 | WASHINGTON STATE LEGISLATURE | |
| Legislative Digest No. 2 | ||
| SIXTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE | ||
| Wednesday, January 15, 2014 | 3rd Day - 2014 Regular Session | |
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| HOUSE |
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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=2014.
HB 2209
by Representative Manweller
Improving the accuracy of the prevailing rate of wage.
Improves the accuracy of the prevailing rate of wage.Exempts from disclosure under the public records act, responses to wage and hour surveys used by the department of labor and industries to establish the prevailing rate of wage under chapter 39.12 RCW (prevailing wages on public works).
| Jan 14 | First reading, referred to Labor & Workforce Development (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2210
by Representative Manweller
Improving the accuracy of the prevailing rate of wage.
Improves the accuracy of the prevailing rate of wage.Exempts from disclosure under the public records act, data collected by the department of labor and industries in establishing the prevailing rate of wage under chapter 39.12 RCW (prevailing wages on public works).
| Jan 14 | First reading, referred to Labor & Workforce Development (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2211
by Representative Fagan
Addressing surplus lines of insurance.
Addresses premium taxes on surplus lines of insurance.
| Jan 14 | First reading, referred to Business & Financial Services (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
| Jan 17 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Business & Financial Services at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 2212
by Representatives Springer, Haler, and Lytton
Concerning the creation of cultural access programs.
Authorizes a county legislative authority to create a cultural access program by ordinance.
| Jan 14 | First reading, referred to Finance (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2213
by Representatives Takko and Springer
Creating a joint legislative task force to determine the most appropriate and effective delivery of electrical code adoption, rule-making, and inspection services.
Creates a joint legislative task force to determine the most appropriate and effective delivery of electrical code adoption, rule-making, and inspection services.
| Jan 14 | First reading, referred to Local Government (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2214
by Representatives Takko and Springer
Concerning the training of code enforcement officials.
Provides assurance to the construction industry and local communities by giving code officials access to current training on the most recent code updates.Imposes a fee of two dollars on each building permit issued by a county or a city.Creates the code officials apprenticeship and training account.
| Jan 14 | First reading, referred to Local Government (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2215
by Representatives Robinson, Manweller, and Hunt; by request of Secretary of State
Reconciling election laws.
Reconciles election laws.
| Jan 14 | First reading, referred to Government Operations & Elections (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2216
by Representatives Zeiger, Farrell, Johnson, Haler, Haigh, and Stonier
Encouraging the inclusion of local history information in Washington state history and government curriculum.
Encourages each school district to include information on local history in any course in Washington state history and government.
| Jan 14 | First reading, referred to Education (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2217
by Representatives Zeiger, Sawyer, Dahlquist, and Haigh
Encouraging school districts to work with community partners to improve the utilization of K-12 capital facilities.
Encourages school districts to use family and community engagement coordinators to coordinate cooperative partnerships between schools, the school district, and an array of community-based organizations in order to expand academic and nonacademic program offerings using school facilities outside of the regular school day or year.Changes the term "parent involvement coordinator" to "family and community engagement coordinator."
| Jan 14 | First reading, referred to Education (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2218
by Representatives Haigh, MacEwen, and Blake
Concerning lake and beach management districts.
Modifies provisions relating to lake and beach management districts.
| Jan 14 | First reading, referred to Local Government (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2219
by Representative Smith
Concerning golf cart zones established by cities or counties.
Allows an ordinance or resolution creating a golf cart zone to include provisions deemed necessary by the legislative authority for the regulation and safe operation of golf carts used on streets and highways within the zone, even if the provisions are more restrictive than the requirements of RCW 46.08.175.
| Jan 14 | First reading, referred to Transportation (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2220
by Representative Manweller
Concerning health insurance coverage options for the citizens of Washington state.
Expands affordable health insurance coverage options for Washington citizens by: (1) Allowing health carriers to continue to offer certain individual or small group health plans in the market outside of the exchange, regardless of whether the plans meet the requirements of Obamacare; and(2) Requiring the insurance commissioner to enter into reciprocal agreements with other states to allow the sale of insurance policies across state lines.
| Jan 14 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2221
by Representative Manweller
Concerning health insurance coverage options for the citizens of Washington state.
Expands affordable health insurance coverage options for Washington citizens by: (1) Allowing health carriers to continue to offer certain individual or small group health plans in the market outside of the exchange, regardless of whether the plans meet the requirements of Obamacare; and(2) Allowing out-of-state carriers to offer insurance products in Washington.
| Jan 14 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2222
by Representatives Manweller and Bergquist
Providing that legal services provided by a licensed attorney are not regulated campaign contributions or expenditures.
