 | WASHINGTON STATE LEGISLATURE | |
| Legislative Digest No. 18 | ||
| SIXTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE | ||
| Thursday, February 5, 2015 | 25th Day - 2015 Regular Session | |
| SENATE |
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This publication includes digest and history for bills, joint memorials, joint resolutions, concurrent resolutions, initiatives, and substitutes. Engrossed measures may be republished if the amendment makes a substantive change.
Electronic versions of Legislative Digests are available at http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/digests.aspx?year=2015.
HB 1010-S
by House Committee on Health Care & Wellness (originally sponsored by Representatives Johnson, Cody, Harris, Moeller, Manweller, Walsh, Clibborn, Robinson, Tharinger, Riccelli, Rodne, Short, Gregerson, and Buys)
Concerning referral of medical cases to occupational therapists.
Addresses state-licensed optometrists' referrals of medical cases to occupational therapists.
| Jan 30 | HCW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Feb 3 | Referred to Rules 2 Review. | |
HB 1045-S
by House Committee on Health Care & Wellness (originally sponsored by Representatives Tharinger, Harris, Van De Wege, Rodne, Moeller, Clibborn, Cody, G. Hunt, Jinkins, Gregerson, Santos, and Riccelli)
Concerning the practice of East Asian medicine.
Creates the Washington state East Asian medicine advisory committee.Requires the committee to advise and make recommendations to the secretary of the department of health on standards for the practice of East Asian medicine.Requires East Asian medicine practitioners and licensed acupuncturists to, in an emergency: (1) Initiate the emergency medical system by calling 911;(2) Request an ambulance; and(3) Provide patient support until emergency response arrives.
| Jan 30 | HCW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Feb 3 | Referred to Rules 2 Review. | |
HB 1053-S
by House Committee on Health Care & Wellness (originally sponsored by Representatives Kirby and Schmick)
Concerning the filing of group health benefit plans other than small group plans, stand-alone dental plans, and stand-alone vision plans by disability insurers, health care service contractors, and health maintenance organizations.
Enhances competition and creates regulatory uniformity in the filing requirements for group plans other than small group health benefit plans, as well as stand-alone dental plan and stand-alone vision plan rates and forms.
| Jan 30 | HCW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Feb 3 | Referred to Rules 2 Review. | |
HB 1100-S
by House Committee on Technology & Economic Development (originally sponsored by Representatives Morris, S. Hunt, Hudgins, Ormsby, and Fey)
Creating new appliance efficiency standards.
Addresses new energy efficiency standards for the following new products sold, offered for sale, or installed in the state: (1) Certain halogen lamps;(2) Certain battery charger systems;(3) Small diameter directional lamps;(4) State-regulated LED lamps; and(5) HVAC air filters.
| Jan 29 | TED - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Feb 3 | Referred to Rules 2 Review. | |
HB 1103-S
by House Committee on Health Care & Wellness (originally sponsored by Representatives Jinkins, Zeiger, Moeller, Rodne, Cody, Harris, Clibborn, Riccelli, Kagi, and Gregerson)
Providing access to the prescription drug monitoring database for clinical laboratories.
Authorizes the department of health to provide data in the prescription monitoring program to the personnel in certain test sites.
| Jan 30 | HCW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Feb 3 | Referred to Rules 2 Review. | |
HB 1178-S
by House Committee on Public Safety (originally sponsored by Representatives Moscoso, Appleton, DeBolt, and Haler)
Expanding assault in the third degree provisions.
Includes in the crime of assault in the third degree, assault of a utility worker, or employee of a publicly or privately owned utility company or agency, who is at the time of the act engaged in official duties.
| Jan 30 | PS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
| Feb 3 | Referred to Rules 2 Review. | |
HB 1951
by Representative Pike
Clarifying the authority of local law enforcement agencies to use unmarked vehicles.
Clarifies the authority of local law enforcement agencies to use unmarked vehicles.
| Feb 4 | First reading, referred to Public Safety (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1952
by Representative Pike
Concerning the transfer of school district territory initiated by school district boards of directors.
Modifies school district organization provisions relating to the transfer of school district territory initiated by school district boards of directors.
| Feb 4 | First reading, referred to Education (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1953
by Representatives Pike and Manweller
Requiring periodic recertification elections for bargaining representatives of partial public employees.
