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WASHINGTON STATE LEGISLATURE
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Legislative Digest No.
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| SIXTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE | Friday, January 22, 2016 | | 12th Day - 2016 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=2016.
House Bills HB 2802by Representatives Wylie, Vick, Blake, and Harris
Concerning the provision of personal services and promotional items by cannabis producers and processors.
Authorizes cannabis producers and processors to provide personal services and promotional items to retailers. -- 2016 REGULAR SESSION -- | Jan 21 | First reading, referred to Commerce & Gaming (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
HB 2803by Representatives Ormsby, Sells, Reykdal, McBride, and Kilduff
Improving compliance with prevailing wage procedures.
Addresses prevailing wage procedures with regard to imposing civil penalties on contractors and subcontractors who fail to post certain statements or records required by chapter 39.12 RCW (prevailing wages on public works). -- 2016 REGULAR SESSION -- | Jan 21 | First reading, referred to Labor & Workplace Standards (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | Jan 28 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change) |
HB 2804by Representatives Haler, Clibborn, Moscoso, Stambaugh, Sawyer, Kochmar, Hickel, Zeiger, Ortiz-Self, Sells, Fitzgibbon, Farrell, Reykdal, Springer, Orwall, Muri, Santos, Pettigrew, Ormsby, Goodman, Stokesbary, Kilduff, Orcutt, Fey, Tarleton, Hayes, McBride, Morris, Stanford, Pollet, Frame, and Bergquist
Including highway workers employed on a transportation project by a contractor in the tuition and fee exemption for children and surviving spouses of highway workers.
Includes in the tuition and fee exemption at the state universities, the regional universities, and The Evergreen State College, children and surviving spouses of highway workers employed on a transportation project by a contractor. -- 2016 REGULAR SESSION -- | Jan 21 | First reading, referred to Higher Education (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
HB 2805by Representatives Reykdal, Griffey, Moeller, Van De Wege, Gregerson, Ormsby, Sawyer, Stokesbary, Tarleton, Fitzgibbon, Morris, Stanford, Pollet, Frame, Goodman, and Bergquist
Requiring mandatory reporting of hazardous exposures for firefighters.
Requires the department of labor and industries to begin rule making to require the reporting of all hazardous exposures suffered in the course of employment by firefighters. Exempts the following from public inspection and copying and disclosure under the public records act: Reports of hazardous exposures reported by firefighters. -- 2016 REGULAR SESSION -- | Jan 21 | First reading, referred to Labor & Workplace Standards (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
HB 2806by Representatives Kuderer, Gregerson, Stambaugh, Griffey, Hayes, Ormsby, Van De Wege, Sawyer, Moeller, Zeiger, Riccelli, Stokesbary, Tarleton, Fitzgibbon, Reykdal, Morris, Pollet, Goodman, and Bergquist
Addressing the presumption of occupational diseases for purposes of industrial insurance.
Expands the list of cancers contracted by firefighters that are presumed to be occupationally related for industrial insurance purposes. Specifies that coverage for diseases presumed to be occupationally related should be extended to emergency medical technicians and publicly employed fire investigators. -- 2016 REGULAR SESSION -- | Jan 21 | First reading, referred to Labor & Workplace Standards (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
HB 2807by Representatives Dye, Moscoso, Schmick, Fey, and Tarleton
Concerning heavy haul industrial corridors.
Requires the department of transportation to designate certain portions of state route number 128 and state route number 193 as a heavy haul industrial corridor for the movement of overweight vehicles. -- 2016 REGULAR SESSION -- | Jan 21 | First reading, referred to Transportation (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
HB 2808by Representatives Jinkins and Kilduff
Amending the process for a person's immediate family member, guardian, or conservator to petition the court for the person's initial detention under the involuntary treatment act.
Requires a petition to the superior court, filed by a person's immediate family member, guardian, or conservator, for the persons' initial detention under the involuntary treatment act, to be filed in the county in which the person who is the subject of the petition is located. -- 2016 REGULAR SESSION -- | Jan 21 | First reading, referred to Judiciary (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | Jan 26 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Judiciary at 10:00 AM. (Subject to change) | Jan 28 | Scheduled for executive session in the House Committee on Judiciary at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) |
HB 2809by Representatives Sullivan, Manweller, Pettigrew, Wilcox, Farrell, Zeiger, Senn, Springer, Fitzgibbon, Morris, Stokesbary, Tarleton, Stanford, and Hudgins
Reinstating tax preferences for certain high-technology research and development.
Provides a business and occupation tax credit for life science and environmental technology companies performing research and development. Provides a sales and use tax deferral for certain construction for new and expanding life science and environmental technology companies conducting research and development in the fields of life science and environmental technology. -- 2016 REGULAR SESSION -- | Jan 21 | First reading, referred to Finance (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
HB 2810by Representatives Taylor, Gregerson, and Shea
Concerning the review and adoption of electrical rules.
Requires the department of labor and industries to adopt the nonadministrative portion of the electrical rules through a process in which the department, the Washington cities electrical committee, and the technical advisory committee have an equal vote in the adoption of the rules. -- 2016 REGULAR SESSION -- | Jan 21 | First reading, referred to Labor & Workplace Standards (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
HB 2811by Representatives Walkinshaw, Harris, Jinkins, Walsh, Robinson, Zeiger, Tarleton, McBride, Ormsby, Stanford, Pollet, Frame, Bergquist, and Santos
Modifying residential landlord-tenant act provisions relating to tenant screening, evictions, and refunds.
