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WASHINGTON STATE LEGISLATURE
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Legislative Digest No.
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SIXTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE |
Tuesday, February 2, 2016 | | 23rd 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 2182-Sby House Committee on Technology & Economic Development (originally sponsored by Representatives Tarleton, Smith, Takko, Pike, Clibborn, Zeiger, Hayes, Young, Fey, Sells, and Blake)
Ensuring the competitiveness of Washington state's fishing and seafood processing industries by supporting the recapitalization of fishing fleets through certain tax preferences.
(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE)
Provides a business and occupation tax preference to enable the state's shipyards and maritime industries to compete for federal funding dedicated to the fishing fleet recapitalization program.
-- 2015 REGULAR SESSION -- |
Mar 11 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Technology & Economic Development at 8:00 AM. |
-- 2016 REGULAR SESSION -- |
Jan 21 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Technology & Economic Development at 1:30 PM. |
Jan 26 | TED - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Technology & Economic Development at 10:00 AM. |
Jan 29 | Referred to Finance. |
Feb 5 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Finance at 10:00 AM. (Subject to change) |
HB 2226-Sby House Committee on Technology & Economic Development (originally sponsored by Representative Morris)
Extending specific aerospace tax preferences to include spacecrafts to encourage the migration of good wage jobs in the state.
(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE)
Provides a preferential business and occupation tax rate, business and occupation tax credits, and sales and use tax exemptions for manufacturers of spacecraft, including manufacturers of spacecraft components, spacecraft product development, space exploration, and satellite communications.
Expires July 1, 2025.
-- 2015 REGULAR SESSION -- |
Apr 15 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Technology & Economic Development at 8:00 AM. |
-- 2016 REGULAR SESSION -- |
Jan 26 | TED - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Technology & Economic Development at 10:00 AM. |
Jan 29 | Referred to Finance. |
HB 2261-Sby House Committee on Technology & Economic Development (originally sponsored by Representatives Shea, Reykdal, Taylor, Scott, and Van Werven)
Protecting utility customers by modifying the authority of utilities to backbill customers for charges missed due to utility error.
(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE)
Prohibits a consumer-owned utility from collecting amounts underbilled due to a billing error of the utility for any period greater than six months from the date the billing error occurred.
-- 2016 REGULAR SESSION -- |
Jan 19 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Technology & Economic Development at 10:00 AM. |
Jan 26 | TED - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. |
| Minority; do not pass. |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Technology & Economic Development at 10:00 AM. |
Jan 29 | Referred to Rules 2 Review. |
HB 2296-Sby House Committee on Finance (originally sponsored by Representatives Rossetti, Orcutt, Blake, and Tharinger)
Concerning the taxing authority of public facilities districts.
(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE)
Addresses the expiration of the local retail sales and use taxes imposed by public facilities districts with regard to regional centers.
-- 2016 REGULAR SESSION -- |
Jan 15 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Finance at 8:00 AM. |
Jan 26 | FIN - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Finance at 3:30 PM. |
Jan 29 | Referred to Rules 2 Review. |
HB 2314-Sby House Committee on Public Safety (originally sponsored by Representatives Goodman, Hayes, Pettigrew, Orcutt, Kilduff, Stanford, Fitzgibbon, Orwall, Magendanz, Kuderer, Fey, Senn, and Wilson)
Regulating the manufacture, sale, distribution, and installation of motor vehicle air bags.
(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE)
Regulates the manufacture, sale, distribution, and installation of motor vehicle air bags.
-- 2016 REGULAR SESSION -- |
Jan 13 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Public Safety at 1:30 PM. |
Jan 26 | PS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Public Safety at 8:00 AM. |
Jan 28 | Referred to Rules 2 Review. |
HB 2334-Sby House Committee on Finance (originally sponsored by Representatives Ryu, Sawyer, Walkinshaw, Peterson, Santos, Pollet, Wilson, Stokesbary, and Van Werven)
Concerning the excise taxation of martial arts.
(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE)
Revises the following definitions for business and occupation tax purposes: (1) "Sale at retail" and "retail sale" with regard to yoga, chi gong, or martial arts classes, training, or events held at a facility that is not operated within and as part of an athletic or fitness facility; and
(2) "Physical fitness activities" to include participating in yoga, chi gong, or martial arts.
-- 2016 REGULAR SESSION -- |
Jan 15 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Finance at 8:00 AM. |
Jan 26 | FIN - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Finance at 3:30 PM. |
Jan 29 | Referred to Rules 2 Review. |
HB 2346-Sby House Committee on Technology & Economic Development (originally sponsored by Representatives Morris, Smith, Haler, Rossetti, Tarleton, Hayes, and Peterson)
Promoting a sustainable, local renewable energy industry through modifying renewable energy system tax incentives and providing guidance for renewable energy system component recycling.
