 | WASHINGTON STATE LEGISLATURE | |
| Legislative Digest No. 41 | ||
| SIXTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE | ||
| Monday, March 18, 2013 | 64th 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 1024-S2
by House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government (originally sponsored by Representatives Moeller, Appleton, Ryu, Haigh, Cody, and Upthegrove; by request of Human Rights Commission)
Addressing service animals.
Revises the state civil rights act to align state law with federal law with regard to service animals and discrimination in real estate transactions.
| Jan 16 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Judiciary at 8:00 AM. | |
| Jan 30 | Executive action taken in the House Committee on Judiciary at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 23 | Public hearing, executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government at 9:00 AM. | |
| Feb 25 | APPG - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government at 1:30 PM. | ||
| Mar 1 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
| Mar 5 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
| Mar 13 | Returned to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
HB 1095-S
by House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Health & Human Services (originally sponsored by Representatives Green, Cody, Morrell, Reykdal, Appleton, Ryu, McCoy, Bergquist, and Pollet)
Concerning nursing staffing practices at hospitals.
Establishes the Washington state patient safety act.Requires the department of health to: (1) With stakeholder input, adopt patient assignment limits and recommend quality indicators;(2) Upon receipt of a complaint, conduct an audit of a hospital's compliance with the act and investigate complaints of violations of the act; and(3) Maintain, for public inspection, records of any civil penalties, administrative actions, or license suspensions or revocations imposed on hospitals.Requires a hospital to: (1) Beginning June 30, 2016, submit a staffing plan to the department of health on at least an annual basis, implement the staffing plan, and assign nursing personnel to each patient care unit in accordance with the plan; and(2) Regularly collect information regarding nurse staffing and submit it to the department of health semiannually.
| Jan 29 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 22 | Executive action taken in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 25 | APPH - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| 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 1158-S2
by House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government (originally sponsored by Representatives Kirby, Green, O'Ban, Sawyer, Ryu, and Morrell)
Concerning the annexation of property owned by the state for military purposes.
Authorizes the director of the office of financial management to file a petition to have real property owned by the state for military purposes annexed to a city or town if that property constitutes the whole of the property in the annexation petition.
| Jan 24 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Local Government at 8:00 AM. | |
| Jan 31 | Executive action taken in the House Committee on Local Government at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 20 | Public hearing in the House Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government at 3:30 PM. | |
| Feb 23 | Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government at 9:00 AM. | |
| Feb 25 | APPG - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government at 1:30 PM. | ||
| Mar 1 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
| Mar 7 | Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. | |
| Mar 9 | 2nd substitute bill substituted. | |
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 97; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. | ||
| Mar 12 | First reading, referred to Governmental Operations. | |
HB 1170-S
by House Committee on Finance (originally sponsored by Representatives Morrell, Cody, Seaquist, Morris, Green, Ormsby, Freeman, Jinkins, Blake, Moeller, Upthegrove, Ryu, Liias, Pollet, Fey, Haigh, Bergquist, Hunt, and Santos)
Modifying the income thresholds for the exemption and deferral property tax relief programs for senior citizens and persons retired because of physical disability.
Requires the department of revenue, with input from a task force established for this purpose, to study certain issues relating to property tax relief programs for senior citizens, disabled persons, and veterans.
| Jan 28 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Finance at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 15 | Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Finance at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 19 | Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Finance at 6:00 PM. | |
| Feb 22 | FIN - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Finance at 8:00 AM. | ||
| Mar 1 | Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. | |
| Mar 4 | 1st substitute bill substituted. | |
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 98; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. | ||
| Mar 6 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
HB 1172-S
by House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services (originally sponsored by Representatives Hurst and Dahlquist)
Concerning the children of family day care providers.