Addresses tenant screening, evictions, and deposit or security refunds under the residential landlord-tenant act. -- 2016 REGULAR SESSION -- | Jan 21 | First reading, referred to Judiciary (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
HB 2812by Representatives Goodman and Hawkins
Providing for aggravated sentencing for certain theft or burglary offenses.
Establishes an aggravated sentence for an offense that involved a theft offense or a burglary offense and the crime occurred during a state of emergency declared by the governor within the area described in the proclamation and where a person with a right to the control or use of the real or personal property had evacuated the area where the crime occurred because the person had been ordered or requested to evacuate the area. -- 2016 REGULAR SESSION -- | Jan 21 | First reading, referred to Public Safety (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). | Jan 26 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Public Safety at 8:30 AM. (Subject to change) | Jan 29 | Scheduled for executive session in the House Committee on Public Safety at 10:00 AM. (Subject to change) |
HB 2813by Representative Shea
Concerning rental agreement terms and content under the manufactured/mobile home landlord-tenant act.
Revises the manufactured/mobile home landlord-tenant act with regard to rental agreement terms and content. -- 2016 REGULAR SESSION -- | Jan 21 | First reading, referred to Judiciary (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
HB 2814by Representatives Klippert, Blake, Dye, and Shea
Authorizing areas for shooting under the growth management act.
Revises growth management act provisions to include as an accessory use on certain lands, indoor or outdoor facilities providing an area with targets for controlled practice of shooting. -- 2016 REGULAR SESSION -- | Jan 21 | First reading, referred to Local Government (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
HB 2815by Representatives Hayes, Smith, Lytton, and Morris
Modifying the eligibility requirements for certain counties with ferry terminals to form a regional transportation planning organization.
Expands eligibility requirements for forming a regional transportation planning organization. -- 2016 REGULAR SESSION -- | Jan 21 | First reading, referred to Transportation (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
HB 2816by Representatives Muri and Fey
Increasing the rate of sales and use tax that may be imposed by a transportation benefit district.
Prohibits a transportation benefit district from fixing or imposing a sales and use tax that exceeds six-tenths of one percent. -- 2016 REGULAR SESSION -- | Jan 21 | First reading, referred to Transportation (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
HB 2817by Representatives Moscoso, Pettigrew, Appleton, Orwall, Sawyer, Ryu, Stanford, Pollet, Hickel, Bergquist, and Santos
Creating an office of the corrections ombuds.
Creates the office of the corrections ombuds to: (1) Work for improved conditions and programs; and (2) Support fair treatment of inmates in the state. Requires the governor to: (1) Convene an ombuds advisory council with several purposes in support of the ombuds function; and (2) Designate, by a competitive bidding process, the nonprofit organization that will contract to operate the office of the corrections ombuds. -- 2016 REGULAR SESSION -- | Jan 21 | First reading, referred to Public Safety (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
HB 2818by Representatives Kilduff, Muri, Kagi, Reykdal, Fey, Fitzgibbon, Tarleton, and Morris
Concerning the covering of loads on public highways.
Modifies requirements for vehicles operating on a paved public highway with a speed limit of more than thirty-five miles per hour with a load of dirt, sand, rocks, or gravel susceptible to being dropped, spilled, leaked, or otherwise escaping from the vehicle. Requires a person operating a vehicle, from which any object or objects have fallen or escaped, to: (1) Remove the object or objects from the highway if it is safe to do so; or (2) Notify law enforcement of the situation and remain at the scene until the object or objects have been removed from the highway; and (3) Pay any costs incurred to remove the object or objects from the highway. Requires the Washington state patrol, or local law enforcement when appropriate, to enforce these requirements. -- 2016 REGULAR SESSION -- | Jan 21 | First reading, referred to Transportation (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
HB 2819by Representatives Riccelli and Schmick
Concerning dental licensure through completion of a residency program.
Requires the state dental quality assurance commission to accept, in lieu of the practical examination, proof that a dental license applicant has satisfactorily completed a general practice residency or an advanced education in general dentistry residency program in the state of at least one year's duration. -- 2016 REGULAR SESSION -- | Jan 21 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
HB 2820by Representatives Pollet, Zeiger, Sells, Tarleton, Ortiz-Self, Ormsby, S. Hunt, Frame, Bergquist, Reykdal, Robinson, Fitzgibbon, McBride, Kilduff, Morris, Stanford, Walkinshaw, Farrell, Hudgins, Hickel, Goodman, and Santos
Establishing the Washington promise program, which provides for universal and affordable access to community and technical colleges for all Washingtonians.
