2014 Proposed Legislation Affecting Libraries 01/24/2014

2014 Proposed Legislation Affecting Libraries 01/24/2014

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.

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

Bill Title Sponsor Status Date Latest Cmte Mtg Info Companion Bills
HB 1486 Fire protection authorities Fitzgibbon H 3rd Reading 1/20/2014 Mar 28 Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Governmental Operations at 10:00 AM. SB 5331(SGovt Ops)
SHB 1654 Fire prot. service authority Riccelli H 3rd Reading 1/20/2014 Mar 28 Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Governmental Operations at 10:00 AM.
HB 1854 Annexations/public approval Schmick H Local Govt 2/12/2013 Jan 23 Public hearing in the House Committee on Local Government at 10:00 AM.
2SHB 1960 Metropolitan park districts Seaquist H Rules R 1/21/2014 Jan 16 Executive action taken in the House Committee on Finance at 1:30 PM.
SHB 2105 Govt agency meeting agendas Hawkins H GOEDPS 1/22/2014 Jan 22 Executive action taken in the House Committee on Government Operations & Elections at 1:30 PM.
SHB 2121 Public records and meetings Pollet H GOEDPS 1/21/2014 Jan 21 Executive action taken in the House Committee on Government Operations & Elections at 10:00 AM. SB 5964(SGovt Ops)
HB 2202 Open government data policy Carlyle H Govt Operation 1/13/2014 Jan 29 Scheduled for executive session in the House Committee on Government Operations & Elections at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change)
HB 2212 Cultural access programs Springer H Finance 1/14/2014 Jan 23 Public hearing in the House Committee on Finance at 1:30 PM.
HB 2298 Capital projects/tech infra. Pike H Local Govt 1/15/2014 Jan 27 Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Local Government at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change)
HB 2407 PERS/retiree return to work Ormsby H APPDP 1/21/2014 Jan 21 Public hearing and executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 3:30 PM.
HB 2428 Emer medical service levies Hunt, S. H Finance 1/17/2014 Jan 28 Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Finance at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change)
HB 2522 Librarians/rural county dist Fitzgibbon H Local Govt 1/20/2014
HB 2560 School library info and tech Stonier H Education 1/21/2014 SB 6105(SEL/K-12)
SSB 5013 Annexations Benton S Rules 2 1/17/2014 Jan 29 Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Governmental Operations at 10:00 AM.
SSB 5727 Prev wages/distressed county Braun S Rules 2 1/17/2014 Feb 18 Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Commerce & Labor at 1:30 PM.
SSB 5865 Fundraising purchases/use tx Roach S Rules X 1/20/2014 Apr 16 Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 8:00 AM.
SB 5955 WA publicly owned trust Hasegawa S FI/Hous/Ins 1/13/2014 Jan 16 Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Financial Institutions and Housing & Insurance at 1:30 PM.
SB 5964 Public records and meetings Fain S Govt Ops 1/13/2014 Jan 16 Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Governmental Operations at 10:00 AM. HB 2121(HGOEDPS)
SB 6059 Scanning public records Brown S Govt Ops 1/15/2014 Jan 23 Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Governmental Operations at 10:00 AM.
SB 6105 School library info and tech McAuliffe S EL/K-12 1/15/2014 Jan 24 Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 8:00 AM. HB 2560(HEducation)
SB 6114 Local gov treasury practices Benton S Govt Ops 1/15/2014 Jan 27 Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Governmental Operations at 10:00 AM. (Subject to change)
SB 6151 Cultural access authorities Hill S Ways & Means 1/16/2014 Jan 28 Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 3:30 PM. (Subject to change)
SB 6308 Local govt employee bonuses Schoesler S Govt Ops 1/20/2014
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