Specifies that certain children of family day care providers shall not be: (1) Counted in the staff-to-child ratio required by the department of early learning; and(2) Subject to the supervision requirements established by the department for child care licensing.
| Jan 31 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 22 | ELHS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 1:30 PM. | ||
| Mar 5 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
| Mar 6 | 1st substitute bill substituted. | |
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 97; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. | ||
| Mar 8 | First reading, referred to Human Services & Corrections. | |
| Mar 19 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections at 10:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 1192-S
by House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government (originally sponsored by Representatives Short, Blake, Takko, Taylor, Kretz, Crouse, Springer, Chandler, Ryu, and Morrell)
Regarding license fees under Title 77 RCW for veterans with disabilities.
Requires a nonstate resident veteran with a disability, who otherwise satisfies the required criteria, to be issued a combination fishing license or any hunting license at the same cost charged to a nondisabled Washington resident for the same license.
| Jan 30 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources at 8:00 AM. | |
| Jan 31 | Executive action taken in the House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 25 | APPG - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Public hearing and executive action taken in the House Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government at 1:30 PM. | ||
| Mar 1 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
| Mar 5 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
| Mar 13 | 1st substitute bill substituted. | |
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 97; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. | ||
| Mar 15 | First reading, referred to Natural Resources & Parks. | |
HB 1195-S2
by House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government (originally sponsored by Representatives Wylie, Buys, Hunt, Van De Wege, Appleton, Orwall, Ryu, and Jinkins)
Concerning primaries.
Addresses requirements for holding a primary when there are no more than two candidates filing for office.
| Jan 24 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Government Operations & Elections at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 12 | Executive action taken in the House Committee on Government Operations & Elections at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 23 | Public hearing, executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government at 9:00 AM. | |
| Feb 25 | APPG - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government at 1:30 PM. | ||
| Mar 1 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
| Mar 5 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
| Mar 7 | 2nd substitute bill substituted. | |
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 96; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 1. | ||
| Mar 11 | First reading, referred to Governmental Operations. | |
| Mar 19 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Governmental Operations at 10:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 1324-S
by House Committee on Local Government (originally sponsored by Representatives Fitzgibbon, Springer, Upthegrove, Ryu, Dahlquist, Maxwell, Kochmar, and Hargrove)
Transferring ferry and flood control zone district functions and taxing authorities to county legislative authorities in counties with a population of one million five hundred thousand or more.
Transfers county ferry district functions and taxing authorities to certain county legislative authorities.
| Feb 5 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Local Government at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 22 | LG - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Local Government at 1:30 PM. | ||
| Mar 5 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
| Mar 7 | 1st substitute bill substituted. | |
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 97; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. | ||
| Mar 11 | First reading, referred to Governmental Operations. | |
HB 1423-S
by House Committee on Education (originally sponsored by Representatives Haigh, Fagan, Seaquist, Magendanz, and Hargrove)
Providing for a single set of laws and procedures governing online learning.
Provides a single, consistent set of laws, rules, and procedures for schools and school districts seeking to offer online learning for students.
| Feb 14 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Education at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 22 | ED - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Education at 1:30 PM. | ||
| Mar 1 | Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. | |
| Mar 4 | 1st substitute bill substituted. | |
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 95; nays, 2; absent, 0; excused, 1. | ||
| Mar 6 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. | |
| Mar 15 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 8:00 AM. | |
HB 1452-S
by House Committee on Education (originally sponsored by Representatives Dahlquist, Magendanz, Angel, Buys, Fagan, Pike, and Smith)
Establishing accountability for student performance in third grade.
Allows school districts to exempt certain students from the performance standard for promotion to fourth grade.Requires school districts to provide: (1) Certain services and supports before seeking the approval of a parent to retain his or her child in third grade; and(2) Specified educational options for students who did not meet the state standard on the third grade statewide assessment in English language arts in the previous school year.
| Feb 5 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Education at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 14 | Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Education at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 22 | ED - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Referred to Appropriations. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Education at 1:30 PM. | ||
| Feb 28 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 1:30 PM. | |
HB 1499-S
by House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Health & Human Services (originally sponsored by Representatives Jinkins, Harris, Cody, Fitzgibbon, Ryu, Roberts, Fey, and Pollet)
Concerning the program of all-inclusive care for the elderly.
