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2016 Proposed Legislation Affecting Libraries 02/05/2016

Courtesy of the Legislative Planning Committee, Washington Library Association. The Washington Library Association (WLA) tracks state legislative activity that will potentially affect Washington Libraries. Their tracker is posted weekly on this blog.

For information on the legislative process or becoming involved, see the WLA site referenced above.

Bill Title Sponsor Status Date Hearing
Date
Companion Bills
SHB 1008 Agency data practices audits Smith H Gen Govt & Info 1/11/2016 2/13/2015  
  Feb 13 Executive action taken in the House Committee on General Government & Information Technology at 8:00 AM.
2SHB 1106 Operating bdgt 2015, 2015-17 Hunter H Approps 1/11/2016 6/23/2015 SB 5077(Ssubst for)
  Jun 23 Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 1:30 PM.
2SHB 1107 Cultural & heritage programs Springer H Finance 1/11/2016 2/25/2015 SB 5463(Ssubst for)
  Feb 25 Executive action taken in the House Committee on Finance at 8:00 AM.
ESHB 1740 Health coverage through PEBB Appleton H Approps 1/11/2016 4/7/2015 SB 5731(SHealth Care)
  Apr 7 Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 10:00 AM.
EHB 2084 State-required reports Hunter H Finance 1/11/2016 3/31/2015  
  Mar 31 Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Government Operations & Security at 10:00 AM.
HB 2148 State auditor Chandler H Gen Govt & Inf 2/18/2015 2/582016  
  Feb 8 Scheduled for executive session in the House Committee on General Government & Information Technology at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change)
ESHB 2156 Cities and counties/fiscal Reykdal H Finance 1/11/2016 6/8/2015  
  Jun 8 Executive action taken in the House Committee on Finance at 11:00 AM.
2016 Bills Title Sponsor Status Date Hearing
Date
Companion Bills
HB 2290 Public record request limits MacEwen H State Governme 1/11/2016 1/26/2016  
  Jan 26 Public hearing in the House Committee on State Government at 10:00 AM.
SHB 2296 Pub. facilities district tax Rossetti H Rules R 1/29/2016 1/26/2016  
  Jan 26 Executive action taken in the House Committee on Finance at 3:30 PM.
HB 2298 Domestic partnerships/PERS Moeller H Rules R 1/29/2016 1/25/2016  
  Jan 25 Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 3:30 PM.
HB 2333 PERS plan choice Reykdal H Approps 1/11/2016    
   
HB 2353 OPMA civil penalties Hunt, S. H Rules R 1/29/2016 1/27/2016 SB 6171(SRules 2)
  Jan 27 Executive action taken in the House Committee on State Government at 8:00 AM.
SHB 2375 Cybercrime Magendanz H Gen Govt & Info 2/2/2016 2/5/2016 SB 6197(SRules 2)
  Feb 5 Public hearing and executive session in the House Committee on General Government & Information Technology at 10:00 AM.
HB 2376 Operating sup budget 2016 Dunshee H Approps 1/12/2016 1/13/2016 SB 6246(SWays & Means)
  Jan 13 Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 3:30 PM.
HB 2380 Supplemental capital budget Tharinger H Cap Budget 1/12/2016 1/15/2016 SB 6201(SWays & Means)
  Jan 15 Public hearing in the House Committee on Capital Budget at 8:00 AM.
SHB 2426 Rural library trustee appt. Fitzgibbon H Rules R 1/28/2016 1/26/2016 SB 6313(SGovtOp&Sec)
  Jan 26 Executive action taken in the House Committee on Local Government at 10:00 AM.
SHB 2427 Local gov. modernization Springer H Rules R 2/5/2016 2/3/2016  
  Feb 3 Executive action taken in the House Committee on Local Government at 8:00 AM.
HB 2460 Firearms/public places Walkinshaw H Judiciary 1/13/2016 1/21/2016 SB 6351(SLaw & Justice)
  Jan 21 Public hearing in the House Committee on Judiciary at 1:30 PM.
HB 2483 Child sex exploit./subpoenas Sawyer H Judiciary 1/13/2016 2/4/2016  
  Feb 4 Executive action taken in the House Committee on Judiciary at 1:30 PM.
HB 2488 Academic bill of rights Manweller H Hi Ed 1/14/2016 2/5/2016  
  Feb 5 Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Higher Education at 8:00 AM.
SHB 2511 Child care center licensing Pike H Rules R 2/2/2016 1/29/2016  
  Jan 29 Executive action taken in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 10:00 AM.
SHB 2532 Access to library services Kilduff H Rules R 1/25/2016 1/20/2016  
  Jan 20 Executive action taken in the House Committee on Local Government at 8:00 AM.
HB 2543 Civil service qualifications Stokesbary H Rules R 2/5/2016 2/2/2016 SB 6319(SRules 2)
  Feb 2 Executive action taken in the House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards at 1:30 PM.
HB 2557 Unused shared leave return Hunt, S. H Rules R 2/4/2016 2/2/2016  
  Feb 2 Executive action taken in the House Committee on State Government at 10:00 AM.
HB 2576 Local agency public records McBride H Local Govt 1/15/2016 2/4/2016  
  Feb 4 Executive action taken in the House Committee on Local Government at 1:30 PM.
HB 2589 Gender-segregated facilities Hunt, G. H Judiciary 1/15/2016    
   
