 | WASHINGTON STATE LEGISLATURE | |
| Legislative Digest No. 6 | ||
| SIXTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE | ||
| Tuesday, January 20, 2015 | 9th Day - 2015 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=2015.
HB 1048-S
by House Committee on Business & Financial Services (originally sponsored by Representatives Kirby, Stanford, Vick, and Ryu; by request of Department of Financial Institutions)
Updating, clarifying, and strengthening department of financial institutions' enforcement, licensing, and examination statutes relating to residential mortgage lending, and enhancing the crime of mortgage fraud in the residential mortgage lending process.
Updates, clarifies, and strengthens department of financial institutions' enforcement, licensing, and examination statutes relating to residential mortgage lending, and enhances the crime of mortgage fraud in the residential mortgage lending process.
| Jan 14 | BFS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Jan 19 | Referred to Rules 2 Review. | |
HB 1305
by Representatives Walkinshaw, Rodne, Jinkins, Kagi, Moscoso, Gregerson, Ormsby, and Riccelli
Encouraging the establishment of therapeutic courts.
Authorizes, funds, and encourages the establishment of therapeutic courts.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Judiciary (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1306
by Representatives Hayes, Orwall, Smith, Gregerson, and Kochmar
Concerning the management of state-owned aquatic lands by cities for the purposes of operating a publicly owned marina.
Authorizes the department of natural resources and a city, upon request of the city, to enter into an agreement authorizing the city to manage state-owned aquatic lands for the purpose of operating a publicly owned marina.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Environment (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1307
by Representatives Harris, Tharinger, Walkinshaw, and Kagi; by request of Department of Social and Health Services
Concerning enforcement standards for residential services and support providers.
Revises enforcement standards and penalties for residential services and support providers.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & Human Services (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1308
by Representatives Vick, Kirby, Parker, and Stanford
Addressing surplus lines of insurance.
Addresses insurance premium taxes with regard to surplus line insurance.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Business & Financial Services (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1309
by Representatives Vick and Kirby
Concerning the sale of floating homes or floating on-water residences by brokers.
Authorizes licensed real estate brokers to sell floating homes and floating on-water residences without being licensed as a vessel dealer.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Business & Financial Services (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1310
by Representatives Takko, Kochmar, Holy, and Buys; by request of Washington State Patrol
Concerning standards adopted by the national fire protection association and the state building code council.
Transfers certain duties from the chief of the Washington state patrol to the state building code council relating to smoke detection devices in dwelling units.Modifies alternative fuel source placard provisions.Transfers certain duties of the state fire protection board to the state building code council relating to above-ground used oil collection tanks.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Local Government (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1311
by Representatives S. Hunt and Holy; by request of Washington State Patrol
Concerning a nonoperating advisory board reporting to the state patrol.
Eliminates the advisory board on missing and exploited children.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Public Safety (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1312
by Representatives Goodman and Moscoso
Concerning the limited exoneration of bail forfeitures in instances where the prosecuting agency declines extradition of a defendant.
Addresses limited exoneration of bail forfeitures when a prosecuting agency declines extradition of a defendant.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Public Safety (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1313
by Representatives Zeiger, Fey, Stambaugh, Takko, Van De Wege, Stokesbary, Griffey, and Reykdal
Granting fire protection districts and regional fire protection service authorities biennial budget authority.
Authorizes a fire protection district to adopt a biennial budget with a mid-biennium review and modification for the second year of the biennium in lieu of adopting an annual budget.Authorizes a regional fire protection service authority to adopt a biennial budget with a mid-biennium review and modification for the second year of the biennium.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Local Government (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1314
by Representatives Fitzgibbon, Hunter, Moeller, Carlyle, Peterson, Goodman, McBride, Jinkins, Tarleton, Kagi, Appleton, Cody, Ryu, Pollet, Hudgins, Fey, Lytton, Robinson, Ormsby, Farrell, Dunshee, Bergquist, Stanford, S. Hunt, Pettigrew, Walkinshaw, Reykdal, Wylie, Riccelli, Tharinger, Senn, Sawyer, Gregerson, Sells, Moscoso, Ortiz-Self, and Van De Wege; by request of Governor Inslee
Implementing a carbon pollution market program to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Establishes the carbon pollution accountability act.Requires the department of ecology to: (1) Implement a carbon pollution market program for emissions from covered entities by creating and distributing allowances that are tradable regionally, nationally, and internationally; and(2) Create an economic justice and environmental equity advisory committee to periodically evaluate the socioeconomic effects of the state's carbon emission reduction policies.Provides a carbon pollution competitiveness business and occupation tax credit.Exempts from disclosure under the public records act, financial, commercial, and proprietary information whose release would place a registered entity submitting the information at a competitive disadvantage.Creates the carbon pollution reduction account.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Environment (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1315
by Representatives Manweller, Condotta, and Schmick
Providing for certain variances in the plumbing and electrical trades.
Requires the department of labor and industries to grant a variance, upon application, to a specialty electrician, a master specialty electrician, or a specialty plumber under certain circumstances.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Labor (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1316
by Representatives Stambaugh, Jinkins, Nealey, Hurst, Kilduff, Reykdal, Wilson, and Sawyer
Allowing for an arrest without a warrant when a police officer has probable cause to believe a person has violated certain temporary protection orders.
Authorizes a peace officer to arrest without a warrant and take into custody a person whom the peace officer has probable cause to believe has violated any temporary order for protection granted under chapter 7.40 RCW (injunctions) pursuant to chapter 74.34 RCW (abuse of vulnerable adults).
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Judiciary (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1317
by Representatives Zeiger, Kilduff, Kirby, Wylie, and Sawyer
Revising the lien for collection of sewer charges by counties.
Allows lien recording and release fees for collection of sewer charges by counties.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Local Government (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1318
by Representatives Fey, Muri, Kirby, Kilduff, and Zeiger
Concerning deficit reimbursement agreements with counties owning and operating ferry systems.
Increases the amount of funds that may be distributed to Pierce, Skagit, and Whatcom counties for a deficit incurred in the operation and maintenance of the ferry system owned and operated by the county.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Transportation (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1319
by Representatives Goodman and Moscoso; by request of Department of Corrections
Making technical corrections to processes for persons sentenced for offenses committed prior to reaching eighteen years of age.
Makes technical corrections to processes for persons sentenced for offenses committed before reaching eighteen years of age.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Public Safety (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1320
by Representatives Goodman and Moscoso; by request of Department of Corrections
Creating an identicard program for certain incarcerated offenders.
Requires the department of corrections, in conjunction with the department of licensing, to implement an identicard program to provide state identification to offenders upon release to the community, which is critical for accessing services, employment, housing, and various other opportunities in the community.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Public Safety (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1321
by Representatives Robinson, Ryu, Cody, Riccelli, Farrell, S. Hunt, Fitzgibbon, Carlyle, Tharinger, Goodman, Ortiz-Self, Bergquist, Dunshee, Moscoso, Appleton, Sells, Pollet, Reykdal, Walkinshaw, Jinkins, Senn, Wylie, Ormsby, Lytton, Hudgins, Tarleton, Moeller, Sawyer, Fey, Gregerson, and Stanford
Declaring the intent for all Washingtonians to have health care coverage by 2020.
