Agenda for March 18 to March 24, 2013

Senate Committees

Agriculture, Water & Rural Economic Development Commerce & Labor
Early Learning & K-12 Education Energy, Environment & Telecommunications
Financial Institutions, Housing & Insurance Governmental Operations
Health Care Higher Education
Human Services & Corrections Law & Justice
Natural Resources & Parks Trade & Economic Development
Transportation Ways & Means

Agriculture, Water & Rural Economic Development -  03/19/13  10:00 am

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

Public Hearing:  
  1. HB 1146 - Concerning certified water right examiner bonding requirements.
  2. HB 1209 - Extending the program establishing Christmas tree grower licensure.
  3. SHB 1558 - Concerning the taxation of honey beekeepers.
  4. HB 1770 - Concerning the appointment of nonvoting advisory members to commodity boards.
  5. SHB 1886 - Concerning the recoverable costs of the department of agriculture under chapter 16.36 RCW.

If draft bills 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/AWRD/Pages/default.aspx, as soon as they are available. Possible executive session on bills heard in committee. Other business.

Committee Meeting Documents
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Agriculture, Water & Rural Economic Development* -  03/21/13  10:00 am

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

REVISED on 3/19/2013 at 10:42 AM

Executive Session:  
  1. HB 1146 - Concerning certified water right examiner bonding requirements.
  2. HB 1209 - Extending the program establishing Christmas tree grower licensure.
  3. SHB 1558 - Concerning the taxation of honey beekeepers.
  4. HB 1770 - Concerning the appointment of nonvoting advisory members to commodity boards.
  5. SHB 1886 - Concerning the recoverable costs of the department of agriculture under chapter 16.36 RCW.

Other business.

Committee Meeting Documents
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Commerce & Labor -  03/18/13  1:30 pm

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

Public Hearing:  
  1. SGA 9097 - Jack Eng, Member, Board of Industrial Insurance Appeals.
  2. SGA 9158 - Margarita L Prentice, Member, Gambling Commission.
  3. SHB 1038 - Requiring the department of licensing to adopt rules regarding online learning for training in cosmetology, manicuring, barbering, esthetics, and instruction.
  4. SHB 1779 - Concerning esthetics.
  5. SB 5173 - Excusing work and school absences for a reason of faith or conscience.

Executive:  
  1. SGA 9097 - Jack Eng, Member, Board of Industrial Insurance Appeals
  2. SGA 9158 - Margarita L Prentice, Member, Gambling Commission

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

Committee Meeting Documents
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Commerce & Labor -  03/20/13  1:30 pm

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

Work Session:  Mental health access for injured workers.

Public Hearing:  
  1. HB 1442 - Providing increased access to parimutuel satellite locations in counties with a population exceeding one million.
  2. HB 1469 - Addressing industrial insurance for horse racing employment.
  3. EHB 1470 - Addressing the recommendations of the vocational rehabilitation subcommittee for workers' compensation.
  4. HB 1863 - Allowing the department of labor and industries to provide information about certain scholarships.
  5. HB 1468 - Modifying payment methods on certain claimants' benefits.
  6. SHB 1884 - Addressing the rate of compensation for occupational diseases.

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

Committee Meeting Documents
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Commerce & Labor* -  03/22/13  8:00 am

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

MEETING CANCELLED.



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Early Learning & K-12 Education -  03/18/13  1:30 pm

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

Public Hearing:  
  1. E2SHB 1526 - Creating a pilot project to increase enrollment of underrepresented students in the running start program.
  2. 2SHB 1424 - Enhancing the statewide K-12 dropout prevention, intervention, and reengagement system.
  3. ESHB 1633 - Modifying school district bidding requirements for improvement and repair projects.
  4. SHB 1144 - Regarding qualifications for educational interpreters.
  5. HB 1369 - Using school days for meeting with parents and families as part of the Washington inventory of developing skills.
  6. ESHB 1252 - Establishing the Washington K-12 online professional development project.

Executive:  HB 1547 - Concerning entities that provide recreational or educational programming for school-aged children.

