WASHINGTON STATE LEGISLATURE
Legislative Digest No. 16

SIXTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE
Tuesday, January 31, 201723rd Day - 2017 Regular Session

SENATE
SB 5138-SSB 5570SB 5571SB 5572SB 5573SB 5574SB 5575
SB 5576SB 5577SB 5578SB 5579SB 5580SB 5581SB 5582
SB 5583SB 5584SB 5585SB 5586SB 5587SB 5588SB 5589
SB 5590SB 5591SB 5592SB 5593SB 5594SB 5595SJM 8007
HOUSE
HB 1019-SHB 1070-SHB 1186-SHB 1196-SHB 1199-SHB 1212-SHB 1773
HB 1774HB 1775HB 1776HB 1777HB 1778HB 1779HB 1780
HB 1781HB 1782HB 1783HB 1784HB 1785HB 1786HB 1787
HB 1788HB 1789HB 1790HB 1791HB 1792HB 1793HB 1794
HB 1795HB 1796HB 1797HB 1798HB 1799HB 1800HB 1801
HB 1802HB 1803HB 1804HB 1805HB 1806HB 1807HB 1808
HB 1809HB 1810HB 1811HB 1812HB 1813HB 1814HB 1815
HB 1816HB 1817HB 1818HB 1819HJR 4203HJR 4204HJR 4205

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=2017.


House Bills

HB 1019-S

by House Committee on Public Safety (originally sponsored by Representatives Dent, Goodman, Griffey, Blake, Dye, Short, Haler, Tharinger, Shea, and Chandler)


Concerning state fire services mobilization.


(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE)


Revises the definition of "mobilization" for purposes of state fire services responding to an emergency or disaster situation.

Requires the chief of the Washington state patrol to: (1) Also report information for each emergency or disaster for which resources were prepositioned in anticipation of a disaster or emergency predicted to exceed local capabilities; and

(2) Update the state mobilization plan to account for the authorization to send resources in preparation of emergencies or disasters that are predicted to exceed local resources.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 19Public hearing in the House Committee on Public Safety at 8:00 AM.
Jan 26PS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Public Safety at 8:00 AM.
Jan 30Referred to Appropriations.

HB 1070-S

by House Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Representatives Jinkins, Appleton, Robinson, Kirby, Doglio, and Fey)


Concerning filing fee surcharges for funding dispute resolution centers.


(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE)


Funds dispute resolution centers by: (1) Increasing the surcharge on each civil filing fee in district court and for small claims actions; and

(2) Establishing a surcharge of up to twenty dollars on each civil filing fee in superior court.

Exempts the following from the surcharge on superior court civil filing fees: A person filing an action under the manufactured/mobile home landlord-tenant act who pays or is charged the annual assessment for the manufactured/mobile home communities dispute resolution program.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 12Public hearing in the House Committee on Judiciary at 1:30 PM.
Jan 26JUDI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Judiciary at 1:30 PM.
Jan 30Referred to Appropriations.

HB 1186-S

by House Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Representatives Santos, Goodman, Jinkins, Kilduff, and Senn; by request of Board For Judicial Administration)


Concerning the provision of and reimbursement for certain court interpreter services.


(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE)


Addresses the appointment of and reimbursement for certain court interpreter services.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 19Public hearing in the House Committee on Judiciary at 1:30 PM.
Jan 26JUDI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
Minority; do not pass.
Minority; without recommendation.
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Judiciary at 1:30 PM.
Jan 30Referred to Appropriations.

HB 1196-S

by House Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Representatives Goodman, Rodne, Jinkins, Kilduff, McBride, and Barkis)


Modifying the process for prevailing parties to recover judgments in small claims court.


(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE)


Revises small claims court provisions with regard to the process for prevailing parties to recover judgments in the court.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 18Public hearing in the House Committee on Judiciary at 8:00 AM.
Jan 26JUDI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Judiciary at 1:30 PM.
Jan 30Referred to Appropriations.

HB 1199-S

by House Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Representatives Irwin, Jinkins, Goodman, Rodne, Hayes, Muri, Frame, Stokesbary, and Stambaugh)


Allowing youth courts to have jurisdiction over transit infractions.


(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE)


Gives a youth court jurisdiction over transit infractions alleged to have been committed by sixteen or seventeen year old juveniles.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 18Public hearing in the House Committee on Judiciary at 8:00 AM.
Jan 26JUDI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Judiciary at 1:30 PM.
Jan 30Referred to Rules 2 Review.

HB 1212-S

by House Committee on Commerce & Gaming (originally sponsored by Representative Blake)


Concerning the possession and transfer of marijuana, marijuana plants, useable marijuana, marijuana-infused products, and marijuana concentrates.


(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE)


Modifies marijuana provisions regarding the possession, transfer, delivery, and/or personal product testing of marijuana, marijuana plants, useable marijuana, marijuana-infused products, and/or marijuana concentrates.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 23Public hearing in the House Committee on Commerce & Gaming at 1:30 PM.
Jan 26COG - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Commerce & Gaming at 9:00 AM.
Jan 30Referred to Rules 2 Review.

HB 1773

by Representatives Pettigrew, Robinson, and Blake; by request of Department of Agriculture


Concerning device registration, civil penalties, and service agent registration for the weights and measures program.


Modifies weights and measures program provisions regarding device registration, civil penalties, and service agent registration.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 30First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 1774

by Representatives Griffey, MacEwen, Pike, Blake, J. Walsh, Dent, and Holy


Authorizing new development outside of urban growth boundaries.


Establishes the environmental protection land exchange act.

Authorizes local governments, that are within rural counties, to designate and permit development on parcels of property outside of urban growth areas, to urban levels of service, without expanding the urban growth areas if certain square footage requirements are met.