Addresses secret ballot elections to determine the bargaining representative of individual providers, family child care providers, adult family home providers, and language access providers.
| Feb 4 | First reading, referred to Labor (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1954
by Representative Pike
Creating a task force on the Columbia river gorge commission.
Creates the legislative task force on the Columbia river gorge commission.Requires the task force to meet and work with the Columbia river gorge commission and a corresponding task force authorized by the state of Oregon to address a range of topics relating to the Columbia river gorge national scenic area act.Expires December 30, 2016.
| Feb 4 | First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1955
by Representatives Van Werven, Manweller, Zeiger, Haler, Hargrove, Holy, Magendanz, and Kochmar
Defining satisfactory academic progress for purposes of higher education.
Provides a definition for "satisfactory academic progress" for purposes of chapter 28B.92 RCW (state student financial aid programs).
| Feb 4 | First reading, referred to Higher Education (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1956
by Representative Moeller
Creating independent review organizations.
Creates independent review organizations.
| Feb 4 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1957
by Representatives Walkinshaw, Bergquist, Pollet, and Carlyle
Concerning the maximum total dollar amount that may be awarded under a job order contract for cities with a population of more than four hundred thousand.
Specifies that the maximum total dollar amount that may be awarded under a job order contract for cities with a population of more than four hundred thousand is six million dollars per year for a maximum of three years.
| Feb 4 | First reading, referred to Local Government (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1958
by Representatives Zeiger, Pollet, Haler, Stambaugh, Hargrove, Magendanz, Buys, and Bergquist
Limiting the cost of assigned textbooks for institutions of higher education.
Prohibits an institution of higher education from assigning a student to purchase a textbook that costs more than one hundred dollars unless certain circumstances exist.
| Feb 4 | First reading, referred to Higher Education (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1959
by Representatives Dunshee, Riccelli, Walsh, DeBolt, MacEwen, and Ormsby; by request of Public Works Board
Concerning public works.
Changes the composition of the public works board.Requires the public works board to: (1) Establish policies and procedures designed to manage the public works assistance account in such a way as to ensure sustainability of the account; and(2) Implement policies and procedures designed to maximize local government use of federal funds to finance local infrastructure projects.Requires preconstruction and construction loans that fund projects involving repair, replacement, or improvement of a wastewater treatment plant or other public works facility for which an investment grade efficiency audit is obtainable, to include a condition that the loan recipient undertake an investment grade efficiency audit.Addresses low interest and interest-free loans and numerically ranking public works projects.
| Feb 4 | First reading, referred to Capital Budget (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1960
by Representatives Sullivan, S. Hunt, Ortiz-Self, Pettigrew, Bergquist, and Santos
Concerning the Washington community learning center program.
Expands the purpose of the Washington community learning center program to include: (1) Supporting the creation, expansion, and quality improvement of community learning centers that target communities of color, rural communities, and low-income communities;(2) Providing smaller independent after-school programs a greater opportunity to access grant funds; and(3) Implementing the field-driven quality standards for after-school, summer, and youth development programs.Requires the office of the superintendent of public instruction to create the Washington community learning center advisory council.
| Feb 4 | First reading, referred to Education (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1961
by Representatives Zeiger, Reykdal, and Sells; by request of State Board for Community and Technical Colleges
Decodifying, expiring, and making nonsubstantive changes to community and technical college provisions.
Decodifies, expires, and makes nonsubstantive changes to community and technical college provisions.
| Feb 4 | First reading, referred to Higher Education (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1962
by Representatives Griffey, Peterson, Harmsworth, Wilson, Scott, Van Werven, Stokesbary, Condotta, and Hayes
Regulating disclosure of process server social security numbers.
Prohibits a county auditor that collects social security numbers from process servers from displaying or releasing a process server's social security number on any document or web site issued or maintained by the auditor.
| Feb 4 | First reading, referred to Judiciary (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1963
by Representatives Griffey, Dent, Short, Van Werven, Young, Blake, Wilson, Fagan, and Buys
Requiring that the departments of fish and wildlife and ecology use empirical science to support agency actions affecting land use.
