 | WASHINGTON STATE LEGISLATURE | |
| Legislative Digest No. 12 | ||
| SIXTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE | ||
| Wednesday, January 29, 2014 | 17th Day - 2014 Regular Session | |
| SENATE |
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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 1126-S2
by House Committee on Public Safety (originally sponsored by Representatives Goodman, Klippert, Hurst, Van De Wege, Warnick, Ryu, and Smith)
Addressing the scope of state fire service mobilization.
Modifies the state fire service mobilization plan to include a more expansive definition of resources to be provided for mobilization.
| Jan 24 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Public Safety at 10:00 AM. | |
| Jan 30 | Executive action taken in the House Committee on Public Safety at 1:30 PM. | |
| Jan 24 | PS - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Public hearing and executive action taken in the House Committee on Public Safety at 8:00 AM. | ||
| Jan 28 | Referred to Appropriations. | |
HB 1161-S3
by House Committee on Government Accountability & Oversight (originally sponsored by Representatives Hunter, Alexander, Hurst, Condotta, Ryu, Takko, Hayes, Short, Harris, Manweller, Schmick, and Springer)
Concerning sales for resale by retail licensees of liquor.
Finds that some of the regulations adopted to implement the privatization of liquor initiative are at odds with the intent of the people to privatize and modernize both the wholesale distribution and retail sale of spirits and to make more efficient and competitive the distribution of wine.Provides exemptions to the license issuance fee to spirits retail licensees with respect to sales of spirits in original containers to retailers licensed to sell spirits for resale and consumption at their licensed premises.
| Jan 24 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Government Accountability & Oversight at 9:00 AM. | |
| Feb 21 | Executive action taken in the House Committee on Government Accountability & Oversight at 8:30 AM. | |
| Feb 26 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Finance at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 28 | Executive action taken in the House Committee on Finance at 8:00 AM. | |
| Jan 13 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Government Accountability & Oversight at 1:30 PM. | |
| Jan 23 | OVER - Majority; 3rd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Government Accountability & Oversight at 10:00 AM. | ||
HB 2124-S
by House Committee on Public Safety (originally sponsored by Representatives S. Hunt, Appleton, Johnson, Seaquist, Goodman, Pedersen, Moscoso, Klippert, Morrell, Orwall, Tarleton, Green, Smith, Zeiger, Van De Wege, Ryu, Bergquist, Riccelli, and Freeman; by request of Washington Military Department and State Auditor)
Concerning the continuity of government and operations in the event of an emergency, disaster, or attack.
Provides for the development and exercise of continuity of operations plans by the state.Provides that the adjutant general is responsible to the governor for developing and implementing a program for interagency coordination of continuity of operations planning by state agencies, boards, and commissions.Gives responsibility to each state agency, board, and commission for developing an organizational continuity of operations plan that is updated and exercised annually in compliance with the program for interagency coordination of continuity of operations planning.
| Jan 21 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Public Safety at 10:00 AM. | |
| Jan 24 | PS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Public Safety at 8:00 AM. | ||
| Jan 28 | Referred to Appropriations. | |
HB 2152-S
by House Committee on Labor & Workforce Development (originally sponsored by Representatives Habib, Sells, Hunter, Fitzgibbon, Ryu, Reykdal, Orwall, Gregerson, Riccelli, and Pike)
Addressing industrial insurance requirements and options for owners and lessees of for hire vehicles, limousines, and taxicabs.
Revises industrial insurance provisions regarding certain for hire vehicle operators, chauffeurs, and operators of taxicabs.
| Jan 16 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Labor & Workforce Development at 8:00 AM. | |
| Jan 24 | LWD - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Labor & Workforce Development at 1:30 PM. | ||
| Jan 28 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
HB 2162-S
by House Committee on Business & Financial Services (originally sponsored by Representatives Ryu, Kirby, and Moscoso)
Concerning body art, body piercing, tattooing, and permanent cosmetics.
