Legislative Digest No. 39

	WASHINGTON STATE LEGISLATURE
Legislative Digest No. 39

SIXTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE
Friday, March 6, 2015		54th Day - 2015 Regular Session

SENATE

SB 5093-S2	SB 5105-S2	SB 5142-S2	SB 5177-S2	SB 5215-S2	SB 5243-S2	SB 5252-S2
SB 5262	SB 5269-S2	SB 5353-S2	SB 5536-S2	SB 5633-S	SB 5728-S	SB 5752-S
SB 5763-S	SB 5826-S	SB 5864-S	SB 5981-S	SB 6078

HOUSE

HB 1337-S	HB 1436-S2	HB 1485-S2	HB 1541-S2	HB 1682-S2	HB 1725-S	HB 1807-S2
HB 1885-S2	HB 1965-S	HB 2040-S2	HB 2060-S2	HB 2109-S

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.

House Bills

HB 1337-S

by House Committee on Finance (originally sponsored by Representatives Takko, Nealey, Springer, Zeiger, Tarleton, and Chandler)

Increasing the flexibility for industrial development district levies for public port districts.

(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE)

Increases the flexibility for public port districts with regard to industrial development district levies.

-- 2015 REGULAR SESSION --
Feb 25	FIN - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
	Minority; do not pass.
Feb 27	Referred to Rules 2 Review.
Mar 4	Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.

HB 1436-S2

by House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Kagi, Zeiger, Robinson, Walsh, Walkinshaw, Pettigrew, Senn, Johnson, Orwall, Ortiz-Self, Reykdal, Carlyle, Gregerson, Appleton, Fitzgibbon, Ormsby, Clibborn, Jinkins, Bergquist, Goodman, McBride, Pollet, Riccelli, and Kilduff; by request of Governor Inslee)

Concerning homeless youth prevention and protection.

(AS OF HOUSE 2ND READING 3/04/15)

Establishes the homeless youth act.

Creates the office of homeless youth programs within the department of commerce.

Requires the office of homeless youth programs to be operational no later than January 1, 2016.

Transfers certain powers, duties, and functions of the department of social and health services, pertaining to youth homeless services and programs, to the department of commerce.

Changes the name of "the homeless families services fund" to "the Washington youth and families fund."

Provides that this act is null and void if appropriations are not approved.

-- 2015 REGULAR SESSION --
Feb 26	APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
	Minority; do not pass.
	Minority; without recommendation.
Feb 27	Referred to Rules 2 Review.
Mar 3	Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
Mar 4	2nd substitute bill substituted.
	Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
	Third reading, passed; yeas, 62; nays, 36; absent, 0; excused, 0.

HB 1485-S2

by House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Haler, Cody, Schmick, Shea, Zeiger, Tarleton, Tharinger, and Riccelli)

Concerning family medicine residencies in health professional shortage areas.

(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 2ND SUBSTITUTE)

Declares an intent to increase the number of family medicine physicians in shortage areas in the state by providing a fiscal incentive for hospitals and clinics to develop or expand residency programs in these areas.

Creates a family medicine education advisory board and requires the board to consider and provide recommendations on the selection of the areas within the state where affiliate residency programs could exist, the allocation of funds appropriated under chapter 70.112 RCW (family medicine--education and residency programs), and the procedures for review and evaluation of the residency programs.

Requires the schools of medicine to coordinate with the office of student financial assistance to notify prospective family medicine students and residents of their eligibility for the health professional loan repayment and scholarship program.

-- 2015 REGULAR SESSION --
Feb 27	APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
	Referred to Rules 2 Review.
Mar 3	Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.

HB 1541-S2

by House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Santos, Ortiz-Self, Tharinger, Moscoso, Orwall, and Gregerson)

Implementing strategies to close the educational opportunity gap, based on the recommendations of the educational opportunity gap oversight and accountability committee.

