Plenty of topics on the legislative hearing agenda, including five proposals to change the I-594 gun laws  in Senate Law and Justice Monday.

Proposals to drop motorcycle helmet requirements for those 18 and over, and to toughen texting- and talking-while-driving penalties are in Senate Transportation Monday.

The WSU medical school bill could get a vote in House Higher Education Tuesday.

A proposal to raise the speed limit on I-90 to 75 mph in rural areas comes up in House Transportation Thursday.

Here's the full week's agenda, as it stood on Friday afternoon. Hearings are subject to change. 

Monday, February 09, 2015
Time	Committee	Location
10:00 AM	HOUSE SESSION/CAUCUS
	Government Operations & Security (S)	Senate Hearing Rm 2
	Health Care (S)	Senate Hearing Rm 4
	Human Services, Mental Health & Housing (S)	Senate Hearing Rm 1
12:00 PM	PRO FORMA SENATE SESSION
1:30 PM	Commerce & Labor (S)	Senate Hearing Rm 2
	Early Learning & K-12 Education (S)	Senate Hearing Rm 1
	Law & Justice (S)	Senate Hearing Rm 4
	Community Development, Housing & Tribal Affairs (H)	House Hearing Rm E
	Commerce & Gaming (H)	House Hearing Rm C
	Education (H)	House Hearing Rm A
	Environment (H)	House Hearing Rm B
	Labor (H)	House Hearing Rm D
3:30 PM	Transportation (S)	Senate Hearing Rm 1
	Ways & Means (S)	Senate Hearing Rm 4
	Appropriations (H)	House Hearing Rm A
	Transportation (H)	House Hearing Rm B
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Tuesday, February 10, 2015
Time	Committee	Location
8:00 AM	Agriculture, Water & Rural Economic Development (S)	Senate Hearing Rm 3
	Law & Justice (S)	Senate Hearing Rm 4
	Business & Financial Services (H)	House Hearing Rm B
	Early Learning & Human Services (H)	House Hearing Rm E
	Health Care & Wellness (H)	House Hearing Rm A
	Higher Education (H)	House Hearing Rm C
	Public Safety (H)	House Hearing Rm D
9:55 AM	PRO FORMA HOUSE SESSION
10:00 AM	Government Operations & Security (S)	Senate Hearing Rm 2
	Health Care (S)	Senate Hearing Rm 4
	Human Services, Mental Health & Housing (S)	Senate Hearing Rm 1
	Agriculture & Natural Resources (H)	House Hearing Rm B
	Judiciary (H)	House Hearing Rm A
	Local Government (H)	House Hearing Rm D
	State Government (H)	House Hearing Rm E
	Technology & Economic Development (H)	House Hearing Rm C
12:00 PM	PRO FORMA SENATE SESSION
12:15 PM	Legislative Ethics Board (J)	Senate Hearing Rm 2
1:30 PM	Early Learning & K-12 Education (S)	Senate Hearing Rm 1
	Energy, Environment & Telecommunications (S)	Senate Hearing Rm 4
	Higher Education (S)	Senate Hearing Rm 3
	Community Development, Housing & Tribal Affairs (H)	House Hearing Rm E
	Commerce & Gaming (H)	House Hearing Rm C
	Education (H)	House Hearing Rm A
	Environment (H)	House Hearing Rm B
	Labor (H)	House Hearing Rm D
3:30 PM	Transportation (S)	Senate Hearing Rm 1
	Ways & Means (S)	Senate Hearing Rm 4
	Capital Budget (H)	House Hearing Rm B
	Finance (H)	House Hearing Rm A
	General Government & Information Technology (H)	House Hearing Rm C
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Wednesday, February 11, 2015
Time	Committee	Location
8:00 AM	Accountability and Reform (S)	Senate Hearing Rm 2
	Trade & Economic Development (S)	Senate Hearing Rm 3
	Agriculture & Natural Resources (H)	House Hearing Rm B
	Judiciary (H)	House Hearing Rm A
	Local Government (H)	House Hearing Rm D
	State Government (H)	House Hearing Rm E
	Technology & Economic Development (H)	House Hearing Rm C
10:00 AM	SENATE SESSION/CAUCUS
	HOUSE SESSION/CAUCUS
1:30 PM	Commerce & Labor (S)	Senate Hearing Rm 1
	Energy, Environment & Telecommunications (S)	Senate Hearing Rm 4
	Financial Institutions & Insurance (S)	Senate Hearing Rm 2
	Natural Resources & Parks (S)	Senate Hearing Rm 3
	Business & Financial Services (H)	House Hearing Rm B
	Early Learning & Human Services (H)	House Hearing Rm E
	Health Care & Wellness (H)	House Hearing Rm A
	Higher Education (H)	House Hearing Rm C
	Public Safety (H)	House Hearing Rm D
3:30 PM	Transportation (S)	Senate Hearing Rm 1
	Ways & Means (S)	Senate Hearing Rm 4
	Appropriations (H)	House Hearing Rm A
	Transportation (H)	House Hearing Rm B
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Thursday, February 12, 2015
Time	Committee	Location
8:00 AM	Agriculture, Water & Rural Economic Development (S)	Senate Hearing Rm 3
	Early Learning & K-12 Education (S)	Senate Hearing Rm 1
	Law & Justice (S)	Senate Hearing Rm 4
	Community Development, Housing & Tribal Affairs (H)	House Hearing Rm E
	Education (H)	House Hearing Rm A
	Environment (H)	House Hearing Rm B
	Labor (H)	House Hearing Rm D
9:00 AM	Commerce & Gaming (H)	House Hearing Rm C
10:00 AM	HOUSE SESSION/CAUCUS
	Government Operations & Security (S)	Senate Hearing Rm 2
	Health Care (S)	Senate Hearing Rm 4
	Human Services, Mental Health & Housing (S)	Senate Hearing Rm 1
12:00 PM	PRO FORMA SENATE SESSION
1:30 PM	Energy, Environment & Telecommunications (S)	Senate Hearing Rm 4
	Financial Institutions & Insurance (S)	Senate Hearing Rm 2
	Higher Education (S)	Senate Hearing Rm 3
	Natural Resources & Parks (S)	Senate Hearing Rm 1
	Agriculture & Natural Resources (H)	House Hearing Rm B
	Judiciary (H)	House Hearing Rm A
	Local Government (H)	House Hearing Rm D
	State Government (H)	House Hearing Rm E
	Technology & Economic Development (H)	House Hearing Rm C
3:30 PM	Transportation (S)	Senate Hearing Rm 1
	Ways & Means (S)	Senate Hearing Rm 4
	Appropriations (H)	House Hearing Rm A
	Transportation (H)	House Hearing Rm B
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Friday, February 13, 2015
Time	Committee	Location
8:00 AM	Commerce & Labor (S)	Senate Hearing Rm 1
	Finance (H)	House Hearing Rm A
	General Government & Information Technology (H)	House Hearing Rm C
9:55 AM	PRO FORMA HOUSE SESSION
10:00 AM	SENATE SESSION/CAUCUS
	Business & Financial Services (H)	House Hearing Rm B
	Early Learning & Human Services (H)	House Hearing Rm A
	Health Care & Wellness (H)	House Hearing Rm A
	Higher Education (H)	House Hearing Rm C
	Public Safety (H)	House Hearing Rm D
11:00 AM	Early Learning & Human Services (H)	House Hearing Rm E
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House Committees

Agriculture & Natural Resources
2/10/15 10:00 am

House Full Committee
House Hearing Rm B
John L. O'Brien Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:

1. HB 1453 - Eliminating the backlog of land use applications in the Columbia River Gorge commission for the purpose of protecting and enhancing the natural scenery and regional economic development of the Columbia River Gorge national scenic area.
2. HB 1627 - Expanding the existing prohibition on unlawfully entering the land of another to hunt or to retrieve hunted wildlife under Title 77 RCW to include entering the land of another to collect wildlife parts.
3. HB 1838 - Concerning the baiting of black bears.
4. HB 1954 - Creating a task force on the Columbia river gorge commission.

 

Agriculture & Natural Resources
2/11/15 8:00 am

House Full Committee
House Hearing Rm B
John L. O'Brien Building
Olympia, WA

Work Session: Water Supply Forecast.

Public Hearing: HB 1836 - Concerning state drought preparedness.

Agriculture & Natural Resources
2/12/15 1:30 pm

House Full Committee
House Hearing Rm B
John L. O'Brien Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:

1. HB 1162 - Concerning motorized mineral prospecting.
2. HB 1232 - Concerning employer-purchased fishing guide licenses.

 

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Appropriations
2/9/15 3:30 pm

House Full Committee
House Hearing Rm A
John L. O'Brien Building
Olympia, WA

Work Session:

1. Briefing on low-income health care programs and funding through the Health Care Authority including the Washington Health Benefits Exchange.
2. Briefing on programs and funding regarding chemical dependency in the Department of Social and Health Services.

 

Appropriations
2/11/15 3:30 pm

House Full Committee
House Hearing Rm A
John L. O'Brien Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:

1. SHB 1037 - Implementing changes to child support based on the child support schedule work group report.
2. HB 1085 - Requiring lobbying reports to be filed electronically.
3. SHB 1188 - Delaying annual leave payments upon employment termination.
4. HB 1718 - Authorizing membership in the Washington public safety employees' retirement system for employees who provide nursing care to, or ensure the custody and safety of, offender, probationary, and patient populations in institutions and centers.
5. HB 1737 - Addressing the availability of retired teachers as substitutes.
6. HB 1740 - Addressing political subdivisions purchasing health coverage through the public employees' benefits board program.