Requires significant agency actions by the department of ecology and the department of fish and wildlife to be supported with empirical science acquired through proper use of the scientific method, peer review, reproduction of results, and journal publication.
| Feb 4 | First reading, referred to Environment (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1964
by Representatives Blake, Haler, MacEwen, and Ormsby
Addressing the public employees' collective bargaining act as applied to commissioned officers of the department of fish and wildlife.
Specifies that the public employees' collective bargaining act applies to the state with respect to commissioned officers, except for captains, of the department of fish and wildlife.
| Feb 4 | First reading, referred to Labor (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1965
by Representatives Hudgins and Ormsby; by request of Liquor Control Board
Implementing a temporary additional fee on licenses and permits issued by the Washington state liquor control board.
Imposes a nonrefundable additional fee on applications and renewals of: (1) Licenses and permits relating to spirits, wine, and beer; and(2) Licenses relating to marijuana.Creates the licensing and enforcement system modernization project account.
| Feb 4 | First reading, referred to Commerce & Gaming (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1966
by Representatives Fey, Zeiger, Farrell, Fitzgibbon, Nealey, Walsh, and Moscoso
Exempting transit agencies that manufacture liquid natural gas or compressed natural gas for the purposes of providing public transportation from the definition of manufacturing in respect to business and occupation tax.
Excludes from the definition of "to manufacture," with regard to business and occupation taxes, the production of compressed natural gas or liquefied natural gas for the sole purpose of providing fuel for vehicles operated by a public transportation benefit area or a public transportation system.
| Feb 4 | First reading, referred to Finance (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1967
by Representatives Cody, Schmick, and Jinkins
Directing the health care authority to apply for federal waivers concerning health care coverage.
Requires the state health care authority to apply to the federal government for a waiver to permit the state to innovatively expand health care coverage and reduce health care costs.
| Feb 4 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1968
by Representatives Shea, Condotta, G. Hunt, Taylor, Short, Scott, Zeiger, and Buys
Accommodating the civil rights of religious objectors to mandatory payments to labor organizations.
Accommodates the civil rights of religious objectors to mandatory payments to labor organizations.
| Feb 4 | First reading, referred to Labor (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1969
by Representatives Shea, Ryu, Taylor, Short, Young, Scott, Condotta, Ormsby, and Santos
Adding posttraumatic stress and traumatic brain injury to the terminal or debilitating medical conditions that qualify for the medical use of marijuana.
Revises the definition of "terminal or debilitating medical condition," for purposes of the medical use of cannabis act, to include posttraumatic stress and traumatic brain injury.
| Feb 4 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1970
by Representatives Senn and Walsh; by request of Department of Social and Health Services
Addressing permanency plans of care for dependent children.
Modifies permanency plan provisions relating to: (1) A permanency plan of care for a child who is between the age of sixteen and eighteen years; and(2) Planned permanent living arrangements.
| Feb 4 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & Human Services (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1971
by Representatives Fey, Clibborn, Gregory, and Pollet
Concerning charter schools.
Authorizes a charter school board to contract for an independent performance audit of the school.Revises requirements of the Washington charter school commission when authorizing charter schools.Addresses successor members of the Washington charter school commission.
| Feb 4 | First reading, referred to Education (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1972
by Representatives Jinkins, Walsh, Walkinshaw, DeBolt, McBride, Harris, Moeller, Kilduff, Goodman, Stanford, S. Hunt, Fitzgibbon, Magendanz, Clibborn, Ormsby, Moscoso, Bergquist, Reykdal, Tarleton, Riccelli, and Pollet
Restricting the practice of sexual orientation change efforts.
Regulates the professional conduct of licensed health care providers with respect to performing sexual orientation change efforts on patients under age eighteen.
| Feb 4 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1973
by Representatives Stambaugh, Bergquist, Hargrove, Haler, Zeiger, Van Werven, Magendanz, Kochmar, Muri, Gregerson, Parker, and Riccelli
Creating an open education pilot program at Eastern Washington University.