Clarifies that legal services provided by a licensed attorney are not regulated campaign contributions or expenditures.Limits the public disclosure commission's rule-making authority regarding this act to the minimum necessary to administer the legislation's clear and unambiguous directive.
| Jan 14 | First reading, referred to Government Operations & Elections (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2223
by Representatives Tarleton and Fey
Concerning a qualified alternative energy resource.
Revises the definition of "qualified alternative energy resource," for purposes of RCW 19.29A.090, to include the electricity or thermal energy produced from generation facilities that are fueled by biomass energy based on liquid organic fuels from wood, forest, or field residues.
| Jan 14 | First reading, referred to Technology & Economic Development (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2224
by Representatives Dunshee and DeBolt; by request of Governor Inslee
Concerning the 2013-2015 supplemental capital budget.
Makes appropriations and authorizes expenditures for capital improvements.
| Jan 14 | First reading, referred to Capital Budget (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2225
by Representatives Manweller, Senn, Magendanz, Fey, and Tharinger; by request of Parks and Recreation Commission
Concerning the Milwaukee Road corridor.
Authorizes the parks and recreation commission to manage the Milwaukee Road corridor in the same manner and with the same authority as it manages all other recreation trails currently under its jurisdiction.
| Jan 14 | First reading, referred to Environment (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
| Jan 17 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Environment at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 2226
by Representatives Senn, Fey, Manweller, and Tharinger; by request of Parks and Recreation Commission
Concerning state parks partnership opportunities.
Authorizes the parks and recreation commission to: (1) Use its facilities and resources to provide scenic, natural, cultural, or historical resource interpretation throughout the state parks system; and(2) Provide scenic, natural, cultural, or historical resource interpretive activities for visitors to state parks.Changes who the commission may consult and enter into agreements with and solicit assistance from regarding environmental interpretation.Changes the name of the Washington state parks gift foundation to the Washington state parks foundation.
| Jan 14 | First reading, referred to Environment (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
| Jan 17 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Environment at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 2227
by Representatives Fey, Magendanz, Senn, and Tharinger; by request of Parks and Recreation Commission
Regarding the safety of ski area conveyances.
Modifies ski area conveyance safety provisions.
| Jan 14 | First reading, referred to Environment (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
| Jan 17 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Environment at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 2228
by Representatives Smith, Wylie, Seaquist, Ormsby, Haler, Moscoso, and Johnson; by request of Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board
Providing parity of consumer protection procedures for all students attending licensed private vocational schools.
Provides parity of consumer protection procedures for all students attending licensed private vocational schools.
| Jan 14 | First reading, referred to Higher Education (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2229
by Representatives Morris, Smith, Appleton, and Haler
Concerning long-term funding for a state tourism marketing program.
Enacts the structure of a mechanism that will provide funding for a state tourism marketing program, including the sources of funding and governance organization which will determine the specific use and allocation of the funds.
| Jan 14 | First reading, referred to Community Development, Housing & Tribal Affairs (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2230
by Representative Sells
Requiring employers to reimburse employees for work-related expenses.
Requires an employer to reimburse his or her employee for all necessary business expenses incurred by the employee at the request of the employer and in direct consequence of the discharge of the employee's duties.
| Jan 14 | First reading, referred to Labor & Workforce Development (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2231
by Representative Appleton
Clarifying legal financial obligation provisions.
Addresses legal financial obligations when an offender is homeless or mentally ill.
| Jan 14 | First reading, referred to Judiciary (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2232
by Representative Appleton
Expanding the duties and obligations of manufactured/mobile home community landlords.
Increases the prohibitions and duties of landlords of manufactured/mobile home communities.
| Jan 14 | First reading, referred to Judiciary (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2233
by Representative Appleton
Concerning the medical use of cannabis.
Establishes the Ric Smith memorial act.Revises the medical use of cannabis act.Directs the legislature to appoint a work group of at least twelve medical cannabis stakeholders to study the potential benefits and drawbacks of a voluntary patient registry or uniform identification system compared to the current required valid documentation.
| Jan 14 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2234
by Representative Fitzgibbon
Addressing vesting under comprehensive plans or development regulations determined to be invalid by the growth management hearings board.
Addresses the growth management hearings board's determination that vesting under comprehensive plans or development regulations is invalid.
| Jan 14 | First reading, referred to Local Government (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
SB 6016
by Senators Rivers, Keiser, Cleveland, Tom, Kline, and McAuliffe
Concerning continuity of care for enrollees in the Washington health benefit exchange during grace periods.
