2014 Proposed Legislation Affecting Libraries 02/07/2014
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 |
SHB 1037 | Public records cost recovery | Moeller | H Approps | 2/21/2013 | Feb 7 Scheduled for executive session in the House Committee on Appropriations at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 1264 | Fire district mergers | Haigh | H Passed 3rd | 2/7/2014 | ||
SHB 1298 | Sunshine committee | Springer | H Rules R | 2/5/2014 | Feb 5 Executive action taken in the House Committee on Government Operations & Elections at 1:30 PM. | SB 5169(SRules X) |
HB 1486 | Fire protection authorities | Fitzgibbon | H Passed 3rd | 2/7/2014 | SB 5331(SGovt Ops) | |
SHB 1654 | Fire prot. service authority | Riccelli | H 3rd Reading | 1/20/2014 | ||
HB 1820 | Avg. salary/pension purposes | Bergquist | H Approps | 2/11/2013 | Feb 3 Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 3:30 PM. | |
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 2nd Reading | 1/30/2014 | 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 Rules R | 1/27/2014 | Jan 21 Executive action taken in the House Committee on Government Operations & Elections at 10:00 AM. | SB 5964(SRules 2) |
SHB 2202 | Open government data policy | Carlyle | H Approps | 2/4/2014 | Jan 31 Executive action taken in the House Committee on Government Operations & Elections at 8:00 AM. | |
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 2238 | Paid vacation leave | Tarleton | H Labor/Work Dev | 1/15/2014 | Jan 24 Public hearing in the House Committee on Labor & Workforce Development at 1:30 PM. | |
SHB 2298 | Capital projects/tech infra. | Pike | H Rules R | 2/5/2014 | Feb 3 Executive action taken in the House Committee on Local Government at 1:30 PM. | |
HB 2407 | PERS/retiree return to work | Ormsby | H Rules R | 1/27/2014 | 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 | Feb 10 Scheduled for executive session 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 | Feb 13 Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Education at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change) | SB 6105(S2nd Reading) |
SHB 2681 | Annexing/city sales & use tx | Fitzgibbon | H Finance | 2/5/2014 | Feb 10 Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Finance at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 2710 | Protection of workers | Jinkins | H Judiciary | 1/28/2014 | Feb 4 Public hearing in the House Committee on Judiciary at 1:30 PM. | |
HB 2735 | PERS member retirement age | Robinson | H Approps | 1/29/2014 | ||
HB 2736 | Deferred compensation prog. | Sullivan | H Approps | 1/29/2014 | Feb 3 Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 3:30 PM. | |
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. | |
ESSB 5851 | Defined contribution plan | Bailey | S 3rd Reading | 2/4/2014 | Feb 28 Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means 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. | |
SSB 5964 | Public records and meetings | Fain | S Rules 2 | 2/7/2014 | Feb 6 Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Governmental Operations at 10:00 AM. | HB 2121(HRules R) |
SB 6059 | Scanning public records | Brown | S Rules 2 | 1/31/2014 | Jan 30 Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Governmental Operations at 10:00 AM. | |
SSB 6105 | School library info and tech | McAuliffe | S 2nd Reading | 1/28/2014 | 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 Rules 2 | 1/29/2014 | Jan 28 Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Governmental Operations at 10:00 AM. | |
SB 6151 | Cultural access authorities | Hill | S 2nd Reading | 2/4/2014 | Jan 30 Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 3:30 PM. | |
SB 6308 | Local govt employee bonuses | Schoesler | S Govt Ops | 1/20/2014 |