Declares it is the intent of the legislature that all residents of this state have accessible, affordable, and comprehensive health care coverage by 2020.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1322
by Representative Reykdal
Addressing membership in state retirement plans prior to attaining the normal retirement age in another plan.
Addresses membership in a state retirement plan before attaining the normal retirement age in another retirement plan.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Appropriations (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1323
by Representatives Reykdal, Sawyer, S. Hunt, and Pollet
Repealing advisory votes.
Eliminates advisory votes.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to State Government (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1324
by Representatives Shea, Scott, Young, G. Hunt, Taylor, Magendanz, Condotta, Wilson, Pike, and McCaslin
Ensuring protection of persons and property.
Addresses the use of defensive force and deadly force.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Judiciary (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1325
by Representatives Shea, Scott, Taylor, G. Hunt, Condotta, and McCaslin
Reevaluating the delegation of authority to state agencies in regards to programs that address greenhouse gas emissions.
Establishes the Washington state energy freedom act.Prohibits a state agency from implementing a cap and trade system, regulating motor vehicle fuel economy, regulating the carbon content of transportation fuels, taking actions related to the implementation of a carbon tax, or otherwise addressing greenhouse gas emissions without direct and specific legislative authorization to conduct the activity.Requires a state agency in the process of, or planning for, the implementation of a cap and trade system, regulation of motor vehicle fuel economy, regulation of the carbon content of transportation fuels, administration of a tax on greenhouse gases, or otherwise addressing greenhouse gas emissions as of the effective date of this act to suspend all activities related to those efforts, including the enforcing or administrating of any existing rules, until certain conditions are satisfied.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Environment (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1326
by Representatives Shea, Scott, Griffey, Young, G. Hunt, Taylor, Hargrove, Magendanz, Harmsworth, Condotta, Wilson, McCaslin, Schmick, and Buys
Prohibiting the use of transportation funds for public works of art or artistic designs.
Prohibits funds appropriated to a state transportation agency, and state funds provided to other state agencies or local authorities by grants, contracts, or other means for transportation projects, from being expended to acquire works of art.Prohibits funds appropriated to a state transportation agency from being expended with respect to transportation projects on decorative finishes or designs that are not integral to the function of a transportation structure.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Transportation (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1327
by Representatives Nealey, Rodne, Goodman, and Kilduff
Addressing the issuance of subpoenas in proceedings involving the employment security department.
Addresses the issuance of subpoenas in proceedings involving the employment security department.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Judiciary (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1328
by Representatives Goodman, Rodne, Kilduff, Orwall, Moscoso, and Gregerson
Increasing district court civil jurisdiction.
Increases district court civil jurisdiction.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Judiciary (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1329
by Representatives Stanford and Vick
Addressing electronic notices and document delivery of insurance products.
Authorizes a notice to a party or other document required under applicable law in an insurance transaction or that is to serve as evidence of insurance coverage to be delivered, stored, and presented by electronic means as long as it meets the requirements of the uniform electronic transactions act.Authorizes standard property and casualty insurance policies and endorsements that do not contain personally identifiable information to be mailed, delivered, or posted on the insurer's web site.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Business & Financial Services (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1330
by Representatives Kochmar, Orwall, Holy, and Haler
Addressing the enhancement for attempting to elude a police vehicle.
Requires the enhancement for attempting to elude a police vehicle to be: (1) Mandatory for a second or subsequent finding;(2) Served in total confinement; and(3) Run consecutively with all other sentencing provisions.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Public Safety (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1331
by Representatives Muri, Reykdal, Magendanz, Springer, Fagan, S. Hunt, Klippert, and Wylie
Concerning school library and technology programs.
Changes the name of "the school-library media program" to "the school library information and technology program."Expands the duties of the program and the teacher-librarian.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Education (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1332
by Representatives Condotta, Hurst, and Kirby
Modifying yellow light intervals and monetary penalties related to automated traffic safety cameras.
Modifies automated traffic safety camera provisions relating to yellow light intervals and monetary penalties.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Transportation (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1333
by Representatives Condotta, Ormsby, Holy, Shea, Scott, and McCaslin
Eliminating penalties for delinquent property taxes.
Eliminates delinquent property tax penalties.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Finance (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1334
by Representatives Condotta and Vick
Concerning the taxes payable on sales by licensed recreational marijuana producers, processors, and retailers.
Eliminates the responsibility of licensed recreational marijuana producers, processors, and retailers to pay marijuana excise taxes on their sales and places the responsibility on the buyer.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Commerce & Gaming (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1335
by Representatives Condotta, Vick, and Wylie
Permitting cities, towns, and counties to reduce the buffer between recreational marijuana businesses and various entities.
Authorizes a local government to permit the licensing of recreational marijuana business premises and the placement of advertisements of marijuana, useable marijuana, marijuana concentrates, or marijuana-infused products within one thousand feet but not less than five hundred feet from any of the following facilities: An elementary or secondary school, playground, recreation center or facility, child care center, public park, public transit center, or library, or certain game arcade admissions.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Commerce & Gaming (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1336
by Representatives Kirby and Hayes; by request of Department of Licensing
Allowing fingerprint-based background checks for the licensing of any security guard.
Addresses fingerprint-based background checks for all security guard license applicants.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Business & Financial Services (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1337
by Representatives Takko, Nealey, Springer, Zeiger, Tarleton, and Chandler
Increasing the flexibility for industrial development district levies for public port districts.
Increases the flexibility for public port districts with regard to industrial development district levies.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Local Government (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1338
by Representatives Buys, Blake, and Van Werven
Concerning the diversion of certain municipal waters.
Allows a municipal owner of foreign water discharged to the Nooksack river between river miles seventeen and nineteen to claim and divert up to an equal quantity of water annually from the Nooksack river without satisfying laws governing water appropriation if certain conditions are met.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1339
by Representatives Cody, Schmick, Riccelli, Jinkins, Harris, Tharinger, Moeller, and Wylie
Allowing the secretary of health to intercede and stay any decision of a disciplining authority that expands scope of practice.
Creates a process to allow the secretary of the department of health to intercede and stay a decision of a disciplining authority that expands scope of practice.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1340
by Representatives Cody, Schmick, Moeller, Harris, Robinson, Ormsby, and Riccelli
Developing a process to allow pilot programs for health care professionals to learn new skills or roles, use existing skills in new circumstances, and accelerate training.
Establishes a health workforce innovation project approval process, within the oversight of the department of health, that: (1) Teaches new skills to existing categories of health care personnel;(2) Uses existing skills in new circumstances or settings;(3) Accelerates the training of existing categories of health care personnel; and(4) Teaches new health care roles and skills to previously trained persons whose skills or license is not recognized within the state.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1341
by Representatives Tharinger, Chandler, Blake, Buys, Klippert, Ryu, Lytton, Morris, Orcutt, Hurst, Pettigrew, Van De Wege, and Stanford; by request of Department of Fish and Wildlife
Concerning unlawfully engaging in fishing guide activity.
Creates the crime of unlawfully engaging in fishing guide activity.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1342
by Representatives Bergquist, Condotta, Takko, S. Hunt, Wylie, Magendanz, and Moscoso
Permitting the sale of cider in microbrewery tasting rooms.
