THIRD DAY
Senate Chamber, Olympia
Wednesday, January 10, 2018
The Senate was called to order at 10:01 a.m. by the President of the Senate, Lt. Governor Habib presiding. No roll call was taken.
MOTION
On motion of Senator Liias, the reading of the Journal of the previous day was dispensed with and it was approved.
MOTION
On motion of Senator Liias, the Senate advanced to the fifth order of business.
INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING
SB 6147 by Senators Rivers, Cleveland, Walsh, Kuderer, Nelson, Carlyle and Angel
AN ACT Relating to prescription drug insurance continuity of care; adding a new section to chapter 48.43 RCW; and creating a new section.
Referred to Committee on Health & Long Term Care.
SB 6148 by Senators Palumbo, Ranker, Saldaña, Darneille, Keiser, Wellman and Liias
AN ACT Relating to achieving equitable educational outcomes for vulnerable children and youth; creating new sections; and providing an expiration date.
Referred to Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education.
SB 6149 by Senators Hobbs and King
AN ACT Relating to minimum monthly salary paid to Washington state patrol troopers and sergeants; amending RCW 43.43.380; and providing an effective date.
Referred to Committee on Transportation.
SB 6150 by Senators Cleveland, Rivers, Carlyle, Kuderer and Fain
AN ACT Relating to opioid use disorder treatment, prevention, and related services; amending RCW 71.24.585, 71.24.595, 71.24.560, 71.24.011, 69.41.095, 70.225.010, 70.225.040, and 70.168.090; amending 2005 c 70 s 1 (uncodified); adding new sections to chapter 71.24 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 70.225 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 74.09 RCW; and creating a new section.
Referred to Committee on Health & Long Term Care.
SB 6151 by Senators Rivers, Hobbs and King
AN ACT Relating to creating a special license plate to support the maintenance and improvements of Washington state parks; reenacting and amending RCW 46.18.200, 46.17.220, and 46.68.425; adding a new section to chapter 46.04 RCW; and providing an effective date.
Referred to Committee on Transportation.
SB 6152 by Senators Rivers and Takko
AN ACT Relating to the authority of counties to vacate a county road that abuts on a body of water if the county road is hazardous or creates a significant risk to public safety; and amending RCW 36.87.130.
Referred to Committee on Local Government.
SB 6153 by Senators Palumbo, Ranker and Mullet
AN ACT Relating to informing high school students enrolled in dual credit courses about the online credit search tool; and amending RCW 28A.230.130.
Referred to Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education.
SB 6154 by Senators Palumbo, Fain, Ranker, Rolfes, Carlyle, Billig, Nelson and McCoy
AN ACT Relating to the unlawful use of an elephant in a traveling animal act; adding a new section to chapter 16.52 RCW; and prescribing penalties.
Referred to Committee on Law & Justice.
SB 6155 by Senators Short, King, Hobbs, Takko, Brown and Padden
AN ACT Relating to bone marrow donation; amending RCW 70.54.280; adding a new section to chapter 46.20 RCW; creating a new section; and providing an effective date.
Referred to Committee on Transportation.
SB 6156 by Senators Cleveland, Short, Kuderer and Walsh
AN ACT Relating to providing the chiropractic quality assurance commission with additional authority over budget development, spending, and staffing; and amending RCW 18.25.210.
Referred to Committee on Health & Long Term Care.
SB 6157 by Senators Short, Kuderer, Rivers, Cleveland, Palumbo, Nelson, Becker, Walsh and Warnick
AN ACT Relating to prior authorization; and amending RCW 48.43.016.
Referred to Committee on Health & Long Term Care.
SB 6158 by Senators Saldaña and Warnick
AN ACT Relating to criminal background checks for employees of certain towing operators; and amending RCW 46.55.115.
Referred to Committee on Transportation.
SB 6159 by Senators Takko, Honeyford and Fain
AN ACT Relating to the reauthorization of the underground storage tank program; and amending RCW 43.131.393 and 43.131.394.