(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE)
Modifies renewable energy system tax incentives and provides guidance for a solar module stewardship and takeback program to guide manufacturers in preparing and implementing a self-directed program to ensure the convenient, safe, and environmentally sound takeback and recycling of solar modules and their components and materials.
-- 2016 REGULAR SESSION -- |
Jan 12 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Technology & Economic Development at 10:00 AM. |
Jan 27 | TED - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. |
| Minority; without recommendation. |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Technology & Economic Development at 8:00 AM. |
Jan 29 | Referred to Appropriations. |
HB 2348-Sby House Committee on Local Government (originally sponsored by Representatives Hawkins, Gregerson, Kilduff, Peterson, Dent, Johnson, Wylie, Haler, Manweller, Dye, Riccelli, Magendanz, Harris, Ortiz-Self, Fey, Klippert, Orwall, Nealey, Kuderer, Muri, Appleton, Smith, Reykdal, Zeiger, Ormsby, Robinson, McCabe, Stanford, Walsh, Hayes, Blake, S. Hunt, Van De Wege, McBride, Rodne, Kochmar, Stambaugh, Hudgins, Moeller, and Tharinger)
Providing local governments with flexibility regarding local fireworks ordinances.
(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE)
Authorizes the legislative body of a city or county to enact an ordinance to temporarily restrict the use of fireworks sold at retail.
-- 2016 REGULAR SESSION -- |
Jan 14 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Local Government at 1:30 PM. |
Jan 27 | LG - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. |
| Minority; do not pass. |
| Minority; without recommendation. |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Local Government at 8:00 AM. |
Jan 29 | Referred to Rules 2 Review. |
HB 2357-Sby House Committee on Environment (originally sponsored by Representatives Peterson, Young, S. Hunt, Fitzgibbon, Kirby, Buys, Pollet, and Kretz; by request of Pollution Liability Insurance Agency)
Concerning the authority of the pollution liability insurance agency.
(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE)
Requires the pollution liability insurance agency to establish an underground storage tank revolving loan and grant program to assist owners and operators of petroleum underground storage tank systems to: (1) Remediate past releases;
(2) Upgrade, replace, or remove petroleum underground storage tank systems to prevent future releases; and
(3) Install new infrastructure or retrofit existing infrastructure for dispensing of renewable or alternative energy.
Provides a July 1, 2030, expiration date for the program.
Delays, until July 1, 2030, the expiration of: (1) Chapter 70.148 RCW (underground petroleum storage tanks);
(2) Chapter 70.149 RCW (the heating oil pollution liability protection act); and
(3) Chapter 82.23A RCW (petroleum products--underground storage tank program funding).
Creates the pollution liability insurance agency underground storage tank revolving account.
-- 2016 REGULAR SESSION -- |
Jan 21 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Environment at 8:30 AM. |
Jan 26 | ENVI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. |
| Minority; do not pass. |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Environment at 1:30 PM. |
Jan 29 | Referred to Capital Budget. |
Feb 2 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Capital Budget at 3:30 PM. (Subject to change) |
Feb 5 | Scheduled for executive session in the House Committee on Capital Budget at 10:00 AM. (Subject to change) |
HB 2412-Sby House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources (originally sponsored by Representatives Blake, Chandler, Buys, and Muri; by request of Washington Apple Commission)
Concerning the apple commission.
(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE)
Modifies provisions regarding the apple commission.
-- 2016 REGULAR SESSION -- |
Jan 19 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources at 10:00 AM. |
Jan 26 | AGNR - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources at 10:00 AM. |
Jan 28 | Referred to Rules 2 Review. |
HB 2426-Sby House Committee on Local Government (originally sponsored by Representatives Fitzgibbon and Stokesbary)
Modifying the appointment process for trustees of rural county library districts in counties with one million or more residents.
(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE)
Requires the board of trustees of a rural county library district, in a county with an adopted home rule charter and one million or more residents, to be made up of seven members who are appointed by the county executive and confirmed by the county legislative authority.
-- 2016 REGULAR SESSION -- |
Jan 21 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Local Government at 1:30 PM. |
Jan 26 | LG - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. |
| Minority; do not pass. |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Local Government at 10:00 AM. |
Jan 28 | Referred to Rules 2 Review. |
HB 2430-Sby House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources (originally sponsored by Representatives Stanford, Lytton, Tarleton, and Fitzgibbon)
Preserving water resources for an array of water supply needs, including irrigated agriculture, fish and wildlife habitat, and municipal use, by updating water conservation standards for appliances.