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

Committee Meeting Documents
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Early Learning & K-12 Education -  03/20/13  1:30 pm

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

Public Hearing:  
  1. E2SHB 1134 - Authorizing state-tribal education compact schools.
  2. ESHB 1336 - Increasing the capacity of school districts to recognize and respond to troubled youth.
  3. SHB 1541 - Expanding the types of medications that a public or private school employee may administer to include nasal spray.
  4. 2SHB 1642 - Regarding academic acceleration for high school students.
  5. HB 1178 - Authorizing alternative assessments of basic skills for teacher certification.
  6. E2SHB 1872 - Establishing a comprehensive initiative to increase learning opportunities and improve educational outcomes in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics through multiple strategies and statewide partnerships.

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

Committee Meeting Documents
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Early Learning & K-12 Education* -  03/22/13  8:00 am

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

REVISED on 3/18/2013 at 11:32 AM

Public Hearing:  
  1. SHB 1076 - Expanding participation in innovation academy cooperatives.
  2. EHB 1276 - Creating the dropout prevention through farm engagement pilot project.
  3. SHB 1283 - Changing compulsory school attendance requirements for children six and seven years of age.
  4. HB 1345 - Regarding access to K-12 campuses for occupational or educational information.
  5. SHB 1397 - Adding a requirement to sexual health education to include elements of and consequences for conviction of sexual offenses where the victim is a minor.

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

Committee Meeting Documents
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Energy, Environment & Telecommunications* -  03/19/13  1:30 pm

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

REVISED on 3/14/2013 at 11:40 AM

Public Hearing:  ESHB 1294 - Concerning flame retardants (Hearing is on a Striking Amendment).

Executive:  
  1. HB 1113 - Concerning standards for the use of science to support public policy.
  2. HB 1154 - Modifying the definition of nonpower attributes in the energy independence act.
  3. SHB 1309 - Directing state investments of existing litter tax revenues under chapter 82.19 RCW in material waste management efforts without increasing the tax rate.

The draft bill is posted on the Committee's website at: http://www.leg.wa.gov/senate/Committees/eet/Pages/default.aspx and is also available from committee staff. Possible executive session on bills heard in committee. Other business.

Committee Meeting Documents
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Energy, Environment & Telecommunications -  03/20/13  8:00 am

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

Public Hearing:  
  1. E2SHB 1301 - Creating clean energy jobs in Washington state through renewable energy incentives.
  2. ESHB 1364 - Concerning small rechargeable battery stewardship.
  3. ESHB 1950 - Designating certain hydroelectric generation from a generation facility located in irrigation pipes, irrigation canals, water pipes whose primary purpose is for conveyance of water for domestic use, and wastewater pipes as an eligible renewable resource under chapter 19.285 RCW.

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

Committee Meeting Documents
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Energy, Environment & Telecommunications -  03/21/13  1:30 pm

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

Work Session:  Energy outlook.

Other business.

Committee Meeting Documents
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Financial Institutions, Housing & Insurance* -  03/19/13  1:30 pm

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

REVISED on 3/14/2013 at 3:15 PM

Public Hearing:  
  1. SHB 1034 - Regulating the licensing of escrow agents.
  2. HB 1035 - Addressing title insurance rate filings.
  3. SHB 1130 - Modifying who is authorized to redeem an impounded vehicle.
  4. ESHB 1647 - Requiring landlords to maintain and safeguard keys to dwelling units.
  5. SHB 1435 - Clarifying agency relationships in reconveyances of deeds of trust.
  6. ESHB 1325 - Concerning banks, trust companies, savings banks, and savings associations, and making technical amendments to the laws governing the department of financial institutions.

Executive Session:  
  1. SHB 1032 - Addressing portable electronics insurance.
  2. HB 1592 - Concerning the enforcement of speeding violations on certain private roads.
  3. SHB 1617 - Concerning the administrative costs for the allocation, management, and oversight of housing trust fund investments.
  4. SHB 1012 - Increasing the penal sum of a surety bond required to be maintained by an appraisal management company.

Other business.