States that nothing in this act authorizes the growth management hearings board to hear petitions alleging noncompliance with this act.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 30First reading, referred to Environment (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 1775

by Representatives Van Werven, Shea, McCabe, Hargrove, Short, Koster, Buys, McCaslin, Volz, Kraft, Barkis, Rodne, MacEwen, Klippert, McDonald, Young, Pike, Holy, and Muri


Enacting the Washington pain capable unborn child protection act.


Establishes the Washington pain capable unborn child protection act.

Prohibits, except in the case of a medical emergency or fetal anomaly, an abortion from being performed unless the physician performing the abortion has first made a determination of the probable postfertilization age of the unborn child or relied upon a determination made by another physician.

Requires a hospital or health care facility, in which an abortion is performed, to report specific information to the department of health.

Requires the department of health to issue a public report providing statistics for the previous calendar year compiled from the submitted reports covering that year.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 30First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 1776

by Representatives Van Werven, Shea, Young, Koster, Hargrove, Taylor, Smith, and Rodne


Addressing the use of potassium chloride or digoxin in medical procedures.


Requires a hospital or health care facility, in which an abortion is performed, to report to the department of health whether an intrafetal injection was used in an attempt to induce fetal demise, such as intrafetal potassium chloride or digoxin.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 30First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 1777

by Representatives Kagi, Johnson, Doglio, Dent, Ryu, MacEwen, Senn, Farrell, Nealey, Ortiz-Self, McBride, Macri, Fey, Slatter, and Jinkins


Concerning the financing of early learning facilities.


Creates the early learning facilities revolving account.

Requires the department of early learning, in consultation with stakeholders, to review existing licensing standards related to facility requirements to eliminate potential barriers to licensing.

Requires the department of commerce to: (1) In consultation with the department of early learning, oversee the early learning facilities revolving account;

(2) Act as the lead state agency for early learning facilities grant and loan program development;

(3) Expend money from the account to provide state matching funds for grants or loans to provide classrooms necessary for children to participate in the early childhood education and assistance program and working connections child care;

(4) Monitor performance of the grant and loan program; and

(5) Convene a committee of early learning facilities experts to advise the department regarding the prioritization methodology of grant applications for certain projects.

Provides a list of: (1) Activities eligible for funding through the account; and

(2) Organizations eligible to receive grants or loans.

Provides that sections 3 through 10 of this act are null and void if appropriations are not approved.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 30First reading, referred to Early Learning & Human Services (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 1778

by Representatives Stonier, Dolan, Orwall, Peterson, Sawyer, Doglio, Gregerson, Harris, Stanford, Chapman, Kloba, Riccelli, Kilduff, Robinson, Lytton, Fitzgibbon, Ortiz-Self, Kagi, Hudgins, Ryu, McBride, Farrell, Macri, Ormsby, Bergquist, Fey, Frame, Slatter, Jinkins, Santos, and Pollet


Providing for a simple majority of voters voting to authorize school district bonds.


Allows a simple majority of voters voting to authorize school district bonds.

Takes effect if the proposed amendment to Article VII, section 2 and Article VIII, section 6 of the state Constitution (S-0426/17) providing for a simple majority of voters voting to authorize school district bonds is approved by the voters at the next general election and certified by the secretary of state.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 30First reading, referred to Education (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 1779

by Representatives Muri, Gregerson, Orwall, Riccelli, Kilduff, Hudgins, Fitzgibbon, Appleton, McBride, Sells, Ormsby, Bergquist, Fey, Slatter, Jinkins, and Santos


Providing for a simple majority of voters voting to authorize school district bonds at general elections.


Allows the authorization of school district levies and bonds at general elections by a simple majority vote.

Takes effect if the proposed amendment to Article VII, section 2 and Article VIII, section 6 of the state Constitution, providing for a simple majority of voters voting at an election to authorize school district levies and bonds at general elections, is approved by the voters at the next general election and certified by the secretary of state.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 30First reading, referred to Education (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 1780

by Representatives Kirby and Manweller


Concerning employment laws regarding transportation contractors, including the definition of "truck."


Exempts the following from the definition of "worker" for purposes of the state industrial insurance act: A person operating a truck, as "truck" is defined in RCW 46.04.653, which he or she owns, and which is leased to a motor carrier or for which he or she provides services as a licensed motor carrier to a freight broker.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 30First reading, referred to Labor & Workplace Standards (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 1781

by Representatives Kloba, Lovick, and Macri


Requiring composting and recycling in public schools.


Requires public schools to offer students the opportunity to compost their food waste and to recycle.

Requires the state to provide: (1) Free pickup of compost; and

(2) Bins and compost bags for public schools.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 30First reading, referred to Education (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 1782

by Representatives Stonier, Harris, Cody, Schmick, and Caldier


Concerning dental laboratories.


Requires a dental laboratory that is operating, doing business, or intending to operate or do business in this state to register with the state dental quality assurance commission and pay a fee.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 30First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 1783

by Representatives Holy, Goodman, Hansen, Hayes, Stokesbary, Senn, Orwall, Kagi, Appleton, Kilduff, Rodne, Jinkins, Taylor, Shea, Tharinger, Frame, Fitzgibbon, Bergquist, Fey, Macri, Ryu, Doglio, Pellicciotti, Peterson, Santos, Reeves, Kloba, Robinson, Stanford, Hudgins, McBride, Ormsby, and Pollet


Concerning legal financial obligations.


Addresses legal financial obligations.

Eliminates the accrual of interest on certain nonrestitution portions of legal financial obligations.

Prohibits a court from imposing costs on a defendant who is indigent at the time of sentencing.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 30First reading, referred to Judiciary (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 1784

by Representatives Smith, Kagi, Hayes, Lytton, and Macri


Concerning creation of a certified child safety policy.


Requires the department of health to: (1) Contract with a child safety certification provider to develop a certified child safety policy for all youth recreational organizations; and

(2) Select a five county pilot program and collaborate with the provider and local governments in that five county region to ensure that all local government youth recreational organizations have established and implemented a certified child safety policy.