(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 2ND SUBSTITUTE)

Adopts policies and procedures to implement the following recommendations of the educational opportunity gap oversight and accountability committee: (1) Reduce the length of time students of color are excluded from school due to suspension and expulsion and provide students support for reengagement plans;

(2) Enhance the cultural competence of current and future educators and classified staff;

(3) Endorse all educators in English language learner and second language acquisition;

(4) Account for the transitional bilingual instruction program instructional services provided to English language learner students;

(5) Analyze the opportunity gap through deeper disaggregation of student demographic data;

(6) Invest in the recruitment, hiring, and retention of educators of color; and

(7) Strengthen student transitions at each stage of the education development pathway.

-- 2015 REGULAR SESSION --
Feb 27	APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
	Minority; do not pass.
	Minority; without recommendation.
	Referred to Rules 2 Review.
Mar 3	Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
Mar 5	2nd substitute bill substituted.
	Floor amendment(s) adopted.
	Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
	Third reading, passed; yeas, 53; nays, 45; absent, 0; excused, 0.

HB 1682-S2

by House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Fey, Stambaugh, Walsh, Riccelli, Goodman, Orwall, Zeiger, Appleton, Van De Wege, Lytton, Gregerson, Reykdal, Tarleton, Ortiz-Self, Kagi, Carlyle, Wylie, Bergquist, S. Hunt, Tharinger, Senn, Robinson, Moscoso, Pollet, Walkinshaw, McBride, and Jinkins)

Concerning data reported by the office of the superintendent of public instruction for homeless students.

(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 2ND SUBSTITUTE)

Requires the office of the superintendent of public instruction to report to the governor and the legislature the following data for homeless students: (1) The number of identified unaccompanied homeless students enrolled in public schools; and

(2) The academic performance and educational outcomes of unaccompanied homeless students.

Defines "unaccompanied homeless student" as a student who is homeless and is not in the physical custody of a parent or guardian.

-- 2015 REGULAR SESSION --
Feb 27	APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
	Minority; do not pass.
	Referred to Rules 2 Review.
Mar 4	Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.

HB 1725-S

by House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Cody and Tharinger; by request of Department of Social and Health Services)

Concerning a consumer's right to assign hours to individual providers and the department of social and health services' authority to establish criteria regarding the payment of individual providers.

(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE)

Addresses a consumer's right to assign hours to individual providers and the department of social and health services' authority to adopt rules regarding the payment of individual providers.

-- 2015 REGULAR SESSION --
Feb 27	APP - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
	Minority; do not pass.
	Referred to Rules 2 Review.

HB 1807-S2

by House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Condotta and Hurst)

Assisting small businesses licensed to sell spirits in Washington state.

(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 2ND SUBSTITUTE)

Allows a group of individual retailers authorized to sell spirits for consumption off the licensed premises to, for purposes of negotiating volume discounts, accept delivery of spirits at their individual licensed premises or at any one of the individual licensee's premises, or at a warehouse facility registered with the state liquor control board.

Authorizes the state liquor control board to assess a penalty at a rate no higher than one-half percent per month on the balance of an unpaid license issuance fee if a licensee, subject to license issuance fee requirements, fails to submit its quarterly reports or payment to the board.

Provides that this act is null and void if appropriations are not approved.

-- 2015 REGULAR SESSION --
Feb 27	APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
	Minority; do not pass.
	Referred to Rules 2 Review.
Mar 3	Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.

HB 1885-S2

by House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Klippert, Hudgins, Chandler, Hunter, MacEwen, Goodman, Ormsby, Tarleton, Fitzgibbon, Kagi, Ryu, Reykdal, Stanford, and Walkinshaw)

Addressing and mitigating the impacts of property crimes in Washington state.

(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 2ND SUBSTITUTE)

Responds to the findings of the state justice reinvestment task force by: (1) Changing sentencing policy to require supervision of certain people convicted of property offenses;

(2) Providing treatment, if needed, and programs to reduce recidivism; and

(3) Providing additional support to local governments and victims of property crime.