Committee Meeting Documents
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Financial Institutions, Housing & Insurance* -  03/21/13  1:30 pm

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

REVISED on 3/14/2013 at 3:20 PM

Public Hearing:  
  1. HB 1326 - Addressing the consumer loan act.
  2. SHB 1327 - Addressing licensing and enforcement provisions applicable to money transmitters.
  3. SHB 1328 - Regulating mortgage brokers.
  4. SHB 1370 - Concerning notice requirements for homeowners' associations meetings.
  5. HB 1402 - Adopting the insurer state of entry model act.
  6. SHB 1638 - Addressing insurance, generally.
  7. SHB 1740 - Concerning fingerprint-based background checks for state-registered appraiser trainee applicants and existing credential holders.

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

Committee Meeting Documents
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Governmental Operations -  03/18/13  10:00 am

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

Public Hearing:  
  1. SHB 1016 - Designating facilities and infrastructure of water purveyors as essential public facilities under growth management planning requirements.
  2. SHB 1074 - Concerning requirements governing and associated with plat approvals.
  3. HB 1207 - Concerning cemetery district formation requirements.
  4. ESHB 1274 - Concerning local government practices and procedures.
  5. SHB 1456 - Authorizing pretax payroll deductions for qualified transit and parking benefits.
  6. SHB 1806 - Addressing the definition of veteran for purposes of veterans' assistance programs.
  7. SHB 1418 - Regarding hours of availability of cities, towns, and special purpose districts for inspection and copying of public records.

Executive:  
  1. SHB 1418 - Regarding hours of availability of cities, towns, and special purpose districts for inspection and copying of public records.
  2. SHB 1456 - Authorizing pretax payroll deductions for qualified transit and parking benefits.
  3. SHB 1806 - Addressing the definition of veteran for purposes of veterans' assistance programs.

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

Committee Meeting Documents
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Governmental Operations -  03/19/13  10:00 am

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

Public Hearing:  
  1. SHB 1103 - Concerning uniform ballot design.
  2. 2SHB 1195 - Concerning primaries.
  3. HB 1474 - Giving general election voters the power to choose between the top two candidates for nonpartisan offices.
  4. HB 1639 - Adjusting presidential elector compensation.
  5. SHB 1093 - Regarding state agency lobbying activities.
  6. SGA 9090 - Grant Degginger, Member, Public Disclosure Commission.
  7. SGA 9191 - Kathy R Turner, Member, Public Disclosure Commission.

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

Committee Meeting Documents
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Governmental Operations -  03/21/13  10:00 am

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

Public Hearing:  
  1. SHB 1068 - Concerning the television reception improvement district excise tax.
  2. HB 1269 - Allowing legal entities to cast votes in diking district elections.
  3. SHB 1841 - Authorizing electronic competitive bidding for state public works contracting.
  4. SHB 1466 - Revising alternative public works contracting procedures.
  5. 2SHB 1416 - Concerning the financing of irrigation district improvements.
  6. ESHB 1290 - Concerning ballot drop boxes.

Executive:  
  1. HB 1319 - Recognizing a welcome home Vietnam veterans day.
  2. SHB 1841 - Authorizing electronic competitive bidding for state public works contracting.

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

Committee Meeting Documents
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Health Care -  03/18/13  10:00 am

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

Public Hearing:  
  1. HB 1441 - Addressing long-term care insurance.
  2. SHB 1574 - Establishing a fee for certification for the residential services and supports program to cover investigative costs.
  3. SHB 1629 - Concerning credentialing and continuing education requirements for long-term care workers.
  4. HB 1631 - Concerning planning measures to provide long-term care services and supports needs of the aging population.
  5. EHB 1677 - Concerning operators of multiple adult family homes.

Executive:  
  1. HB 1230 - Concerning persons who are pursuing a course of study leading to a degree as a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant.
  2. SHB 1343 - Removing the expiration for the additional surcharge imposed on registered nurses and licensed practical nurses.
  3. HB 1339 - Clarifying the scope of practice for East Asian medicine practitioners and removing certain referral requirements.

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

Committee Meeting Documents
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Health Care* -  03/19/13  10:00 am

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

REVISED on 3/18/2013 at 1:15 PM

Public Hearing:  
  1. SHB 1155 - Concerning prescription information.
  2. HB 1609 - Renaming the board of pharmacy.
  3. HB 1593 - Providing access to the prescription drug monitoring database for clinical laboratories.
  4. HB 1587 - Addressing public employee benefits.
  5. HB 1182 - Including pharmacists in the legend drug act.
  6. SGA 9169 - Dan Rubin, Member, Board of Pharmacy.
  7. SGA 9200 - Emma Zavala-Suarez, Member, Board of Pharmacy.
  8. SGA 9124 - Elizabeth K Jensen, Member, Board of Pharmacy.