Encourages youth recreational organizations to work with the provider to establish a certified child safety policy.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 30First reading, referred to Early Learning & Human Services (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 1785

by Representatives Hudgins, Dolan, and Jinkins


Standardizing the administration of elections.


Requires the secretary of state to: (1) In conjunction with the Washington state association of county auditors, develop a uniform ballot format to be used by each county;

(2) In consultation with the department of enterprise services and with county auditors, develop a master contract for vote tallying equipment for purchase by counties;

(3) In consultation with county auditors: (a) Establish voter registration standards by which county election officials must manage new and existing voter registrations; and (b) develop and publish mandatory voting system maintenance and replacement standards.

(4) Convene and facilitate a work group to review voter registration practices; and

(5) Conduct a comprehensive survey of voting systems in use in each county.

Requires a county auditor or county council to establish an equipment replacement fund that must be used explicitly to replace vote tallying equipment.

Requires the county auditors to: (1) Ensure that a minimum of one permanent ballot drop box is available for every fifteen thousand county residents; and

(2) Determine the location of each ballot drop box.

Requires a county to be in full compliance with the voting system maintenance and replacement standards published by the secretary of state.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 30First reading, referred to State Government, Elections & Information Technology (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 1786

by Representatives Appleton, Kraft, Doglio, Hudgins, and Ormsby; by request of Office of the Chief Information Officer


Increasing membership of the state interoperability executive committee in order to foster interoperability.


Changes the composition of the state interoperability executive committee.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 30First reading, referred to State Government, Elections & Information Technology (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 1787

by Representatives Hudgins, Koster, Appleton, Doglio, Kraft, and Ormsby; by request of Office of the Chief Information Officer


Providing oversight of the state procurement and contracting for information technology goods and services.


Requires the department of enterprise services to consult with the office of the state chief information officer when it makes information technology goods and services available to ensure consistency with standards and policies to govern information technology as established by the office.

Requires the following to be coordinated with and/or approved by the office: (1) Cooperative purchasing for information technology goods and services; and

(2) The delegation of authority to an agency for the purchase of information technology goods and services.

Authorizes the office to change or withdraw the delegated authority for the purchase of information technology goods and services.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 30First reading, referred to State Government, Elections & Information Technology (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 1788

by Representatives Hargrove, Muri, McCaslin, and Volz


Concerning no required psychotropic medication use for students.


Requires each school district board of directors to adopt a policy that prohibits school staff from denying a student access to programs or services because the parent or guardian of the student has refused to place the student on psychotropic medication.

Prohibits school staff from requiring a student to undergo psychological screening unless the parent or guardian gives prior written consent.

Prohibits a child from being taken into custody solely on the grounds that the child's parent or guardian refuses to consent to the administration of a psychotropic medication to the child.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 30First reading, referred to Education (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 1789

by Representatives Jinkins, Pettigrew, Frame, Stambaugh, Ortiz-Self, Fitzgibbon, Macri, Ormsby, and Gregerson


Concerning rehabilitated offenders.


Creates the community review board within the office of the governor to review incarcerated offenders for possible early release after twenty years of confinement.

Authorizes an offender, convicted of and incarcerated for one or more crimes, to petition the community review board for early release after serving at least twenty years of total confinement.

Requires the governor to review each decision of the community review board to approve or deny a petition for release.

Requires the sentencing guidelines commission to contract for the services of an external consultant to evaluate the state's sentencing laws and practices.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 30First reading, referred to Public Safety (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 1790

by Representatives Lovick, Dent, Kagi, Frame, and Jinkins; by request of Department of Social and Health Services


Concerning dependency petitions where the department of social and health services is the petitioner.


Requires paid probation officers to determine if a dependency petition is reasonably justifiable except where the department of social and health services is the petitioner.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 30First reading, referred to Early Learning & Human Services (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 1791

by Representatives Senn, Dent, Kagi, Doglio, Stanford, McBride, Ormsby, Fey, and Jinkins; by request of Department of Social and Health Services


Authorizing the department of social and health services to assess and offer services to child sex trafficking victims.


Authorizes the department of social and health services to assess and offer services to children it identifies as victims of sex trafficking and victims of severe forms of trafficking in persons.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 30First reading, referred to Early Learning & Human Services (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 1792

by Representatives Kagi and Ormsby; by request of Department of Social and Health Services


Establishing a fee for certification for the residential services and supports program to cover investigative costs.


Addresses the state's system to support persons with developmental and intellectual disabilities and the supported living program of the residential services and supports program.

Requires an applicant to pay a certification fee before issuance of initial certification for the residential services and supports program.

Requires the certified provider, after initial certification, to also pay an annual certification fee.

Requires the department of social and health services to: (1) Use additional investigative resources to address a significant growth in the residential services and supports program complaint workload; and

(2) Use the resources to intervene for clients in a timelier manner when there is possible abuse or neglect.

Prohibits a fee from being required of government-operated programs, the portion of certified residential services and supports clients for whom the program pays licensing fees, or court-appointed receivers.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 30First reading, referred to Early Learning & Human Services (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 1793

by Representatives Senn, Taylor, Pettigrew, Rodne, Gregerson, and Ormsby


Increasing academic rigor and streamlining assessment requirements for high school students.


Eliminates the tenth grade assessments in reading, writing, and mathematics and alternative assessment options that students may currently use to obtain a certificate of academic achievement.

Requires students to meet the standard on the smarter balanced English language arts and mathematics assessments administered in high school, or demonstrate by the beginning of their senior year that they have met state standards using the SAT or ACT.

Intends for students who fail to meet the standard to take and pass locally determined courses in their senior year that align with their college or career goals and college and career standards including, when available, high school transition courses and dual credit courses.

