 | WASHINGTON STATE LEGISLATURE | |
| Legislative Digest No. 18 | ||
| SIXTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE | ||
| Thursday, February 6, 2014 | 25th Day - 2014 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=2014.
HB 1620-S2
by House Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Representatives Stanford, Zeiger, Takko, Haler, Blake, Liias, Clibborn, Jinkins, Wilcox, Ryu, Ormsby, Sells, Appleton, Pedersen, Upthegrove, Magendanz, Pollet, Orcutt, Johnson, Angel, Condotta, Carlyle, Kristiansen, Moeller, Fitzgibbon, Moscoso, Morrell, and Santos)
Concerning passenger-carrying vehicles for railroad employees.
Requires the utilities and transportation commission to: (1) Regulate charter party carriers providing railroad crew transportation and every contract crew hauling vehicle with respect to the safety of equipment, driver qualifications, insurance levels, and safety of operations;(2) Inspect contract crew hauling vehicles;(3) Investigate safety complaints related to employee transportation and take appropriate enforcement action as warranted; and(4) Study accidents involving vehicles regulated under chapter 81.61 RCW (railroads--passenger-carrying vehicles for employees).
| Feb 20 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Transportation at 3:30 PM. | |
| Mar 1 | Executive action taken in the House Committee on Transportation at 10:00 AM. | |
| Mar 25 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Commerce & Labor at 1:30 PM. | |
| Apr 3 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Commerce & Labor at 1:30 PM. | |
| Apr 4 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 1:30 PM. | |
| Apr 8 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Transportation at 1:30 PM. | |
| Jan 22 | Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Transportation at 3:30 PM. | |
| Jan 29 | Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Transportation at 3:30 PM. | |
| Jan 30 | TR - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Transportation at 3:30 PM. | ||
| Feb 5 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
HB 1651-S2
by House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government & Information Technology (originally sponsored by Representatives Kagi, Walsh, Freeman, Roberts, Farrell, Zeiger, Goodman, Pollet, Sawyer, Appleton, Bergquist, S. Hunt, Moscoso, Jinkins, Ryu, and Morrell)
Concerning access to juvenile records.
Addresses the confidentiality of certain juvenile court records.Prohibits certain confidential juvenile offense records from being published, distributed, or sold.Takes effect on the date that the administrative office of the courts fully implements a court data system that allows juvenile records to be categorized as confidential.
| Feb 12 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 22 | Executive action taken in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 25 | Public hearing and executive action taken in the House Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government & Information Technology at 1:30 PM. | |
| Mar 19 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections at 10:00 AM. | |
| Mar 28 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections at 10:00 AM. | |
| Apr 8 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:45 PM. | |
| Jan 29 | APPG - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Public hearing and executive action taken in the House Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government & Information Technology at 3:30 PM. | ||
| Feb 5 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
HB 2059-S
by House Committee on Technology & Economic Development (originally sponsored by Representative Morris)
Concerning the voluntary purchase of eligible renewable resources by customers of electric utilities.
Requires an investor-owned utility, at the request of a nonresidential electric customer, to create a tariff that includes a standard contract to allow the customer and other interested nonresidential customers to purchase voluntarily renewable resources in one megawatt-hour units.Requires the governing board of a consumer-owned utility, upon request of an electric customer of a consumer-owned utility, to create a tariff schedule or contract that allows the customer to purchase voluntarily renewable resources in one megawatt-hour units.Requires a customer requesting to purchase voluntarily renewable resources to make a deposit with the utility to cover the cost of work hours at the electric utility to develop the tariff.
| Jan 23 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Technology & Economic Development at 8:00 AM. | |
| Jan 31 | TED - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Technology & Economic Development at 1:30 PM. | ||
| Feb 5 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
HB 2146-S
by House Committee on Labor & Workforce Development (originally sponsored by Representative Condotta)
Concerning department of labor and industries appeal bonds.
Modifies the costs of filing certain appeals with the department of labor and industries.
| Jan 30 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Labor & Workforce Development at 8:00 AM. | |
| Jan 31 | LWD - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Labor & Workforce Development at 1:30 PM. | ||
| Feb 5 | Referred to Appropriations. | |
HB 2176-S
by House Committee on Technology & Economic Development (originally sponsored by Representative Morris)
Concerning leased energy systems.