Executive:  
  1. SGA 9124 - Elizabeth K Jensen, Member, Board of Pharmacy
  2. SGA 9169 - Dan Rubin, Member, Board of Pharmacy
  3. SGA 9200 - Emma Zavala-Suarez, Member, Board of Pharmacy

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

Committee Meeting Documents
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Health Care* -  03/21/13  10:00 am

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

REVISED on 3/15/2013 at 9:58 AM

Public Hearing:  
  1. ESHB 1679 - Regarding the disclosure of health care information.
  2. ESHB 1846 - Concerning stand-alone dental coverage.
  3. HB 1565 - Funding the prescription monitoring program from the medicaid fraud penalty account.

Executive:  
  1. SHB 1155 - Concerning prescription information.
  2. SHB 1629 - Concerning credentialing and continuing education requirements for long-term care workers.
  3. HB 1609 - Renaming the board of pharmacy.
  4. HB 1182 - Including pharmacists in the legend drug act.
  5. EHB 1677 - Concerning operators of multiple adult family homes.
  6. HB 1631 - Concerning planning measures to provide long-term care services and supports needs of the aging population.
  7. HB 1587 - Addressing public employee benefits.

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

Committee Meeting Documents
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Higher Education* -  03/19/13  1:30 pm

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

REVISED on 3/18/2013 at 10:17 AM

Public Hearing:  
  1. SGA 9160 - Rafael B Pruneda, Member, Board of Regents, Washington State University.
  2. SGA 9199 - Michael C Worthy, Member, Board of Regents, Washington State University.
  3. SGA 9121 - Jeremy Jaech, Member, Board of Regents, University of Washington.
  4. SGA 9100 - Betti Fujikado, Member, Board of Trustees, Western Washington University.
  5. SGA 9147 - Ralph Munro, Member, Board of Trustees, Western Washington University.
  6. SGA 9174 - Susan K Sharpe, Member, Board of Trustees, Western Washington University.
  7. SGA 9141 - Joseph E Meyer, Member, Board of Trustees, Western Washington University.
  8. SGA 9135 - Chris Liu, Member, Board of Trustees, Central Washington University.
  9. SGA 9182 - Paul Tanaka, Member, Board of Trustees, Eastern Washington University.
  10. SGA 9149 - James M Murphy, Member, Board of Trustees, Eastern Washington University.
  11. SGA 9114 - Roy Heynderickx, Member, Higher Education Facilities Authority.
  12. SGA 9152 - David L Nicandri, Member, Board of Trustees, The Evergreen State College.
  13. SGA 9110 - Erin Harms, Member, Board of Trustees, The Evergreen State College.
  14. HB 1736 - Concerning higher education operating efficiencies.
  15. HB 1544 - Authorizing educational specialist degrees at Central Washington University and Western Washington University.

Executive Session:  
  1. SHB 1614 - Authorizing applied doctorate level degrees in audiology at Western Washington University.
  2. HB 1645 - Increasing the number of members on the Washington higher education facilities authority.
  3. SHB 1669 - Concerning self-supporting, fee-based programs at four-year institutions of higher education.
  4. HB 1251 - Increasing membership on the opportunity scholarship board.
  5. SGA 9100 - Betti Fujikado, Member, Board of Trustees, Western Washington University
  6. SGA 9110 - Erin Harms, Member, Board of Trustees, The Evergreen State College
  7. SGA 9114 - Roy Heynderickx, Member, Higher Education Facilities Authority
  8. SGA 9121 - Jeremy Jaech, Member, Board of Regents, University of Washington
  9. SGA 9135 - Chris Liu, Member, Board of Trustees, Central Washington University
  10. SGA 9141 - Joseph E Meyer, Member, Board of Trustees, Western Washington University
  11. SGA 9147 - Ralph Munro, Member, Board of Trustees, Western Washington University
  12. SGA 9149 - James M Murphy, Member, Board of Trustees, Eastern Washington University
  13. SGA 9152 - David L Nicandri, Member, Board of Trustees, The Evergreen State College
  14. SGA 9160 - Rafael B Pruneda, Member, Board of Regents, Washington State University
  15. SGA 9174 - Susan K Sharpe, Member, Board of Trustees, Western Washington University
  16. SGA 9182 - Paul Tanaka, Member, Board of Trustees, Eastern Washington University
  17. SGA 9199 - Michael C Worthy, Member, Board of Regents, Washington State University

Other business.

