds and declares that: (1) It is important to ensure that all entities supplying small rechargeable batteries to users in Washington, whether as stand alone units or as easily removable components of products, bear the same battery stewardship obligations; and(2) Addressing certain existing and future barriers to implementation of voluntary industry programs to collect and recycle used small rechargeable batteries will facilitate these interests.Creates the used battery stewardship account.Provides that the act is void if a federal law, or a combination of federal laws, takes effect that establishes a national program for the collection and recycling of both used nonrechargeable batteries and used small rechargeable batteries.
| Feb 7 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Environment at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 19 | ENVI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Environment at 8:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 20 | Referred to Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government. | |
| Feb 23 | APPG - Executive action taken by committee. | |
| APPG - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by Environment. | ||
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Public hearing and executive action taken in the House Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government at 9:00 AM. | ||
| Mar 1 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
HB 1403-S
by House Committee on Technology & Economic Development (originally sponsored by Representatives Smith, Morris, Short, Ryu, Magendanz, Blake, Walsh, Hansen, Dahlquist, and Maxwell)
Promoting economic development by providing information to businesses.
Requires certain state agencies to develop a timeline with the department of revenue for full participation in the implementation of the business license center act.
| Feb 5 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Technology & Economic Development at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 19 | TED - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Technology & Economic Development at 10:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 21 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
HB 1418-S
by House Committee on Government Operations & Elections (originally sponsored by Representatives Hunt, Buys, Manweller, and Warnick)
Regarding hours of availability of cities, towns, and special purpose districts for inspection and copying of public records.
Requires cities, towns, and special purpose districts that customarily do not maintain regular office hours to post, on the agency headquarters location, and web site if the agency maintains one, instructions on how to contact agency personnel to inspect or copy public records.
| Feb 12 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Government Operations & Elections at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 19 | GOE - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Government Operations & Elections at 8:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 21 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
HB 1456-S
by House Committee on Government Operations & Elections (originally sponsored by Representatives Hunt, Moscoso, Seaquist, Blake, Riccelli, Reykdal, Stanford, Fitzgibbon, and Bergquist)
Authorizing pretax payroll deductions for qualified transit and parking benefits.
Requires payroll deductions for qualified transit and parking benefits to be pretax as allowed under the federal internal revenue code.
| Feb 12 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Government Operations & Elections at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 19 | GOE - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Government Operations & Elections at 8:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 21 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
HB 1498-S
by House Committee on Environment (originally sponsored by Representatives Upthegrove, Short, and Ryu)
Improving reports on electronic waste collection.
Requires additional information in the annual electronic product recycling reports prepared by the Washington materials management and financing authority.
| Feb 7 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Environment at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 19 | ENVI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Environment at 8:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 21 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
HB 1525-S
by House Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Representatives Orwall, Pedersen, Goodman, Hunt, Roberts, Upthegrove, Ryu, and Jinkins)
Concerning birth certificates and other birth-related information.
Revises adoption provisions with regard to: (1) Mandatory disclosure of nonidentifying information of a birth parent, an adoptee, or an adoptive parent;(2) Allowing an adult adoptee to obtain uncertified copies of his or her original birth certificate under certain circumstances;(3) The expiration of affidavits of nondisclosure; and(4) The state registrar's authority in preparing the record of a birth to include the name, place, and date of birth of the biological parents.
| Feb 6 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Judiciary at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 19 | JUDI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Judiciary at 10:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 21 | Referred to Appropriations Subcommittee on Health & Human Services. | |
| Feb 25 | APPH - Executive action taken by committee. | |
| APPH - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by Judiciary. | ||
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Public hearing and executive action taken in the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Health & Human Services at 1:30 PM. | ||
| Mar 1 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
HB 1566-S
by House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services (originally sponsored by Representatives Carlyle, Kagi, Ryu, Roberts, Moscoso, and Pollet)
Concerning educational outcomes of youth in out-of-home care.