Changes the duties and composition of the sentencing guidelines commission.

Requires the department of commerce to: (1) Establish a law enforcement grant program;

(2) Use an advisory committee to evaluate grant applications and monitor the effectiveness of grant projects in terms of property crime reduction;

(3) Consult with counties and local law enforcement agencies when determining grant eligibility requirements and criteria; and

(4) Submit a report to the sentencing guidelines commission that provides an overview of the grants distributed and the effectiveness of the grant projects in terms of property crime reduction.

Requires reports, documents, surveys, books, records, files, papers, or written materials in the possession of the office of financial management specifically for the sentencing guidelines commission to be delivered to the custody of the caseload forecast council.

Requires funds, credits, or other assets held by the office of financial management specifically for the sentencing guidelines commission to be assigned to the caseload forecast council.

Requires the caseload forecast council to provide administrative support to the sentencing guidelines commission.

Provides that this act is null and void if appropriations are not approved.

-- 2015 REGULAR SESSION --
Feb 27	APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
	Minority; do not pass.
	Minority; without recommendation.
	Referred to Rules 2 Review.

HB 1965-S

by House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored 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.

(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE)

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.

Expires June 30, 2017.

-- 2015 REGULAR SESSION --
Feb 27	APP - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
	Minority; do not pass.
	Minority; without recommendation.
	Referred to Rules 2 Review.

HB 2040-S2

by House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives McCabe, Caldier, Senn, Harris, McBride, Dent, Johnson, Sells, Kagi, Kilduff, and Wilson)

Initiating a campaign to increase veteran employment.

(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 2ND SUBSTITUTE)

Requires the department of veterans affairs, the employment security department, and the department of commerce to consult local chambers of commerce, associate development organizations, and businesses to initiate a demonstration campaign to increase veteran employment.

-- 2015 REGULAR SESSION --
Feb 27	APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
	Minority; do not pass.
	Referred to Rules 2 Review.
Mar 3	Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.

HB 2060-S2

by House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Jinkins and Ormsby)

Concerning competency evaluation and restoration services.

(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 2ND SUBSTITUTE)

Addresses performance targets and maximum time limits for the completion of accurate and reliable evaluations of competency to stand trial and admissions for inpatient restoration services related to competency to proceed or stand trial for adult criminal defendants.

-- 2015 REGULAR SESSION --
Feb 27	APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
	Minority; do not pass.
	Minority; without recommendation.
	Referred to Rules 2 Review.
Mar 3	Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
Mar 4	2nd substitute bill substituted.
	Floor amendment(s) adopted.
	Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
	Third reading, passed; yeas, 83; nays, 15; absent, 0; excused, 0.

HB 2109-S

by House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Springer, Manweller, Pettigrew, Harris, Kilduff, S. Hunt, Bergquist, Lytton, Tharinger, and Santos)

Creating the Washington small business retirement marketplace.

(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE)

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.

Provides that this act is null and void if appropriations are not approved.

-- 2015 REGULAR SESSION --
Feb 27	APP - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
	Minority; do not pass.
	Minority; without recommendation.
	Referred to Rules 2 Review.
Mar 4	Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.

Senate Bills

SB 5093-S2

by Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Brown, Hewitt, Mullet, and Sheldon)

Creating the nuclear energy education program.

(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 2ND SUBSTITUTE)

Creates the nuclear energy education program to provide students in grades eight through twelve the opportunity to participate in classroom presentations and instruction regarding the science and technology of the nuclear energy field.

Requires the program to be administered by the director of the Washington State University extension energy program.

Creates the Washington nuclear energy education account.

-- 2015 REGULAR SESSION --
Feb 27	WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
	Minority; without recommendation.
	Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
Mar 3	Made eligible to be placed on second reading.
Mar 4	Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.

SB 5105-S2

by Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Padden, Frockt, O'Ban, Fain, Fraser, Pearson, Roach, and Darneille)

Making a fourth driving under the influence offense a felony.