Committee Meeting Documents
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Higher Education* -  03/21/13  1:30 pm

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

REVISED on 3/18/2013 at 10:18 AM

Work Session:  Overview of higher education performance funding.

Public Hearing:  
  1. SGA 9042 - Neil Johnson, Member, Board of Trustees, Technical College District #26 (Lake Washington Institute of Technology).
  2. SGA 9048 - Janet M McDaniel, Member, Board of Trustees, Community College District No. 30 (Cascadia Community College).
  3. SGA 9025 - Angela G Roarty, Member, Board of Trustees, Community College District No. 11 (Pierce College).
  4. SGA 9055 - Jim Page, Member, Board of Trustees, Community College District No. 3 (Olympic Community College).
  5. SGA 9018 - Lawrence M Glenn, Member, Board of Trustees, Peninsula Community College District No. 1.
  6. SHB 1686 - Concerning high school equivalency certificates.

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

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Human Services & Corrections* -  03/18/13  10:00 am

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

REVISED on 3/18/2013 at 11:24 AM

Work Session:  HB 2536 Report on Evidence Based Practices.

Public Hearing:  
  1. ESHB 1524 - Providing for juvenile mental health diversion and disposition strategies.
  2. SHB 1261 - Establishing a resource and assessment center license for agencies to provide short-term emergency and crisis care for children removed from their homes.
  3. SHB 1594 - Concerning interviewing children in child protective services investigations at children's advocacy centers.
  4. SGA 9069 - Kevin Quigley, Secretary, Department of Social and Health Services

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

Committee Meeting Documents
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Human Services & Corrections -  03/19/13  10:00 am

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

Public Hearing:  
  1. SHB 1172 - Concerning the children of family day care providers.
  2. SHB 1285 - Modifying provisions regarding the representation of children in dependency matters.
  3. ESHB 1651 - Concerning access to juvenile records.
  4. 2SHB 1671 - Concerning child care reform.
  5. HB 1724 - Concerning statements made by juveniles during assessments or screenings for mental health or chemical dependency treatment.

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

Committee Meeting Documents
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Human Services & Corrections -  03/21/13  10:00 am

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

Public Hearing:  
  1. SHB 1140 - Concerning sibling visitation after a dependency has been dismissed or concluded.
  2. SHB 1525 - Concerning access to original birth certificates after adoption.
  3. ESHB 1675 - Improving the adoption process.
  4. SHB 1821 - Concerning good cause exceptions during permanency hearings.

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

Committee Meeting Documents
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Law & Justice* -  03/18/13  1:30 pm

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

REVISED on 3/18/2013 at 10:32 AM

Public Hearing:  
  1. SGA 9065 - John R Batiste, Chief, Washington State Patrol.
  2. HB 1065 - Addressing the applicability of statutes of limitation in arbitration proceedings.
  3. HB 1119 - Allowing the sheriff to waive fees associated with the service of a writ of habeas corpus under certain circumstances.
  4. EHB 1400 - Clarifying that service includes electronic distribution of hearing notices and orders in administrative proceedings.
  5. HB 1937 - Prohibiting a person from selling or giving a vapor product designed solely for smoking or ingesting tobacco to a minor.
  6. SHB 1107 - Regarding residential provisions for children of parents with military duties.

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

Committee Meeting Documents
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Law & Justice -  03/20/13  1:30 pm

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

Public Hearing:  
  1. SGA 9171 - Daniel T Satterberg, Member, Sentencing Guidelines Commission.
  2. HB 1175 - Increasing the number of superior court judges in Benton and Franklin counties jointly.
  3. ESHB 1291 - Concerning services for victims of the sex trade.

