2012 Proposed Legislation Affecting Libraries 02/10/2012

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 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 legislature that are now technically dead after the fiscal-committee cut-off have been deleted . Only those bills remaining alive are posted.

Friday 02-10-2012
Bill Title Sponsor Status Date Latest Cmte Mtg Info Companion Bills
HB 2127 Operating sup budget 2011-13 Hunter H Ways & Means 11/28/2011 Nov 28 Public hearing in the House Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM. SB 5967(SWays & Means)
SHB 2177 Child sexual exploitation Ladenburg H Rules R 1/31/2012 Jan 27 Executive action taken in the House Committee on Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness at 8:00 AM.
HB 2441 Retirement/excess comp. Bailey H Rules R 2/7/2012 Feb 6 Executive action taken in the House Committee on Ways & Means at 10:00 AM.
HB 2580 Lifelong learning program Kenney H Rules R 1/31/2012 Jan 31 Executive action taken in the House Committee on Labor & Workforce Development at 10:00 AM. SB 6141(S2nd Reading)
EHB 2602 Junior taxing districts Eddy H Passed 3rd 2/9/2012 Jan 27 Executive action taken in the House Committee on Local Government at 8:00 AM.
SHB 2608 Early learning guidelines Kagi H 2nd Reading 2/9/2012 Feb 2 Public hearing and executive action taken in the House Committee on Education Appropriations & Oversight at 8:00 AM. SB 6293(SEL/K-12)
2SSB 5049 Sunshine committee Kline S Rules 2 2/3/2012 Feb 2 Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Government Operations and Tribal Relations & Elections at 10:00 AM.
2SSB 5355 Special agency meetings Morton S Passed 3rd 2/9/2012 Jan 12 Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Government Operations and Tribal Relations & Elections at 10:00 AM.
2SSB 5553 Public agency web site info Roach S Rules 2G 2/7/2012 Jan 24 Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Government Operations and Tribal Relations & Elections at 1:30 PM.
SSB 5883 Operating sup budget 2011-13 Murray S Rules 2 12/14/2011 Dec 13 Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 3:30 PM.
SB 5967 Operating sup budget 2011-13 Murray S Ways & Means 12/1/2011 Dec 1 Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 3:30 PM. HB 2127(HWays & Means)
SSB 6017 Financial audits/local govts Ranker S Rules 2 1/27/2012 Jan 26 Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Government Operations and Tribal Relations & Elections at 10:00 AM.
SSB 6047 State library Chase S Rules 2 1/27/2012 Jan 26 Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Government Operations and Tribal Relations & Elections at 10:00 AM. HB 2222(HSGTribalAff)
SB 6109 Closed exec. sess. meetings Pridemore S Rules 2G 2/7/2012 Feb 2 Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Government Operations and Tribal Relations & Elections at 10:00 AM. HB 2406(HSGTribalAff)
SB 6141 Lifelong learning program Kilmer S 2nd Reading 2/10/2012 Jan 30 Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Economic Development and Trade & Innovation at 1:30 PM. HB 2580(HRules R)
SSB 6146 Public records charges Prentice S Rules 2 2/3/2012 Feb 2 Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Government Operations and Tribal Relations & Elections at 10:00 AM. HB 2340(HSGTribalAff)
ESB 6257 Sexually explicit performnce Roach H Pub Safety 2/10/2012 Feb 15 Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change)
SB 6339 Open course library material Tom S Rules 2 1/27/2012 Jan 25 Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Higher Education & Workforce Development at 1:30 PM.
SSB 6351 Records copying & inspection Prentice S Rules 2 2/3/2012 Feb 2 Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Government Operations and Tribal Relations & Elections at 10:00 AM. HB 2677(HSGTribalAff)
SB 6589 Direct patient-provider care Kastama S 2nd Reading 2/10/2012 Feb 7 Public hearing and executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM.

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