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

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Bill	Title	Sponsor	Status	Date	Hrg Date	Latest Cmte Mtg Info	Companion
SHB 1008	Agency data practices audits	Smith	H Rules R	2/16/2015	2/13/2015	Feb 13 Executive action taken in the House  Committee on General Government & Information Technology at 8:00 AM.
SHB 1086	Public record commercial use	Moeller	H Approps	2/19/2015	2/24/2015	Feb 24 Public hearing in the House  Committee on Appropriations at 1:30 PM.
SHB 1105	Operating sup budget 2015	Hunter	C 3 L 15	2/19/2015	2/9/2015	Feb 9 Executive action taken in the Senate  Committee on Ways & Means at 3:30 PM.	SB 5076(SWays & Means)
ESHB 1106	Operating bdgt 2015, 2015-17	Hunter	H Rules 3C	4/24/2015	3/31/2015	Mar 31 Executive action taken in the House  Committee on Appropriations at 1:30 PM.	SB 5077(Ssubst for)
2SHB 1107	Cultural & heritage programs	Springer	H Rules C	3/13/2015	2/25/2015	Feb 25 Executive action taken in the House  Committee on Finance at 8:00 AM.	SB 5463(Ssubst for)
HB 1133	Public utility tax, counties	Tharinger	H Local Govt	1/14/2015	1/22/2015	Jan 22 Public hearing in the House  Committee on Local Government at 1:30 PM.
HB 1168	Retiree return-to-work/PERS	Ormsby	C 75 L 15	4/24/2015	3/24/2015	Mar 24 Executive action taken in the Senate  Committee on Ways & Means at 3:30 PM.	SB 5211(SRules X)
HB 1189	City, district publ. records	Hunt, S.	H Rules 3C	4/24/2015	3/24/20215	Mar 24 Executive action taken in the Senate  Committee on Government Operations & Security at 10:00 AM.
SHB 1250	Notice and review processes	Holy	H Rules C	3/13/2015	2/17/2015	Feb 17 Executive action taken in the House  Committee on Local Government at 10:00 AM.	SB 5138(Ssubst for)
HB 1251	Emergency med services levy	Van De Wege	H Finance	1/16/2015	1/23/2015	Jan 23 Public hearing in the House  Committee on Finance at 8:00 AM.
HB 1322	State retirement plans	Reykdal	H Rules 3C	4/24/2015	3/24/2015	Mar 24 Public hearing in the Senate  Committee on Ways & Means at 3:30 PM.
HB 1374	Agency contract information	Taylor	H Judiciary	1/19/2015	2/10/2015	Feb 10 Public hearing in the House  Committee on Judiciary at 10:00 AM.
HB 1413	Rec. marijuana businesses	Moscoso	H Commerce & Gam	1/20/2015
HB 1425	Advisory committees, etc.	Pollet	H State Governme	1/20/2015	2/5/2015	Feb 5 Public hearing in the House  Committee on State Government at 1:30 PM.
HB 1444	Property tax relief	Hunt, G.	H Finance	1/21/2015	2/1/2015	Feb 13 Public hearing in the House  Committee on Finance at 8:00 AM.
EHB 1513	Local infrastructure areas	Springer	H Rules 3C	4/24/2015	3/25/2015	Mar 25 Public hearing in the Senate  Committee on Trade & Economic Development at 8:00 AM.
HB 1542	PERS, TRS, SERS/earlier ages	Hunt, S.	H Approps	1/22/2015			SB 5473(SWays & Means)
SHB 1576	Annexed areas/sales & use tx	Fitzgibbon	H Rules 3C	4/24/2015	2/25/2015	Feb 25 Executive action taken in the House  Committee on Finance at 8:00 AM.	SB 5864(SRules X)
HB 1615	Postretirement employment	Appleton	H Approps	1/23/2015			SB 5545(SWays & Means)
SHB 1684	Public records, charges for	Takko	H Rules R	2/27/2015	2/27/2015	Feb 27 Executive action taken in the House  Committee on Appropriations at 9:00 AM.
HB 1691	Public records act, remedies	Van De Wege	H State Governme	1/26/2015	2/12/2015	Feb 12 Public hearing in the House  Committee on State Government at 1:30 PM.
ESHB 1740	Health coverage through PEBB	Appleton	H Rules 3C	4/24/2015	4/7/2015	Apr 7 Public hearing in the Senate  Committee on Ways & Means at 10:00 AM.	SB 5731(SHealth Care)
HB 1848	Direct petition annexations	Schmick	H Local Govt	1/30/2015	2/12/2015	Feb 12 Public hearing in the House  Committee on Local Government at 1:30 PM.
HB 1894	Protection of workers	Gregerson	H Judiciary	2/2/2015	2/17/2015	Feb 17 Public hearing in the House  Committee on Judiciary at 10:00 AM.
SHB 1919	Special elections, timing of	Hunt, S.	C 146 L 15	4/29/2015	3/31/2015	Mar 31 Executive action taken in the Senate  Committee on Government Operations & Security at 10:00 AM.