Allows a licensed microbrewery to sell, from its premises for on-premises and off-premises consumption, cider produced by a domestic winery.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Commerce & Gaming (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1343
by Representatives Springer, Condotta, Hurst, Walsh, and Moscoso
Concerning spirits retailers when selling for resale.
Addresses spirits retailers when selling for resale.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Commerce & Gaming (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1344
by Representatives Pollet, Haler, Appleton, Walsh, Bergquist, McBride, S. Hunt, Goodman, Ormsby, Dunshee, Gregerson, Reykdal, Tarleton, Cody, Sawyer, Orwall, Pettigrew, Jinkins, Moscoso, Kilduff, Wylie, Tharinger, and Riccelli
Creating the nurse educator pay it forward program.
Creates the nurse educator pay it forward program to provide greater access to higher education for registered nurses pursuing careers as educators.Requires the student achievement council to develop and implement the program in collaboration with the nursing commission.Creates the nurse educator pay it forward account.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Higher Education (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1345
by Representatives Lytton, Magendanz, and Bergquist
Adopting a definition and standards of professional learning.
Adopts a statewide definition of effective professional learning.Directs public schools and school districts to establish targeted, sustained, relevant professional learning opportunities that meet the definition and are aligned to state and district goals.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Education (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1346
by Representatives Blake, Takko, Sawyer, Appleton, and Buys
Allowing additional hunting opportunities on state land.
Authorizes the parks and recreation commission to expressly authorize hunting in specific state parks or specific portions of state parks as long as all hunting activities are conducted consistent with the fish and wildlife code.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Environment (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1347
by Representative Blake
Concerning the treatment of Lyme disease.
Authorizes physicians, osteopathic physicians, advanced registered nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and osteopathic physician assistants to prescribe, administer, or dispense long-term antibiotic therapy to a patient who has been diagnosed with Lyme disease.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1348
by Representatives Appleton, Goodman, Tharinger, McBride, Walkinshaw, Clibborn, Sawyer, Riccelli, S. Hunt, Peterson, Tarleton, Robinson, Pollet, Senn, Ryu, Cody, Orwall, Kilduff, Lytton, Jinkins, Blake, Reykdal, Moscoso, Ormsby, and Gregerson
Requiring crisis intervention training for peace officers.
Establishes the Douglas M. Ostling act.Requires the criminal justice training commission to provide crisis intervention training to new full-time law enforcement officers employed after July 1, 2017, by a state, county, or municipal law enforcement agency.Provides that this act is null and void if appropriations are not approved.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Public Safety (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1349
by Representative S. Hunt
Concerning requesting public records for the purpose of obtaining exempted information relating to employment and licensing.
Prohibits a party obtaining the identity of employees or volunteers from an agency from using that information for the purpose of obtaining employment and licensing information.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to State Government (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1350
by Representatives Haler, Rodne, Muri, Stokesbary, Klippert, Shea, Taylor, Buys, Condotta, Manweller, Wilson, and McCaslin
Providing for election of supreme court justices from three judicial districts.
Requires the secretary of state, in cooperation with the chief justice, to assign by lot: (1) Each supreme court judicial position to be filled in November 2018 to a judicial district; and(2) Each judicial position to be filled in November 2020 and in November 2022 to a supreme court judicial district.Takes effect January 1, 2018, if the proposed amendment to Article IV, section 3 of the state Constitution, providing for the election of supreme court justices from judicial districts, is approved by the voters at the next general election.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Judiciary (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1351
by Representatives Blake, Harris, DeBolt, and Stanford
Concerning license fees for national guard members under Title 77 RCW.
Provides free small game hunting licenses, supplemental migratory bird permits, and big game hunting licenses to national guard members.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1352
by Representatives Nealey, Wylie, Short, Blake, Van De Wege, Magendanz, and Condotta
Allowing incremental electricity produced as a result of efficiency improvements to hydroelectric generation projects whose energy output is marketed by the Bonneville power administration to qualify as an eligible renewable resource under the energy independence act.
Authorizes a qualifying utility to use certain eligible renewable resources to meet its compliance obligation.Prohibits a qualifying utility from transferring or selling these eligible renewable resources to another utility for compliance purposes under the energy independence act.Prohibits allocated renewable energy credits from being transferred or sold to another qualifying utility for compliance under the energy independence act.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Technology & Economic Development (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1353
by Representatives Robinson, Riccelli, Rodne, Bergquist, Moscoso, and Gregerson
Requiring free infectious disease testing for good samaritans.
Allows testing of a good samaritan to be performed, with his or her consent, in order to guide postexposure prophylaxis treatment of the good samaritan.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1354
by Representatives Ryu, Goodman, S. Hunt, Riccelli, Farrell, Cody, Tharinger, Ortiz-Self, Sullivan, Bergquist, Pollet, Dunshee, Fitzgibbon, Moscoso, Appleton, Sells, Robinson, Reykdal, Walkinshaw, Wylie, Gregory, Moeller, Gregerson, Stanford, and Ormsby
Concerning the employee antiretaliation act.
Addresses retaliation and discrimination against employees and providing protection for employees.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Labor (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1355
by Representatives Farrell, Jinkins, Ryu, S. Hunt, Riccelli, McBride, Stanford, Carlyle, Cody, Tharinger, Goodman, Ortiz-Self, Bergquist, Dunshee, Fitzgibbon, Peterson, Moscoso, Appleton, Sells, Pollet, Robinson, Reykdal, Walkinshaw, Wylie, Ormsby, Santos, Hudgins, Tarleton, Sawyer, Moeller, Fey, Lytton, Gregerson, Gregory, Van De Wege, Kirby, Hurst, Kilduff, Sullivan, Kagi, and Springer
Increasing the minimum hourly wage to twelve dollars over four years.
Increases the minimum wage to twelve dollars an hour over a four-year time period.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Labor (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1356
by Representatives Jinkins, Riccelli, S. Hunt, Farrell, Stanford, McBride, Cody, Tharinger, Goodman, Ortiz-Self, Sullivan, Bergquist, Pettigrew, Dunshee, Fitzgibbon, Peterson, Moscoso, Ryu, Appleton, Sells, Pollet, Robinson, Reykdal, Walkinshaw, Senn, Wylie, Ormsby, Lytton, Moeller, Kagi, Hansen, Hudgins, Tarleton, Sawyer, Fey, Gregerson, Gregory, Van De Wege, Kilduff, Blake, Kirby, Orwall, and Clibborn
Establishing minimum standards for sick and safe leave from employment.
Provides employees with sick and safe leave from employment.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Labor (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1357
by Representatives MacEwen, DeBolt, and Manweller
Concerning certificate of need requirements.
Eliminates certificate of need requirements for kidney disease treatment centers.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1358
by Representatives MacEwen, Smith, Stambaugh, Muri, Buys, Griffey, Hayes, and Wilson
Restricting the use of bond proceeds to pay certain taxes on transportation projects.
Establishes the do not bond taxes act.Prohibits the proceeds of the sale of bonds issued for transportation purposes from paying any sales and use taxes.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Transportation (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1359
by Representatives Moscoso, Vick, and Wylie; by request of Liquor Control Board
Ensuring safe, responsible, and legal acquisition of marijuana by adults.
Addresses marijuana violations of persons between the ages of eighteen and twenty-one.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Commerce & Gaming (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1360
by Representatives Moscoso and Vick; by request of Liquor Control Board
Concerning marijuana, useable marijuana, and marijuana-infused products in public.