(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 2ND SUBSTITUTE)

Makes a fourth driving under the influence offense a felony.

-- 2015 REGULAR SESSION --
Feb 27	WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
	Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

SB 5142-S2

by Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Becker, Bailey, Rivers, Brown, and Keiser)

Addressing the health benefit exchange aggregation of funds and collection of data.

(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 2ND SUBSTITUTE)

Prohibits, except for the small business health options program, the state health benefit exchange from aggregating or delegating the aggregation of funds that comprise the premium for an enrollee.

Requires the state health care authority to capture detailed enrollment and demographic data for enrollment processed for medicaid.

Requires the state health benefit exchange to: (1) Capture detailed enrollment and demographic data for enrollment processed for qualified health plans;

(2) Work with the state health care authority to determine a consistent set of reports on enrollment in qualified health plans and medicaid plans; and

(3) Jointly with the office of the insurance commissioner and the state health care authority, monitor the process of moving the payment function out of the exchange.

-- 2015 REGULAR SESSION --
Feb 27	WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
	Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
Mar 4	Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.

SB 5177-S2

by Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators O'Ban and Darneille; by request of Department of Social and Health Services)

Improving timeliness of competency evaluation and restoration services.

(AS OF SENATE 2ND READING 3/04/15)

Addresses competency evaluation and restoration services.

Encourages the department of social and health services to develop, on a phased-in basis, alternative locations and increased access to competency restoration services under chapter 10.77 RCW (criminally insane) for individuals who do not require in-patient psychiatric hospitalization level services.

Authorizes the department of social and health services to contract with one or more cities or counties to provide competency restoration services in a city or county jail if the city or county jail is willing and able to serve as a location for competency restoration services and if the secretary of the department determines that there is an emergent need for beds and documents the justification.

Creates an office of forensic mental health services within the department of social and health services to prioritize goals of accuracy, prompt service to the court, quality assurance, and integration with other services.

-- 2015 REGULAR SESSION --
Feb 24	WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
	Minority; do not pass.
	Minority; without recommendation.
Feb 25	Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
Mar 3	Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
Mar 4	2nd substitute bill substituted.
	Floor amendment(s) adopted.
	Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
	Third reading, passed; yeas, 44; nays, 5; absent, 0; excused, 0.

SB 5215-S2

by Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Roach, Pedersen, Kohl-Welles, Baumgartner, Padden, Darneille, Keiser, Benton, and O'Ban)

Establishing the Washington internet crimes against children account.

(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 2ND SUBSTITUTE)

Creates the Washington internet crimes against children account.

Requires receipts from legislative appropriations, donations, gifts, grants, and funds from federal or private sources to be deposited into the account.

Requires expenditures from the account to be used exclusively by the Washington internet crimes against children task force and its affiliate agencies for combating internet-facilitated crimes against children, promoting education on internet safety to the public and to minors, and rescuing child victims from abuse and exploitation.

-- 2015 REGULAR SESSION --
Feb 27	WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
	Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
Mar 3	Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
Mar 4	2nd substitute bill substituted.
	Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
	Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1.

SB 5243-S2

by Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Honeyford, King, Keiser, Conway, and Chase)

Concerning services provided by residential habilitation centers.

(AS OF SENATE 2ND READING 3/04/15)

Requires the Yakima Valley School to operate crisis stabilization beds and respite service beds as the capacity of the school allows and as the needs of the community require.

Prohibits new long-term admissions.

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.

-- 2015 REGULAR SESSION --
Feb 27	WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
	Minority; without recommendation.
	Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
Mar 3	Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
Mar 4	2nd substitute bill substituted.
	Floor amendment(s) adopted.
	Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
	Third reading, passed; yeas, 47; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 1.

SB 5252-S2

by Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Dammeier, McAuliffe, King, Litzow, and Angel)

Creating a program to implement regional safety and security centers.