HB 2595 Schools/safe technology use Ortiz-Self H Education 1/15/2016   SB 6273(S2nd Reading)
   
HB 2646 Retirement system defaults Ormsby H Approps 1/18/2016 2/4/2016  
  Feb 4 Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 3:30 PM.
HB 2671 Early learning agency def. Kagi H Rules R 2/2/2016 1/29/2016 SB 6371(SRules 2)
  Jan 29 Executive action taken in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 10:00 AM.
HB 2722 Small & limited public works Kochmar H Cap Budget 1/19/2016   SB 6393(SRules 2)
   
HB 2728 Reading coaches grants Stokesbary H Education 1/19/2016    
   
HB 2741 State & local fiscal agents Kuderer H Rules R 2/5/2016 2/2/2016 SB 6397(SRules 2)
  Feb 2 Executive action taken in the House Committee on Business & Financial Services at 8:30 AM.
HB 2742 School library materials Reykdal H Approps 1/20/2016    
   
HB 2748 Payment of attorneys’ fees Griffey H Judiciary 1/20/2016 2/2/2016  
  Feb 2 Public hearing in the House Committee on Judiciary at 10:00 AM.
HB 2782 Gender segregated facilities Klippert H Judiciary 1/20/2016    
   
HB 2933 Small works rosters Gregerson H Tech & Econ D 1/28/2016 2/4/2016  
  Feb 4 Executive action taken in the House Committee on Technology & Economic Development at 1:30 PM.
HB 2935 Gender seg. facility rules Van Werven H Judiciary 1/28/2016   SB 6443(SRules 2)
   