Referred to Committee on Energy, Environment & Technology.
SB 6160 by Senator Kuderer
AN ACT Relating to revising conditions under which a person is subject to exclusive adult jurisdiction and extending juvenile court jurisdiction over serious cases to age twenty-five; amending RCW 13.04.030, 13.40.0357, 13.40.110, 13.40.193, 13.40.300, and 13.40.300; reenacting and amending RCW 13.04.030; prescribing penalties; providing an effective date; and providing an expiration date.
Referred to Committee on Human Services & Corrections.
SB 6161 by Senators Becker, Hunt, Fain, Rivers, Kuderer, Saldaña, Zeiger, Bailey, Carlyle, Conway, Wilson, Rolfes, Wellman, Hasegawa, Honeyford, Darneille, Angel, Liias, Walsh, O’Ban, Sheldon, Palumbo, Fortunato, Hobbs and Short
AN ACT Relating to establishing a training course for campaign treasurers; reenacting and amending RCW 42.17A.210; and adding a new section to chapter 42.17A RCW.
Referred to Committee on State Government, Tribal Relations & Elections.
SB 6162 by Senators Zeiger and Wellman
AN ACT Relating to defining dyslexia as a specific learning disability and requiring early screening for dyslexia; amending RCW 28A.710.040; adding a new section to chapter 28A.155 RCW; and adding a new section to chapter 28A.300 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education.
SB 6163 by Senators Becker, Cleveland, Fain, Bailey, Brown, Wilson, Short, Conway, Keiser and Kuderer
AN ACT Relating to extending the duration of the collaborative for the advancement of telemedicine; and amending 2016 c 68 s 2 (uncodified).
Referred to Committee on Health & Long Term Care.
SB 6164 by Senator O’Ban
AN ACT Relating to nullifying the imposition of certain taxes within regional transit authority boundaries; amending RCW 81.104.150, 81.104.160, 81.104.170, and 81.104.175; adding a new section to chapter 81.112 RCW; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Transportation.
SB 6165 by Senators Chase, Angel and Liias
AN ACT Relating to modifying the offense of assault in the third degree; amending RCW 9A.36.031; and prescribing penalties.
Referred to Committee on Law & Justice.
SB 6166 by Senator O’Ban
AN ACT Relating to child sex trafficking; adding a new chapter to Title 4 RCW; creating a new section; and providing an effective date.
Referred to Committee on Law & Justice.
SB 6167 by Senator O’Ban
AN ACT Relating to providing tax exemptions for the assistance of disabled veterans and members of the armed forces of the United States of America; adding a new section to chapter 82.04 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 82.08 RCW; and creating a new section.
Referred to Committee on Ways & Means.
SB 6168 by Senator Kuderer
AN ACT Relating to school composting and recycling; and adding a new section to chapter 28A.320 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education.
SB 6169 by Senator Palumbo
AN ACT Relating to including certain residents who do not have a high school diploma or equivalent or postsecondary credential and the number of students expected to enroll in basic education for adults courses at community and technical colleges in caseload forecast council forecasting; amending RCW 43.88C.010; and creating a new section.
Referred to Committee on Higher Education & Workforce Development.
SB 6170 by Senators Rivers and Palumbo
AN ACT Relating to information on marijuana product container labels about the businesses that produced, processed, or sold the marijuana product; amending RCW 69.50.345; and adding a new section to chapter 69.50 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Labor & Commerce.
SB 6171 by Senators Rivers and Palumbo
AN ACT Relating to ensuring reasonable terms of payment are available to marijuana retailers when contracting with marijuana processors for the purchase of marijuana products; and amending RCW 69.50.395.
Referred to Committee on Labor & Commerce.
SB 6172 by Senators Rivers and Palumbo
AN ACT Relating to private label marijuana; and amending RCW 69.50.395.
Referred to Committee on Labor & Commerce.
SB 6173 by Senators Takko, Padden, Fortunato, Wilson, Rivers, Zeiger and Schoesler
AN ACT Relating to public records act exemptions regarding concealed pistol licenses; and reenacting and amending RCW 42.56.240.