(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 2ND SUBSTITUTE)

Authorizes educational service districts to implement a regional school safety and security program modeled after the educational service district that has developed a regional school safety and security center.

-- 2015 REGULAR SESSION --
Feb 27	WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
	Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

SB 5262

by Senators O'Ban, Pedersen, Darneille, Dammeier, and Honeyford

Releasing juvenile case records to the Washington state office of civil legal aid.

(AS OF SENATE 2ND READING 3/04/15)

Requires a court to release to the state office of civil legal aid juvenile records needed to implement the agency's oversight, technical assistance, and other functions.

Requires the state office of civil legal aid to designate a custodian of records within the office to exclusively receive and maintain the records.

-- 2015 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 16	First reading, referred to Human Services, Mental Health & Housing .
Feb 2	HSMH - Majority; do pass.
Feb 3	Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
Feb 23	Made eligible to be placed on second reading.
Mar 3	Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
Mar 4	Floor amendment(s) adopted.
	Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
	Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0.

SB 5269-S2

by Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators O'Ban, Darneille, Rolfes, Dansel, Miloscia, Pearson, Bailey, Padden, Becker, Frockt, Habib, and Pedersen)

Concerning court review of detention decisions under the involuntary treatment act.

(AS OF SENATE 2ND READING 3/04/15)

Establishes Joel's law.

Allows an immediate family member, guardian, or conservator of a person to petition the superior court for review of a designated mental health professional's decision not to: (1) Detain a person for evaluation and treatment; or

(2) Take action within forty-eight hours of a request for investigation being submitted to the designated mental health professional.

Requires the department of social and health services and each regional support network or agency employing designated mental health professionals to publish information in an easily accessible format describing the process for an immediate family member, guardian, or conservator to petition for court review of a detention decision.

Provides that this act is null and void if appropriations are not approved.

-- 2015 REGULAR SESSION --
Feb 24	WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
	Minority; do not pass.
Feb 25	Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
Mar 3	Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
Mar 4	2nd substitute bill substituted.
	Floor amendment(s) adopted.
	Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
	Third reading, passed; yeas, 46; nays, 3; absent, 0; excused, 0.

SB 5353-S2

by Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senator Angel)

Concerning marketing opportunities for spirits produced in Washington by craft and general licensed distilleries.

(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 2ND SUBSTITUTE)

Authorizes certain distilleries to: (1) Serve spirit samples of their own production that are adulterated with nonalcoholic mixers, water, and/or ice;

(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) Accept orders for spirits from customers and deliver spirits to customers if certain conditions are met.

Authorizes the state liquor control board to issue special permits to certain distilleries for an event not open to the general public, including at the licensed premises of the applying distillery, for the purpose of tasting and selling spirits of its own production.

Authorizes licensed retailers to sell gift certificates and gift cards intended to be exchanged for consumer goods, including alcohol, produced and sold by the licensee.

-- 2015 REGULAR SESSION --
Feb 27	WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
	Minority; do not pass.
	Minority; without recommendation.
	Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

SB 5536-S2

by Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Sheldon and Angel)

Concerning recoverable costs from the recording of certain judgment liens.

(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 2ND SUBSTITUTE)

Addresses recoverable costs by a judgment creditor of fees charged for the recording of a judgment as a lien against certain homestead property.

-- 2015 REGULAR SESSION --
Feb 27	WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
	Minority; do not pass.
	Minority; without recommendation.
	Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
Mar 3	Made eligible to be placed on second reading.

SB 5633-S

by Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Conway, O'Ban, Hobbs, Chase, Kohl-Welles, Liias, McCoy, and Hatfield)

Creating a coordinator for the helmets to hardhats program in the department of veterans affairs.

(AS OF SENATE 2ND READING 3/03/15)

Requires the department of veterans affairs to establish procedures for coordinating with the federal helmets to hardhats program.

Creates a coordinator for the program.