Includes "permanent cosmetics" in chapter 18.300 RCW (body art, body piercing, and tattooing).Establishes an internship training program.Requires the director of the department of licensing to: (1) Establish advisory committees and ad hoc advisory committees to advise him or her on testing procedures, professional standards, disciplinary activities, or other matters deemed necessary; and(2) Suspend the license of a person who has been certified by a lending agency and reported to the director for nonpayment or default on a federally or state-guaranteed educational loan or service-conditional scholarship.Authorizes the director of the department of licensing to issue a guest artist license to certain nonresidents who intend to engage in the practice of body art, body piercing, tattooing, or permanent cosmetics in this state.
| Jan 22 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Business & Financial Services at 1:30 PM. | |
| Jan 24 | BFS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Business & Financial Services at 8:00 AM. | ||
| Jan 28 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
HB 2178-S
by House Committee on Technology & Economic Development (originally sponsored by Representatives Morris and Morrell)
Concerning unmanned aircraft.
Prohibits the use of unmanned aircraft equipped with sensing devices that collect personal information, including images of individuals on private property that could not have been captured without the assistance of the unmanned aircraft.
| Jan 16 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Technology & Economic Development at 8:00 AM. | |
| Jan 24 | TED - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Technology & Economic Development at 1:30 PM. | ||
HB 2251-S
by House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources (originally sponsored by Representatives Wilcox, Blake, Orcutt, and Clibborn)
Concerning fish barrier removals.
Modifies provisions relating to fish barrier removals.Authorizes the department of fish and wildlife to: (1) Coordinate with the recreation and conservation office in the administration of state grant programs specifically designed to assist state agencies, private landowners, tribes, organizations, and volunteer groups in identifying and removing impediments to salmonid fish passage; and(2) Contract with cities and counties to assist in the identification and removal of impediments to fish passage.Requires the department of fish and wildlife to: (1) Develop a barrier inventory training program that qualifies participants to perform barrier inventories and develop data that enhance the centralized database;(2) Maintain a fish passage barrier removal board; and(3) Initiate contact with the United States army corps of engineers, the national oceanic and atmospheric administration, and, if necessary, the United States fish and wildlife service to explore the feasibility of bundling multiple transportation-related fish barrier removal projects under any available nationwide permits for the purpose of achieving streamlined federal permitting with a reduced processing time.
| Jan 17 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources at 1:30 PM. | |
| Jan 24 | AGNR - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources at 1:30 PM. | ||
HB 2331-S
by House Committee on Labor & Workforce Development (originally sponsored by Representatives Sells, Ormsby, Moscoso, Moeller, Ryu, Reykdal, and Pollet)
Concerning certified payroll records on public works projects.
Requires contractors and subcontractors on public works projects to submit current, complete, and accurate certified payroll records before any payment is made or retainage is released to the contractor.
| Jan 21 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Labor & Workforce Development at 1:30 PM. | |
| Jan 24 | LWD - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Labor & Workforce Development at 1:30 PM. | ||
| Jan 28 | Referred to Appropriations Subcommittee on Health & Human Services. | |
HB 2333-S
by House Committee on Labor & Workforce Development (originally sponsored by Representatives Ryu, Sells, Moscoso, Seaquist, S. Hunt, Green, Stanford, Appleton, Reykdal, Fitzgibbon, Habib, Bergquist, Goodman, Farrell, Ormsby, Pollet, and Walkinshaw)
Concerning the employee antiretaliation act.
Addresses retaliating and discriminating against employees and providing protection for employees.
| Jan 21 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Labor & Workforce Development at 1:30 PM. | |
| Jan 24 | LWD - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Labor & Workforce Development at 1:30 PM. | ||
HB 2500-S
by House Committee on Labor & Workforce Development (originally sponsored by Representatives Reykdal, Tarleton, Sells, Ormsby, Fitzgibbon, Morrell, Roberts, and Riccelli)
Requiring completion of an apprenticeship program to receive a journey level or residential specialty electrician certificate of competency.
Requires completion of an apprenticeship program to receive a journey level or residential specialty electrician certificate of competency.
| Jan 23 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Labor & Workforce Development at 8:00 AM. | |
| Jan 24 | LWD - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Labor & Workforce Development at 1:30 PM. | ||
HB 2705
by Representatives Moscoso, Ryu, and Goodman
Concerning reserve peace officers.