Referred to Committee on State Government, Tribal Relations & Elections.
SB 6174 by Senator Rolfes
AN ACT Relating to budget stabilization account transfers; amending RCW 43.79.496; and providing an effective date.
Referred to Committee on Ways & Means.
SB 6175 by Senators Pedersen, Rivers and Mullet
AN ACT Relating to the Washington uniform common interest ownership act; amending RCW 6.13.080; adding a new section to chapter 59.18 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 64.32 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 64.34 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 64.38 RCW; adding a new chapter to Title 64 RCW; and providing an effective date.
Referred to Committee on Financial Institutions & Insurance.
SB 6176 by Senators Billig and Baumgartner
AN ACT Relating to governing the use of narrow track vehicles; amending RCW 46.04.320, 46.61.165, 46.61.184, 46.61.575, 46.61.608, and 47.52.025; adding a new section to chapter 46.04 RCW; and creating a new section.
Referred to Committee on Transportation.
SB 6177 by Senators King and Takko
AN ACT Relating to allowing excess local infrastructure financing revenues to be carried forward; amending RCW 39.102.020; and repealing 2010 c 164 s 13, 2009 c 518 s 25, 2009 c 267 s 9, 2008 c 209 s 2, and 2007 c 229 s 17 (uncodified).
Referred to Committee on Local Government.
SB 6178 by Senators Palumbo and Rivers
AN ACT Relating to online access to health care resources for veterinarians and veterinary technicians; and amending RCW 43.70.110.
Referred to Committee on Health & Long Term Care.
SB 6179 by Senators Carlyle, Ranker, Hunt and Sheldon
AN ACT Relating to the annual reporting requirements for regulated utility and transportation companies; amending RCW 80.04.080 and 81.04.080; and prescribing penalties.
Referred to Committee on Energy, Environment & Technology.
SB 6180 by Senators Hobbs, Schoesler, Takko and King
AN ACT Relating to defining the planting and harvest dates for purposes of exemptions for agricultural transporters; and adding a new section to chapter 46.32 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Transportation.
SB 6181 by Senators Bailey, Palumbo, O’Ban, Hobbs, McCoy and Chase
AN ACT Relating to establishing a donation program for resident disabled veterans to receive hunting and fishing licenses; and adding a new section to chapter 77.32 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks.
SB 6182 by Senators Takko and Angel
AN ACT Relating to noncollection of taxes by county treasurers; and amending RCW 84.56.250.
Referred to Committee on Local Government.
SB 6183 by Senators Takko and Angel
AN ACT Relating to sales of manufactured/mobile or park model homes at county treasurer’s foreclosure or distraint sales; and amending RCW 46.12.700.
Referred to Committee on Local Government.
SB 6184 by Senator Wellman
AN ACT Relating to adding part-time employees to state civil service; and amending RCW 41.06.070.
Referred to Committee on State Government, Tribal Relations & Elections.
SB 6185 by Senator Wellman
AN ACT Relating to removing an expiration date regarding postretirement employment options; amending RCW 41.32.068; and repealing 2016 c 233 s 19 (uncodified).
Referred to Committee on Ways & Means.
SB 6186 by Senators Palumbo and Zeiger
AN ACT Relating to reforming the growth management act to provide infrastructure for unplanned growth in counties; amending RCW 36.70A.130; and adding a new section to chapter 36.70A RCW.
Referred to Committee on Local Government.
SB 6187 by Senators Palumbo, Carlyle, McCoy, Hobbs, Wellman and Sheldon
AN ACT Relating to the electrification of transportation; adding a new section to chapter 35.92 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 54.16 RCW; and creating a new section.
Referred to Committee on Energy, Environment & Technology.
SB 6188 by Senators Dhingra, O’Ban, Wilson and Van De Wege
AN ACT Relating to fairness in disciplinary actions of peace officers who appear on a prosecuting attorney’s potential impeachment list; adding a new section to chapter 10.93 RCW; and creating a new section.