Authorizes an electric utility to offer a leased energy program that must offer to customers across all rate classes the opportunity to lease from the electric utility a renewable energy system that will be installed on the customer's property.Requires the department of ecology to conduct an assessment of the environmental consequences, throughout the product lifecycle, associated with leased energy systems and energy storage systems installed in this state containing hazardous materials, rare earth minerals, and other commercially valuable materials.Requires the utilities and transportation commission to publish a list of financing models being offered by investor-owned utilities or third-party vendors registered as competitive electrical companies.Requires investor-owned utilities and third-party vendors offering leased energy systems, upon request of the utilities and transportation commission, to provide information on the financial terms of leased energy systems currently under contract.
| Jan 14 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Technology & Economic Development at 1:30 PM. | |
| Jan 31 | TED - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Technology & Economic Development at 1:30 PM. | ||
| Feb 5 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
HB 2177-S
by House Committee on Technology & Economic Development (originally sponsored by Representatives Morris, Morrell, Blake, and Fey)
Concerning the expansion of natural gas infrastructure in rural or underserved areas.
Requires the utilities and transportation commission to: (1) Conduct a process that allows customers and utilities to bring forth innovative proposals for the financing and building of natural gas infrastructure; and(2) Adopt rules that promote incremental investments in natural gas infrastructure expansions that by December 1, 2025: (a) Result in the residential conversion from wood or oil-fired boilers for space heating to natural gas and the conversion from hog fuel and bunker fuel used in industrial processes to natural gas; (b) produce two hundred fifty million dollars in pipeline expansion over a ten-year period; and (c) result in fifty thousand residential natural gas conversions that currently use wood or oil-fired boilers for space heating over a ten-year period.
| Jan 17 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Technology & Economic Development at 1:30 PM. | |
| Jan 31 | TED - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Technology & Economic Development at 1:30 PM. | ||
| Feb 5 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
HB 2214-S
by House Committee on Local Government (originally sponsored 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.Requires the department of labor and industries to: (1) Review the code officials apprenticeship and training program and the use of funds collected in accordance with the building permit fee; and(2) In conducting the review, request information from and consult with appropriate stakeholders, including the Washington association of building officials, the association of Washington cities, the Washington state association of counties, the state board for community and technical colleges, the state workforce training and education coordinating board, the Washington association of realtors, and the department of commerce.
| Jan 20 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Local Government at 1:30 PM. | |
| Jan 27 | LG - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Local Government at 1:30 PM. | ||
| Jan 31 | Referred to Appropriations. | |
HB 2255-S
by House Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Representative Van De Wege)
Concerning ambulance seat belt notification, air bags, and driver training.
Requires an ambulance to have in the cab of the ambulance: (1) A seat belt notification that includes a lighted message alarm; and(2) Air bags that meet federal regulations.Requires the Washington state patrol, in partnership with the Washington fire chiefs, to study the need and feasibility of regional accident prevention programs for ambulance and medic unit operators, including the use of driver simulators.
| Jan 20 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Transportation at 3:30 PM. | |
| Jan 23 | Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Transportation at 3:30 PM. | |
| Jan 29 | Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Transportation at 3:30 PM. | |
| Jan 30 | 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 5 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
HB 2298-S
by House Committee on Local Government (originally sponsored by Representatives Pike, Takko, Vick, Harris, Blake, Rodne, and Farrell)
Changing the definition of capital projects to include technology infrastructure.
Revises the definition of "capital projects," for purposes of RCW 82.46.010 (tax on sale of real property authorized--proceeds dedicated to local capital projects), to include technology infrastructure that is integral to the capital project and technology infrastructure that specifically fosters or supports the transfer of real properties.
| Jan 27 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Local Government at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 3 | LG - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Local Government at 1:30 PM. | ||
| Feb 5 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
HB 2433-S
by House Committee on Local Government (originally sponsored by Representatives Habib and Ryu)
Requiring a city or town to notify light and power businesses and gas distribution businesses of annexed areas and affected properties.
Requires a city, town, or code city, for each annexation by the city or town, to provide notification by certified mail or electronic means that includes a list of annexed parcel numbers and the street address to the light and power businesses and the gas distribution businesses.Requires the light and power businesses and the gas distribution businesses to remit to the city or town only those utility taxes collected sixty days or more after receipt of the notification.
| Jan 23 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Local Government at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 3 | LG - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Local Government at 1:30 PM. | ||
| Feb 5 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
HB 2481-S
by House Committee on Local Government (originally sponsored by Representatives Senn, Bergquist, Farrell, Riccelli, Fitzgibbon, Appleton, Walkinshaw, Sawyer, Fey, Gregerson, and Pollet)
Concerning food and yard waste collection space for qualifying new residential occupancies with more than two dwelling units.