Establishes the health benefit exchange grace period act.Ensures continuity of care for enrollees in the Washington health benefit exchange during grace periods.
| Jan 14 | First reading, referred to Health Care. | |
SB 6017
by Senators Kohl-Welles, O'Ban, Darneille, Padden, Kline, Keiser, Dammeier, and Fraser
Modifying seizure and forfeiture provisions.
Addresses the use of proceeds from seizure and forfeiture activities from sex crimes.
| Jan 14 | First reading, referred to Law & Justice. | |
SB 6018
by Senators Fraser and Chase
Concerning the training of code enforcement officials.
Provides assurance to the construction industry and local communities by giving code officials access to current training on the most recent code updates.Imposes a fee of two dollars on each building permit issued by a county or a city.Creates the code officials apprenticeship and training account.
| Jan 14 | First reading, referred to Commerce & Labor. | |
SB 6019
by Senators Roach, Fraser, and Chase
Creating a joint legislative task force to determine the most appropriate and effective delivery of electrical code adoption, rule-making, and inspection services.
Creates a joint legislative task force to determine the most appropriate and effective delivery of electrical code adoption, rule-making, and inspection services.
| Jan 14 | First reading, referred to Commerce & Labor. | |
SB 6020
by Senators Honeyford and Keiser; by request of Governor Inslee
Concerning the 2013-2015 supplemental capital budget.
Makes appropriations and authorizes expenditures for capital improvements.
| Jan 14 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 6021
by Senator Ericksen
Concerning a qualified alternative energy resource.
Revises the definition of "qualified alternative energy resource," for purposes of RCW 19.29A.090, to include the electricity or thermal energy produced from generation facilities that are fueled by biomass energy based on liquid organic fuels from wood, forest, or field residues.
| Jan 14 | First reading, referred to Energy, Environment & Telecommunications. | |
SB 6022
by Senators O'Ban, Keiser, and Conway
Protecting state hospital workers.
Includes in the crime of assault in the third degree, assaulting an employee, contractor, intern, or volunteer of a state hospital who was performing his or her official duties at the time of the assault.
| Jan 14 | First reading, referred to Human Services & Corrections. | |
SB 6023
by Senators O'Ban and Roach
Including searches by school resource officers and local police school liaison officers within the warrantless school search exception.
Authorizes school resource officers and local police school liaison officers to conduct searches under the warrantless school search exception.
| Jan 14 | First reading, referred to Law & Justice. | |
SB 6024
by Senators O'Ban, Keiser, and Roach
Modifying organized retail theft provisions.
Includes in the crime of organized retail theft, the theft of property with a cumulative value of at least seven hundred fifty dollars from a mercantile establishment with no less than six accomplices and with at least one electronic communication being made or received seeking participation in the course of planning or commission of the theft.
| Jan 14 | First reading, referred to Law & Justice. | |
| Jan 17 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 6025
by Senators O'Ban and Roach
Creating a sentence enhancement for body armor.
Doubles firearm and deadly weapon sentencing enhancements if an offender or accomplice wears body armor during the offense.
| Jan 14 | First reading, referred to Law & Justice. | |
| Jan 17 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 6026
by Senators Roach, McCoy, and McAuliffe
Concerning county financial actions for a concluded fiscal year.
Authorizes a county legislative authority to make transfers, revisions, certain supplemental appropriations, and appropriations to meet public emergencies occurring before the close of the fiscal year.
| Jan 14 | First reading, referred to Governmental Operations. | |
SB 6027
by Senator O'Ban
Regarding sediment removal by citizen volunteers.
Requires the department of fish and wildlife to create a pamphlet hydraulic project approval permit that allows citizen volunteers to remove sediment from streams, ponds, wetlands, and lakes without having to undertake a burdensome regulatory permitting process.
| Jan 14 | First reading, referred to Natural Resources & Parks. | |
SB 6028
by Senator Baumgartner
Declaring electricity from a generation facility powered by the combustion of solid waste in a municipally owned energy recovery facility to be an eligible renewable resource for the purposes of chapter 19.285 RCW, the energy independence act.
Revises the definition of "eligible renewable resource," for purposes of the energy independence act, to include electricity from a generation facility that is powered by the combustion of solid waste in a municipally owned energy recovery facility located on a business park owned and operated under the provisions of chapter 14.08 RCW (municipal airports).
| Jan 14 | First reading, referred to Energy, Environment & Telecommunications. | |
| Jan 16 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Energy and Environment & Telecommunications at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 6029
by Senators Benton, Hobbs, and Tom
Concerning credit unions' mergers.