Requires the criminal justice training commission to develop criteria for the data collection and evaluation of the number of reserve peace officers who are specially commissioned Washington peace officers, employed, volunteering, or otherwise representing local law enforcement agencies each year.
| Jan 28 | First reading, referred to Public Safety (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
| Jan 31 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Public Safety at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 2706
by Representative Moscoso
Ensuring safe, responsible, and legal acquisition of marijuana by adults.
Addresses violations of marijuana laws for persons under twenty-one years old.
| Jan 28 | First reading, referred to Government Accountability & Oversight (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2707
by Representatives Goodman and Rodne
Concerning state parks, recreation, and natural resources fiscal matters.
Addresses fiscal matters for state parks, recreation, and natural resources.
| Jan 28 | First reading, referred to Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government & Information Technology (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2708
by Representatives Tarleton, Short, DeBolt, Fey, Freeman, Hudgins, Lytton, Smith, Morrell, Ortiz-Self, Springer, Pollet, and Muri
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 28 | First reading, referred to Technology & Economic Development (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
| Executive session in the House Committee on Technology & Economic Development at 1:30 PM. | ||
| Jan 30 | Scheduled for executive session in the House Committee on Technology & Economic Development at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 2709
by Representatives Fitzgibbon, Fey, and Appleton
Protecting the state's cultural resources.
Protects the state's cultural resources.
| Jan 28 | First reading, referred to Environment (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2710
by Representatives Jinkins, Roberts, and Pollet
Creating a cause of action for the protection of employees acting in furtherance of public policy.
Prohibits an employer from taking materially adverse action against an employee where retaliation is a substantial factor in the employer's decision to take adverse action.
| Jan 28 | First reading, referred to Judiciary (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2711
by Representatives Habib, Magendanz, Tarleton, Morrell, Bergquist, Freeman, and Muri
Concerning electric vehicle charging stations.
Facilitates expanded driver access to electric vehicle charging stations in public places.Allows a property owner or lessee of publicly available charging spaces to restrict use of or access to those charging spaces to its customers.
| Jan 28 | First reading, referred to Transportation (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2712
by Representatives S. Hunt and Manweller; by request of Washington State Patrol
Concerning a nonoperating advisory board reporting to the state patrol.
Ensures the multiagency task force on missing and exploited children continues to operate under the oversight of the Washington state patrol.
| Jan 28 | First reading, referred to Public Safety (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2713
by Representatives Kirby and Ryu
Concerning the insurance and financial responsibility program.
Revises insurance and financial responsibility provisions regarding injury to or destruction of property limits.
| Jan 28 | First reading, referred to Business & Financial Services (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
| Jan 31 | Scheduled for public hearing and executive session in the House Committee on Business & Financial Services at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 2714
by Representatives Pettigrew, Roberts, Moscoso, Appleton, Tarleton, Ortiz-Self, Reykdal, Gregerson, Freeman, and Kagi
Allowing youthful offenders who complete their sentences prior to age twenty-one equal access to a full continuum of rehabilitative and reentry services.
Allows equal access to a full continuum of rehabilitative and reentry services to certain offenders who complete their sentences before the age of twenty-one.
| Jan 28 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & Human Services (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2715
by Representatives Robinson, Appleton, and Van De Wege; by request of Office of Financial Management
Aligning student transportation formulas with 2013 session laws.
Aligns student transportation formulas with 2013 session laws.
| Jan 28 | First reading, referred to Appropriations Subcommittee on Education (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2716
by Representatives Buys and Blake
Concerning value-added uses of ovine blood.
Requires the director of the department of agriculture to adopt rules to provide, if practicable, for alternative disposal options for ovine blood other than delivery to a rendering plant if alternative disposal options can deliver a value-added property to the blood.
| Jan 28 | First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2717
by Representatives Buys and Blake
Clarifying that sheep blood is not a component of sheep processing waste.
