2014 Proposed Legislation Affecting Libraries 02/28/2014
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.
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Bill | Title | Sponsor | Status | Date | Latest Cmte Mtg Info | Companion Bills |
HB 1264 | Fire district mergers | Haigh | S Rules 2 |
2/28/2014 |
Feb 27 Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Governmental Operations at 5:30 PM. | |
SHB 1298 | Sunshine committee | Springer | S GO – DPA |
2/17/2014 |
Feb 27 Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Governmental Operations at 5:30 PM. | SB 5169(SRules X) |
HB 1486 | Fire protection authorities | Fitzgibbon | S Rules 2 |
2/28/2014 |
Feb 27 Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Governmental Operations at 5:30 PM. | 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 27 Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 3:30 PM. | |
E2SHB 1960 | Metropolitan park districts | Seaquist | S Govt Ops |
2/19/2014 |
Feb 24 Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Governmental Operations at 10:00 AM. | |
SHB 2018 | State retirement systems | Hunter | S Ways & Means |
2/14/2014 |
Feb 27 Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 3:30 PM. | |
SHB 2105 | Govt agency meeting agendas | Hawkins | S Rules 2 |
2/25/2014 |
Feb 24 Public hearing and executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Governmental Operations at 10:00 AM. | |
SHB 2121 | Public records and meetings | Pollet | S Govt Ops |
2/14/2014 |
Feb 25 Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Governmental Operations at 10:00 AM. | ESB 5964(HRules R) |
ESHB 2298 | Capital projects/tech infra. | Pike | S Rules 2 |
2/28/2014 |
Feb 27 Public hearing and executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Governmental Operations at 10:00 AM. | |
HB 2407 | PERS/retiree return to work | Ormsby | S WM – DP |
2/17/2014 |
Feb 27 Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 3:30 PM. | |
SHB 2681 | Annexing/city sales & use tx | Fitzgibbon | H Finance |
2/5/2014 |
Feb 28 Scheduled for executive session in the House Committee on Finance at 10:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
ESB 5964 | Public records and meetings | Fain | H Rules R | 2/26/2014 | Feb 26 Executive action taken in the House Committee on Government Operations & Elections at 1:30 PM. | HB 2121(Hsubst for) |
SB 6059 | Scanning public records | Brown | H Rules R |
2/26/2014 |
Feb 26 Executive action taken in the House Committee on Government Operations & Elections at 1:30 PM. | |
SSB 6105 | School library info and tech | McAuliffe | H Approps |
2/26/2014 |
Feb 27 Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 3:30 PM. | HB 2560(HEducation) |