Creates the Washington promise program to help make the first two years of college affordable and accessible to the state's citizens by offering a tuition waiver for eligible students enrolled in associate degree or certificate programs offered by the state's community and technical colleges. Requires the office of student financial assistance to administer the program for resident students seeking an associate's degree or certificate from a community or technical college. Requires the state board for community and technical colleges to develop a plan to provide all Washington promise program students who are enrolled at a community or technical college with a quarter-long student success course, during or before their first enrollment period, that teaches essential skills for college success. Requires the state institute for public policy to conduct a study on the effectiveness of the program. Revises the definition of "caseload," for purposes of the caseload forecast council, to include the number of students who are eligible for the Washington promise program and are expected to attend a community or technical college. -- 2016 REGULAR SESSION -- | Jan 21 | First reading, referred to Higher Education (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
HB 2821by Representatives Harmsworth, Bergquist, Rossetti, Moscoso, Clibborn, and Pike
Modifying the deadline for filing vehicle reports of sale.
Reduces the amount of time for notifying the department of licensing, or other agent, of a report of sale of a vehicle. -- 2016 REGULAR SESSION -- | Jan 21 | First reading, referred to Transportation (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
HB 2822by Representatives Santos, Pettigrew, Ryu, Walkinshaw, Ortiz-Self, Gregerson, Moscoso, Tarleton, Reykdal, McBride, Morris, Stanford, and Hudgins
Restoring the fair treatment of underserved groups in public employment, education, and contracting.
Restores the fair treatment of underserved groups in public employment, education, and contracting. -- 2016 REGULAR SESSION -- | Jan 21 | First reading, referred to Capital Budget (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
HB 2823by Representatives Parker, Riccelli, Manweller, and Bergquist
Creating a program to provide students and the community with the means to report anonymously concerning unsafe or violent activities, or the threat of these activities.
Creates the students protecting students program, within the office of the superintendent of public instruction, to provide students and the community with the means to relay information anonymously concerning unsafe, potentially harmful, dangerous, violent, or criminal activities, or the threat of these activities, to school officials or, if necessary, to appropriate law enforcement or public safety agencies. Requires at least one age-appropriate educational program, class, or activity designed to teach students about the students protecting students program to be made available, every school year, to students in each common school. Exempts the following from public inspection and copying under the public records act: Confidential material received, made, or kept by, or received from, the students protecting students program. -- 2016 REGULAR SESSION -- | Jan 21 | First reading, referred to Education (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
HB 2824by Representatives Sawyer and Morris
Promoting educational success in public schools.
Addresses charter public schools, educational programs that are not in common schools, and student health and readiness. Makes appropriations. -- 2016 REGULAR SESSION -- | Jan 21 | First reading, referred to Education (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
HB 2825by Representatives Frame, Zeiger, Walkinshaw, Stambaugh, Fitzgibbon, Haler, Tarleton, Pollet, Reykdal, McBride, Kagi, Kilduff, Morris, Ryu, and Stanford
Concerning student services for students with disabilities.
Requires the student achievement council and the state board for community and technical colleges to draft and adopt a uniform disabilities application for determining a student's or prospective student's eligibility for disability services at any of the institutions of higher education. Requires each institution of higher education to: (1) Adopt the uniform disabilities application before the start of the 2017-2018 academic year for use as the sole application for determining a student's eligibility for disability services at the institution; and (2) Notify transfer students with disabilities of their eligibility for receiving the same core services and accommodations that were provided while previously attending another in-state institution. -- 2016 REGULAR SESSION -- | Jan 21 | First reading, referred to Higher Education (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
HB 2826by Representatives DeBolt, Morris, and Smith
Repealing certain duties of the state energy office with regard to preparing the state energy strategy document.
Repeals certain duties of the state energy office with regard to preparing the state energy strategy document. -- 2016 REGULAR SESSION -- | Jan 21 | First reading, referred to Technology & Economic Development (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
HB 2827by Representative DeBolt
Repealing fuel mix disclosure requirements.
Repeals outdated fuel mix disclosure requirements while retaining the basic requirement that electric utilities provide fuel mix information to their customers at least once per year. -- 2016 REGULAR SESSION -- | Jan 21 | First reading, referred to Technology & Economic Development (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
HB 2828by Representatives Stanford, Tarleton, and Morris
Concerning forest practices board rules to decrease risks to public safety from potentially unstable slopes.
Provides the forest practices board with the initial and direct authority to make forest practices rule changes to decrease public safety risks from potentially unstable slopes. -- 2016 REGULAR SESSION -- | Jan 21 | First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
Senate Bills SB 6194-S2by Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Litzow, Mullet, Fain, Hobbs, Becker, Rivers, O'Ban, Dammeier, Angel, Hill, Bailey, Sheldon, Miloscia, Braun, Baumgartner, and King)
Concerning public schools that are not common schools. (AS OF SENATE 2ND READING 1/20/16)
Addresses: (1) Charter public schools; (2) Educational programs not in common schools; and (3) Funding from the Washington opportunity pathways account. Makes appropriations. -- 2016 REGULAR SESSION -- | Jan 12 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 1:30 PM. | Jan 14 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 8:00 AM. | Jan 18 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 3:30 PM. | Jan 19 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 3:30 PM. | Jan 20 | WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | | Minority; do not pass. | | Minority; without recommendation. | | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | | Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | | 2nd substitute bill substituted. | | Floor amendment(s) adopted. | | Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | | Third reading, passed; yeas, 27; nays, 20; absent, 0; excused, 2. |
SB 6439by Senators Bailey, Conway, Schoesler, Hewitt, and Roach
Addressing volunteer firefighters and reserve officers assisting with multiregional state emergencies.
