Courtesy Legislative Planning Committee, Washington Library Association State Bills of Interest.

The Washington Library Association(WLA) tracks state legislative activity that will potentially affect Washington Libraries. Their tracker is posted to the WLA web site and we will also post it weekly on this blog.  For information on the legislative process or becoming involved see the WLA site referenced above.

Those bills in the House and Senate policy committees that are technically dead have been crossed out.

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Bill	Title	Sponsor	Status	Date	Latest Cmte Mtg Info	Companion Bills
SHB 1072	Sex offender internet use	Simpson	H Gen Gov Apps	1/29/2010	Jan 27 Executive action taken in the House Committee on Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness at 1:30 PM.
SHB 1098	Former school empl vac leave	Hunt	H Ways & Means	1/11/2010
HB 1374	Local govt archives account	Dunshee	H Cap Budget	1/11/2010
HB 1404	State heritage center spaces	Armstrong	H SGTribalAff	1/11/2010		SB 5328(SGovtOp & Elect)
HB 1541	Half-time edu employment	Seaquist	H Passed 3rd	2/5/2010	Jan 20 Executive action taken in the House Committee on Ways & Means at 3:30 PM.	SB 5302(SWays & Means)
HB 1690	Public works contracting	Hasegawa	H Passed 3rd	2/5/2010
HB 1722	PERS default provisions	Crouse	H Ways & Means	1/11/2010		SB 5307(SWays & Means)
HB 1830	Business definitions	Santos	H 3rd Reading	1/15/2010
HB 2107	Early learning home programs	Kagi	H Early L&CS	1/11/2010
SHB 2397	Initiatives and referenda	Moeller	H Rules R	2/3/2010	Feb 2 Executive action taken in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Affairs at 1:30 PM.
SHB 2403	Military leave/pub employees	Morrell	S GovtOp & Elect	1/25/2010	Jan 15 Executive action taken in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Affairs at 1:30 PM.	SB 6196(HSGTribalAff)
HB 2405	Local measure ballot titles	Kelley	H SGTribalAff	1/11/2010
SHB 2424	Sexual exploitation/children	O’Brien	H 2nd Reading	1/28/2010	Jan 22 Executive action taken in the House Committee on Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness at 9:00 AM.	SB 6201(SJudiciary)
SHB 2447	Public employee photographs	Appleton	H Ways & Means	2/1/2010	Jan 28 Executive action taken in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Affairs at 8:00 AM.
SHB 2577	Community facilities distr’s	Sullivan	H Rules R	2/2/2010	Jan 28 Executive action taken in the House Committee on Community & Economic Development & Trade at 10:00 AM.	SB 6241(SEDev/Trd/Innov)
HB 2578	Existing property tax levies	Seaquist	H SGTribalAff	1/11/2010		SB 6216(SRules 2)
SHB 2582	Agency web sites/pub records	Hurst	H Rules R	1/28/2010	Jan 26 Executive action taken in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Affairs at 1:30 PM.	SB 6367(SRules 2G)
SHB 2583	Pub record request violation	Haigh	H Gen Gov Apps	1/26/2010	Feb 5 Scheduled for executive session in the House Committee on General Government Appropriations at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change)	SB 6368(SGovtOp & Elect)
HB 2618	Regulation of urban streets	Liias	H Trans	1/11/2010	Jan 20 Public hearing in the House Committee on Transportation at 3:30 PM.	SB 6616(STransportation)
SHB 2620	Excise taxation	Hunter	H Rules R	2/2/2010	Jan 29 Executive action taken in the House Committee on Finance at 1:30 PM.	SB 6552(SRules 2)
HB 2637	Local government taxation	Hunter	H Finance	1/11/2010
HB 2650	Severe economic downturns	Springer	H Finance	1/11/2010	Jan 19 Public hearing in the House Committee on Finance at 1:30 PM.
HB 2674	Annexation ordinances	Priest	H LG & Housing	1/12/2010
HB 2679	State retirement system	Bailey	H Ways & Means	1/12/2010
HB 2702	Ballot title information	Takko	H SGTribalAff	1/12/2010		SB 6689(SRules 2)
SHB 2731	At-risk children program	Goodman	H Ways & Means	1/25/2010	Jan 25 Public hearing in the House Committee on Ways & Means at 3:30 PM.
HB 2736	Office of open records	Kessler	H SGTribalAff	1/13/2010	Jan 26 Public hearing in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Affairs at 1:30 PM.	SB 6383(SGovtOp & Elect)
HB 2737	Employee meal & rest breaks	Conway	H Commerce/Lab	1/13/2010
SHB 2741	Infant & toddler program	Dickerson	H Ways & Means	2/2/2010	Jan 29 Executive action taken in the House Committee on Early Learning & Children’s Services at 1:30 PM.	SB 6593(SRules 2)
HB 2749	Local government taxation	Nelson	H Finance	1/13/2010	Jan 19 Public hearing in the House Committee on Finance at 1:30 PM.
HB 2802	Local govt fiscal note prog	Anderson	H Ways & Means	1/14/2010
HB 2824	Operating supp budget 2010	Linville	H Ways & Means	1/14/2010		SB 6444(SWays & Means)
SHB 2867	Early learning	Kagi	H Ways & Means	2/3/2010	Feb 2 Executive action taken in the House Committee on Early Learning & Children’s Services at 1:30 PM.	SB 6517(SEL/K-12)
HB 2871	St. retirement plan benefits	Bailey	H Ways & Means	1/15/2010
SHB 2909	Sales and use taxes/cities	Appleton	H Finance	2/3/2010	Feb 1 Executive action taken in the House Committee on Local Government & Housing at 1:30 PM.