Referred to Committee on Law & Justice.
SB 6189 by Senators Fain, Frockt and Pedersen
AN ACT Relating to driving a motor vehicle with a suspended or revoked driver’s license; amending RCW 46.20.342, 10.37.015, 10.37.015, 46.20.005, 46.20.341, 46.20.341, 46.55.113, 46.55.120, and 46.63.020; reenacting and amending RCW 10.31.100; prescribing penalties; providing an effective date; and providing an expiration date.
Referred to Committee on Law & Justice.
SB 6190 by Senators Hunt and Kuderer
AN ACT Relating to allowing the use of a signature stamp for voting purposes; amending RCW 29A.08.230 and 29A.40.160; and reenacting and amending RCW 29A.40.110.
Referred to Committee on State Government, Tribal Relations & Elections.
SB 6191 by Senators Kuderer, Hunt, Conway and Liias
AN ACT Relating to requiring presidential electors to vote for party nominees; and amending RCW 29A.56.340 and 29A.56.350.
Referred to Committee on State Government, Tribal Relations & Elections.
SB 6192 by Senators Hunt and Kuderer
AN ACT Relating to computing the rate of vacation leave accrual for employees formerly employed by a school district; and reenacting and amending RCW 43.01.040.
Referred to Committee on State Government, Tribal Relations & Elections.
SB 6193 by Senators Hunt and Zeiger
AN ACT Relating to dates and timelines associated with the operation of the state primary and elections; amending RCW 29A.04.311, 29A.04.321, 29A.04.330, 29A.24.050, 29A.24.181, 29A.28.041, 29A.60.190, and 29A.60.240; reenacting and amending RCW 29A.16.040; and repealing RCW 29A.24.072.
Referred to Committee on State Government, Tribal Relations & Elections.
SB 6194 by Senators Angel, Rolfes and Conway
AN ACT Relating to the department of veterans affairs; amending RCW 43.60A.050, 72.36.020, 72.36.090, 72.36.100, 72.36.110, and 72.36.150; and reenacting RCW 43.60A.100.
Referred to Committee on State Government, Tribal Relations & Elections.
SB 6195 by Senators Cleveland, Rivers and Wilson
AN ACT Relating to facilitating transportation projects of statewide significance; adding new sections to chapter 47.05 RCW; and creating a new section.
Referred to Committee on Transportation.
SB 6196 by Senators Cleveland, Fain, Rivers, Van De Wege, Palumbo, Kuderer, McCoy, Takko, Wilson and Keiser
AN ACT Relating to allowing animal care and control agencies and nonprofit humane societies to provide additional veterinary services to low-income households; and amending RCW 18.92.250 and 18.92.260.
Referred to Committee on Health & Long Term Care.
SB 6197 by Senators Keiser, Baumgartner and Hasegawa
AN ACT Relating to an employer’s payment of indebtedness upon the death of an employee; and amending RCW 49.48.120.
Referred to Committee on Labor & Commerce.
SB 6198 by Senators Takko, Wilson, Rolfes and Rivers
AN ACT Relating to increasing participation in recreational fishing and hunting; amending RCW 77.08.010, 77.32.470, 77.32.520, and 77.32.580; adding new sections to chapter 77.32 RCW; and providing an expiration date.
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks.
SB 6199 by Senators Cleveland, Conway, Miloscia, Keiser and Fortunato
AN ACT Relating to the individual provider employment administrator program; amending RCW 74.39A.030, 74.39A.051, 74.39A.056, 74.39A.060, 74.39A.086, 74.39A.090, 74.39A.095, 74.39A.155, 74.39A.210, 74.39A.250, 74.39A.261, 74.39A.270, 74.39A.275, 74.39A.300, 74.39A.310, 74.39A.351, 74.39A.360, 41.56.026, and 41.56.113; reenacting and amending RCW 74.39A.009; adding new sections to chapter 74.39A RCW; creating new sections; and repealing RCW 74.39A.220 and 74.39A.240.
