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The first phase of the legislative session is over, the first bill cut-off has been reached. Bills that were not voted out of committee are technically dead for session.  They could be revived by a procedural motion on the Floor, but this is rare.

Bills that did pass out of committee, and do not have any fiscal impact on the budget go straight to the Rules Committee which is the “gate-keeper” to the Floor of the House or Senate.

For bills that have a fiscal impact they have moved to the Senate Ways & Means or House Appropriations.  To remain alive, these bills must be voted out of their respective fiscal committee by (March 1, 2013).  From there they go to the Rules Committee.

Bills can still be amended in fiscal committees or the Floor, but not in Rules Committee.  When this happens the amendments are usually rolled into a Substitute bill.  This can result in a total rewrite of the bill. 

As bills continue to move through the process and are amended, we will continue to send these updated versions. Bills marked with strike-through indicate those bills which are technically dead. 

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 Govt. Operations & Elections at 1:30 PM.
SHB 1037	Public records cost recovery	Moeller	H Approps	2/21/2013	Feb 19 EX action taken in the House Govt. Operations & Elections at 8:00 AM.
HB 1042	Metro park district tax levy	Seaquist	H Finance	1/14/2013	Jan 28 PH in the House Finance at 1:30 PM.	SB 5410(SGovt Ops)
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 Approps. 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 Approps. at 3:30 PM.	SB 5033(SWays & Means)
SHB 1128	Local agency public records	Takko	H Rules R	2/12/2013	Feb 8 EX action taken in the House Local Govt. at 1:30 PM.
HB 1136	Emergency med. services levy	Van De Wege	H Finance	1/16/2013	Jan 25 PH in the House Finance at 8:00 AM.
HB 1197	Open public meetings	Pollet	H Govt Operation	1/18/2013	Jan 31 PH in the House Govt. Operations & Elections at 10:00 AM.
SHB 1198	Pub. records & open meetings	Pollet	H Apps Gen Govt	2/14/2013	Feb 25 Scheduled for EX session in the House Approps. Sub General Govt. at 1:30 PM.
HB 1203	Children’s personal info	Farrell	S HumServ/Corr	2/19/2013	Feb 5 EX action taken in the House Govt. Operations & Elections at 8:00 AM.	SB 5198(SPassed 3rd)
SHB 1217	Property assessment system	Takko	H Finance	2/5/2013	Feb 26 Scheduled for EX session in the House Finance at 8:00 AM.
HB 1226	PERS/returning retirees	Ormsby	H Rules R	2/7/2013	Feb 5 EX action taken in the House Approps. at 3:30 PM.	SB 5633(SRules 2)
HB 1264	Fire district mergers	Haigh	H Rules R	2/8/2013	Feb 7 EX action taken in the House Local Govt. at 8:00 AM.
HB 1268	Local government purchasing	Springer	H 2nd Reading	2/13/2013	Feb 8 EX action taken in the House Local Govt. at 1:30 PM.	SB 5110(Ssubst for)
SHB 1298	Sunshine committee	Springer	H Rules C	2/22/2013	Feb 14 EX action taken in the House Govt. Operations & Elections at 10:00 AM.	SB 5169(SRules 2)
SHB 1418	Public records/hours	Hunt	H Rules R	2/21/2013	Feb 19 EX action taken in the House Govt. Operations & Elections at 8:00 AM.
SHB 1443	Industrial/manuf. facilities	Sells	H Finance	2/19/2013	Feb 14 EX action taken in the House Technology & Economic Development at 1:30 PM.	SB 5816(STrade & Econom)
HB 1486	Fire protection authorities	Fitzgibbon	H Finance	2/22/2013	Feb 26 Scheduled for PH in the House Finance at 8:00 AM.	SB 5331(SGovt Ops)
SHB 1488	Fire protection districts	Liias	H Finance	2/22/2013	Feb 26 Scheduled for PH in the House Finance at 8:00 AM.	SB 5332(SRules 2)
HB 1539	Annexation within code city	Rodne	H Rules R	2/22/2013	Feb 21 EX action taken in the House Local Govt. at 8:00 AM.	SB 5417(SRules 2)
SHB 1654	Fire prot. service authority	Riccelli	H Finance	2/22/2013	Feb 22 EX action taken in the House Local Govt. at 1:30 PM.