Declares that when members of the volunteer firefighters' and reserve officers' retirement plan are fighting state wildfires or assisting with other large-scale multiregional state emergencies, any service rendered toward these emergencies shall not negatively impact the relief and pension benefits provided to those volunteers. -- 2016 REGULAR SESSION -- | Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. |
SB 6440by Senators Parlette, Cleveland, Becker, Rolfes, Warnick, Bailey, Miloscia, Nelson, Angel, Brown, Rivers, Frockt, Dammeier, O'Ban, King, Litzow, Hewitt, Fraser, Liias, Billig, Pedersen, Darneille, McCoy, Jayapal, Habib, Benton, Chase, and Hasegawa
Reducing public health threats that particularly impact highly exposed populations, including children and firefighters, by establishing a process for the department of health to restrict the use of toxic flame retardant chemicals in certain types of consumer products.
Prohibits a manufacturer, wholesaler, or retailer from manufacturing, selling, or distributing for sale or for use in this state children's products or residential upholstered furniture containing any of the following flame retardants in amounts greater than one thousand parts per million in any product component: (1) TDCPP; (2) TCEP; (3) Decabromodiphenyl ether; (4) HBCD; or (5) Additive TBBPA. -- 2016 REGULAR SESSION -- | Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Health Care. |
SB 6441by Senators Cleveland, Rolfes, Miloscia, Fraser, Darneille, Pedersen, and Hasegawa
Increasing the notice of termination for tenancies under the residential landlord-tenant act.
Revises the residential landlord-tenant act with regard to the length of time in which a tenant must give notice for termination of a rental agreement. -- 2016 REGULAR SESSION -- | Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Financial Institutions & Insurance. |
SB 6442by Senators Cleveland, Keiser, Rolfes, Jayapal, Fraser, Conway, McAuliffe, Chase, Liias, Pedersen, Darneille, Ranker, Takko, McCoy, Frockt, Habib, and Hasegawa
Enacting the equal pay opportunity act by amending and enhancing enforcement of the equal pay act and protecting worker communications about wages and employment opportunities.
Establishes the equal pay opportunity act. Updates the existing state equal pay act to: (1) Address income disparities, employer discrimination, and retaliation practices; and (2) Reflect the equal status of workers in the state. -- 2016 REGULAR SESSION -- | Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Commerce & Labor. |
SB 6443by Senators Ericksen, Bailey, Padden, O'Ban, Angel, Becker, Braun, Miloscia, Warnick, Dammeier, Honeyford, Hewitt, Roach, and Benton
Concerning human rights commission rules on gender segregated facilities.
Requires the human rights commission to repeal WAC 162-32-060 (gender-segregated facilities). Prohibits the human rights commission from initiating a rule-making procedure that involves the subject of gender-segregated facilities. -- 2016 REGULAR SESSION -- | Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Commerce & Labor. | Jan 27 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Commerce & Labor at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) |
SB 6444by Senators Braun and Angel
Regulating providers of commercial transportation services.
Addresses commercial transportation services' providers. Requires a commercial transportation services provider to comply with the requirements of this act, including those relating to a driver's compliance with insurance, qualification, conduct, nondiscrimination, maximum work hours, criminal history, and driving record requirements. Prohibits a commercial transportation services provider from operating without first obtaining a permit from the department of licensing. Creates the commercial transportation services provider account. -- 2016 REGULAR SESSION -- | Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Transportation. |
SB 6445by Senators Braun and Angel
Clarifying the role of physician assistants in the delivery of mental health services.
Includes physician assistants with psychiatric supervision in the definition of "mental health professional" for purposes of chapter 71.05 RCW (mental health--involuntary treatment act). Requires the department of social and health services to update its rules on agencies providing psychiatric medication services to include physician assistants. -- 2016 REGULAR SESSION -- | Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Health Care. |
SB 6446by Senator Braun
Concerning survey requirements of ambulatory surgical facilities.
Requires specific practice needs and procedures of an ambulatory surgical facility to be considered when making a determination of whether the facility is in compliance with statutes, rules, and regulations. -- 2016 REGULAR SESSION -- | Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Health Care. |
SB 6447by Senators Rivers, Keiser, Cleveland, Frockt, and Mullet; by request of Insurance Commissioner
Addressing third-party administrators and benefits managers.
Creates a new chapter regarding third-party administrators. Repeals chapter 19.340 RCW (pharmacy benefit managers). -- 2016 REGULAR SESSION -- | Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Health Care. |
SB 6448by Senators Rolfes, Darneille, and Hasegawa
Concerning filing fee surcharges for funding dispute resolution centers.
Allows a county legislative authority to: (1) Increase the surcharge on each civil filing fee in district court and the surcharge on each filing fee for small claims actions; and (2) Impose a surcharge on each filing fee in superior court. -- 2016 REGULAR SESSION -- | Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Law & Justice. |
SB 6449by Senators Hewitt and Conway
Concerning enhanced raffles.
Eliminates the June 30, 2017, expiration of RCW 9.46.0323 relating to enhanced raffles. -- 2016 REGULAR SESSION -- | Jan 21 | First reading, referred to Commerce & Labor. |
SB 6450by Senator Pearson
Concerning wildlife damage claim assessment costs.
