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Kent City Council
City Council Regular Meeting
Minutes
June 4, 2019
Date: June 4, 2019
Time: 7:03 p.m.
Place: Chambers
1. CALL TO ORDER / FLAG SALUTE
2. ROLL CALL
Attendee Name Title Status Arrived
Toni Troutner Councilmember Present
Marli Larimer Councilmember Present
Bill Boyce Council President Present
Dana Ralph Mayor Present
Satwinder Kaur Councilmember Present
Dennis Higgins Councilmember Present
Les Thomas Councilmember Present
Brenda Fincher Councilmember Present
3. AGENDA APPROVAL
A. Approve the Agenda
RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Bill Boyce, Council President
SECONDER: Les Thomas, Councilmember
AYES: Troutner, Larimer, Boyce, Kaur, Higgins, Thomas, Fincher
4. PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS
Dennis Castillo, a senior at Kentridge High School spoke to the Council
regarding his civics engagement project.
A. Public Recognition
1. Employee of the Month
Mayor Ralph recognized Detective Matt Lorette as the City's Employee of the
Month.
2. Recognition of Scenic Hill Elementary Student Dean Rodrigues-Fale
Mayor Ralph presented Dean Rodrigues-Fale, a 6th grade student at Scenic
Hill Elementary, with the Mayor's Award for Citizen's Accommodation for his
quick-thinking and life-saving efforts. Dean performed the Heimlich
maneuver on a fellow student.
3. Proclamation for Juneteenth Day
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Mayor Ralph presented Gwen Allen-Carston with the Proclamation for
Juneteenth Day. Allen-Carston expressed her appreciation of the
Proclamation and invited the public to attend the Linda Sweezer Memorial
Festival and Celebration at Morrill Meadows park on June 22nd from 10 a.m.
- 6 p.m.
4. Recognition of Legislators
The City's lobbyist, Briahna Murray, from Gordon Thomas Honeywell
Governmental Affairs provided an overview of the 2019 legislative session.
The 2019 legislative session was the first year of the two-year legislative
biennium and was scheduled to be a “long” session and last 105 days. The
Legislature completed its work on-schedule, adjourning at midnight on the
105th day.
There were 2,208 bills introduced during the first year of the biennium and
481 passed the Legislature, or roughly 22%, which is slightly higher than the
historical rate.
In addition to all the bills the Legislature considered, they enacted three
biennial budgets: operating, capital and transportation.
Continue Streamlined Sales Tax Mitigation Payments: The City of Kent’s top
legislative priority was to continue streamlined sales tax mitigation
payments. Fortunately, the Legislature heeded this request and the 2019-21
operating budget continues to provide streamline sales tax mitigation
payments in a similar manner as in recent years and are scheduled to
continue through June 30, 2023.
Capital Funding to complete the Mill Creek Flood Plain Stabilization: In
previous legislative sessions, the City of Kent received $2 million for the Mill
Creek Flood Plain Stabilization project. The City of Kent received an
additional $1 million in capital funding to complete the Mill Creek Plain
Stabilization Project along 76th Avenue to improve a salmon-bearing stream
and protect against flooding in an area that is home to 5,800 businesses.
Transportation Funding for 224th: The City of Kent requested $2 million in
the 2019-21 transportation budget to complete 224th phase 2. $1.5 million
was included to complete 224th phase 2, which completes the Veteran’s
Drive/228th Street Corridor - a project decades in the making to provide a
key east-west connection to move regional traffic through the City of Kent.
Authorizing Tolling and Accelerating the Completion of SR 509: The City of
Kent supported authorizing tolling on SR 509 or the “Puget Sound Gateway
project” to generate the $180 million in toll revenue that was assumed in the
2015 Connecting Washington transportation package. Additionally, the City
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supported efforts to complete the project sooner than the scheduled
completion date of 2031. To accelerate the project, the Legislature needed to
authorize bonding toll revenue collected the corridor.
The Legislature authorized tolling to generate $180 million that was assumed
in the Connecting Washington package to complete the Puget Sound
Gateway project, which includes State Routes 509 and 167 to provide
essential connections to the Ports of Tacoma and Seattle for improved freight
movement and congestion relief.
Pilot Program to Address Street Racing: The City partnered with a start-up
technology company to request transportation budget proviso language to
authorize the Washington Traffic Safety Commission to oversee a pilot
program authorizing up to three cities to utilize new technology to
automatically issue tickets to vehicles with modified exhausts in Stay Out of
Areas of Racing (SOAR).
The Legislature approved a pilot program to utilize automated noised
detection technology to deter street racing.
Now, the City will need to work with the Washington Traffic Safety
Commission and the technology vendor to begin implementing the pilot
program.
Murray indicated this was her first legislative session advocating for the City
of Kent. Murray expressed her appreciation of the Mayor and
Councilmembers for advocating for the City's priorities.
Murray and Mayor Ralph expressed their appreciation of the work of Senator
Karen Keiser - of the 33rd District, Representative Mia Gregerson of the 33rd
District, and Representative Tina Orwall of the 33rd District.
B. Community Events
Council President Boyce provided an update on past and upcoming events at
the accesso ShoWare Center.
Councilmember Fincher invited the public to attend the Free Summer Sweat
Series with the Kent YMCA at Morrill Meadows Park: on the Green on July
13th from 9 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Fincher advised of the Kent YMCA hiring job fair that will be held at Kent
Commons on June 8th from 1 - 4 p.m.
Fincher advised of the Metro Transit Orca Card program, the Kent Parks and
Recreation Summer Program Guide, the Juneteenth Celebration and the
Adaptive Recreation participants that will participate in the event at Century
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Link Field on June 12th.
Mayor Ralph invited the public to attend and support the American Cancer
Society’s Relay for Life that will be held on June 7th, starting at 6 p.m. at
French Field.
5. REPORTS FROM STANDING COMMITTEES, COUNCIL, AND STAFF
Mayor Ralph provided an update on the Sound Transit Operations and
Maintenance Facility. The City was successful in getting Kent’s Transit
Oriented Development site removed from consideration.
Mayor Ralph attended the Puget Sound Regional Council General Assembly
meeting that heard a presentation on Vision 2050.
Mayor Ralph provided information on her recent visit to Farrington Court to
celebrate Hazel Simpson's 105th birthday.
Mayor Ralph expressed her appreciation for the opportunity to speak to
Denisha Saucedo’s 6th grade class at Kent Elementary.
Council President Boyce provided a recap of tonight's two workshop
presentations: Sound Transit Operations and Maintenance Facility, Federal
Way Link Extension and the Information Technology Update.
Councilmember Troutner serves on the Sound Cities Association Regional
Law, Safety and Justice Committee. During the May 23rd meeting there was
a presentation on the Law Enforcement Arrest Diversion program that is
being started by the City of Burien. The City of Lake Forest Park is
implementing the Response, Awareness, De-escalation, and Referral. Both
are similar programs - take people that have committed low-level crimes and
connect them with resources. There is a component of accountability for use
of services.
Councilmember Troutner chairs the City’s Public Safety Committee that will
meet on June 11th. There is a Coffee with the Chief event on June 9th at 5
p.m. at Coffee on Fourth.
Councilmember Fincher serves on the Sound Cities Association King
Conservation District
Councilmember Higgins chairs the City’s Public Works Committee that met on
June 3rd. Details can be found in the minutes at KentWA.gov.
Councilmember Thomas serves on the Puget Sound Regional Fire Authority
Governance Board that will meet on June 19th at 5:30 p.m. at Station 78 in
Covington.
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Councilmember Thomas chairs the City’s Operations Committee that met
today. The details regarding the meeting can be found in the minutes at
KentWA.gov.
A. Chief Administrative Officer's Report
Derek Matheson, Chief Administrative Officer advised his written report is
available in today’s agenda packet. There is an Executive Session regarding
collective bargaining this evening that is expected to last 10 minutes with no
action anticipated after the session.
6. PUBLIC HEARING
Mayor Ralph advised that we will now hold a public hearing on the Transit
Operations and Maintenance Facilities Zoning Ordinance.
This is a public hearing. There will be a presentation by staff, and afterwards,
the public will be permitted to provide comment and testimony. If any
member of the public wishes to testify on this matter, please sign up with the
Clerk at the front table.
Mayor Ralph opened the public hearing for the Transit Operations and
Maintenance Facilities Zoning Ordinance.
Senior Long-Range Planner, Hayley Bonsteel provided the staff presentation
that included details on the original ordinance, why it was passed and why it
is good policy to adopt a permanent zoning ordinance at this time.
Bonsteel indicated that the City is still facilitating transit coming to Kent and
that bus stops are not included in the ordinance.
There are no amendments to industrial zoning included in this ordinance
because the Rally the Valley Subarea Plan is going on right now and is taking
a holistic look at industrial zones.
Based on what the City knows about operations and maintenance facilities -
they are very large, not a lot of passenger interest, passing this zoning code
amendment is in Kent's best interest while we welcome transit.
Bonsteel indicated that Kent's community, elected officials, and staff take
planning efforts seriously - it is respected and is valuable. Bonsteel
expressed appreciation of the Council for supporting planning efforts.
There were no public comments.
There we no comments from the Mayor or Councilmembers.
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A. Move to Admit the May 31, 2019, letter from King County Metro into
the record.
RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Bill Boyce, Council President
SECONDER: Les Thomas, Councilmember
AYES: Troutner, Larimer, Boyce, Kaur, Higgins, Thomas, Fincher
B. Move to Close the Public Hearing
RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Bill Boyce, Council President
SECONDER: Les Thomas, Councilmember
AYES: Troutner, Larimer, Boyce, Kaur, Higgins, Thomas, Fincher
C. Transit Operations and Maintenance Facilities Zoning Ordinance
MOTION: Adopt Ordinance No. 4325, amending title 15 of the
Kent City Code by adding definitions for transit facilities,
specifying that transit operations and maintenance facilities
are permitted only in the CM-2 District, and repealing interim
zoning Ordinance No. 4305.
RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Bill Boyce, Council President
SECONDER: Toni Troutner, Councilmember
AYES: Troutner, Larimer, Boyce, Kaur, Higgins, Thomas, Fincher
7. PUBLIC COMMENT
There were no public comments.
8. CONSENT CALENDAR
RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Bill Boyce, Council President
SECONDER: Les Thomas, Councilmember
AYES: Troutner, Larimer, Boyce, Kaur, Higgins, Thomas, Fincher
A. Approval of Minutes
1. Council Workshop - Workshop Regular Meeting - May 21, 2019 5:00
PM
2. City Council Meeting - City Council Regular Meeting - May 21, 2019
7:00 PM
B. Payment of Bills
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MOTION: Approve the payment of bills received through April
30, 2019 and paid on April 30, 2019 and approve the checks
issued for payroll for April 16, 2019 - April 30, 2019 and paid
on May 3, 2019, and audited by the Operations Committee on
May 21, 2019.
C. Lodging Tax Grant Awards
MOTION: Authorize the Mayor to award the business and
leisure tourism promotion grants as recommended by the
Lodging Tax Advisory Committee.
D. Medic One/Emergency Medical Services Levy Resolution -
Adopt
MOTION: Adopt Resolution No. 1983, indicating the City of
Kent’s approval of the countywide ballot proposition to provide
stable and long-term funding for the countywide Medic One /
Emergency Medical Services system.
E. Interlocal Agreement with King County Flood Control District
for Signature Pointe Levee - Authorize
MOTION: Authorize the Mayor to sign an Interlocal Agreement
between the City of Kent and the King County Flood Control
District regarding the acquisition of property and
reimbursement of the City’s costs and expenses for the
Signature Pointe Levee Project, subject to final terms and
conditions acceptable to the City Attorney and Public Works
Director.
F. Accept the Lake and Walla Properties Demolition Project as
Complete
MOTION: Authorize the Mayor to accept the Lake and Walla
Properties Demolition Project as complete and release
retainage to Skycorp, Ltd., upon receipt of standard releases by
the State and the release of any liens.
9. OTHER BUSINESS
City Attorney, Pat Fitzpatrick provided the following information:
This is Agenda Item 9.A. You are being asked to consider the Midway Mobile
Mansions Rezone Ordinance. This is a quasi-judicial matter.
If this ordinance passes, the property will be rezoned from Mobile Home Park
to a combination of Midway Transit Community-1 to the west and Midway
Commercial/Residential for the remainder. The property subject to this
rezone is located at 24426 Pacific Highway South in Kent.
An open record hearing regarding this rezone was scheduled before the City’s
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hearing examiner. People owning property within 300 feet of the subject
property were notified of the hearing, the property was posted with notice of
the hearing, notice was posted in the newspaper, and notice was sent to
public agencies. The hearing was held on May 1, 2019, and there was no
opposition to the rezone of this property. Staff recommended approval and
on May 21, 2019, the Hearing Examiner recommended the rezone be
approved. The matter is not before you for consideration of the adoption of
the ordinance.
Because this is an issue of changing the zoning on a specific parcel of
property, this is a quasi-judicial matter. In your quasi-judicial capacity
tonight, you act as a panel of judges determining the rights of property
owners.
The appearance of fairness doctrine applies to your actions as a quasi-judicial
panel. The appearance of fairness doctrine is set forth in the Revised Code of
Washington, and is established to ensure that you, the decision-makers, are
impartial and free from improper influences.
To ensure this, we need to establish the record that you are qualified to fairly
consider this matter. As a result, I have a number of questions for you, and
one question for the audience as follows.
1. Does any member of the council have knowledge of having conducted
business with the proponents or opponents of this rezone? (applicant/owner
= 1997 Midway Group LP (Cristina Dugoni - Registered Agent)). No
councilmembers replied in the affirmative.
2. Does any member of the council have either a financial or non-
financial interest in the outcome of this proceeding? No councilmembers
replied in the affirmative.
3. Does any member of the council know whether or not his/her
employer has a financial interest in this matter, or has an interest in the
outcome of this proceeding? No councilmembers replied in the affirmative.
4. Does any member of the council live or own property within 300 feet
of the property which is the subject of this proceeding? No councilmembers
replied in the affirmative.
5. Other than what was established in the record that is in the council
agenda, does any member of the council have any special knowledge of the
substance or merits of this proceeding which might cause the council
member to prejudge the outcome? No councilmembers replied in the
affirmative.
6. Does any member of the council believe that he or she cannot consider
this matter fairly and impartially? No councilmembers replied in the
affirmative.
7. For the audience, if any member of the audience has a lawful basis to
ask for the recusal of a council member due to the 'Appearance of Fairness
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Doctrine,' please state the name of the council member and the reason you
believe the member should be disqualified. No members of the audience
replied.
The record has been established that you are qualified to consider this quasi-
judicial matter. Staff member will make a presentation. Remember that the
hearing has already occurred. In your packet is the decision of the hearing
examiner and the exhibits that were considered. You are being asked tonight
to approve the rezone based on that record as recommended by the hearing
examiner.
Jason Garnham, Senior Planner with Economic and Community Development
provided the staff presentation.
Midway Mansions Mobile Rezone is a request by the property owner to rezone
from MHP to MTC-1 and MCR. Mobile home park zoning only permits the use
of this site for mobile home parks.
MTC-1 and MCR allow a wide variety of retail, office and residential use of the
site. The Comp plan land use plan map designation is TOC - Transit Oriented
Community that was put in place in 2011 following the adoption of the
Midway Subarea Plan.
The applicant prepared a relocation plan and they stated there are no
immediate plans to close or redevelop the mobile home park. City approval
of a relocation plan is required before the property owner can issue the 12-
month eviction notices to the residents. The City will require submittal and
approval of a new relocation plan if the owner wishes to close or redevelop
the mobile home park.
There are five criteria for rezone approval in the Kent City Code. Both staff
and the Hearing Examiner reviewed the application for compliance with those
five criteria. After an open record hearing, the Hearing Examiner
recommended approval of the rezone.
Fitzpatrick advised that whether or not the property owner intends to
relocate, or sell is not legally relevant to approve the decision regarding the
rezone. As a property owner they have the ability to come to City staff to ask
for a rezone and if the rezone is in compliance with Kent City Code, then that
is the issue that should be considered.
Fitzpatrick provided information on state required relocation assistance and
compliance with the safety codes: fire, plumbing, etc.
Garnham advised that the Kent City Code contains requirements for
relocation and subsequent eviction notices. The 12-month eviction notices
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are required and linked to state law. The notices cannot be issued until the
City authorizes it via approval of a final relocation plan. In this case, the final
relocation plan has not been issued.
Mayor advised that the eviction topic will be discussed during an upcoming
Parks and Human Services Committee meeting.
Garnham indicated the City's Parks and Human Services Divisions reviewed
the relocation plan that was submitted with this rezone application and an
approval memo was issued.
Councilmember Higgins indicated in 2011, the Midway Subarea Plan was
passed and at that time the Comp Plan designation for this area was
changed, but the property related to this rezone was left unchanged. In
2011, the Council envisioned the entire area that was designated in the
Comprehensive Area Plan would become part of the Transit Oriented
Community. This rezone is consistent with that decision that was made by
the Council in 2011.
Garnham advised of the zones that are allowed in the Midway Subarea Plan.
A. Midway Mobile Mansions Rezone Ordinance (QUASI-JUDICIAL)
- Adopt
MOTION: Ordinance No. 4326, adopting the Findings,
Conclusions, and Recommendation of the Hearing Examiner on
the Midway Mobile Mansions rezone application and to adopt
approving the Midway Mobile Mansions Rezone from MHP to
MTC-1 and MCR.
RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Bill Boyce, Council President
SECONDER: Toni Troutner, Councilmember
AYES: Troutner, Larimer, Boyce, Kaur, Higgins, Thomas, Fincher
10. BIDS
None
11. EXECUTIVE SESSION AND ACTION AFTER EXECUTIVE SESSION
The Council convened into Executive Session at 8:11 p.m.
At 8:21, Derek Matheson extended Executive Session for an additional 10
minutes
At 8:30 p.m. the Council reconvened into regular session
A. Collective Bargaining, RCW 42.30.140(4)(a)
12. ADJOURNMENT
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With no action following Executive Session the Mayor adjourned the meeting.
Meeting ended at 8:32 p.m.
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Continue Streamlined Sales Tax
(SST) Mitigation Payments
Streamlined Sales Tax Mitigation Payments are scheduled to
continue through June 30, 2023. The 2021-23 biennial operating
budget allocated $16 million to continue payments, and the 4-year
budget outlook indicates an intent that the payments continue
through 2023. The payments will continue to be reduced by any
revenue collected from out-of-state retailers selling goods in the
City of Kent under Wayfair or the Marketplace Fairness Act. The
Department of Revenue will calculate payments annually, rather
than quarterly.
Capital Funding to Complete Mill
Creek Flood Plain Stabilization
The City of Kent received an additional $1 million in capital funding
to complete the Mill Creek Flood Plain Stabilization Project along
76th Avenue to improve a salmon-bearing stream and protect
against flooding in an area that is home to 5,800 businesses. The
total project cost is $10 million, of which $8 million had already
been secured through other funding sources.
Early Delivery of the Puget
Sound Gateway Project
The Legislature authorized tolling to generate $180 million that was
assumed in the Connecting Washington package to complete the
Puget Sound Gateway project, which includes State Routes 509 and
167 to provide essential connections to the Ports of Tacoma and
Seattle for improved freight movement and congestion relief. The
Legislature also authorized tolling and bonding of toll revenue on
the I-405/SR 167 corridor from Lynnwood to Puyallup, and, at the
request of the City of Kent, appropriated $3 million to update the
State Route 167 Corridor Plan.
Transportation Funding
Request: 224th Phase 2
The City of Kent received $1.5 million to complete 224th
Phase 2, which completes the Veterans Drive/228th Street
Corridor – a project decades in the making to provide a key
east-west connection to move regional traffic through the
City of Kent. This corridor connects five state highways and is
a freight corridor supporting the Kent Valley – one of the
region’s and state’s largest job-generating centers.
Authorize Pilot Program to
Address Street Racing
The Legislature approved a pilot program to utilize automated
noised detection technology to deter street racing. Hundreds
of street racers congregate in the City of Kent to engage in
high-speed street racing that endangers themselves and puts
innocent bystanders at risk of severe injury or death. The City
will now work with the Washington Traffic Safety Commission
to implement the pilot program.
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City of Kent
Government Relations Report
2019 Legislative Session
Dear Mayor Ralph, Councilmembers, and City Staff,
It was a pleasure advocating for the City of Kent throughout the 2019 legislative session. This was the
City’s first session partnering with myself and GTHGA, and I am delighted to report that our collective
efforts were successful in advancing the City of Kent’s legislative priorities. The City was able to
accomplish every one of its legislative priorities!
These successes would not have been possible without an active and supportive legislative
delegation: Sen. Mona Das, Rep. Pat Sullivan, Rep. Debra Entenman, Sen. Karen Keiser, Rep. Mia
Gregerson, and Rep. Tina Orwall. I encourage the City to express sincere gratitude to the delegation.
Additionally, city staff provided me with timely responses and feedback on proposed legislation,
providing me with the necessary information to be an effective on-the-ground advocate for the City. It
truly takes a team to successfully navigate the legislative process, and Team Kent is a great one!
Now that session is officially over, attention will turn to implementing the actions of the 2019
Legislature, I-976 on the November 2019 ballot, and preparing for the second-year of the two-year
legislative biennium – i.e. the 2020 legislative session. The 2020 legislative session will be a short 60-
day session followed by the November 2020 election.
The ever-changing political climate requires adaptive and consistent advocacy. I look forward to
working with the City of Kent throughout the interim months to continue advancing the City’s
legislative priorities and preparing for the 2020 legislative session.
With great appreciation,
Briahna Murray
Report Contents:
1) Overview of the 2019 Legislative Session
2) Legislative Priorities
3) Additional Legislative Items
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Overview of the 2019 Legislative Session
The 2019 legislative session was the first year of the two-year legislative biennium and was scheduled
to be a “long” session and last 105 days. The Legislature completed its work on-schedule, adjourning
at midnight on the 105th day. The second year of the legislative biennium, 2020, will be a “short”
session and will be scheduled to last 60 days starting the second Monday in January.
Both the House and the Senate had stronger Democrat majorities than in recent history. The House
was comprised of 57 Democrats and 41 Republicans and the Senate had 28 Democrats and 21
Republicans. With these strong majorities and control of the Governor’s Mansion, Democrats set an
ambitious agenda.
There were 2,208 bills introduced during the first year of the biennium and 481 passed the
Legislature, or roughly 22%, which is slightly higher than the historical rate. Some of the proposals
that passed into law include - raising the cap on how much school districts can raise from local
property tax levies, creating the nation’s first employee-paid program to fund long-term care, removing
the philosophical exemption for the measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine, requiring a 100% clean
energy supply (i.e. carbon free electricity) by 2045, approving permanent day light savings time
(pending approval by the federal), moving the state’s presidential primary from May to March, raising
the legal smoking age to 21, providing a public health insurance option, approving I-1000 allowing
state agencies to consider factors like race in hiring, and more. Some of the “hot” topics that did not
pass into law include eliminating the death penalty, imposing a low carbon fuel standard, requiring sex
education in public schools, banning plastic bags and plastic straws, and imposing a capital gains tax.
In addition to all the bills the Legislature considered, the Legislature enacted three biennial budgets:
operating, capital and transportation. Below is a summary of each budget:
Operating Budget
The final 2019-21 operating budget spends $52.4 billion, an increase of roughly 20% from 2017-19’s
operating budget which spent $43.7 billion. The budget raised approximately $850 million in new
revenue through five tax changes: 1) modification of Real Estate Excise Tax rates from a flat rate to a
variable rate based on the sale price of the property (SB 5998); 2) removing a preferential business
and occupation tax rate for international investment companies (SB 6016); 3) replacing the out-of-
state sales tax exemption with a refund mechanism (SB 5997); 4) increasing the B&O tax rate for
travel agents (SB 6004) and 5) raising the B&O tax rate for large financial institutions (HB 2167). In
addition, the legislature increased the B&O tax rate for certain business categories and dedicated the
revenue to higher education (HB 2158).
Much of the increased revenue is dedicated to public employee salary and benefit increases,
including a new insurance benefit for part-time school workers who will receive full medical coverage if
they work at least 630 hours per year. The Legislature also made significant investments in the
state’s mental health care system from both the operating and capital budgets.
Capital Budget
The final 2019-21 capital budget invests $4.9 billion in state agency construction projects, grant and
loan programs for local governments, and in K-12 school and higher education facility construction. In
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addition, $3.8 billion is re-appropriated for projects previously authorized but not yet completed. $96.5
million for local and community projects awarded through competitive programs and direct legislative
grants. Significant investments within the capital budget include: $175 million for the Housing Trust
Fund, $120 million for community based behavioral health beds, $154 million for state mental health
facilities, and $974 million for higher education facilities. A total of $70 million in bond capacity is
reserved for a supplemental capital budget.
The Legislature increased the hazardous substance tax (SB 5993) to $1.09 per 42-gallon barrel. The
additional revenue was allocated to the Model Toxics Control Operating Account, the Model Toxics
Control Capital Account, and the Model Toxics Control Stormwater Account. State agencies will
administer the funds within each of those accounts to fund projects. Additionally, $50 million per
biennium is deposited into the motor vehicle fund within the transportation budget to be used
exclusively for transportation stormwater projects.
Transportation Budget
The final 2019-21 transportation budget includes a very small list of new projects. This is because gas
tax revenue collections were less than forecasted. Those projects that did receive funding received
minimal funds. The only new revenue into the budget was through a one-time $50 million transfer of
Hazardous Substance Tax revenue out of the Model Toxics Control Act Account (see above).
Discussions on Next Transportation Revenue Package Begin
In addition to adopting a final 2019-21 transportation budget, the Legislature began discussing its next
transportation revenue package, otherwise referred to as “Forward Washington.” Senate
Transportation Committee Chair, Sen. Steve Hobbs (D-Lake Stevens), introduced Senate Bill 5971,
which would have established a carbon pollution fee of $15 on the sale of fossil fuels to a consumer;
diverted some sales and use tax revenues collected on car rentals, automobile parts, and bicycles
from the state general fund to transportation; levied an additional tax .01 tax on the sale of automobile
parts and bicycles; established an annual transportation benefit assessment on developed parcels of
land; established a six cent gas tax increase; increased vehicle weight fees; and added additional
penalties for high occupancy vehicle lane infractions. This revenue would have then been expended
on a list of projects – i.e. the next “project list.” It is likely that this proposal will serve as the framework
for discussions regarding the next transportation revenue package as time progresses. If I-976 limiting
car tab fees to $30 passes at the November election, that discussion will gain momentum during the
2020 legislative session.
2019 Legislative Priorities
Continue Streamlined Sales Tax Mitigation Payments: The City of Kent’s top legislative priority
was to continue streamlined sales tax mitigation payments. Fortunately, the Legislature heeded this
request and the 2019-21 operating budget continues to provide streamline sales tax mitigation
payments in a similar manner as in recent years.
The City has received mitigation payments since the state transitioned from origin- to destination-
based sales tax sourcing. Communities, like the City of Kent, with a significant concentration of
warehousing, and manufacturing lost a significant amount of sales tax revenue when the sourcing
laws were changed in 2008. At that time, the state committed to provide those communities with
mitigation payments until they were made whole. However, in 2017, the Legislature enacted the
Marketplace Fairness Act to collect sales tax revenues from out-of-state retailers selling goods to
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customers in Washington State over the Internet. The Legislature anticipated this would generate a
significant increase in sales tax revenue for cities and statutorily suspended the streamlined sales tax
mitigation program, effective October 2019. Revenue collected under the Marketplace Fairness Act
did increase sales tax revenue for cities; however, for 12 jurisdictions that had previously relied on
streamlined sales tax mitigation payments, the increase was not significant enough to offset the
elimination of the mitigation payments. For example, even with Marketplace Fairness Act revenue
accounted for, the City of Kent was still receiving approximately $4.5 million/year in streamlined sales
tax mitigation.
The City of Kent asked its legislative delegation to continue the streamlined sales tax mitigation
payments beyond October 2019. The City pursued a strategy developed in collaboration with its
legislative delegation. Rep. Debra Entenman and Sen. Mona Das sponsored legislation (House Bill
1948/Senate Bill 5862) that would rename the streamlined sales tax mitigation program to
Warehousing and Manufacturing Assistance and continue payments for an additional 10 years. Under
the bill, payments continue for 10 years but are annually reduced by any additional sales tax revenue
sourced to the city for sales from out-of-state internet retailers. Once a city receives less than $50,000
in a single year, they will no longer be eligible to receive ongoing payments. All members of the City’s
legislative delegation supported the bill and assisted in advancing it forward. Additionally, legislators
from other communities also signed on to a letter supporting the bill – nearly 30 legislators signed the
letter expressing support for continuing payments for another 10 years.
The House and Senate versions of the bill both had public hearings and advanced out of committee.
Unfortunately, neither bill was brought forward for a vote by the entire chamber. While it was hoped
that these bills would pass and provide 10 years of certainty regarding streamlined sales tax
mitigation payments, the bills also served the purpose of raising the visibility on the need for ongoing
payments amongst budget writers.
The final 2019-21 operating budget included funding to continue the payments through 2021, and the
4-year budget outlook indicates that the payments should continue through 2023. The payments will
continue to be calculated and reduced any additional sales tax revenue collected from out-of-state
internet retailers under the Marketplace Fairness Act.
Capital Funding for Mill Creek Flood Plain Stabilization: In previous legislative sessions, the City
of Kent received $2 million for the Mill Creek Flood Plain Stabilization project. However, to complete
the project, the City needed additional funds. The City requested an additional $2 million in the 2019-
21 Capital Budget. The project is in the 33rd legislative district – Sen. Karen Keiser, Rep. Tina Orwall,
and Rep. Mia Gregerson all indicated support for the project. We worked with all three of them to have
the appropriate funding request form submitted to capital budget leadership. $1 million was included
in the Senate proposed capital budget; however, no funding was included in the House proposed
capital budget. When the capital budget writers reconciled the two budgets, they chose to include $1
million for the project in the 2019-21 final capital budget.
In mid-July, the Department of Commerce will begin reaching out to funding recipients to complete the
necessary paperwork to allocate the funds. The funds are issued on a reimbursement basis. The
Department will only release the funds if funding is available to complete either the entire project, or a
phase of the project that results in a beneficial use to the public.
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Transportation Funding for 224th: The City of Kent requested $2 million in the 2019-21
transportation budget to complete 224th phase 2. The City worked with Rep. Debra Entenman and
Sen. Mona Das – both who sit on the transportation committee in their respective chambers – to
submit the funding request to transportation budget leadership. There was extremely limited
transportation funding available this session. The House Transportation Budget proposal included $1
million for the project. The Senate Transportation Budget proposal did not include funding for any new
projects – therefore, no funding was included to complete 224th phase 2. However, the Senate began
a robust discussion around the next transportation revenue package which included a formal bill list
and included $2 million for 224th phase 2. Unfortunately, the transportation revenue package did not
advance this session. However, when the House and Senate transportation budget proposals were
reconciled, $1.5 million was included to complete 224th phase 2 in the final 2019-21 transportation
budget.
Authorizing Tolling and Accelerating the Completion of SR 509: The City of Kent supported
authorizing tolling on SR 509 or the “Puget Sound Gateway project” to generate the $180 million in toll
revenue that was assumed in the 2015 Connecting Washington transportation package. Additionally,
the City supported efforts to complete the project sooner than the scheduled completion date of 2031.
To accelerate the project, the Legislature needed to authorize bonding toll revenue collected the
corridor.
The Washington State Department of Transportation brought forward “agency-request” legislation that
authorized tolling on SR 167/SR 509 – the Puget Sound Gateway and authorized express toll lanes
on I-405/SR 167 and combined the I-405 and SR 167 corridor (from 167 to 512) into a single corridor.
The City of Kent supported the tolling authorization for the Puget Sound Gateway project but was
disappointed that it did not include authorization to bond the toll revenue to complete the Puget Sound
Gateway project sooner than 2031. Additionally, the City of Kent was concerned that if I-405 and 167
corridors were combined into a single corridor that any project needs along the 167 corridor wouldn’t
be given adequate consideration. The City of Kent requested an amendment that would allocate $3
million to complete an update to the 167 corridor study, which would identify projects along the 167
corridor so that the I-405/167 Executive Advisory Committee could review those projects as they are
evaluating future investments along the corridor. Sen. Mona Das and Rep. Debra Entenman, through
their roles on their respective transportation committees, worked to ensure this $3 million was
included in the bill as it advanced through the legislative process.
Early in the legislative process, the tolling authorization bill was designated “necessary to implement
the budget” and would be an issue decided in the final weeks of the legislative session. The process
to getting the bill passed into law was a bumpy one. The Senate held a public hearing on Senate Bill
5825. At that hearing, the City of Kent supported the bill, but asked that bonding be authorized and
that $3 million be allocated to update the 167 corridor study. In the House, the House Transportation
Committee Chair, Rep. Jake Fey, introduced House Bill 2132, which would have authorized tolling
and bonding of toll revenue on I-405/SR 167 and SR 167/509. The bill was heard out of the House
Transportation Committee but did not advance out of committee. The Senate Transportation
Committee instead amended Senate Bill 5825, making minor changes; the most significant of which
was to separate I-405 and SR 167 into separate accounts, rather than as a combined corridor. The bill
then advanced to the Senate Floor, where Sen. Hans Zeiger offered a striking amendment to
authorize tolling and bonding of the toll revenue to deliver the Puget Sound Gateway project in 2028,
rather than 2031, and to generate the revenue to fund improvements along the I-405 corridor.
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However, his striking amendment continued to keep I-405 and SR 167 as separate corridors. His
amendment was adopted, as well as several other amendments including two offered by Sen. Karen
Keiser that would 1) allocate $5 million to construct noise walls along SR 509 and 2) require WSDOT
and the Transportation Commission to consider, but not necessarily adopt, a toll rate schedule for SR
509 with lower toll rates for low-income drivers and drivers that live in close proximity to the corridor.
With these amendments, the bill passed the Senate 60-38. The bill was then delivered to the House
where it was referred to the House Transportation Committee. The House Transportation Committee
further amended the bill to combine the I-405 and SR 167 corridors and make some additional minor
amendments. The House Transportation Committee approved the bill, and the entire House voted the
bill out of committee later that day 32-14. The Senate subsequently concurred in the final version of
the bill.