Provides an educational liaison for youth in out-of-home care.Expands eligibility requirements for the passport to college promise program.Requires the office of the superintendent of public instruction to contract with a nongovernmental entity to establish one demonstration site in a school district or group of school districts located in western Washington to improve the educational outcomes of dependent students through individualized education services, monitoring and supporting dependent youth's completion of educational milestones, remediation needs, and special education needs.
| Feb 12 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 19 | ELHS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 1:30 PM. | ||
| Feb 21 | Referred to Appropriations. | |
| Feb 28 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 1:30 PM. | |
| Mar 1 | Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 9:00 AM. | |
HB 1588-S
by House Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Representatives Pedersen, Hope, Jinkins, Hansen, Freeman, Kagi, Walsh, Carlyle, Hunter, Clibborn, Ormsby, Cody, Green, Stanford, Orwall, Maxwell, Liias, Pettigrew, Tharinger, Springer, Hudgins, Wylie, Moeller, Fitzgibbon, Ryu, Roberts, Goodman, Riccelli, Farrell, Fey, Appleton, Pollet, Habib, Bergquist, Moscoso, Hunt, Santos, and Reykdal)
Requiring universal background checks for firearms transfers.
Broadens the requirement for a background check to apply to all firearms sales in the state.
| Feb 13 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Judiciary at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 19 | JUDI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Judiciary at 10:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 22 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
HB 1638-S
by House Committee on Business & Financial Services (originally sponsored by Representatives Ryu, Kirby, Cody, and Morrell; by request of Insurance Commissioner)
Addressing insurance, generally.
Makes revisions and updates relating to the authority and means of implementing the insurance code.
| Feb 13 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Business & Financial Services at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 19 | BFS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Business & Financial Services at 8:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 21 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
HB 1647-S
by House Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Representatives Tarleton, Haler, Riccelli, Maxwell, Sawyer, Scott, Bergquist, Farrell, Morrell, Jinkins, Roberts, and Pollet)
Requiring landlords to maintain and safeguard keys to dwelling units.
Requires landlords to maintain and safeguard master keys and duplicate keys to dwelling units.
| Feb 14 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Judiciary at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 19 | JUDI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Judiciary at 10:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 21 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
HB 1663-S
by House Committee on Technology & Economic Development (originally sponsored by Representatives Tharinger, Nealey, Van De Wege, Johnson, Takko, Blake, Haigh, Kretz, Fey, Hayes, Short, Crouse, and Ryu)
Extending the sales and use tax exemption for hog fuel used to produce electricity, steam, heat, or biofuel.
Delays, until June 30, 2024, the expiration of the sales and use tax exemption for hog fuel used to produce electricity, steam, heat, or biofuel.Requires taxpayers claiming the exemption to file a complete annual survey with the department of revenue.
| Feb 12 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Technology & Economic Development at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 19 | TED - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Technology & Economic Development at 10:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 21 | Referred to Finance. | |
| Feb 26 | FIN - Executive action taken by committee. | |
| FIN - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | ||
| Public hearing and executive action taken in the House Committee on Finance at 8:00 AM. | ||
| Mar 1 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
HB 1686-S
by House Committee on Higher Education (originally sponsored by Representatives Seaquist, Haler, Roberts, Zeiger, Reykdal, Springer, Pettigrew, Pollet, Dahlquist, McCoy, Maxwell, Fagan, Morrell, and Ryu; by request of State Board for Community and Technical Colleges)
Concerning high school equivalency certificates.
Replaces general equivalency degrees and general educational development tests with high school equivalency certificates and tests.Establishes a high school equivalency certificate which is a certificate issued jointly by the state board for community and technical colleges and the office of the superintendent of public instruction that indicates that the holder has attained standard scores at or above the minimum proficiency level prescribed by the state board on a high school equivalency test.
| Feb 12 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Higher Education at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 19 | HE - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Higher Education at 8:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 21 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
HB 1740-S
by House Committee on Business & Financial Services (originally sponsored by Representatives Kirby, Ryu, and Moscoso; by request of Department of Licensing)
Concerning fingerprint-based background checks for state-registered appraiser trainee applicants and existing credential holders.