Declares it is the intent of the legislature for Washington to administer only the following for high school graduation: The assessment developed with a multistate consortium in English language arts; the assessment developed with a multistate consortium in mathematics; and the statewide assessment in science including, when operational, the comprehensive next generation science standards assessment.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 30First reading, referred to Education (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 1794

by Representatives Klippert and Jinkins


Concerning the death investigations account.


Authorizes the state forensic investigations council to authorize expenditures from the council's death investigations account appropriation for the purpose of funding a statewide case management system for coroners and medical examiners.

Requires the council to confer with the state association of coroners and medical examiners in the selection of a statewide system.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 30First reading, referred to Appropriations (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 1795

by Representatives Kloba, Farrell, Stambaugh, Stokesbary, Fitzgibbon, Doglio, Stanford, and McBride


Creating the Cooper Jones bicyclist safety advisory council.


Requires the traffic safety commission to convene the Cooper Jones bicyclist safety advisory council to review and analyze data related to bicyclist fatalities and serious injuries to identify points at which the transportation system can be improved and to identify patterns in bicyclist fatalities and serious injuries.

Expires June 30, 2021.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 30First reading, referred to Transportation (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 1796

by Representatives Farrell, Kilduff, Doglio, Robinson, Stanford, Hudgins, McBride, Macri, Ormsby, Frame, Slatter, Jinkins, and Pollet


Providing reasonable accommodations in the workplace for pregnant women.


Prohibits an employer from failing or refusing to make reasonable accommodation for an employee for pregnancy.

Requires the attorney general to investigate complaints and enforce this act.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 30First reading, referred to Labor & Workplace Standards (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 1797

by Representatives McBride, Kloba, Springer, Robinson, Macri, Frame, Doglio, Chapman, Farrell, Sells, Fey, Senn, Jinkins, Gregerson, and Pollet


Concerning encouraging affordable housing development and preservation by providing cities limited sales tax remittance for qualifying investments, providing cities and counties authority to use real estate excise taxes to support affordable housing, and providing cities and counties with councilmanic authority to impose the affordable housing sales tax.


Provides cities limited sales tax remittance for qualifying investments.

Provides cities and counties: (1) With the authority to use real estate excise taxes to support affordable housing; and

(2) With councilmanic authority to impose the affordable housing sales tax.

Requires a city, when the application for a remittance is approved, to create an affordable housing and local infrastructure account to be used for the city's acquisition or construction of affordable housing or local infrastructure.

Requires certain taxes to be used for the development of affordable housing including acquisition, building, rehabilitation, and maintenance and operation of housing for very low, low, and moderate-income persons and those with special needs.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 30First reading, referred to Community Development, Housing & Tribal Affairs (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 1798

by Representatives McBride, Gregerson, Robinson, Appleton, Ormsby, Macri, McDonald, Orwall, Reeves, Kagi, Sells, Bergquist, and Pollet


Concerning the sale of manufactured/mobile home communities.


Addresses the sale of manufactured/mobile home communities.

Extends the real estate excise tax exemption for qualified sales of a manufactured/mobile home community.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 30First reading, referred to Judiciary (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 1799

by Representatives Tharinger, Short, Lytton, MacEwen, Chapman, Orcutt, Buys, J. Walsh, Taylor, Shea, Blake, Smith, and McCabe


Utilizing cooperative agreements with the federal government, such as good neighbor agreements with the United States forest service, to advance forest health in Washington.


Advances forest health by using cooperative agreements with the federal government.

Requires the department of natural resources to: (1) Implement a good neighbor agreement demonstration project designed to determine the value of investing state resources in good neighbor agreement projects with the United States forest service; and

(2) Plan and implement one forest and watershed restoration project on federal lands under a good neighbor agreement with the United States forest service.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 30First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 1800

by Representatives Gregerson, Hudgins, Ortiz-Self, Peterson, Orwall, Springer, Lovick, Sells, Stonier, Clibborn, Dolan, McBride, Ryu, Goodman, Macri, Senn, Cody, Hansen, Bergquist, Slatter, Frame, Sawyer, Kloba, Stanford, Pollet, Doglio, Robinson, Wylie, Kagi, Jinkins, Sullivan, Appleton, Fitzgibbon, Ormsby, Reeves, Morris, Tharinger, Fey, Pellicciotti, Pettigrew, Haler, Kilduff, and Farrell


Enacting the Washington voting rights act.


Establishes the Washington voting rights act of 2017.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 30First reading, referred to State Government, Elections & Information Technology (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 1801

by Representatives Hayes, Orwall, Smith, and Gregerson


Concerning city use of state-owned aquatic lands for a publicly owned marina.


Addresses the use of state-owned aquatic lands by a city.

Requires the department of natural resources, for an existing lease between the department and a city that meets certain criteria, to amend the lease in order to comply with this act upon request of the city.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 30First reading, referred to Environment (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 1802

by Representatives Reeves, Springer, Kilduff, Farrell, Appleton, Stonier, Stanford, Kloba, Frame, Ryu, Tharinger, Pellicciotti, Macri, Chapman, Fitzgibbon, Jinkins, Orwall, Doglio, Lovick, Riccelli, Peterson, Gregerson, Blake, Ortiz-Self, Ormsby, Bergquist, Fey, and Pollet


Increasing the access of veterans, military service members, and military spouses to shared leave in state employment.


Requires an agency head to allow employees who are current or former uniformed service members, and their military spouses, to access shared leave from the uniformed service shared leave pool upon employment.

Allows an employee, who has been called to service in the uniformed services and is eligible for shared leave, to request shared leave from the leave pool at any time during employment with the state.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 30First reading, referred to Community Development, Housing & Tribal Affairs (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 1803

by Representative Kirby


Concerning motorcycle helmet use.


Prohibits a person under the age of eighteen to operate or ride upon a motorcycle, motor-driven cycle, or moped on a state highway, county road, or city street unless wearing upon his or her head a motorcycle helmet.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 30First reading, referred to Transportation (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 1804

by Representatives Kirby and Ormsby


Addressing financial responsibility insurance requirements with respect to motorcycles, motor-driven cycles, and mopeds.