Referred to Committee on Health & Long Term Care.
SB 6200 by Senator Liias
AN ACT Relating to allowing persons who will turn eighteen years of age by the general election to vote in the primary election; amending RCW 29A.08.210, 29A.08.230, 29A.08.330, and 29A.08.810; and providing a contingent effective date.
Referred to Committee on State Government, Tribal Relations & Elections.
SB 6201 by Senators Liias, Zeiger and Carlyle
AN ACT Relating to the openly licensed courseware; and amending RCW 28A.300.803.
Referred to Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education.
SB 6202 by Senators Liias, Miloscia and Hunt
AN ACT Relating to ensuring the integrity of elections through strengthening election security practices around auditing and equipment; amending RCW 29A.60.185, 29A.60.170, 29A.60.110, and 29A.12.005; adding new sections to chapter 29A.12 RCW; and creating a new section.
Referred to Committee on State Government, Tribal Relations & Elections.
SB 6203 by Senators Carlyle, Ranker, Palumbo, Nelson, Pedersen, Frockt, Billig, Rolfes, McCoy, Keiser, Wellman, Liias, Hunt and Chase
AN ACT Relating to reducing carbon pollution by moving to a clean energy economy; adding new sections to chapter 43.31 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 43.21A RCW; adding a new chapter to Title 82 RCW; adding a new chapter to Title 43 RCW; and providing an effective date.
Referred to Committee on Energy, Environment & Technology.
SB 6204 by Senators Cleveland, Rivers, Takko, Wilson, King, Bailey, Short, Warnick, Honeyford and Braun
AN ACT Relating to mosquito control districts; and amending RCW 17.28.257.
Referred to Committee on Local Government.
SB 6205 by Senators Cleveland, Wilson, Takko, Rivers, Bailey, King, Short, Warnick, Honeyford and Braun
AN ACT Relating to requiring property sold in tax lien foreclosure proceedings to be sold as is; and amending RCW 84.64.080.
Referred to Committee on Local Government.
SB 6206 by Senators Keiser and Bailey
AN ACT Relating to reducing training requirements for certain respite care providers who provide respite to unpaid caregivers and work three hundred hours or less in any calendar year; and amending RCW 74.39A.076.
Referred to Committee on Health & Long Term Care.
SB 6207 by Senators Palumbo and Short
AN ACT Relating to clarifying the authority of port districts to offer programs relating to air quality improvement equipment and fuel programs that provide emission reductions for engines, vehicles, and vessels; amending RCW 53.08.040; and creating a new section.
Referred to Committee on Local Government.
SB 6208 by Senators Takko and Short
AN ACT Relating to public hospital district health and wellness promotion activities and superintendent appointment and removal; and amending RCW 70.44.007 and 70.44.070.
Referred to Committee on Local Government.
SB 6209 by Senators Mullet, Rivers, Palumbo, Fain and Hobbs
AN ACT Relating to facilitating high school success; amending RCW 28A.320.195, 28A.600.290, 28A.600.310, 28A.600.320, 28A.600.385, 28A.165.035, and 28A.175.074; adding a new section to chapter 28A.320 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 28A.300 RCW; and adding a new section to chapter 28A.175 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education.
SB 6210 by Senators Conway, Schoesler, McCoy and Hobbs
AN ACT Relating to the terms under which tribal schools may participate in the state retirement systems as part of a state-tribal education compact; amending RCW 28A.715.010, 41.32.010, and 41.35.01; and creating a new section.
Referred to Committee on Ways & Means.
SB 6211 by Senators Hawkins, Rolfes, Van De Wege and Takko
AN ACT Relating to the federal lands revolving account; amending RCW 43.79A.040; reenacting and amending RCW 79.02.010; and adding a new section to chapter 79.64 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks.
SB 6212 by Senators Hasegawa, Chase, Conway, Rivers, Brown, Keiser, Cleveland and Fortunato
AN ACT Relating to allowing the legislative gift center to sell products produced in Washington by craft distillers and microbreweries; and amending RCW 44.73.015, 44.73.020, and 66.12.195.
