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 to the WLA web site and we will also post it weekly on this blog.

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Bill	Title	Sponsor	Status	Date	Latest Cmte Mtg Info	Companion Bills
HB 1019	Public records requestors	Haler	H Govt Ops & Ele	1/14/2013	Jan 23 PH in the House Committee on Govt Op & El at 1:30 PM.
HB 1037	Public records cost recovery	Moeller	H Govt Ops & Ele	1/14/2013	Jan 23 PH in the House Committee on Govt Op & El at 1:30 PM.
HB 1042	Metro park district tax levy	Seaquist	H Finance	1/14/2013	Jan 28 Scheduled for PH in the House Committee on Finance at 1:30 PM.
HB 1055	Metro park district tax levy	Angel	H Finance	1/14/2013
HB 1057	Operating budget 2013-2015	Hunter	H Approps	1/14/2013	Jan 15 PH in the House Committee on Appropriations at 3:30 PM.	SB 5034(SWays & Means)
HB 1058	Operating sup budget 2013	Hunter	H Approps	1/14/2013	Jan 15 PH in the House Committee on Appropriations at 3:30 PM.	SB 5033(SWays & Means)
HB 1128	Local agency public records	Takko	H Local Govt	1/16/2013	Jan 31 Scheduled for executive session in the House Committee on Local Government at 8:00 AM.
HB 1136	Emergency med. services levy	Van De Wege	H Finance	1/16/2013	Jan 25 PH in the House Committee on Finance at 8:00 AM.
HB 1197	Open public meetings	Pollet	H Govt Operation	1/18/2013	Jan 31 Scheduled for PH in the House Committee on Govt Op & El at 10:00 AM.
HB 1198	Pub. records & open meetings	Pollet	H Govt Operation	1/18/2013	Jan 23 PH in the House Committee on Govt Op & El at 1:30 PM.
HB 1203	Children’s personal info	Farrell	H Govt Operation	1/18/2013	Jan 23 PH in the House Committee on Govt Op & El at 1:30 PM.	SB 5198(SHumServ/Corr)
HB 1217	Property assessment system	Takko	H Local Govt	1/21/2013	Jan 29 Scheduled for PH in the House Committee on Local Government at 1:30 PM.
HB 1226	PERS/returning retirees	Ormsby	H Approps	1/21/2013	Jan 29 Scheduled for PH in the House Committee on Appropriations at 3:30 PM.
HB 1264	Fire district mergers	Haigh	H Local Govt	1/22/2013
HB 1268	Local government purchasing	Springer	H Local Govt	1/22/2013		SB 5110(SGovt Ops)
HB 1298	Sunshine committee	Springer	H Govt Operation	1/22/2013		SB 5169(SGovt Ops)
HB 1418	Public records/hours	Hunt	H Govt Operations	1/25/2013
SB 5013	Annexations	Benton	S Govt Ops	1/14/2013	Jan 22 PH in the Senate Committee on Govt Op at 10:00 AM.
SB 5014	Eminent domain	Benton	S Law & Justice	1/14/2013	Jan 23 PH in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 1:30 PM.
SB 5018	Public art purchases	Benton	S Ways & Means	1/14/2013
SB 5033	Operating sup budget 2013	Hill	S Ways & Means	1/15/2013		HB 1058(HApprops)
SB 5034	Operating budget 2013-2015	Hill	S Ways & Means	1/15/2013		HB 1057(HApprops)
SB 5110	Local government purchasing	Tom	S Govt Ops	1/18/2013	Jan 29 Scheduled for PH in the Senate Committee on Govt Op at 10:00 AM.	HB 1268(HLocal Govt)
SB 5169	Sunshine committee	Roach	S Govt Ops	1/22/2013		HB 1298(HGovt Operation)
SB 5198	Children’s personal info	Darneille	S HumServ/Corr	1/23/2013		HB 1203(HGovt Operation)