Addresses the responsibility of the department of fish and wildlife to pay the full cost of reimbursing third-party damage assessors for their services regarding wildlife damage claims. -- 2016 REGULAR SESSION -- | Jan 21 | First reading, referred to Natural Resources & Parks. |
SB 6451by Senators Roach, Chase, and Liias
Modifying certain voter approval requirements for fire protection district annexations.
Addresses election requirements regarding annexations into a fire protection district. -- 2016 REGULAR SESSION -- | Jan 21 | First reading, referred to Government Operations & Security. |
SB 6452by Senators Roach, Rolfes, Sheldon, Becker, Conway, and Angel
Authorizing the termination of all legal responsibilities of a nonparent if genetic testing shows by clear and convincing evidence that a man is not the genetic father of a child.
Establishes the Brandon Jones act. Authorizes the termination of legal responsibilities of a nonparent if genetic testing shows by clear and convincing evidence that a man is not the genetic father of a child. -- 2016 REGULAR SESSION -- | Jan 21 | First reading, referred to Law & Justice. |
SB 6453by Senators Cleveland, Rivers, and McAuliffe
Establishing a pilot project to create and expand instructional worksite learning.
Establishes the creating and expanding instructional worksite learning pilot project to: (1) Expand traditional and nontraditional instructional worksite learning opportunities for students by incentivizing high growth advanced industry companies in the southwest Washington community to start or grow instructional worksite learning programs; and (2) Fund the work of school worksite learning coordinators. Expires June 30, 2019. -- 2016 REGULAR SESSION -- | Jan 21 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. |
SB 6454by Senators Fain and Takko
Providing a sales and use tax exemption for certain new building construction to be used by maintenance repair operators for airplane repair and maintenance.
Provides a sales and use tax exemption on charges for labor and services rendered in respect to the constructing of new buildings made to: (1) Eligible maintenance repair operators engaged in the maintenance of airplanes; or (2) Port districts, political subdivisions, or municipal corporations, if the new building is to be leased to an eligible maintenance repair operator engaged in the maintenance of airplanes. -- 2016 REGULAR SESSION -- | Jan 21 | First reading, referred to Trade & Economic Development. |
SB 6455by Senators Dammeier, Rolfes, Litzow, Billig, Rivers, Conway, and McAuliffe
Expanding the professional educator workforce by increasing career opportunities in education, creating a more robust enrollment forecasting, and enhancing recruitment efforts.
Increases career opportunities in education, creates a more robust enrollment forecasting, and enhances recruitment efforts. Allows retired teachers to reenter the workforce without penalty of pension benefits, adequate student enrollment forecasting, additional funding for the alternative routes and educator retooling programs, and enhancements to recruitment. Requires the office of the superintendent of public instruction, in consultation with school districts, educational service districts, and other state agencies, to develop and implement a comprehensive, statewide initiative to increase the number of qualified individuals who apply for teaching positions in the state. Makes an appropriation. -- 2016 REGULAR SESSION -- | Jan 21 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. | Jan 26 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) |
SB 6456by Senators Benton, Honeyford, Padden, and Hobbs
Concerning the validity of administrative rules.
Prohibits a policy of any agency from being enforced by an agency until and unless that policy has been adopted under the administrative procedure act and filed with the code reviser's office. -- 2016 REGULAR SESSION -- | Jan 21 | First reading, referred to Law & Justice. |
SB 6457by Senators Bailey and Frockt; by request of Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board
Updating workforce investment act references and making no substantive changes.
Updates workforce investment act references. -- 2016 REGULAR SESSION -- | Jan 21 | First reading, referred to Higher Education. |
SB 6458by Senator Chase
Reforming the school assessment system to focus on teaching and learning.
Eliminates nonfederally required tests, removes the graduation requirement from statewide tests, allows opting out of standardized tests with no repercussion to students, and creates a balanced assessment system. -- 2016 REGULAR SESSION -- | Jan 21 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. |
SB 6459by Senators Rivers, Takko, Litzow, Ranker, Ericksen, Benton, and Pearson
Authorizing peace officers to assist the department of corrections with the supervision of offenders.
Allows a peace officer to assist the department of corrections with the supervision of offenders. -- 2016 REGULAR SESSION -- | Jan 21 | First reading, referred to Law & Justice. |
SB 6460by Senator Chase
Giving parents and guardians an unrestricted right to excuse their children from taking statewide assessments.
Gives parents and guardians an unrestricted right to excuse their children from taking statewide assessments. -- 2016 REGULAR SESSION -- | Jan 21 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. |
SB 6461by Senators O'Ban, Hobbs, and Warnick
Modifying who is eligible for relocation assistance for tenants of closed or converted mobile home parks.
Addresses mobile home relocation assistance. -- 2016 REGULAR SESSION -- | Jan 21 | First reading, referred to Financial Institutions & Insurance. |
SB 6462by Senators Bailey, Carlyle, Fain, and Frockt
Concerning a leasehold excise tax credit for properties of market value in excess of ten million dollars.
Provides a leasehold excise tax credit, for a leasehold interest in real property owned by a state university, equal to the amount that the tax exceeds the property tax that would apply if the real property were privately owned by the taxpayer. Expires July 1, 2021. -- 2016 REGULAR SESSION -- | Jan 21 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. |
SB 6463by Senators Pearson, Darneille, O'Ban, Padden, and Dammeier
Modifying the crime of luring.