Requires applicants for registration as a real estate appraiser trainee and applicants seeking to change the level of his or her credential to submit to a background investigation.
| Feb 13 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Business & Financial Services at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 19 | BFS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Business & Financial Services at 8:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 21 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
HB 1853-S
by House Committee on Labor & Workforce Development (originally sponsored by Representatives Maxwell, Hayes, Van De Wege, Kretz, Springer, Sells, Seaquist, Morrell, Ryu, Tharinger, and Freeman)
Clarifying that real estate brokers licensed under chapter 18.85 RCW are independent contractors.
Clarifies that certain real estate brokers are independent contractors.
| Feb 19 | LWD - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Public hearing and executive action taken in the House Committee on Labor & Workforce Development at 10:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 21 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
HB 1972
by Representative Hunter; by request of Office of Financial Management
Restructuring and eliminating certain accounts used by the department of enterprise services.
Restructures accounts used by the department of enterprise services.Repeals the public printing revolving account and directs any funds remaining in the account to be transferred to the enterprise services account.
| Mar 1 | First reading, referred to Appropriations (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1973
by Representative Clibborn
Concerning driver licensing examination fees.
Requires applicants that have completed or will complete the portions of the driver licensing examination that test the applicant's knowledge of traffic laws and ability to safely operate a motor vehicle to pay a fee of five dollars for the vision test and other portions of the driver licensing examination.
| Mar 1 | First reading, referred to Transportation (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1974
by Representative Fey
Extending the commute trip reduction tax credit.
Delays the expiration of the commute trip reduction tax credit.
| Mar 1 | First reading, referred to Finance (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
SB 5459-S
by Senate Committee on Health Care (originally sponsored by Senators Becker, Keiser, Parlette, Dammeier, and Kline)
Requiring ninety-day supply limits on certain drugs dispensed by a pharmacist.
Prohibits a pharmacist from dispensing more than a ninety-day supply of certain drugs.
| Feb 18 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health Care at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 19 | HLTH - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Health Care at 10:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 20 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
| Feb 25 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
| Feb 27 | 1st substitute bill substituted. | |
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. | ||
| Feb 28 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. | |
SB 5508-S
by Senate Committee on Commerce & Labor (originally sponsored by Senators Hatfield and Shin)
Restricting prevailing wages on certain rural school district projects.
Exempts public works and public building service maintenance contracts of rural school districts from prevailing wage requirements.
| Feb 13 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Commerce & Labor at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 18 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Commerce & Labor at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 19 | CL - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Feb 20 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
SB 5531-S
by Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections (originally sponsored by Senators Darneille, Litzow, Hargrove, Murray, Nelson, Carrell, Pearson, Fain, Mullet, Harper, Tom, Rivers, Hewitt, Hill, and Keiser)
Measuring performance of the child welfare system.
Recognizes that the goals of the child welfare system are to protect the safety, permanence, and well-being of the children it serves and to measure safety, permanence, and well-being such that the public and the legislature understand how the child welfare system is performing.Requires a university-based child welfare research entity and the department of social and health services, in collaboration with other stakeholders, to develop measurements in the areas of safety, permanence, and well-being using existing and available data.
| Feb 11 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 20 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections at 5:30 PM. | |
| Feb 21 | HSC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| And refer to Ways & Means. | ||
| Referred to Ways & Means. | ||
SB 5552-S
by Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections (originally sponsored by Senators Darneille, Kline, Chase, Nelson, Hasegawa, Kohl-Welles, Keiser, McAuliffe, and Shin)
Improving child support collections by requiring reporting of compensation and establishing an intercept program.
Requires any person or entity doing business in the state, who is required to file a report with the internal revenue service for services received from an independent contractor in the course of doing business, to report to the state support registry the hiring of any independent contractor who resides or works in the state to whom the person or entity anticipates paying compensation.Requires the department of social and health services to: (1) Establish a gambling payment intercept program to require licensees to withhold payments from winning players who owe past due child support;(2) Develop and maintain a gambling payment intercept registry to allow licensees to determine if a winning player owes past due child support; and(3) Work with the gambling commission to include participation in the gambling payment intercept program when the commission is negotiating tribal gaming compacts with the tribes.
| Feb 12 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 20 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections at 5:30 PM. | |
| Feb 21 | HSC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| And refer to Ways & Means. | ||
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Referred to Ways & Means. | ||
| Feb 28 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM. | |
| Mar 1 | Executive session in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM. | |
SB 5566-S
by Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections (originally sponsored by Senators Pearson, Carrell, and Harper)
Concerning interviewing children in child protective services investigations at children's advocacy centers.