Requires the department of social and health services to: (1) Establish rules to authorize long-term care clients enrolled in a program of all-inclusive care for the elderly (PACE) to elect to continue their enrollment in the program regardless of improved status related to functional criteria for nursing facility level of care;(2) Develop and implement a coordinated plan to provide education about PACE program site operations; and(3) Identify a private entity that operates PACE program sites in the state to provide the required training at no cost to the state.
| Feb 12 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 15 | Executive action taken in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 20 | Public hearing in the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Health & Human Services at 3:30 PM. | |
| Feb 25 | APPH - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| 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. | |
| Mar 6 | Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. | |
| Mar 11 | 1st substitute bill substituted. | |
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 98; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. | ||
| Mar 13 | First reading, referred to Health Care. | |
HB 1680-S
by House Committee on Education (originally sponsored by Representatives Santos, Upthegrove, Maxwell, Ryu, and Bergquist)
Implementing strategies to close the educational opportunity gap, based on the recommendations of the educational opportunity gap oversight and accountability committee.
Adopts policies and programs to implement recommendations of the educational opportunity gap oversight and accountability committee relating to: (1) Disproportionality in student discipline;(2) Educator cultural competence;(3) Instructing English language learners;(4) English language learner accountability;(5) Disaggregated student data; and(6) Recruitment and retention of educators.
| Feb 19 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Education at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 22 | ED - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Referred to Appropriations. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Education at 1:30 PM. | ||
| Feb 28 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 1:30 PM. | |
| Mar 1 | APP - Executive action taken by committee. | |
| APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | ||
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 9:00 AM. | ||
| Mar 6 | Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. | |
| Mar 8 | 2nd substitute bill substituted. | |
| Mar 15 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 8:00 AM. | |
HB 1701-S
by House Committee on Health Care & Wellness (originally sponsored by Representatives Moeller, Angel, Tharinger, and Pollet)
Implementing recommendations of the adult family home quality assurance panel.
Requires specialty training for providers, resident managers, and caregivers who work in adult family homes that serve residents with special needs such as dementia, developmental disabilities, or mental illness.Requires adult family homes to disclose the scope of, and charges for, the care, services, and activities provided by the home or customarily arranged for by the home.Requires the department of social and health services: (1) When it has imposed a stop placement, to also impose a condition on license or other remedy to facilitate or spur prompter compliance, under certain circumstances; and(2) If an adult family home corrects a violation or deficiency that the department discovers, to record and consider such violation or deficiency for purposes of the home's compliance history.
| Feb 19 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 22 | HCW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| HCW - Executive action taken by committee. | ||
| Referred to Appropriations Subcommittee on Health & Human Services. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 1:30 PM. | ||
| Feb 25 | APPH - Executive action taken by committee. | |
| APPH - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | ||
| 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 1745-S
by House Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Representatives Clibborn, Liias, Farrell, Fitzgibbon, Moscoso, Habib, Bergquist, Ryu, Tarleton, Moeller, Riccelli, and Fey; by request of Department of Transportation)
Addressing the high occupancy toll lanes on state route 167.
Addresses a project on state route 167 high occupancy vehicle lanes within King and Pierce counties.Exempts authorized emergency vehicles from toll charges.Removes the contingent expiration of the authority to impose high occupancy vehicle tolls for the state route 167 high occupancy toll pilot project.
| Feb 19 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Transportation at 3:30 PM. | |
| Feb 21 | TR - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Transportation at 3:30 PM. | ||
| Feb 22 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
| Mar 11 | Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. | |
| Mar 13 | Returned to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
HB 2002
by Representatives Condotta and Reykdal
Modifying snowmobile license fees.
Increases license fees for snowmobiles.
| Mar 15 | First reading, referred to Transportation (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
SB 5058-S
by Senate Committee on Law & Justice (originally sponsored by Senators Carrell, Hewitt, Pearson, Roach, Delvin, Benton, Shin, and Kohl-Welles)
Concerning assault of a corrections officer, law enforcement officer, community corrections officer, or an employee responsible for the supervision of a sentenced offender in a detention facility.