 

Appropriations
2/12/15 3:30 pm

House Full Committee
House Hearing Rm A
John L. O'Brien Building
Olympia, WA

Work Session:

1. Briefing on state employee compensation and health benefits.
2. Briefing on programs and funding regarding children's and family services in the Department of Social and Health Services.

 

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Business & Financial Services
2/10/15 8:00 am

House Full Committee
House Hearing Rm B
John L. O'Brien Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:

1. HB 1763 - Regulating music licensing agencies.
2. HB 1922 - Addressing small loans and small consumer installment loans.

Executive Session:

1. HB 1398 - Concerning registration of persons providing debt settlement services.
2. HB 1579 - Addressing motor vehicle underinsured coverage.
3. HB 1659 - Addressing the benefits of group life and disability insurance policies.

 

Business & Financial Services
2/11/15 1:30 pm

House Full Committee
House Hearing Rm B
John L. O'Brien Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:

1. HB 1578 - Authorizing insurers to offer customer satisfaction benefits.
2. HB 1847 - Concerning price agreements between contact lens manufacturers or distributors and retailers.
3. HB 1871 - Addressing credit unions' corporate governance and investments.
4. HB 1872 - Addressing credit unions' capital.

Executive Session:

1. HB 1763 - Regulating music licensing agencies.
2. HB 1922 - Addressing small loans and small consumer installment loans.

 

Business & Financial Services
2/13/15 10:00 am

House Full Committee
House Hearing Rm B
John L. O'Brien Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:

1. HB 1730 - Concerning the handling of earnest money.
2. HB 1761 - Addressing insurance producers, insurers, and title insurance agents activities with customers and potential customers.

 

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Capital Budget
2/10/15 3:30 pm

House Full Committee
House Hearing Rm B
John L. O'Brien Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:

1. HB 1859 - Concerning the amendment, recodification, decodification, or repeal of statutes relating to state capital construction funds and accounts and bond authorizations that are inactive, obsolete, or no longer necessary for continued publication in the Revised Code of Washington.
2. HB 1959 - Concerning public works.

Possible Executive Session:

1. HB 1164 - Creating a competitive equipment assistance grant program to enhance student nutrition in public schools.
2. HB 1192 - Concerning the transfer of federal land to the state.
3. HB 1262 - Creating a task force to examine land ownership by the federal government in Washington.
4. HB 1399 - Annually adjusting the limit on distribution of hazardous substance tax revenues to the state and local toxics control accounts to correct for inflation.
5. HB 1575 - Regulating retainage bonds on public contracts.
6. HB 1633 - Giving preferences to housing trust fund projects that involve collaboration between local school districts and housing authorities or nonprofit housing providers to help children of low-income families succeed in school.
7. HB 1634 - Modifying certain job order contracting requirements.
8. HB 1711 - Concerning criteria for bidders on public works contracts.
9. HB 1754 - Adding building envelope to the list of building trades that a prime contractor must list for bids on public works.

 

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Commerce & Gaming
2/9/15 1:30 pm

House Full Committee
House Hearing Rm C
John L. O'Brien Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:

1. HB 1564 - Concerning the local option prohibition on the sale of liquor.
2. HB 1768 - Authorizing a licensed domestic brewery or microbrewery to provide promotional items to a nonprofit charitable corporation or association.
3. HB 1807 - Assisting small businesses licensed to sell spirits in Washington state.
4. HB 1902 - Renaming the spirits retail license fee as a tax and dedicating revenue to education.
5. HB 1903 - Modifying distillers' spirit sampling provisions.
6. HB 1965 - Implementing a temporary additional fee on licenses and permits issued by the Washington state liquor control board.
7. HB 1975 - Exempting distillers from certain licensing fees.
8. HB 1976 - Concerning marketing opportunities for spirits produced in Washington by craft and general licensed distilleries.

 

Commerce & Gaming
2/10/15 1:30 pm

House Full Committee
House Hearing Rm C
John L. O'Brien Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing: HB 1301 - Classifying fantasy sports contests as contests of skill.

Possible Executive Session:

1. HB 1004 - Clarifying provisions that allow for the tasting of alcohol by students under twenty-one years of age.
2. HB 1108 - Creating a food truck beer and/or wine license.
3. HB 1124 - Permitting the sampling of beer and wine at locations licensed to serve beer and wine for on-premises consumption.
4. HB 1198 - Concerning the sale of beer and cider by grocery store licensees.
5. HB 1290 - Increasing the number of tasting rooms allowed under a domestic winery license.
6. HB 1342 - Permitting the sale of cider in microbrewery tasting rooms.
7. HB 1362 - Allowing sales of growlers of wine.
8. HB 1380 - Creating a special permit by a manufacturer of wine to hold a private event for the purpose of tasting and selling wine of its own production.
9. HB 1429 - Expanding authorized personal services by liquor industry members to retailers.
10. HB 1457 - Authorizing sixteen and seventeen year old store employees to handle liquor.
11. HB 1478 - Allowing additional liquor distributor employees to stock liquor under certain circumstances.
12. HB 1552 - Concerning industrial hemp.

 

Commerce & Gaming
2/12/15 9:00 am

House Full Committee
House Hearing Rm C
John L. O'Brien Building
Olympia, WA

Possible Executive Session:

1. HB 1004 - Clarifying provisions that allow for the tasting of alcohol by students under twenty-one years of age.
2. HB 1108 - Creating a food truck beer and/or wine license.
3. HB 1124 - Permitting the sampling of beer and wine at locations licensed to serve beer and wine for on-premises consumption.
4. HB 1198 - Concerning the sale of beer and cider by grocery store licensees.
5. HB 1290 - Increasing the number of tasting rooms allowed under a domestic winery license.
6. HB 1342 - Permitting the sale of cider in microbrewery tasting rooms.
7. HB 1362 - Allowing sales of growlers of wine.
8. HB 1380 - Creating a special permit by a manufacturer of wine to hold a private event for the purpose of tasting and selling wine of its own production.
9. HB 1429 - Expanding authorized personal services by liquor industry members to retailers.
10. HB 1457 - Authorizing sixteen and seventeen year old store employees to handle liquor.
11. HB 1478 - Allowing additional liquor distributor employees to stock liquor under certain circumstances.
12. HB 1552 - Concerning industrial hemp.

 

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Community Development, Housing & Tribal Affairs
2/9/15 1:30 pm

House Full Committee
House Hearing Rm E
John L. O'Brien Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:

1. HB 1887 - Creating the student veterans' support program.
2. HB 1938 - Enacting the tourism marketing act.

Executive Session:

1. HB 1441 - Concerning dental health services in tribal settings.
2. HB 1511 - Requiring Washington's tribal history, culture, and government to be taught in the common schools.
3. HB 1540 - Concerning tribal timber harvest excise tax agreements.
4. HB 1631 - Allowing federally recognized tribes with lands held in trust in a county that is west of the Cascade mountain range that borders Puget Sound with a population of at least one hundred eighteen thousand, but less than two hundred fifty thousand, persons to enter into agreements regarding fuel taxes.
5. HB 1637 - Authorizing law enforcement and prosecutorial officials of federally recognized Indian tribes access to prescription monitoring data.

 

Community Development, Housing & Tribal Affairs
2/10/15 1:30 pm

House Full Committee
House Hearing Rm E
John L. O'Brien Building
Olympia, WA

Work Session: Collaborative projects between school districts and housing authorities.

Executive Session:

1. HB 1513 - Concerning local infrastructure project areas.
2. HB 1648 - Concerning infrastructure financing for local governments.
3. HB 1720 - Concerning healthy housing.

 

Community Development, Housing & Tribal Affairs
2/12/15 8:00 am

House Full Committee
House Hearing Rm E
John L. O'Brien Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing: HB 1649 - Concerning the recoupment of certain costs by collection agencies.

Executive Session:

1. HB 1223 - Allowing the use of lodging taxes for financing workforce housing.
2. HB 1261 - Limiting enforcement action against tribal hunters.

 

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Early Learning & Human Services
2/10/15 8:00 am

House Full Committee
House Hearing Rm E
John L. O'Brien Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:

1. HB 1717 - Concerning children's advocacy centers.
2. HB 1800 - Concerning filing a petition seeking termination of parental rights.
3. HB 1909 - Concerning service options for individuals with developmental disabilities.
4. HB 1928 - Requiring an analysis of the homeless youth population.

Possible Executive Session:

1. HB 1505 - Allowing prosecutors to refer juveniles to restorative justice programs.
2. HB 1436 - Concerning homeless youth prevention and protection.
3. HB 1642 - Creating the youth substance abuse prevention and education program.
4. HB 1501 - Concerning public-private financing of prevention-based social service programs.
5. HB 1672 - Modifying provisions governing the maintenance and disclosure of information related to reports of child abuse and neglect.
6. HB 1673 - Concerning substance abuse prevention and treatment programs funded by the marijuana excise tax.
7. HB 1728 - Creating the parents for parents program.
8. HB 1735 - Concerning extended foster care services.

 

Early Learning & Human Services
2/11/15 1:30 pm

House Full Committee
House Hearing Rm E
John L. O'Brien Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:

1. HB 1794 - Concerning early intervention services for infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families.
2. HB 1820 - Requiring the department of social and health services to request all necessary exemptions and waivers from the federal government to allow students to use electronic benefit transfer cards at institutions of higher education.
3. HB 1875 - Concerning the definition of work activity for the purposes of the WorkFirst program.