Requires a person, who is at least eighteen years old, to be insured under a motor vehicle liability policy with certain liability limits or satisfy certain other requirements if the person is operating a motorcycle, a motor-driven cycle, or a moped, and the person is not wearing a motorcycle helmet.

Exempts a person wearing a motorcycle helmet from the requirement above.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 30First reading, referred to Business & Financial Services (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 1805

by Representatives Farrell, McBride, Peterson, Stanford, Goodman, Fitzgibbon, Bergquist, Macri, Doglio, Hudgins, Reeves, Ormsby, Frame, Jinkins, and Pollet


Beginning to address the issue of contaminated drinking water stemming from the lead content in drinking water infrastructure, including pipes, connections, and fixtures.


Requires public water systems to: (1) By July 1, 2020, fully replace all lead service lines located at or connecting to a school or an early childhood program;

(2) By July 1, 2030, fully replace all lead service lines located within its service area;

(3) Bear the cost associated with the replacement regardless of ownership of any portion of the service line; and

(4) Perform lead service line replacements in coordination with the school district, school or early childhood program, or relevant local government, as applicable.

Allows money in the public works assistance account to be used to support the required activities mentioned above.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 30First reading, referred to Environment (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 1806

by Representatives Pellicciotti, Lovick, Dolan, Goodman, Stanford, Riccelli, Ryu, Bergquist, Kilduff, Pollet, Sells, Orwall, Robinson, Stonier, Macri, Clibborn, Pettigrew, Chapman, Gregerson, McBride, Tharinger, Fitzgibbon, Wylie, Sawyer, Appleton, Doglio, Hudgins, Farrell, Ormsby, Senn, Fey, Frame, and Jinkins


Increasing monetary penalties for crimes committed by corporations.


Addresses the penalties imposed for criminal offenses by corporations.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 30First reading, referred to Public Safety (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 1807

by Representatives Pellicciotti, Hudgins, Riccelli, Orwall, Kirby, Macri, Pollet, Appleton, Wylie, Fitzgibbon, Sawyer, Frame, Lovick, Reeves, Slatter, Chapman, Ryu, Kagi, Doglio, Ortiz-Self, McBride, Farrell, Ormsby, and Bergquist


Increasing transparency of contributions by creating the Washington state DISCLOSE act of 2017.


Establishes the democracy is strengthened by casting light on spending in elections act of 2017, also known as the Washington state DISCLOSE act of 2017, to close campaign finance disclosure loopholes and require the disclosure of contributions and expenditures by nonprofit organizations that participate significantly in this state's elections.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 30First reading, referred to State Government, Elections & Information Technology (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 1808

by Representatives Clibborn, McDonald, Kagi, Caldier, Senn, Graves, Lovick, Dent, McBride, Farrell, Wylie, Slatter, Macri, Doglio, Robinson, Ortiz-Self, Ormsby, Sells, Fey, Frame, Muri, Riccelli, Springer, Jinkins, Gregerson, Stanford, and Pollet


Providing support for foster youth in obtaining drivers' licenses and automobile liability insurance.


Requires the department of social and health services to contract with a private nonprofit organization to provide driver's license support for foster youth, including youth receiving extended foster care services.

Makes an appropriation from the highway safety fund to the department of social and health services for the purposes of this act.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 30First reading, referred to Transportation (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 1809

by Representatives Fey, Orcutt, and McBride


Concerning tax credits for clean alternative fuel commercial vehicles.


Increases the amount of maximum credit against business and occupation taxes and public utility taxes for each clean alternative fuel commercial vehicle.

Allows a person who is applying for credit to apply for multiple vehicles on the same application, but the application must include the required information for each vehicle.

Revises the definition of "commercial vehicle" to include a commercial vehicle that is used for the transportation of passengers, and requires those commercial vehicles to be operated by an auto transportation company.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 30First reading, referred to Finance (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 1810

by Representatives Cody, Graves, and Macri


Concerning obligations of mental health professionals.


Requires a mental health professional or an individual health care provider providing mental health services to a patient to warn or to take reasonable precautions to provide protection from a patient's violent behavior only if the patient has communicated to the mental health professional or individual health care provider an actual threat of physical violence against a reasonably identifiable victim or victims.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 30First reading, referred to Judiciary (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 1811

by Representatives Jinkins, Caldier, and Cody


Concerning notice of material changes to the operations or governance structure of a health care provider or provider organization.


Requires each party to a transaction that results in a material change to the operations or governance structure of a provider or provider organization to submit written notice to the attorney general of the material change.

Requires a provider or provider organization that conducts business in this state, and files a premerger notification with the federal trade commission or the United States department of justice, to provide written notification to the attorney general of the filing and, upon request of the attorney general, provide a copy of the merger, acquisition, or other information.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 30First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 1812

by Representatives Dolan, Koster, Farrell, Robinson, Blake, Griffey, Muri, Doglio, Stanford, Frame, Sawyer, Lovick, and Santos


Designating the pine mushroom as the official state fungi.


Designates the pine mushroom as the official state fungi.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 30First reading, referred to State Government, Elections & Information Technology (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 1813

by Representatives Kloba and Harmsworth; by request of Department of Licensing


Aligning existing definitions and practices to establish a uniform process for updating addresses of record and make conforming amendments to statutes administered by the department of licensing.


Establishes a uniform process for updating addresses of record and makes conforming amendments to statutes administered by the department of licensing by aligning existing definitions and practices.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 30First reading, referred to Transportation (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 1814

by Representatives Goodman and Ortiz-Self; by request of Department of Social and Health Services


Concerning notification requirements for the department of social and health services.