(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE)
Updates water conservation standards for appliances to preserve water resources for water supply needs, including irrigated agriculture, fish and wildlife habitat, and municipal use.
-- 2016 REGULAR SESSION -- |
Jan 20 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources at 8:00 AM. |
Jan 27 | AGNR - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. |
| Minority; do not pass. |
| Minority; without recommendation. |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources at 8:00 AM. |
Jan 29 | Referred to Rules 2 Review. |
HB 2434-Sby House Committee on Technology & Economic Development (originally sponsored by Representatives Morris, Smith, Tarleton, Stokesbary, Magendanz, Stanford, Haler, and Santos)
Concerning the promotion of space exploration.
(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE)
Creates, within the department of commerce, the Washington state space exploration center of excellence for the following purposes: (1) Supporting joint industry-university research in developing and supporting new and existing technologies that can be used by space exploration firms;
(2) Assisting the University of Washington, Washington State University, and other participating institutions in recruiting future space exploration sector leaders;
(3) Working directly with existing small, medium, and large-sized space firms and space industry associations;
(4) Providing a centralized Washington space exploration industry hub;
(5) Promoting and fostering local space exploration industry efforts; and
(6) Coordinating efforts with other governmental entities, nongovernmental organizations, and academics to solicit significant industry conferences and meetings to Washington.
Requires the joint legislative audit and review committee to conduct an evaluation of the performance of the center.
Provides that this act is null and void if appropriations are not approved.
-- 2016 REGULAR SESSION -- |
Jan 19 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Technology & Economic Development at 10:00 AM. |
Jan 26 | TED - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. |
| Minority; without recommendation. |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Technology & Economic Development at 10:00 AM. |
Jan 29 | Referred to Appropriations. |
HB 2441-Sby House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards (originally sponsored by Representatives Kirby, Sells, and S. Hunt)
Restricting the social security offset to disability compensation.
(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE)
Exempts the following from social security offset requirements: (1) Workers who applied to receive social security retirement benefits before the date of their injury; and
(2) Workers receiving social security benefits before their injury.
-- 2016 REGULAR SESSION -- |
Jan 21 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards at 8:00 AM. |
Jan 26 | LAWS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. |
| Minority; do not pass. |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards at 1:30 PM. |
Jan 29 | Referred to Rules 2 Review. |
HB 2443-Sby House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards (originally sponsored by Representatives Sells and Kilduff; by request of Department of Labor & Industries)
Concerning the compliance of certain conversion vending units and medical units with certain department of labor and industries requirements.
(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE)
Addresses conversion vending units and medical units and their compliance with certain requirements of the department of labor and industries.
Requires the department of labor and industries to convene an advisory committee to identify any additional conversion vending units to exempt from plan review under section 2(1) of this act.
-- 2016 REGULAR SESSION -- |
Jan 18 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards at 1:30 PM. |
Jan 26 | LAWS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards at 1:30 PM. |
Jan 29 | Referred to Rules 2 Review. |
HB 2530-Sby House Committee on Public Safety (originally sponsored by Representatives Orwall, McCabe, Appleton, Wylie, Tarleton, Senn, McBride, Kagi, Ryu, Hudgins, S. Hunt, Gregerson, Reykdal, Farrell, Pollet, Ortiz-Self, Harris, Bergquist, Lytton, Kochmar, Blake, Cody, Stambaugh, Wilson, Jinkins, Kuderer, Muri, Van De Wege, Frame, Hargrove, Ormsby, Sells, Pettigrew, and Stanford)
Protecting victims of sex crimes.
(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE)
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, certain hospitals, and prosecuting attorneys to participate in the statewide sexual assault kit tracking system.
Requires the Washington state patrol 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.
Declares an intent to use state, federal, and private resources to fund regional task forces for the reinvestigation of all cases where a sexual assault kit was in the possession of a Washington law enforcement agency but was not submitted for forensic testing as of July 24, 2015.
Creates the Washington sexual assault kit program within the department of commerce for the purpose of accepting private funds for testing previously untested 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 sexual assault kit account and the Washington sexually oriented business fee account.
-- 2016 REGULAR SESSION -- |
Jan 19 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Public Safety at 8:00 AM. |
Jan 26 | PS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Public Safety at 8:00 AM. |
Jan 28 | Referred to Appropriations. |
HB 2539-Sby House Committee on Finance (originally sponsored by Representatives Nealey, Manweller, Hansen, Tharinger, Harris, Walsh, Magendanz, Wilson, Haler, Springer, Johnson, Muri, Hayes, and Dent)
Concerning the inheritance exemption for the real estate excise tax.