The final version of the bill does the following:
I-405/SR167: The bill establishes the I-405/167 corridor from I-405’s junction with I-5 in Lynnwood to
SR 167’s junction with SR 512 in Puyallup. Express toll lanes are authorized along this entire corridor
(tolls imposed on cars in the express toll lanes as established by the transportation commission,
except on 3+ carpools). The portion of the corridor from Bellevue to the I-405/SR 167 junction may not
charge tolls on 2+ carpools unless WSDOT finds that this would impact the financial obligations of
constructing the corridor. The I-405 corridor is required to meet certain reporting requirements,
including whether the express toll lanes maintain speeds of 45mph at least 90% of the time during
peak periods. Bonding along the corridor is authorized for up to $1.16 billion to be used as follows:
• Up to $600 million for improvements on I-405 between SR 522 and SR 527
• Up to $215 million for completion of express toll lanes from Bellevue to Renton
• Up to $3 million to update the SR 167 master plan
• Up to $100 million to extend express toll lanes on SR 167 down to Puyallup
• Up to $20 million for design on the I-405/N 8th Street Direct Access Ramp
Once the bonds issued are repaid, tolls are required to be lowered accordingly.
Puget Sound Gateway: The Puget Sound Gateway facility (SR 167/SR 509) is designated as an
eligible toll facility and tolling is authorized. The Transportation Commission and WSDOT must
consider naming sections of the facility the “SR 167 Express Way” and the “SR 509 Express Way.”
For the SR 509 portion of the facility, when setting the rates, the Commission and WSDOT are
directed to consider a lower rate schedule for low-income driver and for drivers that live near the
corridor. Bonding of $340 million is authorized along the corridor to be used as followed:
• To advance toll contributions and $129 million Connecting Washington funds in order to
complete the project in 2028 rather than 2031.
• Up to $5 million for noise mitigation on SR 509 between South 188th Street and I-5
Once the bonds issued are repaid, tolls are required to be lowered accordingly.
Authorize Pilot Program to Address Street Racing
The City partnered with a start-up technology company to request transportation budget proviso
language to authorize the Washington Traffic Safety Commission to oversee a pilot program
authorizing up to three cities to utilize new technology to automatically issue tickets to vehicles with
modified exhausts in Stay Out of Areas of Racing (SOAR). We met with the Washington Traffic Safety
Commission prior to the beginning of the legislative session to finalize budget proviso language and
ensure that they are supportive of the language. Once the legislative session started, the City’s
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legislative delegation submitted a letter to transportation budget leaders asking that the proviso
language be included in the House and Senate proposed 2019-21 transportation budgets.
Unfortunately, the language was not included in the House proposed transportation budget. However,
it was included in the Senate proposed transportation budget, in large part due to some additional
prompting from Sen. Mona Das. Once the Senate transportation budget proposal was released, the
ACLU raised concerns with the specific proviso language. GTHGA met with ACLU several times and
finally reached agreement on language everyone could support. This revised language was shared
with the transportation budget writers, and the language was included in the final version of the
transportation budget. Now, the City will need to work with the Washington Traffic Safety Commission
and the technology vendor to begin implementing the pilot program. Here is the final language that
was authorized in the transportation budget:
(2) The Washington traffic safety commission may oversee a pilot program in up to three cities
implementing the use of automated vehicle noise enforcement cameras in zones that have been
designated by ordinance as "Stay Out of Areas of Racing."
(a) Any programs authorized by the commission must be authorized by December 31, 2019.
(b) If a city has established an authorized automated vehicle noise enforcement camera pilot program
under this section, the compensation paid to the manufacturer or vendor of the equipment used must
be based upon the value of the equipment and services provided or rendered in support of the
system.
(c) Any city administering a pilot program overseen by the traffic safety commission shall use the
following guidelines to administer the program:
(i) Automated vehicle noise enforcement camera may record photographs or audio of the
vehicle and vehicle license plate only while a violation is occurring. The picture must not reveal the
face of the driver or of passengers in the vehicle;
(ii) The law enforcement agency of the city or county government shall plainly mark the
locations where the automated vehicle noise enforcement camera is used by placing signs on street
locations that clearly indicate to a driver that he or she is entering a zone where traffic laws violations
are being detected by automated vehicle noise enforcement cameras that record both audio and
video;
(iii) Cities testing the use of automated vehicle noise enforcement cameras must provide
periodic notice by mail to its residents indicating the zones in which the automated vehicle noise
enforcement cameras will be used;
(iv) A city may only issue a warning notice with no penalty for a violation detected by
automated vehicle noise enforcement cameras in a Stay Out of Areas of Racing zone. Warning
notices must be mailed to the registered owner of a vehicle within fourteen days of the detected
violation;
(v) A violation detected through the use of automated vehicle noise enforcement cameras is
not part of the registered owner's driving record under RCW 46.52.101 and 46.52.120;
(vi) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, all photographs, videos, microphotographs,
audio recordings, or electronic images prepared under this section are for the exclusive use of law
enforcement in the discharge of duties under this section and are not open to the public and may not
be used in a court in a pending action or proceeding. No photograph, microphotograph, audio
recording, or electronic image may be used for any purpose other than the issuance of warnings for
violations under this section or retained longer than necessary to issue a warning notice as required
under this subsection (2); and
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(vii) By June 30, 2021, the participating cities shall provide a report to the commission and
appropriate committees of the legislature regarding the use, public acceptance, outcomes, warnings
issued, data retention and use, and other relevant issues regarding automated vehicle noise
enforcement cameras demonstrated by the pilot projects.
Additional Legislative Items
Administration
Bill Details Status Sponsor Priority Position
HB 1319
Firearm open carry/local gov H Civil R & Judi Wylie
House Bill 1319, sponsored by Rep. Sharon Wylie (D-Vancouver), would have allowed
local governments to ban firearms during public meetings. The House Civil Rights &
Judiciary Committee held a public hearing on the proposal but did not approve the bill
prior to the first committee cutoff deadline.
HB 1537
Sunshine committee recs. C 229 L 19 Springer
House Bill 1537, sponsored by Rep. Larry Springer (D-Kirkland), is the result of
recommendations from the Public Records Exemption Accountability Committee,
known as the Sunshine Committee, and removes existing exemptions from the Public
Records Act. The bill makes applications for vacancies in elected office as well as lists
of members or owners of timeshare projects, subdivisions, camping resorts,
condominiums, land developments, and associated communities subject to disclosure
under the Public Records Act. The bill passed the House of Representatives and the
Senate unanimously. Senate Bill 5246, sponsored by Sen. Sam Hunt (D-Lacey),
contained the provisions of House Bill 1537 and House Bill 1538. This Senate version
of the bill did not advance.
SHB
1538
Sunshine committee recs. H Rules R Springer
House Bill 1538, sponsored by Representative Larry Springer (D-Kirkland), is the
result of recommendations from the Public Records Exemption Accountability
Committee, known as the Sunshine Committee. In 2016, the Committee
recommended amending the Public Records Act exemptions for certain personal
information, employment information, financial, commercial, and proprietary data, and
records related to state procurement. The bill would have implemented those
recommendations. The House State Government and Tribal Relations Committee held
a public hearing on the bill where the Washington PUD Association and the
Washington Federation of State Employees expressed concerns with the proposal.
The Committee amended and approved the bill. The bill then stalled in the House
Rules Committee and did not advance prior to the house of origin cutoff deadline.
Senate Bill 5246, sponsored by Sen. Sam Hunt (D-Lacey), contained the provisions of
House Bill 1537 and House Bill 1538, and also did not advance.
Advisory group meetings H Rules R Pollet
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SHB
1782 House Bill 1782, sponsored by Rep. Gerry Pollet (D-Seattle), would extend the scope
of the Open Public Meetings Act (OPMA) to include advisory boards, committees, or
other entities established to provide recommendations or proposals to a governing
body or to conduct official business delegated by a governing body or executive. The
House State Government and Tribal Relations Committee held a public hearing on the
bill where the Public Hospital District Association, the Association of Washington
Cities, and the Washington State Association of Counties expressed concerns. The
Committee amended the bill to narrow its scope by excluding inter-agency groups,
advisory groups that provide advice rather than recommendations, groups composed
of public hospital district staff, and groups established to discuss or review patient
health care information. The amended version of the bill also would have allowed
advisory groups to convene in an executive session. The Committee approved this
amended version on a party-line vote. The bill stalled in the House Rules Committee
and did not advance prior to the house of origin cutoff deadline.
HB 1795
(SB
5854)
State recycling system H Env & Energy Mead
House Bill 1795, sponsored by Rep. Jared Mead (D-Mill Creek), and Senate Bill 5854,
sponsored by Sen. Guy Palumbo (D-Maltby), were brought forward at the request of
the Washington Refuse and Recycling Association to respond to China’s increased
rates for recycling commingled materials. Under the state’s solid waste management
laws, local governments are the primary government entity responsible for
implementing state solid waste management requirements. Cities and counties adopt
local comprehensive solid waste management plans, which must be reviewed and
revised at least every five years. Through these plans, cities and counties must plan
for which materials may be accepted for curbside recycling, whether collected
recyclable materials are collected in commingled containers or separate containers,
and handling of recycled materials. Under the proposed bill, cities and counties would
have been required to update their local solid waste management plans to include
certain materials that are eligible/ineligible to be collected through curbside
commingled recycling programs through 2024. After 2024, cities and counties must
designate materials as eligible/ineligible to be collected through curbside commingled
recycling programs based on a rule that would be developed by Ecology in 2021.
Provisions in solid waste or recycling service contracts that require collection of
ineligible commingled recycling materials are declared void and unenforceable. The
House Environment and Energy Committee and the Senate Environment Committee
each held a public hearing on the respective House and Senate proposal. At both
public hearings, several organizations, including cities and counties, expressed strong
concerns with the proposal. Both committees chose not to advance the bills prior to
the first committee cutoff deadline.
HB 2039
(SB
5926)
Transp. network companies H Trans Springer
House Bill 2039, sponsored by Rep. Larry Springer (D-Kirkland), and Senate Bill 5926,
sponsored by Sen. Steve Hobbs (D-Lake Stevens), establishes a regulatory
framework for transportation network companies, including rideshare companies such
as Uber and Lyft. The regulation of transportation network companies currently occurs
at the local level. This bill would establish a statewide framework that preempts the
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current local policies. As an industry-promoted bill, the proposal presented a great
deal of concern to those jurisdictions that are locally regulating transportation network
companies. The House Transportation Committee and the Senate Transportation
Committee each held a public hearing on the proposal. At the public hearings, industry
representatives expressed strong support for the bill, while cities, labor, and law
enforcement interests expressed opposition. Neither committee chose to advance the
bill prior to the first committee cutoff deadline.
Economic & Community Development
Bill Details Status Sponsor Priority Position
SHB
1134
Mobile food fire safety H Approps Peterson
House Bill 1134, sponsored by Rep. Strom Peterson (D-Edmonds), standardizes fire
safety codes and inspections for mobile food trucks. As originally drafted, the bill would
have required food trucks to obtain an annual statewide fire permit and stated that a
current single fire permit would be valid in any jurisdiction in Washington. The House
Local Government Committee held a public hearing on the bill. At the hearing, the
Association of Washington Cities and the Washington Fire Marshals testified in
opposition. The Committee significantly amended the bill to address concerns raised at
the public hearing. The amended version of the bill would require the State Building
Code Council to adopt fire permit rules for food trucks. All food trucks would be required
to be annually inspected by a local fire district and obtain and display a valid state fire
permit. The Department of Licensing would be required to create a state fire permit and
distribute them to local fire districts throughout the state. The total cost of the permit
cannot exceed $25. This amended version of the bill would cost $6 million/biennium to
establish and administer the state permit. As a result, the bill was referred to the House
Appropriations Committee. The Committee held a public hearing on the bill but chose
not to advance the bill prior to the fiscal committee cutoff deadline.
EHB
1219
(SB
5195)
Real estate taxes/housing C 73 L 19 Walen Support
House Bill 1219, sponsored by Rep. Amy Walen (D-Kirkland), allows cities and counties
to utilize 2nd quarter real estate excise tax revenues for affordable housing. Cities and
counties have the authority to use up to $1 million of real estate excise tax revenues for
affordable housing under current law, but the authority is scheduled to sunset in June
2019. As originally drafted, the bill would have allowed cities and counties to use
unlimited 2nd quarter REET revenues for affordable housing permanently. However,
before passing the House, the bill was significantly amended. The amended and final
version of the bill extends the sunset on the authority to January 1, 2026, so long as the
city or county documents that it has funds for certain capital projects in its capital
facilities plan. Jurisdictions that are not using 2nd quarter REET revenues as of the
effective date of the bill are limited to using either $100,000 or 25% of available funds
not exceeding $1,000,000 of 2nd quarter REET revenues on affordable housing. This
cap does not apply jurisdictions utilizing 2nd quarter REET revenues as of the effective
date of the bill. The bill passed the House 74-24, the Senate 34-13. The effective date
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of the bill is July 28, 2019. A companion bill, Senate Bill 5195, sponsored by Sen. Patty
Kuderer (D-Bellevue), was also introduced.
SHB
1357
(SB
5249)
Unincorp. island annexation H Rules R Doglio Support
House Bill 1357, sponsored by Rep. Beth Doglio (D-Olympia), and Senate Bill 5249,
sponsored by Sen. Sam Hunt (D-Olympia), would eliminate the referendum requirement
for annexations of unincorporated islands. The bill was brought forward by the City of
Lacey and was supported by the Association of Washington Cities and the Washington
State Association of Counties. In the House, while there was no formal opposition
expressed against the bill, several legislators on the House Local Government
Committee expressed concerns with the proposal. The Committee amended the bill to
retain the referendum requirement but increased the number of voters that must sign a
petition to initiate a referendum on an annexation to no less than 15% (instead of 10%
percent) of qualified voters that cast votes in the last general state election in the area
to be annexed. The bill was never pulled from the House Rules Committee for a vote by
the House and died with the House of Origin Cutoff deadline. The Senate version of the
bill advanced out of committee but did not pass out of the Senate prior to the chamber
of origin cutoff deadline.
SHB
1377
(SSB
5358)
Housing dev./religious orgs. C 218 L 19 Walen
House Bill 1377, sponsored by Rep. Amy Walen (D- Kirkland), would require cities to
offer a density bonus to affordable housing developments being constructed on property
owned by religious organizations. As originally drafted, local governments expressed
concerns that the proposal preempted local land use control. These concerns were
addressed through amendments to the bill. Under the final version of the bill, a religious
organization may request a density bonus from a city. The city may then establish a
policy to offer a density bonus that is consistent with local needs. The religious
organization is required to pay all fees, mitigation costs, and other charges required
and, if applicable, should work with local transit to ensure appropriate transit services
are provided to the affordable housing development. The bill would require the
development to be used as affordable housing for at least fifty years. The bill passed
the House 84-12, and the Senate 85-9. The effective date of the bill is July 28, 2019. A
companion bill, Senate Bill 5358, sponsored by Sen. Rebecca Saldana (D- Seattle),
was also introduced.
SHB
1406
(SB
5646)
Affordable housing/sales tax Del to Gov Robinson Support
House Bill 1406, sponsored by Rep. June Robinson (D-Everett), which allows local
jurisdictions to impose a credit against the state sales tax to fund affordable housing.
The final version of the bill authorizes cities and counties to each impose a .0146
percent credit against the state sales tax. A city is authorized to impose the county’s
portion of the .0146 percent if the city has imposed a local tax to fund affordable
housing (property or sales) or the county does not utilize its authority. The revenue may
be used to acquire, rehabilitate, or construct affordable housing or fund the operations
and maintenance of new units of affordable or supportive housing for persons whose
income is at or below 60% of the adjusted median income for the jurisdiction imposing
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the tax. A credit against the state sales tax is not an increase in the state sales tax;
rather, it is sales tax revenue that would otherwise be deposited into the state general
fund that is instead redirected to the local level. The original version of the bill would
have offered a .02 percent credit against the state sales tax; however, budget
negotiators reduced the credit amount in the final days of the legislative session.
ESHB
1440
Rent increase notices C 105 L 19 Robinson
House Bill 1440, sponsored by Rep. June Robinson (D- Everett), requires a landlord to
provide a tenant at least 60-days notice prior to increasing rent for regular tenancies.
Additionally, landlords must provide 30-days notice prior to increasing rent for
subsidized tenancies. The bill passed the House 62-36, and the Senate 29-18. The
effective date of the bill is July 28, 2019.
HB 1441
(SB
5304)
Local infrastruct. financing H Rules 3C Tharinger
House Bill 1441, sponsored by Rep. Steve Tharinger (D-Sequim), and Senate Bill 5304,
sponsored by Sen. Mark Mullet (D-Issaquah), would have created a program within the
Housing Finance Commission to issue bonds and loans to local governments to finance
infrastructure projects. These bills were introduced at the request of the Housing
Finance Commission. The House version of the bill passed the House 64-31, and
advanced unanimously out of the Senate Housing Stability & Affordability Committee.
The bill was not brought up for a vote in the Senate and did not advance beyond the
opposite chamber cutoff deadline. The Senate version of the bill passed the Senate 47-
2 but did not advance in the House. It is likely that this legislation will be considered
during the 2020 legislative session.
HB 1451
Local project review H Local Govt Ryu
House Bill 1451, sponsored by Rep. Cindy Ryu (D-Shoreline), would have limited the
amount of time that local governments can review project permit applications under
RCW 36.70B to 5 days, rather than 14 days. The bill was heard in the House Local
Government Committee. Local governments expressed strong concerns with the
proposal, and it did not advance beyond the committee cutoff deadline. A similar bill,
Senate Bill 5372, sponsored by Sen. Guy Palumbo (D-Maltby) was also introduced in
the Senate. The Senate version of the bill advanced out of the policy committee with an
amendment that required a project permit application be deemed complete within five
business days of submittal, as opposed to upon submittal. However, the Senate version
of the bill did not advance out of the Senate prior to the chamber of origin cutoff
deadline.
HB 1462
Tenant notice/demolish, etc. Del to Gov Barkis
House Bill 1462, sponsored by Rep. Andrew Barkis (R-Olympia), would require a
landlord to provide at least 120 days' written notice to a tenant whenever the landlord
plans to demolish or substantially rehabilitate premises or plans a change of use of
premises. The final version of the bill also provides an exemption from the 120 days’
notice requirement in jurisdictions that have a relocation assistance program that
otherwise provides 120 days’ notice. Individuals may only be held liable in civil action up
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to three times the monthly rent of the property if they violate the 120 days’ notice. The
bill passed the House 96-0, and the Senate 44-1. The effective date of the bill is July
28, 2019.
HB 1493
(SSB
5357)
Affordable housing taxes H Finance Morgan
House Bill 1493, sponsored by Rep. Melanie Morgan (D-Parkland), and Senate Bill
5357, sponsored by Sen. Jeannie Darneille (D-Tacoma), would have allowed cities and
counties to impose additional real estate excise taxes (REET) for affordable housing. As
originally drafted, the bill allows cities and counties to impose a .50 % increase in REET
revenues – any amount less than .50% could be approved with councilmanic authority,
but the full .50% would require voter approval. The bill was amended through the
legislative process to instead authorize cities and counties to impose an additional .25%
REET with councilmanic approval. The respective policy committees advanced both
versions of the bill; however, both versions stalled in fiscal committees.
SHB
1576
Construction defect actions H Rules 3C Senn Support
House Bill 1576, sponsored by Rep. Tana Senn (D- Mercer Island), contained
provisions relating to how the board of directors of the homeowners manages defects
under the Condominium Liability Act. While this bill did not advance, the content of the
bill was included in Senate Bill 5334.
HB 1590
Housing tax/councilmanic H Rules C Doglio Concerns
House Bill 1590, sponsored by Rep. Beth Doglio (D- Olympia), would allow counties
and cities to councilmanically impose a .01% local sales and use tax increase to fund
affordable housing, rather than having to seek voter approval as is required under
current law. The revenue generated could be spent on constructing affordable housing,
constructing mental and behavioral health-related facilities, the operations and
maintenance of affordable housing facilities to serve a population at or below 60% of
the county’s adjusted median income. The bill did not advance out of the House and
died with the chamber of origin cutoff deadline. This bill is likely to be considered during
the 2020 legislative session.
SHB
1598
City annexing/interlocal ag. H Rules C Doglio Support
House Bill 1598, sponsored by Rep. Beth Doglio (D- Olympia), allows certain code
cities to annex unincorporated territory pursuant to an interlocal agreement. Once the
city and county jointly agree on the boundaries of the annexation, both legislative
bodies are required to hold a public hearing (jointly or separately) prior to adopting an
ordinance. The House Local Government Committee amended the bill to add a
provision that authorizes county and city legislative bodies to adopt an interlocal
agreement phasing in the annexed territory. If the annexation occurs by phasing in, a
legislative body must then adopt separate ordinances authorizing the annexation at
each phase. The bill did not advance out of the House prior to the chamber of origin
cutoff deadline. A similar version of the bill was introduced in the Senate, Senate Bill
5522, sponsored by Sen. Dean Takko (D-Longview). The Senate version of the bill
passed the Senate Local Government Committee with an amendment that requires
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cities to allow the public an opportunity to be heard at the public hearing, rather than
only residents or property owners of the area, provides a five-year period limiting any
zoning changes for land zoned for residential development, prohibits annexation from
proceeding if a special purpose district does not approve an interlocal agreement
involving their district, and specifies that cities must include special purpose districts
only if the annexation includes areas of the district, rather than impacts the district. The
bill did not advance out of the Senate prior to the chamber of origin cutoff deadline.
SHB
1652
Paint stewardship Del to Gov Peterson
House Bill 1652, sponsored by Rep. Strom Peterson (D-Edmonds), establishes a
stewardship program for proper end-of-life disposal of leftover architectural paint. The
bill requires producers of architectural paint to participate in these programs to sell their
products in Washington. Funding for the stewardship programs would be generated
through a container size-based fee added to the sales price of paint. The Department of
Ecology would be responsible for oversight of the program but would not be responsible
for the associated collection, reuse, recycling, and transportation costs; these costs
would be entirely covered by the container-size fees. The bill was refined throughout the
legislative process. The bill passed the House 62-35, and the Senate 26-22.
SHB
1745
Affordable housing options H Finance Ryu
House Bill 1745, sponsored by Rep. Cindy Ryu (D-Shoreline), authorizes cities or
counties to adopt an ordinance creating a property tax exemption program for
affordable housing preservation. The exemption would last six years and may be
renewed once. The House Housing, Community Development & Veterans Committee
amended the bill providing that eligible rental units must meet affordability standards for
25 years, regardless of any transfers of ownership, and clarifying that single-family
dwellings meeting the affordability standards may qualify for the program. The bill then
died in the fiscal committee.
SHB
1754
(SB
5644)
Homeless hosting/religious H Rules C Santos Oppose
House Bill 1754, sponsored by Rep. Sharon Tomiko Santos (D-Seattle), would have
placed new limitations on the ability of counties, cities or towns, and code cities to
regulate outdoor encampments, safe parking efforts, indoor overnight shelters, and
temporary small houses on property owned or controlled by a religious organization.
The House Housing, Community Development, and Veterans Committee amended the
bill to grandfather those municipalities that have existing policies, ordinances,
memorandums of understanding, or consent decrees if they do not categorically prohibit
the hosting of homeless by religious organizations and do not violate the federal
Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA). For those jurisdictions
that would not be grandfathered, cities and counties may only adopt regulations to limit
outdoor encampments on property owned by religious organizations to no fewer than
three months during a calendar year, with a separation of time of no more than six
months between encampments, and no fewer than three consecutive months.
Simultaneous and adjacent encampments may only be limited if they are within one-half
mile of one another. For safe parking, cities and counties may only limit safe parking to
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no less than one space per ten parking spaces, restroom access must be provided, and
must continue to meet existing on-site parking minimum requirements. For indoor
overnight shelters, cities and counties may only require certain fire safety requirements.
These amendments address many of the concerns raised by cities and counties. This
version of the bill was never voted on by the House and did not advance beyond the
chamber of origin cutoff deadline. A Senate companion was also introduced, Senate Bill
5644, sponsored by Sen. Jeannie Darneille (D-Tacoma). The bill was heard in the
Senate Housing Stability and Affordability Committee, but otherwise did not advance.
SHB
1781
Land use petitions H Rules R Pollet
House Bill 1781, sponsored by Rep. Gerry Pollet (D-Seattle), modifies current statutes
governing land use petitions. The bill makes a series of changes that provide greater
leeway for land use petitioners, including expanding notice requirements for cities and
counties, expanding who is considered a “party of record” that may appeal a decision,
and removing the requirement that a petitioner must have exhausted administrative
appeals before bringing judicial action. Local governments expressed strong concerns
with the bill. The House Local Government Committee amended the bill in an effort to
address those concerns; however, even with these amendments the bill was
problematic. The bill did not advance out of the House prior to the chamber of origin
cutoff deadline.
E2SHB
1923
Urban residential building Del to Gov Fitzgibbon Concerns
House Bill 1923, sponsored by Rep. Joe Fitzgibbon (D- Burien), was amended multiple
times throughout the legislative process, wavering between mandating that cities take
action to increase density, and incentivizing cities to take action to increase density. A
final compromise was reached that encourages cities to undertake actions to increase
housing density. The bill exempts certain city actions to increase residential building
capacity from SEPA appeals or legal challenges for actions taken prior to April 1, 2021.
The bill also establishes a grant program to be administered by Commerce for city
programs with “extraordinary potential” to increase housing supply or streamline
regulations. Cities may also receive grant funds for developing a housing action plan.
The bill does include language mandating reduced parking requirements for low-
income, senior, and disabled households near transit; however, the language retains
city authority to deviate from the requirement. The effective date of the bill is July 28,
2019.
2SHB
1938
Local infra. investment prg H Rules R Steele
House Bill 1938, sponsored by Rep. Mike Steele (R- Chelan), creates a local sales tax
credit program to support the development of affordable housing and revitalization
efforts. The bill would allow a participating jurisdiction to receive a credit against the
state sales tax equivalent to a 4.37 percent sales or use tax on the construction of
affordable housing. The bill advanced out of the policy and fiscal committees but did not
pass the House prior to the chamber of origin cutoff deadline.
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HB 2110
Affordable workforce
housing H Rules 3C Ryu
House Bill 2110, sponsored by Rep. Cindy Ryu (D-Shoreline), modifies the statutes
relating to the expenditure of lodging tax revenues on affordable housing. Current law
allows lodging tax revenues to be spent on affordable housing, and defines affordable
housing as “housing for a single person, family, or unrelated persons living together
whose income is between 30 percent and 80 percent of the median income, adjusted
for household size, for the county where the housing is located.” The bill modifies this
definition to instead mean “housing for a single person, family, or unrelated persons
living together whose income is at or below 80 percent of the median income, adjusted
for household size, for the county where the housing is located.” This would allow
lodging tax revenues to be spent on affordable housing on the 0-30 percent median
income. The bill passed the House, and the Senate Committee but was not brought up
for a vote in the Senate prior to the opposite chamber cutoff deadline.
SSB
5025
Self-help housing dev./taxes Del to Gov Das
Senate Bill 5025, sponsored by Sen. Mona Das (D-Kent), incentivizes self-help housing
(like that built by organizations such as Habitat for Humanity) by providing a real estate
excise tax exemption. The House and Senate debated the most appropriate type of
exemption throughout the legislative session, and finally landed on the real estate
excise tax exemption. The companion bill was House Bill 1168, sponsored by Rep. Mari
Leavitt (D-University Place).
SSB
5261
Homeless persons/city hiring S Ways & Means Zeiger
Senate Bill 5261, sponsored by Senator Hans Zeiger (R- Puyallup), would require the
Department of Commerce to establish a pilot program for cities to provide job
opportunities to, and hire homeless people for, local beautification projects. The bill
requires the hired homeless people to be paid at least the local minimum wage and to
be connected with organizations that provide wraparound housing services. The pilot
program would sunset July 1, 2022. The Senate Housing Stability and Affordability
Committee amended the bill to require that cities selected to participate in the pilot
program have preexisting programming in place, have a higher than average rate of
unsheltered homeless persons compared to sheltered persons, and the ability to
provide a local match of up to $250,000. The bill did not advance out of the Senate
Ways & Means Committee prior to the fiscal committee cutoff deadline.
ESSB
5323
(2SHB
1205)
Plastic bags S Rules 3 Das Support
Senate Bill 5323, sponsored by Sen. Mona Das (D- Covington), and House Bill 1205,
sponsored by Rep. Strom Peterson (D-Edmonds), would have banned plastic bags
throughout the entire state. The bill failed to pass the last step of the legislative process
and, therefore died. At the beginning of the 2020 legislative session, Senate Bill 5323
will revert back to the Senate Rules Committee, and House Bill 1205 will revert back to
the House Rules Committee for further consideration. The most recent version of the bill
would have imposed the statewide ban effective January 1, 2020, required retail
establishments to collect a pass-through charge of 10 cents per bag and allowed local
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jurisdictions to require a higher rate. Throughout the legislative session, there was
ongoing dialogue about the best manner in which to preempt or honor local ordinances
that have imposed a ban.
ESB
5334
(HB
1306)
Common interest ownership C 238 L 19 Pedersen Support
Senate Bill 5334, sponsored by Sen. Jamie Pedersen (D- Seattle), reforms the
Condominium Liability Act. Prior to the beginning of the legislative session, many
stakeholders called on legislators to reform the Condominium Liability Act in order to
increase the construction of condominiums. While the bill was amended several times,
there was strong support from all stakeholders at each step of the legislative process.
The final version of the bill requires that condominiums be constructed in accordance
with applicable building codes, and that to establish a breach of warranty, the breach
must be 1) more than technical; 2) significant to a reasonable person; and 3) has
caused or will cause physical damage to the unit or common elements; has materials
impaired the performance of mechanical, electrical, plumbing, elevator, or similar
building equipment; or presents an actual unreasonable safety risk to the occupants of
the condominium. Officers and board members of a condominium are entitled to the
same immunities from liability available to officers and directors of a nonprofit or mutual
corporation. The effective date of the bill is July 28, 2019. The companion bill, House
Bill 1306, sponsored by Rep. Tana Senn (D-Mercer Island) was also introduced.
SSB
5363
Urban center dwellings/taxes S Rules 3 Palumbo
Senate Bill 5363, sponsored by Sen. Guy Palumbo (D-Maltby), allows a city or county to
extend the period of time it may provide a multi-family housing property tax exemption
to qualifying properties an additional twelve years. The local government must adopt
requirements that continue to ensure that the unit remains affordable. The bill was
amended in the Senate Ways and Means Committee to expand the eligible residential
targeted areas under the multifamily tax exemption program to include certain
unincorporated areas of a county planning for transit-supportive densities and efficient
land use, effective until July 1, 2021. The bill passed out of the Senate, but did not
advance in the House.
ESSB
5383
Tiny houses Del to Gov Zeiger
Senate Bill 5383, Sen. Hans Zeiger (R-Puyallup), would authorize cities and towns to
adopt ordinances regulating the creation of tiny house communities. The bill prohibits
cities and towns from adopting ordinances that prevent entry or require removal of a tiny
house. The bill was amended multiple times throughout the legislative session. Through
the amendments, provisions were added to require proper utility hook ups for tiny
houses, the building code council is directed to adopt standards for tiny houses by
December 31, 2019, and tiny homes are defined as being four hundred square feet or
less. The effective date of the bill is July 28, 2019.
SB 5424
Transit density standards S Housing Stabil Palumbo Oppose
Senate Bill 5424, sponsored by Sen. Guy Palumbo (D- Maltby), would preempt Sound
Transit from adopting any final light rail stations as approved in the ST3 package unless
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the city or county has adopted minimum density standards near the station. The bill
mandates minimum densities of 150 dwelling units per acre in residential zones within
half a mile of a proposed light rail station funded by ST3. Affordable housing and low-
income household units are exempt from this minimum density requirement. Any plans,
development regulations, or amendments adopted by a city or county are not subject to
review by the Growth Management Hearings Board until the next periodic update
required under the GMA. The bill was heard in the Senate Housing Stability and
Affordability Committee. At the public hearing, local governments and other interests
expressed strong opposition to the bill. It did not advance out of committee prior to the
policy committee cutoff deadline.
SB 5440
Housing element/GMA S Ways & Means Palumbo Concerns
Senate Bill 5440, sponsored by Sen. Guy Palumbo (D- Maltby), would require cities to
update their housing element of their comprehensive plan. The bill requires local
governments to consider all levels of low income in housing need surveys, with special
attention to extremely low income needs, and requires them to incorporate these
findings into appropriate policies and programs. Cities with over 80,000 residents are
required to implement policies, regulations, and programs that minimize displacement.
The bill also requires local governments to develop a multifamily housing program if
insufficient housing sites are available for low-income populations. Local governments
must submit a review with these findings and proposed plans to implement future
housing programs. The bill, as drafted, does not identify a funding source for these
surveys. Local governments expressed opposition to this bill, flagging it as an unfunded
mandate. The bill passed out of the policy committee but stalled in the fiscal committee.
SSB
5564
Business ecosystems S Ways & Means Brown Support
Senate Bill 5564, sponsored by Sen. Sharon Brown (R- Kennewick), is an Association
of Washington Cities priority bill. The bill establishes a competitive program through the
Department of Commerce for local jurisdictions to receive annual awards to make public
improvement projects that will spur private investment and increase the local property
tax values and sales tax revenues within a specific area. This proposal is similar to the
Local Infrastructure Financing Tool (LIFT) and Local Revitalization Financing (LRF)
programs that are no longer eligible for new awards. Similar legislation was introduced
late in the session last year and faced challenges due to the fiscal impact on the state’s
operating budget since the program is funded through a credit against the state sales
tax. An amended version of the bill passed out of the Senate Committee on Financial
Institutions, Economic Development & Trade to limit the annual state contribution to
$4,965,000 until fiscal year 2022. Projects would still be awarded on a competitive basis
however, the awards are limited to 3 projects, one in each of the following categories:
$1 million for 20 years, $880,000 for 25 years, $665,000 for 30 years. Not subject to the
3 projects listed above, $2.5 million is set aside for awards to rural jurisdictions or
designated opportunity zones. However, this bill did not advance this legislative
session.
