House Committees

Agriculture & Natural Resources -  03/19/13  10:00 am

1. Unique issues facing small forest landowners.
2. The Department of Natural Resources' Watershed Services Transaction Demonstration Project.

Agriculture & Natural Resources* -  03/20/13  8:00 am

1. SSB 5187 - Protecting domestic animals against gray wolf attacks.
2. SSB 5786 - Requiring certain information in commercial fishing guide license applications.
3. SB 5337 - Modifying expiration dates affecting the department of natural resources' timber sale program.
4. ESSB 5663 - Regarding derelict and abandoned vessels in state waters.
5. E2SSB 5193 - Concerning gray wolf conflict management.

1. SB 5139 - Concerning milk and milk products.
2. SB 5377 - Extending the program establishing Christmas tree grower licensure.
3. SSB 5634 - Clarifying the department of natural resources' authority to enter into cooperative agreements.
4. SSB 5760 - Providing compensation for commercial crop damage caused by bighorn sheep.

Agriculture & Natural Resources -  03/21/13  1:30 pm

1. 2SSB 5199 - Concerning de facto changes in water rights for irrigation purposes that involved conversion to more efficient irrigation technologies.
2. E2SSB 5219 - Retaining water resources to assure the vitality of local economies.
3. ESSB 5200 - Concerning consolidating a new exempt withdrawal of groundwater into an existing public water system.
4. SSB 5702 - Concerning aquatic invasive species.
5. ESSB 5324 - Concerning mosquito abatement in storm water control retention ponds.

Appropriations -  03/18/13  3:30 pm

1. HB 1972 - Restructuring and eliminating certain accounts used by the department of enterprise services.
2. HB 1982 - Eliminating lottery games that generate insufficient net revenue.
3. SB 5220 - Addressing membership on city disability boards.
4. SSB 5287 - Eliminating accounts and funds.

Appropriations* -  03/19/13  3:30 pm

Appropriations* -  03/21/13  3:30 pm

Appropriations Subcommittee on Education* -  03/20/13  3:30 pm

1. SB 5472 - Authorizing applied doctorate level degrees in audiology at Western Washington University.
2. SB 5809 - Changing provisions relating to the home visiting services account.

1. Early identification of struggling readers.
2. Early intervention systems for students at risk of dropping out.

Business & Financial Services* -  03/20/13  1:30 pm

1. SB 5207 - Addressing the consumer loan act.
2. ESSB 5338 - Addressing debt adjuster compensation.
3. ESSB 5208 - Concerning banks, trust companies, savings banks, and savings associations, and making technical amendments to the laws governing the department of financial institutions.
4. SSB 5210 - Regulating mortgage brokers.
5. SSB 5352 - Clarifying the terminology and duties of the real estate agency relationship law to be consistent with other existing laws.
6. SSB 5471 - Addressing insurance, generally.

1. SB 5207 - Addressing the consumer loan act.
2. ESSB 5338 - Addressing debt adjuster compensation.
3. ESSB 5208 - Concerning banks, trust companies, savings banks, and savings associations, and making technical amendments to the laws governing the department of financial institutions.
4. SSB 5210 - Regulating mortgage brokers.
5. SSB 5352 - Clarifying the terminology and duties of the real estate agency relationship law to be consistent with other existing laws.
6. SSB 5471 - Addressing insurance, generally.

Business & Financial Services* -  03/21/13  10:00 am

Community Development, Housing & Tribal Affairs* -  03/19/13  10:00 am

1. SSB 5072 - Concerning a sales and use tax exemption for disabled veterans and members of the armed forces for certain equipment and services that assist physically challenged persons to safely operate a motor vehicle.
2. SSB 5289 - Concerning the discover pass.
3. SB 5558 - Creating loan-making authority for down payment assistance for single-family homeownership.
4. SSB 5691 - Concerning veterans' homes.
5. SSB 5834 - Concerning veteran-owned businesses.