Addresses consuming or opening a package containing marijuana, useable marijuana, marijuana-infused products, or marijuana concentrate in a public place.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Commerce & Gaming (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1361
by Representatives Hudgins, Vick, and Kagi; by request of Liquor Control Board
Allowing the Washington state liquor control board to accept donations for funding informational material for the purpose of improving public awareness about marijuana consumption.
Requires the liquor control board to accept and deposit into the general fund-local account and disburse, subject to appropriation, federal grants or other funds or donations from any source for the purpose of improving public awareness of the health risks associated with marijuana consumption by youth and the abuse of marijuana by adults.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Commerce & Gaming (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1362
by Representatives Wylie, Condotta, Hurst, S. Hunt, Moscoso, and Sawyer
Allowing sales of growlers of wine.
Allows the sale of growlers of wine, except for fortified wine.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Commerce & Gaming (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1363
by Representatives S. Hunt, Haler, Muri, Appleton, Moscoso, Sells, Ryu, Dunshee, Taylor, Short, G. Hunt, Fey, Stanford, Riccelli, Reykdal, Blake, Fitzgibbon, Santos, Bergquist, Pollet, and Ortiz-Self
Eliminating the requirement to obtain a certificate of academic achievement or certificate of individual achievement to graduate from high school.
Eliminates the certificate of academic achievement or certificate of individual achievement needed to graduate from high school.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Education (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1364
by Representatives S. Hunt, Johnson, Bergquist, Walsh, Hunter, Zeiger, Harris, Kagi, Stanford, Ormsby, and Farrell
Establishing a citizens' initiative review pilot program.
Creates the citizens' initiative review oversight committee and requires the committee to: (1) Select two initiatives to be voted on at the general election for review by the panel; and(2) Review the work of the citizens' initiative review panels to determine compliance with legislative intent.Requires the secretary of state, after the 2016 general election, to contract for an evaluation of the effectiveness of the citizen initiative review process.Expires July 1, 2018.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to State Government (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1365
by Representatives Riccelli, Walsh, Cody, Scott, Jinkins, Robinson, Tharinger, Takko, Senn, Harris, Ormsby, Blake, Kagi, Sawyer, Gregerson, Stanford, and Bergquist
Requiring universal screening and provider payment for autism and developmental delays for children in medicaid programs.
Requires the state health care authority to require universal screening and provider payment for autism and developmental delays as recommended by the bright futures guidelines.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1366
by Representatives Johnson, Chandler, and Appleton
Concerning services provided by residential habilitation centers.
Requires the department of social and health services to continue to: (1) Provide respite services in residential habilitation centers; and(2) Develop respite care in the community with a goal of allowing clients to access services where they choose.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & Human Services (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1367
by Representatives Johnson, Reykdal, Walsh, Chandler, Appleton, Zeiger, and Pollet
Requiring the student achievement council to develop a grant program to encourage training for students studying in the medical field to work with individuals with disabilities.
Requires the student achievement council to: (1) Develop a centralized program for grants for institutions for programs designed to develop training projects focused upon improvement of services to adult individuals with developmental disabilities; and(2) Administer the grant program in consultation with the department of health.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Higher Education (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1368
by Representatives Reykdal, Stokesbary, Van De Wege, and Springer
Removing disincentives to the voluntary formation of regional fire protection service authorities by equalizing certain provisions with existing laws governing fire protection districts and by clarifying the formation process.
Equalizes certain provisions with existing laws governing fire protection districts and clarifies the formation process with regard to the voluntary formation of regional fire protection service authorities.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Local Government (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1369
by Representatives Riccelli, Schmick, Robinson, Parker, Holy, Haler, Tharinger, Cody, and Ormsby
Enabling student volunteers to provide health care services.
Allows students to provide health care services under certain circumstances.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1370
by Representatives Wylie, Nealey, Manweller, Van De Wege, Haler, Appleton, Zeiger, Tharinger, Klippert, Vick, and S. Hunt
Increasing the total amount of tax credits allowed under the Washington main street program.
Increases tax credits allowed under the Washington main street program.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Community Development, Housing & Tribal Affairs (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1371
by Representatives Taylor, Shea, G. Hunt, Young, Griffey, Scott, Condotta, and Wilson
Regarding administrative procedures that promote accountability, transparency, and economic relief.
Establishes the regulatory freedom and accountability act.Addresses administrative procedures that promote accountability, transparency, and economic relief.Suspends agency rule making.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to State Government (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1372
by Representatives Shea, G. Hunt, Taylor, Scott, Magendanz, and McCaslin
Limiting enrollment in certain health care and human service programs to United States citizens and qualified aliens.
Limits enrollment in taxpayer-funded health care and human service programs to individuals who are citizens of the United States or meet the definition of a qualified alien.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Judiciary (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1373
by Representatives Taylor, Griffey, Shea, Scott, G. Hunt, Young, Magendanz, Condotta, Wilson, and McCaslin
Repealing growth management planning requirements in chapter 36.70A RCW.
Repeals chapter 36.70A RCW (growth management act).Requires the department of commerce to prepare recommendations, in the form of draft legislation, to modify or repeal statutory provisions associated with chapter 36.70A RCW that are affected by the repeal of that chapter and submit the recommendations to the appropriate legislative committees.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Local Government (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1374
by Representatives Taylor, Shea, Scott, G. Hunt, Young, Condotta, and Buys
Requiring disclosure of specified contract information by state and local agencies.
Requires disclosure of contract information by state and local agencies.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Judiciary (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1375
by Representatives Taylor, Scott, Young, G. Hunt, Shea, and Buys
Concerning criminal trespass on private property.
Eliminates special immunities from prosecution for trespass, whether those immunities have been legislatively granted to the government or to private persons or entities.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to State Government (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1376
by Representatives Shea, Holy, and McCaslin
Excluding an accommodation maintained by a not-for-profit sectarian organization from RCW 49.60.040(2).
Revises the definition of "any place of public resort, accommodation, assemblage, or amusement," for purposes of the state civil rights act, to exclude an accommodation maintained by a not-for-profit sectarian organization.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Judiciary (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1377
by Representatives Shea, Holy, Reykdal, Condotta, Van De Wege, and McCaslin
Prohibiting county auditors from including their names on ballot envelopes and voting materials when running for reelection.
Prohibits a county auditor's name from appearing: (1) In the local voters' pamphlet in his or her official capacity if the county auditor is a candidate for office during the same year; and(2) On the security envelope, the return envelope, or any voting instructions or materials included with the ballot if he or she is a candidate for office during the same year.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to State Government (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1378
by Representatives McBride, Shea, Fitzgibbon, Sawyer, Senn, Harris, Griffey, Santos, Wylie, Pettigrew, Kirby, Walkinshaw, Muri, Stokesbary, Robinson, Reykdal, Kilduff, Moscoso, Gregerson, Stanford, Pollet, Farrell, and Bergquist
Protecting waterways from pollution from synthetic plastic microbeads.
Prohibits producing, manufacturing, or selling personal care products or over-the-counter drugs containing synthetic plastic microbeads.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Environment (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1379
by Representatives Shea, G. Hunt, Holy, Scott, Condotta, and Buys
Eliminating the February and April special elections.