SB 5769 Minimum urban density S Local
Governme Palumbo
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Senate Bill 5769, sponsored by Sen. Guy Palumbo (D- Maltby), adds the requirement
that urban growth areas must permit densities of at least 6 units per acre in residential
areas, develops a state grant program to assist with planning costs, outlines what types
of housing can be built without a conditional use permit, requires comprehensive plans
to be consistent with the proposed amendments, and more. The bill was heard in the
Senate Local Government Committee, but otherwise did not advance.
ESSB
5812
(SHB
1797)
Accessory dwelling units S Rules 3 Palumbo
Senate Bill 5812, sponsored by Sen. Guy Palumbo (D-Maltby), as originally drafted
would have preempted city authority to regulate accessary dwelling units (ADUs). The
bill passed out of the Senate with an amendment that exempts any city with an
ordinance as of the effective date of the bill (July 2019) from the requirements of the bill.
For cities that are not grandfathered, they would be required to: (1) Allow either an
attached or detached accessory dwelling unit on all single-family lots; (2) Not have an
owner-occupancy requirement; and, (3) Not require off-street parking within one-half
mile of a light right stop or transit stop that is scheduled for service every 15 minutes for
at least 10 hours per day. The House Local Government Committee further amended
the bill to grandfather cities if: (1) The city’s current ordinance has resulted in an
increase in permitted ADUs, or (2) The city has updated it ordinance after 2012. If not
grandfathered, cities with a population over 10,000 would be required to update their
ADU ordinance and include 4 of 10 options. Cities may not impose a transportation
impact fee on an ADU that is within one-half mile of a transit stop for fixed rail or for bus
service that is scheduled at least every fifteen minutes for no less than ten hours per
day. This version of the bill would have grandfathered nearly every city in the state. The
proponents for the bill chose not to push for the bill given its limited impact. The
companion bill, House Bill 1797, sponsored by Rep. Mia Gregerson, was heard in the
House Local Government Committee. The Committee amended the bill to make the
ADU regulations optional, rather than mandatory. The House chose not to advance the
bill. In short, for both the House and Senate versions of the bill, the Legislature was not
willing to impose mandatory requirements on cities regarding the siting and regulation of
accessory dwelling units. It is likely that this issue will be reconsidered in the 2020
legislative session.
SB 5882
Homeless
encampments/schools S Housing Stabil King
Senate Bill 5882, sponsored by Sen. Curtis King (R- Yakima), prohibits cities and
counties from siting (either proactively or through inaction) sanctioned or unsanctioned
homeless encampments, of any kind, within one thousand feet of a public or private
school or an early learning facility. This would include but is not limited to, temporary
small homes, outdoor encampments, tiny homes, vehicle resident safe parking and
feeding areas for homeless persons. The Senate Housing Stability and Affordability
Committee held a public hearing on the proposal, but it otherwise did not advance.
ESSB
5946 SEPA/shelters &
encampments S Rules 3 Nguyen
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Senate Bill 5946, sponsored by Sen. Joe Nguyen (D-White Center), exempts homeless
encampments from the State Environmental Policy Act. The bill was strongly supported
by the City of Seattle. The bill was amended throughout the legislative session to apply
to shelters that only meet specific criteria. Eligible shelters must house less than two
hundred people, may only last up to three years, and may not involve the construction
of new permanent structures. Additionally, shelters must be in a local jurisdiction that
has declared a state of emergency on homelessness that is in effect at the time of
SEPA exemption and, if the shelter or encampment is located within 1,000 feet of a
school or early learning facility, the education facility or affiliate organization must have
approved the shelter or encampment. The bill died at the final step of the legislative
process, and will likely be reconsidered during the 2020 legislative session.
Finance
Bill Details Status Sponsor Priority Position
2SHB
1059
B&O return filing due date C 63 L 19 Van
Werven
House Bill 1059, sponsored by Rep. Luanne Van Werven (R-Lynden), would change
the local and state business and occupation tax filing deadline for annual filers to April
15th. Throughout the legislative process, the bill was amended the bill to clarify that
cities have until January 1, 2021 to comply with the new filing deadline for the
collection of local business and occupation tax. The amended version of the bill
passed the House and Senate unanimously.
HB 1086
(SB
5098)
Public defense funding H Approps Chapman Support
House Bill 1086, sponsored by Rep. Mike Chapman (D-Port Angeles), and Senate Bill
5098, sponsored by Sen. John Braun (R-Centralia) increases appropriations to cities
and counties for public defense. Beginning in fiscal year 2020, the state must
appropriate funds to cities and counties for no less than 10% of the cost of public
defense services. The percentage increases by 10% each year until 2029 when the
appropriation reaches 100% of the cost of public defense services. The bill eliminates
current distribution formulas for public defense funds and directs the Office of Public
Defense to establish policies for distribution of funds to eligible cities and counties. The
bill was designed to build momentum for an allocation of public defense funding in the
state operating budget. Unfortunately, either the House or Senate budget proposed
increasing funding to public defense.
SHB
1403
Municipal B&O tax
apportion. C 101 L 19 Frame Support
House Bill 1403, sponsored by Rep. Noel Frame (D- Seattle), simplifies the
administration of municipal business and occupation tax apportionment. The bill makes
a series of changes that clarify who is eligible for the tax, what types of activities are
taxable, and the appropriate administrative procedures; the bill also provides direction
on how to determine an individual’s taxability within a municipality depending on the
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location of their business activities. The bill is the result of a multi-year B&O
Apportionment Task Force and reflects an agreement between cities and businesses.
A guideline would be established for taxpayers and tax administrators to request an
alternative allocation and apportionment method. The bill passed the House and
Senate unanimously and takes effect January 1, 2020.
HB 1458
Municipal police districts H Local Govt Blake
House Bill 1458, sponsored by Rep. Brian Blake (D- Aberdeen), would have
established municipal police districts. The bill details the creation, management, and
dissolution of municipal police districts. The bill would require voters to approve a
municipal police district. It does not provide a new revenue source. The House Local
Government Committee held a public hearing on the bill, but it did not otherwise
advance.
ESSB
5160
Sr's, disab. vets/prop tx ex Del to Gov Dhingra
Senate Bill 5160, sponsored by Sen. Manka Dhingra (D- Redmond), modifies the
qualifying income thresholds for the existing property tax exemption and deferral
programs for low-income senior citizens, individuals with disabilities, and veterans.
Under current law, qualifying individuals must have a combined disposable income of
less than $40,000 per year. The bill would replace those set amounts with thresholds
that are either a combined disposable income or a certain percentage of the county
median income (CMI). Exemptions for eligible individuals are provided as follows: 1) if
disposable income is $30,000 or less or 45 percent of CMI, all excess levies, the
additional state levy, and regular levies on the greater of $60,000 or 60 percent of
assessed valuation of a person's residence are exempted; 2) if disposable income is
$30,001 to $35,000, or 55 percent of CMI, all excess levies, the additional state levy,
and regular levies on the greater of $50,000 or 35 percent of assessed valuation, at a
$70,000 maximum, are exempted; and 3) if disposable income is $35,001 to $40,000,
or 65 percent of CMI, all excess levies and the additional state levy are exempted. The
new law also changes the disability ranking for an eligible veteran from total disability
rating to 80 percent disability.
SSB
5581
(HB
1890)
State tax laws C 8 L 19 Rolfes Concerns
Senate Bill 5581, sponsored by Sen. Christine Rolfes (D- Bainbridge Island), makes a
series of statutory changes to respond to the Supreme Court decision made in South
Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc. earlier this year, which authorizes state sales tax on items sold
online by businesses without physical presence in the state. Prior to the decision,
Washington State was one of many states that authorizes at least a partial internet
sales tax on internet goods. This bill follows the Supreme Court decision and clarifies
the conditions of the internet sales tax, implementing a gradual transition into a full-
internet sales tax by January 1st, 2020. The bill also repeals a variety of old statutes
governing online sales and incorporates minor changes to definitions for food sales
and rental car transactions. The bill passed early in the legislative session and is
anticipated to result in an increase in sales tax revenues for the state and local
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governments. The companion bill was House Bill 1890, sponsored by Rep. Amy Walen
(D-Kirkland).
SB 5589
Local taxes/employment S Local
Governme Schoesler
Senate Bill 5589, sponsored by Sen. Mark Schoesler (R-Ritzville), prohibits cities and
towns from imposing a tax based on employee wages, hours, or number of
employment positions. The bill would take effect immediately. The bill was heard in the
Senate Local Government Committee, but otherwise did not advance.
Human Resources
Bill Details Status Sponsor Priority Position
HB 1390
(SB
5400)
PERS/TRS 1 benefit increase H Rules R Leavitt Oppose
House Bill 1390, sponsored by Rep. Mari Leavitt (D- University Place), provides a one-
time 3 percent increase to the retirement benefits of retirees in the Public Employees'
Retirement System and the Teachers' Retirement System Plans 1, up to a maximum
of $62.50. The bill would apply the one-time increase to eligible retirees on July 1,
2019. This would be extremely costly for both cities and counties. The bill passed the
House Appropriations Committee but did not advance further in the legislative
process.
HB 1913
(SB
5849)
Occup. disease presumption C 133 L 19 Doglio
House Bill 1913, sponsored by Rep. Beth Doglio (D- Olympia), would alter the current
statute governing presumed occupational diseases for certain publicly employed
emergency response professions. This legislation would extend existing protections
for firefighters to fire investigators and law enforcement personnel and extends the
conditions by which the disease is considered presumptive, making firefighters and fire
investigators who did not receive a qualifying examination before June 1st, 2020
eligible for presumptive status. The bill would also expand the list of presumptive
occupational diseases. Additions to this list include mesothelioma, stomach cancer,
nonmelanoma skin cancer, breast cancer in women, and cervical cancer. Finally, the
bill establishes an advisory committee on occupational disease presumptions for
assessment going forward. The committee must include two epidemiologists, two
preventive medicine physicians, and one industrial hygienist. The committee’s
decisions must be supported by scientific, field-accepted evidence. While this is
increased liability for local government, it was heavily negotiated and reflects a
compromise amongst the stakeholders. The effective date of the bill is July 28, 2019.
The companion bill was Senate Bill 5849, sponsored by Sen. Patty Kuderer (D-
Bellevue).
Wrongful injury or death C 159 L 19 Hasegawa Oppose
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SSB
5163
(SHB
1135)
Senate Bill 5163, sponsored by Sen. Bob Hasegawa (D-Seattle), expands the
beneficiaries of a wrongful death action by removing dependence and residency
requirements for parents and siblings. A parent or sibling may be a beneficiary of a
wrongful death action if there is no spouse, domestic partner, or child, without having
to show dependent on the deceased and regardless of whether the parent or sibling
resided in the United States at the time of death. Additional changes are made that
expand liability under the wrongful death statutes. Throughout the legislative session,
the Association of Washington Cities and Washington State Association of Counties
testified in opposition. The reasoning for the stakeholder’s strong opposition for this
legislation derives from the joint liability portion of the bill and the increase in litigation
costs due to the additional members that may bring action on behalf of the decedent.
The bill was amended to limit noneconomic damages in a survival action to the
decedent’s pain and suffering, anxiety, emotional distress, or humiliation. While there
was an amendment offered to remove the joint liability provision, the amendment
failed. The effective date of the bill is July 28, 2019. The companion bill was House Bill
1135, sponsored by Rep. Sharon Tomiko Santos (D-Seattle).
Municipal Court
Bill Details Status Sponsor Priority Position
HB 1305
Notices of disqualification H Rules 3C Walen Support
House Bill 1305, sponsored by Rep. Amy Walen (D-Kirkland), revises terminology and
standards for disqualification of judicial officers of district and municipal courts. The
phrase notice of disqualification replaces affidavit of prejudice for district and municipal
court judicial officers so that courts of limited jurisdiction and superior courts use the
same terms. A judge's ruling on a continuance agreed among all the parties to a case,
issuing an arrest warrant, or presiding over certain criminal preliminary proceedings
under the criminal procedure court rules for limited jurisdiction courts, are not actions
that preclude a party from filing a notice of disqualification. In a court with only one
resident judicial officer, a party must file a notice of disqualification no later than the
trial setting date; the day the court takes action by setting the trial date. A disqualified
judicial officer may decide issues if the parties all agree in writing, or on the record in
open court. The bill passed the House, 87-9 and passed the Senate Law & Justice
Committee, but did not receive a floor vote by the Senate prior to the chamber of origin
cutoff deadline.
SB 5622
(HB
1047)
Limited jdx. court comm'rs C 52 L 19 Randall
Senate Bill 5622, sponsored by Sen. Emily Randall (D- Bremerton), changes the
authority of commissioners of courts of limited jurisdiction. A municipal court
commissioner now has the power, authority, and jurisdiction in criminal and civil
matters as appointing judges possess. The bill also allows municipal court
commissioners to solemnize marriages. A municipal court commissioner must be
either a lawyer that can practice in Washington, or a non-lawyer who has passed the
qualifying examination for lay judges in courts of limited jurisdiction. The bill passed
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the Senate unanimously and the House of Representatives, 64-29. The bill has been
signed by Governor Inslee into law and will take effect July 28, 2019.
Parks
Bill Details Status Sponsor Priority Position
SHB
1371
(SSB
5680)
Parks benefit districts H Finance Eslick Support
House Bill 1371, sponsored by Rep. Carolyn Eslick (R-Sultan), and Senate Bill 5680,
sponsored by Sen. Marko Liias (D-Lynnwood), would have allowed jurisdictions to
establish a local taxing district called a Park Benefit District (PBD) to fund the
maintenance, operation, and expansion of parks. The PBD would have the authority to
impose one-tenth of one percent sales tax increase with voter approval, establish a
park improvement district that mirrors local improvement districts, and impose impact
fees. At the public hearings on the bill, BIAW expressed opposition to the impact fee
provisions of the bill. Both versions of the bill were amended in the same manner. The
amendments reduced the maximum term that general obligation bonds may be issued
from 40 to 30 years; eliminated impact fees on commercial and industrial buildings
(applies only to residential); prohibited a PBD from directly imposing an impact fee but
rather requires the PBD to formally request that a city or county impose an impact fee
on its behalf and to conduct an analysis of capital facilities needs and recommend a
rate schedule to the city or county it serves; limiting proceeds from impact fees to only
be used for park "system improvements" (capital improvements) instead of park
maintenance and improvements; and prohibit property that is assessed a parks impact
fee from also being charged an assessment for system improvements under a park
improvement district. Even with these amendments, the bill did not have the support to
advance out of the fiscal committees. This issue will likely be reconsidered in the 2020
legislative session.
Public Safety
Bill Details Status Sponsor Priority Position
SHB
1064 (SB
5029)
Law enforcement C 4 L 19 Goodman Support
House Bill 1064, sponsored by Rep. Roger Goodman (D- Kirkland), amends to
Initiative Measure No. 940, concerning use of police force. The bill passed early in the
legislative session. Initiative 940 was approved by voters in November 2018 and
contained several provisions pertaining to law enforcement training, the criminal
liability standard for use of deadly force, independent investigations of deadly force
incidents, and rendering of first aid. The bill made amendments to the Initiative that
were consistent with an agreement reached amongst stakeholders during the 2018
legislative session. The final version of the bill was supported by a large group of
stakeholders, including the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs, De-
Escalate Washington, and tribal governments.
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HB 1253
(SB
5944)
Law enf. training timeline H Approps Kloba Support
House Bill 1253, sponsored by Rep. Shelley Kloba (D-Kirkland), and Senate Bill 5944,
sponsored by Sen. Barbara Bailey (R-Oak Harbor), would have required all law
enforcement personnel to begin basic training at the Basic Law Enforcement Academy
within two months of being hired, rather than six months. The bills were intended to
help remedy local government concerns about how long it takes to move new hires
through the training program. Neither bill advanced; however, the bills did have the
intended effect of increasing support for increased funding for the Basic Law
Enforcement Academy.
SHB
1269
Civil forfeiture proceedings H Approps Shea Oppose
House Bill 1269, sponsored by Rep. Matt Shea (R-Spokane Valley), addresses
seizure and forfeiture procedures and reporting. The bill proposed to rewrite the state’s
forfeiture laws and significantly diminishes city forfeiture authority. At the public
hearing on the bill, the Washington State Association of Sheriff’s and Police Chiefs
testified in opposition. WASPC indicated a willingness to offer a rewrite of the bill that
protects city forfeiture authority, if the bill advances. However, instead the bill was
amended with clarifying language reinstating language allowing a prevailing party in a
court hearing between one or two claimants to the property to recover costs and
reasonable attorney’s fees. This did not express concerns. The bill was referred to the
House Appropriations Committee and did not advance any further.
HB 1458
Municipal police districts H Local Govt Blake
House Bill 1458, sponsored by Rep. Brian Blake (D- Aberdeen), would have
established municipal police districts. The bill details the creation, management, and
dissolution of municipal police districts. The bill would require voters to approve a
municipal police district. It does not provide a new revenue source. The House Local
Government Committee held a public hearing on the bill, but it did not otherwise
advance.
SHB
1489 (SB
5575)
Traffic LFO consolidation H Approps Goodman
House Bill 1489, sponsored by Rep. Roger Goodman (D- Kirkland), and Senate Bill
5575, sponsored by Sen. Jesse Salomon (D-Shoreline), was introduced at the request
of the Attorney General. The bill is commonly referred to as DWLS3. It creates a
program for the alliance of traffic-based financial obligations from multiple courts of
limited jurisdiction into a consolidated payment plan in order to help reinstate driving
privileges that are suspended because of failure to comply with a notice of traffic
infraction, criminal complaint, or citation for a moving violation. The bill also requires
the program to be managed by the administrative office of the courts. The Senate
version of the bill did not advance. The House version of the bill advanced out of the
policy committee but died in the fiscal committee.
HB 1501 Proactive policing grant prg H Approps Klippert
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House Bill 1501, sponsored by Rep. Brad Klippert (R- Kennewick), establishes a
proactive policing grant program through the Washington Association of Sheriffs and
Police Chiefs. Grants would be awarded on a two-year cycle and would be used to
meet the individual public safety needs of awarded communities. The bill provides a
broad definition of “individual public safety needs.” The bill advanced out of the policy
committee, but stalled in the fiscal committee.
HB 1530
(ESSB
5434)
Weapons in certain locations H Civil R & Judi Davis
House Bill 1530, sponsored by Rep. Lauren Davis (D-Shoreline), and Senate Bill
5434, sponsored by Sen. Claire Wilson (D-Federal Way), would have prohibited the
possession of firearms on the premises of public libraries, public parks, and licensed
child care centers. Additionally, family day care providers are required to secure
firearms on the premises in a locked gun safe or unloaded in a locked room with a
trigger lock or other disabling device. The House version did not advance. However,
the Senate version of the bill was amended to only apply to licensed child care center,
child care center provided-transportation, or other child care center facilities. The
amended version of the bill would require a family day care provider to secure firearms
on the premises in a locked gun safe or unloaded in a locked room with a trigger lock
or other disabling device. The bill passed the Senate 26-21 but did not advance in the
House.
SHB
1591
Homelessness rights H Approps Gregerson Oppose
House Bill 1591, sponsored by Rep. Mia Gregerson (D-SeaTac), would have created
a civil cause of action codifying rights of people experiencing homelessness, including
the right to survive in a nonobstructive manner; the right shelter oneself from the
elements; the right to eat, share, accept, or give good in a public space; the right to
operate a motor vehicle or RV, and the reasonable expectation of privacy in one’s
personal property. Public space is a broad definition, include plazas, courtyards,
parking lots, parks, shopping centers, and more. The bill was very concerning to cities
and law enforcement because it would limit interactions with homeless individuals,
limit the ability for the city to maintain order in public spaces, and expands liability. A
significantly amended version of the bill passed out of the House Civil Rights and
Judiciary Committee. The amended version of the bill addresses some, but not all,
concerns identified by local governments. Under the amended version, homeless
persons have a right to engage in a variety of activities in public space; however,
these activities may not impede on the ability of state and local governments to
manage public health threats or public safety concerns, provide workplaces free of
unreasonable workplace hazards, or operate, manage, and maintain public facilities.
Additionally, the bill requires that the state, cities, and counties determine whether
their policies and laws infringe upon the rights of homeless persons recognized in
Martin v. Boise or this bill, make appropriate revisions, and recommend appropriate
revisions to the legislature. The bill was referred to the House Appropriations
Committee and did not advance any further. The House Civil Rights and Judiciary
Committee held a work session toward the end of the legislative session where they
indicated a desire to work on the issue prior to the beginning of the 2020 legislative
session.
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SHB
1766
Unmanned aircraft Lovick
House Bill 1766, sponsored by Rep. John Lovick (D- Mill Creek), would establish
criminal penalties for certain unlawful uses of an unmanned aircraft: 1) conduct
surveillance of another person in a private place; 2) operate an unmanned aircraft in a
manner which places another person in reasonable fear of bodily injury; or 3) deliver
contraband to a person confined in a detention facility. The bill would provide that the
state preempts the field of unmanned aircraft regulation; any local laws, ordinances,
and resolutions in violation of the state law are void. The bill was heard in the House
Innovation, Technology, and Economic Development Committee, but did not advance
out of committee.
2SHB
1767
Arrest & jail alternatives Del to Gov Lovick
House Bill 1767, sponsored by Rep. John Lovick (D- Mill Creek), establishes a law
enforcement grant program to support local initiatives that identify people within the
criminal justice system with substance use disorders and other behavioral health
needs and engage them with therapeutic interventions and other services. Throughout
the legislative session, the grant criteria and selection process was modified; the final
version of the bill is very detailed. The bill passed into law with strong bipartisan
support, and is effective on July 28, 2019. The 2019-21 Operating Budget allocates $2
million to this grant program, with an additional $400,000 allocated for administrative
costs.
SB 5060
Civil forfeiture burden S Law & Justice Hasegawa Oppose
Senate Bill 5060, sponsored by Sen. Bob Hasegawa (D- Seattle), changes the
standard of proof in civil forfeiture for drug cases from the preponderance of the
evidence to clear, cogent, and convincing evidence. The burden of proof in court is on
the seizing agency by a preponderance of the evidence. At the hearing on the
proposal, the Washington State Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs testified in
opposition. The bill did not advance out of committee prior to the committee cutoff
deadline.
Public Works
Bill Details Status Sponsor Priority Position
SHB
1088
Littering restitution H Rules C MacEwen Support
House Bill 1088, sponsored by Rep. Drew MacEwen (R- Union), requires 40 hours of
litter removal, in addition to preexisting monetary penalties, for second and subsequent
littering offenses. Separate court-mandated hours of litter removal would be deducted
from the 40 hours required by this legislation, and litter removal may occur on public or
private property. The bill was amended by the House Environment and Energy
Committee to specify that court-ordered litter removal may be deducted from the 40
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hours required by the bill. The bill did not advance out of the House prior to the
committee cutoff deadline.
HB 1228
(SB
5130)
Fish barrier removal funding H Trans Chapman
House Bill 1228, sponsored by Rep. Mike Chapman (D- Port Angeles), would have
implemented a graduated real estate excise tax to dedicate new revenue to fish
passage barriers within the state transportation system. The proposal does not provide
revenue for city or county projects. Local governments testified with concerns on the
measure, pointing out the inequity of not funding local government projects. The bill
inevitably did not advance because the Legislature chose to use graduated real estate
excise taxes to fund other projects.
ESHB
1325
(SSB
5378)
Personal delivery devices C 214 L 19 Kloba
House Bill 1325, sponsored by Rep. Shelley Kloba (D-Kirkland), establishes a
statewide regulatory framework for personal delivery devices on a sidewalk or
crosswalk. As originally drafted, the bill would have preempted local control over the
right-of-way. The bill was amended multiple times throughout the legislative process to
address concerns raised by cities, as well as other stakeholders. The final version of
the bill maintains local control and outlines a series of requirements that a personal
delivery device operator must satisfy in order to operate in the state. The effective date
of the bill is July 28, 2019.
HB 1508
(SB
5521)
Connecting Washington
funds H Trans Mead Support
House Bill 1508, sponsored by Rep. Jared Mead (D-Mill Creek), and Senate Bill 5521,
sponsored by Sen. Dean Takko (D-Longview), makes the contributions to the
Transportation Improvement Board, the County Road Administration Board, the
Freight Mobility Investment Account, the Complete Streets Grant Program, and the
Freight Mobility Multimodal Account permanent through the duration of the Connecting
Washington program. This bill did not pass into law because budget writers indicated
they wanted to retain flexibility with Connecting Washington funds. Without this
legislation, the appropriations to these accounts need to be included in the budget
each biennium.
E2SHB
1543
(SSB
5545)
Recycling C 166 L 19 Mead
House Bill 1543, sponsored by Rep. Jared Mead (D-Mill Creek), is legislation
requested by the Department of Ecology. It establishes a Recycling Development
Center within the Department of Ecology to research, incentivize, and develop new
markets and expand existing markets for recycled commodities and recycling facilities.
The center would be guided by an advisory board which would include one member to
represent cities. The bill requires city and county solid waste plans to contain a
recycling contamination reduction and outreach plan. It also directs the Department of
Ecology to create and implement a state recycling contamination reduction and
outreach plan, which local governments may adopt in lieu of a local plan, and to
provide technical assistance to local governments to reduce recycling contamination.
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The bill was amended multiple times through the legislative process before finally
passing into law with strong bipartisan support. The companion bill, Senate Bill 5545,
was sponsored by Sen. Mona Das (D-Covington).
SHB
1680
(SB
5952)
Local infrastructure funding H Approps Doglio Support
House Bill 1680, sponsored by Rep. Beth Doglio (D- Olympia), and Senate Bill 5952,
sponsored by Sen. Liz Lovelett (D-Arlington), was a priority for the Association of
Washington Cities. The bill proposed to restore 4.1 percent of state REET funding that
is currently diverted into the Education Legacy Trust Account, back into the Public
Works Assistance Account. The bill also specifies that public works projects may
include natural or green infrastructure, and allows for up to 1 percent of biennial capital
budget appropriation for the Public Works Board to be used toward value planning
grants. These grants may be up to $60,000 per project. Unfortunately, this bill did not
advance, and the final budget adopted by the Legislature swept the Public Works
Assistance Account.
SHB
1691
Local infra/public works brd H Approps Peterson Support
House Bill 1691, sponsored by Rep. Strom Peterson (D- Edmonds), would restore
utility tax revenue to the Public Works Assistance Account that was previously diverted
to the Education Legacy Trust Account. Unfortunately, this bill did not advance, and
the final budget adopted by the Legislature swept the Public Works Assistance
Account.
ESHB
1772
(SSB
5751)
Motorized foot scooters C 170 L 19 Macri
House Bill 1772, sponsored by Rep. Nicole Macri (D- Seattle), and Senate Bill 5751,
sponsored by Sen. Marko Liias (D-Edmonds), establishes a statewide framework for e-
scooter programs. Initially, the bill was drafted to outline the specific items that a city
may regulate, thereby implying that elements not outlined in the bill cannot be
regulated by the city. The bill was amended in both transportation committees and on
the House floor, fixing provisions preempting local control outlined by cities. The
House version of the bill passed into law.
SHB
1832
Public vehicle fleet H Trans Macri
House Bill 1832, sponsored by Rep. Nicole Macri (D- Seattle), would direct the
Department of Enterprise Services to develop a scoping plan, including a costs and
savings assessment, for the state and local governments to achieve a fully electric
vehicle fleet. The bill would provide that all vehicles operated by the state must be
electric beginning with passenger and light duty vehicles of model year 2023, and
medium and heavy-duty vehicles of model year 2026. The bill would also provide that
all vehicles operated by local governments must be electric beginning with passenger
and light duty vehicles of model year 2025, and medium and heavy-duty vehicles of
model year 2027. The House State Government and Tribal Relations Committee
amended the bill to remove all of the requirements that public fleets be converted to
electric by a certain date. The Joint Transportation Committee is charged with
completed a study on the electrification of public fleets, which includes: an inventory of
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existing fleets; a review of currently available electric vehicles; projected costs and
economic benefits of converting to an electric fleet; potential financing mechanisms;
and an analysis of infrastructure upgrades that would be necessary. Even with this
amendment, the bill did not advance this beyond the fiscal committee cutoff deadline.
It is likely this bill will be reintroduced for the 2020 legislative session.
HB 1889
(SB
5136)
Water infrastructure program H Cap Budget Dye
House Bill 1889, sponsored by Rep. Mary Dye (R-Pomeroy), and Senate Bill 5136,
sponsored by Sen. Jim Honeyford (R-Yakima), establishes the water infrastructure
program to provide competitive grants for projects that increase the availability of water
for out-of-stream uses, reduce flood risk, improve fish passage, or reduce stormwater
pollution. The bill also requires the Office of Columbia River, the Office of Chehalis
Basin, the Fish Barrier Removal Board, and the Department of Ecology (DOE) to
review applications to ensure projects meet certain criteria. DOE must submit ranked
project lists to the Legislature before regular session begins in odd-numbered years.
There is no funding/revenue generating source identified in the legislation. Neither the
House or Senate version of the bill advanced passed the policy committee cutoff
deadline. There will be ongoing dialogue about how to best meet statewide water
infrastructure needs in future legislative sessions.
SHB
2022
Fish barrier removal funding H Rules R Chambers
House Bill 2022, sponsored by Rep. Kelly Chambers (R- Puyallup), establishes a
Local Barrier Partnership Account to facilitate private/public partnerships for fish
passage barrier removal. Funding from the account would be awarded to local
governments that have secured funding from a private entity for barrier removal. The
funding would be administered through a competitive award process, with priority
given to local governments providing matching funds, barriers on important habitats,
connectivity of the site with other planned passage removal projects, and more. The
bill is similar to the existing “adopt a highway” program but is for culverts. The bill
passed out of committee, but did not advance passed the chamber of origin cutoff
deadline.
HB 2038
Pavement condition reporting C 36 L 19 Ramos
House Bill 2038, sponsored by Rep. Bill Ramos, eliminates the pavement condition
reporting requirements for cities and towns listed in RCW 46.68.113. The bill passed
into law and should provide administrative ease for cities and towns.
SHB
2068
Low -income drivers/study H Rules R Ortiz-Self
House Bill 2068, sponsored by Rep. Lilian Ortiz-Self, provides a 40% discount on tolls
on I-405, SR 167 and SR 509 to individuals who receive temporary assistance for
needy families (TANF) or receive food stamps. Rather than passing this bill into law,
the Legislature instead directed the Department of Transportation and the Washington
Transportation Commission to conduct a study on the best manner in which to provide
low-income tolls on I-405.
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HB 2123
MVET collection H Trans Pellicciotti
House Bill 2123, sponsored by Rep. Mike Pellicciotti (D-Federal Way), would require
Sound Transit to establish a market value adjustment program for the collection of
motor vehicle excise taxes (MVET), and issue a credit for the difference between the
current MVET amount and the amount that would calculated in a more recently
adopted valuation schedule. The bill includes language that directs Sound Transit to
implement this program with the least amount of impact on the ST3, and to identify
cost savings to absorb negative fiscal impacts. The bill was heard in the House
Transportation Committee but did not advance prior to the fiscal committee cutoff
deadline.
SB 5075
MVET low-income
adjustments S
Transportation Kuderer
Senate Bill 5075, sponsored by Sen. Patty Kuderer (D- Bellevue), requires regional
transit authorities imposing a motor vehicle excise to establish a low-income market
value adjustment program for vehicles owned by low-income individuals. The program
would begin July 1st, 2019. In addition to the adjustment program, the bill directs
transit authorities to provide a one-time credit against the tax for certain eligible
vehicles. The bill also requires regional transit authorities establishing a motor vehicle
excise tax to fully reimburse the Department of Licensing for the administration and
collection of the tax. The bill did not advance out of committee prior to the fiscal
committee cutoff deadline.
SSB
5104
Local gov. vehicle tolls S Rules X Sheldon
Senate Bill 5104, sponsored by Sen. Tim Sheldon (D- Potlach), prohibits local
governments from imposing vehicle tolls. The amended version of the bill removes port
districts from the bill, with the effect being that port districts retain local tolling authority
under certain circumstances. The bill did not advance prior to the chamber of origin
cutoff deadline.
SSB
5253
Van accessible parking S Rules X Sheldon
Senate Bill 5253, sponsored by Sen. Tim Sheldon (D-Potlach), prohibits parking in
van-accessible parking spaces for all vehicles except those transporting wheelchairs
or other mobility equipment. Van-accessible parking spaces are similar to accessible
parking spaces but have increased width to accommodate wheelchair lifts. The bill was
amended to require that individuals must both have special license plates or placards
authorizing accessible parking as well as be parking a vehicle utilizing wheelchairs or
mobility equipment to use the van-accessible space. The bill then did not advance
prior to the chamber of origin cutoff deadline.
ESSB
5418
Local government
procurement Del to Gov Takko
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(SHB
1359) Senate Bill 5418, sponsored by Sen. Dean Takko (D- Longview), enacts a series of
changes to public works bidding and purchasing processes. The bill allows counties
and water-sewer districts to procure public works with a unit-priced contract. The bill
increases the small works roster process and limited public works project cost
thresholds. A municipality soliciting competitive bids for public works is required to
disclose all bids received if requested by a bidder. A bidder must protest within two
business days of when a municipality discloses all bids received or, if no request is
made, bid opening. The bill increases public works contract thresholds for water-sewer
districts, counties, cities, public utility districts, fire protection districts, and irrigation
districts. A second-class city or town can award certain competitive public works
contracts to a bid within 5 percent of the lowest bid. The final version of the bill passed
the House, 76-22 and the Senate, 40-7.
SB 5788
Local infrastructure funding S Ways &
Means Mullet
Senate Bill 5788, sponsored by Sen. Mark Mullet (D-Issaquah), restores solid utility tax
revenues and real estate excise tax revenues to the Public Works Assistance Account,
and dedicates the restored revenue to fish passage barrier removal and affordable
housing. Unfortunately, this bill did not advance and the final budget swept funds out of
the Public Works Assistance Account.
SSB
5896
Shared employer shuttles S Rules X Palumbo
Senate Bill 5896, sponsored by Sen. Guy Palumbo (D-Maltby), allows private
employer carpool buses, vans and/or other employer transportation service vehicles to
use a park and ride lot regardless of the capacity of the lot. Under current law, private
employer carpools are not allowed to use carpools park and rides that are at more
than 90% of capacity. The bill was amended in committee to be limited to only those
park and ride lots that received state funding for its construction. The bill did not
advance out of the Senate prior to the chamber of origin cutoff deadline.