Possible Executive Session:

1. HB 1436 - Concerning homeless youth prevention and protection.
2. HB 1505 - Allowing prosecutors to refer juveniles to restorative justice programs.
3. HB 1642 - Creating the youth substance abuse prevention and education program.
4. HB 1501 - Concerning public-private financing of prevention-based social service programs.
5. HB 1672 - Modifying provisions governing the maintenance and disclosure of information related to reports of child abuse and neglect.
6. HB 1673 - Concerning substance abuse prevention and treatment programs funded by the marijuana excise tax.
7. HB 1728 - Creating the parents for parents program.
8. HB 1735 - Concerning extended foster care services.
9. HB 1717 - Concerning children's advocacy centers.
10. HB 1800 - Concerning filing a petition seeking termination of parental rights.
11. HB 1909 - Concerning service options for individuals with developmental disabilities.
12. HB 1928 - Requiring an analysis of the homeless youth population.

 

Early Learning & Human Services
2/13/15 10:00 am

House Full Committee
House Hearing Rm A
John L. O'Brien Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing: HB 1888 - Transferring certification responsibilities for chemical dependency treatment programs from the department of social and health services to the department of health.

Early Learning & Human Services
2/13/15 11:00 am

House Full Committee
House Hearing Rm E
John L. O'Brien Building
Olympia, WA

Possible Executive Session:

1. HB 1436 - Concerning homeless youth prevention and protection.
2. HB 1501 - Concerning public-private financing of prevention-based social service programs.
3. HB 1505 - Allowing prosecutors to refer juveniles to restorative justice programs.
4. HB 1642 - Creating the youth substance abuse prevention and education program.
5. HB 1672 - Modifying provisions governing the maintenance and disclosure of information related to reports of child abuse and neglect.
6. HB 1673 - Concerning substance abuse prevention and treatment programs funded by the marijuana excise tax.
7. HB 1717 - Concerning children's advocacy centers.
8. HB 1728 - Creating the parents for parents program.
9. HB 1735 - Concerning extended foster care services.
10. HB 1794 - Concerning early intervention services for infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families.
11. HB 1800 - Concerning filing a petition seeking termination of parental rights.
12. HB 1820 - Requiring the department of social and health services to request all necessary exemptions and waivers from the federal government to allow students to use electronic benefit transfer cards at institutions of higher education.
13. HB 1875 - Concerning the definition of work activity for the purposes of the WorkFirst program.
14. HB 1909 - Concerning service options for individuals with developmental disabilities.

 

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Education
2/9/15 1:30 pm

House Full Committee
House Hearing Rm A
John L. O'Brien Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:

1. HB 1665 - Increasing compensation for school directors in districts enrolling twenty thousand or more students.
2. HB 1714 - Concerning the achievement index rating system.
3. HB 1805 - Changing the definition of "school day."
4. HB 1860 - Concerning the division of large first-class school districts.
5. HB 1864 - Supporting evidence-based strategies to promote high school graduation.
6. HB 1570 - Creating flexibility for the educator retooling conditional scholarship program.

 

Education
2/10/15 1:30 pm

House Full Committee
House Hearing Rm A
John L. O'Brien Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:

1. HB 1541 - Implementing strategies to close the educational opportunity gap, based on the recommendations of the educational opportunity gap oversight and accountability committee.
2. HB 1568 - Concerning dropout prevention through engaging youth in farming.
3. HB 1790 - Clarifying the authority of a nurse working in a school setting.
4. HB 1813 - Expanding computer science education.
5. HB 1855 - Waiving local graduation requirements for certain students.
6. HB 1900 - Defining the role of the school counselor, social worker, and psychologist.
7. HB 1865 - Concerning visual screening in schools.

 

Education
2/12/15 8:00 am

House Full Committee
House Hearing Rm A
John L. O'Brien Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:

1. HB 1682 - Improving educational outcomes for homeless students through increased in-school guidance supports, housing stability, and identification services.
2. HB 1760 - Providing students with skills that promote mental health and well-being and increase academic performance.
3. HB 1770 - Changing explicit alternative routes to teacher certification program requirements to expectations for program outcomes.
4. HB 1771 - Confirming that the professional educator standards board is an authorized representative of the state educational agencies.
5. HB 1783 - Expanding dual language and bilingual instruction for early learners through secondary students.
6. HB 1804 - Concerning the confidentiality of educator professional growth plans.

 

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Environment
2/9/15 1:30 pm

House Full Committee
House Hearing Rm B
John L. O'Brien Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:

1. HB 1695 - Establishing a priority for the use, reuse, and recycling of construction aggregate and recycled concrete materials in Washington.
2. HB 1851 - Creating an expedited permitting and contracting process for bridges owned by local governments that are deemed structurally deficient.
3. HB 1891 - Concerning stage II gasoline vapor control programs.

 

Environment
2/10/15 1:30 pm

House Full Committee
House Hearing Rm B
John L. O'Brien Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:

1. HB 1741 - Allowing disabled persons to access public recreational sites or lands without a discover pass, vehicle access pass, or day-use permit.
2. HB 1826 - Creating flexibility in the state's recreational fee-for-access programs to better accommodate families that recreate with multiple vehicles.
3. HB 1833 - Concerning timing free access days at state parks with local community events.

Possible Executive Session: HB 1314 - Implementing a carbon pollution market program to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Environment
2/12/15 8:00 am

House Full Committee
House Hearing Rm B
John L. O'Brien Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:

1. HB 1715 - Protecting Puget Sound through funding and implementing local on-site sewage program management plans.
2. HB 1845 - Concerning pharmaceutical waste.

 

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Finance
2/10/15 3:30 pm

House Full Committee
House Hearing Rm A
John L. O'Brien Building
Olympia, WA

Possible Executive Session:

1. HB 1549 - Providing reasonable tools for the effective administration of the public utility district privilege tax.
2. HB 1550 - Simplifying the taxation of amusement, recreation, and physical fitness services.
3. HB 1551 - Improving the administration of unclaimed property laws.

 

Finance
2/13/15 8:00 am

House Full Committee
House Hearing Rm A
John L. O'Brien Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:

1. HB 1444 - Providing property tax relief.
2. HB 1823 - Extending the expiration date of tax preferences for food processing.
3. HB 1828 - Concerning a business and occupation tax credit for businesses that hire individuals with developmental disabilities.
4. HB 1861 - Creating a business and occupation tax deferral program for small businesses.

 

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General Government & Information Technology
2/10/15 3:30 pm

House Full Committee
House Hearing Rm C
John L. O'Brien Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:

1. HB 1090 - Concerning the financial fraud and identity theft crimes investigation and prosecution program.
2. HB 1249 - Providing authority for two or more nonprofit corporations to participate in a joint self-insurance program covering property or liability risks.
3. SHB 1320 - Creating an identicard program for certain incarcerated offenders.

Possible Executive Session:

1. SHB 1060 - Directing state investments of existing litter tax revenues under chapter 82.19 RCW in material waste management efforts without increasing the tax rate.
2. HB 1065 - Amending the insurer holding company act.
3. SHB 1076 - Modernizing life insurance reserve requirements.
4. HB 1171 - Concerning expiration dates related to real estate broker provisions.
5. HB 1391 - Aligning functions of the consolidated technology services agency, office of the chief information officer, and department of enterprise services.
6. HB 1464 - Transferring public water system financial assistance activities from the public works board and the department of commerce to the department of health.
7. HB 1466 - Establishing data classification and encryption standards for state agencies.
8. HB 1467 - Requiring adoption of data encryption standards for state agencies.
9. HB 1469 - Addressing removal of payment credentials and other sensitive data from state data networks.
10. HB 1470 - Establishing a blue-ribbon panel on cybersecurity.
11. HB 1008 - Authorizing the state auditor to conduct audits of state government and local agencies' data storage and management practices thereby protecting privacy and securing personal information from computer hacking or misuse of data.
12. HB 1061 - Increasing the number of district court judges in Skagit county.
13. HB 1465 - Creating a dedicated account for elevators, lifting devices, moving walks, manufactured and mobile homes, recreational and commercial vehicles, factory built housing and commercial structures, and contractor registration and compliance activities.
14. HB 1090 - Concerning the financial fraud and identity theft crimes investigation and prosecution program.
15. HB 1249 - Providing authority for two or more nonprofit corporations to participate in a joint self-insurance program covering property or liability risks.

 

General Government & Information Technology
2/13/15 8:00 am

House Full Committee
House Hearing Rm C
John L. O'Brien Building
Olympia, WA

Possible Executive Session:

1. SHB 1060 - Directing state investments of existing litter tax revenues under chapter 82.19 RCW in material waste management efforts without increasing the tax rate.
2. HB 1065 - Amending the insurer holding company act.
3. SHB 1076 - Modernizing life insurance reserve requirements.
4. HB 1171 - Concerning expiration dates related to real estate broker provisions.
5. HB 1391 - Aligning functions of the consolidated technology services agency, office of the chief information officer, and department of enterprise services.
6. HB 1464 - Transferring public water system financial assistance activities from the public works board and the department of commerce to the department of health.
7. HB 1466 - Establishing data classification and encryption standards for state agencies.
8. HB 1467 - Requiring adoption of data encryption standards for state agencies.
9. HB 1469 - Addressing removal of payment credentials and other sensitive data from state data networks.
10. HB 1470 - Establishing a blue-ribbon panel on cybersecurity.
11. HB 1008 - Authorizing the state auditor to conduct audits of state government and local agencies' data storage and management practices thereby protecting privacy and securing personal information from computer hacking or misuse of data.
12. HB 1061 - Increasing the number of district court judges in Skagit county.
13. HB 1465 - Creating a dedicated account for elevators, lifting devices, moving walks, manufactured and mobile homes, recreational and commercial vehicles, factory built housing and commercial structures, and contractor registration and compliance activities.
14. HB 1090 - Concerning the financial fraud and identity theft crimes investigation and prosecution program.
15. HB 1249 - Providing authority for two or more nonprofit corporations to participate in a joint self-insurance program covering property or liability risks.
16. SHB 1320 - Creating an identicard program for certain incarcerated offenders.