HB 2936 Public investments Senn H Approps 1/28/2016 2/4/2016 SB 6596(SWays & Means)
  Feb 4 Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 3:30 PM.
2015 Senate Title Sponsor Status Date Hearing
Date
Companion Bills
SSB 5329 Public employee bargaining Braun S Rules 2 1/19/2016 2/4/2015  
  Feb 4 Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Commerce & Labor at 1:30 PM.
SSB 5435 State deferred comp program Bailey S 2nd Reading 2/2/2016 2/23/2015  
  Feb 23 Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM.
SSB 5864 Annexed areas/sales & use tx Nelson H Finance 1/29/2016 2/27/2015 HB 1576(Hsubst for)
  Feb 27 Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 3:45 PM.
SB 6000 Cnty legislative authorities Dansel S Rules 2 1/19/2016 2/19/2015  
  Feb 19 Public hearing and executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Government Operations & Security at 10:00 AM.
SB 6129 District-based elections Roach S GovtOp&Sec 6/10/2015 2/4/2016  
  Feb 4 Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Government Operations & Security at 5:45 PM.
2016 Bills Title Sponsor Status Date Hearing
Date
Companion Bills
SB 6171 OPMA civil penalties Roach S Rules 2 1/29/2016 1/28/2016 HB 2353(HRules R)
  Jan 28 Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Government Operations & Security at 10:00 AM.
SB 6197 Cybercrime Miloscia S Rules 2 1/26/2016 1/25/2016 HB 2375(HGen Govt & Inf)
  Jan 25 Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 1:30 PM.
SB 6201 Supplemental capital budget Honeyford S Ways & Means 1/12/2016 1/14/2016 HB 2380(HCap Budget)
  Jan 14 Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 3:30 PM.
SSB 6211 Nonprofit homeownership dev. Dammeier S Rules 2 2/4/2016 2/3/2016  
  Feb 3 Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 3:30 PM.
SB 6233 Student freedom of express. Fain S Rules 2 2/3/2016 2/2/2016  
  Feb 2 Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 1:30 PM.
SB 6246 Operating sup budget 2016 Hill S Ways & Means 1/13/2016 1/11/2016 HB 2376(HApprops)
  Jan 11 Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 3:30 PM.
SSB 6273 Schools/safe technology use Liias S 2nd Reading 2/2/2016 1/28/2016 HB 2595(HEducation)
  Jan 28 Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 8:00 AM.
SB 6313 Rural library trustee appt. Fain S GovtOp&Sec 1/14/2016 1/25/2016 HB 2426(HRules R)
  Jan 25 Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Government Operations & Security at 10:00 AM.
SB 6315 Local gov. modernization Roach S GovtOp&Sec 1/14/2016 2/4/2016  
  Feb 4 Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Government Operations & Security at 5:45 PM.
SSB 6319 Civil service qualifications Jayapal S Rules 2 1/28/2016 1/27/2016 HB 2543(HRules R)
  Jan 27 Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Commerce & Labor at 5:45 PM.
SB 6351 Firearms/public places Habib S Law & Justice 1/18/2016   HB 2460(HJudiciary)
   
SB 6371 Early learning agency def. Litzow S Rules 2 2/3/2016 2/2/2016 HB 2671(HRules R)
  Feb 2 Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 1:30 PM.
SSB 6393 Small & limited public works Warnick S Rules 2 2/4/2016 2/3/2016 HB 2722(HCap Budget)
  Feb 3 Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Commerce & Labor at 1:30 PM.
SB 6397 State & local fiscal agents Hill S Rules 2 2/4/2016 2/3/2016 HB 2741(HRules R)
  Feb 3 Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 3:30 PM.
SSB 6410 Public emp. union elections Hewitt S Ways & Means 2/4/2016 2/3/2016  
  Feb 3 Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Commerce & Labor at 1:30 PM.
SB 6433 Forfeiting public pensions Bailey S Ways & Means 1/20/2016    
   
SB 6434 Garnishing public pensions Bailey S Ways & Means 1/20/2016    
   
SB 6435 Optional salary deferral Bailey S Ways & Means 1/20/2016    
   
SB 6443 Gender seg. facility rules Ericksen S Rules 2 1/28/2016 1/27/2016 HB 2935(HJudiciary)
  Jan 27 Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Commerce & Labor at 5:45 PM.
SB 6475 Health coverage through PEBB Dansel S Rules 2 2/4/2016 2/3/2016  
  Feb 3 Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 3:30 PM.
SB 6542 Personal info. disclosure Benton S Commerce and L 1/25/2016    
   
SSB 6548 Gender-segregated facilities Warnick S LAWDPS 2/4/2016 2/3/2016  
  Feb 3 Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 5:30 PM.
SB 6596 Public investments Hill S Ways & Means 1/28/2016   HB 2936(HApprops)
   
SB 6615 Prevailing wage requirements Chase S Commerce and La 1/29/2016    
   


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