Modifies service and notice requirements of the department of social and health services.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 30First reading, referred to Early Learning & Human Services (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 1815

by Representatives Kilduff, Rodne, Senn, Muri, Lovick, Ortiz-Self, Orwall, and Frame; by request of Department of Social and Health Services


Concerning the rights of an alleged parent in dependency proceedings.


Revises the definition of "parent" for purposes of chapter 13.04 RCW (the basic juvenile court act) and provides a definition for "parent" for purposes of chapter 13.34 RCW (the juvenile court act).
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 30First reading, referred to Early Learning & Human Services (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 1816

by Representatives Frame, Goodman, Lovick, Ortiz-Self, Kilduff, Muri, Doglio, Macri, and Fey; by request of Department of Social and Health Services


Concerning information sharing related to implementation of the homeless youth prevention and protection act of 2015.


Authorizes the department of social and health services to disclose to the department of commerce and certain contracted providers, only those confidential child welfare records that pertain to or may assist with meeting the service needs of foster youth who are admitted to crisis residential centers or HOPE centers under contract with the office of homeless youth prevention and protection.

Changes certain duties of the department of commerce and the department of social and health services with regard to the homeless youth prevention and protection act of 2015.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 30First reading, referred to Early Learning & Human Services (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 1817

by Representatives Stokesbary, Kraft, and Irwin


Improving state budgeting through zero-based budget reviews.


Establishes the zero-based budget review process to provide more thorough analysis of the programs and services provided by state agencies and to better prioritize the expenditure of public resources.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 30First reading, referred to Appropriations (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 1818

by Representatives Stokesbary and Irwin


Implementing the periodic review of state spending programs.


Requires a bill that enacts a new statutory state spending program to include a state spending performance statement.

Requires a new statutory state spending program to include an expiration date no more than ten years from the effective date of the spending program.

Requires the joint legislative audit and review committee to review new statutory state spending programs according to a schedule developed by the committee.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 30First reading, referred to Appropriations (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 1819

by Representatives Dent, Senn, Kagi, Griffey, Johnson, and McBride


Reducing certain documentation and paperwork requirements in order to improve children's mental health and safety.


Provides requirements of the department of social and health services with regard to: (1) Rules adopted relating to behavioral health services; and

(2) Audits conducted relating to behavioral health services.

Requires the department of social and health services to immediately perform a review of casework documentation and paperwork requirements for social workers with the department who provide services to children.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 30First reading, referred to Early Learning & Human Services (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).
Feb 1Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change)


House Joint Resolutions

HJR 4203

by Representatives Stonier, Dolan, Sawyer, Peterson, Doglio, Gregerson, Frame, Senn, Stanford, Chapman, Riccelli, Kilduff, Robinson, Lytton, Fitzgibbon, Hudgins, Ryu, Farrell, Macri, Ormsby, Bergquist, Slatter, Jinkins, Santos, and Pollet


Amending the Constitution to allow a simple majority of voters voting to authorize school district bonds.


Proposes an amendment to the state Constitution to allow a simple majority of voters voting to authorize school district bonds.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 30First reading, referred to Education (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HJR 4204

by Representatives Muri, Gregerson, Kilduff, Hudgins, McBride, Ormsby, Bergquist, Slatter, Jinkins, and Santos


Amending the Constitution to provide for a simple majority of voters voting to authorize school district bonds at general elections.


Proposes an amendment to the state Constitution to provide for a simple majority of voters voting to authorize school district bonds at general elections.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 30First reading, referred to Education (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HJR 4205

by Representative MacEwen


Ensuring the timely enactment of biennial operating appropriations legislation.


Proposes an amendment to the state Constitution to ensure the timely enactment of biennial operating appropriations legislation.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 30First reading, referred to Appropriations (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).


Senate Bills

SB 5138-S

by Senate Committee on Local Government (originally sponsored by Senators Palumbo, Kuderer, Fain, Billig, and Rossi)


Concerning metropolitan park districts.


(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE)


Addresses metropolitan park districts.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 19Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Local Government at 1:30 PM.
Jan 26LGOV - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Local Government at 1:30 PM.
Jan 27Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

SB 5570

by Senators Billig, Miloscia, Hunt, Zeiger, Kuderer, Keiser, Rolfes, and Hasegawa


Concerning certification of the level of foreign national ownership for corporations that participate in Washington state elections.


Requires each treasurer, candidate, and political committee to include the following in the report they file with the public disclosure commission: A certification from each corporation making a contribution to the candidate or political committee that, in compliance with the federal foreign agents registration act, the corporation's ownership comprises less than fifty percent foreign nationals.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 30First reading, referred to State Government.

SB 5571

by Senators Palumbo, Hunt, Hobbs, Billig, Rivers, Mullet, Saldaña, and Kuderer


Requiring composting and recycling in public schools.


Requires public schools to offer students the opportunity to compost their food waste and to recycle.

Requires the state to provide: (1) Free pickup of compost; and

(2) Bins and compost bags for public schools.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 30First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education.

SB 5572

by Senators Hunt and Miloscia; by request of Office of the Chief Information Officer


Providing oversight of the state procurement and contracting for information technology goods and services.


Requires the department of enterprise services to consult with the office of the state chief information officer when it makes information technology goods and services available to ensure consistency with standards and policies to govern information technology as established by the office.

Requires the following to be coordinated with and/or approved by the office: (1) Cooperative purchasing for information technology goods and services; and

(2) The delegation of authority to an agency for the purchase of information technology goods and services.

Authorizes the office to change or withdraw the delegated authority for the purchase of information technology goods and services.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 30First reading, referred to State Government.

SB 5573

by Senators McCoy, Hunt, and Miloscia; by request of Office of the Chief Information Officer


Increasing membership of the state interoperability executive committee in order to foster interoperability.


Changes the composition of the state interoperability executive committee.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 30First reading, referred to State Government.

SB 5574

by Senators Keiser and Bailey


Concerning the maintenance and disclosure of health care declarations.