Referred to Committee on Labor & Commerce.
SB 6213 by Senators Ranker, Conway, Hobbs, Keiser and Van De Wege
AN ACT Relating to the presumption of occupational disease for purposes of workers’ compensation by adding medical conditions to the presumption and extending the presumption to certain publicly employed firefighters and investigators and law enforcement; and amending RCW 51.32.185.
Referred to Committee on Labor & Commerce.
SB 6214 by Senators Conway, Hobbs, Keiser and Van De Wege
AN ACT Relating to industrial insurance coverage for posttraumatic stress disorders of members of the law enforcement officers’ and firefighters’ retirement systems; amending RCW 51.08.142 and 51.32.185; and adding a new section to chapter 51.08 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Labor & Commerce.
SB 6215 by Senators Mullet and Fain
AN ACT Relating to compensation and administrative expenses of the Washington state investment board; and amending RCW 43.33A.100 and 43.33A.160.
Referred to Committee on Ways & Means.
SB 6216 by Senators Saldaña, O’Ban, Dhingra, Frockt, Darneille and Pedersen
AN ACT Relating to creating a program for the consolidation of traffic-based financial obligations; amending RCW 2.56.030 and 46.63.110; adding a new section to chapter 2.56 RCW; and creating a new section.
Referred to Committee on Law & Justice.
SB 6217 by Senators Dhingra, O’Ban and Darneille
AN ACT Relating to the processes for reviewing sexually violent predators committed under chapter 71.09 RCW; amending RCW 71.09.090; creating new sections; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Human Services & Corrections.
SB 6218 by Senators King and Hobbs
AN ACT Relating to bringing the state into compliance with the federal FAST act; and amending RCW 46.44.030.
Referred to Committee on Transportation.
SB 6219 by Senators Hobbs, Saldaña, Dhingra, Ranker, Carlyle, Takko, Kuderer, Hasegawa, Palumbo, Chase, Nelson, Frockt, Keiser, Wellman, Darneille, Mullet, Billig and Pedersen
AN ACT Relating to improving access to reproductive health; adding new sections to chapter 48.43 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 41.05 RCW; and creating new sections.
Referred to Committee on Health & Long Term Care.
SB 6220 by Senator Honeyford
AN ACT Relating to uniform standard time for the state of Washington; adding a new section to chapter 1.20 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 43.330 RCW; creating a new section; repealing RCW 1.20.051; and providing an effective date.
Referred to Committee on State Government, Tribal Relations & Elections.
SB 6221 by Senator Walsh
AN ACT Relating to the Washington achieving a better life experience program account; and amending RCW 43.330.460, 43.330.462, and 43.330.464.
Referred to Committee on Health & Long Term Care.
SB 6222 by Senators Carlyle, O’Ban, Frockt, Darneille, Walsh and Zeiger
AN ACT Relating to expansion of extended foster care eligibility; and reenacting and amending RCW 74.13.031.
Referred to Committee on Human Services & Corrections.
SB 6223 by Senators Carlyle, O’Ban, Walsh, Frockt, Darneille and Zeiger
AN ACT Relating to equitable educational outcomes for foster children and youth from preschool to postsecondary education; creating new sections; and providing an effective date.
Referred to Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education.
SB 6224 by Senators Van De Wege, Zeiger, Warnick, Baumgartner, Ranker, Chase, Hobbs, Wellman and Fain
AN ACT Relating to establishing regional school safety centers in educational service districts; adding a new section to chapter 28A.310 RCW; creating a new section; and repealing RCW 28A.310.505.
Referred to Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education.
SB 6225 by Senators Keiser, Conway, Saldaña and Kuderer
AN ACT Relating to health coverage for young adults; and adding a new section to chapter 74.09 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Health & Long Term Care.
SB 6226 by Senators Keiser, Conway, Cleveland and Kuderer
AN ACT Relating to improving health outcomes for injured workers by facilitating better access to medical records and telemedicine; and amending RCW 51.36.070.