Includes in the crime of assault in the first degree, assault, with a deadly weapon, of a corrections officer, law enforcement officer, community corrections officer, or an employee responsible for the supervision of a sentenced offender in a detention facility who was performing his or her official duties at the time of the assault, and the person knew or had reason to know that the victim was a corrections officer, law enforcement officer, community corrections officer, or an employee responsible for the supervision of a sentenced offender in a detention facility.
| Jan 23 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 4 | Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 21 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 5:30 PM. | |
| Feb 22 | LAW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| And refer to Ways & Means. | ||
| Referred to Ways & Means. | ||
SB 5064-S
by Senate Committee on Law & Justice (originally sponsored by Senators Hargrove and Kline)
Concerning persons sentenced for offenses committed prior to reaching eighteen years of age.
Addresses persons sentenced for offenses committed before reaching eighteen years of age.
| Jan 25 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 4 | Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 21 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 5:30 PM. | |
| Feb 22 | LAW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 5088-S
by Senate Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Senators Benton, Rivers, Holmquist Newbry, Honeyford, and Becker)
Addressing the establishment of high capacity transportation corridor areas.
Adds a limitation to eligibility criteria for establishing one or more high capacity transportation corridor areas.
| Jan 28 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Governmental Operations at 10:00 AM. | |
| Jan 29 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Governmental Operations at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 14 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 3:30 PM. | |
| Feb 25 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 2:00 PM. | |
| Feb 26 | TRAN - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Feb 27 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
| Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | ||
| Mar 7 | 1st substitute bill substituted. | |
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 25; nays, 24; absent, 0; excused, 0. | ||
| Mar 9 | First reading, referred to Transportation (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
SB 5162-S
by Senate Committee on Law & Justice (originally sponsored by Senators Roach, Carrell, Rivers, Benton, Sheldon, Dammeier, Holmquist Newbry, Padden, Fraser, Frockt, and Chase)
Prohibiting a child custody award to a suspect in an active murder investigation.
Establishes the Braden and Charlie Powell act of 2013.Prohibits a child custody award to a suspect in an active murder investigation.
| Feb 1 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 21 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 5:30 PM. | |
| Feb 22 | LAW - 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. | |
| Mar 8 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
| Mar 12 | 1st substitute bill substituted. | |
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 0. | ||
| Mar 14 | First reading, referred to Judiciary (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
SB 5199-S
by Senate Committee on Agriculture, Water & Rural Economic Development (originally sponsored by Senators Ericksen and Holmquist Newbry)
Concerning de facto changes in water rights for irrigation purposes that involved conversion to more efficient irrigation technologies.
Requires the department of ecology to: (1) Initiate a pilot project to enable water right holders to correct the current status of water rights that are currently being put to a different place or purpose of use than is indicated on the associated water right certificate when that change was done before formal approval being granted by the department and only if certain conditions are met; and(2) Solicit applicants interested in participating in the pilot project.
| Jan 29 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Water & Rural Economic Development at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 21 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Water & Rural Economic Development at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 22 | AWRD - 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. | |
| 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. | ||
| Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM. | ||
| Mar 5 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
| Mar 7 | 2nd substitute bill substituted. | |
| Mar 21 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 5211-S
by Senate Committee on Commerce & Labor (originally sponsored by Senators Hobbs, Eide, Kline, Ranker, Hatfield, Harper, Billig, Hasegawa, Kohl-Welles, Shin, Keiser, Frockt, Rolfes, Hill, Conway, and Nelson)
Concerning social networking accounts and profiles.
Prohibits employers, as a condition of employment or continued employment, from requiring an employee or prospective employee to submit or give access to social networking account information that is not in the public domain.
| Feb 18 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Commerce & Labor at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 22 | CL - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Commerce & Labor at 8:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 27 | Made eligible to be placed on second reading. | |
| Mar 12 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
| Mar 13 | 1st substitute bill substituted. | |
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. | ||
| Mar 15 | First reading, referred to Labor & Workforce Development (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
SB 5231-S
by Senate Committee on Natural Resources & Parks (originally sponsored by Senators Sheldon, Ericksen, Tom, Kline, Fraser, Hatfield, Billig, Delvin, Rolfes, Shin, and Conway; by request of Department of Fish and Wildlife)
Ensuring hunter safety.