Changes the description for the crime of luring. -- 2016 REGULAR SESSION -- | Jan 21 | First reading, referred to Law & Justice. |
SB 6464by Senator Padden
Establishing deadlines for final determinations and dispositions in agency adjudicative proceedings.
Revises administrative procedure act provisions as follows: (1) Requires an agency to make a final administrative determination or disposition for any matter that is subject to an adjudicative proceeding within two years after the commencement of the adjudicative proceeding; (2) Authorizes a person to file a petition for judicial review and is presumed to have exhausted all administrative remedies when an agency fails to comply with (1) above; (3) Authorizes the court to receive evidence in addition to that contained in the agency record for judicial review, if it relates to the validity of the agency action at the time it was taken and is needed to decide disputed issues regarding any issue or fact identified as contested in a petition for judicial review filed under (2) above; and (4) Prohibits the court from remanding certain matters, when a petition for judicial review is filed under (2) above, unless all parties consent. -- 2016 REGULAR SESSION -- | Jan 21 | First reading, referred to Law & Justice. |
SB 6465by Senators Hobbs, Becker, Conway, Keiser, Jayapal, Dammeier, Cleveland, Hasegawa, and McAuliffe
Concerning an alert program that allows residents to provide information to first responders pertaining to persons with developmental disabilities living at a registered address.
Requires the Washington state patrol to administer a program that allows a resident to register their address and provide information to first responders about a person with a developmental disability residing at the address. Requires the information in this program to be accessible by local sheriffs, law enforcement, and first responders. Bases this program on the Isaac alert program in Spokane county. -- 2016 REGULAR SESSION -- | Jan 21 | First reading, referred to Human Services, Mental Health & Housing. |
SB 6466by Senators Habib, Dammeier, Darneille, Liias, Roach, Keiser, Frockt, Becker, Hasegawa, Conway, and McAuliffe
Concerning student services for students with disabilities.
Requires the student achievement council and the state board for community and technical colleges to draft and adopt a uniform disabilities application for determining a student's or prospective student's eligibility for disability services at any of the institutions of higher education. Requires each institution of higher education to: (1) Adopt the uniform disabilities application before the start of the 2017-2018 academic year for use as the sole application for determining a student's eligibility for disability services at the institution; and (2) Notify transfer students with disabilities of their eligibility for receiving the same core services and accommodations that were provided while previously attending another in-state institution. -- 2016 REGULAR SESSION -- | Jan 21 | First reading, referred to Higher Education. |
SB 6467by Senators Rivers, Darneille, Litzow, Fain, Rolfes, Hill, Keiser, Liias, and Chase
Permitting pharmacists to prescribe and dispense contraceptive patches and oral contraception.
Allows the prescription and dispensing of contraceptive patches and oral contraceptives by a pharmacist. Applies state and federal laws governing insurance coverage of contraceptive drugs, devices, products, and services to contraceptive patches and oral contraceptives prescribed by a pharmacist. -- 2016 REGULAR SESSION -- | Jan 21 | First reading, referred to Health Care. |
SB 6468by Senators Rivers and Cleveland
Authorizing the installation of auto mall directional signs on state highways.
Authorizes the department of transportation to erect and maintain auto mall directional signs on a state highway right-of-way if certain criteria are met. Requires the department of transportation to collect a reasonable fee from the vehicle dealers that comprise the auto mall. -- 2016 REGULAR SESSION -- | Jan 21 | First reading, referred to Transportation. |
SB 6469by Senators Roach, Litzow, Hasegawa, Conway, Bailey, Angel, Chase, Becker, Warnick, Padden, and Braun
Requiring that cursive writing be taught in common schools.
Requires a school district board of directors, when it reviews or adopts its English language arts curriculum, to incorporate curricula to teach cursive writing. Requires common schools to teach cursive writing. -- 2016 REGULAR SESSION -- | Jan 21 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. |
SB 6470by Senators King, Hasegawa, Conway, Keiser, Hewitt, Rivers, and Chase
Concerning the regulation of alcoholic beverages.
Authorizes a domestic winery to apply to the state liquor and cannabis board for an endorsement to sell wine of its own production at retail for off-premises consumption at an event which holds a special occasion license. Authorizes a special occasion licensee, in addition to offering the sale of wine by the individual serving for on-premises consumption, to sell wine in original, unopened containers for on-premises consumption if permission is obtained from the state liquor and cannabis board before the event. -- 2016 REGULAR SESSION -- | Jan 21 | First reading, referred to Commerce & Labor. |
SB 6471by Senators Ranker, Jayapal, Darneille, Hargrove, Keiser, Rolfes, Hasegawa, Conway, and Chase
Promoting transparency of prescription drug pricing and costs.
Requires each manufacturer of a prescription drug made available in this state, that has a wholesale acquisition cost of ten thousand dollars or more annually or per course of treatment, to file a report with the state health care authority on the costs for each qualifying drug. -- 2016 REGULAR SESSION -- | Jan 21 | First reading, referred to Health Care. |
SB 6472by Senators Angel, Benton, Dammeier, O'Ban, Sheldon, and Rolfes
Concerning the payment of certain required costs of the Tacoma Narrows toll bridge.