Eliminates the special elections in February and April.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to State Government (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1380
by Representatives Wylie, Vick, Springer, Moscoso, Nealey, Walsh, and Fey
Creating a special permit by a manufacturer of wine to hold a private event for the purpose of tasting and selling wine of its own production.
Creates a special permit for a manufacturer of wine to hold a private event for the purpose of tasting and selling wine of its own production.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Commerce & Gaming (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1381
by Representatives Buys, Lytton, Van Werven, Blake, Wilcox, Condotta, Nealey, and Morris
Concerning encouraging job retention and creation in rural economies through the transparent and accountable extension of aluminum smelter tax preferences.
Encourages job retention and creation in rural economies through extension of aluminum smelter tax preferences.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Technology & Economic Development (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1382
by Representatives Griffey, Blake, Lytton, and G. Hunt
Addressing the delivery of basic firefighter training and testing.
Requires the director of fire protection to develop and adopt a plan for the Washington state patrol fire training academy to deliver basic firefighter training and testing.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Local Government (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1383
by Representatives Springer, Haler, Young, Fitzgibbon, McBride, Stanford, Clibborn, Fey, and Zeiger
Concerning community redevelopment financing in apportionment districts.
Addresses community redevelopment financing in apportionment districts.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Community Development, Housing & Tribal Affairs (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1384
by Representatives Harris, Cody, Tharinger, and Buys
Modifying provisions related to licensing and scope of practice for dental professionals.
Permits dental hygienists and dental assistants to take impressions under certain circumstances.Authorizes the issuance of a limited license to dental hygienists who actively practice or are licensed in Canada.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1385
by Representatives Magendanz, Muri, Hayes, Harris, Fagan, Zeiger, and Buys
Prioritizing state revenue growth for education.
Establishes the kids first act.Declares an intent to: (1) Prioritize K-12 education investments in a manner designed to best achieve improved student outcomes;(2) Make college education more affordable while increasing bachelor and graduate degree production, particularly in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields; and(3) Increase opportunities for low-income families to enroll in high quality preschool and early learning programs.Provides for submission of this act to a vote of the people.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Appropriations (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1386
by Representatives Magendanz, Muri, Hargrove, McCaslin, and Pettigrew
Concerning school employee workforce reductions.
Provides a process for school employee workforce reductions.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Education (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1387
by Representatives Takko, Sells, and Moscoso
Supporting apprenticeship training for building officials.
Ensures that code officials have 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 19 | First reading, referred to Labor (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1388
by Representatives Riccelli, Takko, Holy, Bergquist, Farrell, Zeiger, Sawyer, Taylor, Magendanz, Gregerson, and Ormsby; by request of Secretary of State
Ordering development of processes to allow prerecorded video testimony and written testimony on pending legislation.
Establishes the accessible legislative testimony act.Requires the legislature and legislative agencies, through the joint legislative systems committee, to develop processes to allow the public to provide testimony on pending legislation through prerecorded videos and written statements.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to State Government (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1389
by Representatives Goodman, Griffey, Klippert, Van De Wege, Tarleton, Chandler, Morris, Lytton, Hayes, and Moscoso
Addressing the scope of state fire service mobilization and ensuring compliance with existing state and federal disaster response policies.
Clarifies that state fire service mobilization be allowed in all incidents to which fire departments, fire districts, and regional fire protection authorities typically respond, as long as the mobilization meets the requirements identified in the state fire service mobilization plan.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Public Safety (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1390
by Representatives Goodman, Holy, Jinkins, Kagi, Moscoso, Ormsby, and Pollet
Concerning legal financial obligations.
Addresses legal financial obligations.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Judiciary (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1391
by Representatives Hudgins, MacEwen, Parker, Appleton, and Magendanz; by request of Office of Financial Management
Aligning functions of the consolidated technology services agency, office of the chief information officer, and department of enterprise services.
Transfers powers, duties, and functions of the office of the chief information officer within the office of financial management, pertaining to the office of the chief information officer, to the consolidated technology services agency.Transfers powers, duties, and functions of the department of enterprise services, pertaining to statewide information technology services and applications, to the consolidated technology services agency.Creates the consolidated technology services revolving account, the statewide information technology system development revolving account, the statewide information technology system maintenance and operations revolving account, and the shared information technology system revolving account.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Gen Govt & Info Tech (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HJR 4201
by Representatives Haler, Rodne, Muri, Stokesbary, Klippert, Shea, Taylor, Buys, Condotta, Manweller, McCaslin, and Wilson
Creating election districts for supreme court judicial positions.
Proposes an amendment to the state Constitution to create election districts for supreme court judicial positions.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Judiciary (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HJR 4202
by Representatives Springer, Haler, Young, McBride, Clibborn, Fey, and Zeiger
Providing for community redevelopment financing in apportionment districts.
Proposes an amendment to the state Constitution to provide for community redevelopment financing in apportionment districts.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Community Development, Housing & Tribal Affairs (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
SB 5063-S
by Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Hill, Benton, Ericksen, Dammeier, and Sheldon)
Prioritizing state revenue growth for education.
Establishes the kids first act.Declares an intent to: (1) Prioritize K-12 education investments in a manner designed to best achieve improved student outcomes;(2) Make college education more affordable while increasing bachelor and graduate degree production, particularly in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields; and(3) Increase opportunities for families to enroll in high quality preschool and early learning programs.Provides for submission of this act to a vote of the people.
| Jan 16 | WM - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
| Jan 19 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
SB 5081-S
by Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Miloscia, Hill, Bailey, Becker, and Dammeier)
Increasing transparency of state government expenditures related to state employees, state vendors and other public entities.
Requires the office of financial management to: (1) Maintain a web site that is accessible to the public of state collective bargaining agreements; and(2) Prepare summaries of compensation and fringe benefits provided to nonrepresented employees of executive branch agencies.Requires the inventory system that accounts for owned or leased facilities used by state government to be incorporated into the state expenditure information web site maintained by the legislative evaluation and accountability program committee.Requires the department of enterprise services to maintain a web site, that is accessible to the public, of the following: (1) Sole source contracts;(2) Current contract opportunities on the state's enterprise vendor registration and bid notification system; and(3) Contractors currently debarred by the director of the department.Requires the legislative evaluation and accountability program committee, in collaboration with the department of enterprise services, to establish and make available to the public a state contracting information web site.Requires the administrative office of the courts, the office of public defense, the department of retirement systems, the secretary of state, the military department, the department of commerce, and the criminal justice training center to report to the legislative evaluation and accountability program committee the amount of funds distributed or expended in the prior fiscal year for each local government or other entity for certain programs and expenditures.Requires the office of minority and women's business enterprises to identify state agencies and educational institutions: (1) In the lowest quintile of utilization of minority and women-owned contractors;(2) In the lowest quintile of the dollar value awarded to minority and women-owned contractors; and(3) That are performing significantly below their established goals.Requires agencies to annually submit to the department of enterprise services a list of performance-based incentives, bonuses, or awards paid under contract to contractors.
| Jan 16 | WM - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Jan 19 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
SB 5280
by Senators Kohl-Welles, Braun, and Warnick
Concerning the sale of beer and cider by grocery store licensees.
