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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	Library Tracker 1-21-2016
Bill	Title	Sponsor	Status	Date	Hrg Date	Latest Cmte Mtg Info	Companion Bills
2SHB 1106	Operating bdgt 2015, 2015-17	Hunter	H Approps	1/11/2016	6/23/2015	Jun 23 Executive action taken in the House  Committee on Appropriations at 1:30 PM.	SB 5077(Ssubst for)
2SHB 1107	Cultural & heritage programs	Springer	H Finance	1/11/2016	2/25/2015	Feb 25 Executive action taken in the House  Committee on Finance at 8:00 AM.	SB 5463(Ssubst for)
ESHB 1740	Health coverage through PEBB	Appleton	H Approps	1/11/2016	4/7/2015	Apr 7 Public hearing in the Senate  Committee on Ways & Means at 10:00 AM.	SB 5731(SHealth Care)
EHB 2084	State-required reports	Hunter	H Finance	1/11/2016	3/31/2015	Mar 31 Executive action taken in the Senate  Committee on Government Operations & Security at 10:00 AM.
2016
HB 2290	Public record request limits	MacEwen	H State Governme	1/11/2016	1/26/2016	Jan 26 Scheduled for public hearing in the House  Committee on State Government at 10:00 AM. (Subject to change)
HB 2296	Pub. facilities district tax	Rossetti	H Finance	1/11/2016	1/26/2016	Jan 26 Scheduled for executive session in the House  Committee on Finance at 3:30 PM. (Subject to change)
HB 2298	Domestic partnerships/PERS	Moeller	H Approps	1/11/2016	1/21/2016	Jan 21 Scheduled for executive session in the House  Committee on Appropriations at 3:30 PM. (Subject to change)
HB 2333	PERS plan choice	Reykdal	H Approps	1/11/2016
HB 2353	OPMA civil penalties	Hunt, S.	H State Governme	1/11/2016	1/12/2016	Jan 12 Public hearing in the House  Committee on State Government at 10:00 AM.	SB 6171(SGovtOp&Sec)
HB 2375	Cybercrime	Magendanz	H Public Safety	1/12/2016	1/29/2016	Jan 29 Scheduled for executive session in the House  Committee on Public Safety at 10:00 AM. (Subject to change)	SB 6197(SLaw & Justice)
HB 2376	Operating sup budget 2016	Dunshee	H Approps	1/12/2016	1/13/2016	Jan 13 Public hearing in the House  Committee on Appropriations at 3:30 PM.	SB 6246(SWays & Means)
HB 2380	Supplemental capital budget	Tharinger	H Cap Budget	1/12/2016	1/15/2016	Jan 15 Public hearing in the House  Committee on Capital Budget at 8:00 AM.	SB 6201(SWays & Means)
HB 2426	Rural library trustee appt.	Fitzgibbon	H Local Govt	1/13/2016	1/21/2016	Jan 21 Scheduled for public hearing in the House  Committee on Local Government at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change)	SB 6313(SGovtOp&Sec)
HB 2427	Local gov. modernization	Springer	H Local Govt	1/13/2016	1/21/2016	Jan 21 Scheduled for executive session in the House  Committee on Local Government at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change)
HB 2460	Firearms/public places	Walkinshaw	H Judiciary	1/13/2016	1/21/2016	Jan 21 Scheduled for public hearing in the House  Committee on Judiciary at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change)	SB 6351(SLaw & Justice)
HB 2483	Child sex exploit./subpoenas	Sawyer	H Judiciary	1/13/2016
HB 2488	Academic bill of rights	Manweller	H Hi Ed	1/14/2016	1/27/2016	Jan 27 Scheduled for public hearing in the House  Committee on Higher Education at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change)
HB 2511	Child care center licensing	Pike	H Erly Lrn/H Svc	1/14/2016	1/26/2016	Jan 26 Scheduled for public hearing in the House  Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change)
SHB 2532	Access to library services	Kilduff	H LGDPS	1/20/2016	1/20/2016	Jan 20 Executive action taken in the House  Committee on Local Government at 8:00 AM.