Clarifies that sheep blood is not a component of sheep processing waste.
| Jan 28 | First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
| Jan 31 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 2718
by Representatives Haler, Blake, Zeiger, Ormsby, Wilcox, Orcutt, Stanford, Chandler, Ryu, Moscoso, Magendanz, Fey, Hayes, Sells, Reykdal, Pollet, Appleton, Farrell, Tarleton, Morris, Riccelli, Takko, Jinkins, Moeller, Morrell, and Bergquist
Concerning railroad crews.
Requires a common carrier in the transportation of freight or passengers to operate all trains over its road with crews consisting of not less than two qualified crew members.
| Jan 28 | First reading, referred to Labor & Workforce Development (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2719
by Representatives Dunshee and DeBolt
Creating the facilities review council.
Creates the facilities review council as an advisory group to the legislature to review facilities leasing proposals and policy recommendations that will contribute to the overall fiscal stability of the operating and capital budgets.
| Jan 28 | First reading, referred to Capital Budget (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2720
by Representatives Seaquist, Haler, Walkinshaw, Wylie, Sawyer, Morrell, Tarleton, Ormsby, Bergquist, Pollet, Gregerson, Freeman, and Goodman
Creating the pay it forward program.
Creates the pay it forward program to provide greater access to higher education.Requires the student achievement council to: (1) Develop and implement the program; and(2) Select up to five high schools for participation in the program.Requires the legislature to determine, in the omnibus appropriations act, the rate at which the program is expanded from the initial five high schools to eventually incorporate all public high schools in the state.Creates the pay it forward trust fund account.
| Jan 28 | First reading, referred to Higher Education (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
| Jan 31 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Higher Education at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 2721
by Representatives Pollet, Reykdal, Fitzgibbon, Moscoso, Ryu, Appleton, Dunshee, Stanford, Farrell, Bergquist, Tarleton, Walkinshaw, Cody, Kagi, Pettigrew, Freeman, Riccelli, Jinkins, Lytton, Roberts, Wylie, Sells, Ortiz-Self, Gregerson, and Goodman
Increasing tax exemption transparency and accountability.
Establishes the tax exemption transparency and accountability act.Creates a tax expenditure budget as part of the biennial budget adopted by the legislature to reform the tax expenditure process by including tax expenditures in the tax expenditure budget in the biennial state budget process.Requires the department of revenue to prepare a tax expenditure budget biennially.Requests the governor to review the tax expenditure budget from the department of revenue and submit it as part of the biennial budget documents.Changes the name of the citizen commission for performance measurement of tax preferences to the citizen commission for performance measurement of tax expenditures.Changes the duties of the joint legislative audit and review committee and the citizen commission for performance measurement of tax expenditures with regard to the tax expenditure budget.
| Jan 28 | First reading, referred to Finance (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2722
by Representatives Roberts and Kagi
Concerning placement of sixteen and seventeen year olds arrested for domestic violence assault.
Authorizes a police officer, under certain circumstances, to take a person to a nonsecure facility that provides or has access to family intervention services if the person is age sixteen or seventeen years and within the preceding four hours the person has assaulted a family or household member.
| Jan 28 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & Human Services (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
| Jan 30 | Scheduled for executive session in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 10:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 2723
by Representatives Gregerson, Rodne, Orwall, Jinkins, Robinson, Freeman, Takko, Farrell, Bergquist, Riccelli, Fitzgibbon, Senn, Ryu, Morrell, Ortiz-Self, Clibborn, Kagi, and Goodman
Modifying certain provisions governing foreclosures.
Modifies certain provisions governing foreclosures.
| Jan 28 | First reading, referred to Judiciary (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2724
by Representatives Ortiz-Self, Appleton, Walkinshaw, Sawyer, Ryu, Roberts, Stanford, and Wylie
Exempting information concerning archaeological resources and traditional cultural places from public disclosure.
Exempts from disclosure under the public records act, information related to historical archaeological resources, traditional cultural places, or archaeological resources obtained by an agency from another agency, a tribal government, or pursuant to any data-sharing agreement with the department of archaeology and historic preservation.
| Jan 28 | First reading, referred to Community Development, Housing & Tribal Affairs (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2725
by Representatives Cody, Morrell, Jinkins, Harris, Rodne, Bergquist, Robinson, and Walsh
Concerning court review of involuntary treatment decisions.