 

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Health Care & Wellness
2/10/15 8:00 am

House Full Committee
House Hearing Rm A
John L. O'Brien Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:

1. HB 1135 - Concerning remediation plans for licensed health and health-related professions to resolve eligible complaints of unprofessional conduct.
2. HB 1353 - Requiring free infectious disease testing for good samaritans.
3. HB 1545 - Encouraging the safe practice of public health nurses dispensing certain medications.
4. HB 1625 - Concerning provision of drugs to ambulance or aid services.
5. HB 1647 - Concerning health plan coverage of reproductive health care.
6. HB 1671 - Increasing access to opioid antagonists to prevent opioid-related overdose deaths.

 

Health Care & Wellness
2/11/15 1:30 pm

House Full Committee
House Hearing Rm A
John L. O'Brien Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:

1. HB 1458 - Concerning the age of individuals at which sale or distribution of tobacco and vapor products may be made.
2. HB 1504 - Standardizing hospital charity care determinations.
3. HB 1669 - Establishing a task force on continuity of health coverage and care.
4. HB 1946 - Concerning Washington wellness trust obligations for hospitals.

Possible Executive Session:

1. HB 1002 - Prohibiting unfair and deceptive dental insurance practices.
2. HB 1132 - Concerning the regulation of adult family homes.
3. HB 1173 - Prohibiting noncompete agreements that restrict the right of physicians to practice in a geographic area for a period of time after termination of an employment contract.
4. HB 1183 - Concerning radiology benefit managers.
5. HB 1186 - Requiring notification to patients in observation status at hospitals.
6. HB 1286 - Requiring a study for funding options for long-term care services and supports.
7. HB 1471 - Mitigating barriers to patient access to care resulting from health insurance contracting practices.
8. HB 1485 - Concerning family medicine residencies in health professional shortage areas.
9. HB 1507 - Requiring nursing homes to make the sodium content of meals available to residents.
10. HB 1514 - Concerning dental office support services.
11. HB 1531 - Removing expiration dates for training and certification exemptions for certain long-term care workers.
12. HB 1626 - Addressing health benefit plan grace periods.
13. HB 1727 - Permitting nursing assistants to perform simple care tasks under indirect supervision.
14. HB 1733 - Concerning nursing staffing practices at hospitals.
15. HB 1762 - Concerning the relationship between a health insurer and a contracting health care provider.
16. HB 1779 - Requiring specialized training for persons conducting victim interviews as part of the disciplinary process for a health professional alleged to have committed sexual misconduct.
17. HB 1784 - Concerning nursing home quality.

 

Health Care & Wellness
2/13/15 10:00 am

House Full Committee
House Hearing Rm A
John L. O'Brien Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:

1. HB 1879 - Directing the health care authority to issue a request for proposals for integrated managed health and behavioral health services for foster children.
2. HB 1916 - Integrating administrative provisions for chemical dependency and mental health.
3. HB 1932 - Concerning medication management for youth.
4. HB 1140 - Requiring the health care authority to establish a primary care psychiatric consultation services program.
5. HB 1151 - Creating pilot projects to offer respite services to primary caregivers of people with severe mental illness.
6. HB 1424 - Concerning suicide prevention.
7. HB 1721 - Concerning the transport of patients by ambulance to facilities other than hospitals.
8. HB 1956 - Creating independent review organizations.

Possible Executive Session:

1. HB 1002 - Prohibiting unfair and deceptive dental insurance practices.
2. HB 1132 - Concerning the regulation of adult family homes.
3. HB 1135 - Concerning remediation plans for licensed health and health-related professions to resolve eligible complaints of unprofessional conduct.
4. HB 1173 - Prohibiting noncompete agreements that restrict the right of physicians to practice in a geographic area for a period of time after termination of an employment contract.
5. HB 1183 - Concerning radiology benefit managers.
6. HB 1186 - Requiring notification to patients in observation status at hospitals.
7. HB 1286 - Requiring a study for funding options for long-term care services and supports.
8. HB 1353 - Requiring free infectious disease testing for good samaritans.
9. HB 1471 - Mitigating barriers to patient access to care resulting from health insurance contracting practices.
10. HB 1485 - Concerning family medicine residencies in health professional shortage areas.
11. HB 1507 - Requiring nursing homes to make the sodium content of meals available to residents.
12. HB 1514 - Concerning dental office support services.
13. HB 1531 - Removing expiration dates for training and certification exemptions for certain long-term care workers.
14. HB 1545 - Encouraging the safe practice of public health nurses dispensing certain medications.
15. HB 1625 - Concerning provision of drugs to ambulance or aid services.
16. HB 1626 - Addressing health benefit plan grace periods.
17. HB 1647 - Concerning health plan coverage of reproductive health care.
18. HB 1671 - Increasing access to opioid antagonists to prevent opioid-related overdose deaths.
19. HB 1727 - Permitting nursing assistants to perform simple care tasks under indirect supervision.
20. HB 1733 - Concerning nursing staffing practices at hospitals.
21. HB 1762 - Concerning the relationship between a health insurer and a contracting health care provider.
22. HB 1779 - Requiring specialized training for persons conducting victim interviews as part of the disciplinary process for a health professional alleged to have committed sexual misconduct.
23. HB 1784 - Concerning nursing home quality.

* Meeting is scheduled to end at 12:55 p.m.

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Higher Education
2/10/15 8:00 am

House Full Committee
House Hearing Rm C
John L. O'Brien Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:

1. HB 1705 - Concerning basic education for adults at community and technical colleges.
2. HB 1743 - Concerning the acceptance of additional high school equivalency tests.
3. HB 1812 - Creating an informational program to increase applications from high-achieving low-income high school students to selective institutions of higher education.

Possible Executive Session:

1. HB 1030 - Creating the Washington advance higher education loan program.
2. HB 1236 - Eliminating the parent or guardian approval requirement for the college bound scholarship pledge. (If measure is referred to committee.)
3. HB 1138 - Creating a task force on mental health and suicide prevention in higher education. (If measure is referred to committee.)
4. HB 1367 - Requiring the student achievement council to develop a grant program to encourage training for students studying in the medical field to work with individuals with disabilities. (If measure is referred to committee.)
5. HB 1052 - Requiring institutions of higher education to make an early registration process available to spouses and domestic partners of active members of the military.
6. HB 1559 - Concerning higher education programs at Washington State University and the University of Washington.

 

Higher Education
2/11/15 1:30 pm

House Full Committee
House Hearing Rm C
John L. O'Brien Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:

1. HB 1704 - Enhancing public safety and reducing recidivism through postsecondary education.
2. HB 1706 - Authorizing waivers of building fees and services and activities fees for certain military service members.
3. HB 1825 - Modifying the definition of resident student to comply with federal requirements established by the veterans access, choice, and accountability act of 2014.
4. HB 1814 - Creating the certified public accounting scholarship program.

Possible Executive Session:

1. HB 1030 - Creating the Washington advance higher education loan program.
2. HB 1236 - Eliminating the parent or guardian approval requirement for the college bound scholarship pledge. (If measure is referred to committee.)
3. HB 1138 - Creating a task force on mental health and suicide prevention in higher education. (If measure is referred to committee.)
4. HB 1367 - Requiring the student achievement council to develop a grant program to encourage training for students studying in the medical field to work with individuals with disabilities. (If measure is referred to committee.)
5. HB 1052 - Requiring institutions of higher education to make an early registration process available to spouses and domestic partners of active members of the military.
6. HB 1559 - Concerning higher education programs at Washington State University and the University of Washington.

 

Higher Education
2/13/15 10:00 am

House Full Committee
House Hearing Rm C
John L. O'Brien Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:

1. HB 1767 - Adding a minimum grade point average to the state need grant renewal requirement.
2. HB 1880 - Including Everett Community College as an aerospace training or educational program.

Possible Executive Session:

1. HB 1030 - Creating the Washington advance higher education loan program.
2. HB 1236 - Eliminating the parent or guardian approval requirement for the college bound scholarship pledge. (If measure is referred to committee.)
3. HB 1138 - Creating a task force on mental health and suicide prevention in higher education. (If measure is referred to committee.)
4. HB 1367 - Requiring the student achievement council to develop a grant program to encourage training for students studying in the medical field to work with individuals with disabilities. (If measure is referred to committee.)
5. HB 1052 - Requiring institutions of higher education to make an early registration process available to spouses and domestic partners of active members of the military.
6. HB 1559 - Concerning higher education programs at Washington State University and the University of Washington.