Changes the voting requirement with regard to a credit union merger.
| Jan 14 | First reading, referred to Financial Institutions, Housing & Insurance. | |
SB 6030
by Senator Hobbs
Clarifying tenant remedies upon landlord's failure to perform duties.
Addresses the decision of the state court of appeals in Landis & Landis Constr. LLC v. Nation, 171 Wn. App. 157 (2012) and its interpretation of the state supreme court case Foisy v. Wyman, 83 Wn.2d 22 (1973).Establishes that the remedy for defective conditions at residential rental premises under RCW 59.18.070 is paramount.
| Jan 14 | First reading, referred to Law & Justice. | |
SB 6031
by Senator Sheldon
Concerning lake and beach management districts.
Modifies provisions relating to lake and beach management districts.
| Jan 14 | First reading, referred to Natural Resources & Parks. | |
SB 6032
by Senators Becker and Keiser
Establishing dextromethorphan provisions.
Requires a person making a retail sale of a finished drug product containing any quantity of dextromethorphan to require and obtain proof of age from the purchaser before completing the sale.
| Jan 14 | First reading, referred to Health Care. | |
SB 6033
by Senators Bailey, Kohl-Welles, Rivers, McAuliffe, Cleveland, Mullet, and Chase; by request of Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board
Providing parity of consumer protection procedures for all students attending licensed private vocational schools.
Provides parity of consumer protection procedures for all students attending licensed private vocational schools.
| Jan 14 | First reading, referred to Higher Education. | |
| Jan 16 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Higher Education at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 6034
by Senators Pearson, Hargrove, McCoy, Mullet, and McAuliffe; by request of Parks and Recreation Commission
Concerning state parks partnership opportunities.
Authorizes the parks and recreation commission to: (1) Use its facilities and resources to provide scenic, natural, cultural, or historical resource interpretation throughout the state parks system; and(2) Provide scenic, natural, cultural, or historical resource interpretive activities for visitors to state parks.Changes who the commission may consult and enter into agreements with and solicit assistance from regarding environmental interpretation.Changes the name of the Washington state parks gift foundation to the Washington state parks foundation.
| Jan 14 | First reading, referred to Natural Resources & Parks. | |
| Jan 16 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Natural Resources & Parks at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 6035
by Senators Kline, Mullet, and Hargrove; by request of Parks and Recreation Commission
Regarding the safety of ski area conveyances.
Modifies ski area conveyance safety provisions.
| Jan 14 | First reading, referred to Natural Resources & Parks. | |
| Jan 16 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Natural Resources & Parks at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 6036
by Senators Schoesler and Mullet; by request of Parks and Recreation Commission
Concerning the Milwaukee Road corridor.
Authorizes the parks and recreation commission to manage the Milwaukee Road corridor in the same manner and with the same authority as it manages all other recreation trails currently under its jurisdiction.
| Jan 14 | First reading, referred to Natural Resources & Parks. | |
| Jan 16 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Natural Resources & Parks at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 6037
by Senators Rolfes, Roach, Hasegawa, Keiser, Kline, Conway, Mullet, and Kohl-Welles
Concerning whistleblowers in the electrical industry.
Protects employees in the electrical industry by authorizing investigations of whistleblower complaints.
| Jan 14 | First reading, referred to Commerce & Labor. | |
SB 6038
by Senators Becker, Rivers, Cleveland, Mullet, Bailey, Hobbs, Pedersen, Frockt, Angel, Ericksen, Tom, Conway, and Kohl-Welles
Concerning the use of hydrocodone products by licensed optometrists in Washington state.
Preserves the ability of licensed optometrists to use hydrocodone products to treat pain, regardless of potential action by agencies of the federal government to reclassify these products as schedule II narcotics.
| Jan 14 | First reading, referred to Health Care. | |
SCR 8408
by Senators Tom and Nelson
Establishing cutoff dates for the consideration of legislation during the 2014 regular session of the sixty-third legislature.
Establishes cutoff dates for the consideration of legislation during the 2014 regular session of the sixty-third legislature.
| Jan 13 | Read first time, rules suspended, and placed on second reading calendar. | |
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, adopted. | ||
| Jan 14 | Read first time, rules suspended, and placed on second reading calendar. | |
SCR 8409
by Senators Bailey, Kohl-Welles, Chase, Rivers, Frockt, Parlette, Cleveland, Dammeier, McAuliffe, Keiser, Tom, Conway, and Mullet; by request of Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board
Approving the workforce training and education coordinating board's high skills high wages plan.
Approves the workforce training and education coordinating board's high skills, high wages plan.
| Jan 14 | First reading, referred to Higher Education. | |
| Jan 16 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Higher Education at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |