Courtesy of the Legislative Planning Committee, Washington Library Association. 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	Hearing Date	Companion Bills
2SHB 1106	Operating bdgt 2015, 2015-17	Hunter	H Approps	1/11/2016	6/23/2015	SB 5077(Ssubst for)
	Jun 23 Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 1:30 PM.
HB 1189	City, district publ. records	Hunt, S.	H Rules 3C	4/24/2015	3/24/20215
	Mar 24 Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Government Operations & Security at 10:00 AM.
SHB 1250	Notice and review processes	Holy	H 2nd Reading	2/10/2016	2/17/2015	SB 5138(Ssubst for)
	Feb 17 Executive action taken in the House Committee on Local Government at 10:00 AM.
HB 1322	State retirement plans	Reykdal	H Passed 3rd	2/11/2016	3/24/2015
	Mar 24 Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 3:30 PM.
EHB 1513	Local infrastructure areas	Springer	H Rules 3C	4/24/2015	3/25/2015
	Mar 25 Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Trade & Economic Development at 8:00 AM.
SHB 1576	Annexed areas/sales & use tx	Fitzgibbon	H Rules 3C	4/24/2015	2/25/2015	SB 5864(Ssubst for)
	Feb 25 Executive action taken in the House Committee on Finance at 8:00 AM.
SHB 1684	Public records, charges for	Takko	H Rules R	2/27/2015	2/27/2015
	Feb 27 Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 9:00 AM.
SHB 2148	State auditor	Chandler	H Rules R	2/9/2016	2/8/2016
	Feb 8 Executive action taken in the House Committee on General Government & Information Technology at 8:00 AM.
SHB 2296	Pub. facilities district tax	Rossetti	H Passed 3rd	2/11/2016	1/26/2016
	Jan 26 Executive action taken in the House Committee on Finance at 3:30 PM.
HB 2298	Domestic partnerships/PERS	Moeller	H Passed 3rd	2/11/2016	1/25/2016
	Jan 25 Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 3:30 PM.
HB 2353	OPMA civil penalties	Hunt, S.	H Rules R	1/29/2016	1/27/2016	SB 6171(SRules 2)
	Jan 27 Executive action taken in the House Committee on State Government at 8:00 AM.
2SHB 2375	Cybercrime	Magendanz	H Rules R	2/9/2016	2/8/2016	SB 6197(SRules 2)
	Feb 8 Executive action taken in the House Committee on General Government & Information Technology at 8:00 AM.
HB 2376	Operating sup budget 2016	Dunshee	H Approps	1/12/2016	1/13/2016	SB 6246(SWays & Means)
	Jan 13 Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 3:30 PM.
HB 2380	Supplemental capital budget	Tharinger	H Cap Budget	1/12/2016	1/15/2016	SB 6201(SWays & Means)
	Jan 15 Public hearing in the House Committee on Capital Budget at 8:00 AM.
SHB 2426	Rural library trustee appt.	Fitzgibbon	H Rules R	1/28/2016	1/26/2016	SB 6313(SGovtOp&Sec)
	Jan 26 Executive action taken in the House Committee on Local Government at 10:00 AM.
SHB 2427	Local gov. modernization	Springer	H 2nd Reading	2/9/2016	2/3/2016
	Feb 3 Executive action taken in the House Committee on Local Government at 8:00 AM.
SHB 2483	Child sex exploit./subpoenas	Sawyer	H Rules R	2/5/2016	2/4/2016
	Feb 4 Executive action taken in the House Committee on Judiciary at 1:30 PM.
ESHB 2511	Child care center licensing	Pike	S EL/K-12	2/12/2016	1/29/2016
	Jan 29 Executive action taken in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 10:00 AM.
SHB 2532	Access to library services	Kilduff	H Rules R	1/25/2016	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 Passed 3rd	2/11/2016	2/2/2016	SB 6319(S2nd Reading)
	Feb 2 Executive action taken in the House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards at 1:30 PM.
HB 2557	Unused shared leave return	Hunt, S.	H Passed 3rd	2/11/2016	2/2/2016
	Feb 2 Executive action taken in the House Committee on State Government at 10:00 AM.
2SHB 2576	Local agency public records	McBride	H Rules R	2/9/2016	2/8/2016
	Feb 8 Public hearing and executive action taken in the House Committee on General Government & Information Technology at 8:00 AM.
HB 2646	Retirement system defaults	Ormsby	H Rules R	2/5/2016	2/4/2016
	Feb 4 Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 3:30 PM.
HB 2671	Early learning agency def.	Kagi	H Rules R	2/2/2016	1/29/2016	SB 6371(HErly Lrn/H Svc)
	Jan 29 Executive action taken in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 10:00 AM.
HB 2741	State & local fiscal agents	Kuderer	H 2nd ReadSCal	2/9/2016	2/2/2016	SB 6397(SRules 2)
	Feb 2 Executive action taken in the House Committee on Business & Financial Services at 8:30 AM.