Specifies that, when conducting an investigation of alleged abuse or neglect of a child, if a children's advocacy center is reasonably available in the area where a forensic interview is to be conducted, the department of social and health services or law enforcement agency may consider conducting the interview at the center or providing the child with information on how to connect with services at the center.
| Feb 11 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 20 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections at 5:30 PM. | |
| Feb 21 | HSC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 5590-S
by Senate Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Senators Eide, King, and Shin; by request of Department of Licensing)
Modifying requirements for the operation of commercial motor vehicles in compliance with federal regulations.
Changes certain requirements for the operation of commercial motor vehicles in order to comply with federal regulations.
| Feb 19 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 3:30 PM. | |
| Feb 20 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 3:30 PM. | |
| Feb 21 | TRAN - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 5595-S
by Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections (originally sponsored by Senators Billig, Litzow, Darneille, Fain, Hargrove, McAuliffe, Harper, Nelson, Hobbs, Mullet, Frockt, Cleveland, Rolfes, Kohl-Welles, Shin, Kline, and Conway)
Concerning child care reform.
Establishes an early achievers program for supporting and rewarding child care providers for providing high-quality child care.Requires the department of early learning and the department of social and health services to convene a parent and provider oversight board.Establishes a legislative task force on child care improvements for the future.Allows all licensed and certified child care programs to enroll in the early achievers program.
| Feb 18 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 20 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections at 5:30 PM. | |
| Feb 21 | HSC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
| On motion, referred to Ways & Means. | ||
| Feb 28 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM. | |
| Mar 1 | Executive session in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM. | |
SB 5598-S
by Senate Committee on Financial Institutions, Housing & Insurance (originally sponsored by Senators Mullet, Litzow, McAuliffe, Fain, Kohl-Welles, Shin, Nelson, Chase, and Frockt; by request of Washington State Housing Finance Commission)
Concerning the disposition of surplus property for the development of affordable housing.
Authorizes regional transit authorities, the department of social and health services, the department of corrections, the department of enterprise services, the parks and recreation commission, the department of natural resources, and the department of transportation to sell, lease, or exchange real property for less than fair market value to certain eligible organizations, or create beneficial sales terms, if the affordable housing to be developed on the property is to be occupied primarily by extremely low-income, very low-income, federally qualified low-income, or low-income households.Authorizes local governments to sell surplus property at a discount for affordable housing if the affordable housing complies with certain guidelines.
| Feb 14 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Financial Institutions and Housing & Insurance at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 19 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Financial Institutions and Housing & Insurance at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 20 | FIHI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| On motion, referred to Ways & Means. | ||
SB 5624-S
by Senate Committee on Higher Education (originally sponsored by Senators McAuliffe, Litzow, Shin, Kohl-Welles, Hasegawa, Rolfes, Hobbs, Becker, Frockt, Chase, Eide, and Conway)
Aligning high-demand secondary STEM or career and technical education programs with applied baccalaureate programs.
Requires the statewide director of math, science, and technology to work with the state board for community and technical colleges to develop high-demand applied baccalaureate programs that align with high quality secondary science, technology, engineering, and mathematics programs and career and technical education programs.Requires the state board for community and technical colleges to select community or technical colleges to develop and offer two programs that support the continuation of high quality science, technology, engineering, and mathematics programs or career and technical education programs offered to students in kindergarten through twelfth grade who are prepared and aspire to continue in these high-demand areas in college and the workforce.Makes an appropriation.
| Feb 8 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 14 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Higher Education at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 19 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Higher Education at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 20 | HIE - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| And refer to Ways & Means. | ||
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
| Referred to Ways & Means. | ||
| Feb 26 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM. | |
| Mar 1 | Executive session in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM. | |
SB 5648-S
by Senate Committee on Energy, Environment & Telecommunications (originally sponsored by Senators Brown, Hatfield, Rivers, Hobbs, Sheldon, Smith, Honeyford, Schoesler, and Hewitt)
Making energy conservation a top priority by adding new incentives and aligning the timing of the acquisitions of eligible renewable resources, electricity, or equivalent renewable energy credits, with the need for additional electric generating resources to serve consumers' loads, without changing the eligible renewable targets.