HB 2910	Remedies/public records act	Flannigan	H SGTribalAff	1/18/2010	Feb 2 Public hearing in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Affairs at 1:30 PM.	SB 6408(SRules 2)
HB 3031	Public records request costs	Fagan	H SGTribalAff	1/20/2010	Jan 26 Public hearing in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Affairs at 1:30 PM.
HB 3041	Local services levy limits	Haigh	H Finance	1/21/2010
HB 3054	Local government T.O.	Springer	H Finance	1/21/2010
HB 3070	Fiscal reform	Chase	H Finance	1/22/2010		SB 6250(SWays & Means)
SB 5144	False claims against govt	Kline		1/12/2010	Jan. 15 Scheduled for public hearing
SSB 5295	Publ records exemptions comm	Kline	H SGTribalAff	2/4/2010
SB 5302	Half time edu employment				Feb 8 scheduled for exec
SB 5398	Public works bid prices	Rockefeller	S Rules 2	1/11/2010		HB 1200(HSGTribalAff)
SB 5696	Rural library district brds	Kauffman	S Rules 2G	1/11/2010		HB 1468(HRules 3C)
SB 6045	Retirement system proposal				Feb 8 scheduled for public hearing
SB 6196	Military leave/pub employees	Hobbs	H SGTribalAff	2/4/2010	Jan 18 Public hearing and executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Government Operations & Elections at 10:00 AM.	HB 2403(Hsubst for)
SB 6201	Sexual exploitation/children	Kline	S Judiciary	1/11/2010		HB 2424(H2nd Reading)
SB 6216	Existing property tax levies	Rockefeller	S Rules 2	1/19/2010	Jan 18 Public hearing and executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Government Operations & Elections at 10:00 AM.	HB 2578(HSGTribalAff)
SB 6241	Community facilities distr’s	Kilmer	S EDev/Trd/Innov	1/11/2010	Feb 4 Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Economic Development and Trade & Innovation at 10:00 AM.	HB 2577(HRules R)
SB 6250	Fiscal reform	Franklin	S Ways & Means	1/11/2010		HB 3070(HFinance)
SB 6303	Annexation to fire district	Swecker	S GovtOp & Elect	1/12/2010
SSB 6367	Agency web sites/pub records	Hatfield	S Rules 2G	2/2/2010	Jan 28 Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Government Operations & Elections at 3:30 PM.	HB 2582(HRules R)
SB 6368	Pub record request violation	Hatfield	S GovtOp & Elect	1/13/2010	Jan 19 Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Government Operations & Elections at 1:30 PM.	HB 2583(HGen Gov Apps)
SB 6383	Office of open records	Morton	S GovtOp & Elect	1/13/2010		HB 2736(HSGTribalAff)
SSB 6395	Rights of speech & petition	Kline	S Rules 2G	1/28/2010	Jan 20 Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Judiciary at 3:30 PM.
SB 6397	Child pornography/internet	Kline	S Judiciary	1/13/2010	Feb 5 Scheduled for executive session in the Senate Committee on Judiciary at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change)
SSB 6408	Remedies/public records act	Fairley	S Rules 2	2/1/2010	Jan 28 Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Government Operations & Elections at 3:30 PM.	HB 2910(HSGTribalAff)
SB 6444	Operating supp budget 2010	Prentice	S Ways & Means	1/14/2010		HB 2824(HWays & Means)
SSB 6449	Petition signature gatherers	McDermott	S Rules 2	2/4/2010	Feb 2 Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Government Operations & Elections at 1:30 PM.
SB 6516	PERS, TRS, and SERS	Hobbs	S Ways & Means	1/15/2010	Jan 28 Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM.
SB 6517	Early learning	McAuliffe	S EL/K-12	1/15/2010	Jan 27 Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 8:00 AM.	HB 2867(HWays & Means)
SB 6529	Access to public records	Roach	S GovtOp & Elect	1/15/2010	Jan 19 Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Government Operations & Elections at 1:30 PM.
SB 6530	Access to public records	Roach	S GovtOp & Elect	1/15/2010
SSB 6552	Excise taxation	Tom	S Rules 2	2/4/2010	Feb 2 Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 3:30 PM.	HB 2620(HRules R)
SSB 6609	Local govt infrastructure	Kastama	S Ways & Means	1/28/2010	Jan 27 Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Economic Development and Trade & Innovation at 8:00 AM.	HB 2985(HFinance)
SB 6616	Regulation of urban streets	Jacobsen	S Transportation	1/25/2010	Jan 21 Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Government Operations & Elections at 3:30 PM.	HB 2618(HTrans)
SB 6631	Property tax payment dates	Shin	S GovtOp & Elect	1/19/2010
SSB 6685	Public information/web sites	Roach	S Rules 2	2/1/2010	Jan 28 Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Government Operations & Elections at 3:30 PM.
SB 6689	Ballot title information	Pridemore	S Rules 2	2/4/2010	Feb 2 Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Government Operations & Elections at 1:30 PM.	HB 2702(HSGTribalAff)
SB 6741	Special meetings notice	Rockefeller	S GovtOp & Elect	1/25/2010	Feb 2 Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Government Operations & Elections at 1:30 PM.
SB 6742	PERS avg final compensation	Pridemore	S Ways & Means	1/25/2010
SB 6756	Public employee wellness	Tom	S Hea/L-T Care	1/25/2010
SB 6797	Voters’ pamphlets	Tom	S GovtOp & Elect	1/28/2010	Feb 4 Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Government Operations & Elections at 3:30 PM.

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