Creates the Tacoma Narrows toll bridge sufficient minimum balance account. Requires the state treasurer, beginning July 1, 2016, to transfer the amount reflecting the sufficient minimum balance for the Tacoma Narrows toll bridge from the connecting Washington account to the Tacoma Narrows toll bridge sufficient minimum balance account. Requires any funds in the Tacoma Narrows toll bridge account, as of July 1, 2016, reflecting the sufficient minimum balance for the Tacoma Narrows toll bridge, to be used only to: (1) Mitigate future toll charges in accordance with a plan developed jointly by the transportation commission and the citizen advisory committee; and (2) Pay deferred sales taxes, if any, due on the bridge. -- 2016 REGULAR SESSION -- | Jan 21 | First reading, referred to Transportation. |
SB 6473by Senators Baumgartner, Billig, and McAuliffe
Creating a pilot program allowing the use of a nationally recognized college readiness assessment to earn a certificate of academic achievement for high school graduation purposes and for federal and state accountability purposes.
Requires the superintendent of public instruction to: (1) If permitted by the elementary and secondary education act of 1965, as reauthorized by the every student succeeds act of 2015, implement a pilot program for school districts to pilot the administration of a nationally recognized college readiness assessment for high school students to use to earn a certificate of academic achievement for high school graduation purposes and to meet federal and state school accountability requirements; (2) Enter into an agreement with a provider or providers of nationally recognized college readiness assessments for the provision and administration of the assessment for the purposes of the pilot program; and (3) Solicit and select up to seven school districts to participate in the pilot program. Requires the joint legislative audit and review committee, four school years after the first administration of the nationally recognized college assessment by the pilot school districts, to conduct a review to determine the effects of using the assessment. -- 2016 REGULAR SESSION -- | Jan 21 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. |
SB 6474by Senators Frockt, Habib, Billig, Hasegawa, Jayapal, Rolfes, Liias, McCoy, Fain, Pedersen, Conway, McAuliffe, and Chase
Requiring each institution of higher education to adopt a plan to increase voter registration and voting in elections.
Requires the institutions of higher education to each adopt a plan, in consultation with the recognized student government of the institution, to increase student voter registration and voting in elections. -- 2016 REGULAR SESSION -- | Jan 21 | First reading, referred to Higher Education. |
SB 6475by Senators Dansel, King, Takko, and Frockt
Addressing political subdivisions purchasing health coverage through the public employees' benefits board program.
Addresses the purchase, by political subdivisions, of health care coverage through the public employees' benefits board program. -- 2016 REGULAR SESSION -- | Jan 21 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. |
SB 6476by Senators Roach, McCoy, Chase, Hasegawa, Conway, McAuliffe, Liias, and Ranker
Reforming the school assessment system to focus on teaching and learning.
Eliminates nonfederally required tests, removes the graduation requirement from statewide tests, allows opting out of standardized tests with no repercussion to students, and creates a balanced assessment system. -- 2016 REGULAR SESSION -- | Jan 21 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. |
SB 6477by Senators Dammeier, Conway, O'Ban, Darneille, and Angel
Concerning a business and occupation tax deduction for chemical dependency services provided by a health or social welfare organization.
Provides a business and occupation tax deduction to health or social welfare organizations for providing chemical dependency services. Expires January 1, 2020. -- 2016 REGULAR SESSION -- | Jan 21 | First reading, referred to Human Services, Mental Health & Housing. |
SB 6478by Senators Ranker and Parlette
Providing assistance to communities impacted by large employment losses.
Establishes the community opportunity program for employment act. Requires state agencies, when distributing capital funds through competitive programs for environmental, community, cultural, infrastructure, and economic development projects, to consider whether the entity or project receiving the funds is located in an impacted area. Provides a comparable preference to impacted workers as provided to veterans of the armed forces. Encourages state agencies to award procurement contracts to businesses who hire impacted workers. Requires the director of the department of enterprise services to: (1) Adopt rules to provide a preference for the award of state agency procurements to businesses that hire impacted workers; and (2) In consultation with the employment security department, develop a database of impacted workers that potential bidders may access to meet the criteria developed for the preferences created above. -- 2016 REGULAR SESSION -- | Jan 21 | First reading, referred to Trade & Economic Development. |
SB 6479by Senators Chase, Brown, McCoy, Ericksen, Ranker, Carlyle, Frockt, Schoesler, Conway, Roach, Honeyford, Hasegawa, and McAuliffe
Establishing a joint select committee to investigate the creation of a Washington state council for the Pacific Northwest economic region.
Creates the legislative joint select committee on the creation of a Washington state council for the Pacific Northwest economic region. Requires the joint select committee to: (1) Review the costs and benefits of creating a Washington state council for the Pacific Northwest economic region and investigate possible avenues to expand cross-border partnership on certain substantive issues; and (2) Create and consult an advisory committee of stakeholders to assist in the development of recommendations. Expires December 31, 2016. -- 2016 REGULAR SESSION -- | Jan 21 | First reading, referred to Trade & Economic Development. |
SB 6480by Senator Ericksen
Creating a business and occupation tax credit for capital costs associated with providing retail broadband service using qualified broadband equipment.