 

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Judiciary
2/10/15 10:00 am

House Full Committee
House Hearing Rm A
John L. O'Brien Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:

1. HB 1610 - Changing jury service provisions.
2. HB 1503 - Concerning medical liens.
3. HB 1731 - Creating a protocol for the return of firearms in the possession of law enforcement agencies.
4. HB 1734 - Creating the one family one team public-private innovation demonstration.
5. HB 1829 - Establishing an honest belief requirement for adverse possession claims.
6. HB 1374 - Requiring disclosure of specified contract information by state and local agencies.

 

Judiciary
2/11/15 8:00 am

House Full Committee
House Hearing Rm A
John L. O'Brien Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:

1. HB 1857 - Concerning extreme risk protective orders.
2. HB 1898 - Concerning awareness of the possibility of children testifying remotely in certain cases.
3. HB 1624 - Concerning the distribution of intimate images.
4. HB 1699 - Addressing legal immunity in instances of citizen-initiated wildfire control.
5. HB 1018 - Preventing breed-based dog regulations.

 

Judiciary
2/12/15 1:30 pm

House Full Committee
House Hearing Rm A
John L. O'Brien Building
Olympia, WA

Executive Session:

1. HB 1617 - Concerning the use of the judicial information system by courts before granting certain orders.
2. HB 1257 - Concerning tenant screening.
3. HB 1460 - Concerning the disclosure of certain eviction records in certain reports.
4. HB 1565 - Concerning the preservation of housing options for participants in government assistance programs.
5. HB 1573 - Concerning the disposition of tenant property placed upon the nearest public property.
6. HB 1574 - Creating procedures for disposing property in the leased premises of a deceased tenant.
7. HB 1407 - Concerning procedures for guardianship termination and modification.
8. HB 1567 - Revising the uniform interstate family support act.
9. HB 1618 - Concerning objecting to relocation in child custody cases.
10. HB 1839 - Concerning services that provide support for decision making.
11. HB 1726 - Modifying certain definitions concerning the abuse of vulnerable adults.

Public Hearing:

1. HB 1910 - Encouraging effective oversight of law enforcement conduct.
2. HB 1917 - Concerning video and/or sound recordings made by law enforcement or corrections officers.

 

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Labor
2/9/15 1:30 pm

House Full Committee
House Hearing Rm D
John L. O'Brien Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:

1. HB 1701 - Prohibiting employers from asking about arrests or convictions before an applicant is determined otherwise qualified for a position.
2. HB 1725 - Concerning a consumer's right to assign hours to individual providers and the department of social and health services' authority to establish criteria regarding the payment of individual providers.
3. HB 1786 - Establishing a statewide wage standard for aerospace employment as a requirement to qualify for certain aerospace-related tax incentives.
4. HB 1809 - Establishing minimum crew size on certain trains.

Possible Executive Session:

1. HB 1194 - Addressing the death benefits of a surviving spouse of a member of the law enforcement officers' and firefighters' retirement system or the state patrol retirement system.
2. HB 1195 - Concerning office hours for registered tow truck operators.
3. HB 1284 - Concerning hours of service for certain railroad employees.
4. HB 1496 - Addressing vocational rehabilitation by making certain recommendations from the vocational rehabilitation subcommittee permanent and creating certain incentives for employers to employ injured workers with permanent disabilities.
5. HB 1512 - Encouraging fairness in disciplinary actions of peace officers.
6. HB 1590 - Requiring completion of an apprenticeship program to receive a journey level or residential specialty electrician certificate of competency.
7. HB 1595 - Changing the definition of labor hours for the purposes of the apprenticeship utilization statute.
8. HB 1038 - Extending apprenticeship utilization requirements.
9. HB 1127 - Creating the agricultural labor skills and safety program.
10. HB 1211 - Addressing fees and costs related to methods of wage payment.
11. HB 1387 - Supporting apprenticeship training for building officials.
12. HB 1646 - Enacting the equal pay opportunity act by amending and enhancing enforcement of the equal pay act and protecting worker communications about wages and employment opportunities.
13. HB 1732 - Addressing meal and rest breaks and mandatory overtime for certain health care employees.

 

Labor
2/10/15 1:30 pm

House Full Committee
House Hearing Rm D
John L. O'Brien Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:

1. HB 1651 - Concerning definitions related to human trafficking.
2. HB 1821 - Addressing industrial insurance requirements and options for owners and lessees of for hire vehicles, limousines, and taxicabs.
3. HB 1930 - Addressing the nonemployee status of athletes in amateur sports.

 

Labor
2/12/15 8:00 am

House Full Committee
House Hearing Rm D
John L. O'Brien Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:

1. HB 1315 - Providing for certain variances in the plumbing and electrical trades.
2. HB 1608 - Concerning the replacement of like-in-kind household appliances.
3. HB 1609 - Granting exemptions to the plumbing and electrical codes.
4. HB 1749 - Concerning contractor registration requirements for owners of property.
5. HB 1876 - Concerning residential security system installations.

 

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Local Government
2/10/15 10:00 am

House Full Committee
House Hearing Rm D
John L. O'Brien Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:

1. HB 1709 - Establishing a process for the payment of impact fees through provisions stipulated in recorded covenants.
2. HB 1789 - Granting counties and cities greater flexibility with real estate excise tax proceeds.
3. HB 1798 - Eliminating the collection of anticipated taxes and assessments.
4. HB 1799 - Concerning county electronic public auctions.
5. HB 1815 - Revising local government treasury practices and procedures.

 

Local Government
2/11/15 8:00 am

House Full Committee
House Hearing Rm D
John L. O'Brien Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:

1. HB 1868 - Expanding county road fund purposes for certain counties.
2. HB 1802 - Concerning optional methods of financing long-range planning costs.
3. HB 1824 - Promoting fire safety with long-life smoke detection devices.
4. HB 1929 - Requiring incentives for electric vehicle readiness in buildings.

 

Local Government
2/12/15 1:30 pm

House Full Committee
House Hearing Rm D
John L. O'Brien Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:

1. HB 1848 - Requiring voter approval for direct petition annexations.
2. HB 1850 - Exempting certain department of transportation actions from local review or permit processes under the shoreline management act.
3. HB 1911 - Authorizing municipalities to create assessment reimbursement areas for the construction or improvement of water or sewer facilities.

 

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Public Safety
2/10/15 8:00 am

House Full Committee
House Hearing Rm D
John L. O'Brien Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:

1. HB 1723 - Allowing booking photographs and electronic images at jails to be open to the public.
2. HB 1729 - Concerning the administration of a statewide network of community-based domestic violence victim services by the department of social and health services.
3. HB 1744 - Modifying provisions governing inmate funds subject to deductions.
4. HB 1756 - Concerning community policing at and around western state hospital.

 

Public Safety
2/11/15 1:30 pm

House Full Committee
House Hearing Rm D
John L. O'Brien Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:

1. HB 1716 - Addressing state and local enforcement of federal immigration detainers and administrative warrants.
2. HB 1885 - Addressing and mitigating the impacts of property crimes in Washington state.

 

Public Safety
2/13/15 10:00 am

House Full Committee
House Hearing Rm D
John L. O'Brien Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:

1. HB 1272 - Creating the crime of wrongfully distributing intimate images.
2. HB 1788 - Creating the crime of criminal invasion of privacy via nonconsensual dissemination or disclosure of a sexual act or intimate parts.

Possible Executive Session:

1. HB 1558 - Concerning seizure and forfeiture of property for patronizing a prostitute.
2. HB 1569 - Improving the drug offender sentencing alternative.
3. HB 1668 - Restricting conditional releases of sexually violent predators outside their county of origin.
4. HB 1716 - Addressing state and local enforcement of federal immigration detainers and administrative warrants.
5. HB 1723 - Allowing booking photographs and electronic images at jails to be open to the public.
6. HB 1729 - Concerning the administration of a statewide network of community-based domestic violence victim services by the department of social and health services.
7. HB 1744 - Modifying provisions governing inmate funds subject to deductions.
8. HB 1756 - Concerning community policing at and around western state hospital.
9. HB 1885 - Addressing and mitigating the impacts of property crimes in Washington state.

 

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State Government
2/10/15 10:00 am

House Full Committee
House Hearing Rm E
John L. O'Brien Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:

1. HB 1204 - Limiting the enforcement of policies of the department of ecology.
2. HB 1209 - Concerning proceedings of the joint administrative rules review committee.
3. HB 1235 - Making nonsubstantive changes to procurement law.
4. HB 1371 - Regarding administrative procedures that promote accountability, transparency, and economic relief.
5. HB 1375 - Concerning criminal trespass on private property.
6. HB 1636 - Requiring disability employment reporting by state agencies.
7. HB 1858 - Prohibiting the names of county auditors and the secretary of state from being included on ballot envelopes and in voters' pamphlets when running for reelection.
8. HB 1913 - Concerning rule making, including requiring new information uncovered during the rule-making process to be provided to the appropriate legislative policy committees and a review of certain rules.

 

State Government
2/11/15 8:00 am

House Full Committee
House Hearing Rm E
John L. O'Brien Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:

1. HB 1463 - Requiring disclosure by entities that compensate for petition signatures.
2. HB 1724 - Providing prepaid postage for primary and general election ballots.
3. HB 1849 - Concerning uniform ballot design.

Executive Session:

1. HB 1294 - Enhancing youth voter registration.
2. HB 1428 - Concerning voter registration.
3. HB 1635 - Concerning write-in candidates and votes.
4. HB 1858 - Prohibiting the names of county auditors and the secretary of state from being included on ballot envelopes and in voters' pamphlets when running for reelection.