HB 1665	Earlier retirement benefits	Hunt	H Approps	2/5/2013
HB 1666	Retirement vesting/5 years	Reykdal	H Approps	2/5/2013		SB 5652(SWays & Means)
HB 1667	Postretirement employment	Moscoso	H Approps	2/5/2013		SB 5651(SWays & Means)
HB 1668	Retirement/plan 2 members	Cody	H Approps	2/5/2013	Feb 26 Scheduled for PH in the House Approps. at 1:30 PM.	SB 5650(SHealth Care)
HB 1714	Open public meetings act	Pollet	H Govt Operation	2/6/2013	Feb 19 PH in the House Govt. Operations & Elections at 8:00 AM.
SHB 1723	Early learning services	Kagi	H Approps	2/22/2013	Feb 26 Scheduled for PH in the House Approps. at 1:30 PM.
HB 1741	Retirees/insurance programs	Cody	H Approps	2/7/2013		SB 5654(SHealth Care)
HB 1763	Public records/hours	Klippert	H Govt Operations	2/8/2013
HB 1798	Taxing districts/property tx	Haler	H Finance	2/11/2013		SB 5705(SRules 2)
HB 1820	Avg. salary/pension purposes	Bergquist	H Approps	2/11/2013
SHB 1828	Local govt fiscal conditions	Springer	H Apps Gen Govt	2/22/2013	Feb 25 Scheduled for PH and EX session in the House Approps. Sub General Govt. at 1:30 PM.	SB 5690(SWays & Means)
HB 1854	Annexations/public approval	Schmick	H Local Govt	2/12/2013
HB 1933	Postretirement employment	Ormsby	H Approps	2/19/2013
HB 1949	Software/state & local govt	Buys	H Tech & Econ De	2/21/2013
HB 1960	Metropolitan park districts	Seaquist	H Finance	2/22/2013	Feb 26 Scheduled for PH in the House Finance at 8:00 AM.
HB 1964	Foreclosures	Klippert	H Cap Budget	2/25/2013
HB 1966	Elections	Alexander	H Govt Operations	2/25/2013
SSB 5013	Annexations	Benton	S 2nd Reading	2/5/2013	Jan 29 EX action taken in the Senate Govt.al Operations at 10:00 AM.
SB 5014	Eminent domain	Benton	S Rules 2	2/19/2013	Feb 18 EX action taken in the Senate 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)
ESSB 5110	Local government purchasing	Tom	H Local Govt	2/11/2013	Jan 31 EX action taken in the Senate Govt.al Operations at 10:00 AM.	HB 1268(H2nd Reading)
SSB 5169	Sunshine committee	Roach	S Rules 2	2/12/2013	Feb 11 EX action taken in the Senate Govt.al Operations at 6:00 PM.	HB 1298(HRules C)
SB 5198	Children’s personal info	Darneille	S Passed 3rd	2/25/2013	Feb 7 EX action taken in the Senate Human Services & Corrections at 10:00 AM.	HB 1203(SHumServ/Corr)
SB 5331	Fire protection authorities	Hobbs	S Govt Ops	1/28/2013	Feb 11 PH in the Senate Govt.al Operations at 6:00 PM.	HB 1486(HFinance)
SSB 5332	Fire protection districts	Roach	S Rules 2	2/20/2013	Feb 18 EX action taken in the Senate Govt.al Operations at 6:00 PM.	HB 1488(HFinance)
SB 5383	Retiree return to work/PERS	Benton	S Ways & Means	1/28/2013	Feb 4 PH in the Senate Ways & Means at 3:30 PM.
SB 5410	Metro park district tax levy	Schlicher	S Govt Ops	1/29/2013	Feb 11 PH in the Senate Govt.al Operations at 10:00 AM.	HB 1042(HFinance)
SB 5417	Annexation within code city	Mullet	S Rules 2	2/20/2013	Feb 18 EX action taken in the Senate Govt.al Operations at 6:00 PM.	HB 1539(HRules R)
SB 5633	PERS/returning retirees	Conway	S Rules 2	2/22/2013	Feb 20 EX action taken in the Senate Ways & Means at 3:30 PM.	HB 1226(HRules R)
SB 5650	Retirement/plan 2 members	Keiser	S Health Care	2/6/2013		HB 1668(HApprops)
SB 5651	Postretirement employment	McAuliffe	S Ways & Means	2/6/2013		HB 1667(HApprops)
SB 5654	Retirees/insurance programs	Fraser	S Health Care	2/7/2013		HB 1741(HApprops)
SB 5690	Local govt fiscal conditions	Hatfield	S Ways & Means	2/8/2013		HB 1828(HApps Gen Govt)
SSB 5705	Taxing districts/property tx	Brown	S Rules 2	2/22/2013	Feb 21 EX action taken in the Senate Govt.al Operations at 10:00 AM.	HB 1798(HFinance)
SB 5816	Industrial/manuf. facilities	Hobbs	S Trade & Econom	2/19/2013		HB 1443(HFinance)
SB 5851	Defined contribution plan	Bailey	S Ways & Means	2/22/2013
SB 5856	Defined contribution plan	Tom	S Ways & Means	2/25/2013	Feb 25 Scheduled for PH in the Senate Ways & Means at 2:00 PM.