Requires the state building code council, during the 2015 code adoption period, to adopt rules requiring that space be provided for the collection and periodic transfer to an off-site composting facility of food and yard waste created on-site at apartment houses, assisted living facilities, boarding houses, congregate living facilities, dormitories, and fraternities and sororities.
| Jan 27 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Local Government at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 3 | LG - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Local Government at 1:30 PM. | ||
| Feb 5 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
HB 2501-S
by House Committee on Labor & Workforce Development (originally sponsored by Representatives Ormsby and Sells)
Concerning registration requirements for contractors.
Curtails the operations of illegal businesses in the construction industry.Requires a business that applies for a contractor registration under chapter 18.27 RCW to have a state industrial insurance account, a state unemployment insurance account, and a state business tax account.Encourages an owner, officer, or partner of a contractor registration applicant to complete a contractor preregistration training program.Charges an additional contractor registration fee for a first-time applicant that has not completed the preregistration training program.Requires the department of labor and industries to provide the preregistration program in each of its service delivery regions at least once each month.Requires the department of revenue and the employment security department to assist the department of labor and industries in presenting the contractor preregistration training program.
| Jan 30 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Labor & Workforce Development at 8:00 AM. | |
| Jan 31 | 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. | ||
| Feb 5 | Referred to Appropriations. | |
HB 2541-S
by House Committee on Labor & Workforce Development (originally sponsored by Representatives Haigh and MacEwen)
Regarding miniature hobby boilers.
Exempts certain miniature hobby boilers from the provisions of chapter 70.79 RCW (boilers and unfired pressure vessels).
| Jan 31 | LWD - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Public hearing and executive action taken in the House Committee on Labor & Workforce Development at 1:30 PM. | ||
| Feb 5 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
HB 2593-S
by House Committee on Local Government (originally sponsored by Representatives Stonier, Harris, Wylie, Ryu, Fey, and Pike)
Revising local government treasury practices and procedures.
Revises local government treasury practices and procedures relating to: (1) Authorized methods for and transaction processing costs of payments of taxes, fines, interest, penalties, special assessments, fees, rates, charges, or money due counties; and(2) The loss, destruction, and duplication of a warrant issued by a local government officer or agency.
| Jan 30 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Local Government at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 3 | LG - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Local Government at 1:30 PM. | ||
| Feb 5 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
HB 2605-S
by House Committee on Education (originally sponsored by Representatives Stonier, S. Hunt, Sawyer, Fey, Orwall, Bergquist, Pollet, and Freeman)
Making school district policies on restraint or isolation of certain students available to parents and guardians.
Requires a copy of a school district policy regarding the use of restraint or isolation and the procedures for notification of a parent or guardian regarding the use of restraint or isolation to be provided to parents and guardians on the district web site or in written form.
| Jan 30 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Education at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 3 | ED - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Education at 1:30 PM. | ||
| Feb 5 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
HB 2768
by Representatives S. Hunt, Manweller, Haler, and Pollet
Concerning reporting by lobbyists and lobbyists' employers.
Requires electronic filing of certain reports by lobbyists and lobbyists' employers.
| Feb 5 | First reading, referred to Government Operations & Elections (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2769
by Representatives Springer, Manweller, Goodman, Condotta, Nealey, Kirby, Haler, and Freeman
Providing a sales and use tax exemption for sales and uses related to eligible server equipment and power infrastructures installed in eligible computer data centers.
Provides a sales and use tax exemption on eligible server equipment and power infrastructure installed in eligible computer data centers, charges made for labor and services rendered in respect to installing eligible service equipment, and on construction, installation, repair, alteration, or improvement of eligible power infrastructures.
| Feb 5 | First reading, referred to Finance (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 2770
by Representative Parker
Concerning the removal of snow from streets that are part of state highways.
Addresses the removal of snow from streets that are part of state highways.
| Feb 5 | First reading, referred to Transportation (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
SB 6003-S
by Senate Committee on Governmental Operations (originally sponsored by Senators Roach and Hasegawa)
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 27 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Governmental Operations at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 4 | GOV - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Governmental Operations at 10:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 5 | On motion, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 6017-S
by Senate Committee on Law & Justice (originally sponsored by Senators Kohl-Welles, O'Ban, Darneille, Padden, Kline, Keiser, Dammeier, and Fraser)
Concerning the use of proceeds from seizure and forfeiture activities from sexual exploitation of children and promoting prostitution.