Referred to Committee on Labor & Commerce.
SB 6227 by Senators Keiser, Conway and Saldaña
AN ACT Relating to reducing the causes of workplace injuries suffered by commercial janitors through a study of work environment, workload, training, and the tools and equipment used in the work performed and to identify best practices; adding a new section to chapter 49.17 RCW; creating a new section; and providing an expiration date.
Referred to Committee on Labor & Commerce.
SB 6228 by Senators Kuderer, Hunt, Zeiger and Miloscia
AN ACT Relating to technical changes by the department of enterprise services; amending RCW 39.04.020, 39.04.320, 43.19.600, and 46.08.065; and repealing RCW 41.04.460.
Referred to Committee on State Government, Tribal Relations & Elections.
SB 6229 by Senators Van De Wege, Chase, Conway, Wellman, Hasegawa, Saldaña and Keiser
AN ACT Relating to requiring employers to provide exclusive bargaining representatives reasonable access to new employees for the purposes of presenting information about their exclusive bargaining representative; adding a new section to chapter 41.56 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 28B.52 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 41.59 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 41.76 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 41.80 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 47.64 RCW; and adding a new section to chapter 49.39 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Labor & Commerce.
SB 6230 by Senators Conway, Chase, Saldaña, Wellman, Hasegawa and Keiser
AN ACT Relating to the collective bargaining rights of the professional personnel of port districts; and amending RCW 53.18.010.
Referred to Committee on Labor & Commerce.
SB 6231 by Senators Kuderer, Van De Wege, Conway, Wellman, Chase, Hasegawa, Saldaña and Keiser
AN ACT Relating to the statute of limitations for unfair labor practice complaints filed in superior court; and amending RCW 41.56.160, 41.59.150, 41.76.055, 41.80.120, 47.64.132, 49.39.140, and 28B.52.065.
Referred to Committee on Labor & Commerce.
SB 6232 by Senators Conway, Bailey, Cleveland, Padden and Hasegawa
AN ACT Relating to hearing instrument replacement under the industrial insurance medical aid benefit; and adding a new section to chapter 51.36 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Labor & Commerce.
SB 6233 by Senators Cleveland, Rivers, Kuderer and Fain
AN ACT Relating to regulating the use of step therapy protocols by providing a simple and expeditious process for exceptions to the protocols that the health care provider deems not in the best interests of the patient; adding new sections to chapter 48.43 RCW; and creating a new section.
Referred to Committee on Health & Long Term Care.
SB 6234 by Senator Palumbo
AN ACT Relating to emerging internet technology applications and consumers utilizing the services of carrier network companies and carrier network company operators; amending RCW 81.80.070, 81.80.305, 81.80.355, and 81.04.010; reenacting and amending RCW 81.80.010; and creating a new section.
Referred to Committee on Energy, Environment & Technology.
SB 6235 by Senators Rolfes, Van De Wege, Hawkins and Takko
AN ACT Relating to the establishment of forest practices preapplication review; and adding a new section to chapter 76.09 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks.
SB 6236 by Senators Chase and Hasegawa
AN ACT Relating to establishing the Washington state economic growth commission; adding a new chapter to Title 43 RCW; creating a new section; and making an appropriation.
Referred to Committee on Economic Development & International Trade.
SB 6237 by Senators Keiser, Bailey, Rolfes, Walsh, Hasegawa and Chase
AN ACT Relating to increasing the personal needs allowance for people in residential and institutional care settings; and amending RCW 74.09.340.
Referred to Committee on Ways & Means.
SB 6238 by Senators Palumbo, Bailey, Cleveland, King, Keiser, Billig and Frockt
AN ACT Relating to long-term care services and supports; and adding a new chapter to Title 50A RCW.
Referred to Committee on Health & Long Term Care.
SB 6239 by Senators Saldaña and King
AN ACT Relating to the issuance of penalties for a licensed alcohol manufacturer’s ancillary activities; and adding a new section to chapter 66.24 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Labor & Commerce.