Provides a business and occupation tax credit for the capital costs associated with providing retail broadband service using qualified broadband equipment. -- 2016 REGULAR SESSION -- | Jan 21 | First reading, referred to Energy, Environment & Telecommunications. |
SB 6481by Senators Jayapal, Frockt, Baumgartner, Miloscia, Liias, Rolfes, Nelson, Darneille, Conway, Chase, Dansel, Mullet, Keiser, Pedersen, Habib, Takko, McAuliffe, Fraser, Billig, Hasegawa, and Ranker
Establishing the Washington promise program, which provides for universal and affordable access to community and technical colleges for all Washingtonians.
Creates the Washington promise program to help make the first two years of college affordable and accessible to the state's citizens by offering a tuition waiver for eligible students enrolled in associate degree or certificate programs offered by the state's community and technical colleges. Requires the office of student financial assistance to administer the program for resident students seeking an associate's degree or certificate from a community or technical college. Authorizes the state board for community and technical colleges, as well as individual community and technical colleges, to provide retention and completion programs, including financial support, academic guidance, and services that assist students in developing successful habits, designed to help students earn a degree or credential. Requires the state institute for public policy to conduct a study on the effectiveness of the program. Revises the definition of "caseload," for purposes of the caseload forecast council, to include the number of students who are eligible for the Washington promise program and are expected to attend a community or technical college. -- 2016 REGULAR SESSION -- | Jan 21 | First reading, referred to Higher Education. |
SB 6482by Senators Hewitt, Keiser, Fraser, Conway, Angel, Hasegawa, King, Bailey, Brown, Dansel, Schoesler, Warnick, Honeyford, and Sheldon
Concerning contractor bonds and mechanics' and materialmen's liens.
Modifies provisions relating to contractor bonds and mechanics' and materialmen's liens. -- 2016 REGULAR SESSION -- | Jan 21 | First reading, referred to Commerce & Labor. |
SB 6483by Senators Hill, Hobbs, Becker, Hargrove, Bailey, Miloscia, Benton, Braun, Parlette, Angel, Dammeier, Warnick, Litzow, Padden, Rivers, Brown, Dansel, King, Sheldon, Fain, and Darneille
Concerning the Dan Thompson memorial developmental disabilities community trust account.
Requires fifty percent of the proceeds from the sale of property formerly used as a residential rehabilitation center to be deposited into the developmental disabilities community trust account. -- 2016 REGULAR SESSION -- | Jan 21 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. |
SB 6484by Senators Rivers, Jayapal, Dammeier, Darneille, Hill, Fain, Keiser, Conway, and Chase
Protecting victims of sex crimes.
Requires the Washington association of sheriffs and police chiefs, when funded, to create and operate a statewide sexual assault kit tracking system. Requires local law enforcement agencies, a sheriff and his or her deputies, the Washington state patrol, and certain hospitals to participate in the statewide sexual assault kit tracking system. Requires the bureau of forensic laboratory services, in consultation with the state forensic investigations council, to develop budget submissions to the office of financial management sufficient to increase capacity to test all evidence submitted from crimes against persons by 2020 and all evidence submitted from property crimes by 2025. Creates the Washington sexual assault kit program within the department of commerce for the purpose of accepting private funds for testing sexual assault kits and conducting related investigations. Imposes a four-dollar fee on the admission to a sexually oriented live adult entertainment establishment. Exempts the following from public inspection and copying under the public records act: Records and information contained within the statewide sexual assault kit tracking system. Creates the Washington sexually oriented business fee account. -- 2016 REGULAR SESSION -- | Jan 21 | First reading, referred to Law & Justice. |
SB 6485by Senators Parlette, Darneille, and O'Ban
Expediting education requirements for chemical dependency professional licensure when the candidate holds another professional license.
Requires the secretary of the department of health to develop expedited education requirements for obtaining a chemical dependency professional license that apply to a person who holds a license as a marriage and family therapist, mental health counselor, advanced social worker, independent clinical social worker, or a psychologist and seeks to become dually licensed as a chemical dependency professional. -- 2016 REGULAR SESSION -- | Jan 21 | First reading, referred to Human Services, Mental Health & Housing. |
Senate Joint Memorials SJM 8017by Senators Roach, Dammeier, O'Ban, and Warnick
Requesting Congress to reform the harbor maintenance tax.
Requests congress to reform the harbor maintenance tax. -- 2016 REGULAR SESSION -- | Jan 20 | First reading, referred to Trade & Economic Development. | Jan 27 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Trade & Economic Development at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change) |
SJM 8018by Senators Chase, Roach, Ranker, Conway, and Honeyford
Requesting that Congress expedite a bill that promotes more efficient border crossing.
Requests congress to expedite a bill that promotes more efficient border crossing. -- 2016 REGULAR SESSION -- | Jan 21 | First reading, referred to Trade & Economic Development. |
Senate Joint Resolutions SJR 8212by Senators Ericksen, Benton, Padden, Sheldon, Rivers, Miloscia, and Angel
Requiring a two-thirds majority vote of the legislature to raise taxes, a simple majority vote to impose or raise fees, and no advisory vote.
Proposes an amendment to the state Constitution requiring a two-thirds majority vote of the legislature to raise taxes, a simple majority vote to impose or raise fees, and no advisory vote. -- 2016 REGULAR SESSION -- | Jan 21 | First reading, referred to Government Operations & Security. |
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