1. SSB 5072 - Concerning a sales and use tax exemption for disabled veterans and members of the armed forces for certain equipment and services that assist physically challenged persons to safely operate a motor vehicle.
2. SB 5097 - Allowing spouses to combine volunteer hours for purposes of receiving a complimentary discover pass.
3. SB 5212 - Expanding membership of the Washington state horse park authority.
4. SB 5235 - Modifying the requirements for purchase of care for Indian children.
5. SSB 5289 - Concerning the discover pass.
6. SB 5558 - Creating loan-making authority for down payment assistance for single-family homeownership.
7. SSB 5691 - Concerning veterans' homes.
8. SSB 5834 - Concerning veteran-owned businesses.

Community Development, Housing & Tribal Affairs* -  03/20/13  8:00 am

Community Development, Housing & Tribal Affairs* -  03/21/13  1:30 pm

Early Learning & Human Services -  03/19/13  1:30 pm

1. ESSB 5157 - Regulating child care subsidies.
2. SB 5578 - Exempting certain family day care providers who have been operating for at least five years from any requirement to have a high school diploma or equivalent education.

Early Learning & Human Services -  03/21/13  8:00 am

1. SSB 5316 - Adopting a model policy to require a third person to be present during interviews.
2. SSB 5315 - Implementing the recommendations made by the Powell fatality team.
3. SSB 5565 - Concerning background checks for individuals seeking a license under chapter 74.13 RCW or unsupervised access to children.

Early Learning & Human Services* -  03/22/13  1:30 pm

Education -  03/19/13  1:30 pm

1. E2SSB 5237 - Establishing accountability for student performance in reading.
2. 2SSB 5794 - Concerning alternative learning experience courses.

Education* -  03/21/13  8:30 am

1. E2SSB 5330 - Improving student achievement and student outcomes.
2. SB 5496 - Authorizing approval of online school programs in private schools.
3. ESSB 5753 - Providing flexibility in the education system.

Education -  03/22/13  1:30 pm

Environment -  03/19/13  9:00 am

1. SB 5407 - Concerning electronic filing of pollutant discharge elimination permit system applications.
2. ESSB 5709 - Concerning a pilot program to demonstrate the feasibility of using densified biomass to heat public schools.
3. SSB 5369 - Concerning the use of geothermal resources.

Environment* -  03/20/13  1:30 pm

1. ESB 5099 - Concerning fuel usage of publicly owned vehicles, vessels, and construction equipment.
2. ESB 5699 - Concerning electronic product recycling.
3. E2SSB 5802 - Developing recommendations to achieve the state's greenhouse gas emissions targets.

1. SB 5407 - Concerning electronic filing of pollutant discharge elimination permit system applications.
2. ESSB 5709 - Concerning a pilot program to demonstrate the feasibility of using densified biomass to heat public schools.
3. SSB 5369 - Concerning the use of geothermal resources.

Environment* -  03/21/13  10:00 am

1. SB 5297 - Concerning coal transition power.
2. SB 5408 - Modifying the definition of nonpower attributes in the energy independence act.
3. ESSB 5438 - Using conservation achieved by a qualifying utility in excess of its biennial acquisition target under the energy independence act.
4. SSB 5400 - Allowing utilities serving customers in Washington and in other states to use eligible renewable resources in their other states to comply with chapter 19.285 RCW, the energy independence act.

1. ESB 5099 - Concerning fuel usage of publicly owned vehicles, vessels, and construction equipment.
2. ESB 5699 - Concerning electronic product recycling.
3. E2SSB 5802 - Developing recommendations to achieve the state's greenhouse gas emissions targets.

Finance -  03/18/13  1:30 pm

Finance* -  03/22/13  8:00 am

1. Briefing on the March Revenue Forecast.
2. Cannabis Taxation - Implementation, Forecasting Revenues, and Lessons Learned from the Taxation of Liquor, Cigarettes, and Other Regulated Products.