(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE)
Clarifies that state and local real estate excise taxes do not apply when a devisee or an heir files a lack of probate affidavit where no additional documentation exists to substantiate that the devisee or the heir is legally entitled to the property as a result of a will or an inheritance.
-- 2016 REGULAR SESSION -- |
Jan 22 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Finance at 8:00 AM. |
Jan 26 | FIN - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Finance at 3:30 PM. |
Jan 29 | Referred to Rules 2 Review. |
HB 2948by Representatives Santos, Pike, Magendanz, Stanford, and Pollet
Creating the career and college-ready lighthouse pilot project.
Creates the career and college-ready lighthouse pilot project to provide an opportunity for students to: (1) Explore and understand a wide range of career opportunities through applied learning;
(2) Engage with industry mentors; and
(3) Plan for career and college success.
Requires the workforce training and education coordinating board to convene a career and college readiness advisory committee to advise the education and workforce sectors and the legislature on how to create the opportunities for students as mentioned above.
Requires the advisory committee to select, in cooperation with the office of the superintendent of public instruction: (1) Two innovative high schools to act as lighthouse mentors; and
(2) Four schools seeking to pilot innovative work-integrated and career-related instructional programs similar to those offered by the lighthouse mentors.
Requires the selected pilot schools to: (1) Implement a science, technology, engineering, and mathematics curriculum that can be delivered in the context of employment opportunities in one or more industry clusters, including manufacturing, building and construction, aerospace and maritime, and health and bioscience; and
(2) Submit the following to the workforce training and education coordinating board: An interim and end-of-project report that includes an evaluation of the effect of the instructional program on high school graduation rates, state test scores, industry and community partnerships, work-integrated learning experiences, and other relevant data.
Requires the workforce training and education coordinating board, in consultation with the advisory group, to use the pilot schools' reports, along with historical data from those schools, to evaluate the instructional programs of the lighthouse and pilot schools.
Expires July 1, 2020.
-- 2016 REGULAR SESSION -- |
Feb 1 | First reading, referred to Education (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
Feb 2 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Education at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) |
Feb 4 | Scheduled for executive session in the House Committee on Education at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change) |
HB 2949by Representative Caldier
Concerning the use of a voter's party affiliation declaration with respect to the presidential primary.
Authorizes a major political party to, under national or state party rules, base the allocation of delegates from this state to the national nominating convention of that party in whole or in part on the results of the presidential primary.
Requires the secretary of state to only provide voter declaration information to state and county committees of major political parties if a major political party submits documentation to the secretary by October 1st of the year preceding the presidential election that the party will use the results of the presidential primary when allocating delegates to the national nominating convention of that party.
-- 2016 REGULAR SESSION -- |
Feb 1 | First reading, referred to State Government (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
HB 2950by Representatives Haler, Kirby, Magendanz, Vick, Orcutt, and Ormsby
Including displaying or wearing motorcycle-related or motorcycle club-related paraphernalia as a factor in profiling discrimination.
Addresses the right to be free from discrimination, under the civil rights act, with regard to wearing motorcycle-related or motorcycle club-related paraphernalia.
-- 2016 REGULAR SESSION -- |
Feb 1 | First reading, referred to Judiciary (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
HB 2951by Representatives Scott, Taylor, and Shea
Addressing the transportation and storage of firearms and ammunition in privately owned motor vehicles.
Prohibits a business, commercial enterprise, or employer from establishing, maintaining, or enforcing a policy or rule that prohibits a person from transporting or storing a firearm or ammunition in a privately owned motor vehicle if certain conditions are met.
-- 2016 REGULAR SESSION -- |
Feb 1 | First reading, referred to Judiciary (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
HB 2952by Representatives Scott, Manweller, Holy, Hayes, Haler, and Shea
Understanding the effects on the value of private property by the department of ecology's administrative actions to establish instream flow rules.
Requires the state institute for public policy to, either directly or through contract with a third party with expertise in economic analysis, produce a report to the legislature that estimates the loss in value of private property in the state that is a direct or proximate result of the inability to access water and develop land because of instream flow rules adopted by the department of ecology.
Expires July 31, 2019.
-- 2016 REGULAR SESSION -- |
Feb 1 | First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
HB 2953by Representatives Tarleton, Moscoso, Bergquist, Gregerson, and Stanford
Increasing the dollar limitations on first-class cities using public employees to perform public works projects.