Work Session:  Update on courthouse security measures.

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

Committee Meeting Documents
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Law & Justice* -  03/22/13  8:00 am

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

REVISED on 3/14/2013 at 10:51 AM

Public Hearing:  
  1. SGA 9111 - Clarence M Henderson, Member, Human Rights Commission.
  2. SHB 1021 - Educating parents of the harmful effects of parental abduction.
  3. ESHB 1117 - Concerning the transfer of real property by deed taking effect at the grantor's death.
  4. SHB 1352 - Addressing the statute of limitations for sexual abuse against a child.
  5. HB 1436 - Concerning privileging and professional conduct reviews by health care professional review bodies.

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

Committee Meeting Documents
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Natural Resources & Parks -  03/19/13  1:30 pm

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

Work Session:  
  1. Need for and challenges to the use of prescribed fire.
  2. Lake Chelan Shoreline Master Program update.

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

Committee Meeting Documents
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Natural Resources & Parks -  03/21/13  1:30 pm

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

Public Hearing:  
  1. ESHB 1245 - Regarding derelict and abandoned vessels in state waters.
  2. SHB 1075 - Concerning the number of Puget Sound Dungeness crab fishery licenses that one vessel may be designated to carry.
  3. HB 1112 - Concerning standards for the use of science to support public policy.
  4. SHB 1323 - Regarding the sea cucumber dive fishery.
  5. HB 1570 - Concerning filing requirements for property tax exemption claims for certain improvements to benefit fish and wildlife habitat, water quality, or water quantity.
  6. SHB 1501 - Building upon the existing wildlife interaction program to establish the mechanisms behind an uncapped funding source for implementing the provisions of the Washington wolf conservation and management plan adopted by the fish and wildlife commission in 2011 in a way that does not change the management provisions of the plan.

Executive:  
  1. HB 1112 - Concerning standards for the use of science to support public policy.
  2. SHB 1200 - Concerning the labeling of seafood.
  3. HB 1218 - Concerning department of fish and wildlife license suspensions.
  4. HB 1896 - Enhancing compliance with the responsibilities of fishing guides.

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/NRP/Pages/default.aspx, as soon as they are available. Possible executive session on bills heard in committee. Other business.

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Trade & Economic Development -  03/19/13  8:00 am

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

Public Hearing:  
  1. E2SHB 1648 - Providing for community economic revitalization in incorporated areas.
  2. SHB 1674 - Increasing the regulatory oversight and accountability of the office of minority and women's business enterprises.
  3. HB 1818 - Promoting economic development through business and government streamlining projects.
  4. ESHB 1819 - Creating and using digital infrastructure maps to inform economic development decisions.
  5. ESHB 1403 - Promoting economic development by providing information to businesses.

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

Committee Meeting Documents
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Trade & Economic Development* -  03/21/13  8:00 am

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

REVISED on 3/15/2013 at 10:44 AM

Public Hearing:  
  1. SHB 1260 - Concerning public facilities' grants and loans.
  2. SHB 1866 - Concerning the joint center for aerospace technology innovation.
  3. ESHB 1253 - Concerning the lodging tax.

Work Session:  Apprenticeship.

Committee work session presentations can be found online after the hearing has begun via a link to the Electronic Bill Book on the Committee's website: http://www.leg.wa.gov/Senate/Committees/TRED/Pages/default.aspx, as soon as they are available. Possible executive session on bills heard in committee. Other business.

Committee Meeting Documents
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Transportation* -  03/19/13  3:30 pm

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

REVISED on 3/14/2013 at 11:03 AM

Public Hearing:  
  1. SB 5857 - Concerning vehicle-related fees.
  2. SHB 1946 - Concerning special parking privileges for persons with disabilities.
  3. ESHB 1007 - Concerning the covering of loads on public highways.
  4. HB 1790 - Concerning the use of traffic school fees.
  5. HB 1892 - Modifying certain provisions regarding transportation benefit districts.
  6. ESHB 1944 - Addressing vehicle license plate and registration fraud.

