Library Legislation Tracker – February 15, 2010
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 now been removed from this list.
Click below to view the tracker.
| 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 | Feb 27 Executive action taken in the House Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM. | |
| HB 1374 | Local govt archives account | Dunshee | H Cap Budget | 1/11/2010 | Feb 27 Executive action taken in the House Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM. | |
| HB 1541 | Half-time edu employment | Seaquist | S Ways & Means | 2/9/2010 | Jan 20 Executive action taken in the House Committee on Ways & Means at 3:30 PM. | SB 5302(S2nd Reading) |
| HB 1690 | Public works contracting | Hasegawa | S GovtOp & Elect | 2/9/2010 | Feb 18 Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Government Operations & Elections at 3:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
| HB 1722 | PERS default provisions | Crouse | H Ways & Means | 1/11/2010 | Feb 18 Executive action taken in the House Committee on Ways & Means at 3:30 PM. | SB 5307(SWays & Means) |
| HB 1830 | Business definitions | Santos | S EDev/Trd/Innov | 2/12/2010 | Mar 26 Public hearing and executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Government Operations & Elections at 3:30 PM. | |
| SHB 2397 | Initiatives and referenda | Moeller | H Passed 3rd | 2/13/2010 | 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 | Feb 18 Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Government Operations & Elections at 3:30 PM. (Subject to change) | SB 6196(HSGTribalAff) |
| SHB 2424 | Sexual exploitation/children | O’Brien | H 2nd Reading | 2/15/2010 | 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 | Feb 6 Public hearing in the House Committee on Ways & Means at 9:00 AM. | |
| SHB 2577 | Community facilities distr’s | Sullivan | H subst for | 2/15/2010 | Jan 28 Executive action taken in the House Committee on Community & Economic Development & Trade at 10:00 AM. | SB 6241(Ssubst for) |
| 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(Ssubst for) |
| 2SHB 2583 | Pub record request violation | Haigh | H Rules R | 2/9/2010 | Feb 5 Executive action taken in the House Committee on General Government Appropriations at 1:30 PM. | 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 | S Ways & Means | 2/13/2010 | Feb 17 Scheduled for executive session in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | SB 6552(S2nd Reading) |
| 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 2679 | State retirement system | Bailey | H Ways & Means | 1/12/2010 | ||
| 2SHB 2731 | At-risk children program | Goodman | H Passed 3rd | 2/13/2010 | Feb 8 Executive action taken in the House Committee on Ways & Means at 9:00 AM. | |
| SHB 2741 | Infant & toddler program | Dickerson | H 2nd Reading | 2/13/2010 | Feb 8 Executive action taken in the House Committee on Ways & Means at 9:00 AM. | SB 6593(HEarly L&CS) |
| 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) | |
| 2SHB 2867 | Early learning | Kagi | H Passed 3rd | 2/15/2010 | Feb 8 Executive action taken in the House Committee on Ways & Means at 9:00 AM. | 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 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) | |
| HB 3182 | Unfunded mandates/local govt | Alexander | H Ways & Means | 2/11/2010 | ||
| SSB 5295 | Publ records exemptions comm | Kline | H SGTribalAff | 2/4/2010 | Feb 18 Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Affairs at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
| SB 5302 | Half-time edu employment | Kilmer | S 2nd Reading | 2/12/2010 | Feb 8 Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM. | HB 1541(SWays & Means) |
| SB 5398 | Public works bid prices | Rockefeller | S Rules 2 | 1/11/2010 | Feb 12 Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Government Operations & Elections at 3:30 PM. | HB 1200(HSGTribalAff) |
| SB 5696 | Rural library district brds | Kauffman | S Rules 2G | 1/11/2010 | Feb 17 Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Government Operations & Elections at 1:30 PM. | HB 1468(HRules 3C) |
| SB 6045 | Retirement system proposal | Zarelli | S Ways & Means | 2/9/2010 | Feb 9 exec action scheduled -insufficient signatures | |
| SB 6196 | Military leave/pub employees | Hobbs | H SGTribalAff | 2/4/2010 | Feb 19 Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Affairs at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | HB 2403(Hsubst for) |
| 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) |
| ESSB 6241 | Community facilities distr’s | Kilmer | S Passed 3rd | 2/15/2010 | Feb 4 Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Economic Development and Trade & Innovation at 10:00 AM. | HB 2577(Hsubst for) |
| SB 6250 | Fiscal reform | Franklin | S Ways & Means | 1/11/2010 | HB 3070(HFinance) | |
| SSB 6367 | Agency web sites/pub records | Hatfield | S Passed 3rd | 2/15/2010 | Jan 28 Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Government Operations & Elections at 3:30 PM. | HB 2582(HRules R) |
| SSB 6395 | Rights of speech & petition | Kline | S 2nd Reading | 2/12/2010 | Feb 18 Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Judiciary at 10:00 AM in anticipation of other legislative action. | |
| SSB 6397 | Child pornography/internet | Kline | S 2nd Reading | 2/12/2010 | Feb 5 Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Judiciary at 1:30 PM. | |
| SSB 6408 | Remedies/public records act | Fairley | S 2nd Reading | 2/11/2010 | 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) | |
| ESSB 6449 | Petition signature gatherers | McDermott | S Passed 3rd | 2/15/2010 | 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. | |
| SSB 6552 | Excise taxation | Tom | S 2nd Reading | 2/13/2010 | Feb 2 Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 3:30 PM. | HB 2620(Hsubst for) |
| 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) |
| SSB 6685 | Public information/web sites | Roach | S 2nd Reading | 2/13/2010 | Jan 28 Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Government Operations & Elections at 3:30 PM. | |
| SB 6689 | Ballot title information | Pridemore | S 2nd Reading | 2/12/2010 | Feb 2 Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Government Operations & Elections at 1:30 PM. | HB 2702(HSGTribalAff) |
| SB 6742 | PERS avg final compensation | Pridemore | S Rules 2 | 2/9/2010 | Feb 9 Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM. | |
| SSB 6797 | Voters’ pamphlets | Tom | S 2nd Reading | 2/13/2010 | Feb 9 Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM. |
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