Revises hunter education training program requirements.
| Feb 7 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Natural Resources & Parks at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 21 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Natural Resources & Parks at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 22 | NRP - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Feb 25 | Made eligible to be placed on second reading. | |
| Feb 27 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
SB 5233-S
by Senate Committee on Financial Institutions, Housing & Insurance (originally sponsored by Senators Hobbs, Carrell, Rolfes, Conway, and Dammeier)
Establishing a training program for managers of manufactured housing communities.
Establishes a training program for managers of manufactured housing communities.Creates an advisory council on manufactured housing community manager training.Requires the manufactured/mobile home dispute resolution program to facilitate the maintenance of a listing composed of those individuals who have successfully completed manufactured housing community manager training.
| Feb 5 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Financial Institutions and Housing & Insurance at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 21 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Financial Institutions and Housing & Insurance at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 22 | FIHI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Feb 25 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
SB 5262-S
by Senate Committee on Trade & Economic Development (originally sponsored by Senators Fraser, Dammeier, Ranker, King, Eide, Becker, Hasegawa, and Shin)
Concerning the lodging tax.
Changes application requirements for the use of lodging tax revenue.
| Feb 14 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Trade & Economic Development at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 19 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Trade & Economic Development at 5:30 PM. | |
| Feb 21 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Trade & Economic Development at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 22 | TRED - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| And refer to Ways & Means. | ||
| Referred to Ways & Means. | ||
| Feb 26 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 27 | WM - Majority; without recommendation. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | ||
SB 5369-S
by Senate Committee on Energy, Environment & Telecommunications (originally sponsored by Senators Kline, King, Honeyford, and Mullet)
Concerning the use of geothermal resources.
Clarifies that ownership of geothermal resources resides with the surface owner unless the interest is otherwise reserved or conveyed.Provides that no water uses associated with a geothermal well impair any water use authorized through appropriation under Title 90 RCW (water rights--environment).Creates the geothermal account.
| Feb 12 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Energy and Environment & Telecommunications at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 21 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Energy and Environment & Telecommunications at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 22 | EET - 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 4 | 1st substitute bill substituted. | |
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 46; nays, 3; absent, 0; excused, 0. | ||
| Mar 6 | First reading, referred to Environment (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
| Mar 19 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Environment at 9:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
| Mar 20 | Scheduled for executive session in the House Committee on Environment at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 5519-S
by Senate Committee on Health Care (originally sponsored by Senators Bailey, Darneille, Dammeier, Keiser, Litzow, Kohl-Welles, and Conway)
Concerning planning measures to provide long-term care services and supports needs of the aging population.
Requires the aging and disability services administration of the department of social and health services to report to the appropriate committees of the legislature on certain issues pertaining to providing long-term care services and supporting the needs of the aging population.Requires the office of financial management to evaluate options to support families as they prepare for the cost of long-term services and supports needs.Creates a joint legislative executive committee on aging and disability issues. Expires December 15, 2014.
| Feb 11 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health Care at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 21 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Health Care at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 22 | HLTH - 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. | |
SB 5524-S
by Senate Committee on Health Care (originally sponsored by Senators Cleveland, Schlicher, Benton, Baumgartner, Keiser, Shin, and Kline)
Authorizing Washington pharmacies to fill prescriptions written by physician assistants in other states.
Revises the definition of "practitioner," for purposes of the uniform controlled substances act, to include a licensed physician assistant and a licensed osteopathic physician assistant.
| Feb 18 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health Care at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 21 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Health Care at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 22 | HLTH - 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 4 | 1st substitute bill substituted. | |
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. | ||
| Mar 6 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
| Mar 21 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 9:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 5528-S
by Senate Committee on Health Care (originally sponsored by Senators Kohl-Welles, Delvin, Litzow, Kline, Darneille, Keiser, and Murray)
Concerning the medical use of cannabis.