SB 5926
(HB
2039)
Transp. network companies S
Transportation Hobbs
Senate Bill 5926, sponsored by Sen. Steve Hobbs (D-Lake Stevens), and House Bill
2039, sponsored by Rep. Larry Springer (D-Kirkland), would have established a
regulatory framework for transportation network companies, including rideshare
companies such as Uber and Lyft. The regulation of transportation network companies
currently occurs at the local level. This bill would establish a statewide framework that
preempts the current local policies. As an industry-promoted bill, the proposal presents
a great deal of concern to those jurisdictions that are locally regulating transportation
network companies. This bill would override existing local ordinances regulating
transportation network companies. A proposed substitute version of Senate Bill would
require a fingerprint-based criminal background check, and multistate driving history
search, prior to operating as a TNC driver. A TNC driver would be able to operate on a
conditional TNC driver permit pending the results of the fingerprint check and
multistate driving history search. This would still require the annual third-party check
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from the underlying bill. The substitute also imposes a 50-cent per trip fee on each
prearranged ride to pay for DOL administrative costs, fingerprint background checks
and local enforcement activities, as opposed to allows the Department to establish the
fee amount. Even with the substitute, the bill did not advance out of committee prior to
the fiscal committee cutoff deadline. Later in the legislative session, the Transportation
Committees held a work session on the regulation of transportation network
companies. It is likely that this issue will be discussed in the 2020 legislative session.
ESB
5958
Public works/interlocal C 91 L 19 Lovelett
Senate Bill 5958, sponsored by Sen. Liz Lovelett (D- Anacortes), would make clear
that any obligation related to notices for competitive bidding arising from a local
ordinance or policy is satisfied for a piggybacking entity if certain requirements are
met, including that the host agency complies with its statutory contracting requirements
and posts the solicitation online. The bill passed into law and is effective on July 28,
2019.
SSB
5971
Transportation funding S Ways &
Means Hobbs
Senate Bill 5971, sponsored by Sen. Steve Hobbs (D-Lake Stevens), proposes the
next round of transportation investments. The bill: establishes a carbon pollution fee of
$15 on the sale of fossil fuels to a consumer; diverts some sales and use tax revenues
collected on car rentals, automobile parts, and bicycles from the state general fund to
transportation; levies an additional tax .01 tax on the sale of automobile parts and
bicycles; establishes an annual transportation benefit assessment on developed
parcels of land; establishes a six cent gas tax increase; increases vehicle weight fees;
adds additional penalties for high occupancy vehicle lane infractions; creates the
Forward Flexible Account and Forward Washington Account; and adds a series of
technical changes. This revenue would have then been expended on a list of projects.
It is likely that this proposal will serve as the framework for discussions regarding the
next transportation revenue package.
ESSB
5993
Model toxics control program Del to Gov Frockt
Senate Bill 5993, sponsored by Sen. David Frockt (D- Seattle), increases the
hazardous substance tax to fund the Model Toxics Control Account. The current
hazardous substance tax is a .7 percent tax on the wholesale of hazardous
substances (i.e. petroleum). Under the amended version of the bill, the hazardous
substance tax would shift from the current value-based percentage, to a volumetric
tax. The rate is $1.09 per 42-gallon barrel. The current structure of the Model Toxics
Control Account is replaced with three different accounts: the Model Toxics Control
Operating Account, the Model Toxics Control Capital Account, and the Model Toxics
Control Stormwater Account. Revenue from the tax is allocated to these accounts as
follows: 60% to the operating account, 25% to the capital account and 15% to the
stormwater account. Additionally, $50 million per biennium is deposited in the Motor
Vehicle Fund to be used exclusively for transportation stormwater programs. The
operating account may only be spent in the operating budget to carry out
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administrative and service activities related to hazardous waste planning; solid waste
planning; hazardous waste clean-up; state matching funds required under federal law;
financial assistance for local governments; reduction and recycling of household
hazardous wastes; oil spill prevention and response; water and environmental health
protection programs; air quality programs; or plastic or polystyrene foam clean-up. The
capital account may be used for the improvement, rehabilitation, remediation, and
cleanup of toxic sites. The stormwater account must be allocated to carry out operating
and capital directly related to stormwater projects. The bill passed into law and is
effective on July 28, 2019.
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Committee Page
Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks .................................................................................................................4
Behavioral Health Subcommittee to Health & Long Term Care ........................................................................................ 10
Early Learning & K-12 Education ........................................................................................................................................14
Environment, Energy & Technology ...................................................................................................................................22
Financial Institutions, Economic Development & Trade ....................................................................................................27
Health & Long Term Care ...................................................................................................................................................31
Higher Education & Workforce Development ...................................................................................................................41
Housing Stability & Affordability ........................................................................................................................................44
Human Services, Reentry & Rehabilitation ........................................................................................................................48
Labor & Commerce ............................................................................................................................................................52
Law & Justice ......................................................................................................................................................................66
Local Government ..............................................................................................................................................................81
State Government, Tribal Relations & Elections ................................................................................................................. 87
Transportation ..................................................................................................................................................................... 95
Ways & Means ................................................................................................................................................................... 104
Numerical Index ................................................................................................................................................................... 113
AGRICULTURE, WATER, NATURAL RESOURCES & PARKS COMMITTEE
(360) 786-7411
CONCERNING THE USE OF HYDRAULIC FRACTURING IN THE EXPLORATION FOR AND PRODUCTION OF
OIL AND NATURAL GAS
C 294 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
SB 5145
Prime Sponsor:Senator Salomon
⦁ Prohibits the use of hydraulic fracturing for exploring for and producing oil and natural gas.
CONCERNING VISIBLE CLOTHING REQUIREMENTS FOR HUNTING
C 58 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
ESSB 5148
Prime Sponsor:Senator Wilson
⦁ Requires the Fish and Wildlife Commission to adopt rules determining the times and manner when a person
hunting must wear fluorescent orange or fluorescent pink clothing.
CONCERNING MOBILE FOOD UNITS
C 185 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
SSB 5218
Prime Sponsor:Senator Zeiger
⦁ Requires, beginning May 1, 2020, a regulatory authority to accept a completed and approved plan review of a
mobile food unit from another regulatory authority if the applicant has obtained a valid permit to operate from the
other regulatory authority, and the applicant meets certain additional requirements.
⦁ Allows a regulatory authority to require an applicant to submit any restroom and additional commissary
agreements, if necessary.
CONCERNING HEMP PRODUCTION
C 158 L 19 Effective date 4/26/2019.
E2SSB 5276
Prime Sponsor:Senator Ericksen
⦁ Requires the Department of Agriculture (WSDA) to develop an agricultural commodity program to regulate hemp
production.
⦁ Requires WSDA to develop and submit the state's plan for regulating hemp production to the United States
Department of Agriculture, with certain minimum components, under a process included in the Agriculture
Improvement Act of 2018.
CONCERNING ELECTRIC UTILITY WILDLAND FIRE PREVENTION
C 77 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
SSB 5305
Prime Sponsor:Senator Van De Wege (HB 1334 Representative Blake)
⦁ Requires the Commissioner of Public Lands to establish a utility wildland fire prevention task force comprised of
representatives from utilities, small and industrial forest landowners, and people with expertise in wildland fire risk
reduction.
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ANALYZING STATE REGULATORY IMPACT ON SMALL FORESTLAND OWNERS
Delivered to Governor.
ESSB 5330
Prime Sponsor:Senator Braun (HB 1273 Representative Kretz)
⦁ Directs the University of Washington School of Environmental and Forest Sciences to complete a trends analysis
and regulatory impact analysis on small forestland owners.
⦁ Requires the University to report its findings by November 1, 2020, including recommendations to improve
mitigation measures for small forestland owners and improve retention of working forestland held by small
forestland owners.
CONCERNING THE WALLA WALLA WATERSHED MANAGEMENT PILOT PROGRAM
C 78 L 19 Effective date 6/30/2019.
2SSB 5352
Prime Sponsor:Senator Walsh (HB 1013 Representative Jenkin)
⦁ Extends the expiration date of the Walla Walla pilot local water management program to June 30, 2021.
⦁ Requires the Walla Walla Water Management Board to work with the Department of Ecology to complete
performance and financial audits of the Walla Walla pilot water management program's performance over the
previous ten years.
⦁ Requires the Board to collaborate with Ecology to develop a 30-year integrated water resource management
strategic plan.
EXPANDING THE DEFINITION OF FISH HABITAT ENHANCEMENT PROJECTS
C 150 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
SB 5404
Prime Sponsor:Senator Rolfes
⦁ Allows fish habitat enhancement projects that restore native kelp and eelgrass beds and restore native oysters, to
qualify for a streamlined administrative review and approval process.
CONCERNING THE PROTECTION OF ALL POLLINATORS, INCLUDING HONEY BEES
C 353 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
SSB 5552
Prime Sponsor:Senator Liias
⦁ Requires the Department of Agriculture to establish a program to promote and protect pollinator habitat and the
health and sustainability of pollinator species.
⦁ Establishes a pollinator health task force to develop a state pollinator health strategy.
⦁ Provides that the Department of Natural Resources, the Department of Fish and Wildlife, the Department of
Transportation, State Parks, and the Recreation and Conservation Funding Board consider pollinator habitat when
managing lands or habitat.
⦁ Allows a city, town, code city, or county to authorize by ordinance the use of vacant or blighted land for the
purpose of community gardening.
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CONCERNING THE PROTECTION OF SOUTHERN RESIDENT ORCA WHALES FROM VESSELS
C 291 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019*.
2SSB 5577
Prime Sponsor:Senator Rolfes (HB 1580 Representative Blake)
⦁ Makes it unlawful for a person to cause a vessel to approach or fail to disengage a vessel within 300 yards of a
southern resident orca and specifies it is unlawful to position a vessel within 400 yards behind a southern resident
orca.
⦁ Makes it unlawful for a person to cause a vessel to exceed a seven knot speed limit within one-half nautical mile of
a southern resident orca.
⦁ Establishes a commercial whale watching license and sets fees for the license.
⦁ Requires the Department of Fish and Wildlife to adopt rules by January 1, 2021, for holders of a commercial whale
watching license to reduce the daily and cumulative impacts on southern resident orca whales and consider the
economic viability of license holders.
⦁ Requires sustainable whale watching to be included in the statewide tourism marketing plan.
CREATING A WORK GROUP ON AERIAL HERBICIDE APPLICATIONS IN FORESTLANDS
C 355 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
SSB 5597
Prime Sponsor:Senator Rolfes
⦁ Establishes a legislative work group to study and, if appropriate, develop recommendations for the aerial
application of herbicides on state and private forestlands.
⦁ Requires the legislative work group to report its findings, recommendations, and draft legislation to the Governor
and the Legislature by November 10, 2019.
PROVIDING WHALE WATCHING GUIDELINES IN THE BOATING SAFETY EDUCATION PROGRAM
C 293 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
SB 5918
Prime Sponsor:Senator Lovelett
⦁ Requires the Boating Safety Education Program to include educational materials on whale watching guidelines and
other voluntary and regulatory measures related to whale watching.
SUPPORTING THE CONTINUED RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, PRODUCTION, AND APPLICATION OF
BIOCHAR FROM OUR FORESTS AND AGRICULTURAL LANDS
Filed with Secretary of State.
SJM 8005
Prime Sponsor:Senator Short (HJM 4000 Representative Shea)
⦁ Affirms the Legislature's support for biochar research, including research into the production of, and applications
for biochar.
EXPANDING ACCESS TO COMMERCIAL FISHING OPPORTUNITIES
C 200 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
HB 1062
Prime Sponsor:Representative Blake
⦁ Removes the prohibition on creating a security interest in a commercial fishing license.
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REDUCING THE WASTING OF FOOD IN ORDER TO FIGHT HUNGER AND REDUCE ENVIRONMENTAL
IMPACTS
C 255 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
E2SHB 1114
Prime Sponsor:Representative Doglio
⦁ Establishes a goal of reducing food waste in the state by 50 percent by 2030, relative to 2015 levels.
⦁ Directs the Department of Ecology to consult with the departments of Health and Agriculture to develop a wasted
food reduction and food waste diversion plan by 2020.
⦁ Requires the state agencies to consider recommended changes to state law that would help achieve the 2030
goal, and explain those recommendations in a report to the Legislature, due on December 1, 2020.
⦁ Requires the Department of Commerce to contract for an independent evaluation of the state's food waste and
wasted food management system.
EXTENDING THE PROGRAM ESTABLISHING CHRISTMAS TREE GROWER LICENSURE
C 206 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
HB 1146
Prime Sponsor:Representative MacEwen
⦁ Extends the Christmas tree grower licensure program from July 1, 2020, to July 1, 2030.
CONCERNING DEVICE REGISTRATION, CIVIL PENALTIES, AND SERVICE AGENT REGISTRATION FOR THE
WEIGHTS AND MEASURES PROGRAM
C 96 L 19 Effective date 7/1/2019.
SHB 1298
Prime Sponsor:Representative Pettigrew (SB 5468 Senator Van De Wege)
⦁ Modifies fees and civil penalties assessed under the Washington Department of Agriculture's (WSDA) Weights and
Measures Program.
⦁ Directs the Weights and Measures Advisory Group to review costs and fees associated with WSDA's Weights and
Measures Program, and to report to stakeholders every five years on the financial status of the program.
⦁ Authorizes WSDA to require persons registering as service agents to pass a competency examination.
EXTENDING THE DAIRY MILK ASSESSMENT FEE TO JUNE 30, 2025
C 115 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
HB 1429
Prime Sponsor:Representative Shewmake (SB 5447 Senator Van De Wege)
⦁ Extends the expiration date for the assessment on milk processed in the state from June 30, 2020, to June 30,
2025.
ESTABLISHING A DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE DIRECTED NONLETHAL PROGRAM FOR THE
PURPOSE OF TRAINING DOGS
C 226 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
HB 1516
Prime Sponsor:Representative Blake
⦁ Directs the Fish and Wildlife Commission to establish and administer a training program for nonlethal pursuit of
black bears, cougars, or bobcats, with dogs for the purpose of protecting livestock, domestic animals, private
property, or public safety.
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IMPLEMENTING RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN RESIDENT KILLER WHALE TASK FORCE
RELATED TO INCREASING CHINOOK ABUNDANCE
C 290 L 19 Partial Veto Effective date 7/28/2019.
2SHB 1579
Prime Sponsor:Representative Fitzgibbon
⦁ Authorizes the Department of Fish and Wildlife (DFW) to serve stop work orders for violations of hydraulic project
approvals that may cause significant harm to fish life.
⦁ Changes the civil penalty for violations of the hydraulic code from $100 per day per violation to $10,000 per
violation if a section authorizing three demonstration projects to test the effectiveness and costs of river
management is enacted by June 30, 2019.
⦁ Removes the requirement that DFW issue permits with or without conditions for single-family residential
bulkheads and rock walls.
⦁ Authorizes a recreational fishing license for smelt and liberalizes catch limits for bass, walleye, and channel catfish.
Partial Veto Summary:
⦁ Removed section authorizing three river management demonstration projects to protect agricultural lands,
restore or enhance fish runs, and protect public infrastructure.
⦁ Removed subsection authorizing civil penalties up to $10,000 for violations of the hydraulic code if the section
authorizing three river management demonstration projects was enacted by June 30, 2019.
⦁ Removed subsection authorizing civil penalties up to $100 for violations of the hydraulic code if the section
authorizing three river management demonstration projects was not enacted by June 30, 2019.
CONCERNING WILDFIRE PREVENTION
C 305 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
2SHB 1784
Prime Sponsor:Representative Kretz
⦁ Directs the Department of Natural Resources to prioritize forest health treatments that serve the dual benefits of
forest health maximization and strategic wildfire response.
⦁ Allows certain outdoor burning that reduces the risk of wildfire within urban growth areas.
REVISING THE LEASE TERMS FOR MANAGING FIRST-CLASS UNPLATTED TIDELANDS AND SHORELANDS
C 131 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
ESHB 1849
Prime Sponsor:Representative Lekanoff (SB 5852 Senator Randall)
⦁ Modifies the maximum length of leases and re-leases of certain tidelands and shorelands, aligning lease terms for
platted and unplatted aquatic lands.
⦁ Prohibits the Department of Natural Resources from leasing or re-leasing first-class tidelands or shorelands where
the sole basis of the state's title is adverse possession.
CONCERNING THE USE OF CERTAIN ANIMAL TRAPS BY AIRPORT OPERATORS
Delivered to Governor.
SHB 1917
Prime Sponsor:Representative Peterson
⦁ Authorizes a special permit and creates an exemption from the prohibition on the use of body-gripping animal
traps for airport operators to trap animals under certain conditions.
REDUCING THE AMOUNT OF PERMITS REQUIRED FOR RECREATION AT A SNO-PARK
C 175 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
SHB 1953
Prime Sponsor:Representative Corry
⦁ Establishes that a Discover Pass is not required for a vehicle displaying a daily sno-park permit.
⦁ Removes the word "seasonal" from the definition of "sno-park seasonal permit."
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CONCERNING COMMERCIAL EGG LAYER OPERATIONS
C 276 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
SHB 2049
Prime Sponsor:Representative Blake
⦁ Requires egg handlers or egg dealers to prove all eggs and egg products they provide in intrastate commerce are
produced in facilities that meet specified housing standards, beginning January 1, 2024.
⦁ Requires commercial egg layer operations to meet specified housing standards to ensure all hens in their
operation are provided with a certain minimum amount of floor space.
⦁ Requires the Department of Agriculture to deny, suspend, or revoke a license or conditional license if a licensee
violated the Washington Wholesome Eggs and Egg Product Act.
ADDRESSING STATEWIDE WOLF RECOVERY
Delivered to Governor.
ESHB 2097
Prime Sponsor:Representative Kretz
⦁ Directs the Department of Fish and Wildlife (DFW) to develop and implement conflict mitigation guidelines for
each wolf recovery region.
⦁ Requires DFW to maintain sufficient resources in Ferry and Stevens counties for responding to wolf-livestock
conflicts.
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BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE TO HEALTH & LONG TERM CARE COMMITTEE
(360) 786-7401
CONCERNING FULLY IMPLEMENTING BEHAVIORAL HEALTH INTEGRATION FOR JANUARY 1, 2020, BY
REMOVING BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS FROM LAW; CLARIFYING THE ROLES AND
RESPONSIBILITIES AMONG THE HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY, DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH
SERVICES, AND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, AND THE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF BEHAVIORAL
HEALTH ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES ORGANIZATIONS AND MEDICAID MANAGED CARE
ORGANIZATIONS; AND MAKING TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS RELATED TO THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
SYSTEM
C 325 L 19 Effective date 1/1/2020*.
E2SSB 5432
Prime Sponsor:Senator Dhingra (HB 1393 Representative Cody)
⦁ Removes behavioral health organizations from law.
⦁ Establishes managed care organizations and behavioral health administrative services organizations (BH-ASOs) to
manage the community behavioral health system.
⦁ Establishes a work group, led by the Health Care Authority, to determine how to manage access to long-term,
involuntary commitment resources in the community until those resources can be transitioned into managed care,
and provide a report by December 15, 2019.
⦁ Prohibits BH-ASOs from contracting with themselves to provide services, except that a county or group of counties
may contract with a county-run BH-ASO to provide specified services if there is a clear separation of powers, duties,
and finances from the BH-ASO.
PROVIDING TIMELY COMPETENCY EVALUATIONS AND RESTORATION SERVICES TO PERSONS
SUFFERING FROM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH DISORDERS WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE FORENSIC
MENTAL HEALTH CARE SYSTEM CONSISTENT WITH THE REQUIREMENTS AGREED TO IN THE
TRUEBLOOD SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT
C 326 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
E2SSB 5444
Prime Sponsor:Senator Dhingra (HB 1513 Representative Jinkins)
⦁ Establishes forensic navigators, employed or authorized by the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS),
to assist individuals who are referred for a competency to stand trial evaluation by providing information to the
court to support diversion or placement in outpatient competency restoration, and to help coordinate community
services for individuals who are ordered to receive outpatient competency restoration.
⦁ Expands police authority to divert an individual to include individuals believed to have committed any crime,
subject to local law enforcement diversion guidelines to be agreed upon with the local prosecutor following input
from the defense bar and disability community.
⦁ Provides guidelines and restrictions pertaining to outpatient competency restoration, which must be administered
by a provider contracted with DSHS.
⦁ Restricts nonfelony competency restoration to circumstances in which the prosecutor moves for a competency
restoration order and proves the existence of a compelling state interest in competency restoration by a
preponderance of the evidence.
CONCERNING CHILDREN'S MENTAL HEALTH
C 360 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019*.
2SSB 5903
Prime Sponsor:Senator Darneille (HB 1876 Representative Frame)
⦁ Expands psychiatric residencies in Eastern and Western Washington for residents specializing in child and
adolescent psychiatry.
⦁ Establishes a pilot program related to early identification and intervention for psychosis.
⦁ Establishes an advisory group to develop a budget to expand the Partnership Access Line Program.
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CLARIFYING THE DEFINITION OF A GERIATRIC BEHAVIORAL HEALTH WORKER FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH
A BACHELOR'S OR MASTER'S DEGREE IN SOCIAL WORK, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, OR OTHER RELATED
AREAS
C 12 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
HB 1349
Prime Sponsor:Representative Schmick (SB 5454 Senator Keiser)
⦁ Allows a person to work as a geriatric behavioral health worker in a nursing home if they have a bachelor's or
master's degree in social work or behavioral health.
CONCERNING COMMUNITY FACILITIES NEEDED TO ENSURE A CONTINUUM OF CARE FOR
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PATIENTS
C 324 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
2SHB 1394
Prime Sponsor:Representative Schmick (SB 5431 Senator Frockt)
⦁ Requires the Health Care Authority (HCA) to assess community capacity to provide long-term inpatient care to
involuntary patients and contract for such services to the extent that certified providers are available.
⦁ Suspends the certificate of need requirement relating to construction of psychiatric beds or expansion of
psychiatric bed capacity until June 30, 2021.
⦁ Requires the Department of Health to license and certify intensive behavioral health treatment facilities, mental
health peer respite centers, and to allow an enhanced rate to be paid to nursing homes that convert to assisted
living or residential treatment facilities.
⦁ Requires HCA to establish a daytime mental health drop-in center pilot in Yakima until July 1, 2022, and issue a
report by December 1, 2021.
CONCERNING RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES
C 264 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
2SHB 1528
Prime Sponsor:Representative Davis
⦁ Requires the Health Care Authority to establish a registry of approved recovery residences.
⦁ Requires a recovery residence to meet a nationally recognized certification standard to appear on the registry, or
be a chapter of a national recovery residence organization that meets specified standards.
⦁ Prohibits licensed or certified residential substance use disorder treatment agencies from discharging a client to a
recovery residence that is not on the registry, effective January 1, 2023.
⦁ Establishes a revolving loan fund to assist operators of new recovery residences or operators who are actively
seeking certification for existing residences.
⦁ Allows coverage of technology based substance use disorder recovery supports for Medicaid clients in the
community behavioral health program.
CONCERNING PSYCHIATRIC PAYMENTS UNDER MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS FOR CERTAIN
RURAL HOSPITALS THAT ARE NOT DESIGNATED AS CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITALS, DO NOT
PARTICIPATE IN THE CERTIFIED PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PROGRAM, HAVE LESS THAN FIFTY ACUTE CARE
BEDS, AND HAVE COMBINED MEDICARE AND MEDICAID INPATIENT DAYS GREATER THAN FIFTY
PERCENT OF TOTAL DAYS
C 116 L 19 Effective date 4/24/2019.
HB 1534
Prime Sponsor:Representative Dufault
⦁ Requires the Health Care Authority to increase psychiatric inpatient per diem payments until June 30, 2019, for
Medicaid clients served by Astria Toppenish Hospital.
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ESTABLISHING A BEHAVIORAL HEALTH INNOVATION AND INTEGRATION CAMPUS WITHIN THE
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
C 323 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
E2SHB 1593
Prime Sponsor:Representative Chopp (SB 5516 Senator Cleveland)
⦁ Creates a behavioral health innovation and integration campus within the University of Washington School of
Medicine.
⦁ Directs the UW School of Medicine to submit a development and siting plan to the Office of Financial Management
and the Legislature by December 1, 2019.
ESTABLISHING A LAW ENFORCEMENT GRANT PROGRAM TO EXPAND ALTERNATIVES TO ARREST AND
JAIL PROCESSES
Delivered to Governor.
2SHB 1767
Prime Sponsor:Representative Lovick
⦁ Requires the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs to develop and implement a grant program for
persons who are involved with the criminal justice system and have substance use disorder, or other behavioral
health needs, and engage those persons in therapeutic programs and services.
CONCERNING SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE
Delivered to Governor.
ESHB 1768
Prime Sponsor:Representative Davis
⦁ Directs the Department of Health (DOH) to create a co-occurring disorder specialist enhancement for master's
level mental health professionals and social workers which allows them to treat clients for substance use disorders
who have a co-occurring mental health disorder.
⦁ Renames chemical dependency professionals as substance use disorder professionals (SUDPs).
⦁ Expands options for professionals who may provide supervision towards licensure for applicants for certification as
an SUDP or co-occurring disorder specialist.
⦁ Changes references to the goal of chemical dependency counseling from assisting clients to achieve and maintain
abstinence to assisting clients in their recovery.
⦁ Prohibits DOH from requiring an applicant to be an SUDP or substance use disorder trainee to participate in a
voluntary substance abuse monitoring program after the applicant has one year of recovery from a substance use
disorder.
⦁ Prohibits DOH or a facility that cares for vulnerable adults from automatically denying certification or employment
as a SUPD based on certain convictions after one year of recovery from a substance use disorder or untreated
mental health disorder.
⦁ Directs DOH to conduct a sunrise review to evaluate the need for creation of a bachelor's level behavioral health
professional credential.
IMPLEMENTING POLICIES RELATED TO EXPANDING ADOLESCENT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE ACCESS
AS REVIEWED AND RECOMMENDED BY THE CHILDREN'S MENTAL HEALTH WORK GROUP
Delivered to Governor.
E2SHB 1874
Prime Sponsor:Representative Frame (SB 5904 Senator Warnick)
⦁ Renames parent-initiated treatment as family-initiated treatment.
⦁ Expands family-initiated treatment provisions related to outpatient treatment.
⦁ Provides guidance to mental health professionals related to disclosure of an adolescent's mental health treatment
information to a parent.
⦁ Provides liability protection for the decision to disclose or not disclose adolescent mental health treatment
information to a parent.
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CONCERNING THE SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TREATMENT SYSTEM
Delivered to Governor.
2SHB 1907
Prime Sponsor:Representative Davis
⦁ Changes the name of secure detoxification facility to secure withdrawal management and stabilization facility and
expands the definition of this facility.
⦁ Allows a petition for 14 or 180 days of involuntary substance use disorder treatment of a minor to be signed by a
chemical dependency professional instead of a mental health professional and an advanced registered nurse
practitioner instead of a psychiatric advanced registered nurse practitioner.
⦁ Requires the Health Care Authority (HCA) to update the Designated Crisis Responder Protocols to include
substance use disorder commitment information.
⦁ Prohibits the Department of Health (DOH) from requiring a person applying for registration as an agency-affiliated
counselor (AAC) in order to work as a peer counselor to participate in a voluntary substance abuse monitoring
program if the person has at least one year of recovery from a substance use disorder.
⦁ Prohibits DOH and certain employers from automatically denying applications for registration as an AAC or
employment as a peer counselor based on a history of certain criminal offenses if the person has achieved at least
one year of recovery from a substance use disorder or untreated mental health disorder.
⦁ Directs the HCA to certify substance use disorder peer counselors and to include reimbursement for their services
in the Medicaid state plan.
⦁ Directs DOH to conduct sunrise reviews to evaluate transfer of the peer support counselor certification program to
DOH and to evaluate creation of an advanced peer support specialist credential.
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EARLY LEARNING & K-12 EDUCATION COMMITTEE
(360) 786-7420
CONCERNING ETHNIC STUDIES MATERIALS AND RESOURCES FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS
C 279 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
SSB 5023
Prime Sponsor:Senator Hasegawa
⦁ Directs the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) to adopt essential academic learning
requirements by September 1, 2020, to identify the knowledge and skills that all public school students need to be
global citizens in a global society with an appreciation for the contributions of diverse cultures.
⦁ Requires OSPI to identify and make available ethnic studies materials and resources for use in grades 7-12.
⦁ Tasks OSPI with convening an advisory committee to advise, assist, and make recommendations regarding the
identification of ethnic studies materials and resources in elementary and secondary schools.
⦁ Encourages public schools with students in grades 7-12 to offer an ethnic studies course that incorporates the
materials and resources.
DECLARING SEPTEMBER THE MONTH OF THE KINDERGARTNER
C 179 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
SSB 5028
Prime Sponsor:Senator Hunt
⦁ Declares September to be the month of the kindergartner.
⦁ Encourages elementary schools to determine a method to celebrate new kindergartners.
PROMOTING AND EXPANDING SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING
Delivered to Governor.
2SSB 5082
Prime Sponsor:Senator McCoy
⦁ Creates a permanent committee to promote and expand social-emotional learning (SEL) with certain duties and
members and an annual report.
⦁ Requires the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction to adopt SEL standards and benchmarks by January
1, 2020 and to align the programs it oversees with the standards and benchmarks and integrate the standards and
benchmarks where appropriate.
⦁ Tasks the Professional Educator Standards Board with incorporating SEL standards and benchmarks into the
principal, teacher, and paraeducator standards and periodically reviewing approved preparation programs.
⦁ Requires school districts to use one professional learning day to train school staff on certain topics beginning in the
2020-21 school year.
AWARDING CREDITS FOR COMPUTER SCIENCE
C 180 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
SB 5088
Prime Sponsor:Senator Wellman
⦁ Requires all school districts with a high school to provide an opportunity to access an elective computer science
course beginning no later than the 2022-23 school year.
⦁ Allows school districts to award computer science credits based on the completion of a competency exam.
⦁ Directs the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction to adopt rules regarding competency testing.
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INCREASING EARLY LEARNING ACCESS FOR CHILDREN AGES THREE AND OLDER
Delivered to Governor.
SSB 5089
Prime Sponsor:Senator Wellman
⦁ Directs the Department of Children, Youth, and Families to adopt rules allowing a child to enroll in the Early
Childhood Education and Assistance Program (ECEAP), as space is available, when the child turns three at any time
during the school year, and
⦁ has a family income at or below 200 percent of the federal poverty level or meets at least one risk factor
criterion; and
⦁ has received services from or participated in Early Support for Infants and Toddlers, Early Head Start, or the
birth-to-three ECEAP.
⦁ Clarifies that the children enrolled under these circumstances are not considered part of the future ECEAP
entitlement.
CONCERNING STATE AND FEDERAL SPECIAL EDUCATION FUNDING
C 387 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
E2SSB 5091
Prime Sponsor:Senator Wellman
⦁ Increases the special education excess cost multiplier for enrolled K-12 students from 0.9609 to 0.995 in the
2019-20 school year.
⦁ Establishes a special education excess cost tiered-multiplier for enrolled K-12 students beginning in the 2020-21
school year, as follows:
⦁ 1.0075 multiplier for students in the general education setting for 80 percent or more of the school day;
⦁ 0.995 multiplier for students in the general education setting less than 80 percent of the school day.
⦁ Makes a high need student eligible for state safety net awards if the student's individualized education program
costs exceed 2.3 times the average per-pupil expenditure defined in federal law, beginning in the 2019-20 school
year.
⦁ Changes the calculation of professional learning allocations.
CONCERNING SCHOOL LEVIES AND LOCAL EFFORT ASSISTANCE.
Delivered to Governor.
ESSB 5313
Prime Sponsor:Senator Wellman
⦁ Allows school districts with fewer than 40,000 full time equivalent students to levy at the lesser of $2.50 per
$1,000 of assessed value or $2,500 per pupil for enrichment levies.
⦁ Allows school districts with 40,000 or more full time equivalent students to levy at the lesser of $2.50 per $1,000
of assessed value or $3,000 per pupil for enrichment levies.
⦁ Provides local effort assistance to school districts that do not generate an enrichment levy of at least $1,550 per
student when levying at a rate of $1.50 per $1,000 of assessed value.
⦁ Provides additional enrichment funding to school districts that meet certain enrollment criteria and to state-tribal
education compact schools.
⦁ Requires school districts, beginning in the 2019-20 school year, to provide an expenditure schedule that identifies
the amount expended on certain supplementary enrichment activities.
⦁ Requires a school district's maximum enrichment levy collection be reduced if the state auditor finds the school
district has used local revenues for non-enrichment activities.
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CONCERNING SUPPORT FOR STUDENTS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS
Delivered to Governor.
SSB 5324
Prime Sponsor:Senator Frockt (HB 1263 Representative Fey)
⦁ Requires each K-12 public school to establish a building point of contact to identify and support homeless and
unaccompanied homeless youth.
⦁ Modifies a grant program, administered by the Department of Commerce, that links homeless students and their
families with stable housing including changing who is eligible to receive funds.
⦁ Allows Commerce to contract with a designated vendor to assist with the program.
⦁ Modifies a grant program administered by the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction to support
students experiencing homelessness, including adding award criteria and changing reporting requirements.
EXPANDING ELIGIBILITY TO THE EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
Delivered to Governor.
2SSB 5437
Prime Sponsor:Senator Wilson (HB 1351 Representative Goodman)
⦁ Allows Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program (ECEAP) enrollment of children whose family income is
above 110 percent of the federal poverty level, but less than or equal to 200 percent, when certain conditions are
met.
⦁ Directs the Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) to consult with the state's federally recognized
tribes to explore the creation of a pathway or funding stream within ECEAP to substantially close the opportunity
gap for tribal children, and requires a report by December 1, 2020.
⦁ Requires DCYF to develop a phased implementation of a birth-to-three ECEAP pilot project, within resources
available under the federal Preschool Development Grant award.
CONCERNING FIRST RESPONDER AGENCY NOTIFICATIONS TO SCHOOLS REGARDING POTENTIAL
THREATS
C 84 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
SSB 5514
Prime Sponsor:Senator Padden
⦁ Requires first responder agencies to notify all known schools in the vicinity, including private schools, if there is a
situation for which an evacuation or lockdown appears reasonably necessary, unless the agency is unable to notify
schools due to duties directly tied to responding to the incident occurring.