Allows an immediate family member of a person with a mental disability to petition the superior court for review of a designated mental health professional's decision if the designated mental health professional decides not to file a petition for initial detention under the involuntary treatment act.
| Jan 28 | First reading, referred to Judiciary (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2726
by Representatives Hudgins, Hunter, Santos, Seaquist, Sullivan, Clibborn, Habib, Farrell, Bergquist, Springer, Cody, Walkinshaw, Pollet, Takko, Orwall, Fitzgibbon, Jinkins, Stonier, Tarleton, Morrell, Appleton, Roberts, Ortiz-Self, Reykdal, Ormsby, S. Hunt, Wylie, Carlyle, Sells, Blake, Sawyer, Tharinger, Robinson, Gregerson, Fey, Freeman, Kagi, Senn, and Goodman
Expanding higher education opportunities for certain resident students and military families.
Makes all resident students eligible for state financial aid.Removes the waiting period for members of the military, their spouses, and children to be eligible for resident tuition.
| Jan 28 | First reading, referred to Appropriations (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2727
by Representatives S. Hunt, Roberts, Ormsby, and Gregerson
Concerning reporting by lobbyists and lobbyists' employers.
Requires electronic filing of certain reports by lobbyists and lobbyists' employers.
| Jan 28 | First reading, referred to Government Operations & Elections (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
SB 5975-S
by Senate Committee on Governmental Operations (originally sponsored by Senators Conway, Bailey, Braun, Hobbs, Rolfes, and McAuliffe; by request of Department of Veterans Affairs)
Concerning the veterans innovations program.
Requires the department of veterans affairs to: (1) Establish a process to make veterans and those still serving in the national guard or armed forces reserve aware of the veterans innovations program;(2) Develop partnerships to assist veterans, national guard, or reservists in completing the veterans innovations program application; and(3) Provide funding to support eligible veterans, national guard members, or armed forces reserves for crisis and emergency relief and for education, training, and employment assistance.Eliminates the defenders' fund and the competitive grant program.Eliminates the termination and repeal, under the sunset act, of the veterans innovations program.
| Jan 16 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Governmental Operations at 10:00 AM. | |
| Jan 27 | GOV - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Governmental Operations at 10:00 AM. | ||
| Jan 28 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
SB 6015-S
by Senate Committee on Governmental Operations (originally sponsored by Senators Roach, Hasegawa, and Darneille; by request of Secretary of State)
Reconciling election laws.
Reconciles election laws.
| Jan 20 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Governmental Operations at 10:00 AM. | |
| Jan 27 | GOV - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Governmental Operations at 10:00 AM. | ||
| Jan 28 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
SB 6028-S
by Senate Committee on Energy, Environment & Telecommunications (originally sponsored 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) when: (1) The facility's air emissions do not exceed certain permitted levels; and(2) Periodic monitoring includes third-party verification documenting total polychlorinated biphenyl air emissions not exceeding a level that could contribute to increased polychlorinated biphenyl levels in local water bodies.
| Jan 16 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Energy and Environment & Telecommunications at 1:30 PM. | |
| Jan 21 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Energy and Environment & Telecommunications at 1:30 PM. | |
| Jan 28 | EET - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 6094-S
by Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections (originally sponsored by Senator Hargrove)
Authorizing the use of jail data for research purposes in the public interest.
Allows the records of a person confined in jail to be made available to: (1) The Washington association of sheriffs and police chiefs; and(2) The institute for public policy, the research and data analysis division of the department of social and health services, the state higher education institutions, the state health care authority, the state auditor's office, the caseload forecast council, the office of financial management, or the successor entities of these organizations, for the purpose of research in the public interest.
| Jan 20 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections at 10:00 AM. | |
| Jan 27 | HSC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections at 10:00 AM. | ||
| Jan 28 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
SB 6131-S
by Senate Committee on Commerce & Labor (originally sponsored by Senators King, Kohl-Welles, and Mullet)
Modifying special occasion licenses provisions.