Encourages the acquisition of energy conservation and eligible renewable resources by allowing utilities greater flexibility to meet conservation and eligible renewable targets and consumers' energy needs in the most prudent and cost-effective manner.Removes unintended economic hardship on electric consumers and reinforces the policy intentions of Initiative Measure No. 937 (2006), including stabilizing electric prices, increasing conservation, creating high quality local jobs, and avoiding and mitigating potential future market distortions and excess energy events due to RPS targets that are increasing faster than load growth.
| Feb 12 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Energy and Environment & Telecommunications at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 20 | EET - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Energy and Environment & Telecommunications at 8:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 21 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
| Feb 25 | Made eligible to be placed on second reading. | |
SB 5656-S
by Senate Committee on Trade & Economic Development (originally sponsored by Senators Braun, Carrell, Rivers, Sheldon, Hobbs, and Fain)
Revising business licensing systems.
Addresses the issuance and renewal of a city's general business licenses.
| Feb 12 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Trade & Economic Development at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 19 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Trade & Economic Development at 5:30 PM. | |
| Feb 20 | TRED - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| And refer to Ways & Means. | ||
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
| Feb 21 | Referred to Ways & Means. | |
| Feb 26 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM. | |
| Mar 1 | Executive session in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM. | |
SB 5680-S
by Senate Committee on Trade & Economic Development (originally sponsored by Senators Brown, Chase, King, Litzow, Dammeier, Rivers, Schlicher, Smith, Braun, Parlette, Hewitt, and Tom)
Promoting economic development by providing information to businesses.
Requires certain state agencies to develop a timeline with the department of revenue for full participation in the implementation of the business license center act.
| Feb 19 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Trade & Economic Development at 8:00 AM. | |
| Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Trade & Economic Development at 5:30 PM. | ||
| Feb 20 | TRED - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| And refer to Ways & Means. | ||
| Feb 21 | Referred to Ways & Means. | |
| Feb 26 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM. | |
| Mar 1 | Executive session in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM. | |
SB 5681-S
by Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections (originally sponsored by Senators Rolfes and Keiser)
Facilitating treatment for persons with co-occurring disorders by requiring development of an integrated rule.
Requires the department of social and health services to develop a fully integrated rule that would permit an agency providing co-occurring treatment for chemical dependency and mental health disorders to follow one set of administrative code to facilitate the streamlined and blended provision of these services.Expires June 30, 2017.
| Feb 18 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 20 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections at 5:30 PM. | |
| Feb 21 | HSC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Feb 25 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
| Mar 1 | 1st substitute bill substituted. | |
| Floor amendment(s) adopted. | ||
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 47; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2. | ||
SB 5684-S
by Senate Committee on Commerce & Labor (originally sponsored by Senator King)
Addressing the prevailing rate of wage paid on public works.
Exempts from prevailing wage requirements, workers or other persons who only deliver materials, supplies, or equipment without fabricating them into, or consuming them in the performance of, the work of any contractor or subcontractor on a public works project.
| Feb 13 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Commerce & Labor at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 20 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Commerce & Labor at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 21 | CL - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Feb 25 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
SB 5686-S
by Senate Committee on Commerce & Labor (originally sponsored by Senator King)
Requiring surveys to develop data for prevailing wage determinations.
Requires the department of labor and industries to provide any current prevailing wage survey to each contractor renewing a contractor registration or renewing an electrical contractor license.Prohibits a contractor from bidding on any public works subject to prevailing wage requirements unless the contractor has submitted any applicable prevailing wage survey to the department of labor and industries.
| Feb 13 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Commerce & Labor at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 20 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Commerce & Labor at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 21 | CL - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Feb 27 | Made eligible to be placed on second reading. | |
SB 5689-S
by Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections (originally sponsored by Senator Darneille)
Concerning access to juvenile records.