Prohibits a first-class city from having public employees perform a public works project: (1) In excess of one hundred fifty thousand dollars if more than a single craft or trade is involved with the public works project; or
(2) In excess of ninety thousand dollars if only a single craft or trade is involved with the public works project or the public works project is street signalization or street lighting.
-- 2016 REGULAR SESSION -- |
Feb 1 | First reading, referred to Local Government (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
HB 2954by Representative Ryu; by request of Washington State Department of Commerce
Directing the department of commerce to study the sale and financing of manufactured homes.
Requires the department of commerce to: (1) Study the sale and financing of manufactured homes; and
(2) Develop a comparison of consumer protections provided to purchasers of manufactured homes under retail installment and similar contracts with those provided to purchasers of homes under the deed of trust act and other applicable state and federal laws and rules.
-- 2016 REGULAR SESSION -- |
Feb 1 | First reading, referred to Community Development, Housing & Tribal Affairs (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
HB 2955by Representatives Hansen, Stanford, Ormsby, Frame, and Haler
Creating the Washington free to finish college program.
Creates the Washington free to finish college program, to be administered by the office of student financial assistance, to encourage state residents who attended a postsecondary education degree or certificate program, but were unable to graduate and are no longer enrolled in a postsecondary education degree or certificate program, to return to an institution of higher education to complete their program of study.
Requires the office of student financial assistance to contract with a third party to complete an evaluation of the program.
-- 2016 REGULAR SESSION -- |
Feb 1 | First reading, referred to Higher Education (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
Feb 3 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Higher Education at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) |
Feb 5 | Scheduled for executive session in the House Committee on Higher Education at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change) |
HB 2956by Representatives Clibborn, Ormsby, Moscoso, Hudgins, and Frame
Establishing a legislative task force on technology in transportation.
Creates the legislative task force on information technology in transportation to assist policymakers, businesses, and the public to prepare for and develop a transportation system that: (1) Accommodates an array of information technology uses in vehicles and for transportation purposes, generally; and
(2) Seeks to maximize the benefits from the use of such technology, with respect to: Reduced congestion and traffic accidents; increased mobility, particularly for mobility-challenged persons and those that are underserved by the current transportation system; and greater utility for the traveling public, in general.
-- 2016 REGULAR SESSION -- |
Feb 1 | First reading, referred to Transportation (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
HB 2957by Representative Shea
Concerning the custody and placement of juveniles.
Revises the juvenile justice act with regard to the custody and placement of juveniles.
-- 2016 REGULAR SESSION -- |
Feb 1 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & Human Services (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
HB 2958by Representative Shea
Ensuring a parent or guardian has the authority to admit and keep a minor child into a treatment facility for chemical dependency treatment for fourteen days.
Authorizes a parent or guardian to: (1) Admit a minor child to a chemical dependency treatment program; and
(2) Keep the minor child in the program for fourteen days.
-- 2016 REGULAR SESSION -- |
Feb 1 | First reading, referred to Judiciary (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
HB 2959by Representatives Lytton, Nealey, and Ormsby
Concerning local business tax and licensing simplification.
Directs the state, cities, towns, and identified business associations to partner in developing options for centralized and simplified administration of local business and occupation taxes and business licensing and to evaluate the following: (1) Options to coordinate administration of local business and occupation taxes;
(2) Options for centralized administration of local business and occupation taxes for those cities and towns that desire to participate in a state-provided alternative;
(3) Options for all cities and towns to partner with the state business licensing service; and
(4) Implementing data sharing and establishing a seamless state and local user interface for those cities and towns participating in FileLocal.
Creates the task force for local business tax and licensing simplification and requires the task force to prepare legislation for introduction in 2017 that addresses the issues described above.
Requires the department of revenue to serve as the task force chair and staff the task force.
-- 2016 REGULAR SESSION -- |
Feb 1 | First reading, referred to Finance (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
Feb 2 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Finance at 3:30 PM. (Subject to change) |
HB 2960by Representatives Condotta and Vick
Increasing the number of tasting rooms allowed under a domestic winery license.
Increases, from two to four, the number of tasting rooms allowed under a domestic winery license.
-- 2016 REGULAR SESSION -- |
Feb 1 | First reading, referred to Commerce & Gaming (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
HB 2961by Representatives Vick, Schmick, and Short
Concerning patients' access to investigational medical products.
Authorizes an eligible patient and his or her treating physician to request that a manufacturer make an investigational product available for treatment of the patient.
-- 2016 REGULAR SESSION -- |
Feb 1 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). |
Senate Bills
SB 5675-S