Creates the Washington open education pilot program at Eastern Washington University to reduce students' cost of attendance by creating an open educational resources program.Requires the Eastern Washington University libraries to award up to ten grants per year to faculty members to develop or obtain open educational materials and resources.
| Feb 4 | First reading, referred to Higher Education (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1974
by Representatives Stambaugh, Sells, Muri, Klippert, Senn, Robinson, and Tarleton
Creating a pilot program to implement regional school safety and security centers.
Requires three educational service districts to implement a pilot program to create regional school safety and security centers in each of the districts.Expires December 31, 2017.
| Feb 4 | First reading, referred to Education (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1975
by Representatives Blake, Hurst, and Vick
Exempting distillers from certain licensing fees.
Exempts from license issuance fees, holders of a distiller/rectifier license that distill and manufacture spirits.
| Feb 4 | First reading, referred to Commerce & Gaming (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1976
by Representatives Vick, Blake, Hurst, and Tharinger
Concerning marketing opportunities for spirits produced in Washington by craft and general licensed distilleries.
Authorizes certain distilleries to: (1) Serve samples and sell spirits produced in this state for consumption off the premises;(2) Apply to the state liquor control board for an endorsement to sell spirits of its own production at retail for off-premises consumption at a qualifying farmers market; and(3) Apply to the state liquor control board to deliver or ship its spirits to a person within the state.
| Feb 4 | First reading, referred to Commerce & Gaming (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1977
by Representatives Moscoso, Orcutt, Clibborn, Bergquist, Zeiger, Pollet, and Tarleton
Creating a tuition and fees exemption for children and surviving spouses of certain highway workers.
Exempts children and surviving spouses of highway workers employed by a transportation agency from paying tuition fees and services and activities fees.
| Feb 4 | First reading, referred to Higher Education (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1978
by Representative Appleton
Amending the patient bill of rights to ensure continuity of care.
Requires each health carrier to cover services of a hospital, whose contract with the plan is being terminated by either the plan or the hospital, through the duration of the plan year for all enrollees enrolled in products allowing in-network access to the hospital at the time of termination.
| Feb 4 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1979
by Representatives Kilduff, Hurst, and Ormsby
Prohibiting legislators from accepting meals.
Prohibits a legislator from accepting a meal from a lobbyist, a lobbyist employer, or anyone seeking to influence.
| Feb 4 | First reading, referred to State Government (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1980
by Representative Springer
Implementing recommendations of the sunshine committee.
Implements the sunshine committee's recommendations on exemptions from disclosure with regard to: (1) A guardian ad litem's background information record that contains results of a criminal background check and the criminal history from the federal bureau of investigation;(2) Certain financial information identifiable to an individual that concerns the amount and conditions of his or her assets, liabilities, or credit;(3) Information contained in a local or regionally maintained gang database; and(4) Proprietary reports or information obtained by the Washington pollution liability insurance program director in soliciting bids from insurers.Allows participants' names, general locations, and e-mail addresses to be disclosed to other persons who apply for ride-matching services and who need that information in order to identify potential riders or drivers with whom to share rides.
| Feb 4 | First reading, referred to State Government (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1981
by Representative Pollet
Creating an elementary science education program pilot project.
Creates the elementary science education program pilot project to provide elementary students with strong science instruction by creating a system of support for teachers and students.Requires the office of the superintendent of public instruction to develop a competitive application process for the project.Expires June 30, 2018.
| Feb 4 | First reading, referred to Education (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1982
by Representatives Pollet, Walkinshaw, Gregerson, Carlyle, Tarleton, and Orwall
Enhancing student completion through advising, mentoring, recapture initiatives, remedial programs, and accelerated precollege instruction and creating the innovations for student completion program.
Creates the innovations for student completion program to determine whether student support services, such as advising, mentoring, recapture, and accelerated precollege instruction, boost student retention, completion rates, and the number of degrees and certificates awarded at institutions of higher education.Requires the state board for community and technical colleges to administer: (1) The program for the state's community and technical colleges;(2) A competitive grant program for the community and technical colleges that want to pursue innovative advising, mentoring, and service learning programs; and(3) An innovative grant program for community or technical colleges to expand their integrated basic education and skills training program to adult basic education and English as a second language students.Requires the baccalaureate institutions of higher education to each administer an innovations for student completion program on their campuses.Requires the student achievement council to administer a competitive grant program for the baccalaureate institutions of higher education that want to pursue innovative advising, mentoring, and service learning programs.Requires an attendance pilot project to be established at a community or technical college to be selected by the state board for community and technical colleges.
| Feb 4 | First reading, referred to Higher Education (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1983
by Representatives Pollet, Zeiger, S. Hunt, Haler, and Bergquist
Creating the TEACH pilot project of financial assistance for teachers taking basic skills and content tests for teacher certification programs.