Requires the department of health to contract with an entity, which may be a private organization or another state that operates a similar registry, to coordinate and manage the statewide health care declarations registry in compliance with certain standards.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 30First reading, referred to Health Care.

SB 5575

by Senators Palumbo, Miloscia, Frockt, Zeiger, Wellman, Takko, Hobbs, Brown, Rolfes, Hunt, Hasegawa, Cleveland, Baumgartner, Becker, Keiser, Liias, Billig, Carlyle, Conway, Saldaña, and Kuderer


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.


Exempts the following from the tuition fees and services and activities fees at the state universities, regional universities, and The Evergreen State College: The children and surviving spouse of a highway worker, who lost his or her life or became totally disabled while on the job, while employed by either a general contractor or a subcontractor on a transportation project.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 30First reading, referred to Ways & Means.

SB 5576

by Senators Keiser, Fortunato, Conway, Miloscia, Hobbs, Takko, Wilson, Hasegawa, Wellman, and Saldaña


Addressing compliance with apprenticeship utilization requirements.


Modifies public works provisions with regard to compliance with apprenticeship utilization requirements.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 30First reading, referred to Commerce, Labor & Sports.

SB 5577

by Senators Conway and Keiser


Concerning the rights and obligations associated with incapacitated persons and other vulnerable adults.


Prohibits a guardian or limited guardian from restricting an incapacitated person's or other vulnerable adult's right to communicate, visit, interact, or otherwise associate with persons of the incapacitated person's or vulnerable adult's choosing.

Requires a guardian or limited guardian of an incapacitated person to inform certain persons, within five days, after the incapacitated person: (1) Makes a change in residence;

(2) Has been admitted to a medical facility for emergency or acute care; or

(3) Dies.

Requires the office of public guardianship, in partnership with the office of the state long-term care ombuds, to develop and offer training targeted to the legal community and persons working in long-term care facilities.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 30First reading, referred to Human Services, Mental Health & Housing.

SB 5578

by Senator Pearson


Concerning the release of sex offender information.


Requires local law enforcement agencies to consider certain guidelines in determining the extent of public disclosure and requires the agencies to, for offenders classified as risk level I, share information with an individual who requests the information.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 30First reading, referred to Law & Justice.

SB 5579

by Senators Rivers and Keiser


Concerning balance billing.


Establishes the cost transparency and balance billing protection act.

Requires a governing body of a hospital to require that providers who are granted professional privileges must be an employee, part of its medical staff, or have a contract with the hospital to perform services in the hospital.

Requires a hospital to provide notice on its web site that lists the names and hyperlinks for direct access to the web sites for each health carrier for which the facility contracts.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 30First reading, referred to Health Care.

SB 5580

by Senator O'Ban; by request of Department of Social and Health Services


Concerning professionals qualified to examine individuals in the mental health and substance use disorder treatment systems.


Corrects a technical oversight by recognizing a designated chemical dependency specialist as one of the qualified examining professionals authorized to sign an initial fourteen-day substance use disorder detention petition during the interim period between June 28, 2016, and April 1, 2018.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 30First reading, referred to Human Services, Mental Health & Housing.

SB 5581

by Senators Angel and Mullet


Authorizing public hospital districts to participate in self-insurance risk pools with nonprofit hospitals.


Authorizes a public benefit hospital entity to: (1) Join or form a self-insurance program together with other public benefit hospital entities;

(2) Jointly purchase insurance or reinsurance with other public benefit hospital entities for property and liability risks; and

(3) Contract for or hire personnel to provide risk management, claims, and administrative services.

Exempts a joint self-insurance program from insurance premium taxes, certain assessed fees, business and occupation taxes, and assigned risk plans or joint underwriting associations.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 30First reading, referred to Financial Institutions & Insurance.
Feb 2Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Financial Institutions & Insurance at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change)

SB 5582

by Senators Honeyford, Keiser, Pedersen, Rossi, and Conway; by request of Gambling Commission


Clarifying the limited authority of gambling commission officers.


Authorizes an officer of the gambling commission who is designated with police powers to take action to prevent physical injuries or substantial damages to a person or property under certain circumstances.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 30First reading, referred to Commerce, Labor & Sports.

SB 5583

by Senator Baumgartner


Concerning rules and policies of the Washington interscholastic activities association and any voluntary nonprofit entity with the authority over interschool athletic activities and other interschool extracurricular activities for students of a school district.


Addresses proposed rules, policies, and amendments to be applied by the Washington interscholastic activities association and any voluntary nonprofit entity with authority over interschool athletic activities and interschool extracurricular activities for students.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 30First reading, referred to Commerce, Labor & Sports.

SB 5584

by Senator Baumgartner


Concerning college and university presidents.


Requires a person that is appointed to serve as president of a state college, regional university, or state university to be subject to senate confirmation.

Exempts the following from the requirements of the open public meetings act: Meetings of a board of regents or a board of trustees of a four-year institution of higher education for the purpose of selecting a new president of the institution.

Exempts the following from public inspection and copying under the public records act: Documents and materials obtained or created for the purpose of selecting a new president of a four-year institution of higher education.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 30First reading, referred to Higher Education.

SB 5585

by Senators Ranker, Braun, Rolfes, Fain, Saldaña, Frockt, Conway, and Hasegawa


Modifying the future teachers conditional scholarship and loan repayment program to increase the number of early elementary teachers.


Revises the future teachers conditional scholarship and loan repayment program to increase the number of early elementary teachers teaching in a classroom in any of the grades kindergarten through three.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 30First reading, referred to Ways & Means.

SB 5586

by Senators Ranker, Rivers, Kuderer, Cleveland, Miloscia, Mullet, Saldaña, Keiser, Conway, and Hasegawa


Addressing prescription drug cost transparency.


Requires the office of financial management to use a competitive procurement process to select a data organization to collect, verify, and summarize the prescription drug pricing data provided by issuers and manufacturers.