 

State Government
2/12/15 1:30 pm

House Full Committee
House Hearing Rm E
John L. O'Brien Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:

1. HB 1349 - Concerning requesting public records for the purpose of obtaining exempted information relating to employment and licensing.
2. HB 1780 - Regulating interpreter services.
3. HB 1914 - Addressing the reporting of gifts in the form of food and beverage to state officers and state employees.
4. HB 1915 - Protecting taxpayers by providing for accountability and transparency in government contracting.
5. HB 1919 - Clarifying the timing of special elections.
6. HB 1920 - Promoting the use, acceptance, and removal of barriers to the use and acceptance of electronic signatures.

Executive Session:

1. HB 1364 - Establishing a citizens' initiative review pilot program.
2. HB 1463 - Requiring disclosure by entities that compensate for petition signatures.
3. HB 1561 - Concerning the consideration of information technology security matters.
4. HB 1745 - Enacting the Washington voting rights act.

 

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Technology & Economic Development
2/10/15 10:00 am

House Full Committee
House Hearing Rm C
John L. O'Brien Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:

1. HB 1853 - Encouraging utility leadership in electric vehicle charging infrastructure build-out.
2. HB 1843 - Creating a residential energy efficiency incentive pilot program.
3. HB 1758 - Extending the expiration date of tax preferences for biofuel, biomass, and energy conservation.
4. HB 1897 - Creating the joint center for deployment and research in earth-abundant materials.

Possible Executive Session:

1. HB 1078 - Enhancing the protection of consumer financial information.
2. HB 1095 - Promoting thermal energy efficiency.
3. HB 1255 - Concerning the office of minority and women's business enterprises account.
4. HB 1381 - Concerning encouraging job retention and creation in rural economies through the transparent and accountable extension of aluminum smelter tax preferences.

 

Technology & Economic Development
2/11/15 8:00 am

House Full Committee
House Hearing Rm C
John L. O'Brien Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:

1. HB 1710 - Fostering economic growth in Washington by supporting the in-state production, processing, and distribution of food supply.
2. HB 1856 - Concerning the community economic revitalization board program.
3. HB 1769 - Reinstating tax preferences for high-technology research and development.

Possible Executive Session:

1. HB 1078 - Enhancing the protection of consumer financial information.
2. HB 1265 - Creating a bond issuance exemption for qualifying local revitalization financing projects.
3. HB 1381 - Concerning encouraging job retention and creation in rural economies through the transparent and accountable extension of aluminum smelter tax preferences.

 

Technology & Economic Development
2/12/15 1:30 pm

House Full Committee
House Hearing Rm C
John L. O'Brien Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:

1. HB 1895 - Concerning smart grid technology reporting.
2. HB 1896 - Providing a statewide minimum privacy policy for disclosure of customer energy use information.

Possible Executive Session:

1. HB 1078 - Enhancing the protection of consumer financial information.
2. HB 1352 - Allowing incremental electricity produced as a result of efficiency improvements to hydroelectric generation projects whose energy output is marketed by the Bonneville power administration to qualify as an eligible renewable resource under the energy independence act.
3. HB 1381 - Concerning encouraging job retention and creation in rural economies through the transparent and accountable extension of aluminum smelter tax preferences.

 

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Transportation
2/9/15 3:30 pm

House Full Committee
House Hearing Rm B
John L. O'Brien Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:

1. HB 1582 - Modifying penalty amounts and fees for certain traffic violations.
2. HB 1808 - Concerning passenger-carrying vehicles for railroad employees.
3. HB 1822 - Extending and modifying the commute trip reduction tax credit.

Possible Executive Session:

1. HB 1218 - Implementing public-private partnership best practices for nontoll transportation projects.
2. HB 1332 - Modifying yellow light intervals and monetary penalties related to automated traffic safety cameras.
3. HB 1393 - Authorizing certain public transportation benefit areas to impose a sales and use tax approved by voters.
4. HB 1396 - Incentivizing the use of alternative fuel commercial use vehicles with tax preferences.
5. HB 1404 - Requiring a bistate work group for certain transportation projects.
6. HB 1409 - Concerning the disclosure of vessel owner information.
7. HB 1480 - Creating intermittent-use trailer license plates.
8. HB 1486 - Concerning maximum gross weights for vehicle tires.
9. HB 1534 - Modifying the use of motor vehicle and special fuel tax proceeds by border area transportation benefit districts.
10. HB 1586 - Transferring a railroad right-of-way to the Port of Royal Slope.
11. HB 1593 - Concerning local transportation options.

 

Transportation
2/11/15 3:30 pm

House Full Committee
House Hearing Rm B
John L. O'Brien Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:

1. HB 1738 - Concerning marine, off-road recreational vehicle, and snowmobile fuel tax refunds based on actual fuel taxes paid.
2. HB 1837 - Concerning border area jurisdiction fuel tax authority.
3. HB 1844 - Concerning work performed by state forces on ferry vessels and terminals.
4. HB 1869 - Establishing nonimpound tow truck operator licensing.
5. HB 1918 - Modifying provisions applicable to off-road, nonhighway, and wheeled all-terrain vehicles and their drivers.

 

Transportation
2/12/15 3:30 pm

House Full Committee
House Hearing Rm B
John L. O'Brien Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:

1. HB 1757 - Concerning local transportation options.
2. HB 1781 - Adjusting the maximum speed limit for Interstate 90 in rural counties.
3. HB 1842 - Concerning transit agency coordination.
4. HB 1884 - Expanding the definition of an electric personal assistive mobility device to include a one-wheeled self-balancing device.

 

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Senate Committees

The schedule is subject to the addition of more committee agendas. Please check our website, http://www.leg.wa.gov/legislature/pages/calendar.aspx

Accountability and Reform
2/11/15 8:00 am

Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 2
J.A. Cherberg Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing: To be announced.

Possible executive session on bills heard in committee. Other business.

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Agriculture, Water & Rural Economic Development
2/10/15 8:00 am

Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 3
J.A. Cherberg Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:

1. SB 5014 - Concerning best practices for water banks.
2. SB 5016 - Retaining water resources to assure the vitality of local economies.
3. SB 5584 - Concerning water quality determinations made by the department of ecology.

Possible executive session on bills heard in committee. Other business.

Agriculture, Water & Rural Economic Development
2/12/15 8:00 am

Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 3
J.A. Cherberg Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:

1. SB 5698 - Extending the expiration date of tax preferences for food processing.
2. SB 5708 - Concerning the taxation of certain rented property owned by nonprofit fair associations.
3. SB 5733 - Authorizing a livestock movement reporting system.
4. SB 5470 - Concerning municipal procurement of water services.

Executive Session:

1. SB 5013 - Regarding the use of designated agricultural lands.
2. SB 5168 - Addressing the definition of agricultural lands under the shoreline management act.
3. SB 5169 - Restricting the conversion of agricultural land to other uses under the growth management act.
4. SB 5170 - Restricting the conversion of agricultural land to other uses under the growth management act and shoreline management act.

Other business.

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Commerce & Labor
2/9/15 1:30 pm

Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 2
J.A. Cherberg Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:

1. SB 5509 - Concerning workers' compensation reform through clarification of occupational disease claims. (Hearing is on the Proposed Substitute.)
2. SB 5671 - Addressing the payment of union dues by partial public employees.
3. SB 5602 - Prohibiting public entities from giving or loaning public funds to bargaining unit representatives for nongovernment functions.
4. SB 5288 - Concerning expiration dates related to real estate broker provisions.
5. SB 5580 - Requiring ticket brokers and resellers to make certain disclosures.
6. SB 5515 - Excluding retirement as a subject of collective bargaining for individual providers under chapter 74.39A RCW.
7. SB 5697 - Establishing minimum crew size on certain trains.

Executive Session:

1. SB 5213 - Allowing sales of growlers of wine.
2. SB 5248 - Expanding authorized personal services by liquor industry members to retailers.
3. SB 5530 - Concerning cancellation or revocation of product subscriptions.
4. SB 5167 - Concerning the local option prohibition on the sale of liquor.
5. SB 5417 - Concerning local government marijuana policies.
6. SB 5418 - Creating a pilot program to improve care for catastrophically injured workers.

If draft bills, proposed substitutes, or striking amendments are to be heard, they can be obtained from committee staff or on the committee's website, http://www.leg.wa.gov/Senate/Committees/CL/Pages/default.aspx, as soon as they are available. Possible executive session on bills heard in committee. Other business.

Commerce & Labor
2/11/15 1:30 pm

Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 1
J.A. Cherberg Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:

1. SB 5507 - Addressing appeals by employers of department of labor and industries' fines or civil penalties. (Hearing is on the Proposed Substitute.)
2. SB 5451 - Addressing vocational rehabilitation by making certain recommendations from the vocational rehabilitation subcommittee permanent and creating certain incentives for employers to employ injured workers with permanent disabilities.
3. SB 5468 - Authorizing the use of nonappropriated funds on certain administrative costs and expenses of the stay-at-work and self-insured employer programs.
4. SB 5514 - Creating a good faith defense for certain minimum wage and overtime compensation complaints.