Creates the teacher endorsement and certification help pilot project to develop an expandable program that provides grants to teachers taking basic skills and content tests for teacher certification programs.Requires the student achievement council and the professional educator standards board to make financially needy students aware of the pilot project.Expires June 30, 2021.
| Feb 4 | First reading, referred to Education (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1984
by Representatives Pollet, Appleton, Ryu, Stanford, and Gregerson
Concerning the use of certain chemicals in food.
Prohibits manufacturers, wholesalers, and retailers from manufacturing, selling, offering for sale, or distributing for use in this state, bottles, cups, or reusable food and beverage containers that contain phthalates individually or in combination at more than 0.10 percent by weight or one thousand parts per million or bisphenol A.Prohibits persons and entities from manufacturing, selling, or distributing in commerce in this state, food intended for or marketed to youth that contains or is stored in food packaging that contains phthalates individually or in combination at more than 0.10 percent by weight or one thousand parts per million or bisphenol A.
| Feb 4 | First reading, referred to Environment (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HB 1985
by Representatives Pollet, Ryu, Van De Wege, Gregerson, and Tharinger
Protecting human health by labeling foods exposed to human sewage.
Prohibits the sale, at wholesale or retail, of food or food products grown in sewage, sewage sludge, biosolids, compost derived from or containing human waste, or any form or amount of human waste, unless the food or food products are labeled with the words "Grown in Sewage Sludge."
| Feb 4 | First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
HJM 4006
by Representatives Shea and Taylor
Petitioning for the creation of a new state in eastern Washington.
Petitions for the creation of a new state in eastern Washington.
| Feb 4 | First reading, referred to State Government (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | |
SB 5083-S
by Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education (originally sponsored by Senators McAuliffe, Litzow, Rolfes, McCoy, Billig, Darneille, Kohl-Welles, Frockt, and Fraser)
Enacting the sudden cardiac arrest awareness act.
Establishes the sudden cardiac arrest awareness act.Requires the Washington interscholastic activities association to work with member schools' board of directors, a nonprofit organization that educates communities about sudden cardiac arrest in young athletes, and the University of Washington medicine center for sports cardiology to develop and make available an online pamphlet that provides youth athletes, their parents or guardians, and coaches with information about sudden cardiac arrest.Requires school districts and private schools to hold an informational meeting at the beginning of each school year that reviews the nature, risk, symptoms and warning signs, prevention, and treatment of sudden cardiac arrest.Requires private nonprofit organizations that use school property to provide a statement of compliance with the policies for sudden cardiac arrest awareness.
| Jan 29 | EDU - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Feb 3 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
SB 5282-S
by Senate Committee on Commerce & Labor (originally sponsored by Senators Braun, Baumgartner, and Warnick)
Concerning residential security system installations.
Exempts from state permit and inspection requirements, under chapter 19.28 RCW (electricians and electrical installations), work limited to installations, repair, or maintenance of a low-voltage security alarm in one and two family dwellings.
| Jan 30 | CL - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Feb 2 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
SB 5296-S
by Senate Committee on Commerce & Labor (originally sponsored by Senators Conway, King, McAuliffe, Hasegawa, and Chase)
Concerning regulation of locksmith services.
Addresses locksmith services misrepresenting their geographic location.
| Jan 30 | CL - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Feb 2 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
| Feb 3 | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | |
SB 5810
by Senators Roach, Liias, and Chase; by request of Office of Financial Management
Promoting the use, acceptance, and removal of barriers to the use and acceptance of electronic signatures.
Establishes the Washington electronic commerce and governmental affairs act.Requires the chief information officer, in coordination with state agencies, to establish standards, guidelines, or policies for the electronic submittal and receipt of electronic records and electronic signatures.
| Feb 4 | First reading, referred to Government Operations & Security. | |
SB 5811
by Senators Pearson, McCoy, Chase, Darneille, and Habib
Concerning a property tax exemption for certain property owned by an Indian tribe that is used for economic development purposes.