HB 2543	Civil service qualifications	Stokesbary	H Labor & Workpl	1/14/2016	1/25/2016	Jan 25 Scheduled for public hearing in the House  Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change)	SB 6319(SCommerce and L)
HB 2557	Unused shared leave return	Hunt, S.	H State Governme	1/14/2016	1/28/2016	Jan 28 Scheduled for public hearing in the House  Committee on State Government at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change)
HB 2576	Local agency public records	McBride	H Local Govt	1/15/2016	1/28/2016	Jan 28 Scheduled for public hearing in the House  Committee on Local Government at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change)
HB 2589	Gender-segregated facilities	Hunt, G.	H Judiciary	1/15/2016
HB 2595	Schools/safe technology use	Ortiz-Self	H Education	1/15/2016			SB 6273(SEL/K-12)
HB 2597	School sexual abuse plans	Orwall	H Education	1/15/2016
HB 2646	Retirement system defaults	Ormsby	H Approps	1/18/2016	1/28/2016	Jan 28 Scheduled for public hearing in the House  Committee on Appropriations at 3:30 PM. (Subject to change)
HB 2671	Early learning agency def.	Kagi	H Erly Lrn/H Svc	1/18/2016	1/26/2016	Jan 26 Scheduled for public hearing in the House  Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change)	SB 6371(SEL/K-12)
HB 2722	Small & limited public works	Kochmar	H Cap Budget	1/19/2016			SB 6393(SCommerce and L)
HB 2728	Reading coaches grants	Stokesbary	H Education	1/19/2016
HB 2741	State & local fiscal agents	Kuderer	H Bus & Fin Svcs	1/19/2016	1/27/2016	Jan 27 Scheduled for public hearing in the House  Committee on Business & Financial Services at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change)	SB 6397(SWays & Means)
HB 2742	School library materials	Reykdal	H Approps	1/20/2016
HB 2748	Payment of attorneys’ fees	Griffey	H Judiciary	1/20/2016
HB 2782	Gender segregated facilities	Klippert	H Judiciary	1/20/2016
2015 Bills
SSB 5329	Public employee bargaining	Braun	S Rules 2	1/19/2016	2/4/2015	Feb 4 Executive action taken in the Senate  Committee on Commerce & Labor at 1:30 PM.
SSB 5435	State deferred comp program	Bailey	S Rules 2	1/19/2016	2/23/2015	Feb 23 Executive action taken in the Senate  Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM.
SSB 5864	Annexed areas/sales & use tx	Nelson	S 2nd Reading	1/20/2016	2/27/2015	Feb 27 Executive action taken in the Senate  Committee on Ways & Means at 3:45 PM.	HB 1576(Hsubst for)
SB 6000	Cnty legislative authorities	Dansel	S Rules 2	1/19/2016	2/19/2015	Feb 19 Public hearing and executive action taken in the Senate  Committee on Government Operations & Security at 10:00 AM.
2016
SB 6171	OPMA civil penalties	Roach	S GovtOp&Sec	1/11/2016	1/14/2016	Jan 14 Public hearing in the Senate  Committee on Government Operations & Security at 10:00 AM.	HB 2353(HState Governme)
SB 6197	Cybercrime	Miloscia	S Law & Justice	1/12/2016	1/18/2016	Jan 18 Public hearing in the Senate  Committee on Law & Justice at 2:30 PM.	HB 2375(HPublic Safety)
SB 6201	Supplemental capital budget	Honeyford	S Ways & Means	1/12/2016	1/14/2016	Jan 14 Public hearing in the Senate  Committee on Ways & Means at 3:30 PM.	HB 2380(HCap Budget)
SB 6211	Nonprofit homeownership dev.	Dammeier	S HumSer/MenHlth	1/13/2016	1/21/2016	Jan 21 Work session, executive action taken in the Senate  Committee on Human Services, and Mental Health & Housing at 10:00 AM.
SB 6233	Student freedom of express.	Fain	S EL/K-12	1/13/2016	1/21/2016	Jan 21 Public hearing in the Senate  Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 8:00 AM.
SB 6246	Operating sup budget 2016	Hill	S Ways & Means	1/13/2016	1/11/2016	Jan 11 Public hearing in the Senate  Committee on Ways & Means at 3:30 PM.	HB 2376(HApprops)
SB 6273	Schools/safe technology use	Liias	S EL/K-12	1/13/2016	1/18/2016	Jan 18 Public hearing in the Senate  Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 1:30 PM.	HB 2595(HEducation)
SB 6313	Rural library trustee appt.	Fain	S GovtOp&Sec	1/14/2016	1/25/2016	Jan 25 Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate  Committee on Government Operations & Security at 10:00 AM. (Subject to change)	HB 2426(HLocal Govt)
SB 6315	Local gov. modernization	Roach	S GovtOp&Sec	1/14/2016	1/28/2016	Jan 28 Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate  Committee on Government Operations & Security at 10:00 AM. (Subject to change)
SB 6319	Civil service qualifications	Jayapal	S Commerce and L	1/14/2016			HB 2543(HLabor & Workpl)
SB 6351	Firearms/public places	Habib	S Law & Justice	1/18/2016			HB 2460(HJudiciary)
SB 6371	Early learning agency def.	Litzow	S EL/K-12	1/18/2016			HB 2671(HErly Lrn/H Svc)
SB 6393	Small & limited public works	Warnick	S Commerce and L	1/19/2016	1/27/2016	Jan 27 Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate  Committee on Commerce & Labor at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change)	HB 2722(HCap Budget)
SB 6397	State & local fiscal agents	Hill	S Ways & Means	1/19/2016			HB 2741(HBus & Fin Svcs)
SB 6410	Public emp. union elections	Hewitt	S Commerce and L	1/20/2016
SB 6433	Forfeiting public pensions	Bailey	S Ways & Means	1/20/2016
SB 6434	Garnishing public pensions	Bailey	S Ways & Means	1/20/2016
SB 6435	Optional salary deferral	Bailey	S Ways & Means	1/20/2016
SB 6475	Health coverage through PEBB	Dansel	S Ways & Means	1/21/2016