Authorizes a special occasion licensee, in addition to offering the sale of wine by the individual serving for on-premises consumption, to sell wine in original, unopened containers for on-premises consumption if permission is obtained from the liquor control board before the event.
| Jan 24 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Commerce & Labor at 8:00 AM. | |
| Jan 27 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Commerce & Labor at 1:30 PM. | |
| Jan 28 | CL - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 6145-S
by Senate Committee on Governmental Operations (originally sponsored by Senators Hatfield, Roach, Chase, Sheldon, Fraser, and McAuliffe)
Declaring the Ostrea lurida the official oyster of the state of Washington.
Designates the Ostrea lurida as the official oyster of the state.
| Jan 23 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Governmental Operations at 10:00 AM. | |
| Jan 27 | GOV - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Governmental Operations at 10:00 AM. | ||
| Jan 28 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
SB 6226-S
by Senate Committee on Commerce & Labor (originally sponsored by Senators Holmquist Newbry, King, Conway, Hewitt, and Kohl-Welles)
Concerning sales by craft and general licensed distilleries of spirits for off-premise consumption and spirits samples for on-premise consumption.
Addresses craft and general licensed distilleries sales of spirits for off-premise consumption and spirits samples for on-premise consumption.
| Jan 24 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Commerce & Labor at 8:00 AM. | |
| Jan 27 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Commerce & Labor at 1:30 PM. | |
| Jan 28 | CL - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 6250-S
by Senate Committee on Commerce & Labor (originally sponsored by Senators Dammeier, Sheldon, and Tom)
Requiring submission of digital copies of public employees' collective bargaining agreements.
Requires certain employers to submit a digital copy of collective bargaining agreements to the public employment relations commission within thirty days of the effective date of the collective bargaining agreement.Requires an employer engaged in the operation of a health care activity to submit a digital copy of their collective bargaining agreement to the department of labor and industries within thirty days of the effective date of the collective bargaining agreement.Requires the department of labor and industries and the public employment relations commission to maintain a web site that allows the public to view and download the collective bargaining agreements submitted by the employers.
| Jan 24 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Commerce & Labor at 8:00 AM. | |
| Jan 27 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Commerce & Labor at 1:30 PM. | |
| Jan 28 | CL - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 6418-S
by Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education (originally sponsored by Senators Litzow, Fain, Dammeier, Angel, Tom, Bailey, Becker, and Mullet)
Creating flexibility for the educator retooling conditional scholarship program.
Changes the name of the retooling to teach mathematics and science conditional scholarship program to the educator retooling conditional scholarship program.Addresses the requirements for a mathematics, science, special education, bilingual education, or English language learner endorsement.
| Jan 24 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 8:00 AM. | |
| Jan 27 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 1:30 PM. | |
| Jan 28 | EDU - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| And refer to Ways & Means. | ||
| On motion, referred to Rules. | ||
SB 6465
by Senator Rivers
Expanding the definition of an electric personal assistive mobility device.
Revises the definition of "electric personal assistive mobility device," for purposes of motor vehicle provisions, to include a self-balancing device with one wheel.
| Jan 28 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SB 6466
by Senators Rivers and Roach
Creating a veteran hiring preference for school district security activities.
Requires veterans to be given preference in hiring for school district security activities.
| Jan 28 | First reading, referred to Law & Justice. | |
SB 6467
by Senators Honeyford, Bailey, Becker, Angel, and Pearson
Ensuring that existing exempt water uses in the Skagit river basin are not subject to interruption.
Prohibits certain groundwater uses in the Skagit river basin from being interrupted from the instream flows established in the Skagit river basin instream flow rule.
| Jan 28 | First reading, referred to Agriculture, Water & Rural Economic Development. | |
SB 6468
by Senators O'Ban, Bailey, and Kohl-Welles
Concerning suicide prevention.
Requires certain medical professionals to complete training in suicide assessment, treatment, and management that is approved, in rule, by the relevant disciplining authority.Requires the department of social and health services to implement a pilot program to support primary care providers in the assessment and provision of appropriate diagnosis and treatment of adults with mental and behavioral health disorders and track outcomes of the program.Requires the secretary of the department of health to convene a steering committee and, in consultation with the steering committee, develop a Washington plan for suicide prevention.
| Jan 28 | First reading, referred to Health Care. | |
SB 6469
by Senator Hargrove
Concerning access to juvenile records.