Makes technical corrections to medical use of cannabis provisions made necessary by the partial veto of E2SSB 5073 (chapter 11, Laws of 2011).
| Feb 4 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health Care at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 21 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Health Care at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 22 | HLTH - 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 5540-S
by Senate Committee on Health Care (originally sponsored by Senators Parlette, Schlicher, Becker, Bailey, Dammeier, Keiser, Rolfes, and Frockt)
Expanding opportunities to purchase health care coverage from out-of-state carriers.
Expands opportunities to purchase health care coverage from out-of-state carriers by: (1) Exempting health benefit plans from certain statutory requirements; and(2) Authorizing the insurance commissioner to enter into reciprocity agreements with other states.
| Feb 18 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health Care at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 21 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Health Care at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 22 | HLTH - 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. | |
| Mar 1 | WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM. | ||
| Mar 5 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
| Mar 8 | 2nd substitute bill substituted. | |
| Mar 19 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 5543-S
by Senate Committee on Natural Resources & Parks (originally sponsored by Senators Hatfield and Shin)
Regarding state and private partnerships for managing salmonid hatcheries.
Expands the long-range business plan, with regard to state and private partnerships for managing salmonid hatcheries, to include the harvesting of hatchery chum salmon.Changes the authority of the department of fish and wildlife in establishing partnership agreements for salmon hatcheries to allow the agreements to be used for hatcheries in the Hood Canal basin.Requires partnership agreements to: (1) Be consistent with existing federally recognized tribal rights; and(2) Give preference to retaining classified employees when possible.Requires the department of fish and wildlife to submit a report to the legislature summarizing any actions taken relating to the types and number of fish released, lessons learned, and suggestions for future program refinement.
| Feb 12 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Natural Resources & Parks at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 21 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Natural Resources & Parks at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 22 | NRP - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Mar 8 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
SB 5562-S
by Senate Committee on Health Care (originally sponsored by Senators Becker, Cleveland, Schlicher, Bailey, and Keiser)
Concerning providers and facilities' participation in the provision of medical care or in the withholding or withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment in accordance with a form developed by the department of health.
Provides immunity from liability to certain providers and facilities that participate in the provision of medical care or in the withholding or withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment.
| Feb 19 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health Care at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 21 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Health Care at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 22 | HLTH - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Feb 27 | Made eligible to be placed on second reading. | |
| Mar 5 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
SB 5568-S
by Senate Committee on Financial Institutions, Housing & Insurance (originally sponsored by Senators Hobbs, Kohl-Welles, Billig, Frockt, Chase, Harper, Hasegawa, Keiser, Shin, Kline, and Nelson)
Concerning the disclosure of certain information when screening tenants.
Prohibits a tenant screening service provider from disclosing: (1) A tenant's, applicant's, or household member's status as a victim of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking; or(2) That a tenant, applicant, or household member has previously terminated a rental agreement.
| Feb 12 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Financial Institutions and Housing & Insurance at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 21 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Financial Institutions and Housing & Insurance at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 22 | FIHI - 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 11 | 1st substitute bill substituted. | |
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 46; nays, 3; absent, 0; excused, 0. | ||
| Mar 13 | First reading, referred to Judiciary (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
| Mar 20 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Judiciary at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 5605-S
by Senate Committee on Health Care (originally sponsored by Senators Becker, Sheldon, Hatfield, and Parlette)
Clarifying association health plans provisions.
Implements measures to continue certain association health care plans as a means of providing health care as the affordable care act is implemented.
| Feb 19 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health Care at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 21 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Health Care at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 22 | HLTH - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| And refer to Ways & Means. | ||
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
| Referred to Ways & Means. | ||
| Feb 28 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM. | |
| Mar 1 | WM - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by Health Care. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM. | ||
| Mar 8 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
| Mar 11 | 1st substitute bill substituted. | |
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 38; nays, 11; absent, 0; excused, 0. | ||
| Mar 13 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
SB 5630-S
by Senate Committee on Health Care (originally sponsored by Senators Bailey, Keiser, Becker, Conway, and Frockt)
Implementing recommendations of the adult family home quality assurance panel.