Authorizes a grocery store licensee, upon approval by the liquor control board, to receive an endorsement to permit the sale of beer and cider in a sanitary container brought to the premises by the purchaser, or provided by the licensee or manufacturer, and filled at the tap by the licensee at the time of sale.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Commerce & Labor. | |
SB 5281
by Senators Braun, Baumgartner, and Warnick
Creating a nonresidential security system specialty electrician certificate.
Requires the department of labor and industries to establish a nonresidential security system specialty electrician certificate.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Commerce & Labor. | |
SB 5282
by Senators Braun, Baumgartner, and Warnick
Concerning residential security system installations.
Exempts from licensing requirements, under chapter 19.28 RCW (electricians and electrical installations), persons, firms, partnerships, corporations, and other entities for work limited to certain installations in one and two family dwellings.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Commerce & Labor. | |
SB 5283
by Senators Ranker, Habib, Hargrove, McCoy, Jayapal, Cleveland, Frockt, Rolfes, Darneille, Billig, Hasegawa, Keiser, Liias, Pedersen, Chase, Kohl-Welles, Fraser, McAuliffe, Nelson, and Conway; by request of Governor Inslee
Implementing a carbon pollution market program to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Establishes the carbon pollution accountability act.Requires the department of ecology to: (1) Implement a carbon pollution market program for emissions from covered entities by creating and distributing allowances that are tradable regionally, nationally, and internationally; and(2) Create an economic justice and environmental equity advisory committee to periodically evaluate the socioeconomic effects of the state's carbon emission reduction policies.Provides carbon pollution competitiveness business and occupation tax credit.Exempts from disclosure under the public records act, financial, commercial, and proprietary information whose release would place a registered entity submitting the information at a competitive disadvantage.Creates the carbon pollution reduction account.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Energy, Environment & Telecommunications. | |
SB 5284
by Senators Roach, Fain, Hatfield, and Mullet
Classifying fantasy sports contests as contests of skill.
Exempts from any classification of gambling, fantasy competitions which are considered by the state as games of skill.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Commerce & Labor. | |
SB 5285
by Senators Jayapal, Miloscia, Conway, Habib, Liias, Cleveland, Hasegawa, Chase, Darneille, Pedersen, Ranker, Kohl-Welles, McAuliffe, Rolfes, Keiser, Frockt, Billig, McCoy, Nelson, and Fraser
Increasing the minimum hourly wage to twelve dollars over four years.
Increases the minimum wage to twelve dollars an hour over a four-year time period.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Commerce & Labor. | |
SB 5286
by Senators Baumgartner and Benton
Making ample provisions to support higher education.
Requires the first one cent of the state portion of the sales and use tax for each dollar on which the tax is applied to be dedicated to and used for funding a public system of higher education within the state.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Higher Education. | |
SB 5287
by Senators Keiser, Frockt, Conway, Parlette, and Hasegawa; by request of Attorney General
Reauthorizing the medicaid fraud false claims act.
Eliminates the termination and repeal, under the sunset act, of the medicaid fraud false claims act.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Health Care. | |
SB 5288
by Senators Braun and Conway
Concerning expiration dates related to real estate broker provisions.
Delays, until September 30, 2025, the expiration of: (1) Real estate broker and managing broker licensing fees;(2) The Washington real estate research account; and(3) The real estate research center.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Commerce & Labor. | |
SB 5289
by Senators Padden, Hargrove, O'Ban, Miloscia, Angel, Dammeier, Pearson, and Benton
Requiring notification to parents or guardians in cases of abortion.
Establishes the parental notification of abortion act.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Law & Justice. | |
SB 5290
by Senators Braun, Roach, Miloscia, Dammeier, Angel, Habib, Hatfield, Chase, Hobbs, and McCoy
Authorizing law enforcement and prosecutorial officials of federally recognized Indian tribes access to prescription monitoring data.
Authorizes the department of health to provide data in the prescription monitoring program to local, state, and federal officials and officials of federally recognized tribes.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Health Care. | |
SB 5291
by Senators Mullet, Dammeier, Keiser, Chase, Angel, Miloscia, and Hobbs
Allowing authorized health care providers to prescribe epinephrine autoinjectors.
Authorizes an authorized health care provider to prescribe epinephrine autoinjectors.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Health Care. | |
SB 5292
by Senators Roach, Billig, Hasegawa, and Benton
Protecting children and youth from powdered alcohol.
Ensures the use, purchase, sale, and possession of powdered alcohol is treated in the same manner as other liquors.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Law & Justice. | |
SB 5293
by Senators Becker, Keiser, Rivers, Conway, Dammeier, Hobbs, Angel, Frockt, Bailey, Ericksen, Mullet, and Benton
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 19 | First reading, referred to Health Care. | |
SB 5294
by Senators McAuliffe, Litzow, Kohl-Welles, Hasegawa, and Chase
Concerning school library and technology programs.
Changes the name of the school-library media program to the school library information and technology program.Expands the duties of the program and the teacher-librarian.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. | |
SB 5295
by Senators Kohl-Welles, Bailey, Liias, Becker, Frockt, Miloscia, and Chase
Concerning the display of campus information on the statewide public four-year dashboard.
Addresses the statewide public four-year dashboard's display of campus and branch information.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Higher Education. | |
SB 5296
by Senators Conway, King, McAuliffe, Hasegawa, and Chase
Concerning locksmith services.
Addresses locksmith services misrepresenting their geographic location.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Commerce & Labor. | |
SB 5297
by Senators Liias, Fain, King, and Hobbs; by request of Department of Licensing
Updating and clarifying statutory provisions within the commercial vehicle registration and fuel tax administrative systems.
Updates and clarifies provisions within the commercial vehicle registration and fuel tax administrative systems.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SB 5298
by Senators Ericksen, Hatfield, Honeyford, and Warnick
Concerning the diversion of certain municipal waters.
Allows a municipal owner of foreign water discharged to the Nooksack river between river miles seventeen and nineteen to claim and divert up to an equal quantity of water annually from the Nooksack river without satisfying laws governing water appropriation if certain conditions are met.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Agriculture, Water & Rural Economic Development. | |
SB 5299
by Senators Benton, Mullet, Fain, Darneille, Hobbs, Angel, and Conway; by request of Department of Financial Institutions
Updating, clarifying, and strengthening department of financial institutions' enforcement, licensing, and examination statutes relating to residential mortgage lending, and enhancing the crime of mortgage fraud in the residential mortgage lending process.
Updates, clarifies, and strengthens department of financial institutions' enforcement, licensing, and examination statutes relating to residential mortgage lending, and enhances the crime of mortgage fraud in the residential mortgage lending process.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Financial Institutions & Insurance. | |
SB 5300
by Senators Benton, Mullet, Fain, Darneille, Hobbs, and Angel; by request of Department of Financial Institutions
Updating the department of financial institutions' regulatory enforcement powers regarding credit unions and organizations providing services to credit unions.
Updates the regulatory enforcement powers of the department of financial institutions regarding credit unions and organizations providing services to credit unions.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Financial Institutions & Insurance. | |
SB 5301
by Senators Braun and Mullet
Concerning spirits retailers when selling for resale.
Addresses spirits retailers when selling for resale.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Commerce & Labor. | |
SB 5302
by Senators Benton and Mullet; by request of Washington State Bar Association
Addressing the prudent investor rule for Washington state trusts, delegation of trustee duties by trustees of a Washington state trust, and standards for authorization and treatment of statutory trust advisors and directed trustees incident to the establishment of Washington state directed trusts.