CONCERNING HOLOCAUST EDUCATION
C 85 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
SSB 5612
Prime Sponsor:Senator Rivers (HB 1624 Representative Thai)
⦁ Strongly encourages instruction on the Holocaust in every public middle, junior high, and high school.
⦁ Directs the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) to partner with an expert organization to
develop best practices and guidelines for high quality instruction on the Holocaust and to encourage, support, and
train teachers in implementing this instruction.
⦁ Requires middle, junior high, and high schools offering this instruction to follow the best practices and guidelines,
beginning September 1, 2020.
⦁ Tasks OSPI with submitting a report by December 12, 2022, including a recommendation about whether Holocaust
instruction should be required in public schools, and if so, in which grades.
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CONCERNING HARASSMENT, INTIMIDATION, BULLYING, AND DISCRIMINATION IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
C 194 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
SSB 5689
Prime Sponsor:Senator Liias
⦁ Requires school districts to adopt or amend policies and procedures if necessary, that, at a minimum, incorporate
all elements of a model transgender student policy and procedure, and requires school districts to designate a
primary contact.
⦁ Tasks the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) with developing mandatory training for primary
contacts for the transgender student policy and the anti-harassment, intimidation, or bullying policy.
⦁ Directs OSPI to develop online training material available to all school staff based on the model transgender
student policy.
⦁ Provides that a teacher's evaluation may not be negatively impacted if a teacher chooses to use curriculum or
materials that address sexual orientation, including gender expression or identity, if the materials are age-
appropriate and connected to the content area.
FUNDING RURAL SATELLITE SKILL CENTERS
C 197 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
ESSB 5874
Prime Sponsor:Senator Warnick
⦁ Requires a rural satellite skill center to report direct enrollment and receive direct funding if it meets certain
criteria.
⦁ Allows a core campus skill center to receive, for administrative purposes, up to 7 percent of the rural satellite skill
center funding.
CONCERNING THE ADMINISTRATION OF MARIJUANA TO STUDENTS FOR MEDICAL PURPOSES
C 204 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
SHB 1095
Prime Sponsor:Representative Blake (SB 5442 Senator Takko)
⦁ Requires school districts to permit a student who meets state law requirements to consume marijuana-infused
products for medical purposes on school grounds, aboard a school bus, or while attending a school-sponsored
event.
⦁ Directs school districts to adopt a policy that authorizes parents or guardians to administer marijuana-infused
products to a student who is a qualifying patient, upon request by a parent or guardian of the student .
⦁ Requires the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction and school districts to suspend implementation of
these provisions if certain conditions are met, including that federal funding may be at risk.
ADDRESSING LANGUAGE ACCESS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
C 256 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
ESHB 1130
Prime Sponsor:Representative Orwall (SB 5606 Senator Wellman)
⦁ Requires the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction and the Office of the Education Ombuds to jointly
convene a work group to improve meaningful, equitable access for public school students and their family members
who have language access barriers.
⦁ Directs the work group to report its findings and recommendations to the Legislature by October 1, 2020.
⦁ Requires school districts to document the preferred language of families of students in special education programs
and whether an interpreter was provided during individualized education program development or meetings related
to discipline and truancy.
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EXPANDING THE CURRENT AND FUTURE EDUCATOR WORKFORCE SUPPLY
C 295 L 19 Partial Veto Effective date 5/8/2019.
E2SHB 1139
Prime Sponsor:Representative Santos
⦁ Creates new teacher recruitment and retention programs in various areas, including regional educator
recruitment, recruitment of military personnel, and alternative routes to certification.
⦁ Modifies provisions to existing programs, including Recruiting Washington Teachers, field placement in teacher
preparation programs, and teacher postretirement options.
⦁ Revises grant and scholarship programs, including grants for teachers at Title I schools, educator conditional
scholarship and loan repayment programs, the Teacher Shortage Conditional Scholarship, the Pipeline for
Paraeducators Conditional Scholarship, and beginning educator support.
⦁ Modifies teacher evaluation standards, including requiring that comprehensive evaluations be performed every six
years instead of every four.
⦁ Creates work groups to address various issues of teacher recruitment and retention, including the Professional
Educator Collaborative.
⦁ Directs the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction and the Professional Educator Standards Board to
report and make recommendations to the Legislature regarding the effect of disciplinary action on the recruitment
of educators, by December 1, 2020.
Partial Veto Summary:
⦁ Removed section relating to participant selection for educator conditional scholarship and loan repayment
programs.
MODIFYING EDUCATION REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
C 208 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
SHB 1151
Prime Sponsor:Representative Volz (SB 5105 Senator Wellman)
⦁ Requires school districts to annually report Learning Assistance Program (LAP) data to the Office of the
Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) by September 30th, rather than August 1st.
⦁ Requires OSPI to annually compile and report LAP data to the Legislature by January 1st.
⦁ Requires OSPI to annually report community eligibility provision implementation data by December 1st, rather
than September 1st.
⦁ Requires school districts to annually submit a copy of their proposed budget and four-year plan to their
educational service district by July 10th, and a copy of their budget and four-year plan to OSPI by September 10th.
ALLOWING NONRESIDENT CHILDREN FROM MILITARY FAMILIES TO ENROLL IN WASHINGTON'S
PUBLIC SCHOOLS PRIOR TO ARRIVAL IN THE STATE
C 72 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
SHB 1210
Prime Sponsor:Representative Kilduff (SB 5771 Senator O'Ban)
⦁ Provides that children of military families meet any school district residency requirements if their parent is
transferred, or pending transfer, to a military installation in the state while on active military duty.
⦁ Requires school districts to conditionally accept applications for enrollment and course registration by electronic
means in such circumstances.
⦁ Requires parents to provide proof of residency within 14 days of published arrival.
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CONCERNING NONFIREARM MEASURES TO INCREASE SCHOOL SAFETY AND STUDENT WELL-BEING
C 333 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
2SHB 1216
Prime Sponsor:Representative Dolan (SB 5317 Senator Wellman)
⦁ Establishes a statewide network for school safety with a state center, regional centers through the educational
service districts, and an advisory committee.
⦁ Requires school districts to establish school-based threat assessment programs.
⦁ Directs the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction to monitor school safety plans and threat assessment
programs.
⦁ Tasks the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Committee with completing a study on the first responder building
mapping information system.
⦁ Adds safe school plan and safety drill requirements.
⦁ Requires school districts that choose to have a school resource officer (SRO) program to adopt an agreement with
local law enforcement and confirm that a SRO has received training on specific topics.
⦁ Creates a grant program to fund SRO training and directs the state school safety center to make training materials
available.
IMPROVING ACCESS AND COMPLETION FOR STUDENTS AT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION,
ESPECIALLY AT COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGES, BY REMOVING RESTRICTIONS ON
SUBSIDIZED CHILD CARE
C 97 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
2SHB 1303
Prime Sponsor:Representative Shewmake
⦁ Directs the Department of Children, Youth, and Families to exempt certain full-time students of community,
technical, or tribal colleges from work requirements as a condition of receiving Working Connections Child Care
(WCCC) benefits.
⦁ Maintains how WCCC applicants or consumers are prioritized, and does not require community or technical
colleges to expand any of its existing child care facilities.
CONCERNING CHILD CARE ACCESS
Delivered to Governor.
2SHB 1344
Prime Sponsor:Representative Reeves (SB 5436 Senator Wilson, C.)
⦁ Directs the Department of Commerce to contract for a regional assessment of the child care industry to be
completed by July 1, 2020.
⦁ Tasks the Office of Financial Management with developing a survey for state executive branch and agency
employees to better understand issues affecting child care access and affordability.
⦁ Modifies the duties, membership, and term of the Child Care Collaborative Task Force and directs the Task Force
to submit reports in 2020 and 2021.
⦁ Requires the Department of Children, Youth, and Families to use a child care cost model developed by the Task
Force to determine child care subsidy rates by January 1, 2025.
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IMPLEMENTING IMPROVEMENTS TO THE EARLY ACHIEVERS PROGRAM AS REVIEWED AND
RECOMMENDED BY THE JOINT SELECT COMMITTEE ON THE EARLY ACHIEVERS PROGRAM
Delivered to Governor.
E2SHB 1391
Prime Sponsor:Representative Senn (SB 5484 Senator Wilson, C.)
⦁ Makes a number of changes to Early Achievers, the state's quality rating and improvement system for early child
care and education.
⦁ Requires a number of reports regarding Working Connections Child Care and the Early Childhood Education and
Assistance Program.
⦁ Establishes a work group to study the financial impacts and benefits of child care licensing regulations and
participating in Early Achievers.
CONCERNING ACCESS TO STATE CAREER AND TECHNICAL COURSE EQUIVALENCIES
C 221 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
2SHB 1424
Prime Sponsor:Representative Steele (SB 5069 Senator Zeiger)
⦁ Requires, until September 1, 2021, school districts to provide high school students with the opportunity to access
at least one career and technical education course that is considered a statewide equivalency course by the Office of
the Superintendent of Public Instruction.
⦁ Requires, beginning September 1, 2021, any statewide equivalency course offered by a school district or accessed
at a skill center to be offered for academic credit.
CONCERNING K-12 COMPUTER SCIENCE EDUCATION DATA
C 27 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
SHB 1577
Prime Sponsor:Representative Callan (SB 5574 Senator Salomon)
⦁ Requires each school district to submit a yearly report on computer science programs to the Office of the
Superintendent of Public Instruction.
⦁ Requires district reports to include the number of computer science programs offered in each school, as well as
data on student enrollment and instructors.
PROMOTING CAREER AND COLLEGE READINESS THROUGH MODIFIED HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION
REQUIREMENTS
C 252 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019*.
E2SHB 1599
Prime Sponsor:Representative Stonier
⦁ Removes the requirement that students receive a certificate of academic achievement to graduate, beginning with
the class of 2020.
⦁ Modifies provisions relating to high school and beyond plans.
⦁ Removes testing requirements for high school graduation.
⦁ Replaces certain graduation requirements with a pathway framework.
⦁ Extends, through the class of 2020, an expedited appeal process for waiving assessment requirements.
⦁ Directs the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction to facilitate the use of online platforms for high
school and beyond plans.
⦁ Requires the State Board of Education to convene a work group on mastery-based learning.
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CHANGING THE WASHINGTON STATE CENTER FOR CHILDHOOD DEAFNESS AND HEARING LOSS TO
THE WASHINGTON CENTER FOR DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING YOUTH
C 266 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
HB 1604
Prime Sponsor:Representative Stonier
⦁ Changes the name of the Washington State Center for Childhood Deafness and Hearing Loss to the Washington
Center for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Youth.
CONCERNING BASIC SKILLS ASSESSMENTS FOR APPROVED TEACHER PREPARATION PROGRAMS
C 121 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
SHB 1621
Prime Sponsor:Representative Ybarra (SB 5512 Senator McCoy)
⦁ Removes the requirement that teacher preparation program applicants pass a basic skills assessment.
⦁ Requires applicants to report individual results of the basic skills assessment or alternative basic skills assessment
to the Professional Educator Standards Board and an approved teacher preparation program.
⦁ Allows a teacher preparation program to use the results of the basic skills assessment or an alternative assessment
in determining a candidate's readiness for the program.
CONCERNING PARAEDUCATORS
C 268 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
SHB 1658
Prime Sponsor:Representative Paul
⦁ Directs the Paraeducator Board to promote the use of paraeducators to meet educator workforce needs by
communicating and encouraging paraeducators to utilize a limited teaching certificate or enroll in an alternative
route teacher certification program.
⦁ Modifies timelines for the paraeducator fundamental course of study and requires that at least one day of the
course be provided in person.
⦁ Encourages school districts to provide at least one day of general paraeducator certificate courses on standards of
practice as a professional learning day.
⦁ Requires candidates for the Pipeline for Paraeducators Conditional Scholarship to have at least one year of
classroom experience and to complete their associate of arts degree within four years.
INCREASING THE NUMBER OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT MAY BE AUTHORIZED TO REDUCE THE
MINIMUM NUMBER OF REQUIRED SCHOOL DAYS IN A SCHOOL YEAR
C 274 L 19 Effective date 5/7/2019.
HB 1803
Prime Sponsor:Representative Orcutt
⦁ Increases the number of waivers the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction may grant to small school
districts requesting permission to reduce the minimum number of school days required in a school year, from five to
ten.
CONCERNING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILD DAY CARE CENTERS
Governor vetoed.
HB 1866
Prime Sponsor:Representative Dent
⦁ Requires the Department of Children, Youth, and Families to allow child day care centers, until at least August 1,
2024, to comply with any changes made to professional development requirements.
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SUPPORTING WASHINGTON'S CLEAN ENERGY ECONOMY AND TRANSITIONING TO A CLEAN,
AFFORDABLE, AND RELIABLE ENERGY FUTURE
C 288 L 19 Effective date 5/7/2019.
E2SSB 5116
Prime Sponsor:Senator Carlyle (HB 1211 Representative Tarleton)
⦁ Requires all electric utilities to eliminate coal-fired resources from their allocation of electricity by December 31,
2025.
⦁ Requires each electric utility to make all retail sales of electricity greenhouse gas (GHG) neutral by January 1, 2030.
⦁ Establishes a standard for each electric utility to meet 100 percent of its retail electric load using non-emitting and
renewable resources by January 1, 2045.
⦁ Establishes an administrative penalty equal to $100 per megawatt-hour of electric generation, multiplied by
certain source-specific multipliers, for noncompliance with the coal phase-out and GHG neutral standards.
⦁ Amends the Utilities and Transportation Commission's ratemaking authority to include consideration of property
acquired or constructed during the rate-effective period.
⦁ Extends the expiration date for a sales and use tax exemption for certain alternative energy machinery and
equipment from January 1, 2020, to January 1, 2030.
⦁ Reinstates an expired sales and use tax exemption for solar energy systems smaller than 500 kilowatts AC in size.
⦁ Adds federal incremental hydroelectricity as an eligible renewable resource under the Energy Independence Act.
PREVENTING TOXIC POLLUTION THAT AFFECTS PUBLIC HEALTH OR THE ENVIRONMENT
C 292 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
SSB 5135
Prime Sponsor:Senator Rolfes (HB 1194 Representative Doglio)
⦁ Requires the Department of Ecology, in consultation with the Department of Health, to identify priority chemicals
and priority consumer products and make regulatory determinations.
⦁ Authorizes Ecology to make regulatory determinations such as restricting or prohibiting use of a priority chemical.
⦁ Authorizes Ecology to request certain information from manufacturers regarding priority chemicals to assist with
identifying priority consumer products.
⦁ Requires Ecology to submit a report to the Legislature when identifying priority chemicals and priority consumer
products, and when making regulatory determinations.
CONCERNING NET METERING
C 235 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
E2SSB 5223
Prime Sponsor:Senator Palumbo (HB 1862 Representative Mead)
⦁ Requires an electric utility to continue to make net metering available to eligible customer-generators on a first-
come, first-served basis until the earlier of either June 30, 2029, or the first date upon which the cumulative
generating capacity of net metering systems equals 4 percent of the utility's peak demand during 1996.
⦁ Authorizes a process for an electric utility to develop an alternative standard rate or tariff schedule that deviates
from net metering under current law.
⦁ Clarifies when a customer-generator may aggregate meters.
⦁ Prohibits an electric utility from establishing compensation arrangements or interconnection requirements, other
than net metering, that would have the effect of prohibiting or restricting a customer's ability to consume the
electricity it self-generates or stores on its premises.
⦁ Requires the State Building Code Council to conduct a study of the state building code and adopt changes
necessary to encourage greater use of renewable energy systems.
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CONCERNING THE RESPONSIBLE MANAGEMENT OF PLASTIC PACKAGING
Delivered to Governor.
E2SSB 5397
Prime Sponsor:Senator Rolfes (HB 1204 Representative Peterson)
⦁ Requires the Department of Ecology to hire a third party independent contractor to evaluate and assess the
amount and types of plastic, the management and disposal of plastic packaging in the state, and identify alternatives
to achieve certain goals for recycled packaging.
⦁ Requires Ecology to provide a report with findings and recommendations to reduce plastic packaging, through
industry initiatives or product stewardship, to the Legislature by October 31, 2020.
⦁ Requires recommended options to reduce plastic packaging in the waste stream to be capable of being established
and implemented by January 1, 2022.
CONCERNING STATE BOARD OF HEALTH RULES REGARDING ON-SITE SEWAGE SYSTEMS
C 21 L 19 Partial Veto Effective date 7/28/2019.
SB 5503
Prime Sponsor:Senator Das (HB 1338 Representative Sullivan)
⦁ Establishes requirements for State Board of Health rules regarding inspections and repair of on-site sewage
systems.
Partial Veto Summary:
⦁ Removes the prohibition for local health officers to deny or condition an OSS permit application on granting an
easement for inspection.
EXPANDING AFFORDABLE, RESILIENT BROADBAND SERVICE TO ENABLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT,
PUBLIC SAFETY, HEALTH CARE, AND EDUCATION IN WASHINGTON'S COMMUNITIES
Delivered to Governor.
2SSB 5511
Prime Sponsor:Senator Wellman (HB 1498 Representative Hudgins)
⦁ Establishes the Governor's Statewide Broadband Office within the Department of Commerce.
⦁ Requires the Public Works Board, in collaboration with the Governor's Statewide Broadband Office, to establish a
competitive grant and loan program to promote access of broadband service to unserved areas.
⦁ Authorizes a public utility district to temporarily provide retail telecommunications services for up to five months
under certain conditions.
⦁ Authorizes a port district to provide wholesale telecommunications services outside of its district limits.
⦁ Modifies the state Universal Communications Services Program and extends the program by five years.
CONCERNING THE VOLATILITY OF CRUDE OIL RECEIVED IN THE STATE BY RAIL
C 354 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
ESSB 5579
Prime Sponsor:Senator Billig (HB 1785 Representative Riccelli)
⦁ Prohibits a facility constructed or permitted after January 1, 2019, from loading or unloading crude oil from a rail
tank car with a vapor pressure greater than 9 psi.
⦁ Prohibits a facility from loading or unloading crude oil from a rail tank car with a vapor pressure greater than 9 psi
beginning two years after the volume of crude oil transported to the facility has increased more than 10 percent
above the volume reported for calendar year 2018.
⦁ Requires Ecology to provide information it receives regarding crude oil characteristics to the Utilities and
Transportation Commission for the purpose of targeting high risk inspections.
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AUTHORIZING THE PRODUCTION, DISTRIBUTION, AND SALE OF RENEWABLE HYDROGEN
C 24 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
SSB 5588
Prime Sponsor:Senator Hawkins
⦁ Authorizes public utility districts to produce, use, and sell renewable hydrogen.
⦁ Defines renewable hydrogen.
RECOGNIZING THE VALIDITY OF DISTRIBUTED LEDGER TECHNOLOGY
C 153 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
SSB 5638
Prime Sponsor:Senator Brown
⦁ Provides that an electronic record may not be denied legal effect solely because it is generated or stored using
distributed ledger technology.
CONCERNING THE TAX TREATMENT OF RENEWABLE NATURAL GAS
C 202 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
HB 1070
Prime Sponsor:Representative Mosbrucker (SB 5108 Senator King)
⦁ Imposes business and occupation taxes on the sale of renewable natural gas by a public utility in lieu of public
utility tax.
PROTECTING PERSONAL INFORMATION
C 241 L 19 Effective date 3/1/2020.
SHB 1071
Prime Sponsor:Representative Kloba (SB 5064 Senator Nguyen)
⦁ Expands the definition of personal information.
⦁ Requires consumers and the attorney general to be notified no more than 30 days after the discovery of a data
breach.
⦁ Amends consumer and attorney general notification requirements.
REDUCING GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS FROM HYDROFLUOROCARBONS
C 284 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
E2SHB 1112
Prime Sponsor:Representative Fitzgibbon (SB 5426 Senator Mullet)
⦁ Restricts hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) and other substitutes for ozone-depleting substances (ODS) in products and
equipment covered by a court-vacated 2015 United States Environmental Protection Agency regulation, and
authorizes the Department of Ecology to adopt related rules.
⦁ Directs the Department of Enterprise Services to establish a purchasing and procurement policy for products that
do not use or were not manufactured using ODS substitutes or HFCs, or that are associated with HFCs or ODS
substitutes with comparatively low global warming potential.
⦁ Directs the State Building Code Council to adopt codes that do not require the use of restricted ODS substitutes.
⦁ Directs Ecology to consult with other agencies addressing certain uses of HFCs, and submit a study and report to
the Legislature by December 2020.
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ENABLING ELECTRIC UTILITIES TO PREPARE FOR THE DISTRIBUTED ENERGY FUTURE
C 205 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
EHB 1126
Prime Sponsor:Representative Morris
⦁ Declares state policy regarding the distributed energy resources planning process by an electric utility and outlines
certain goals.
⦁ Requires the Legislature to conduct an initial review of the state's policy pertaining to distributed energy resources
by January 1, 2023, and a full review by January 1, 2026, and every four years thereafter.
CONCERNING REVIEWS OF VOLUNTARY CLEANUPS
C 95 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
SHB 1290
Prime Sponsor:Representative Peterson (SB 5285 Senator Palumbo)
⦁ Authorizes the Department of Ecology to establish an expedited review process for independent remedial actions.
⦁ Requires persons requesting an expedited review to cover all of Ecology's costs for assistance.
⦁ Authorizes Ecology to waive costs for expedited review of cleaned up contaminated properties for affordable
housing.
CONCERNING THE DISCLOSURE OF ATTRIBUTES OF ELECTRICITY PRODUCTS
C 222 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
ESHB 1428
Prime Sponsor:Representative Shewmake
⦁ Revises the fuel mix disclosure and creates an electricity product content label for retail customers.
⦁ Establishes a source and disposition report to provide information on sources and uses of electricity in
Washington.
⦁ Requires the Department of Commerce to develop and publish information about unspecified sources.
CONCERNING APPLIANCE EFFICIENCY STANDARDS
C 286 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
2SHB 1444
Prime Sponsor:Representative Morris (SB 5115 Senator Carlyle)
⦁ Removes federally preempted efficiency and testing standards.
⦁ Amends the state efficiency and testing standards for certain state-covered products.
⦁ Establishes new minimum efficiency and testing standards for certain products.
⦁ Authorizes the Department of Commerce to adopt rules that incorporate federal efficiency standards for federally
covered products and to adopt by rule a more recent version of any standard or test method in order to maintain
consistency with other comparable standards in other states.
STREAMLINING THE PERMITTING PROCESS FOR DISPOSING OF DREDGED MATERIALS
C 225 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
SHB 1480
Prime Sponsor:Representative Fey
⦁ Exempts the disposal of dredged materials at approved sites from permit requirements under the Shoreline
Management Act, so long as the disposal proponent obtains a valid site use authorization from the Department of
Natural Resources.
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CONCERNING THE ELECTRIFICATION OF TRANSPORTATION
C 109 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
SHB 1512
Prime Sponsor:Representative Fey
⦁ Authorizes the governing bodies of a municipal utility or a public utility district commission to adopt an
electrification of transportation plan (plan) that establishes a finding that utility outreach and investment in the
electrification of transportation infrastructure does not increase net costs to ratepayers in excess of 0.25 percent.
⦁ Authorizes a regulated electric utility to submit a plan that establishes a finding that utility outreach and
investment in the electrification of transportation infrastructure does not increase net costs to ratepayers in excess
of 0.25 percent.
⦁ Expires the incentive rate of return on investment authorized by the Utilities and Transportation Commission for
electric vehicle supply equipment deployed consistent with a plan on December 31, 2030.
CONCERNING SUSTAINABLE RECYCLING
C 166 L 19 Effective date 7/1/2019.
E2SHB 1543
Prime Sponsor:Representative Mead (SB 5545 Senator Das)
⦁ Creates the Recycling Development Center within the Department of Ecology to facilitate basic and applied
research and development and marketing to further markets and processing of recycled commodities and products.
⦁ Requires the Center to initially direct its services to businesses transforming or remanufacturing waste materials
into usable or marketable materials or products.
⦁ Requires the Department of Commerce to provide targeted assistance to recycling businesses.
⦁ Directs Ecology to create and implement a state recycling contamination reduction and outreach plan, and to
provide technical assistance to local governments to reduce contamination of recyclable materials.
⦁ Requires local jurisdictions to develop and implement contamination reduction and outreach plans for recycling
programs.
⦁ Directs Ecology to create and implement a state recycling contamination reduction and outreach plan, which local
governments may adopt in lieu of a local plan, and to provide technical assistance to local governments to reduce
recycling contamination.
CONCERNING MARKETING THE DEGRADABILITY OF PRODUCTS
C 265 L 19 Effective date 7/1/2020.
ESHB 1569
Prime Sponsor:Representative Ramos
⦁ Establishes labeling requirements for compostable products.
⦁ Authorizes the attorney general, cities, and counties to enforce labeling requirements.
⦁ Establishes penalties for violation of labeling requirements.
REDUCING THREATS TO SOUTHERN RESIDENT KILLER WHALES BY IMPROVING THE SAFETY OF OIL
TRANSPORTATION
C 289 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
ESHB 1578
Prime Sponsor:Representative Lekanoff (SB 5578 Senator Van De Wege)
⦁ Requires the Board of Pilotage Commissioners to adopt rules for tug escorts in Puget Sound.
⦁ Specifies tug escort requirements for oil tankers.
⦁ Requires tug escorts for oil tankers and articulated tug barges transiting through Rosario Strait and connected
waterways.
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CONCERNING THE CREATION OF A WORK GROUP TO STUDY AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS ON
NATURAL DISASTER MITIGATION AND RESILIENCY ACTIVITIES
C 388 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
SSB 5106
Prime Sponsor:Senator Das (HB 1040 Representative Reeves)
⦁ Creates a work group, chaired by the Office of the Insurance Commissioner, to study and make recommendations
on natural disaster and resiliency activities.
ADDRESSING TRUST INSTITUTIONS
C 389 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
SB 5107
Prime Sponsor:Senator Das (HB 1171 Representative Walen)
⦁ Clarifies the definition of trust business and allows the Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) to expand the
definition of trust business through rulemaking, to accommodate activities that are closely akin to acting as a
fiduciary through rulemaking.
⦁ Defines doing business in Washington State to include out-of-state trust institutions that do not have a physical
presence, but conduct trust business in the state.
⦁ Provides a variety of enforcement actions DFI may take against trust companies.
⦁ Defines third-party service providers as they relate to trust business and provides rulemaking authority to DFI to
initiate procedures to examine them under certain conditions.
⦁ Provides specific guidance on certain life-cycles such as mergers and dissolutions that are specific to trusts.
CONCERNING REPORTING SUSPECTED FRAUD AND THEFT OF PAYMENT CARDS
C 186 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
SSB 5278
Prime Sponsor:Senator Mullet
⦁ Directs financial institutions to list a phone number for cardholders and merchants to report suspected incidents in
which payment cards are used fraudulently or have been stolen.
⦁ Requires financial institutions to have employees or contractors available during business hours to receive phone
calls and provide assistance to cardholders that suspect fraud or that their cards have been stolen.
CONCERNING SMOKE DETECTION DEVICES
Delivered to Governor.
E2SSB 5284
Prime Sponsor:Senator Liias (HB 1103 Representative Eslick)
⦁ Requires property sellers to provide at least one smoke detection device before a buyer occupies a dwelling unit.
⦁ Imposes a fine if there is a fire and a property seller did not provide a smoke detection device.
⦁ Establishes that insurers consider credits and discounts for fire alarms.
⦁ Requires the Office of the Insurance Commissioner to report on the use of discounts and credits by December 31,
2020.
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TRANSFERRING DUTIES OF THE LIFE SCIENCES DISCOVERY FUND
C 83 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
SB 5490
Prime Sponsor:Senator Frockt (HB 1335 Representative Slatter)
⦁ Transfers certain duties and powers of the Life Science Discovery Fund Authority (LSDF) to the Department of
Commerce.
⦁ Directs Commerce to designate a statewide nonprofit organization with a life science focus to receive funds
previously allocated to the LSDF, to grow the life science sector and improve the health of state residents.
CONCERNING SERVICE CONTRACT PROVIDERS
C 16 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
HB 1001
Prime Sponsor:Representative Kirby (SB 5030 Senator Mullet)
⦁ Amends the list of service contract products not prohibited by law to include certain items attached to or installed
in any real property.
⦁ Establishes a $200,000 minimum net worth for service contract providers and product protection guarantee
providers.
⦁ Determines what may be considered a wholly owned subsidiary as it pertains to motor vehicle service contracts
issued by motor vehicle manufacturers or distributors.
ADDING PROXIMITY TO WORKING FORESTS TO THE RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE DISCLOSURE
STATEMENT
C 17 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
HB 1011
Prime Sponsor:Representative Reeves
⦁ Adds working forests to the seller's disclosure form statement regarding farm land for all sales on or after January
1, 2020.
CONCERNING FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY OF MOTORCYCLE OPERATORS
C 60 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
HB 1014
Prime Sponsor:Representative Jenkin
⦁ Requires all motorcycle operators to be insured under a motor vehicle liability policy, or the allowed equivalent,
according to the terms required by current law.
CONCERNING CONSUMER COMPETITIVE GROUP INSURANCE
C 253 L 19 Effective date 7/1/2020.
SHB 1075
Prime Sponsor:Representative Kirby (SB 5065 Senator Hobbs)
⦁ Establishes that the Insurance Code's prohibition on offering rebates or inducements does not prohibit an insurer
from issuing payment to offset documented expenses incurred by a group policy holder in changing coverage from
one insurer to another.
⦁ Requires the payment to be included in the calculation of the premium tax.
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CONCERNING THE ARMED FORCES EXCEPTIONS FOR GIVING NOTICE OF TERMINATION OF A
TENANCY
C 23 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
ESHB 1138
Prime Sponsor:Representative Ryu (SB 5180 Senator Hobbs)
⦁ Provides service members the right to terminate a residential tenancy with less than 20 days written notice when
receiving orders of a permanent change of station that does not allow 20 days written notice.
⦁ Requires service members to provide official military orders or a signed letter from the service member's
commanding officer to landlords when terminating a residential tenancy under certain conditions.
CONCERNING THE WASHINGTON STATE CREDIT UNION ACT
C 19 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
HB 1247
Prime Sponsor:Representative Reeves (SB 5479 Senator Mullet)
⦁ Eliminates the requirement for annual and special meetings of a state-chartered credit union to be held at a
designated place.
⦁ Requires verification of member accounts at least every two years.
⦁ Allows membership to include groups situated fully or partially outside of the state.
⦁ Provides state-chartered credit unions with all powers and authorities of out-of-state credit unions, except
membership.
⦁ Allows state-chartered credit unions to invest in additional types of funds.
CREATING THE WASHINGTON RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND OPPORTUNITY ZONE ACT
C 336 L 19 Partial Veto Effective date 7/28/2019.
E3SHB 1324
Prime Sponsor:Representative Chapman (SB 5423 Senator Palumbo)
⦁ Extends a reduced B&O tax rate and surcharge on certain activities related to the timber industry.
⦁ Adds mass timber products to the list of timber products that receive the preferential timber products business
and occupation tax rate.
Partial Veto Summary:
⦁ Removed the section requiring the Washington State Institute for Public Policy to conduct a 50-state study on
certain programs incentivizing private investment and job creation in rural and distressed communities.
⦁ Removed the section rendering the legislation null and void if specific funding was not provided.
CONCERNING JOINT SELF-INSURANCE PROGRAMS FOR PROPERTY AND LIABILITY RISKS
C 26 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
HB 1431
Prime Sponsor:Representative Kirby (SB 5584 Senator Mullet)
⦁ Permits the Board of Pilotage Commissioners to participate in a local government, joint self-insurance program.
PROVIDING LONGER NOTICE OF RENT INCREASES
C 105 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
ESHB 1440
Prime Sponsor:Representative Robinson
⦁ Requires a landlord to provide a tenant at least 60 days prior written notice of an increase in rent, except in the
case of rental agreements governing subsidized tenancies where the rental amount is based on the income of the
tenant or circumstances specific to the subsidized household.
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PROVIDING NOTICE OF PLANS TO DEMOLISH, SUBSTANTIALLY REHABILITATE, OR CHANGE USE OF
RESIDENTIAL PREMISES
C 339 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
HB 1462
Prime Sponsor:Representative Barkis
⦁ Requires a landlord subject to the Residential Landlord Tenant Act to give a tenant 120-days written notice when
there are plans to demolish, substantially rehabilitate, or change the use of the premises.
CONCERNING CONTRACTS FOR DOGS AND CATS
C 340 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
SHB 1476
Prime Sponsor:Representative Stanford
⦁ Prohibits live dogs and cats from being named as collateral in a consumer lease or secured transaction.
CONCERNING GIFT CARDS
Delivered to Governor.
HB 1727
Prime Sponsor:Representative Walen
⦁ Disallows dormancy or inactivity fees for all gift cards.
⦁ Prohibits expiration dates for gift cards and gift certificates.
INCENTIVIZING THE DEVELOPMENT OF COMMERCIAL OFFICE SPACE IN CITIES IN A COUNTY WITH A
POPULATION OF LESS THAN ONE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND
C 273 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
SHB 1746
Prime Sponsor:Representative Fey
⦁ Allows a city, in a county with a population less than 1.5 million, to create a local sales and use tax remittance
program and a local property tax reinvestment program to incentivize the development of commercial office space.
⦁ Requires the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Committee to study the effectiveness of the local sales and use tax
remittance and the local property tax reinvestment programs and submit a report to the appropriate committees of
the Legislature by October 1, 2028.
CONCERNING SHORT-TERM RENTALS
C 346 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
SHB 1798
Prime Sponsor:Representative Ryu (SB 5870 Senator Liias)
⦁ Subjects short-term rentals to the same local, state, and federal taxes that hotels and bed and breakfast
establishments pay.
⦁ Requires short-term rental operators to provide certain safety information for guests.
⦁ Requires short-term rental platforms to register with the Department of Revenue and inform operators of their
responsibilities in the collection and remittance of taxes.
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HEALTH & LONG TERM CARE COMMITTEE
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CONCERNING ONLINE ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE RESOURCES FOR VETERINARIANS AND VETERINARY
TECHNICIANS
C 140 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
SB 5000
Prime Sponsor:Senator Palumbo (HB 1555 Representative Macri)
⦁ Increases licensing fees for veterinarians and veterinary technicians to cover the cost of access to the Health
Evidence Resource for Washington.