Requires specialty training for providers, resident managers, and caregivers who work in adult family homes that serve residents with special needs such as dementia, developmental disabilities, or mental illness.Requires adult family homes to disclose the scope of, and charges for, the care, services, and activities provided by the home or customarily arranged for by the home.Requires the department of social and health services: (1) When it has imposed a stop placement, to also impose a condition on license or other remedy to facilitate or spur prompter compliance, under certain circumstances; and(2) If an adult family home corrects a violation or deficiency that the department discovers, to record and consider such violation or deficiency for purposes of the home's compliance history.
| Feb 12 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health Care at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 21 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Health Care at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 22 | HLTH - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| 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. | |
| Mar 19 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 5653-S
by Senate Committee on Natural Resources & Parks (originally sponsored by Senators Pearson, Rolfes, Honeyford, Fraser, Smith, Hewitt, Kohl-Welles, and Parlette; by request of Parks and Recreation Commission)
Promoting a balanced financing system for state parks programs and services in order to facilitate resource stewardship, interpretative activities, cultural events, and works of art in state parks.
Facilitates resource stewardship, interpretative activities, cultural events, and works of art in state parks by promoting a balanced financing system for state parks programs and services.Authorizes the parks and recreation commission to: (1) Provide natural, cultural, or historical resource interpretive activities for visitors to state parks; and(2) Consult and enter into agreements with and solicit assistance from the state parks foundation, private sector individuals, organizations, businesses, employee business units, other public agencies, and tribes that are interested in stewarding and interpreting state parks natural, cultural, scenic, and recreational resources.Changes the name and purpose of the Washington state parks gift foundation.Removes the requirement that the disposal of real property and the sale and exchange of state park lands must be made by unanimous consent of the parks and recreation commission.Allows the sale of discounted discover passes and day-use permits.Makes appropriations.
| Feb 12 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Natural Resources & Parks at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 21 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Natural Resources & Parks at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 22 | NRP - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| And refer to Ways & Means. | ||
| Referred to Ways & Means. | ||
SB 5664-S
by Senate Committee on Governmental Operations (originally sponsored by Senators Rivers, Hobbs, Benton, Roach, Hatfield, Chase, Hewitt, Schoesler, Ericksen, and Dammeier)
Establishing a process for the payment of impact fees through provisions stipulated in recorded covenants.
Requires counties, cities, and towns collecting impact fees to adopt a permanent system for the collection of the fees from applicants for certain residential building permits.Expires July 1, 2015.
| Feb 18 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Governmental Operations at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 21 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Governmental Operations at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 22 | GOV - 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. | |
| Mar 5 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
SB 5702-S
by Senate Committee on Natural Resources & Parks (originally sponsored by Senators Honeyford, Pearson, and Ranker)
Concerning aquatic invasive species.
Specifies that entering the state by road and transporting a recreational or commercial watercraft that has been used outside of the state without meeting documentation requirements is an aquatic invasive species infraction.Repeals the aquatic nuisance species committee.
| Feb 19 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Natural Resources & Parks at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 21 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Natural Resources & Parks at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 22 | NRP - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Mar 8 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
| Mar 11 | 1st substitute bill substituted. | |
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 46; nays, 0; absent, 3; excused, 0. | ||
| Mar 13 | First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
| Mar 21 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 5705-S
by Senate Committee on Governmental Operations (originally sponsored by Senators Brown, King, and Hatfield)
Concerning amounts received by taxing districts from property tax refunds and abatements.
Addresses property tax refunds and abatements received by taxing districts.
| Feb 18 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Governmental Operations at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 21 | GOV - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Governmental Operations at 10:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 22 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
| Feb 25 | Made eligible to be placed on second reading. | |
| Feb 27 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
| Mar 4 | 1st substitute bill substituted. | |
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. | ||
| Mar 6 | First reading, referred to Finance (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
SB 5760-S
by Senate Committee on Natural Resources & Parks (originally sponsored by Senator Parlette)
Providing compensation for commercial crop damage caused by bighorn sheep.