Establishes the Washington directed trust act.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Financial Institutions & Insurance. | |
SB 5303
by Senators Litzow, Frockt, Kohl-Welles, McAuliffe, and Benton
Creating the Washington academic, innovation, and mentoring (AIM) program.
Establishes the Washington academic, innovation, and mentoring (AIM) program act.Creates the Washington academic, innovation, and mentoring program to enable eligible neighborhood youth development entities to provide out-of-school time programs for youth ages six to eighteen years of age.Requires the department of commerce to administer the program.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. | |
SB 5304
by Senators Rivers, Hobbs, Benton, Hatfield, Angel, Liias, Roach, Conway, Fain, Parlette, Dammeier, and McAuliffe
Concerning competitive salaries and benefits for Washington state patrol officers.
Requires monthly salaries and benefits paid to Washington state patrol officers to be competitive with comparable law enforcement agencies within the state.Requires all proceeds from vehicle license fees and renewal vehicle license fees to be deposited by the state treasurer into the state patrol highway account.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SB 5305
by Senators Frockt, Kohl-Welles, Hasegawa, Liias, Conway, Billig, Rolfes, Cleveland, McCoy, Ranker, McAuliffe, Chase, Keiser, Jayapal, and Darneille
Declaring the intent for all Washingtonians to have health care coverage by 2020.
Declares it is the intent of the legislature that all residents of this state have accessible, affordable, and comprehensive health care coverage by 2020.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Health Care. | |
SB 5306
by Senators Habib, Roach, Liias, Jayapal, Cleveland, Hasegawa, McCoy, Kohl-Welles, Nelson, Conway, Fraser, Keiser, Rolfes, McAuliffe, Chase, Darneille, Pedersen, Frockt, Mullet, Billig, and Ranker
Establishing minimum standards for sick and safe leave from employment.
Provides employees with sick and safe leave from employment.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Commerce & Labor. | |
SB 5307
by Senators O'Ban, Ranker, and Dammeier
Concerning deficit reimbursement agreements with counties owning and operating ferry systems.
Increases the amount of funds that may be distributed to Pierce, Skagit, and Whatcom counties for a deficit incurred in the operation and maintenance of the ferry system owned and operated by the county.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SB 5308
by Senators Roach, Liias, Dansel, McCoy, Pearson, and Benton; by request of Public Disclosure Commission
Concerning personal financial affairs statement reporting requirements for elected and appointed officials, candidates, and appointees.
Addresses the suspension or modification of financial affairs reporting requirements for certain elected and appointed officials, candidates, and appointees.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Government Operations & State Security. | |
SB 5309
by Senators Roach, Liias, Dansel, McCoy, Pearson, Keiser, and Benton; by request of Public Disclosure Commission
Improving efficiency of public disclosure commission operations and requirements.
Changes the duties of the public disclosure commission with regard to operations and requirements.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Government Operations & State Security. | |
SB 5310
by Senators Ericksen, McCoy, Sheldon, Honeyford, Ranker, and Cleveland; by request of Energy Facilities Siting and Evaluation Council
Addressing enforcement actions at facilities sited by the energy facility site evaluation council.
Revises the energy facility site evaluation council's enforcement statutes to: (1) Make them more consistent with similar enforcement statutes of the department of ecology and local air pollution control authorities; and(2) Clarify the appeal process.Clarifies that certain additional penalties for oil spills may be imposed by the department of ecology at energy facilities under the jurisdiction of the energy facility site evaluation council.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Energy, Environment & Telecommunications. | |
SB 5311
by Senators Rolfes, O'Ban, Frockt, Darneille, Keiser, McCoy, Kohl-Welles, Hasegawa, and Jayapal
Requiring crisis intervention training for peace officers.
Establishes the Douglas M. Ostling act.Requires the criminal justice training commission to provide crisis intervention training to new full-time law enforcement officers employed after July 1, 2017, by a state, county, or municipal law enforcement agency.Provides that this act is null and void if appropriations are not approved.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Law & Justice. | |
SB 5312
by Senators Litzow, McAuliffe, Dammeier, Rolfes, Mullet, Billig, Kohl-Welles, Keiser, and Chase; by request of Governor Inslee
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 program requirements relating to special education, bilingual education, English language learner, computer science education, and environmental and sustainability education.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. | |
SB 5313
by Senators Warnick, Fraser, Angel, Rolfes, Cleveland, Brown, and Parlette
Increasing the total amount of tax credits allowed under the Washington main street program.
Increases tax credits allowed under the Washington main street program.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Agriculture, Water & Rural Economic Development. | |
SB 5314
by Senators Benton, Cleveland, and King
Modifying the use of local storm water charges paid by the department of transportation.
Addresses local storm water charges paid by the department of transportation.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SB 5315
by Senators Roach, Liias, McCoy, Pearson, and Benton; by request of Office of Financial Management
Aligning functions of the consolidated technology services agency, office of the chief information officer, and department of enterprise services.
Transfers powers, duties, and functions of the office of the chief information officer within the office of financial management, pertaining to the office of the chief information officer, to the consolidated technology services agency.Transfers powers, duties, and functions of the department of enterprise services, pertaining to statewide information technology services and applications, to the consolidated technology services agency.Creates the consolidated technology services revolving account, the statewide information technology system development revolving account, the statewide information technology system maintenance and operations revolving account, and the shared information technology system revolving account.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Government Operations & State Security. | |
SB 5316
by Senators Dammeier, Rolfes, Rivers, Hasegawa, Brown, Frockt, Dansel, Braun, Chase, Angel, and Kohl-Welles
Concerning privacy and security of personally identifiable student information.
Prohibits the superintendent of public instruction and employees and contractors of the superintendent, educational service districts' board of directors, employees, and contractors, and school districts' board of directors, employees, and contractors from collecting, retaining, or using in any manner, student biometric information.Requires the K-12 data governance group to: (1) Develop a detailed data security plan and procedures to govern the use and maintenance of certain data systems; and(2) Develop a model plan for school districts to use to safeguard personally identifiable student-level data at the school district level.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. | |
SB 5317
by Senators Frockt, Becker, Mullet, Miloscia, Jayapal, Dammeier, Kohl-Welles, Litzow, Pedersen, Hatfield, Keiser, Darneille, Rivers, McAuliffe, Hasegawa, Rolfes, Conway, and Chase
Requiring universal screening and provider payment for autism and developmental delays for children in medicaid programs.
Requires the state health care authority to require universal screening and provider payment for autism and developmental delays as recommended by the bright futures guidelines.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Health Care. | |
SB 5318
by Senators Parlette, Bailey, and Kohl-Welles
Creating the wildlife college student loan program.
Creates the wildlife college student loan program which will be administered by the student achievement council to make awards to the extent funds have been appropriated.Creates the wildlife college student loan match account.Expires June 30, 2025.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Higher Education. | |
SB 5319
by Senator Benton
Preventing the extension of light rail from Oregon to Washington on Interstate 5 between Portland and Vancouver.