Requires an issuer to submit certain prescription drug cost and utilization data to the data organization for the previous calendar year.

Requires a covered manufacturer to report certain data for each covered drug to the data organization.

Requires the data organization to compile the data submitted by issuers and manufacturers and: (1) Prepare an annual report for the public and the legislature summarizing the data; and

(2) Provide the report to the office of financial management and the joint select committee on health care oversight.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 30First reading, referred to Health Care.

SB 5587

by Senators Hasegawa, Chase, Hobbs, Mullet, and Keiser


Addressing the linked deposit program.


Increases the amount of funds that the state treasurer may use for qualifying loans that are made to: (1) A minority or women's business enterprise;

(2) A veteran-owned business; and

(3) A community development financial institution.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 30First reading, referred to Financial Institutions & Insurance.
Feb 2Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Financial Institutions & Insurance at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change)

SB 5588

by Senators Hasegawa, Saldaña, Chase, Darneille, Schoesler, McCoy, Hobbs, Pedersen, and Keiser


Developing information concerning racial disproportionality.


Requires the caseload forecast council to: (1) Before a legislative session, prepare and submit to the legislature a general disproportionality report; and

(2) Establish a procedure for the provision of racial and ethnic impact statements on the effect that legislative bills and resolutions modifying adult felony sentencing will have on racial and ethnic minority groups including the racial and ethnic composition of the criminal justice system.

Requires the office of financial management to coordinate the development of racial impact statements, where applicable.

Requires the office of the superintendent of public instruction, in cooperation with certain entities to establish a procedure for the provision of racial and ethnic impact statements on the effect that legislative bills and resolutions will have on racial and ethnic minority students including the racial and ethnic composition of K-12 students subject to discipline.

Requires the department of social and health services, in cooperation with certain other entities, to establish a procedure for the provision of racial and ethnic impact statements on the effect that legislative bills and resolutions will have on racial and ethnic minority groups including the racial and ethnic composition of populations receiving assistance from the department.

Requires the minority and justice commission, in consultation with the sentencing guidelines commission, to conduct an evaluation of the implementation of this act and submit a report to the appropriate legislative committees.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 30Held on first reading.

SB 5589

by Senators Keiser and Baumgartner


Concerning distillery promotional items and spirit sample sales.


Authorizes a distillery to provide, for a charge, samples with nonalcoholic mixers, mixers with alcohol of the distiller's own production, water, and/or ice of spirits of its own production to persons on the premises of the distillery.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 30First reading, referred to Commerce, Labor & Sports.

SB 5590

by Senators Chase, Ericksen, and Hobbs


Addressing illegal vehicle wrecking operations.


Prohibits a person who engages in the business of wrecking vehicles without a license from advertising or offering to sell, barter, trade, or give a used motor vehicle for used vehicle parts without having received a license.

Authorizes the Washington state patrol to delegate its responsibility, to make periodic inspections of a vehicle wrecker's licensed premises and records, to a city police chief or a county sheriff as long as the state patrol determines that the police chief or sheriff has the same expertise to conduct the inspection as the state patrol.

Requires the department of transportation, the Washington state patrol, the department of revenue, and the department of ecology to form a task force to establish a plan to identify, inspect, and stop or minimize illegal vehicle wrecking operations.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 30First reading, referred to Transportation.

SB 5591

by Senators O'Ban and Darneille; by request of Department of Social and Health Services


Creating efficiencies regarding requirements for license withholding and suspension for noncompliance with a child support order.


Requires a state agency, that issues drivers' licenses, professional or occupational licenses, or recreational or sporting licenses, to withhold, restrict, or suspend the license of a responsible parent when the department of social and health services certifies that parent's name as being a licensee who is not in compliance with a child support order.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 30First reading, referred to Law & Justice.

SB 5592

by Senators Palumbo, Wilson, Ranker, Zeiger, Liias, Bailey, and Frockt


Decoupling services and activities fees from tuition.


Addresses the separation of services and activities fees from tuition.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 30First reading, referred to Higher Education.

SB 5593

by Senators Frockt, Becker, Rivers, and O'Ban


Concerning postsurgical care.


Authorizes an ambulatory surgical facility to offer postsurgical care services in a postsurgical care center with the maximum length of stay for patients not to exceed seventy-two hours.

Requires the department of health to make or cause to be made a survey of a postsurgical care center where an ambulatory surgical facility provides postsurgical care services in coordination with a survey conducted of the ambulatory surgical facility.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 30First reading, referred to Health Care.

SB 5594

by Senators Keiser, Rivers, Cleveland, Fain, Darneille, Miloscia, Wellman, Frockt, Conway, and Rossi


Concerning transition services for people with developmental disabilities.


Requires a remodel and update of a building at Fircrest School residential habilitation center to serve as a nursing home for nursing home patients living at Fircrest School and to provide respite as funds are made available.

Requires the department of social and health services to take steps necessary to consolidate other buildings and ensure residents are provided the opportunity to remain at Fircrest School in the remodeled facility or move into the community in state-operated living arrangements.

Requires building to be started on a comprehensive community health center on the grounds of Fircrest School residential habilitation center.

Authorizes expenditures from the developmental disabilities community trust account to be used for supported living, state-operated living alternatives, and other community-based residential services supporting people with developmental disabilities.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 30First reading, referred to Health Care.

SB 5595

by Senators Billig, O'Ban, Darneille, and Padden


Concerning maintaining the quarterly average census method for calculating state hospital reimbursements.


Calculates state hospital reimbursements by continuing to use the quarterly average census method.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 30First reading, referred to Human Services, Mental Health & Housing.


Senate Joint Memorials

SJM 8007

by Senators Hasegawa, Hunt, Keiser, Kuderer, Rolfes, Wellman, Chase, Conway, and Saldaña


Urging Congress to protect United States mail service.


Urges congress to protect the United States mail service.
-- 2017 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 30First reading, referred to State Government.