ALLOWING ANIMAL CARE AND CONTROL AGENCIES AND NONPROFIT HUMANE SOCIETIES TO
PROVIDE ADDITIONAL VETERINARY SERVICES TO LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS
C 142 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
SSB 5004
Prime Sponsor:Senator Cleveland
⦁ Allows veterinarians and veterinary technicians employed by animal control agencies and non-profit humane
societies to provide veterinary services to animals owned by low-income households.
CONCERNING MEDICARE SUPPLEMENTAL INSURANCE POLICIES
C 38 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
SB 5032
Prime Sponsor:Senator Cleveland (HB 1484 Representative Thai)
⦁ Adds the standardized Medicare supplement policy G with high deductible, to the list of policies that every issuer
of Medicare supplement policies in Washington must offer.
⦁ Removes standardized Medicare supplement policies C, F, and F with high deductible, from the list of policies that
must be offered in Washington on or after January 1, 2020.
INCREASING THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH WORKFORCE BY ESTABLISHING A RECIPROCITY PROGRAM TO
INCREASE THE PORTABILITY OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS
C 351 L 19 Partial Veto Effective date 7/28/2019.
SB 5054
Prime Sponsor:Senator O'Ban
⦁ Creates a reciprocity and probationary license program for certain mental health professionals licensed in another
state.
Partial Veto Summary:
⦁ Removed sections directing the Department of Health to conduct studies to explore options for adopting
interstate compacts supporting license portability for psychologists, chemical dependency professions, social
workers, mental health counselors, and marriage and family therapists.
NOTIFYING PURCHASERS OF HEARING INSTRUMENTS ABOUT USES AND BENEFITS OF TELECOIL AND
BLUETOOTH TECHNOLOGY
C 183 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
ESB 5210
Prime Sponsor:Senator Palumbo (HB 1078 Representative Dolan)
⦁ Requires persons who dispense hearing instruments to notify potential purchasers of the uses, benefits, and
limitations of hearing assistive technologies.
⦁ Requires the Office of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing to develop educational materials on the uses, benefits, and
limitations of hearing assistive technology.
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CONCERNING DENTAL COVERAGE FOR PACIFIC ISLANDERS RESIDING IN WASHINGTON
C 311 L 19 Partial Veto Effective date 7/28/2019.
ESB 5274
Prime Sponsor:Senator Hasegawa (HB 1218 Representative Santos)
⦁ Creates a dental care program for Washington residents who are citizens of the Republic of the Marshall Islands,
the Federated States of Micronesia, or the Republic of Palau.
Partial Veto Summary:
⦁ Removed section declaring an emergency and having the act take effect immediately.
FUNDING INVESTIGATIONS TO PROTECT INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES IN THE SUPPORTED LIVING
PROGRAM
Delivered to Governor.
SB 5359
Prime Sponsor:Senator Cleveland (HB 1421 Representative Cody)
⦁ Requires residential services and supports providers certified by the Department of Social and Health Services to
pay an annual certification fee for the purposes of funding complaint investigations in these programs.
CONCERNING OPIOID USE DISORDER TREATMENT, PREVENTION, AND RELATED SERVICES
C 314 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019*.
SSB 5380
Prime Sponsor:Senator Cleveland (HB 1331 Representative Cody)
⦁ Modifies the protocols for using medications to treat opioid use disorder.
⦁ Permits pharmacists to partially fill certain prescriptions upon patient request.
⦁ Requires prescribers to discuss the risks of opioids with certain patients and provide the patient with the option to
refuse an opioid prescription.
⦁ Establishes new requirements for how electronic health records integrate with the prescription monitoring
program and how the data can be used.
⦁ Requires the Health Care Authority and the Department of Health (DOH) to partner and work with other state
agencies on initiatives that promote a statewide approach in addressing opioid use disorder.
⦁ Permits the secretary of DOH to issue a standing order for opioid reversal medication and requires pharmacists to
provide written instructions about responding to an opioid overdose when the medication is dispensed.
⦁ Allows hospital emergency departments to dispense opioid overdose reversal medication when a patient is at risk
of opioid overdose.
⦁ Requires therapeutic courts that receive funding from the state's Criminal Justice Treatment Account and city and
county jails to provide medication assisted treatment.
⦁ Requires certain controlled substances prescriptions to be electronically communicated beginning January 1, 2020.
⦁ Allows high schools to obtain and store opioid overdose reversal medication to assist a person at risk for an
opioid-related overdose.
⦁ Requires certain public higher education institutions to develop a plan to maintain and administer opioid overdose
reversal medication in residence halls.
CONCERNING TRAINING STANDARDS IN PROVIDING TELEMEDICINE SERVICES
C 48 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
SSB 5386
Prime Sponsor:Senator Becker
⦁ Permits health care professionals who provide telemedicine services to complete a telemedicine training made
available by the telemedicine collaborative.
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CONCERNING PHYSICIAN CREDENTIALING IN TELEMEDICINE SERVICES
C 49 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
SB 5387
Prime Sponsor:Senator Becker
⦁ Permits an originating site hospital to rely on a distant site hospital's decision to grant credentials and clinical
privileges, when granting or renewing credential and privileges of any physician providing telemedicine or store and
forward services.
CONCERNING SAFE EGRESS FROM ADULT FAMILY HOMES
C 80 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
SSB 5403
Prime Sponsor:Senator Bailey (HB 1423 Representative Tharinger)
⦁ Requires that nonambulatory adult family home residents have a bedroom on the floor of the home from which
the resident can be evacuated to a designated safe location outside the home without the use of stairs, elevators,
chairlifts, platform lifts, or other devices.
CONCERNING NONDISCRIMINATION IN ACCESS TO ORGAN TRANSPLANTS
C 315 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
SSB 5405
Prime Sponsor:Senator Padden
⦁ Prohibits health care providers from denying organ transplant services to an individual with a disability solely on
the basis of the individual's disability.
CREATING THE WASHINGTON INDIAN HEALTH IMPROVEMENT ACT
C 282 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
SB 5415
Prime Sponsor:Senator McCoy (HB 1365 Representative Tharinger)
⦁ Establishes the Governor's Indian Health Advisory Council to adopt the biennial Indian Health Improvement
Advisory Plan.
⦁ Establishes the Indian Health Improvement Reinvestment Account to collect receipts from new state savings
achieved through recent federal reimbursement policy changes and to fund programs, projects, and activities
identified in the Advisory Plan.
CONCERNING MATERNAL MORTALITY REVIEWS
C 317 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
SSB 5425
Prime Sponsor:Senator Cleveland (HB 1369 Representative Macri)
⦁ Extends the Maternal Mortality Review Panel.
⦁ Modifies the membership, data sharing, and reporting requirements for the Review Panel.
⦁ Permits patient mental health service records be disclosed to the Secretary of Health for the purposes of the
Review Panel.
⦁ Requires counties that provide autopsies for the purposes of the Review Panel be reimbursed by the state's Death
Investigations Account at 100 percent of the cost.
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INCREASING THE AVAILABILITY OF QUALITY, AFFORDABLE HEALTH COVERAGE IN THE INDIVIDUAL
MARKET
Delivered to Governor.
ESSB 5526
Prime Sponsor:Senator Frockt (HB 1523 Representative Cody)
⦁ Requires the Washington Health Benefit Exchange to develop standardized health plans.
⦁ Requires the Health Care Authority to contract with health carriers to offer standardized qualified health plans.
⦁ Requires the Health Care Authority to develop a plan for premium subsidies for individuals purchasing coverage on
the Washington Health Benefit Exchange.
ELIMINATING BARRIERS TO REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE FOR ALL
C 399 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019*.
2SSB 5602
Prime Sponsor:Senator Randall (HB 1612 Representative Macri)
⦁ Prohibits discrimination of certain reproductive health care services on the basis of gender identity or expression.
⦁ Requires health plans and student health plans to provide coverage for certain reproductive treatments and
services.
⦁ Requires health carriers offering a qualified health plan to bill enrollees and collect payment through a single
invoice that includes all benefits and services covered by the qualified health plan.
⦁ Requires hospitals to submit policies to the Department of Health (DOH) related to access to care regarding
admissions, nondiscrimination, and reproductive health care.
⦁ Directs the Bree Collaborative to identify, define, and endorse guidelines for the provision of high quality sexual
reproductive health services.
⦁ Directs DOH to consult with other state agencies and develop recommendations for increasing awareness about
financial support available for pre-exposure and post-exposure prophylaxis.
CONCERNING ADULT FAMILY HOME SPECIALTY SERVICES
Delivered to Governor.
2SSB 5672
Prime Sponsor:Senator Cleveland
⦁ Directs the Developmental Disabilities Administration and the Aging and Long-Term Support Administration to
develop services for individuals living in adult family homes whose primary care needs relate to a developmental or
intellectual disability; or for individuals living in adult family homes that are dedicated solely to caring for persons
with dementia.
⦁ Establishes an adult family home training network to make required training available for adult family homes.
CONCERNING ATHLETIC TRAINERS
C 358 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019*.
ESSB 5688
Prime Sponsor:Senator Cleveland (HB 1689 Representative Riccelli)
⦁ Restricts the use of the term athletic trainer to licensed athletic trainers.
⦁ Allows athletic trainers to purchase, store, and administer over-the-counter medications.
⦁ Requires athletic trainers to complete a one-time training in suicide assessment, treatment, and management.
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MAKING CHANGES TO SUPPORT FUTURE OPERATIONS OF THE STATE ALL PAYER CLAIMS DATABASE
BY TRANSFERRING THE RESPONSIBILITY TO THE HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY, PARTNERING WITH A
LEAD ORGANIZATION WITH BROAD DATA EXPERIENCE, INCLUDING WITH SELF-INSURED EMPLOYERS,
AND OTHER CHANGES TO IMPROVE AND ENSURE SUCCESSFUL AND SUSTAINABLE DATABASE
OPERATIONS FOR ACCESS TO AND USE OF THE DATA TO IMPROVE HEALTH CARE, PROVIDING
CONSUMERS USEFUL AND CONSISTENT QUALITY AND COST MEASURES, AND ASSESS TOTAL COST OF
CARE IN WASHINGTON STATE
C 319 L 19 Effective date 5/8/2019.
ESSB 5741
Prime Sponsor:Senator Keiser (HB 1776 Representative Cody)
⦁ Transfers authority and oversight of the All Payer Claims Database (APCD) from the Office of Financial
Management to the Health Care Authority.
⦁ Permits the lead organization to enter into a contract with multiple data vendors.
⦁ Permits tribal agencies and the Health Benefit Exchange to access and use data from the APCD not containing
direct patient identifiers.
⦁ Establishes a state agency coordinating structure.
CHANGING THE NAME OF THE MEDICAL QUALITY ASSURANCE COMMISSION TO THE WASHINGTON
MEDICAL COMMISSION
C 55 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
SB 5764
Prime Sponsor:Senator Randall (HB 1548 Representative Davis)
⦁ Changes the name of the Medical Quality Assurance Commission to the Washington Medical Commission.
CONCERNING SENIOR STUDENTS IN ACCREDITED SCHOOLS OF CHIROPRACTIC
C 405 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
SB 5817
Prime Sponsor:Senator Rivers (HB 1477 Representative Robinson)
⦁ Permits senior chiropractic students to administer chiropractic adjustments as part of their course of instruction.
CONCERNING THE INTEGRATION OF INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL GRADUATES INTO WASHINGTON'S
HEALTH CARE DELIVERY SYSTEM
C 329 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
2SSB 5846
Prime Sponsor:Senator Saldaña (HB 2104 Representative Entenman)
⦁ Creates the international medical graduate (IMG) work group to develop recommendations for the creation of an
IMG assistance program.
CONCERNING INSURANCE COMMUNICATIONS CONFIDENTIALITY
C 56 L 19 Effective date 1/1/2020.
SSB 5889
Prime Sponsor:Senator Dhingra
⦁ Requires health carriers to prevent disclosure of a protected individual's personal health information that relates
to a sensitive health care service.
⦁ Permits protected individuals to request that a health carrier limit disclosure of all personal health information,
regardless of whether it relates to a sensitive health care service.
⦁ Directs the Insurance Commissioner to monitor compliance.
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CONCERNING HOSPITAL NOTIFICATION OF AVAILABILITY OF SEXUAL ASSAULT EVIDENCE KIT
COLLECTION
C 250 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
HB 1016
Prime Sponsor:Representative Caldier (SB 5910 Senator Randall)
⦁ Requires a hospital that does not perform sexual assault evidence kit collection or does not have an appropriate
provider available, to notify any individual who presents at the emergency department requesting a sexual assault
evidence kit collection that it does not provide the service, and to coordinate care with the local community sexual
assault agency to assist the patient in finding a facility with an appropriate provider available.
CONCERNING HEALTH CARE PROVIDER AND HEALTH CARE FACILITY WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTIONS
C 62 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
SHB 1049
Prime Sponsor:Representative Macri (SB 5401 Senator Keiser)
⦁ Provides a civil remedy to nonemployee whistleblowers at health care facilities who have been subject to
retaliatory action.
⦁ Establishes standards for the sanction process against medical staff.
PROTECTING CONSUMERS FROM CHARGES FOR OUT-OF-NETWORK HEALTH CARE SERVICES
Delivered to Governor.
2SHB 1065
Prime Sponsor:Representative Cody (SB 5031 Senator Rolfes)
⦁ Modifies requirements related to coverage of emergency services provided at an out-of-network emergency
department.
⦁ Regulates the practice of balance billing by out-of-network providers and facilities and authorizes arbitration of
balance billing disputes between health carriers and out-of-network providers or facilities.
⦁ Requires health care facilities, health care providers, and health carriers to provide patients with information
about network status.
CONCERNING LONG-TERM SERVICES AND SUPPORTS
Delivered to Governor.
2SHB 1087
Prime Sponsor:Representative Jinkins (SB 5331 Senator Palumbo)
⦁ Establishes a long-term services and supports (LTSS) trust program that provides up to $36,500 in lifetime benefits
for eligible beneficiaries to apply to the cost of their long-term care.
⦁ Assesses a maximum of 0.58 percent premium on an employee's wages to fund the trust program.
⦁ Requires the Health Care Authority, Department of Social and Health Services, the Employment Security
Department, the Office of the State Actuary, the Pension Funding Council, a newly established LTSS Trust Council,
and a newly established LTSS Trust Commission to work together to administer the trust program.
PROVIDING NOTICE ABOUT NETWORK ADEQUACY TO CONSUMERS
C 11 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
ESHB 1099
Prime Sponsor:Representative Jinkins
⦁ Requires the Insurance Commissioner's rules be amended to require each health carrier to include in its electronic
provider directory a notation of any mental health or substance abuse provider whose practice is closed to new
patients.
⦁ Requires the Commissioner to publish an annual report on consumer complaints regarding network access to
mental health treatment and substance abuse treatment providers.
⦁ Requires a health carrier to publish certain information about network access on its website.
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CREATING THE DENTAL LABORATORY REGISTRY WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
ESTABLISHING MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR DENTAL LABORATORIES SERVING DENTISTS IN
WASHINGTON STATE
C 68 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
HB 1177
Prime Sponsor:Representative Stonier (SB 5674 Senator Rivers)
⦁ Creates a registration program for dental laboratories.
REQUIRING HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS SANCTIONED FOR SEXUAL MISCONDUCT TO NOTIFY PATIENTS
C 69 L 19 Effective date 10/1/2019.
SHB 1198
Prime Sponsor:Representative Caldier
⦁ Requires a health care provider to notify patients if the provider has been sanctioned for acts of unprofessional
conduct involving sexual misconduct and is subject to an order or stipulation issued by a disciplining authority.
CONCERNING HEALTH CARE FOR WORKING INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES
C 70 L 19 Effective date 1/1/2020.
SHB 1199
Prime Sponsor:Representative Cody (SB 5754 Senator Randall)
⦁ Prohibits the Health Care Authority (HCA) from establishing restrictions for the Health Care for Workers with
Disabilities (HWD) program based on a person's income or maximum age.
⦁ Directs HCA to seek federal approval to exclude resources earned while a person is enrolled in the HWD program
from being counted as resources when establishing subsequent eligibility for another medical assistance program.
CONCERNING PRESCRIPTION DRUG COST TRANSPARENCY
C 334 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
E2SHB 1224
Prime Sponsor:Representative Robinson
⦁ Requires health carriers, pharmacy benefit managers, pharmacy services administrative organizations, and drug
manufacturers to report certain prescription drug pricing data to the Health Care Authority (HCA).
⦁ Requires manufacturers to provide advance notice to HCA before increasing the price of certain drugs.
⦁ Requires HCA to analyze the data and provide an annual report to the Legislature.
PROTECTING THE CONFIDENTIALITY OF HEALTH CARE QUALITY AND PEER REVIEW DISCUSSIONS TO
SUPPORT EFFECTIVE PATIENT SAFETY
C 162 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
SHB 1239
Prime Sponsor:Representative Cody
⦁ Allows public hospitals to conduct executive sessions regarding hospital privileges and quality improvement
programs.
CONCERNING NONRESIDENT PHARMACIES
C 25 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
HB 1412
Prime Sponsor:Representative Thai (SB 5459 Senator Cleveland)
⦁ Requires nonresident pharmacies to submit to the Department of Health a copy of a recent inspection report
conducted by an inspection program approved by the Pharmacy Quality Assurance Commission to receive or renew
licensure.
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CONCERNING HOSPITAL PRIVILEGES FOR ADVANCED REGISTERED NURSE PRACTITIONERS AND
PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS
C 104 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
HB 1432
Prime Sponsor:Representative Cody (SB 5648 Senator Keiser)
⦁ Requires hospitals or health care facilities to collect certain information from physician assistants and advanced
registered nurse practitioners before granting or renewing clinical privileges.
⦁ Requires hospitals or facilities to notify the Nursing Care Quality Assurance Commission or Medical Quality
Assurance Commission of any denied privileges.
CONCERNING FOUNDATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES
C 14 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
2SHB 1497
Prime Sponsor:Representative Robinson (SB 5732 Senator Van De Wege)
⦁ Requires the Department of Health, federally recognized Indian tribes, a state association representing local health
jurisdictions, and the State Board of Health to agree to the distribution and use of funds appropriated for
foundational public health services in order for the funds to be distributed.
⦁ Defines foundational public health services.
⦁ Repeals statutes related to the public health services improvement plan.
CONCERNING DENTAL HYGIENISTS
C 111 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
HB 1554
Prime Sponsor:Representative Thai
⦁ Allows the holder of an initial limited dental hygiene license to obtain a temporary endorsement to administer
nitrous oxide analgesia.
⦁ Requires the holder of a limited dental hygiene license to complete education on the administration of local
anesthesia and nitrous oxide analgesia to renew their limited license.
⦁ Adds a dental hygienist as a member of the Dental Hygiene Examining Committee.
CONCERNING THE NURSING FACILITY MEDICAID PAYMENT SYSTEM
C 301 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
EHB 1564
Prime Sponsor:Representative Macri (SB 5569 Senator Keiser)
⦁ Makes technical corrections to the Medicaid nursing home rate methodology.
⦁ Exempts nursing homes operated by the federal Indian Health Service, a tribe, or a tribal organization from the
nursing home rate methodology and allows for alternate rates subject to federal approval.
⦁ Prohibits nursing homes with more than 60 licensed beds from including the Director of Nursing Services' hours in
the minimum staffing standards calculation of direct care staff hours per resident day.
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PROMOTING IMMUNITY AGAINST VACCINE PREVENTABLE DISEASES
C 362 L 19 Partial Veto Effective date 7/28/2019.
EHB 1638
Prime Sponsor:Representative Harris
⦁ Removes the philosophical or personal objection exemption for the measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine.
⦁ Allows proof of disease immunity through laboratory evidence or history of disease to substitute for
immunization.
⦁ Requires employees and volunteers at child day care centers to receive the measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine;
provide proof of immunity from the measles; or provide a certification that the vaccine is not medically advisable.
Partial Veto Summary:
⦁ Removed section authorizing a positive antibody titer test to constitute proof of immunization.
⦁ Removed section granting rulemaking authority to the Department of Health.
CONCERNING SERVICES PROVIDED BY HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL STUDENTS
C 270 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
HB 1726
Prime Sponsor:Representative Riccelli
⦁ Permits pharmacy students, allopathic and osteopathic medical students, and nursing students to perform certain
tasks under the supervision of a licensed pharmacist, allopathic or osteopathic physician, registered nurse, or
advanced registered nurse practitioner.
REQUIRING A STATEMENT OF INQUIRY FOR RULES AFFECTING FEES RELATED TO HEALTH
PROFESSIONS
C 303 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
HB 1753
Prime Sponsor:Representative Riccelli
⦁ Requires the Department of Health and disciplining authorities to file a statement of inquiry prior to adopting any
rules that set or adjust fees affecting health professions.
EXEMPTING CERTAIN EXISTING AMBULATORY SURGICAL FACILITIES FROM CERTIFICATE OF NEED
C 31 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
EHB 1777
Prime Sponsor:Representative Cody
⦁ Exempts certain ambulatory surgical facilities from certificate of need requirements.
PROHIBITING SCLERAL TATTOOING
C 307 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
SHB 1856
Prime Sponsor:Representative Tharinger
⦁ Prohibits the practice of scleral tattooing.
⦁ Allows the Department of Licensing to take disciplinary actions against tattoo artists who have performed scleral
tattoos.
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REGULATING THE PRACTICE OF ACUPUNCTURE AND EASTERN MEDICINE
C 308 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
SHB 1865
Prime Sponsor:Representative Cody (SB 5794 Senator Rivers)
⦁ Changes the terms "East Asian medicine" to "acupuncture and Eastern medicine" and "East Asian medicine
practitioner" to "acupuncturist or acupuncture and Eastern medicine practitioner."
⦁ Directs the Department of Health to adopt a rule requiring acupuncturists to complete continuing education.
⦁ Repeals laws related to the approval of applications and requiring an examination fee for East Asian medicine
practitioners and application of the East Asian medicine chapter to previously registered acupuncture assistants.
MAKING STATE LAW CONSISTENT WITH SELECTED FEDERAL CONSUMER PROTECTIONS IN THE
PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT
C 33 L 19 Effective date 4/17/2019.
SHB 1870
Prime Sponsor:Representative Davis (SB 5805 Senator Cleveland)
⦁ Codifies certain provisions of the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
REGULATING AND REPORTING OF UTILIZATION MANAGEMENT IN PRESCRIPTION DRUG BENEFITS
C 171 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
ESHB 1879
Prime Sponsor:Representative Jinkins (SB 5806 Senator Cleveland)
⦁ Requires clinical review criteria used to establish a prescription drug utilization management protocol to be
evidence-based.
⦁ Requires a health carrier or prescription drug utilization management entity that restricts coverage of a
prescription drug through a prescription drug utilization management protocol to provide the patient and the
prescribing practitioner with access to a clear, readily accessible, and convenient process to request an exception.
⦁ Establishes requirements and timelines for utilization management exception requests.
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HIGHER EDUCATION & WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
(360) 786-7415
INCLUDING HIGHWAY WORKERS EMPLOYED ON A TRANSPORTATION PROJECT BY A CONTRACTOR IN
THE TUITION AND FEE EXEMPTION FOR CHILDREN AND SURVIVING SPOUSES OF HIGHWAY WORKERS
C 144 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
SB 5119
Prime Sponsor:Senator Palumbo
⦁ Expands the scope of highway workers killed or totally disabled in the line of duty whose children and spouses
qualify for tuition waivers, to include highway workers employed by a general contractor or subcontractor on a
transportation project.
PROVIDING RELIGIOUS ACCOMMODATIONS FOR POSTSECONDARY STUDENTS
C 182 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
SSB 5166
Prime Sponsor:Senator Hasegawa
⦁ Requires postsecondary institutions to accommodate students whose sincerely held religious beliefs impact exam
performance or successful program completion.
CONCERNING THE ADOPTION OF DOGS AND CATS USED FOR SCIENCE OR RESEARCH PURPOSES
C 184 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
SSB 5212
Prime Sponsor:Senator Palumbo
⦁ Requires higher education institutions and non-profit research facilities to first offer dogs or cats used for science
or research purposes for adoption through a rescue organization, prior to euthanasia.
CONCERNING A SYSTEMWIDE CREDIT POLICY REGARDING ADVANCED PLACEMENT, INTERNATIONAL
BACCALAUREATE, AND CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMS
C 316 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
ESSB 5410
Prime Sponsor:Senator Mullet
⦁ Requires higher education institutions to award as much credit as possible and appropriate for passing scores on
Advanced Placement, Cambridge Assessment International Examination, and International Baccalaureate (IB)
exams.
⦁ Directs higher education institutions to develop a process for retroactively awarding IB credit for students who
first enrolled in the institution in the 2018-19 academic year.
⦁ Mandates higher education institutions to maintain websites with credit awarding policies.
CONCERNING RESEARCH IN PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION
C 88 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
SB 5786
Prime Sponsor:Senator Brown
⦁ Removes higher education institutions from the state agencies required to establish a process, agreement, and
rules for releasing public records for research.
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CONCERNING HOMELESS COLLEGE STUDENTS
C 330 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
2SSB 5800
Prime Sponsor:Senator Randall (HB 1572 Representative Ortiz-Self)
⦁ Establishes pilot programs at certain public baccalaureates and college districts to assist students experiencing
homelessness and students who were in the foster care system when they graduated from high school.
⦁ Requires institutions participating in the pilot to collect certain data on students experiencing homelessness and
food insecurity, and report to the appropriate legislative committees by December 1, 2023.
CONCERNING COLLEGE BOUND SCHOLARSHIP ELIGIBLE STUDENTS
C 298 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
E2SHB 1311
Prime Sponsor:Representative Bergquist
⦁ Expands the College Bound Scholarship (CBS) signup to students in ninth-grade who were previously ineligible for
the award in seventh- or eighth-grade.
⦁ Prioritizes eligible CBS students for a State Need Grant if they have a family income that exceeds 65 percent of the
state median family income range.
CONCERNING STAFFING STANDARDS AND RATIOS FOR COUNSELORS IN COMMUNITY AND
TECHNICAL COLLEGES
C 113 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
ESHB 1355
Prime Sponsor:Representative Ortiz-Self
⦁ Creates a joint legislative task force to examine issues related to minimum standards and staffing ratios of
counselors in the community and technical college system.
CONCERNING PORT DISTRICT WORKER DEVELOPMENT AND OCCUPATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAMS
C 117 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
HB 1568
Prime Sponsor:Representative Chapman (SB 5570 Senator Saldaña)
⦁ Allows certain private and public entities to operate port economic development programs.
⦁ Requires a port seeking to engage in economic development programs to declare, by resolution, that its goals are
consistent with the economic development goals and worker training initiatives of the port district.
⦁ Removes the requirement that a port district's economic development programs be in existence on June 10, 2010.
CREATING THE WASHINGTON HEALTH CORPS TO SUPPORT HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS WHO
PROVIDE SERVICE IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES
C 302 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
2SHB 1668
Prime Sponsor:Representative Slatter
⦁ Creates the Behavioral Health Loan Repayment Program (BHLRP) for credentialed health professionals to work in
underserved behavioral health areas by providing student loan repayment.
⦁ Amends the penalties for participants who fail to complete the service requirement in the Health Professional
Loan Repayment Program (HPLRP) and BHLRP.
⦁ Establishes the Washington Health Corps, which consists of the participants in the HPLRP and BHLRP.
CONCERNING RESIDENT STUDENT STATUS AS APPLIED TO VETERANS
C 126 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
HB 1688
Prime Sponsor:Representative Morgan (SB 5713 Senator Randall)
⦁ Requires a student who is entitled to federal Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Services benefits to
receive in-state tuition at public higher education institutions.
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CONCERNING COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGES GRANTING HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMAS
C 269 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
HB 1714
Prime Sponsor:Representative Entenman (SB 5113 Senator Liias)
⦁ Expands the category of students who may receive a diploma from a community or technical college (CTC) to
include any individual over age sixteen who completes an associates degree.
⦁ Provides eligibility to any individual aged sixteen through twenty-one may for the basic education allocation who
earns a high school diploma through a CTC by completing an associates degree.
REQUIRING ACCREDITATION STANDARDS FOR COLLEGE IN THE HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAMS
C 272 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
SHB 1734
Prime Sponsor:Representative Leavitt (SB 5706 Senator Randall)
⦁ Requires any college or university currently offering concurrent enrollment programs to be nationally accredited
by academic year 2027-28.
⦁ Prohibits a higher education institution from offering concurrent enrollment programs if the institution has not
attained or is not pursuing national accreditation.
⦁ Requires colleges and universities offering concurrent enrollment programs to undergo state authorization if the
program is not yet accredited, beginning in academic year 2019-20.
PROVIDING ASSISTANCE FOR CERTAIN POSTSECONDARY STUDENTS
Delivered to Governor.
2SHB 1893
Prime Sponsor:Representative Entenman
⦁ Creates a grant program for community and technical colleges (CTCs) to provide monetary assistance to students
experiencing unforeseen emergencies or situations.
⦁ Requires the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) to identify educational programs at the CTCs that
would meet the requirements of state-approved employment and training programs, for purposes of CTC students
being eligible for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
⦁ Requires DSHS to request waivers from federal SNAP regulations to allow higher education institutions to accept
SNAP benefits on campus and allow students who are eligible for the state need grant to be eligible for SNAP.
ESTABLISHING THE WASHINGTON DUAL ENROLLMENT SCHOLARSHIP PILOT PROGRAM
C 176 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
2SHB 1973
Prime Sponsor:Representative Paul
⦁ Creates the Washington Dual Enrollment Scholarship Pilot Program.
⦁ Limits eligibility for the program to students who are eligible for the Free or Reduced-Price Lunch Program.
⦁ Includes a sunset review by the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Committee.
⦁ Requires school districts to provide documentation of Running Start students' low-income status to higher
education institutions beginning in school year 2020-21.
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HOUSING STABILITY & AFFORDABILITY COMMITTEE
(360) 786-7402
CONCERNING TAX RELIEF TO ENCOURAGE SELF-HELP HOUSING DEVELOPMENT
Delivered to Governor.
SSB 5025
Prime Sponsor:Senator Das
⦁ Exempts the building and sale of self-help housing by an affordable homeownership facilitator from real estate
excise tax.
REGARDING FORECLOSURE AND DISTRAINT SALES OF MANUFACTURED/MOBILE OR PARK MODEL
HOMES
C 75 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
ESSB 5131
Prime Sponsor:Senator Takko (HB 1005 Representative Appleton)
⦁ Eliminates the signature requirement of the registered owner, legal owner, and purchaser to transfer title of a
manufactured/mobile home when the home is sold at a county treasurer's foreclosure or distraint sale.
⦁ Extinguishes all lienholder interests in a manufactured/mobile home sold at a county treasurer's foreclosure or
distraint sale if the lienholder was provided at least thirty days' notice of the sale.
⦁ Clarifies any deferred property tax liens filed by the Department of Revenue on a manufactured/mobile home
must be included in the minimum sale amount upon the distraint sale of the manufactured/mobile home.
CONCERNING PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTIONS FOR SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABLED VETERANS AND
SENIOR CITIZENS
Delivered to Governor.
ESSB 5160
Prime Sponsor:Senator Dhingra
⦁ Modifies the qualifying income thresholds for the property tax exemption and deferral programs for low-income
senior citizens, individuals with disabilities, and veterans, beginning with taxes levied for collection in 2020.
⦁ Adjusts the disability rating qualification for the Disabled Veterans Property Tax Exemption Program to 80 percent.
CONCERNING MANUFACTURED/MOBILE HOMES.
C 390 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019**.
ESSB 5183
Prime Sponsor:Senator Kuderer (HB 1033 Representative Ryu)
⦁ Modifies the Manufactured Home Relocation Assistance Program (Program) by authorizing eligible tenants seeking
assistance to receive other funding for relocation purposes without reducing Program eligibility, and requiring
distribution of program funds to eligible tenants to be up to 40 percent as cash assistance to secure new housing
and the remainder as reimbursement for relocation costs.
⦁ Modifies certain manufactured home fees for deposit into the Program account.
⦁ Creates the Relocation Coordination Program within the Department of Commerce to assist tenants of mobile
home parks scheduled for closure or conversion.
⦁ Reinstates the real estate excise tax exemption for certain sellers of manufactured/mobile home communities and
adds mobile home park and manufactured housing cooperatives to the property tax exemption for nonprofits
providing rental housing for very low-income households.
⦁ Restricts local jurisdictions from prohibiting the siting of a manufactured/mobile home on an existing lot based
solely on lack of compliance with existing separation and setback requirements that regulate the distance between
homes.
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CONCERNING TINY HOUSES
C 352 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
ESSB 5383
Prime Sponsor:Senator Zeiger
⦁ Authorizes cities and towns to adopt ordinances regulating the creation of tiny house communities, including
through use of the binding site plan method.
⦁ Prohibits cities and towns from adopting ordinances that prevent entry or require removal of a tiny house with
wheels used as a primary residence in a manufactured/mobile home community.
⦁ Applies all rights and subjects all duties and penalties under the Manufactured/Mobile Home Landlord-Tenant Act
to tenants of tiny house communities.
⦁ Requires the State Building Code Council to adopt standards specific for tiny houses, by December 31, 2019.
CONCERNING RESIDENTIAL TENANT PROTECTIONS
C 356 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
ESSB 5600
Prime Sponsor:Senator Kuderer
⦁ Modifies the Residential Landlord-Tenant Act in a number of ways including by increasing the notice to pay or
vacate for failure to pay rent from 3 to 14 days; and authorizing the court to exercise discretion to stay a writ
restoring the premises to the landlord based on good cause and evidence of several factors.
⦁ Expands eligibility of the Landlord Mitigation Program to include landlord claims for reimbursement in eviction
cases where the court has exercised discretion and there is a total or partially unpaid judgment for rent, late fees,
attorneys’ fees, and costs, as applicable.
⦁ Provides requirements and limitations on the award of attorneys’ fees, based on if the tenant fails to appear or
the amount of rent awarded in the judgment.
⦁ Provides a uniform 14-day notice to pay or vacate for failure to pay rent that must include information on how
tenants can access legal and advocacy resources, and the notice must be posted on the Office of the Attorney
General's website in at least the top ten languages spoken in the state.