Authorizes the department of fish and wildlife to provide compensation for commercial crop damage caused by wild bighorn sheep.Requires the department of fish and wildlife to maintain separate lists of claims submitted for compensation for damage to commercial crops and damage to commercial livestock that have been approved for payment but not yet fully paid.
| Feb 19 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Natural Resources & Parks at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 21 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Natural Resources & Parks at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 22 | NRP - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Feb 25 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
| Feb 28 | 1st substitute bill substituted. | |
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 47; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2. | ||
| Mar 4 | First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
| Mar 14 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources at 1:30 PM. | |
| Mar 20 | Scheduled for executive session in the House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 5766-S
by Senate Committee on Agriculture, Water & Rural Economic Development (originally sponsored 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 a public process employing the commission to test processes to clearly define agency roles, improve mutual understandings, and build improved working relationships between agricultural producers and state regulatory personnel.Expires July 1, 2018.
| Feb 18 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Water & Rural Economic Development at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 21 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Water & Rural Economic Development at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 22 | AWRD - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Mar 8 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
| Mar 12 | 1st substitute bill substituted. | |
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. | ||
| Mar 14 | First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
SB 5767-S
by Senate Committee on Agriculture, Water & Rural Economic Development (originally sponsored by Senators Hatfield and Hobbs)
Concerning inspection of dairy cattle.
Requires the department of agriculture, upon request by a milk producer, to issue an official individual identification 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 21 | Public hearing, executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Agriculture, and Water & Rural Economic Development at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 22 | AWRD - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Mar 8 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
| Mar 12 | 1st substitute bill substituted. | |
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 47; nays, 2; absent, 0; excused, 0. | ||
| Mar 14 | First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
SB 5794-S
by Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education (originally sponsored by Senators Dammeier, Ranker, McAuliffe, Honeyford, Eide, and Litzow)
Concerning alternative learning experience courses.
Modifies provisions relating to alternative learning experience courses.
| Feb 20 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 21 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 5:30 PM. | |
| Feb 22 | EDU - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| On motion, referred to Ways & Means. | ||
| Feb 28 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM. | |
| Mar 1 | WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM. | ||
| Mar 5 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
| Mar 6 | 2nd substitute bill substituted. | |
| Mar 19 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Education at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 5836-S
by Senate Committee on Agriculture, Water & Rural Economic Development (originally sponsored by Senators Honeyford, Bailey, and Hatfield)
Providing certainty for local governments on water resource decisions.
Authorizes the use of permit-exempt wells by a city, town, or county legislative authority to satisfy certain requirements for the appropriate provision of potable water to a subdivision as long as the use is consistent with applicable rules adopted by the department of ecology for the specific basin or subbasin.Authorizes an applicant for a building permit to demonstrate that the use of water from a permit-exempt well is consistent with certain department of ecology rules.
| Feb 21 | Public hearing, executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Agriculture, and Water & Rural Economic Development at 12:15 PM. | |
| Feb 22 | AWRD - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Mar 8 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
SJM 8007-S
by Senate Committee on Trade & Economic Development (originally sponsored by Senators Shin, Conway, Harper, Nelson, Kline, Becker, Hobbs, King, Eide, McAuliffe, Bailey, Hasegawa, Honeyford, Chase, and Kohl-Welles)
Requesting that congress pass legislation reforming the harbor maintenance tax.
Requests Congress to pass legislation reforming the harbor maintenance tax.
| Feb 19 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Trade & Economic Development at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 21 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Trade & Economic Development at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 22 | TRED - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Feb 27 | Made eligible to be placed on second reading. | |
| Mar 8 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
| Mar 11 | 1st substitute bill substituted. | |
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. | ||
| Mar 13 | First reading, referred to Technology & Economic Development (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
| Mar 19 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Technology & Economic Development at 10:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |