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.
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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 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(SRules 2) |
| HB 1690 | Public works contracting | Hasegawa | S GovtOp & Elect | 2/9/2010 | ||
| HB 1722 | PERS default provisions | Crouse | H Ways & Means | 1/11/2010 | SB 5307(SWays & Means) | |
| HB 1830 | Business definitions | Santos | H Passed 3rd | 2/10/2010 | ||
| 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) |
| 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 | Feb 6 Public hearing in the House Committee on Ways & Means at 9:00 AM. | |
| SHB 2577 | Community facilities distr's | Sullivan | H 2nd Reading | 2/9/2010 | Jan 28 Executive action taken in the House Committee on Community & Economic Development & Trade at 10:00 AM. | SB 6241(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) |
| 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 | 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 2679 | State retirement system | Bailey | H Ways & Means | 1/12/2010 | ||
| 2SHB 2731 | At-risk children program | Goodman | H Rules R | 2/9/2010 | Feb 8 Executive action taken in the House Committee on Ways & Means at 9:00 AM. | |
| SHB 2741 | Infant & toddler program | Dickerson | H Rules R | 2/9/2010 | Feb 8 Executive action taken in the House Committee on Ways & Means at 9:00 AM. | 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) | |
| 2SHB 2867 | Early learning | Kagi | H Rules R | 2/9/2010 | 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) | |
| SSB 5295 | Publ records exemptions comm | Kline | H SGTribalAff | 2/4/2010 | ||
| SB 5302 | Half-time edu employment | Kilmer | S Rules 2 | 2/9/2010 | 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 | 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 | Zarelli | S Ways & Means | 2/9/2010 | Feb 9 exec action scheduled but no action taken | |
| 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 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) |
| SSB 6241 | Community facilities distr's | Kilmer | S Rules 2 | 2/5/2010 | Feb 4 Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Economic Development and Trade & Innovation at 10:00 AM. | HB 2577(H2nd Reading) |
| SB 6250 | Fiscal reform | Franklin | S Ways & Means | 1/11/2010 | HB 3070(HFinance) | |
| 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) |
| 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. | |
| SSB 6397 | Child pornography/internet | Kline | S Rules 2 | 2/5/2010 | Feb 5 Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Judiciary at 1:30 PM. | |
| 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. | |
| 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) |
| 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 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 Rules 2 | 2/9/2010 | Feb 9 Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM. |