Executive:  
  1. SHB 1265 - Modifying provisions in the forms for traffic infraction notices.
  2. HB 1045 - Authorizing certain local authorities to establish maximum speed limits on certain nonarterial highways.
  3. SHB 1256 - Addressing project selection by the freight mobility strategic investment board.
  4. SHB 1242 - Concerning the authority of a vehicle subagent to recommend a successor.
  5. EHB 1483 - Concerning public and private airport parking facilities.
  6. SHB 1752 - Modifying requirements for the operation of commercial motor vehicles in compliance with federal regulations.
  7. SHB 1334 - Concerning conversion kits on motorcycles.

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

Committee Meeting Documents
Note: Documents are not available online until the meeting has begun.


Transportation* -  03/20/13  3:30 pm

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

REVISED on 3/14/2013 at 11:05 AM

Public Hearing:  
  1. SGA 9107 - Anne E Haley, Member, Transportation Commission.
  2. SGA 9134 - Jerald (jerry) R Litt, Member, Transportation Commission.
  3. SGA 9168 - Charles Royer, Member, Transportation Commission.
  4. SGA 9190 - Joe M Tortorelli, Member, Transportation Commission.
  5. HB 1644 - Concerning transportation planning objectives and performance measures for local and regional agencies.

Executive:  
  1. SGA 9107 - Anne E Haley, Member, Transportation Commission
  2. SGA 9134 - Jerald (jerry) R Litt, Member, Transportation Commission
  3. SGA 9168 - Charles Royer, Member, Transportation Commission
  4. SGA 9190 - Joe M Tortorelli, Member, Transportation Commission
  5. ESHB 1944 - Addressing vehicle license plate and registration fraud.
  6. HB 1790 - Concerning the use of traffic school fees.

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

Committee Meeting Documents
Note: Documents are not available online until the meeting has begun.


Transportation* -  03/21/13  3:30 pm

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

REVISED on 3/14/2013 at 11:06 AM

Work Session:  Utilities and Transportation Commission- Overview of Auto Transportation Companies.

Public Hearing:  
  1. ESHB 1625 - Concerning limitations on certain tow truck operator rates.
  2. SHB 1420 - Concerning public contracts for transportation improvement projects.
  3. HB 1768 - Authorizing use of the job order contracting procedure by the department of transportation.

Executive:  
  1. SHB 1946 - Concerning special parking privileges for persons with disabilities.
  2. HB 1644 - Concerning transportation planning objectives and performance measures for local and regional agencies.

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

Committee Meeting Documents
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Ways & Means* -  03/18/13  3:30 pm

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

MEETING CANCELLED.



Ways & Means -  03/19/13  3:30 pm

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

Public Hearing:  
  1. SGA 9208 - Carol K Nelson, Director, Department of Revenue.
  2. SGA 9205 - Marcie Frost, Director, Department of Retirement Systems.
  3. SHB 1635 - Concerning disproportionate share hospital adjustments.
  4. SHB 1568 - Concerning the business licensing service program administered by the department of revenue.
  5. HB 1006 - Removing the requirement that earnings from the Washington horse racing commission operating account be credited to the Washington horse racing commission class C purse fund account.
  6. SHB 1141 - Establishing a water pollution control revolving loan administration charge.
  7. SHB 1889 - Concerning the fruit and vegetable district fund.
  8. SB 5866 - Extending the sales and use tax exemption for hog fuel used to produce electricity, steam, heat, or biofuel.
  9. EHB 1733 - Requiring capital and transportation project investments to be searchable by the public for certain detailed information.

Executive Session:  
  1. SGA 9157 - Natasha K Williams, Member, Investment Board.
  2. SGA 9161 - Mike Ragan, Member, Investment Board.
  3. SGA 9156 - Marta B Powell, Member, Board of Tax Appeals.
  4. SGA 9066 - Michael Cockrill, Chief, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
  5. ESHB 1432 - Concerning county property tax levies.
  6. SGA 9205 - Marcie Frost, Director, Department of Retirement Systems
  7. SGA 9208 - Carol K Nelson, Director, Department of Revenue

Other business.

Committee Meeting Documents
Note: Documents are not available online until the meeting has begun.


Ways & Means* -  03/20/13  3:30 pm

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

MEETING CANCELLED.



Ways & Means* -  03/21/13  3:30 pm

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

MEETING CANCELLED.



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