1. HB 1976 - Funding agricultural production research through the life sciences discovery fund with certain marijuana-related revenues.
2. SB 5715 - Addressing the evasion of taxes by the use of certain electronic means.
3. HB 1997 - Concerning the taxation of home service contracts.

Government Accountability & Oversight -  03/19/13  1:30 pm

Government Accountability & Oversight* -  03/21/13  9:00 am

1. ESB 5607 - Concerning beer, wine, and spirits theater licenses.
2. SSB 5774 - Authorizing applications for a special permit to allow alcohol tasting by persons at least eighteen years of age under certain circumstances.
3. SSB 5045 - Allowing day spas to offer or supply without charge wine or beer by the individual glass to a customer for consumption on the premises.
4. ESSB 5723 - Authorizing enhanced raffles conducted by bona fide charitable or nonprofit organizations serving individuals with intellectual disabilities.

1. ESB 5607 - Concerning beer, wine, and spirits theater licenses.
2. SSB 5774 - Authorizing applications for a special permit to allow alcohol tasting by persons at least eighteen years of age under certain circumstances.
3. SSB 5045 - Allowing day spas to offer or supply without charge wine or beer by the individual glass to a customer for consumption on the premises.
4. ESSB 5723 - Authorizing enhanced raffles conducted by bona fide charitable or nonprofit organizations serving individuals with intellectual disabilities.

Government Accountability & Oversight* -  03/22/13  1:30 pm

Government Operations & Elections* -  03/19/13  8:30 am

1. SB 5198 - Exempting personal information relating to children from public inspection and copying.
2. SB 5258 - Aggregating the cost of related ballot measure advertisements for purposes of top five sponsor identification requirements.
3. SSB 5507 - Increasing transparency of donors to candidates and ballot measures.
4. SB 5810 - Concerning security threat group information.

Government Operations & Elections* -  03/20/13  1:30 pm

1. SB 5257 - Modifying time frames applicable to certain public disclosure commission requirements.
2. SSB 5518 - Making nonsubstantive changes to election laws.
3. SB 5747 - Concerning the election of public hospital district boards of commissioners.
4. SB 5748 - Extending contribution limits to candidates for public hospital district boards of commissioners.

1. SB 5198 - Exempting personal information relating to children from public inspection and copying.
2. SB 5258 - Aggregating the cost of related ballot measure advertisements for purposes of top five sponsor identification requirements.
3. SSB 5507 - Increasing transparency of donors to candidates and ballot measures.
4. SB 5810 - Concerning security threat group information.

Government Operations & Elections* -  03/21/13  10:00 am

Health Care & Wellness -  03/19/13  1:30 pm

1. 2SSB 5213 - Concerning medication management services for medicaid managed care enrollees.
2. 2SSB 5540 - Expanding opportunities to purchase health care coverage from out-of-state carriers.
3. SSB 5601 - Concerning interpretation of state law regarding rebating practices by health care entities.
4. SSB 5630 - Implementing recommendations of the adult family home quality assurance panel.
5. 2SSB 5732 - Concerning the adult behavioral health system in Washington state.

Health Care & Wellness -  03/21/13  9:00 am

1. SB 5216 - Addressing long-term care insurance.
2. ESB 5305 - Requiring hospitals to report when providing treatment for bullet wounds, gunshot wounds, and stab wounds to all patients.
3. SSB 5416 - Concerning prescription information.
4. SSB 5524 - Authorizing Washington pharmacies to fill prescriptions written by physician assistants in other states.

Higher Education* -  03/19/13  8:00 am

1. SSB 5615 - Concerning the health professional loan repayment and scholarship program.
2. SSB 5559 - Authorizing educational specialist degrees at Central Washington University, Western Washington University, and The Evergreen State College.
3. SSB 5180 - Improving access to higher education for students with disabilities.

Higher Education* -  03/20/13  1:30 pm

1. Changes in state tuition policies.
2. Tuition-setting processes at public baccalaureate institutions and for the community and technical college systems.