Removes the requirement that property owned by a federally recognized Indian tribe, that is used for economic development purposes, be owned as of a certain date in order to qualify for the property tax exemption.Expires January 1, 2022.
| Feb 4 | First reading, referred to Trade & Economic Development. | |
SB 5812
by Senators Chase, Nelson, Kohl-Welles, Frockt, and Conway
Creating the unlawful dog tethering act.
Establishes the unlawful dog tethering act of 2015.Prohibits, unless certain conditions are met, restraining a domestic dog for more than ten hours in a twelve-hour period, or more than fourteen hours in a twenty-four hour period, using a tether, chain, tie, trolley, or pulley system.
| Feb 4 | First reading, referred to Law & Justice. | |
SB 5813
by Senators Cleveland, Miloscia, Liias, Darneille, Hobbs, McAuliffe, and Habib
Concerning local transportation options.
Eliminates street utilities.Authorizes the creation of a transportation utility by cities to serve the residents, businesses, governmental entities, and all other like users in transportation utility service areas.
| Feb 4 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SB 5814
by Senators Dammeier, Litzow, and Frockt
Concerning the Washington community learning center program.
Expands the purpose of the Washington community learning center program to include: (1) Supporting the creation, expansion, and quality improvement of community learning centers that target communities of color, rural communities, and low-income communities;(2) Providing smaller independent after-school programs a greater opportunity to access grant funds; and(3) Implementing the field-driven quality standards for after-school, summer, and youth development programs.Requires the office of the superintendent of public instruction to create the Washington community learning center advisory council.
| Feb 4 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. | |
SB 5815
by Senators Becker, Keiser, Bailey, Brown, Kohl-Welles, Frockt, and Chase
Concerning prescriptive authority of naturopaths.
Addresses a naturopath's prescriptive authority.Authorizes a naturopath to prescribe and administer legend drugs; hydrocodone products contained in Schedule II of the uniform controlled substances act; and controlled substances contained in Schedules III through V of the uniform controlled substances act.
| Feb 4 | First reading, referred to Health Care. | |
SB 5816
by Senators Liias, Benton, Rivers, Jayapal, and McAuliffe
Expanding traffic safety education requirements for certain driver's license applicants and drivers.
Requires a person eighteen to twenty-four years of age, who is applying for his or her first Washington state driver's license and who did not complete a course in traffic safety education, to complete a young driver risk prevention traffic safety course offered by a licensed driver training school.Requires a driver, before reinstatement of a driver's license that was revoked, to complete a high-risk driver traffic safety course offered by a licensed driver training school.Requires licensed driver training schools to offer a young driver and high-risk driver traffic safety course.Creates the high-risk and young driver safety education program within the department of licensing to provide financial assistance to indigent persons who are required to enroll in the safety course.Creates the high-risk and young driver safety education account.
| Feb 4 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SB 5817
by Senator Chase
Concerning the governance of the department of fish and wildlife.
Changes the name of the fish and wildlife commission to the fish and wildlife advisory commission.Transfers the duties of the fish and wildlife commission to the department of fish and wildlife.Requires the fish and wildlife advisory commission to advise the director of the department of fish and wildlife regarding fish and wildlife policies and rule proposals that govern hunting, fishing, wildlife viewing, habitat protection and restoration, and the use of department-owned and managed lands.
| Feb 4 | First reading, referred to Natural Resources & Parks. | |
SB 5818
by Senator Chase
Concerning the composition of the fish and wildlife commission.
Addresses the governor's duties when making appointments to the fish and wildlife commission.
| Feb 4 | First reading, referred to Natural Resources & Parks. | |
SB 5819
by Senator Miloscia
Modifying the definition of legislative authority for purposes of local tourism promotion areas.
Revises the definition of "legislative authority" for purposes of local tourism promotion areas.
| Feb 4 | First reading, referred to Trade & Economic Development. | |
SB 5820
by Senators King and Benton
Concerning the sale of certain department of transportation surplus property.