PROVIDING CITIES AND COUNTIES AUTHORITY TO USE REAL ESTATE EXCISE TAXES TO SUPPORT
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS PROJECTS
C 73 L 19 Partial Veto Effective date 7/28/2019.
EHB 1219
Prime Sponsor:Representative Walen (SB 5195 Senator Kuderer)
⦁ Authorizes counties and cities required to plan or who are planning under the Growth Management Act to use real
estate excise tax revenue for planning, acquiring, constructing, reconstructing, repairing, replacing, rehabilitating, or
improving facilities for persons experiencing homelessness, and for affordable housing projects, until January 1,
2026.
Partial Veto Summary:
⦁ Removed section regarding legislative findings and intent.
CONCERNING AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT ON RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATION PROPERTY
C 218 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
SHB 1377
Prime Sponsor:Representative Walen (SB 5358 Senator Saldaña)
⦁ Requires certain cities and counties engaged in comprehensive planning to allow for an increased density bonus
for an affordable housing development located on real property owned or controlled by a religious organization.
⦁ Requires the affordable housing development to be dedicated to exclusive use by low-income households for a
minimum of 50 years through a lease or other binding agreement.
⦁ Requires the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Committee to review the efficacy of the increased density bonus
incentive and report its findings to the Legislature by December 1, 2030.
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ENCOURAGING INVESTMENTS IN AFFORDABLE AND SUPPORTIVE HOUSING
C 338 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
SHB 1406
Prime Sponsor:Representative Robinson (SB 5646 Senator Kuderer)
⦁ Authorizes the governing body of a county or city to impose a local sales tax, credited against the state sales tax,
for affordable or supportive housing.
⦁ Allows funding to be used for aquiring affordable housing, operations and maintenance of affordable or supportive
housing, and for rental assistance in certain areas.
ADDRESSING MANUFACTURED/MOBILE HOME TENANT PROTECTIONS
C 342 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
ESHB 1582
Prime Sponsor:Representative Gregerson
⦁ Modifies the Manufactured/Mobile Home Landlord-Tenant Act (MHLTA) in a number of ways including by
increasing notice to pay or vacate for failure to pay rent from 5 to 14 days; by requiring 30 days’ notice for new or
amended park rules with a 3-month compliance grace period; and adding new lease content requirements.
⦁ Modifies MHLTA provisions addressing the closure or conversion of a mobile home park, including providing for a
uniform notice that must be made publicly available by the Department of Commerce in at least the top ten
languages spoken in the state, and providing exceptions to the 12-month closure notice requirement.
⦁ Authorizes courts to prohibit the release of certain information from an unlawful detainer action in tenant
screening reports.
⦁ Requires Commerce to convene a work group to make recommendations regarding mobile home park rental
agreement terms; closure or conversion notices; and amendments, changes, or additions to mobile home park rules
under the MHLTA.
CONCERNING SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE OFFICE OF HOMELESS YOUTH PREVENTION AND
PROTECTION PROGRAMS
C 124 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
HB 1657
Prime Sponsor:Representative Callan (SB 5470 Senator Kuderer)
⦁ Authorizes the use of HOPE Centers for placing a child in need of services and removes the limit on HOPE beds
statewide.
⦁ Clarifies that street outreach services are available to both youth and unaccompanied young adults.
⦁ Aligns licensing requirements for HOPE Centers, as well as staff education and experience requirements, with
Department of Children, Youth, and Families licensing and staff requirements.
⦁ Adds at least two youth representatives to the Office of Homeless Youth Prevention and Protection Programs
advisory committee.
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INCREASING URBAN RESIDENTIAL BUILDING CAPACITY
C 348 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019*.
E2SHB 1923
Prime Sponsor:Representative Fitzgibbon
⦁ Encourages cities planning under the Growth Management Act (GMA) to take actions to increase residential
building capacity.
⦁ Exempts amendments to development regulations taken prior to April 1, 2021 to implement actions to increase
residential building capacity from appeals under the State Environmental Policy Act and the GMA.
⦁ Directs the Center for Real Estate Research at the University of Washington to produce a report every two years
compiling housing supply and affordability metrics for certain cities planning under the GMA.
⦁ Authorizes a city complying with residential building capacity actions to be eligible for a grant from the
Department of Commerce.
⦁ Imposes a $2.50 document recording surcharge for five years of implementation costs, and thereafter the funds
may be used for permanent supportive housing.
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HUMAN SERVICES, REENTRY & REHABILITATION COMMITTEE
(360) 786-7414
ELIMINATING THE USE OF THE VALID COURT ORDER EXCEPTION TO PLACE YOUTH IN DETENTION FOR
NONCRIMINAL BEHAVIOR
C 312 L 19 Effective date 7/1/2019*.
E2SSB 5290
Prime Sponsor:Senator Darneille (HB 1434 Representative Frame)
⦁ Reduces the maximum detention period for at-risk youth (ARY), child in need of services (CHINS), dependency, and
truancy court proceedings from seven days to 72 hours, excluding weekends and holidays, beginning on the next
weekday after the order.
⦁ Eliminates the use of detention as a court contempt sanction for dependency, and CHINS court proceedings on
July 1, 2020.
⦁ Eliminates the use of detention as a court contempt sanction for truancy court proceedings on July 1, 2021.
⦁ Eliminates the use of detention as a court contempt sanction for ARY court proceedings on July 1, 2023.
⦁ Authorizes courts to commit a juvenile to a secure crisis residential center or a secure program offering intensive
wraparound services approved by the Department of Children, Youth, and Families following the elimination of
detention as a court contempt sanction for ARY proceedings on July 1, 2023.
INCLUDING REFERRED AND DIVERTED YOUTH IN ESTABLISHING COMMUNITY JUVENILE
ACCOUNTABILITY PROGRAM GUIDELINES
Delivered to Governor.
ESB 5429
Prime Sponsor:Senator Nguyen (HB 1246 Representative Goodman)
⦁ Requires the Department of Children, Youth & Families (DCYF) to approve proposals to receive Community
Juvenile Accountability Program (CJAP) funds for youth who are referred to the program by law enforcement, rather
than being formally diverted or charged within the juvenile justice system.
⦁ Requires DCYF to implement a stop loss policy limiting the loss of CJAP funds from a single county within a single
year, to be implemented by a block grant oversight committee.
PROVIDING POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES TO ENHANCE PUBLIC SAFETY
C 397 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
2SSB 5433
Prime Sponsor:Senator Wilson
⦁ Clarifies the Legislature's intent to support the use of secure Internet connections expressly for the purposes of
furthering postsecondary education degree opportunities and training for incarcerated adults.
⦁ Requires the Department of Corrections (DOC), the State Board of Community and Technical Colleges, and the
Office of the Chief Information Officer to submit a report to the Governor and the appropriate committees of the
Legislature by December 1, 2019, outlining the barriers and costs associated with, as well as a plan for
implementing, secure Internet connections for the purpose of postsecondary education and training for
incarcerated individuals.
⦁ Specifies the plan must review the fiscal impacts of expanding current educational opportunities to include
providing postsecondary degrees.
⦁ Allows DOC to conduct a proof of concept pilot at one correctional institution for a new secure Internet
connection for offender postsecondary education.
⦁ Requires results of the proof of concept pilot to be used to inform the report.
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CONCERNING THE SHARING OF INFORMATION BETWEEN PARTICIPANTS IN MULTIDISCIPLINARY
COORDINATION OF CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE INVESTIGATIONS
C 82 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
SSB 5461
Prime Sponsor:Senator Cleveland (HB 1595 Representative Stonier)
Establishes multidisciplinary child protection teams to ensure the protection and well-being of the child and to
advance and coordinate the prompt investigation of suspected cases of child abuse or neglect, and to reduce
trauma to any child victim.
⦁ Adds licensed physical and mental health practitioners to the multidisciplinary child protection team.
⦁ Expands the crimes subject to county protocols and review by multidisciplinary child protection teams to include
online sexual exploitation and commercial sexual exploitation of minors, child fatality, child physical abuse, and
criminal neglect.
REINSTATING THE AUTHORITY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES AND THE
HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY TO PURCHASE INTERPRETER SERVICES FOR APPLICANTS AND RECIPIENTS
OF PUBLIC ASSISTANCE WHO ARE SENSORY-IMPAIRED
C 152 L 19 Effective date 4/26/2019.
SB 5558
Prime Sponsor:Senator Saldaña
⦁ Reinstates the authority of the Department of Social and Health Services and the Health Care Authority to
purchase interpreter services on behalf of applicants and recipients of public assistance who are sensory-impaired.
CONCERNING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY. (REVISED FOR ENGROSSED:
CONCERNING TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURIES IN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CASES. )
Governor vetoed.
ESB 5573
Prime Sponsor:Senator Warnick
Full Veto:
⦁ Required the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) to develop recommendations to improve the
statewide response to traumatic brain injury (TBI) suffered by domestic violence survivors, in consultation with the
Washington TBI strategic partnership advisory council (advisory council) and at least one representative of a
community-based domestic violence program and one medical professional with experience treating survivors of
domestic violence.
⦁ Tasked DSHS with establishing, recommending, or developing content for a statewide web site for victims of
domestic violence.
⦁ Required the Criminal Justice Training Commission curriculum to add understanding the risks of TBI posed by
domestic violence.
ESTABLISHING THE CHILD WELFARE HOUSING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES HOUSING
ASSISTANCE TO PARENTS REUNIFYING WITH A CHILD AND PARENTS AT RISK OF HAVING A CHILD
REMOVED
C 328 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
2SSB 5718
Prime Sponsor:Senator Saldaña (HB 1749 Representative Robinson)
⦁ Creates a child welfare housing assistance pilot program (CWHAPP) within the Department of Children, Youth, and
Families (DCYF), to provide housing vouchers, rental assistance, navigation, and other support services to eligible
families.
⦁ Requires DCYF to consult with a stakeholder work group on the design of the CWHAPP.
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CONCERNING INDIVIDUALS PLACED IN MINIMUM SECURITY STATUS BY THE DEPARTMENT OF
CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES
Delivered to Governor.
SSB 5815
Prime Sponsor:Senator Nguyen (HB 1740 Representative Lovick)
⦁ Increases authorization for Juvenile Rehabilitation (JR) to allow a juvenile in minimum security custody to be away
from a community facility from 12 hours to up to 16 hours per day to participate in approved work, educational,
community restitution, or treatment programs.
⦁ Excludes unlawful use or possession of alcohol or a controlled substance in a community facility from a list of
serious infractions requiring mandatory return to a JR institution.
⦁ Requires JR to consult empirically validated best practices and evidence concerning most effective interventions
before adopting an amended policy to address infractions involving unlawful use or possession of a controlled
substance or alcoholic beverage.
CONCERNING FINGERPRINT BACKGROUND CHECKS FOR GUARDIANS AD LITEM
C 57 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
SB 5895
Prime Sponsor:Senator Wilson
⦁ Requires finger-print based background checks of guardian ad litems to be updated every three years.
MAKING NECESSARY CHANGES ALLOWING THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES
TO EFFECTIVELY MANAGE A STATEWIDE SYSTEM OF CARE FOR CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES
Delivered to Governor.
SSB 5955
Prime Sponsor:Senator Lovelett (HB 2063 Representative Senn)
⦁ Implements technical corrections and changes related to the establishment of the Department of Children, Youth,
and Families (DCYF) and its duties.
⦁ Requires DCYF to report to the Legislature on workplace culture, a training improvement plan, and a workload
model for standardized staff ratios.
⦁ Requires DCYF to provide self-care training for child welfare workers and incorporate trauma-informed care and
reflective supervision in training.
⦁ Allows short-term case aides who assist foster parents to be volunteers with a community nonprofit organization.
ENSURING PARTICIPATION ON THE OVERSIGHT BOARD FOR CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES BY
CURRENT OR FORMER FOSTER YOUTH, INDIVIDUALS WITH CURRENT OR PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE IN
THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM, A PHYSICIAN WITH EXPERIENCE WORKING WITH CHILDREN OR
YOUTH, AND INDIVIDUALS RESIDING EAST OF THE CASCADE MOUNTAIN RANGE
Delivered to Governor.
HB 1561
Prime Sponsor:Representative Dent
⦁ Adds three members to the Oversight Board for the Department of Children, Youth, and Families.
⦁ Requires at least five members of the Oversight Board to reside in Eastern Washington.
⦁ Reimburses board members, other than appointed legislators, for travel expenses incurred while conducting board
business.
INCREASING ACCESS TO FRUITS AND VEGETABLES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH LIMITED INCOMES
C 168 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
SHB 1587
Prime Sponsor:Representative Riccelli (SB 5583 Senator Wilson, C.)
⦁ Creates the Fruit and Vegetable Incentives Program at the Department of Health.
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REVISING ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS BY UPDATING STANDARDS OF NEED, REVISING
OUTCOME MEASURES AND DATA COLLECTED, AND REDUCING BARRIERS TO PARTICIPATION
C 343 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
2SHB 1603
Prime Sponsor:Representative Senn (SB 5684 Senator Nguyen)
⦁ Removes the authority of the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) to permanently disqualify
households from receiving Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF).
⦁ Removes the provision limiting TANF benefits for new state residents to a lower benefit level received in another
state.
⦁ Requires, rather than allows, DSHS to exempt TANF recipients from the five-year time limit due to hardship or
family violence.
⦁ Expands hardship to include families that are homeless.
REQUIRING TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY SCREENINGS FOR CHILDREN ENTERING THE FOSTER CARE
SYSTEM
C 120 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
SHB 1605
Prime Sponsor:Representative Dent
⦁ Requires the Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) to evaluate traumatic brain injury screening
tools, options for including those tools in existing screens for children in out-of-home care, and treatment actions
following identification of traumatic brain injury.
⦁ Requires DCYF to provide a report on this evaluation to the Legislature by December 1, 2019.
CONCERNING CONFINEMENT IN JUVENILE REHABILITATION FACILITIES
C 322 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
E2SHB 1646
Prime Sponsor:Representative Goodman (SB 5737 Senator Darneille)
⦁ Requires persons sentenced in adult court for crimes committed as minors to be placed initially in a Juvenile
Rehabilitation (JR) facility and remain there until age twenty-five.
⦁ Allows certain youthful offenders in Department of Corrections custody to transfer to JR custody until age twenty-
five, subject to an interagency review process.
⦁ Allows youthful offenders in JR who reach age twenty-five with less than one year left on their sentence to serve
the balance of their sentence on electronic home monitoring under supervision of JR.
⦁ Reduces sentencing ranges in juvenile court for attempted drive-by shooting and attempted robbery 1 when
committed at age sixteen or seventeen.
⦁ Allows a discretionary decline hearing for a minor accused of custodial assault committed while the minor is
serving a sentence until age twenty-one.
⦁ Requires the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, in collaboration with the Department of Children,
Youth, and Families, to create a comprehensive plan for the education of students in juvenile rehabilitation and
present it to the Governor and Legislature by September 1, 2020.
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MAXIMIZING FEDERAL FUNDING FOR PREVENTION AND FAMILY SERVICES AND PROGRAMS
C 172 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019*.
HB 1900
Prime Sponsor:Representative Callan (SB 5826 Senator Darneille)
⦁ Defines "prevention and family services and programs" to mean specific mental health prevention and treatment
services, substance abuse prevention and treatment services, and in-home parent skill-based programs that qualify
for federal funding under the Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA).
⦁ Authorizes the Department of Children, Youth, and Families to use a family assessment response for up to one
year to assess for and provide prevention and family services and programs for families with children who are
candidates for foster care and children in foster care who are pregnant or parenting, consistent with requirements
under the FFPSA.
⦁ Defines a child who is a candidate for foster care.
⦁ Defines "qualified residential treatment program" to mean a program that meets certain criteria and is licensed as
a group care facility that also qualifies for funding under the FFPSA while requiring courts make certain findings
within 60 days for children residing in these programs.
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LABOR & COMMERCE COMMITTEE
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CONCERNING HUMAN REMAINS
Delivered to Governor.
ESSB 5001
Prime Sponsor:Senator Pedersen (HB 1162 Representative Kirby)
⦁ Adds alkaline hydrolysis and natural organic reduction as allowable methods for handling deceased persons'
bodies for their disposition.
⦁ Updates statutes governing the disposition of human remains and facilities offering these services to include
alkaline hydrolysis and natural organic reduction.
GRANTING INTEREST ARBITRATION TO CERTAIN DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS EMPLOYEES
C 233 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
2SSB 5021
Prime Sponsor:Senator Van De Wege (HB 1042 Representative Blake)
⦁ Grants interest arbitration to Department of Corrections employees under the Personnel System Reform Act.
GRANTING BINDING INTEREST ARBITRATION RIGHTS TO CERTAIN HIGHER EDUCATION UNIFORMED
PERSONNEL
C 234 L 19 Partial Veto Effective date 7/28/2019.
SB 5022
Prime Sponsor:Senator Keiser
⦁ Provides binding interest arbitration for duly sworn police officers employed as members of a police force
established by state universities, regional universities, and The Evergreen State College.
Partial Veto Summary:
⦁ Removed section exempting interest arbitration awards from the requirement that collective bargaining
agreements be certified as financially feasible by the Office of Financial Management.
ENHANCING THE PREVAILING WAGE LAWS TO ENSURE CONTRACTOR AND OWNER ACCOUNTABILITY
AND WORKER PROTECTION
C 242 L 19 Effective date 1/1/2020.
ESSB 5035
Prime Sponsor:Senator Saldaña (HB 1072 Representative Sells)
⦁ Extends the time period for filing a prevailing wage complaint from 30 days to 60 days from the acceptance date
of the public works project.
⦁ Modifies the penalty structure for prevailing wage violations, including increasing the minimum penalty for a
violation to $5,000 or an amount equal to 50 percent of the prevailing wage violation, whichever is greater.
⦁ Requires contractors to retain payroll records for three years and to submit certified payroll records at least once
per month.
CONCERNING APPRAISAL MANAGEMENT COMPANY TITLE XI COMPLIANCE AND LICENSE EXPIRATION
C 74 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019*.
SB 5124
Prime Sponsor:Senator Das
⦁ Makes appraisal management companies' licenses valid for one year.
⦁ Changes appraisal management companies' ownership eligibility requirements.
⦁ Makes appraisal management companies' laws inapplicable to an appraisal management company that is a
subsidiary owned and controlled by a federal institution regulated by a federal financial institution regulatory
agency.
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CONCERNING FIREFIGHTER SAFETY
C 76 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
SSB 5175
Prime Sponsor:Senator Braun
⦁ Requires the Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) to establish best practices to improve firefighter safety and
health outcomes in consultation with firefighters and their employers.
⦁ Requires L&I to determine the criteria for workers' compensation premium discount eligibility for implementation
of the best practices.
⦁ Funds equipment purchases to follow the best practices with 2 percent of the workers' compensation premiums
paid for firefighters and restricts funding to state fund employers.
⦁ Allows L&I to require matching funds from employers.
GRANTING CERTAIN CORRECTIONAL EMPLOYEES BINDING INTEREST ARBITRATION
C 280 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
SB 5199
Prime Sponsor:Senator Keiser
⦁ Grants interest arbitration to correctional employees of regional jails and certain juvenile detention centers under
the Public Employees' Collective Bargaining Act.
CREATING AN ALTERNATIVE PROCESS FOR SICK LEAVE BENEFITS FOR WORKERS REPRESENTED BY
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS
C 236 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
SB 5233
Prime Sponsor:Senator Keiser
⦁ Exempts workers covered by a collective bargaining agreement (CBA) from state sick leave requirements if the
CBA meets certain criteria, including establishing provisions for sick leave that are equivalent to the benefits
provided under state sick leave laws.
PREVENTING THE SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND SEXUAL ASSAULT OF CERTAIN ISOLATED WORKERS
C 392 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
ESSB 5258
Prime Sponsor:Senator Keiser (HB 1728 Representative Frame)
⦁ Requires hotels, motels, retailers, security guard entities, and property service contractors who employ certain
isolated workers to adopt a sexual harassment policy; provide mandatory training regarding sexual assault,
harassment, and discrimination; and provide a panic button to the isolated workers.
⦁ Requires property service contractors to submit specified information to the Department of Labor and Industries.
EXTENDING COLLECTIVE BARGAINING RIGHTS TO ASSISTANT ATTORNEYS GENERAL
C 145 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
SSB 5297
Prime Sponsor:Senator Hunt (HB 1299 Representative Dolan)
⦁ Grants assistant attorneys general collective bargaining rights under the Personnel System Reform Act.
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REGARDING LABELING OF MARIJUANA PRODUCTS
C 393 L 19 Effective date 1/1/2020.
ESSB 5298
Prime Sponsor:Senator Rivers (HB 1250 Representative Wylie)
⦁ Allows additional information on labels for marijuana products, identified by the Department of Health as
compliant products, including a structure or function claim describing the intended role of a product.
⦁ Prohibits labels from claiming to diagnose, mitigate, treat, cure, or prevent any disease; containing false or
misleading statements; or being especially appealing to children.
⦁ Allows a marijuana product label to contain directions or recommended conditions of use, and to include a
warning describing the product's psychoactive effect.
⦁ Gives the state and its agencies immunity from civil liability for a licensee's descriptions on the labels.
REFORMING THE COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT PROVISIONS FOR MARIJUANA LICENSEES
C 394 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
ESSB 5318
Prime Sponsor:Senator Rivers (HB 1237 Representative Kirby)
⦁ Specifies when the Liquor and Cannabis Board (LCB) may issue a notice of correction under the technical
assistance program, expands existing programs for compliance education, and requires a program for voluntary
compliance.
⦁ Requires rulemaking on enforcement procedures and penalties.
⦁ Requires the LCB to define regulatory violations that have no direct or immediate relationship to public safety and
allows a licensee to correct certain violations within a reasonable amount of time.
⦁ Limits LCB's authority to issue violations involving unpreventable employee misconduct, under certain
circumstance.
⦁ Modifies the settlement conference and agreement process.
CONCERNING LIQUOR LICENSEES' USE OF WEB SITES AND SOCIAL MEDIA TO PROMOTE EVENTS
C 149 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
SSB 5394
Prime Sponsor:Senator King
⦁ Allows liquor manufacturers and distributors to use websites or social media accounts to share promotional
information about events featuring their products that will be held at a retailer's location or a licensed special
occasion event.
⦁ Prohibits certain activities related to posting or sharing information about the events.
CONCERNING UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT ELIGIBILITY FOR APPRENTICES
C 50 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
SB 5398
Prime Sponsor:Senator Keiser (HB 1438 Representative Chapman)
⦁ Exempts individuals in the electrical apprenticeship training program, with respect to unemployment insurance
benefits, from registering for job searches in an electronic labor exchange system and the Employment Security
Department's job search monitoring program.
⦁ Defines customary trade practices for purposes of being available to work.
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ESTABLISHING THE OFFICE OF AGRICULTURAL AND SEASONAL WORKFORCE SERVICES WITHIN THE
EMPLOYMENT SECURITY DEPARTMENT
Delivered to Governor.
E2SSB 5438
Prime Sponsor:Senator McCoy (HB 1398 Representative Dolan)
⦁ Creates the Office of Agricultural and Seasonal Workforce Services within the Employment Security Department
(ESD) to process and adjudicate applications; process complaints; and conduct field checks, training, and outreach.
⦁ Requires the commissioner of ESD to create an advisory committee to review, comment, and report on issues
related to the H2-A Program.
CONCERNING CONFIDENTIALITY OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY DEPARTMENT RECORDS AND DATA
C 81 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
ESB 5439
Prime Sponsor:Senator Keiser (HB 1400 Representative Sells)
⦁ Modifies provisions for disclosing confidential records and information held by the Employment Security
Department (ESD) to certain third parties.
⦁ Makes changes to how information is disclosed to other governmental agencies.
⦁ Requires ESD to designate a privacy officer to develop an agency personal information minimization policy to
reduce the use and retention of personal information, including inventorying the information and creating a map for
the location of the information.
⦁ Provides penalties up to $20,000 for the misuse or unauthorized disclosure of certain information.
EXTENDING THE VALIDITY OF TEMPORARY ELEVATOR LICENSES, EXPANDING MEMBERSHIP OF THE
ELEVATOR SAFETY ADVISORY COMMITTEE, AND ALLOWING HOMEOWNERS TO REMOVE CERTAIN
CONVEYANCES FROM THEIR RESIDENCES
C 151 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
SSB 5471
Prime Sponsor:Senator King (HB 1487 Representative Chapman)
⦁ Increases the number of members on the Elevator Safety Advisory Committee from seven to a maximum of nine.
⦁ Changes the 30-day period for a temporary elevator mechanic license to one year.
⦁ Authorizes homeowners to permanently remove a stairway chair lift or platform lift located in a private residence
without an elevator mechanic license.
PERMITTING SELF-INSURERS TO SEND DUPLICATES OF CERTAIN ORDERS MADE BY THE DEPARTMENT
OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIES
C 190 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
SSB 5474
Prime Sponsor:Senator Keiser
⦁ Allows self-insured employers to serve certain orders made by the Department of Labor and Industries.
CONCERNING THE RENEWAL OF REAL ESTATE APPRAISER CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, AND
REGISTRATIONS
C 51 L 19 Effective date 9/1/2020.
ESSB 5480
Prime Sponsor:Senator Brown
⦁ Inactivates a real estate appraiser license not renewed within one year of expiration.
⦁ Allows for reinstatement within eight years of inactive status under certain circumstances.
⦁ Requires cancellation of licenses not renewed or reinstated within eight years.
⦁ Prohibits reinstatement of the real estate trainee registration.
⦁ Allows for renewal of trainee registration only one time if the trainee failed to meet the qualification standards to
take the written exam.
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IMPLEMENTING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE PESTICIDE APPLICATION SAFETY WORK GROUP
C 327 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
SSB 5550
Prime Sponsor:Senator Saldaña (HB 1725 Representative Dent)
⦁ Establishes the pesticide application safety committee to perform the following tasks: explore how state agencies
collect and track data; consider the feasibility and requirements of developing a shared database, including how the
Department of Health could use existing tools to better display multiagency data regarding pesticides; and evaluate
and recommend policy options on certain issues.
⦁ Creates an advisory work group to collect information and make recommendations to the committee.
CONCERNING SETTING FEES FOR ADMINISTRATION OF THE PREVAILING WAGE PROGRAM
C 193 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
SB 5566
Prime Sponsor:Senator Braun (HB 1361 Representative Ormsby)
⦁ Reduces the $40 prevailing wage intent and affidavit fee to $20 for the 2019-20 biennium.
⦁ Directs the Department of Labor and Industries to set the fee in subsequent biennia to generate revenue as near
as practicable to the amount appropriated to administer the prevailing wage program, subject to a $40 cap.
CREATING THE HEALTHY ENERGY WORK GROUP TO DEVELOP THE HEALTHY ENERGY WORKERS
BOARD
C 53 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
SSB 5627
Prime Sponsor:Senator Brown
⦁ Creates the healthy energy work group to develop the healthy energy workers board to address chemical
exposure to tank farm vapors at the Hanford site.
⦁ Requires meetings and a report to the Legislature.
INCREASING CONTRACTOR BONDING REQUIREMENTS
C 155 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
SB 5795
Prime Sponsor:Senator Zeiger (HB 1752 Representative Orwall)
⦁ Allows the director of the Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) to increase a contractor's bond amount by up
to three times the normal amount if the applicant has had in the past five years, one, rather than three, civil
judgments involving a single-family dwelling.
⦁ Requires L&I to convene a work group to consider additional consumer safeguards including bond amounts,
additional criteria for contractors, changes to options for consumer recovery, and other matters.
CONCERNING AN EMPLOYER'S PAYMENT OF INDEBTEDNESS
C 89 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
SB 5831
Prime Sponsor:Senator Keiser
⦁ Raises the amount of indebtedness owing that can be paid to the survivors of a deceased employee by a private
employer from $2,500 to $10,000.
CONCERNING THE LICENSE TO MANUFACTURE, IMPORT, SELL, AND EXPORT LIQUOR
C 156 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
SB 5909
Prime Sponsor:Senator King
⦁ Authorizes certain manufacturers to can, bottle, and bag alcoholic beverages and to mix products before
packaging.
⦁ Authorizes the manufacturers to contract with other nonliquor licensed businesses to handle other specified
products.
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ESTABLISHING A SOJU ENDORSEMENT TO CERTAIN RESTAURANT LICENSES
C 61 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
SHB 1034
Prime Sponsor:Representative Ryu (SB 5020 Senator Hobbs)
⦁ Defines soju, a traditional Korean distilled alcoholic beverage.
⦁ Requires the Liquor and Cannabis Board (LCB) to create a soju endorsement to the spirits, beer, and wine
restaurant liquor license to allow soju to be served by the bottle.
⦁ Sets the fee for the soju endorsement at $50.
⦁ Requires the LCB to develop an additional server training curriculum and for the soju endorsement holders to
ensure the servers be trained in the curriculum.
ESTABLISHING COMPASSIONATE CARE RENEWALS FOR MEDICAL MARIJUANA QUALIFYING PATIENTS
C 203 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
ESHB 1094
Prime Sponsor:Representative Blake (SB 5498 Senator Takko)
⦁ Exempts a qualifying patient from having an in-person physical examination when seeking to renew a medical
marijuana authorization, if a health care professional finds that an in-person examination would likely result in a
severe hardship and a physical examination is performed with telemedicine technology.
⦁ Exempts a qualifying patient from the requirement to be physically present and have a photograph taken when
seeking to renew a registration in the Medical Marijuana Authorization Database and a recognition card if a health
care professional finds it would likely result in a severe hardship.
CONCERNING ARCHITECT REGISTRATION
C 67 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
SHB 1148
Prime Sponsor:Representative Kirby
⦁ Permits a person who has an accredited architectural degree to use the title architectural associate, instead of
intern architect, when enrolled in a recognized structured training program and working under the direct
supervision of an architect.
⦁ Modifies the practice of architecture to include the rendering of any service or services or related work requiring
architectural education, training, or experience.
⦁ Changes the required work experience for both persons with and without an accredited architectural degree.
CONCERNING MEAL AND REST BREAKS AND MANDATORY OVERTIME FOR CERTAIN HEALTH CARE
EMPLOYEES
C 296 L 19 Effective date 1/1/2020.
SHB 1155
Prime Sponsor:Representative Riccelli (SB 5190 Senator Keiser)
⦁ Requires certain hospital employees to be provided uninterrupted meal and rest periods, except when there is a
unforeseeable emergent circumstance or a circumstance that may lead to a significant adverse effect on the patient.
⦁ Requires an additional ten minute break if a rest break is interrupted before ten complete minutes.
⦁ Excludes, until July 1, 2021, hospitals certified as a critical access hospital, hospitals with fewer than twenty-five
acute care beds in operation, and sole community hospitals from the meal and rest break and certain prescheduled
on-call overtime provisions.
⦁ Allows the use of prescheduled on-call time for licensed practical nurses or licensed registered nurses, except
under specified conditions.
⦁ Allows certain employees accepting overtime, who work more than 12 hours to have at least 8 hours off.
⦁ Delays, until July 1, 2020, the overtime provisions for additional categories of hospital employees.
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PROVIDING CONSISTENCY AND EFFICIENCY IN THE REGULATION OF AUCTIONEERS AND AUCTION
COMPANIES, ENGINEERING AND LAND SURVEYING, REAL ESTATE, FUNERAL DIRECTORS, AND
COSMETOLOGY
Delivered to Governor.
HB 1176
Prime Sponsor:Representative Hoff (SB 5125 Senator Conway)
⦁ Eliminates requirements that applicants for certain professional licenses provide specific documents to the
Department of Licensing (DOL).
⦁ Modifies the requirements for providing references on applications for engineering and land surveying licenses
and removes the board of registration for professional engineers and land surveyors from DOL.
⦁ Removes the requirement that DOL mail notice of statutory and regulatory changes to cosmetology, hair designer,
barber, manicurist, and esthetician licensees.
⦁ Eliminates the provision allowing an applicant for an embalmer or funeral director's license to retake the exam
with no additional fee.
CONCERNING PUBLIC ACCOUNTING SERVICES
C 71 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019*.
HB 1208
Prime Sponsor:Representative Vick (SB 5767 Senator Conway)
⦁ Allows the Board of Accountancy to adopt rules governing firms providing public accounting services.
⦁ Removes certain provisions requiring a license or registration if a firm, with an office in this state, uses the title
CPA or CPA firm.
⦁ Requires firms with offices in this state to hold a license if it performs or offers to perform attest services.
⦁ Requires entities, that perform or offer to perform attest or compilation services and are required to be licensed,
to license as a firm every three years.
⦁ Limits the uses of the inactive designation.
CREATING A SELF-EXCLUSION PROGRAM FOR PERSONS WITH A GAMBLING PROBLEM OR GAMBLING
DISORDER
C 213 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
SHB 1302
Prime Sponsor:Representative Kloba (SB 5416 Senator Conway)
⦁ Requires the Washington State Gambling Commission to adopt rules establishing a statewide self-exclusion
program for all gambling licensees.
⦁ Limits the use of any personal information, collected and stored under the program, to the administration of the
program and exempts it from public disclosure.
⦁ Requires the Lottery Commission to adopt rules to establish a voluntary self-exclusion program.
⦁ Holds the state, the commissions, and retailers harmless from an individual who participates in the program.
CONCERNING PAID FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE
C 13 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
SHB 1399
Prime Sponsor:Representative Robinson (SB 5449 Senator Keiser)
⦁ Reorganizes the Paid Family and Medical Leave statutes and makes revisions to definitions, voluntary plans,
waiting periods, and other matters.
⦁ Authorizes an employer to waive several statutory provisions and to offer supplemental benefits.
⦁ Adds provisions concerning privacy and access to confidential records.
⦁ Broadens an employee's appeal rights to cover any adverse decision in a voluntary plan.
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CONCERNING RESTRAINTS ON PERSONS ENGAGING IN LAWFUL PROFESSIONS, TRADES, OR
BUSINESSES
C 299 L 19 Effective date 1/1/2020.
ESHB 1450
Prime Sponsor:Representative Stanford (SB 5478 Senator Liias)
⦁ Voids noncompetition covenants against employees and independent contractors unless certain provisions are
met.
⦁ Presumes covenants exceeding 18 months are unreasonable and unenforceable.
⦁ Prevents franchisors from restricting franchisees from hiring other franchisees' employees or the franchisors'
employees.