Establishes the youth opportunities act.Limits public access to juvenile court proceedings.
| Jan 28 | First reading, referred to Human Services & Corrections. | |
SB 6470
by Senators Cleveland, Keiser, Frockt, and Kohl-Welles
Concerning child abuse investigations.
Modifies duties of law enforcement and the department of social and health services regarding the possible occurrence of abuse or neglect of a child.Requires county prosecuting attorneys to identify at least one designated medical professional to conduct child abuse medical assessments.Requires the state to pay costs incurred by a hospital, child abuse clinic, or other emergency medical facility for certain child abuse medical assessments of a child with a suspicious physical injury.
| Jan 28 | First reading, referred to Human Services & Corrections. | |
SB 6471
by Senator Baumgartner
Creating a teen summer employment wage.
Authorizes employers to pay teen wages to new employees fourteen to nineteen years of age at the minimum wage rate required under federal law.
| Jan 28 | First reading, referred to Commerce & Labor. | |
| Jan 29 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Commerce & Labor at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 6472
by Senators Hill, Keiser, and Fraser; by request of Department of Revenue
Simplifying the taxation of amusement, recreation, and physical fitness services.
Simplifies the taxation of amusement and recreation services and physical fitness services.
| Jan 28 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 6473
by Senators Angel, Benton, Hatfield, Eide, Hobbs, Conway, Pearson, Hasegawa, Keiser, Chase, Bailey, Roach, Liias, McCoy, Darneille, and Kohl-Welles
Concerning railroad crews.
Requires a common carrier in the transportation of freight or passengers to operate all trains over its road with crews consisting of not less than two qualified crew members.
| Jan 28 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SB 6474
by Senator Rivers
Requiring navigator applicants to furnish background check information.
Requires an individual applying as a navigator for the state health benefit exchange to provide background check information.
| Jan 28 | First reading, referred to Health Care. | |
SB 6475
by Senator Rivers
Concerning hardship property tax waivers for interest and penalties.
Addresses waivers for the interest and penalties on delinquent property taxes when notice for the taxes was not sent to a taxpayer due to error by the United States postal service.
| Jan 28 | First reading, referred to Governmental Operations. | |
SB 6476
by Senators Chase and Kline
Increasing the dollar limits for small works roster projects.
Increases the dollar limits for small works roster projects.
| Jan 28 | First reading, referred to Governmental Operations. | |
SB 6477
by Senators Chase, Hasegawa, Kline, Rolfes, Keiser, Kohl-Welles, Conway, Frockt, and Ranker
Increasing tax exemption transparency and accountability.
Establishes the tax exemption transparency and accountability act.Creates a tax expenditure budget as part of the biennial budget adopted by the legislature to reform the tax expenditure process by including tax expenditures in the tax expenditure budget in the biennial state budget process.Requires the department of revenue to prepare a tax expenditure budget biennially.Requests the governor to review the tax expenditure budget from the department of revenue and submit it as part of the biennial budget documents.Changes the name of the citizen commission for performance measurement of tax preferences to the citizen commission for performance measurement of tax expenditures.Changes the duties of the joint legislative audit and review committee and the citizen commission for performance measurement of tax expenditures with regard to the tax expenditure budget.
| Jan 28 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 6478
by Senators Hill and Hargrove; by request of Department of Natural Resources and Department of Ecology
Streamlining forest and fish agreement-related programs providing funding with accountability.
Streamlines forest and fish agreement-related programs providing funding with accountability.
| Jan 28 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 6479
by Senators Frockt, Fain, Darneille, Kohl-Welles, Rivers, and Kline
Providing caregivers authority to allow children placed in their care to participate in normal childhood activities based on a reasonable and prudent parent standard.
Authorizes caregivers to provide or withhold permission, without prior approval of the caseworker, the department of social and health services, or the court, to allow a child in their care to participate in normal childhood activities based on a reasonable and prudent parent standard.
| Jan 28 | First reading, referred to Human Services & Corrections. | |