Modifies provisions relating to the disposition of surplus property by the department of transportation.Requires the department of transportation, when proposing the disposition of state-owned land, to provide written notice of the proposed disposition to the legislative authorities of the counties, cities, and towns in which the land is located at least thirty days before entering into the disposition agreement.Creates the transportation facilities account and requires revenue received by the department of transportation from the sale of certain surplus property to be deposited into the account.
| Feb 4 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SB 5821
by Senators Rivers and Litzow
Updating pharmacy provisions.
Updates current legislative and regulatory laws relating to pharmacy practice.
| Feb 4 | First reading, referred to Health Care. | |
SB 5822
by Senators Rivers and Litzow
Updating pharmacy provisions.
Updates current legislative and regulatory laws relating to pharmacy practice.
| Feb 4 | First reading, referred to Health Care. | |
SB 5823
by Senators Rivers and Litzow
Concerning guardians ad litem.
Modifies guardian ad litem provisions relating to: (1) Appointment made from the guardian ad litem program;(2) Substantiation of recommendations;(3) Itemized accounting of time and billing;(4) Cases outside of the guardian ad litem licensing; and(5) Notifications of conflicts of interest before accepting appointment.
| Feb 4 | First reading, referred to Law & Justice. | |
SB 5824
by Senator Parlette
Concerning certain recreational guides.
Addresses game fish guide licenses, food fish guide licenses, and charter boat licenses.
| Feb 4 | First reading, referred to Natural Resources & Parks. | |
SB 5825
by Senators Mullet, Rolfes, Frockt, McAuliffe, Fraser, and Cleveland; by request of State Board of Education
Eliminating the high school science assessment as a requirement for obtaining a certificate of academic achievement.
Changes the certificate of academic achievement requirement by eliminating the high school science assessment requirement.
| Feb 4 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. | |
SB 5826
by Senators Mullet and Benton
Creating the Washington small business retirement marketplace.
Creates the Washington small business retirement marketplace.Requires the director of the department of commerce to contract with a private sector entity to establish a program that connects eligible employers with qualifying plans.Requires the department of financial institutions, upon request of the department of commerce, to review individual retirement account products proposed for inclusion in the Washington small business retirement marketplace to confirm that the products comply with certain requirements.Prohibits the department of commerce from offering and operating a state-based retirement plan for businesses or individuals who are not employed in this state.Makes appropriations.
| Feb 4 | First reading, referred to Financial Institutions & Insurance. | |
SB 5827
by Senators Warnick, Mullet, Conway, Hobbs, Litzow, Hatfield, Rivers, Brown, Parlette, Liias, McAuliffe, Habib, Ericksen, Baumgartner, Fain, and Hewitt
Providing a sales and use tax exemption for eligible server equipment installed in certain data centers.
Increases investment in data center construction in rural counties by providing 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 server equipment, and for construction, installation, repair, alteration, or improvement of eligible power infrastructures.
| Feb 4 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 5828
by Senators Benton and Ericksen
Addressing the establishment of high capacity transportation corridor areas.
Addresses the requirements of a county with regard to the establishment of a high capacity transportation corridor area.
| Feb 4 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SB 5829
by Senator Ericksen
Conducting remedial actions under the model toxics control act.
Addresses the model toxics control act with regard to requiring the department of ecology, in the event that a remedial action is appealed or challenged, to ensure, to the greatest extent practicable, that any aspect of the remedial action not affected by the appeal or challenge may proceed on schedule while the appeal or challenge is pending.
| Feb 4 | First reading, referred to Energy, Environment & Telecommunications. | |
SB 5830
by Senators Ericksen and Benton
Repealing the authority to enter into certain fuel tax agreements with tribes.
Repeals the authority to enter into certain fuel tax agreements with tribes.
| Feb 4 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SJM 8011
by Senators Liias, Billig, Hargrove, Kohl-Welles, Frockt, Chase, McAuliffe, Darneille, Conway, Fraser, and Jayapal
Requesting an amendment to the United States Constitution that eliminates the undue influence of money on elections and government policy.
Requests an amendment to the United States Constitution to eliminate the undue influence of money on elections and government policy.
| Feb 4 | First reading, referred to Government Operations & Security. | |