2SHB 2933	Small works rosters	Gregerson	H Rules R	2/9/2016	2/8/2016
	Feb 8 Public hearing and executive action taken in the House Committee on Capital Budget at 9:00 AM.
SHB 2936	Public investments	Senn	H Rules R	2/9/2016	2/9/2016	SB 6596(SWays & Means)
	Feb 9 Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 10:00 AM.
2015 Bills	Title	Sponsor	Status	Date	Hearing Date	Companion Bills
ESSB 5077	Operating bdgt 2015, 2015-17	Hill	S Rules 3	4/24/2015	4/1/2015	HB 1106(Hsubst for)
	Apr 1 Public hearing and executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:00 PM.
SSB 5138	Notice and review processes	Roach	S Rules 3	6/27/2015	3/19/2015	HB 1250(H2nd Reading)
	Mar 19 Executive action taken in the House Committee on Local Government at 1:30 PM.
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 5463	Cultural & heritage programs	Hill	S Rules 3	6/27/2015	3/23/2015	HB 1107(HFinance)
	Mar 23 Executive action taken in the House Committee on Community Development and Housing & Tribal Affairs at 1:30 PM.
SSB 5730	Access roads utilized by DNR	Pearson	S Rules 3	4/24/2015	3/25/2015
	Mar 25 Public hearing in the House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources at 8:00 AM.
SSB 5864	Annexed areas/sales & use tx	Nelson	H Finance	1/29/2016	2/27/2015	HB 1576(Hsubst for)
	Feb 27 Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 3:45 PM.
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.
SSB 6050	Operating bdgt 2015, 2015-17	Hill	S Rules 2	5/28/2015	5/28/2015
	May 28 Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:00 PM.
SB 6129	District-based elections	Roach	S 2nd Reading	2/8/2016	2/4/2016
	Feb 4 Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Government Operations & Security at 5:45 PM.
2016 Bills	Title	Sponsor	Status	Date	Hearing Date	Companion Bills
SB 6171	OPMA civil penalties	Roach	S Rules 2	1/29/2016	1/28/2016	HB 2353(HRules R)
	Jan 28 Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Government Operations & Security at 10:00 AM.
SB 6197	Cybercrime	Miloscia	S Rules 2	1/26/2016	1/25/2016	HB 2375(HRules R)
	Jan 25 Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 1:30 PM.
SB 6201	Supplemental capital budget	Honeyford	S Ways & Means	1/12/2016	1/14/2016	HB 2380(HCap Budget)
	Jan 14 Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 3:30 PM.
SSB 6211	Nonprofit homeownership dev.	Dammeier	H Comm Dev, Housi	2/12/2016	2/3/2016
	Feb 3 Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 3:30 PM.
SB 6233	Student freedom of express.	Fain	S Rules 2	2/3/2016	2/2/2016
	Feb 2 Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 1:30 PM.
SB 6246	Operating sup budget 2016	Hill	S Ways & Means	1/13/2016	1/11/2016	HB 2376(HApprops)
	Jan 11 Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 3:30 PM.
SSB 6273	Schools/safe technology use	Liias	H Education	2/10/2016	1/28/2016	HB 2595(HEducation)
	Jan 28 Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 8:00 AM.
SSB 6315	Local gov. modernization	Roach	S Rules 2	2/5/2016	2/4/2016
	Feb 4 Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Government Operations & Security at 5:45 PM.
SSB 6319	Civil service qualifications	Jayapal	S 2nd Reading	2/8/2016	1/27/2016	HB 2543(HPassed 3rd)
	Jan 27 Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Commerce & Labor at 5:45 PM.
SB 6371	Early learning agency def.	Litzow	H Erly Lrn/H Svc	2/12/2016	2/2/2016	HB 2671(HRules R)
	Feb 2 Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 1:30 PM.
SSB 6393	Small & limited public works	Warnick	S Rules 2	2/4/2016	2/3/2016	HB 2722(HCap Budget)
	Feb 3 Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Commerce & Labor at 1:30 PM.
SB 6397	State & local fiscal agents	Hill	S Rules 2	2/4/2016	2/3/2016	HB 2741(H2nd ReadSCal)
	Feb 3 Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 3:30 PM.
SSB 6410	Public emp. union elections	Hewitt	S Rules 2	2/9/2016	2/9/2016
	Feb 9 Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM.
SB 6443	Gender seg. facility rules	Ericksen	S Failed 3rd	2/10/2016	1/27/2016	HB 2935(HJudiciary)
	Jan 27 Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Commerce & Labor at 5:45 PM.
SB 6475	Health coverage through PEBB	Dansel	S 2nd Reading	2/10/2016	2/3/2016
	Feb 3 Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 3:30 PM.
SSB 6548	Gender-segregated facilities	Warnick	S Rules 2	2/5/2016	2/3/2016
	Feb 3 Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Law & Justice at 5:30 PM.

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