1. 2SSB 5624 - Aligning high-demand secondary STEM or career and technical education programs with applied baccalaureate programs.
2. SB 5318 - Removing the one-year waiting period for veterans or active members of the military for purposes of eligibility for resident tuition.

Higher Education* -  03/21/13  10:00 am

1. Recent history of performance funding in the United States.
2. Performance funding in Washington.
3. National perspectives on performance funding.

1. SB 5712 - Encouraging community colleges to use, and inform students of the use of, multiple measures to determine the need for precollege courses.
2. 2SSB 5624 - Aligning high-demand secondary STEM or career and technical education programs with applied baccalaureate programs.
3. SB 5318 - Removing the one-year waiting period for veterans or active members of the military for purposes of eligibility for resident tuition.

Judiciary -  03/19/13  10:00 am

1. SB 5046 - Modifying the mandatory retirement provision for district judges.
2. SB 5069 - Increasing the number of superior court judges in Benton and Franklin counties jointly.
3. SB 5052 - Increasing the number of superior court judges in Whatcom county.
4. SSB 5077 - Making technical corrections to certain gender-based terms.
5. SB 5102 - Concerning veterinarian immunity from liability when reporting suspected animal cruelty.
6. SB 5136 - Concerning electronic presentment of claims against the state arising out of tortious conduct.

1. SSB 5135 - Concerning judicial proceedings and forms.
2. SB 5446 - Providing a process for the state auditor's office to apply for investigative subpoenas.
3. SSB 5256 - Concerning the confidentiality of certain autopsy and postmortem reports and records.

Judiciary -  03/20/13  8:00 am

1. ESB 5048 - Concerning notice against trespass.
2. SSB 5568 - Concerning the disclosure of certain information when screening tenants.
3. SB 5541 - Concerning the redemption of real property.
4. SSB 5182 - Addressing the disclosure of vehicle owner information.
5. SSB 5264 - Concerning the transportation and storage of certain explosive devices.

Judiciary* -  03/21/13  1:30 pm

1. ESSB 5480 - Concerning mental health involuntary commitment laws.
2. SSB 5165 - Increasing the authority of superior court commissioners to hear and determine certain matters.
3. SSB 5282 - Creating a work group for consolidation of statewide involuntary commitment information.
4. SSB 5456 - Concerning detentions under the involuntary treatment act.
5. ESSB 5551 - Concerning competency to stand trial evaluations.

Labor & Workforce Development -  03/19/13  10:00 am

1. SSB 5227 - Changing the corporate officer provisions of the employment security act.
2. SB 5355 - Implementing the unemployment insurance integrity provisions of the federal trade adjustment assistance extension act of 2011.

Labor & Workforce Development -  03/20/13  8:00 am

1. SSB 5362 - Addressing the recommendations of the vocational rehabilitation subcommittee for workers' compensation.
2. ESSB 5744 - Monitoring the progress of the logger safety initiative.
3. SSB 5123 - Establishing a farm internship program.

Labor & Workforce Development -  03/21/13  1:30 pm

Local Government* -  03/19/13  1:30 pm

1. SSB 5332 - Modifying the percentage of votes required to continue benefit charges for fire protection districts.
2. ESB 5378 - Creating a six-year time frame for substantial building code amendments.
3. SB 5606 - Concerning fire suppression water facilities and services provided by municipal and other water purveyors.

1. SSB 5002 - Concerning mosquito control districts.
2. ESSB 5110 - Concerning local government purchasing of supplies, materials, or equipment.
3. ESB 5121 - Concerning the restoration of collector vehicles.
4. SB 5186 - Concerning contractor's bond.
5. SB 5450 - Concerning public hospital districts insurance coverage for commissioners.
6. ESB 5495 - Expanding the membership of the state building code council.