-- 2015 REGULAR SESSION --
Feb 27	WM - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
	Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
Mar 3	Placed on second reading consent calendar.
	1st substitute bill substituted.
	Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
	Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1.
-- IN THE HOUSE --
Mar 5	First reading, referred to Community Development, Housing & Tribal Affairs (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

SB 5728-S

by Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Darneille, Rivers, Rolfes, Ranker, Keiser, Parlette, Hasegawa, Chase, and Jayapal)

Concerning screening for HIV infection.

(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE)

Requires screening for HIV infection to be offered by clinicians, consistent with the United States preventive services task force recommendations, for all patients age thirteen through sixty-four and for all pregnant women.

-- 2015 REGULAR SESSION --
Feb 27	WM - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
	Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
Mar 3	Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.

SB 5752-S

by Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Hasegawa, Darneille, Kohl-Welles, Jayapal, Chase, and McAuliffe)

Addressing information concerning racial disproportionality.

(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE)

Requires the caseload forecast council, in cooperation with the appropriate legislative committees and staff, the office of financial management, the department of corrections, the department of social and health services, the administrative office of the courts, the minority and justice commission, the state institute for public policy, the department of early learning, the student achievement council, the state board of education, the sentencing guidelines commission, and a person from communities at large, to develop recommendations for procedures and tools which will enable them to provide cost-effective racial and ethnic impact statements to legislative bills affecting criminal justice, human services, and education caseloads forecasted by the caseload forecast council.

-- 2015 REGULAR SESSION --
Feb 27	WM - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
	Minority; without recommendation.
	Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
Mar 3	Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.

SB 5763-S

by Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Warnick, Pearson, and Hatfield)

Establishing a coalition of commissioned officers of the department of fish and wildlife for the purposes of collective bargaining.

(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE)

Establishes a coalition of commissioned officers of the department of fish and wildlife for collective bargaining purposes.

-- 2015 REGULAR SESSION --
Feb 27	WM - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
	Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
Mar 3	Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
Mar 4	1st substitute bill substituted.
	Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
	Third reading, passed; yeas, 44; nays, 4; absent, 0; excused, 1.

SB 5826-S

by Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Mullet and Benton)

Creating the Washington small business retirement marketplace.

(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE)

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.

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.

-- 2015 REGULAR SESSION --
Feb 27	WM - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
	Minority; do not pass.
	Minority; do not pass 1st substitute.
	Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
Mar 3	Made eligible to be placed on second reading.
Mar 4	Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.

SB 5864-S

by Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Nelson and Kohl-Welles)

Concerning sales and use tax for cities to offset municipal service costs to newly annexed areas.

(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE)

Modifies provisions relating to sales and use taxes for cities to offset municipal service costs to newly annexed areas.

-- 2015 REGULAR SESSION --
Feb 27	WM - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
	Minority; without recommendation.
	Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
Mar 4	Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.

SB 5981-S

by Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senator Braun)

Concerning limitations on state debt.

(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE)

Requires the state treasurer's office to calculate a working debt limit for purposes of budget development.

Exempts from the new debt limit, bond appropriations for a temporary, multibiennial grant program to assist public school districts to construct or acquire additional classrooms necessary to reduce state-funded class size reduction and provide all-day kindergarten.

-- 2015 REGULAR SESSION --
Feb 27	WM - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
	Minority; do not pass.
	Minority; without recommendation.
	Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

SB 6078

by Senators Rivers, Hatfield, Brown, Mullet, Litzow, and Becker

Creating manufacturing partnerships.

Authorizes the department of commerce to: (1) Appoint a Pacific Northwest manufacturing partnership advisory committee to advise and make recommendations to the department regarding the Pacific Northwest manufacturing partnership and manufacturing economic development in the state; and

(2) Appoint an advisory committee in other geographic regions of the state seeking to establish a manufacturing community partnership.

Requires the department of commerce to facilitate regional collaboration among manufacturing economic development stakeholders through consultation with and support from the manufacturing partnership in the geographic regions represented by the partnership.

-- 2015 REGULAR SESSION --
Mar 5	First reading, referred to Trade & Economic Development.