Addresses the use of proceeds from seizure and forfeiture activities from sexual exploitation of children and promoting prostitution.
| Jan 20 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 3 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 4 | LAW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| And refer to Ways & Means. | ||
| Feb 5 | Referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 6023-S
by Senate Committee on Law & Justice (originally sponsored 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 17 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 3 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 4 | LAW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 6039-S
by Senate Committee on Natural Resources & Parks (originally sponsored by Senators Pearson, Rolfes, Sheldon, Hewitt, and Conway; by request of Department of Fish and Wildlife)
Ensuring hunter safety.
Modifies provisions relating to the hunter education training course.
| Jan 21 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Natural Resources & Parks at 1:30 PM. | |
| Jan 30 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Natural Resources & Parks at 1:30 PM. | |
| Jan 31 | NRP - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| And refer to Ways & Means. | ||
| Feb 3 | Referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 6060-S
by Senate Committee on Governmental Operations (originally sponsored by Senators Angel, Bailey, Schoesler, and Roach)
Concerning certain public water systems.
Revises growth management act provisions relating to providing notice to certain group A public water systems of proposed amendments to comprehensive plans and development regulation.
| Jan 23 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Governmental Operations at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 4 | GOV - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Governmental Operations at 10:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 5 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
SB 6074-S
by Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education (originally sponsored by Senators Frockt, O'Ban, Mullet, Litzow, Rolfes, Fain, Billig, Rivers, Hasegawa, Kohl-Welles, Conway, Keiser, McAuliffe, Darneille, Fraser, Ranker, Kline, and Brown)
Enacting provisions to improve educational outcomes for homeless students.
Requires the office of the superintendent of public instruction to: (1) Report to the governor and the legislature certain data for homeless students;(2) In collaboration with experts from community organizations on homelessness and homeless education policy, develop or acquire a short video that provides information on how to identify signs that indicate a student may be homeless, how to provide services and support to homeless students, and why this identification and support is critical to student success; and(3) Adopt and distribute to each school district, best practices for choosing and training school district-designated homeless student liaisons.Requires school districts to: (1) Encourage all school staff to annually review the video;(2) Encourage every district-designated homeless student liaison to attend trainings provided by the state to ensure that homeless children and youth are identified and served; and(3) Include information about services and support for homeless children in existing materials that are shared with students at the beginning of the school year or at enrollment.Requires school districts to report annually to the superintendent of public instruction, dropout rates for student populations in each of the grades seven through twelve by identified homeless status.
| Jan 29 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 3 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 4 | EDU - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 6084-S
by Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators O'Ban, Hill, and Brown)
Concerning property tax exemptions for service-connected disabled veterans and senior citizens.
Increases combined disposable income amounts for property tax exemptions for service-connected disabled veterans, senior citizens, and persons with a disability.
| Jan 27 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 3:30 PM. | |
| Feb 3 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 3:30 PM. | |
| Feb 4 | WM - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 6096-S
by Senate Committee on Trade & Economic Development (originally sponsored by Senators Pearson, McCoy, Brown, and Roach)
Providing for property tax exemption for the value of new construction of industrial/manufacturing facilities in targeted urban areas.
Provides property tax exemptions to encourage new manufacturing and industrial uses on undeveloped or underutilized lands zoned for industrial and manufacturing uses in targeted urban areas.
| Jan 30 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Trade & Economic Development at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 4 | TRED - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| And refer to Ways & Means. | ||
| Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Trade & Economic Development at 8:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 5 | Referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 6110-S
by Senate Committee on Financial Institutions, Housing & Insurance (originally sponsored by Senators Ericksen and Hobbs)
Regulating retainage bonds on public contracts.
Regulates retainage bonds on public contracts.
| Jan 30 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Financial Institutions and Housing & Insurance at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 4 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Financial Institutions and Housing & Insurance at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 5 | FIHI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 6146-S
by Senate Committee on Governmental Operations (originally sponsored by Senators Cleveland and Benton)
Concerning county electronic public auctions.
Grants counties clear authority to conduct public auctions via the internet or other electronic media.
| Jan 27 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Governmental Operations at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 4 | GOV - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Governmental Operations at 10:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 5 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
SB 6164-S
by Senate Committee on Governmental Operations (originally sponsored by Senator Roach)
Allowing the legislature to hold public hearings on ballot propositions.