Local Government* -  03/21/13  8:00 am

1. SB 5417 - Concerning the annexation of unincorporated territory within a code city.
2. SSB 5494 - Concerning carbon monoxide alarms.
3. ESSB 5656 - Revising business licensing systems.
4. SB 5824 - Regarding the financing of irrigation district improvements.

1. ESB 5121 - Concerning the restoration of collector vehicles.
2. SSB 5332 - Modifying the percentage of votes required to continue benefit charges for fire protection districts.
3. ESB 5378 - Creating a six-year time frame for substantial building code amendments.
4. ESB 5495 - Expanding the membership of the state building code council.
5. SB 5606 - Concerning fire suppression water facilities and services provided by municipal and other water purveyors.

Local Government* -  03/22/13  1:30 pm

Public Safety -  03/20/13  1:30 pm

1. SSB 5100 - Addressing the statute of limitations for sexual abuse against a child.
2. ESB 5105 - Asserting conditions under which the department of corrections provides rental vouchers to an offender.
3. SSB 5119 - Creating a sentence enhancement for body armor.
4. SB 5149 - Concerning crimes against pharmacies.
5. SSB 5556 - Concerning missing endangered persons.

Public Safety* -  03/21/13  10:00 am

1. SSB 5100 - Addressing the statute of limitations for sexual abuse against a child.
2. SSB 5119 - Creating a sentence enhancement for body armor.
3. SSB 5308 - Establishing the commercially sexually exploited children statewide coordinating committee.
4. SB 5488 - Establishing an enhanced penalty for the use of an internet advertisement to facilitate the commission of a sex-trafficking crime.
5. SSB 5556 - Concerning missing endangered persons.
6. ESSB 5669 - Concerning trafficking.

Technology & Economic Development* -  03/19/13  10:00 am

1. E2SSB 5680 - Promoting economic development by providing information to businesses.
2. SB 5784 - Concerning the joint center for aerospace technology innovation.
3. SSJM 8007 - Requesting that congress pass legislation reforming the harbor maintenance tax.

Technology & Economic Development* -  03/21/13  1:30 pm

Transportation -  03/18/13  3:30 pm

1. HB 1978 - Addressing the permitting of certain transportation projects.
2. HB 1979 - Implementing public-private partnership best practices for nontoll transportation projects.
3. HB 1986 - Requiring the reporting of highway construction project errors.
4. HB 1987 - Concerning the design-build procedure for certain transportation projects.
5. HB 1988 - Concerning the application of right-sizing to transportation projects.
6. HB 1957 - Concerning department of transportation project delivery.
7. HB 1999 - Concerning mitigation matching requirements for state transportation projects.

Transportation -  03/19/13  3:30 pm

1. SB 5142 - Incorporating motorcycles into certain transportation planning.
2. SSB 5263 - Concerning motorcycles overtaking and passing pedestrians and bicyclists.
3. SSB 5274 - Concerning private motorcycle skills education programs.
4. SB 5141 - Allowing motorcycles to stop and proceed through traffic control signals under certain conditions.

Transportation -  03/20/13  3:30 pm

1. ESSB 5095 - Concerning proof of required documents for motor vehicle operation.
2. SSB 5591 - Concerning confidential license plates, drivers' licenses, identicards, and vessel registrations.
3. SSB 5761 - Concerning outdoor advertising sign fees, labels, and prohibitions.
4. SB 5775 - Allowing for a veteran designation on drivers' licenses and identicards.
5. SJM 8005 - Requesting that state route number 117 be designated as the POW/MIA Memorial Highway.

Transportation -  03/21/13  3:30 pm

1. SSB 5152 - Creating Seattle Sounders FC and Seattle Seahawks special license plates.
2. SB 5161 - Authorizing certain eligible family members of United States armed forces members who died while in service or as a result of service to apply for gold star license plates.
3. SB 5113 - Concerning the enforcement of speed limits on roads within condominium associations.
4. SB 5050 - Authorizing tow truck operators to carry passengers in a vehicle attached to a flatbed tow truck under certain situations.