Declares that it is the policy of the state that the interest in juvenile rehabilitation and reintegration constitutes compelling circumstances that outweigh the public interest in continued availability of juvenile court records that do not result in adjudication or conviction.Restricts court records and public court indices containing nonadjudication or nonconviction information relating to the commission of juvenile offenses from public access.
| Feb 19 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 20 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections at 5:30 PM. | |
| Feb 21 | HSC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| And refer to Ways & Means. | ||
| Referred to Ways & Means. | ||
| Feb 27 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 2:00 PM. | |
| Feb 28 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM. | |
| Mar 1 | WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 5697-S
by Senate Committee on Trade & Economic Development (originally sponsored by Senators Braun, Carrell, Dammeier, Rivers, and Sheldon)
Reducing the frequency of local sales and use tax changes.
Allows changes to local sales and use taxes only on the first of April or October.
| Feb 12 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Trade & Economic Development at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 19 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Trade & Economic Development at 5:30 PM. | |
| Feb 20 | TRED - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Feb 21 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
| Feb 27 | Made eligible to be placed on second reading. | |
SB 5718-S
by Senate Committee on Trade & Economic Development (originally sponsored by Senators Brown, Chase, Smith, Braun, Carrell, Schlicher, and Frockt)
Providing monitoring of the development of a one-stop portal for Washington businesses.
Finds that regulatory agencies were directed through an executive order in 2006 to develop a one-stop business portal, but it has not yet been developed.Declares an intent to monitor the progress towards development and implementation of the one-stop business portal.Requires the office of the chief information officer to provide the economic development committees of the legislature with a plan for establishing performance benchmarks and measuring the results of implementing a one-stop integrated system for business interactions with government.Provides contingent expiration dates.
| Feb 19 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Trade & Economic Development at 8:00 AM. | |
| Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Trade & Economic Development at 5:30 PM. | ||
| Feb 20 | TRED - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Feb 21 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
| Feb 25 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
| Mar 1 | 1st substitute bill substituted. | |
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 47; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2. | ||
SB 5723-S
by Senate Committee on Commerce & Labor (originally sponsored by Senators Hewitt, Conway, Brown, and Kline)
Authorizing enhanced raffles conducted by bona fide charitable or nonprofit organizations serving individuals with intellectual disabilities.
Authorizes a bona fide charitable or nonprofit organization, whose primary purpose is serving individuals with intellectual disabilities, to conduct enhanced raffles if licensed by the gambling commission.
| Feb 18 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Commerce & Labor at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 20 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Commerce & Labor at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 21 | CL - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Feb 27 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
SB 5735-S
by Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections (originally sponsored by Senators Hargrove, Carrell, and Darneille)
Concerning registered sex or kidnapping offenders.
Modifies provisions relating to registered sex offenders and kidnapping offenders.
| Feb 20 | Public hearing and executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections at 5:30 PM. | |
| Feb 21 | HSC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| And refer to Ways & Means. | ||
| On motion, referred to Rules. | ||
| Feb 27 | Made eligible to be placed on second reading. | |
SB 5864
by Senators Cleveland, Murray, Eide, Harper, Fraser, Hatfield, Keiser, Frockt, Kline, Nelson, Darneille, Chase, Ranker, Conway, Shin, Kohl-Welles, Hasegawa, and McAuliffe
Authorizing bonds for the financing of the Columbia river crossing project.
Requires the state finance committee, in order to provide funds necessary for the location, design, right-of-way, and construction of the Columbia river crossing project, to issue and sell upon the request of the department of transportation up to four hundred fifty million dollars in funding and the additional cost of financing in general obligation bonds of the state.
| Mar 1 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SJM 8009
by Senators Hasegawa, Chase, Frockt, and Kline
Requesting that Congress enact legislation that would reinstate the separation of commercial and investment banking functions that were in effect under the Glass-Steagall act.
Requests congress to enact legislation that would reinstate the separation of commercial and investment banking functions that were in effect under the Glass-Steagall act.
| Mar 1 | First reading, referred to Financial Institutions, Housing & Insurance. | |