Executive Session:

1. SB 5288 - Concerning expiration dates related to real estate broker provisions.
2. SB 5421 - Creating a teen summer employment wage.
3. SB 5422 - Establishing a temporary teen training wage.
4. SB 5420 - Introducing private competition in industrial insurance coverage.
5. SB 5331 - Concerning workers' compensation group self-insurance plans.
6. SB 5509 - Concerning workers' compensation reform through clarification of occupational disease claims.
7. SB 5508 - Concerning recovery for purposes of legal actions under the industrial insurance statutes.
8. SB 5576 - Addressing worker reporting of workplace injuries for purposes of industrial insurance.
9. SB 5510 - Simplifying and adding certainty to the calculation of workers' compensation benefits.
10. SB 5671 - Addressing the payment of union dues by partial public employees.
11. SB 5602 - Prohibiting public entities from giving or loaning public funds to bargaining unit representatives for nongovernment functions.
12. SB 5515 - Excluding retirement as a subject of collective bargaining for individual providers under chapter 74.39A RCW.
13. SB 5130 - Restricting marijuana producer and processor businesses from being located in certain residential and rural areas.
14. SB 5450 - Expanding the restrictions on locating marijuana businesses.

If draft bills, proposed substitutes, or striking amendments are to be heard, they can be obtained from committee staff or on the committee's website, http://www.leg.wa.gov/Senate/Committees/CL/Pages/default.aspx, as soon as they are available. Possible executive session on bills heard in committee. Other business.

Commerce & Labor
2/13/15 8:00 am

Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 1
J.A. Cherberg Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:

1. SB 5763 - Addressing the public employees' collective bargaining act as applied to commissioned officers of the department of fish and wildlife.
2. SB 5608 - Prohibiting employers from asking about arrests or convictions before an applicant is determined otherwise qualified for a position.
3. SB 5398 - Concerning marijuana, useable marijuana, and marijuana-infused products in public.
4. SB 5401 - Allowing the Washington state liquor control board to accept donations for funding informational material for the purpose of improving public awareness about marijuana consumption.
5. SB 5402 - Ensuring safe, responsible, and legal acquisition of marijuana by adults.
6. SB 5493 - Distinguishing cannabis health and beauty aids from marijuana.
7. SB 5519 - Enacting the comprehensive marijuana reform act.

Possible executive session on bills heard in committee. Other business.

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Early Learning & K-12 Education
2/9/15 1:30 pm

Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 1
J.A. Cherberg Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:

1. SGA 9161 - Nancy J Sinkovitz, Member, Board of Trustees for the Center of Childhood Deafness and Hearing Loss.
2. SB 5718 - Concerning consideration of equity and social justice impacts from public education system decision making.
3. SB 5721 - Concerning the membership of the expanded learning opportunities council.
4. SB 5744 - Regarding school employee workforce reductions and assignments.

Possible executive session on bills heard in committee. Other business.

Early Learning & K-12 Education
2/10/15 1:30 pm

Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 1
J.A. Cherberg Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:

1. SB 5748 - Clarifying the teacher and principal evaluation process with the intent of strengthening the process. (Hearing is on the proposed substitute.)
2. SB 5749 - Specifying that student growth data elements used in teacher and principal evaluations include state-based tools and delaying the use of the evaluation results in making human resources and personnel decisions until the 2016-17 school year.
3. SB 5805 - Concerning conflict resolution programs in schools.

The proposed substitute can be obtained from committee staff or on the committee's website, http://www.leg.wa.gov/Senate/Committees/EDU/Pages/default.aspx, as soon as they are available. Possible executive session on bills heard in committee. Other business.

Early Learning & K-12 Education
2/12/15 8:00 am

Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 1
J.A. Cherberg Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:

1. SB 5690 - Concerning school-community learning assistance program action plans.
2. SB 5814 - Concerning the Washington community learning center program.

Possible executive session on bills heard in committee. Other business.

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Energy, Environment & Telecommunications
2/10/15 1:30 pm

Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 4
J.A. Cherberg Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:

1. SB 5423 - Reducing emissions by making changes to the clean car standards and clean car program.
2. SB 5618 - Requiring the department of ecology to notify residents of a highly impacted community when initiating review of certain environmental permit applications.
3. SB 5670 - Clarifying expenditures under the state universal communications services program.
4. SB 5622 - Requiring that the departments of fish and wildlife and ecology use empirical science to support agency actions affecting land use.
5. SB 5044 - Concerning mitigation measures for shoreline development. (Hearing is on the Proposed Substitute.)

Work Session: Why are Washington communication taxes among the highest in the nation?

If draft bills, proposed substitutes, or striking amendments are to be heard, they can be obtained from committee staff or on the committee's website, http://www.leg.wa.gov/Senate/Committees/EET/Pages/default.aspx, as soon as they are available. Possible executive session on bills heard in committee. Other business.

Energy, Environment & Telecommunications
2/11/15 1:30 pm

Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 4
J.A. Cherberg Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:

1. SB 5563 - Providing a business and occupation tax exemption for environmental handling charges. (Hearing is on the Proposed Substitute.)
2. SB 5575 - Providing sales and use tax exemptions to encourage coal-fired electric generation plants to convert to natural gas-fired plants.
3. SB 5659 - Directing state investments of existing litter tax revenues under chapter 82.19 RCW in material waste management efforts without increasing the tax rate.
4. SB 5609 - Protecting waterways from pollution from synthetic plastic microbeads.

Work Session: Update on potential Washington low-carbon fuel standard:

1. Department of Ecology.
2. Office of Financial Management.

If draft bills, proposed substitutes, or striking amendments are to be heard, they can be obtained from committee staff or on the committee's website, http://www.leg.wa.gov/Senate/Committees/EET/Pages/default.aspx, as soon as they are available. Possible executive session on bills heard in committee. Other business.

Energy, Environment & Telecommunications
2/12/15 1:30 pm

Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 4
J.A. Cherberg Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:

1. SB 5092 - Including nuclear energy in the principles that guide development and implementation of the state's energy strategy.
2. SB 5113 - Requiring the department of commerce to coordinate and advance the siting and manufacturing of small modular reactors in the state to meet future energy supply, environmental, and energy security needs.
3. SB 5115 - Studying the siting of small modular reactors in Washington.

Work Session: Small modular nuclear reactors: United States Assistant Secretary of Energy for Nuclear Energy.

Possible executive session on bills heard in committee. Other business.

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Financial Institutions & Insurance
2/11/15 1:30 pm

Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 2
J.A. Cherberg Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:

1. SB 5259 - Improving voter registration by providing new residential tenants with voter registration information.
2. SB 5376 - Concerning the disclosure of certain eviction records in certain reports.
3. SB 5377 - Concerning the provision of time and assistance for tenants to relocate due to a rent increase or change of use of the residential unit.
4. SB 5683 - Creating a short-form registration statement for small securities offerings.
5. SB 5826 - Creating the Washington small business retirement marketplace.

Possible executive session on bills heard in committee. Other business.

Financial Institutions & Insurance
2/12/15 1:30 pm

Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 2
J.A. Cherberg Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:

1. SB 5611 - Addressing excessive overdraft fees.
2. SB 5717 - Amending the insurer holding company act.
3. SB 5725 - Addressing surplus lines of insurance.
4. SB 5743 - Addressing insurance producers, insurers, and title insurance agents activities with customers and potential customers.
5. SB 5757 - Addressing credit unions' corporate governance and investments.

Possible executive session on bills heard in committee. Other business.

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Government Operations & Security
2/9/15 10:00 am

Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 2
J.A. Cherberg Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:

1. SB 5804 - Modifying the procedure for adoption and amendment of the Washington state energy code.
2. SB 5694 - Allowing assessments for nuisance abatement in cities and towns.
3. SCR 8402 - Establishing the Washington state commission on the evaluation of the legislature.
4. SB 5587 - Authorizing funding and expenditures for the hosting of the annual conference of the national association of state treasurers.
5. SB 5771 - Addressing investigations under the ethics act.
6. SB 5785 - Revising the definition of official duties of state officers.
7. SB 5777 - Concerning state employee whistleblower protection.
8. SB 5565 - Recognizing C??sar Ch??vez day.

Possible executive session on bills heard in committee. Other business.

Government Operations & Security
2/10/15 10:00 am

Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 2
J.A. Cherberg Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:

1. SB 5678 - Concerning requesting public records for the purpose of obtaining exempted information relating to employment and licensing.
2. SB 5767 - Revising local government treasury practices and procedures.
3. SB 5768 - Concerning county electronic public auctions.
4. SB 5752 - Regarding information concerning racial disproportionality.
5. SB 5738 - Creating equality in contribution limits for state-level, county-level, and district-level party political committees.
6. SB 5668 - Enacting the Washington voting rights act.

Possible executive session on bills heard in committee. Other business.

Government Operations & Security
2/12/15 10:00 am

Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 2
J.A. Cherberg Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:

1. SB 5543 - Improving the administration of unclaimed property laws.
2. SB 5588 - Concerning Washington's property assessment appeal procedures.
3. SB 5654 - Concerning partial payment of current and delinquent taxes to the county treasurer.
4. SB 5691 - Concerning property tax relief for senior citizens and persons retired because of physical disability.
5. SB 5633 - Creating a coordinator for the helmets to hardhats program in the department of veterans affairs.
6. SJM 8008 - Calling for a National Guard Stryker Brigade stationed on the west coast.
7. Creating appeal procedures for single-family homeowners with failing septic systems required to connect to public sewer systems [S-1228.3].

If draft bills, proposed substitutes, or striking amendments are to be heard, they can be obtained from committee staff or on the committee's website, http://www.leg.wa.gov/Senate/Committees/GOS/Pages/default.aspx, as soon as they are available. Possible executive session on bills heard in committee. Other business.

