2014 Proposed Legislation Affecting Libraries 02/21/2014
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 |
HB 1264 | Fire district mergers | Haigh | S Govt Ops | 2/11/2014 | Feb 20 Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Governmental Operations at 10:00 AM. | |
SHB 1298 | Sunshine committee | Springer | S Govt Ops | 2/17/2014 | Feb 25 Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Governmental Operations at 10:00 AM. (Subject to change) | SB 5169(SRules X) |
HB 1486 | Fire protection authorities | Fitzgibbon | S Govt Ops | 2/11/2014 | Feb 25 Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Governmental Operations at 10:00 AM. (Subject to change) | SB 5331(SGovt Ops) |
ESHB 1654 | Fire prot. service authority | Riccelli | S Commerce and La | 2/17/2014 | Mar 28 Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Governmental Operations at 10:00 AM. | |
ESHB 1820 | Avg. salary/pension purposes | Bergquist | S Ways & Means | 2/19/2014 | Feb 10 Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 10:00 AM. | |
E2SHB 1960 | Metropolitan park districts | Seaquist | S Govt Ops | 2/19/2014 | Feb 24 Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Governmental Operations at 10:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
SHB 2018 | State retirement systems | Hunter | S Ways & Means | 2/14/2014 | Apr 24 Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 3:30 PM. | |
SHB 2105 | Govt agency meeting agendas | Hawkins | S Govt Ops | 2/14/2014 | Feb 24 Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Governmental Operations at 10:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
SHB 2121 | Public records and meetings | Pollet | S Govt Ops | 2/14/2014 | Feb 25 Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Governmental Operations at 10:00 AM. (Subject to change) | ESB 5964(HGovt Operation) |
ESHB 2298 | Capital projects/tech infra. | Pike | S Govt Ops | 2/18/2014 | Feb 27 Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Governmental Operations at 10:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 2407 | PERS/retiree return to work | Ormsby | S Ways & Means | 2/17/2014 | Jan 21 Public hearing and executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 3:30 PM. | |
ESB 5964 | Public records and meetings | Fain | H Govt Operations | 2/20/2014 | Feb 25 Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Government Operations & Elections at 10:00 AM. (Subject to change) | HB 2121(Hsubst for) |
SB 6059 | Scanning public records | Brown | H Govt Operations | 2/18/2014 | Feb 25 Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Government Operations & Elections at 10:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
SSB 6105 | School library info and tech | McAuliffe | H Education | 2/13/2014 | Feb 26 Scheduled for executive session in the House Committee on Education at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change) | HB 2560(HEducation) |
SB 6114 | Local gov treasury practices | Benton | H Local Govt | 2/19/2014 | Feb 24 Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Local Government at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) |