SB 6240 by Senators Sheldon, Angel and Rolfes
AN ACT Relating to miniature hobby boilers; and amending RCW 70.79.070 and 70.79.080.
Referred to Committee on Labor & Commerce.
SB 6241 by Senators Hobbs and Fain
AN ACT Relating to the January 1, 2020, implementation of the school employees’ benefits board program; amending RCW 41.05.740, 41.05.006, 41.05.009, 41.05.011, 41.05.021, 41.05.022, 41.05.023, 41.05.026, 41.05.050, 41.05.055, 41.05.065, 41.05.066, 41.05.075, 41.05.080, 41.05.085, 41.05.140, 41.05.225, 41.05.300, 41.05.320, 41.04.205, 28A.400.350, 41.05.120, 41.05.123, 41.05.143, and 43.79A.040; reenacting and amending RCW 28A.400.275; adding a new section to chapter 41.05 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 28A.710 RCW; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Ways & Means.
SB 6242 by Senator Braun
AN ACT Relating to exempting a portion of the valuation of residential property from property taxation; amending RCW 84.48.010 and 84.69.020; adding a new section to chapter 84.36 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 84.52 RCW; and providing a contingent effective date.
Referred to Committee on Ways & Means.
SB 6243 by Senator Braun
AN ACT Relating to embedment-style anchors for mooring buoys; amending RCW 90.58.355; and creating a new section.
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks.
SB 6244 by Senators Braun and Mullet
AN ACT Relating to the election of members of the house of representatives from house districts within each legislative district; amending RCW 44.05.080 and 44.05.090; and creating a new section.
Referred to Committee on State Government, Tribal Relations & Elections.
SB 6245 by Senators Saldaña, Ranker, Conway, Hasegawa and McCoy
AN ACT Relating to spoken language interpreter services; amending RCW 74.04.025, 39.26.100, 41.56.030, 41.56.030, 41.56.510, and 41.56.510; adding a new section to chapter 39.26 RCW; creating new sections; providing an effective date; and providing an expiration date.
Referred to Committee on State Government, Tribal Relations & Elections.
SB 6246 by Senators Mullet, Palumbo, Carlyle, Fain, Frockt, Dhingra, Pedersen, Wellman, Kuderer, Keiser, Billig, McCoy, Takko, Rolfes, Cleveland and Liias
AN ACT Relating to school district elections; amending RCW 28A.535.020, 28A.535.050, 84.52.056, and 39.36.020; and providing a contingent effective date.
Referred to Committee on State Government, Tribal Relations & Elections.
SB 6247 by Senator Kuderer
AN ACT Relating to protecting patient care; adding a new chapter to Title 18 RCW; and prescribing penalties.
Referred to Committee on Health & Long Term Care.
SJR 8212 by Senator Braun
Amending the Constitution to provide a homestead property tax exemption.
Referred to Committee on Ways & Means.
SJR 8213 by Senators Mullet, Palumbo, Fain, Frockt, Dhingra, Pedersen, Wellman, Kuderer, Keiser, Billig, Carlyle, McCoy, Takko, Rolfes, Cleveland and Liias
Amending the Constitution to allow at least fifty-five percent of voters voting to authorize school district bonds.
Referred to Committee on State Government, Tribal Relations & Elections.
MOTION
On motion of Senator Liias, all measures listed on the Introduction and First Reading report were referred to the committees as designated with the exceptions of Senate Bill No. 6175 which was designated to the Committee on Law & Justice and referred to the Committee on Financial Institutions & Insurance and Senate Bill No. 6217 which was designated to the Committee on Law & Justice and referred to the Committee on Human Services & Corrections.
MOTION
At 10:03 a.m., on motion of Senator Liias, the Senate adjourned until 12:00 o’clock noon Thursday, January 11, 2018.
CYRUS HABIB, President of the Senate
BRAD HENDRICKSON, Secretary of the Senate
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