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Health Care
2/9/15 10:00 am

Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 4
J.A. Cherberg Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:

1. SB 5778 - Concerning ambulatory surgical facilities.
2. SB 5590 - Concerning medicaid managed health care system payments for health care services provided by nonparticipating providers.
3. SB 5689 - Concerning the scope and costs of the diabetes epidemic in Washington.
4. SB 5488 - Concerning applied behavior analysis.
5. SB 5441 - Addressing patient medication coordination.

Possible executive session on bills heard in committee. Other business.

Health Care
2/10/15 10:00 am

Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 4
J.A. Cherberg Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:

1. SB 5728 - Allowing patients to opt out of HIV testing.
2. SB 5291 - Allowing authorized health care providers to prescribe epinephrine autoinjectors.
3. SB 5674 - Concerning enforcement standards for residential services and support providers.
4. SB 5287 - Reauthorizing the medicaid fraud false claims act.
5. SB 5084 - Clarifying the all payer claims database to improve health care quality and cost transparency by changing certain definitions regarding data, reporting and pricing of products, responsibility of the office and lead organization, and parameters for release of information. (Hearing is on the Proposed Substitute.)

If proposed substitutes they can be obtained from committee staff or on the committee's website, http://www.leg.wa.gov/Senate/Committees/HLTH/Pages/default.aspx, as soon as they are available. Possible executive session on bills heard in committee. Other business.

Health Care
2/12/15 10:00 am

Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 4
J.A. Cherberg Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:

1. SB 5557 - Addressing services provided by pharmacists.
2. SB 5606 - Modifying provisions related to licensing and scope of practice for dental professionals.

Possible Executive Session: Bills previously heard.

Other business.

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Higher Education
2/10/15 1:30 pm

Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 3
J.A. Cherberg Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:

1. SGA 9052 - Chase Franklin, Member, Western Washington University Board of Trustees.
2. SGA 9146 - Juanita Richards, Member, Board of Trustees, Big Bend Community College District No. 18.
3. SGA 9100 - Kevin Massimino, Member, Board of Regents, Washington State University.
4. SGA 9007 - Don Barbieri, Member, Board of Regents, Washington State University.
5. SB 5286 - Making ample provisions to support higher education.
6. SB 5318 - Creating the wildlife college student loan program.
7. SB 5335 - Creating the nurse educator pay it forward program.
8. SB 5534 - Creating the certified public accounting scholarship program.
9. SB 5642 - Requiring the student achievement council to develop a grant program to encourage training for students studying in the medical field to work with individuals with disabilities.

Possible executive session on bills heard in committee. Other business.

Higher Education
2/12/15 1:30 pm

Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 3
J.A. Cherberg Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:

1. SB 5547 - Requiring a minimum grade point average or equivalent to renew a state need grant.
2. SB 5619 - Concerning basic education for adults at community and technical colleges.
3. SB 5133 - Concerning a study of higher education cost drivers.
4. SB 5746 - Including Everett Community College as an aerospace training or educational program.

Possible executive session on bills heard in committee. Other business.

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Human Services, Mental Health & Housing
2/9/15 10:00 am

Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 1
J.A. Cherberg Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing: To be announced.

Possible executive session on bills heard in committee. Other business.

Human Services, Mental Health & Housing
2/10/15 10:00 am

Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 1
J.A. Cherberg Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing: To be announced.

Possible executive session on bills heard in committee. Other business.

Human Services, Mental Health & Housing
2/12/15 10:00 am

Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 1
J.A. Cherberg Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing: To be announced.

Possible executive session on bills heard in committee. Other business.

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Law & Justice
2/9/15 1:30 pm

Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 4
J.A. Cherberg Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:

1. SB 5381 - Creating a protocol for the return of firearms in the possession of law enforcement agencies.
2. SB 5476 - Concerning dealer deliveries to active law enforcement officers.
3. SB 5539 - Concerning delivery of a pistol to a current law enforcement officer.
4. SB 5579 - Exempting certain firearms transfers involving licensed security guards from background check requirements.
5. SB 5615 - Exempting certain firearms transfers involving military members, law enforcement officers, and corrections officers from background check requirements.

Possible executive session on bills heard in committee. Other business.

Law & Justice
2/10/15 8:00 am

Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 4
J.A. Cherberg Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing: To be announced.

Possible executive session on bills heard in committee. Other business.

Law & Justice
2/12/15 8:00 am

Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 4
J.A. Cherberg Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing: To be announced.

Possible executive session on bills heard in committee. Other business.

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Natural Resources & Parks
2/11/15 1:30 pm

Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 3
J.A. Cherberg Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:

1. SB 5712 - Addressing certain damage caused by wildlife.
2. SB 5730 - Concerning access roads utilized by the department of natural resources.
3. SB 5750 - Regarding payments to counties in lieu of property taxes by the department of fish and wildlife.
4. SB 5769 - Concerning the management of noxious weeds on state lands.

Possible executive session on bills heard in committee. Other business.

Natural Resources & Parks
2/12/15 1:30 pm

Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 1
J.A. Cherberg Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:

1. SB 5531 - Increasing revenue to the state wildlife account.
2. SB 5716 - Increasing the surcharge to fund biotoxin testing and monitoring.
3. SGA 9069 - Jay W Holzmiller, Member, Fish and Wildlife Commission.
4. SGA 9197 - Robert F Kehoe, Member, Fish and Wildlife Commission.

Possible executive session on bills heard in committee. Other business.

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Trade & Economic Development
2/11/15 8:00 am

Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 3
J.A. Cherberg Building
Olympia, WA

Work Session: Local Infrastructure funding overview.

Public Hearing:

1. SB 5109 - Concerning infrastructure financing for local governments (Remote Testimony Opportunity from Pasco, WA).
2. SB 5413 - Increasing the flexibility for industrial development district levies for public port districts (Remote Testimony Opportunity from Pasco, WA).
3. SB 5761 - Providing for property tax exemption for the value of new construction of industrial/manufacturing facilities in targeted urban areas. (Remote Testimony Opportunity from Pasco, WA).

Opportunities to register for remote testimony can be found at, http://leg.wa.gov/Senate/Committees/Pages/RemoteTestimony.aspx. Registration forms must be submitted 48 hours prior to the committee hearing start time. Possible executive session on bills heard in committee. Other business.

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Transportation
2/9/15 3:30 pm

Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 1
J.A. Cherberg Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:

1. SB 5198 - Limiting mandatory motorcycle helmet use to persons under the age of eighteen.
2. SB 5656 - Enhancing public safety by reducing distracted driving incidents caused by the use of personal wireless communications devices.

Possible executive session on bills heard in committee. Other business.

Transportation
2/10/15 3:30 pm

Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 1
J.A. Cherberg Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:

1. SB 5426 - Requiring the use of liquefied natural gas as fuel in the ferry system.
2. SB 5634 - Exempting a widow or widower with gold star license plates from vehicle licensing fees for one motor vehicle.
3. SB 5640 - Concerning deficiency claims after auction of a private property vehicle impound.
4. SB 5669 - Creating a local rural mover license.
5. SB 5724 - Concerning funding for the safe routes to school program.
6. SB 5764 - Requiring the removal of graffiti from state-owned transportation facilities by the department of transportation within twenty-four hours of notice.
7. SB 5780 - Authorizing the addition of new counties to a regional transit authority.

Possible executive session on bills heard in committee. Other business.

Transportation
2/11/15 3:30 pm

Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 1
J.A. Cherberg Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing: To be announced.

Possible executive session on bills heard in committee. Other business.

Transportation
2/12/15 3:30 pm

Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 1
J.A. Cherberg Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing: To be announced.

Possible executive session on bills heard in committee. Other business.

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Ways & Means
2/9/15 3:30 pm

Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 4
J.A. Cherberg Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:

1. SB 5571 - Providing a tax deferral for the expansion of certain existing public facilities district convention centers.
2. SJR 8201 - Amending the Constitution to address changes in state expenditures and revenues made by initiative.
3. SB 5715 - Including the contents of fiscal impact statements in the ballot title for certain initiative measures.
4. SB 5594 - Concerning federal funding programs requiring changes in state law.
5. SB 5020 - Concerning state agencies continuity of operations planning requirements.
6. SB 5681 - Concerning state lottery accounts.

Possible executive session on bills heard in committee. Other business.

Ways & Means
2/10/15 3:30 pm

Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 4
J.A. Cherberg Building
Olympia, WA

Work Session:

1. Public Assistance Programs.
2. Early Learning.

Possible executive session on bills heard in committee. Other business.

Ways & Means
2/11/15 3:30 pm

Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 4
J.A. Cherberg Building
Olympia, WA

Work Session: K-12 levies.

Possible executive session on bills heard in committee. Other business.

Ways & Means
2/12/15 3:30 pm

Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 4
J.A. Cherberg Building
Olympia, WA

Work Session: Capital projects interactions & implications with the operating budget.

Possible executive session on bills heard in committee. Other business.

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Joint, Select & Other Committees

Legislative Ethics Board
2/10/15 12:15 pm

Full Committee
(360) 786-7540
Senate Hearing Rm 2
J.A. Cherberg Building
Olympia, WA

Agenda:

1. Request for Advisory Opinion - May legislators receive a complementary one day pass to the United States Open golf tournament under the facts presented?
2. Further discussion on complimentary meals - does the limitation on the number of free meals apply, or should it, to:
   1. Certain potlucks.
   2. Events to which the entire Legislature is invited.
   3. Meals provided by units of local government?
3. Recess public meeting and convene in a non-public executive session for the purpose of preliminary discussion of a pending complaint and prior to a determination of reasonable cause. Estimated time - 1:20 to 2:00 p.m.
4. Reconvene the public meeting - any new or unfinished business - adjourn.

 

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