Authorizes the legislature to hold public hearings on ballot propositions.
| Jan 28 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Governmental Operations at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 4 | GOV - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Governmental Operations at 10:00 AM. | ||
| Feb 5 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
SB 6215-S
by Senate Committee on Energy, Environment & Telecommunications (originally sponsored by Senators Mullet, Ericksen, Ranker, Litzow, Chase, and Fain)
Clarifying and correcting RCW 82.08.962 and 82.12.962 regarding the sales and use tax treatment of machinery and equipment purchases by companies producing pipeline-quality natural gas using landfill gas.
Clarifies and corrects statutes regarding the sales and use tax treatment of machinery and equipment purchases by companies producing pipeline-quality natural gas using landfill gas.
| Jan 23 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Energy and Environment & Telecommunications at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 4 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Energy and Environment & Telecommunications at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 5 | EET - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| And refer to Ways & Means. | ||
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Referred to Ways & Means. | ||
SB 6279-S
by Senate Committee on Law & Justice (originally sponsored by Senators Kline, Padden, O'Ban, Pedersen, and Tom)
Creating effective and timely access to magistrates for purposes of reviewing search warrant applications.
Creates effective and timely access to magistrates for purposes of reviewing search warrant applications across the state.Authorizes a district or municipal court judge to issue a search warrant for any person or evidence located anywhere within the county in which the court is located or in an adjoining county.
| Jan 27 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 3 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 4 | LAW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 6281-S
by Senate Committee on Natural Resources & Parks (originally sponsored by Senators Roach, Pedersen, Benton, and Conway)
Ensuring an effective hunter education program.
Authorizes a hunter education instructor to require live-fire training for all students in the class.Requires the instructor to indicate to the department of fish and wildlife whether live fire is required in the class and, if it is required, the department will indicate that requirement when advertising open classes.
| Jan 28 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Natural Resources & Parks at 1:30 PM. | |
| Jan 30 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Natural Resources & Parks at 1:30 PM. | |
| Jan 31 | NRP - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Feb 3 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
SB 6330-S
by Senate Committee on Financial Institutions, Housing & Insurance (originally sponsored by Senator Sheldon)
Promoting affordable housing in unincorporated areas of rural counties within urban growth areas.
Promotes affordable housing in unincorporated areas of rural counties within urban growth areas.
| Jan 30 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Financial Institutions and Housing & Insurance at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 4 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Financial Institutions and Housing & Insurance at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 5 | FIHI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| And refer to Ways & Means. | ||
| Referred to Ways & Means. | ||
SB 6368-S
by Senate Committee on Energy, Environment & Telecommunications (originally sponsored by Senators Roach, Holmquist Newbry, Benton, Sheldon, Padden, Chase, Eide, Mullet, and Dammeier)
Adjusting the dollar threshold for substantial development under the shoreline management act for certain pleasure craft-related construction.
Adjusts the dollar threshold for substantial development for certain pleasure craft-related construction.
| Jan 29 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Energy and Environment & Telecommunications at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 4 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Energy and Environment & Telecommunications at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 5 | EET - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
SB 6549
by Senators Hobbs, Hatfield, and Pearson
Creating demonstration projects for preserving agricultural land and public infrastructure in flood plains.
Requires the department of agriculture and the department of natural resources to jointly identify and implement two demonstration projects that test the effectiveness and costs of river management by using various sediment management strategies and techniques.
| Feb 5 | First reading, referred to Agriculture, Water & Rural Economic Development. | |
SB 6550
by Senators Holmquist Newbry, Hobbs, Parlette, Liias, Hewitt, Hatfield, Fain, Conway, McAuliffe, and Mullet
Providing a sales and use tax exemption for sales and uses related to eligible server equipment and power infrastructures installed in eligible computer data centers.
Provides a sales and use tax exemption on eligible server equipment and power infrastructure installed in eligible computer data centers, charges made for labor and services rendered in respect to installing eligible service equipment, and on construction, installation, repair, alteration, or improvement of eligible power infrastructures.
| Feb 5 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 6551
by Senator Parlette
Concerning payments to counties in lieu of property taxes by the department of fish and wildlife.
Requires the state treasurer, on behalf of the department of fish and wildlife, to distribute on game lands in each county a certain amount in lieu of real property taxes.
| Feb 5 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 6552
by Senators Rolfes, Dammeier, Litzow, Rivers, Tom, Fain, Hill, Kohl-Welles, Mullet, McAuliffe, and Cleveland
Improving student success by increasing instructional hour and graduation requirements.
Increases instructional hour and graduation requirements to improve student success.
| Feb 5 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. | |
| Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 1:30 PM. | ||