Prohibits the department of transportation from expending funds on the design or construction of any project that replaces the bridges on Interstate 5 between Vancouver, Washington and Portland, Oregon and includes light rail.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SB 5320
by Senators Honeyford, Keiser, Ranker, Warnick, and Parlette; by request of Recreation and Conservation Office
Concerning the administrative rate the recreation and conservation funding board may retain to administer the grant programs established in chapter 79A.15 RCW.
Addresses the administration of grant programs by the recreation and conservation funding board.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Natural Resources & Parks. | |
SB 5321
by Senators Benton, Mullet, Hobbs, Angel, and Fain
Concerning registration of persons providing debt settlement services.
Establishes the debt settlement services act.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Financial Institutions & Insurance. | |
SB 5322
by Senators Hatfield, Hobbs, and Honeyford
Concerning conservation districts' rates and charges.
Modifies provisions relating to rates and charges of conservation districts.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Agriculture, Water & Rural Economic Development. | |
SB 5323
by Senators King, Hobbs, Fain, Liias, Angel, and Conway
Extending and modifying the commute trip reduction tax credit.
Modifies the commute trip reduction tax credit.Removes the expiration of chapter 82.70 RCW (commute trip reduction incentives).
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SB 5324
by Senators Hobbs, Fain, King, Liias, Angel, and Honeyford
Concerning the distribution and use of aircraft excise taxes.
Requires aircraft excise taxes to be credited by the state treasurer to the aeronautics account for state grants to airports and the administrative expenses associated with grant execution and the collection of excise taxes under chapter 82.48 RCW.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SB 5325
by Senators King, Hobbs, Litzow, Liias, Fain, and Ericksen
Incentivizing the use of alternative fuel commercial use vehicles with tax preferences.
Establishes the clean fuel vehicle incentives act.Provides a sales and use tax exemption and credits to the business and occupation tax and the public utility tax to increase sales of commercial vehicles that use clean alternative fuel vehicles by ten percent.Expires January 1, 2026.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SB 5326
by Senators Liias, Hobbs, Bailey, McCoy, McAuliffe, Kohl-Welles, and Keiser
Authorizing certain public transportation benefit areas to impose a sales and use tax approved by voters.
Authorizes the legislative body of public transportation benefit areas located in certain counties to submit an authorizing proposition to the voters and, if approved, impose a sales and use tax.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SB 5327
by Senators McCoy, Hasegawa, Chase, Hatfield, McAuliffe, Conway, Rolfes, Nelson, Hargrove, Ranker, Liias, Fraser, and Jayapal
Eliminating the requirement to obtain a certificate of academic achievement or certificate of individual achievement to graduate from high school.
Eliminates the certificate of academic achievement or certificate of individual achievement needed to graduate from high school.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. | |
SB 5328
by Senators Kohl-Welles, Bailey, and Chase
Disseminating financial aid information.
Requires public four-year institutions of higher education to provide financial aid application due dates and information in student letters of admission.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Higher Education. | |
SB 5329
by Senators Braun, Becker, Schoesler, Padden, Angel, Warnick, Honeyford, and Hewitt
Requiring public employee collective bargaining sessions to be open meetings.
Requires collective bargaining sessions with employee organizations involving contract negotiations to be open to the public.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Commerce & Labor. | |
SB 5330
by Senators Braun, Angel, Miloscia, Rivers, Bailey, Becker, Padden, Ericksen, Warnick, Honeyford, and Hewitt
Concerning stage II gasoline vapor control programs.
Requires the department of ecology to analyze certain stage II gasoline vapor recovery system requirements.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Energy, Environment & Telecommunications. | |
SB 5331
by Senators Braun, Rivers, Becker, Angel, Schoesler, Warnick, Dansel, Honeyford, Dammeier, Parlette, and Hewitt
Concerning workers' compensation group self-insurance plans.
Authorizes certain groups of employers to adopt a plan for self-insurance, as a group.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Commerce & Labor. | |
SB 5332
by Senators Braun, Becker, Rivers, Schoesler, Angel, Warnick, Honeyford, and Hewitt
Regulating local employment laws and contracts.
Requires a charter, ordinance, regulation, rule, or resolution enacted by a city, town, county, or port district and regulating wages, hours of work, employee retention, or leave from employment to apply equally to both unionized and nonunionized employers.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Commerce & Labor. | |
SB 5333
by Senators Mullet, Litzow, Hill, McCoy, Keiser, and Jayapal
Extending the sales and use tax exemption for clean alternative fuel vehicles.
Creates the electric vehicle charging infrastructure bank, to be administered by the department of transportation, to provide low-interest loans or grants to public or private entities to install electric vehicle charging infrastructure along public highways of the state.Extends the existing sales and use tax exemption on clean alternative fuel vehicles.Creates the electric vehicle charging infrastructure account.Requires the department of revenue to: (1) Determine the amount of the state sales tax collected from the sales of clean alternative vehicles powered by electricity; and(2) Notify the state treasurer of the amount of sales tax collected.Requires the state treasurer to transfer that amount from the general fund into the electric vehicle charging infrastructure account.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SB 5334
by Senator Mullet
Lowering reliance on local levies to fund basic education.
Lowers reliance on local levies to fund basic education.Increases the state property tax and reduces local school levies by the same amount.Redistributes the increased state levy back to the school district from which it came.Adjusts property tax exemptions so they are not affected by this act.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. | |
SB 5335
by Senators Keiser, McAuliffe, Kohl-Welles, and Mullet
Creating the nurse educator pay it forward program.
Creates the nurse educator pay it forward program to provide greater access to higher education for registered nurses pursuing careers as educators.Requires the student achievement council to develop and implement the program in collaboration with the nursing commission.Creates the nurse educator pay it forward account.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Higher Education. | |
SB 5336
by Senators Miloscia, Darneille, Angel, Conway, King, Hobbs, Warnick, and Chase
Limiting the use of automated traffic safety cameras to detect speed violations not in school zones to certain cities.
Authorizes a city with a population of more than one hundred ninety-five thousand located on the west side of the Cascade mountain range to operate an automated traffic safety camera to detect speed violations subject to certain limitations.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SB 5337
by Senators Fraser and Pearson
Modifying per diem rates for port district officers and employees.
Modifies port district officer and employee per diem rate requirements.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Government Operations & State Security. | |
SB 5338
by Senators Dansel and Warnick
Creating intermittent-use trailer license plates.
Allows a registered owner to apply to the department of licensing, a county auditor or other agent, or a subagent appointed by the director of licensing for an intermittent-use trailer license plate for an intermittent-use trailer.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SB 5339
by Senators Padden, Rivers, Angel, Dansel, Schoesler, Becker, Warnick, Honeyford, and Parlette
Creating a business and occupation tax credit for new businesses.
Provides a business and occupation tax credit for new businesses.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Trade & Economic Development. | |
SJM 8001
by Senators Chase, Hasegawa, Conway, McCoy, and Kohl-Welles
Concerning trade promotion legislation.
Urges congress to oppose: (1) Trade promotion legislation that would facilitate approval of the Trans Pacific Partnership trade agreement;(2) Any future trade agreement that includes provisions for investor-state dispute resolution or that otherwise violates principles of federalism; and(3) Any future trade promotion legislation that violates the original intent of the Founders regarding the separation of powers and the authority of congress to set international trade policy.
| Jan 19 | First reading, referred to Trade & Economic Development. | |