HB 2072	Excess vacation day transfer	Hunt, S.	H Approps	2/11/2015
HB 2083	St retirement syst employers	Hunter	H Approps	2/11/2015
EHB 2084	State-required reports	Hunter	H Rules 3C	4/24/2015	3/31/2015	Mar 31 Executive action taken in the Senate  Committee on Government Operations & Security at 10:00 AM.
HB 2138	PERS and TRS plan 1 COLAs	Reykdal	H Approps	2/17/2015			SB 6017(SWays & Means)
HB 2145	Rural cnty library districts	Fitzgibbon	H Local Govt	2/18/2015			SB 6018(SGovtOp&Sec)
HB 2158	Spec purpose tx distrct T.O.	Carlyle	H Finance	2/19/2015
HB 2195	Auditor’s fees	Lytton	H Rules C	4/15/2015	4/7/2015	Apr 7 Executive action taken in the House  Committee on Appropriations at 9:00 AM.
HB 2255	Property tax revenue limit	Haler	H Finance	5/5/2015
ESSB 5077	Operating bdgt 2015, 2015-17	Hill	S Rules 3	4/24/2015	4/1/2015	Apr 1 Public hearing and executive action taken in the Senate  Committee on Ways & Means at 1:00 PM.	HB 1106(Hsubst for)
SSB 5138	Notice and review processes	Roach	S Rules 3	4/24/2015	3/19/2015	Mar 19 Executive action taken in the House  Committee on Local Government at 1:30 PM.	HB 1250(HRules C)
SSB 5294	School library & tech progs	McAuliffe	C 27 L 15	4/17/2015	3/24/2015	Mar 24 Executive action taken in the House  Committee on Education at 1:30 PM.	HB 1331(HRules X)
SSB 5329	Public employee bargaining	Braun	S Rules X	3/23/2015	2/4/2015	Feb 4 Executive action taken in the Senate  Committee on Commerce & Labor at 1:30 PM.
SSB 5348	Joint utilization contracts	Miloscia	Del to Gov	4/23/2015	3/19/2015	Mar 19 Executive action taken in the House  Committee on State Government at 1:30 PM.	HB 1079(HRules X)
SSB 5435	State deferred comp program	Bailey	S Rules X	3/23/2015	2/23/2015	Feb 23 Executive action taken in the Senate  Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM.
SSB 5463	Cultural & heritage programs	Hill	S Rules 3	4/24/2015	3/23/2015	Mar 23 Executive action taken in the House  Committee on Community Development and Housing & Tribal Affairs at 1:30 PM.	HB 1107(HRules C)
SB 5466	PEBB benefits eligibility	Becker	C 116 L 15	4/25/2015	3/25/2015	Mar 25 Executive action taken in the House  Committee on Appropriations at 3:30 PM.
SB 5473	PERS, TRS, SERS/earlier ages	Chase	S Ways & Means	1/22/2015			HB 1542(HApprops)
SB 5525	Property taxes	Sheldon	S Ways & Means	1/23/2015
SB 5533	Electronic data, charges for	Hobbs	S GovtOp&StSec	1/23/2015
SB 5545	Postretirement employment	McAuliffe	S Ways & Means	1/23/2015			HB 1615(HApprops)
SB 5572	Marijuana sales, etc.	Kohl-Welles	S Commerce and L	1/23/2015	2/2/2015	Feb 2 Public hearing in the Senate  Committee on Commerce & Labor at 1:30 PM.
SSB 5721	Expanded learning opp’s cncl	Billig	C 163 L 15	5/1/2015	3/30/2015	Mar 30 Executive action taken in the House  Committee on Education at 10:00 AM.
SSB 5730	Access roads utilized by DNR	Pearson	S Rules 3	4/24/2015	3/25/2015	Mar 25 Public hearing in the House  Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources at 8:00 AM.
SB 5731	Health coverage through PEBB	Dansel	S Health Care	1/30/2015	2/16/2015	Feb 16 Public hearing in the Senate  Committee on Health Care at 10:00 AM.	HB 1740(Hsubst for)
SSB 5864	Annexed areas/sales & use tx	Nelson	S Rules X	3/23/2015	2/27/2015	Feb 27 Executive action taken in the Senate  Committee on Ways & Means at 3:45 PM.	HB 1576(Hsubst for)
SB 5982	Retirement age/state systems	Braun	S Ways & Means	2/13/2015	3/24/2015	Mar 24 Public hearing in the Senate  Committee on Ways & Means at 3:30 PM.
SB 6000	Cnty legislative authorities	Dansel	S Rules X	3/23/2015	2/19/2015	Feb 19 Public hearing and executive action taken in the Senate  Committee on Government Operations & Security at 10:00 AM.
SB 6008	Public hospital distrct levy	Chase	S GovtOp&Sec	2/16/2015
SB 6014	Pub records actions remedies	Honeyford	S GovtOp&Sec	2/17/2015
SB 6017	PERS and TRS plan 1 COLAs	Liias	S Ways & Means	2/17/2015			HB 2138(HApprops)
SB 6018	Rural cnty library districts	Fain	S GovtOp&Sec	2/17/2015			HB 2145(HLocal Govt)
SJR 8203	Prop tx valuation base years	Sheldon	S Ways & Means	1/23/2015