⦁ Prohibits employers from restricting certain employees from having other jobs or work, with limited exceptions.
⦁ Allows the attorney general or an aggrieved party to bring a cause of action, and allows a court to order a violator
to pay the greater of actual damages or $5,000, attorney's fees, and costs.
CONCERNING DELEGATION OF INSPECTION DUTIES FOR FACTORY BUILT HOUSING AND
COMMERCIAL STRUCTURES
C 165 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
HB 1486
Prime Sponsor:Representative Mosbrucker (SB 5756 Senator Wellman)
⦁ Allows the Department of Labor and Industries to delegate its inspection duties related to factory built housing
and commercial structures to a qualified inspection agency.
AMENDING THE APPLICATION OF THE OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE PRESUMPTION FOR CANCER FOR
HANFORD SITE WORKERS
C 108 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
HB 1490
Prime Sponsor:Representative Ormsby (SB 5507 Senator Keiser)
⦁ Modifies the presumption of occupational disease for industrial insurance established for cancer, to apply to
certain Hanford site workers who have cancer that develops or manifests itself, and who were not given a qualifying
medical examination because it was not required.
MAKING INFORMATION ABOUT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE RESOURCES AVAILABLE IN THE WORKPLACE
C 228 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
HB 1533
Prime Sponsor:Representative Mosbrucker
⦁ Requires the Employment Security Department to create a poster regarding domestic violence and requires
employers to post the poster with other required employment posters.
CONCERNING LIQUOR LICENSES
Delivered to Governor.
ESHB 1557
Prime Sponsor:Representative MacEwen
⦁ Requires the original issuance of a liquor license to have an expiration date of the last day of the calendar month
that is 12 months from its final approval.
⦁ Eliminates the following existing provisions: expires licenses on June 30th; requires prorating of license fees for
spirits, beer, and wine restaurant licensees during the first year; and grants the Liquor and Cannabis Board discretion
to prorate other liquor license fees.
⦁ Establishes a conditional license approval process for liquor license applicants who are otherwise qualified, except
the proposed premises are still subject to a pending lease or purchase agreement.
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CONCERNING LIQUOR-RELATED PRIVILEGES OF STUDENTS ENROLLED IN CERTAIN DEGREE
PROGRAMS
C 112 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
EHB 1563
Prime Sponsor:Representative Jenkin
⦁ Authorizes on-campus and field trip alcohol tastings by underage students enrolled in specified culinary or
alcoholic beverage technology classes.
⦁ Permits domestic winery licensees to allow qualified intern volunteers to engage in wine-production work.
STRENGTHENING THE RIGHTS OF WORKERS THROUGH COLLECTIVE BARGAINING BY ADDRESSING
AUTHORIZATIONS AND REVOCATIONS, CERTIFICATIONS, AND THE AUTHORITY TO DEDUCT AND
ACCEPT UNION DUES AND FEES
C 230 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
SHB 1575
Prime Sponsor:Representative Stonier (SB 5623 Senator Van De Wege)
⦁ Provides that public employers and employee organizations are not liable for requiring, deducting, receiving, or
retaining agency or fair share fees from public employees if the fees were permitted at the time under state law and
were paid before June 27, 2018.
⦁ Removes provisions in state law authorizing union security clauses in collective bargaining agreements.
⦁ Provides procedures for authorizing the deduction of union dues from an employee's pay and for the revocation of
such authorization.
⦁ Modifies the showing of interest required for certification of an exclusive bargaining representative by a cross-
check for certain public employees.
CLARIFYING THE EXEMPTION FOR WIRING AND EQUIPMENT ASSOCIATED WITH
TELECOMMUNICATION INSTALLATIONS
C 119 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
SHB 1594
Prime Sponsor:Representative Chandler
⦁ Exempts wires and equipment within the communication worker safety zone and supply space on utility poles or
distribution lines or wires from the regulations regarding electrical installations.
⦁ Exempts electric utility-owned equipment from the regulations regarding electrical installations.
ALLOWING RECORKING WINE AT WINERIES AND TASTING ROOMS
C 169 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
HB 1672
Prime Sponsor:Representative Steele
⦁ Allows customers to remove recorked wine, purchased for on-premises consumption, from domestic wineries and
tasting rooms.
⦁ Allows customers to remove from the premises unfinished, recorked, or recapped sake purchased for on-premises
consumption from certain restaurants and clubs with overnight accommodations.
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CONCERNING WAGE AND SALARY INFORMATION
C 345 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
ESHB 1696
Prime Sponsor:Representative Dolan
⦁ Prohibits an employer from seeking an applicant's wage or salary history or requiring that the wage or salary
history meet certain criteria, with limited exceptions.
⦁ Requires an employer to provide the minimum wage or salary for the position for which the applicant is applying
upon the request of an applicant for employment after the employer has initially offered the applicant the position.
⦁ Requires an employer to provide the wage scale or salary range for an employee's new position upon request of
an employee offered an internal transfer to a new position or promotion.
⦁ Requires employers with no wage scale or salary range to provide the minimum wage or salary expectation.
⦁ Allows an individual to bring a civil action for actual damages; statutory damages equal to the actual damages or
$5,000, whichever is greater; interest, costs, and reasonable attorneys' fees.
ELIMINATING SUBMINIMUM WAGE CERTIFICATES FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
Delivered to Governor.
EHB 1706
Prime Sponsor:Representative Frame (SB 5753 Senator Randall)
⦁ Prohibits subminimum wage certificates for individuals with disabilities employed by state agencies beginning July
1, 2020.
ADDRESSING THE METHODOLOGY FOR ESTABLISHING THE PREVAILING RATE OF WAGES FOR THE
CONSTRUCTION OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING, HOMELESS AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHELTERS, AND
LOW-INCOME WEATHERIZATION AND HOME REHABILITATION PUBLIC WORKS
C 29 L 19 Effective date 4/17/2019.
HB 1743
Prime Sponsor:Representative Ormsby (SB 5766 Senator Conway)
⦁ Requires the industrial statistician to use wage and hour surveys to establish prevailing wages for affordable
housing, homeless and domestic violence shelters, and low-income weatherization and home rehabilitation public
works.
⦁ Provides for interim rates pending the establishment of rates based on surveys.
CONCERNING THE SAFETY AND SECURITY OF ADULT ENTERTAINERS
C 304 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
EHB 1756
Prime Sponsor:Representative Orwall (SB 5724 Senator Saldaña)
⦁ Requires the Department of Labor and Industries to develop training for adult entertainers relating to the rights
and responsibilities of entertainers, reporting injuries, and other matters.
⦁ Requires adult entertainers to take the training in order to receive an adult entertainer license issued by a local
government.
⦁ Requires adult entertainment establishments to provide panic buttons in certain locations and to ban customers
for three years if an accusation of violence or harassment against the customer is supported by a statement made
under penalty of perjury or other evidence.
⦁ Establishes an adult entertainer advisory committee within the Department of Labor and Industries.
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CONCERNING AGREEMENTS BETWEEN LICENSED MARIJUANA BUSINESSES AND OTHER PEOPLE AND
BUSINESSES, INCLUDING ROYALTY AND LICENSING AGREEMENTS RELATING TO THE USE OF
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
Delivered to Governor.
ESHB 1794
Prime Sponsor:Representative Stanford
⦁ Updates terminology regarding agreements that licensed marijuana businesses may enter into with other parties
related to goods or services with trademark or other intellectual property protections.
⦁ Specifies that agreements related to goods or services may be registered as a trademark under another state's law
or international trademark law.
⦁ Lists specific types of contract provisions such as: royalty fees subject to certain limits; terms giving either party
exclusivity to the use of intellectual property; and quality control standards to protect the integrity of the
intellectual property.
⦁ Exempts non-licensed parties to intellectual property agreements from qualifying for a marijuana license for
purposes of the agreement.
⦁ Subjects intellectual property agreements to Liquor and Cannabis Board recordkeeping requirements.
ENSURING FOR A SKILLED AND TRAINED WORKFORCE IN HIGH HAZARD FACILITIES
C 306 L 19 Effective date 1/1/2020.
ESHB 1817
Prime Sponsor:Representative Sells (SB 5698 Senator Keiser)
⦁ Requires owners and operators of facilities engaged in petroleum refining or petrochemical manufacturing to
require their contractors and subcontractors to use a skilled and trained workforce to perform onsite work.
⦁ Defines a skilled and trained workforce as a workforce where all the workers are registered apprentices or skilled
journeypersons and the workforce meets certain apprenticeship graduation requirements.
⦁ Requires the Department of Labor and Industries to approve a curriculum for approved advanced safety training at
high hazard facilities.
CONCERNING THE CONFIDENTIALITY OF INDUSTRIAL INSURANCE CLAIM RECORDS
C 34 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
SHB 1909
Prime Sponsor:Representative Graham (SB 5844 Senator Dhingra)
⦁ Subjects an employer to a civil penalty of $1,000 for each occurrence where the employer or employer's
authorized representative reveals information in an injured worker's claim file regarding a mental health condition
or treatment to any person other than an authorized representative.
⦁ Requires the Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) to investigate complaints and assess penalties for
violations.
⦁ Requires L&I to notify employers and workers upon the allowance of a claim of their rights and responsibilities
related to the information.
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CONCERNING THE PRESUMPTION OF OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE FOR PURPOSES OF WORKERS'
COMPENSATION BY ADDING MEDICAL CONDITIONS TO THE PRESUMPTION, EXTENDING THE
PRESUMPTION TO CERTAIN PUBLICLY EMPLOYED FIREFIGHTERS AND INVESTIGATORS AND LAW
ENFORCEMENT, ADDRESSING THE QUALIFYING MEDICAL EXAMINATION, AND CREATING AN
ADVISORY COMMITTEE
C 133 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
HB 1913
Prime Sponsor:Representative Doglio (SB 5849 Senator Kuderer)
⦁ Makes the occupational disease presumptions for firefighters applicable to certain emergency medical technicians
and public employee fire investigators.
⦁ Adds additional types of cancers to the cancer occupational disease presumption.
⦁ Creates an occupational disease presumption for heart problems and infectious diseases for law enforcement
officers.
⦁ Requires the director of the Department of Labor and Industries to create an advisory committee on occupational
disease presumptions.
CONCERNING REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION FOR THE EXPRESSION OF BREAST MILK IN THE
WORKPLACE
C 134 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
SHB 1930
Prime Sponsor:Representative Doglio (SB 5911 Senator Randall)
⦁ Provides that for the purposes of reasonable accommodation for pregnancy, employers must provide reasonable
break time for an employee to express breast milk for two years after the child's birth, and provide a private
location, other than a bathroom, to express breast milk.
⦁ Requires the employer to work with the employee to identify a convenient location and work schedule to
accommodate their needs if the business location does not have a space for the employee to express breast milk.
CONCERNING WORKPLACE VIOLENCE IN HEALTH CARE SETTINGS
Delivered to Governor.
SHB 1931
Prime Sponsor:Representative Leavitt (SB 5912 Senator Keiser)
⦁ Modifies health care setting workplace violence prevention plans by requiring an annual review of incidents and
development and implementation of the plan every three years.
⦁ Requires a health care setting to provide violence prevention training to volunteers and contracted security
personnel in addition to employees.
⦁ Adds ambulatory surgical facilities to the health care settings subject to the plan requirements.
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CLARIFYING MARIJUANA PRODUCT TESTING BY REVISING PROVISIONS CONCERNING MARIJUANA
TESTING LABORATORY ACCREDITATION AND ESTABLISHING A CANNABIS SCIENCE TASK FORCE
C 277 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019*.
HB 2052
Prime Sponsor:Representative Stanford
⦁ Transfers authority and responsibility for marijuana product testing laboratory accreditation requirements to the
Department of Ecology, effective July 1, 2024.
⦁ Requires Ecology to determine, assess, and collect an annual fee to cover the costs of implementing the marijuana
product testing laboratory accreditation program, with the exception of the initial program development costs
which must paid from the dedicated marijuana account.
⦁ Establishes the Cannabis Science Task Force to collaborate on the development of laboratory quality standards
and to establish two work groups on proficiency testing and laboratory quality standards.
⦁ Requires the Task Force to submit a report by July 1, 2020, with findings and recommendations for laboratory
quality standards for pesticides in plants and a report on laboratory quality standards, including heavy metals in and
potency of marijuana products, by December 1, 2021.
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CONCERNING LIMITED COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATIONS
C 37 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
SB 5002
Prime Sponsor:Senator Pedersen
⦁ Establishes a uniform business code governing limited cooperative associations.
⦁ Sets forth the nature, membership, powers, liabilities, and processes of limited cooperative associations.
⦁ Harmonizes provisions with the Washington Business Corporation Act.
⦁ Authorizes a limited cooperative association to merge with other cooperative associations organized under
different provisions of law.
CONCERNING WASHINGTON'S BUSINESS CORPORATION ACT
C 141 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
SSB 5003
Prime Sponsor:Senator Pedersen
⦁ Eliminates shareholders' preemptive rights to acquire unissued corporate shares, unless authorized in the articles
of incorporation of those corporations formed on or after January 1, 2020.
⦁ Eliminates shareholders' cumulative voting rights during director elections, unless authorized in the articles of
incorporation of those corporations formed on or after January 1, 2020.
⦁ Adds criteria for determining if a significant continuing business activity remains after disposition of corporate
property and assets outside the regular course of business.
CONCERNING THE UNIFORM UNSWORN DECLARATIONS ACT
C 232 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
SSB 5017
Prime Sponsor:Senator Salomon
⦁ Expands the applicability of the Uniform Unsworn Foreign Declarations Act to both domestic declarants and those
that are outside the boundaries of the United States, thereby adopting the Uniform Unsworn Declarations Act.
⦁ Repeals the statute addressing unsworn declarations, effective July 1, 2021, and updates cross-references
throughout the code.
CONCERNING EXTREME RISK PROTECTION ORDERS
C 246 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
ESSB 5027
Prime Sponsor:Senator Frockt
⦁ Authorizes the court to enter an extreme risk protection order (ERPO) against a person under 18-years old and
requires notice to the person's parent or guardian of the legal obligation to safely secure any firearms in the home.
⦁ Allows a restrained party under 18-years old to petition the court to seal from public view court records relating to
an ERPO proceeding.
⦁ Requires the court to give law enforcement priority for any ERPO proceeding and allows law enforcement to
participate telephonically.
⦁ Adds a prior conviction for a hate crime to the factors the court may consider in determining whether grounds
exist to issue an ERPO.
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ALLOWING CERTAIN RECORDS, DOCUMENTS, PROCEEDINGS, AND PUBLISHED LAWS OF FEDERALLY
RECOGNIZED INDIAN TRIBES TO BE ADMITTED AS EVIDENCE IN COURTS OF WASHINGTON STATE
C 39 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
SB 5083
Prime Sponsor:Senator McCoy
⦁ Authorizes state courts to admit certified court records and proceedings of any federally recognized Indian tribe's
court as evidence.
⦁ Authorizes state courts to admit certified copies of documents and records of any federally recognized Indian
tribe's government as evidence.
⦁ Authorizes state courts to recognize printed copies of any federally recognized Indian tribe's statutes as
presumptive evidence of tribal laws.
CLARIFYING QUALIFICATIONS FOR JURY SERVICE
C 41 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
SB 5162
Prime Sponsor:Senator Dhingra
⦁ Defines "civil rights restored" to mean a person's right to vote has been provisionally or permanently restored
prior to jury service.
CONCERNING ACTIONS FOR WRONGFUL INJURY OR DEATH
C 159 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
SSB 5163
Prime Sponsor:Senator Hasegawa (HB 1135 Representative Santos)
⦁ Removes the requirements that second tier beneficiaries—parents and siblings—reside in the United States at
the time of the decedent's death and be dependent on the the decedent for financial support in order to recover in
a wrongful death or survival action.
⦁ Clarifies the types of damages that may be recovered in wrongful death and survival causes of action.
⦁ Applies provisions retroactively to all claims not time barred.
CONCERNING CERTAIN PROCEDURES UPON INITIAL DETENTION UNDER THE INVOLUNTARY
TREATMENT ACT
C 247 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
SSB 5181
Prime Sponsor:Senator Kuderer
⦁ Prohibits a person detained for 72 hours under the involuntary treatment act from possessing a firearm for six
months following detention on the basis that the person presents a likelihood of serious harm.
⦁ Restores a person's firearm rights automatically six months after detention and requires returning the person's
firearms and their concealed pistol license.
⦁ Allows a person to petition the court to restore their firearm rights before the end of the six-month period.
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CONCERNING PROVISIONS GOVERNING FIREARMS POSSESSION BY PERSONS WHO HAVE BEEN
FOUND INCOMPETENT TO STAND TRIAL AND WHO HAVE A HISTORY OF ONE OR MORE VIOLENT
ACTS
C 248 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
SB 5205
Prime Sponsor:Senator Dhingra
⦁ Requires the court to determine whether a defendant has a history of violent acts when dismissing nonfelony
charges because the defendant is incompetent to stand trial.
⦁ Prohibits a person who has a history of one or more violent acts from possessing a firearm following the dismissal
of nonfelony charges on the basis the person is found incompetent to stand trial, unless the court restores their
firearm rights.
⦁ Allows the person to ask to have their firearm rights restored by filing a petition in the superior court that
prohibited their firearm possession.
⦁ Adds additional violations of second degree unlawful possession of a firearm for violating a restraining order under
the Parentage Act, or violating an order barring firearm possession after dismissal of nonfelony charges based on
incompetency.
REMOVING ROBBERY IN THE SECOND DEGREE FROM THE LIST OF OFFENSES THAT QUALIFY AN
INDIVIDUAL AS A PERSISTENT OFFENDER
C 187 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
ESSB 5288
Prime Sponsor:Senator Darneille
⦁ Removes robbery in the second degree from the list of three-strike offenses requiring a life sentence without
parole.
PROVIDING CORONERS WITH ADDITIONAL SUBPOENA DUCES TECUM AUTHORITY
C 237 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
SB 5300
Prime Sponsor:Senator Padden (HB 1227 Representative Walen)
⦁ Authorizes a coroner to request the superior court to issue a subpoena to produce records during a death
investigation.
⦁ Requires subpoenas to comply with superior court Civil Rule 45.
CONCERNING VITAL STATISTICS
C 148 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019*.
ESSB 5332
Prime Sponsor:Senator Pedersen (HB 1550 Representative Jinkins)
⦁ Limits access to certified copies of birth and death records to qualified applicants.
⦁ Authorizes the Department of Health to amend specified vital records and transfer custody of them to the state
archives.
⦁ Updates references and definitions to reflect the Uniform Parentage Act and electronic registration.
⦁ Allows the state archives to recover costs through its central services billing model.
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MAKING CHANGES RELATED TO THE UNIFORM PARENTAGE ACT FOR ACCESS TO COURT RECORDS,
ENTRY OF PROTECTIVE ORDERS BY THE COURT, USE OF MANDATORY FORMS, CRITERIA FOR NOTICE
OF A PROCEEDING TO ADJUDICATE PARENTAGE, COMPLIANCE WITH REGULATIONS OF THE FOOD
AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, ENACTING A REPEALED SECTION OF CHAPTER 26.26 RCW, CLARIFYING
THE CRIMES INCLUDED IN SEXUAL ASSAULT FOR PURPOSES OF PRECLUSION OF PARENTAGE, AND
CORRECTING CITATIONS AND TERMINOLOGY
C 46 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
SSB 5333
Prime Sponsor:Senator Pedersen
⦁ Changes court proceedings in parentage actions related to access to records, protective orders, proper notice, and
mandatory forms.
⦁ Complies with regulations of donation of human cells, tissues, and related products promulgated by the Food and
Drug Administration.
⦁ Allows acknowledged parents to file an action for visitation, parenting plan, child support, and health care.
⦁ Corrects citations cross-referencing the Uniform Parentage Act and terminology in other laws.
⦁ Clarifies the crimes included in sexual assault for purposes of preclusion of parentage.
CONCERNING THE WASHINGTON UNIFORM COMMON INTEREST OWNERSHIP ACT
C 238 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
ESB 5334
Prime Sponsor:Senator Pedersen (HB 1306 Representative Senn)
⦁ Modifies the implied warranties for construction of a condominium under the Washington Uniform Common
Interest Ownership Act (WUCIOA) by removing the requirement that the condominium be constructed in
accordance with all laws and instead requiring the building be constructed in accordance with applicable building
codes.
⦁ Requires a purchaser to prove an alleged breach of warranty has or will cause physical damage, materially impairs
the performance of some function, or presents an unreasonable safety risk.
⦁ Corrects typographical errors, statutory references, and inadvertent omissions from the initial adoption of
WUCIOA.
CONCERNING CHILD RELOCATION BY A PERSON WITH SUBSTANTIALLY EQUAL RESIDENTIAL TIME
C 79 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
SSB 5399
Prime Sponsor:Senator Pedersen
⦁ Requires the court to use the factors in the Child Relocation Act for all parenting plans, including those with
substantially equal residential time.
⦁ Removes the presumption in favor of relocation for parenting plans with substantially equal residential time.
⦁ Defines substantially equal residential time to include arrangements in which 45 percent or more of the child's
residential time is spent with each parent without regard for time ordered for non-parents.
SENTENCING OF MOTOR VEHICLE-RELATED FELONIES
C 191 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
SSB 5492
Prime Sponsor:Senator Billig
⦁ Authorizes the court to sentence an offender to a term of community custody in connection with a felony related
to the theft or taking of a motor vehicle and credit the offender's term of incarceration with one-third of the
ordered term of community custody.
⦁ Requires the Department of Corrections to make programming and services available to the offender to the extent
possible.
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ESTABLISHING A STATEWIDE POLICY SUPPORTING WASHINGTON STATE'S ECONOMY AND
IMMIGRANTS' ROLE IN THE WORKPLACE
Delivered to Governor.
E2SSB 5497
Prime Sponsor:Senator Wellman (HB 1815 Representative Ortiz-Self)
⦁ Creates the Keep Washington Working statewide work group within the Department of Commerce to develop
strategies for expanding immigrants' career pathways and Washington's ability to provide new business and trade
opportunities.
⦁ Requires the attorney general to publish model policies for limiting immigration enforcement to the fullest extent
possible consistent with state and federal laws and certain entities.
⦁ Requires state agencies to provide services without regard to a person's citizenship or immigration status.
⦁ Requires state agencies to develop and implement secure information systems when persons use state services
and facilities.
⦁ Limits information exchange and joint immigration enforcement activities with federal agencies to the maximum
extent permitted by state and federal laws.
CLARIFYING BACKGROUND CHECK REQUIREMENTS FOR AN APPLICATION FOR A CONCEALED PISTOL
LICENSE
C 249 L 19 Effective date 5/7/2019.
SB 5508
Prime Sponsor:Senator Fortunato (HB 1464 Representative Goodman)
⦁ Clarifies the background check for an original concealed pistol license must be conducted through the Washington
State Patrol Criminal Identification Section and must include a fingerprint background check through the Federal
Bureau of Investigation.
CONCERNING COURTHOUSE FACILITY DOG ASSISTANCE FOR TESTIFYING WITNESSES
C 398 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
SB 5551
Prime Sponsor:Senator Dhingra
⦁ Authorizes courts to permit trained and certified courthouse facility dogs to accompany witnesses during
testimony in specified circumstances.
⦁ Requires a motion requesting a dog's assistance to show why an assistance dog is necessary for the witness, and
that the assistance dog meets the court's requirements.
⦁ Requires the court to employ specific protections during jury trials to prevent prejudice to any party resulting from
the use of an assistance dog.
CONCERNING MEDIATION OF DISPUTES BETWEEN ELECTED OFFICIALS
Delivered to Governor.
SSB 5560
Prime Sponsor:Senator Padden
⦁ Requires mediation of disputes between county officials before starting a lawsuit.
⦁ Provides for notice, a mediation process, and a 90-day mediation timeline.
⦁ Allows the parties to petition the court if they are not able to agree about the mediation procedure.
CONCERNING THE UNIFORM GUARDIANSHIP, CONSERVATORSHIP, AND OTHER PROTECTIVE
ARRANGEMENTS ACT
Delivered to Governor.
2SSB 5604
Prime Sponsor:Senator Pedersen (HB 1259 Representative Jinkins)
⦁ Adopts the Uniform Guardianship, Conservatorship, and Other Protective Arrangements Act.
⦁ Repeals laws governing guardianships and nonparental actions for child custody.
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CONCERNING MISDEMEANOR MARIJUANA OFFENSE CONVICTIONS
C 400 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
SB 5605
Prime Sponsor:Senator Nguyen (HB 1500 Representative Fitzgibbon)
⦁ Requires a court to vacate a misdemeanor marijuana possession conviction upon request if the applicant was age
twenty-one or older at the time of the offense.
INCREASING THE JURISDICTIONAL AMOUNT FOR SMALL CLAIMS COURTS
C 86 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
SSB 5621
Prime Sponsor:Senator Warnick
⦁ Raises the jurisdiction of small claims court from $5,000 to $10,000 in cases brought by a natural person.
⦁ Defines natural person as a human being.
REVISING THE AUTHORITY OF COMMISSIONERS OF COURTS OF LIMITED JURISDICTION
C 52 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
SB 5622
Prime Sponsor:Senator Randall (HB 1047 Representative Jinkins)
⦁ Gives municipal court commissioners the same power, authority, and jurisdiction as an appointing municipal court
judge, except all parties must consent on the record before the commissioner presides over a criminal trial or a civil
jury trial.
⦁ Authorizes a commissioner of a court of limited jurisdiction to officiate at a marriage in Washington.
ADOPTING THE 2018 UNIFORM LAW COMMISSION AMENDMENTS TO THE UNIFORM LAW ON
NOTARIAL ACTS
C 154 L 19 Effective date 10/1/2020.
SB 5641
Prime Sponsor:Senator Holy
⦁ Authorizes an electronic records notary public to perform a notary act with a remotely located individual.
⦁ Requires an audio-visual recording to be retained of a notary act with a remote individual.
⦁ Authorizes the Department of Licensing to adopt rules governing standards for communication technologies and
identity proofing.
⦁ Authorizes a notary to certify that a tangible copy of an electronic record is accurate for certain recordings with
the county auditor.
ADJUSTING THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT
C 87 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
SB 5649
Prime Sponsor:Senator Dhingra
⦁ Eliminates or extends the statutes of limitations for several sex offenses.
⦁ Eliminates the evidentiary requirement that the victim clearly expressed their lack of consent by words or conduct
in order to prove rape in the third degree.
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ESTABLISHING A KINSHIP CARE LEGAL AID COORDINATOR
Delivered to Governor.
SB 5651
Prime Sponsor:Senator King
⦁ Establishes the kinship care legal aid coordinator at the Office of Civil Legal Aid.
⦁ Requires the coordinator to develop training materials designed to help free and low cost attorneys provide legal
advice and assistance to kinship caregivers.
⦁ Requires the coordinator to work with state entities to develop legal aid initiatives and implement
recommendations of the Kinship Care Oversight Committee.
⦁ Allows the coordinator to contract with nonprofit organizations for these purposes.
CONCERNING THE RELIABILITY OF EVIDENCE IN CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS
C 359 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
SSB 5714
Prime Sponsor:Senator Dhingra (HB 1970 Representative Pellicciotti)
⦁ Establishes a work group to adopt model guidelines and law enforcement training for evidence-based best
practices to maximize the reliability of eyewitness testimony.
⦁ Establishes a work group to adopt model guidelines and prosecutor training for evaluating informant testimony,
and prescribes procedures that must be used in a locally developed protocol.
⦁ Requires a judge to instruct the jury, upon request of the prosecutor or defense, to carefully examine an
informant's testimony.
CREATING AN EXEMPTION TO HEARSAY FOR CHILD SEX TRAFFICKING VICTIMS
C 90 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
SSB 5885
Prime Sponsor:Senator Padden
⦁ Authorizes the admission of a hearsay statement in a criminal court proceeding when the statement is made by a
child under the age of sixteen describing an act of trafficking or an act associated with commercial sexual abuse of a
minor.
PROMOTING SUCCESSFUL REENTRY BY MODIFYING THE PROCESS FOR OBTAINING CERTIFICATES OF
DISCHARGE AND VACATING CONVICTION RECORDS
C 331 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
SHB 1041
Prime Sponsor:Representative Hansen
⦁ Modifies the process for obtaining a certificate of discharge for felony convictions.
⦁ Expands eligibility criteria for vacating criminal convictions.
MODIFYING THE PROCESS FOR PREVAILING PARTIES TO RECOVER JUDGMENTS IN SMALL CLAIMS
COURT
C 251 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
2SHB 1048
Prime Sponsor:Representative Goodman
⦁ Increases the $14 filing fee for small claims court actions to $35 and eliminates the need for a prevailing party to
pay an additional fee to certify the judgment at a later date.
⦁ Requires $0.50 from each small claims court filing fee be distributed to the Judicial Stabilization Account for
indigent defense and the Crime Victims' Compensation Account.
⦁ Clarifies court processes for certification of a small claims court judgment and the effect of the judgment for
purposes of execution.
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AUTHORIZING LAW ENFORCEMENT TO ARREST PERSONS IN VIOLATION OF CERTAIN NO-CONTACT
ORDERS INVOLVING VICTIMS OF TRAFFICKING AND PROMOTING PROSTITUTION OFFENSES
C 18 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
HB 1055
Prime Sponsor:Representative Entenman
⦁ Authorizes a warrantless arrest when a law enforcement officer has probable cause to believe a defendant violates
a no-contact order issued in a promoting prostitution or a trafficking case.
CONCERNING LAW ENFORCEMENT
C 4 L 19 Effective date 2/4/2019.
SHB 1064
Prime Sponsor:Representative Goodman (SB 5029 Senator Frockt)
⦁ Modifies Initiative 940, including provisions relating to training, the criminal liability standard for use of deadly
force, independent investigations of deadly force incidents, and rendering first aid.
⦁ Requires the state to reimburse a peace officer for reasonable defense costs when an officer is found not guilty or
charges are dismissed, in certain circumstances.
REQUIRING DEBT COLLECTION COMPLAINTS TO BE FILED PRIOR TO SERVICE OF SUMMONS AND
COMPLAINT
C 201 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
HB 1066
Prime Sponsor:Representative Kilduff (SB 5034 Senator Dhingra)
⦁ Prohibits a collection agency from serving a debtor with a summons and complaint in a debt collection lawsuit
unless the court documents are filed with the court first and the assigned case number appears on the service
documents.
MAKING TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS AND REMOVING OBSOLETE LANGUAGE FROM THE REVISED CODE
OF WASHINGTON PURSUANT TO RCW 1.08.025
C 64 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
SHB 1091
Prime Sponsor:Representative Goodman
⦁ Corrects technical deficiencies in the Revised Code of Washington.
LIMITING LIABILITY FOR REGISTERED APIARISTS
C 257 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
HB 1133
Prime Sponsor:Representative Peterson
⦁ Provides immunity from liability to a registered apiarist for acts or omissions in connection with keeping and
maintaining bees, bee equipment, queen breeding equipment, apiaries, and appliances.
⦁ Limits immunity to civil damages for ordinary negligence, but does not include immunity for gross negligence or
willful misconduct.
CLARIFYING REQUIREMENTS TO OBTAIN A SEXUAL ASSAULT PROTECTION ORDER
C 258 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
HB 1149
Prime Sponsor:Representative Jinkins
⦁ Removes any requirement that a petitioner must allege or prove a reasonable fear of future dangerous acts by the
respondent before a court may grant a petition for a sexual assault protection order.
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SUPPORTING SEXUAL ASSAULT SURVIVORS
C 93 L 19 Effective date 4/23/2019*.
2SHB 1166
Prime Sponsor:Representative Orwall
⦁ Transfers administrative responsibility for the Joint Legislative Task Force on Sexual Assault Forensic Examination
Best Practices to the Office of the Attorney General and extends the task force to December 31, 2021.
⦁ Establishes storage requirements for unreported sexual assault kits (SAKs), and places a temporary moratorium on
destroying untested SAKs.
⦁ Sets deadlines for submitting and testing SAKs.
⦁ Extends the statute of limitations applying to suspect identification from DNA testing or photograph, from one to
two years.
⦁ Establishes specified rights for sexual assault survivors.
CONCERNING AUTHORIZATION OF HEALTH CARE DECISIONS BY AN INDIVIDUAL OR DESIGNATED
PERSON
C 209 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
EHB 1175
Prime Sponsor:Representative Kilduff
⦁ Expands a list of designated persons authorized to provide informed consent for health care treatment to
incapacitated persons.
⦁ Provides limited immunity to health care providers or facilities that render health care in reliance on a declaration
of an adult providing informed consent.
⦁ Prohibits a person authorized to provide informed consent from requesting or obtaining medication to end a
qualified patient's life under the Death with Dignity law where that patient is an incapacitated person.
⦁ Expands the list of methods for executing a health care directive to include use of a notary public or other
individual authorized by law.
⦁ Authorizes criminal penalties under the perjury statutes for false declarations.
ESTABLISHING POLICIES AND REQUIREMENTS REGARDING LAW ENFORCEMENT RESPONSE TO
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE INCIDENTS TO ENHANCE THE SAFETY OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VICTIMS,
FAMILIES, AND OFFICERS
Delivered to Governor.
SHB 1225
Prime Sponsor:Representative Jinkins
⦁ Establishes requirements for law enforcement officers when responding to domestic violence calls, including
standards for removal of firearms and ammunition upon probable cause to believe a crime was committed, and
victim inquiry protocols regarding the abuser's access to and past use of firearms.
⦁ Prohibits a firearm seized in connection with a domestic violence call from being returned to an owner unless five
business days have elapsed since the firearm was obtained.
⦁ Requires the court to consider all information in a domestic violence incident report when considering the release
of a defendant charged with a domestic violence offense, and whether to issue a no-contact order prohibiting the
defendant from possessing a firearm or concealed pistol license.
CONCERNING CRIME COMMITTED BY BUSINESS ENTITIES
C 211 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
HB 1252
Prime Sponsor:Representative Pellicciotti
⦁ Modernizes terminology relating to corporate criminal culpability.
⦁ Clarifies that a business entity found guilty of committing a crime may be liable for legal financial obligations
including restitution, crime victims' assessments, costs, fines, and penalties.
⦁ Increases the maximum financial penalties for the criminal conduct of a business entity.
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COLLECTING DNA SAMPLES
Delivered to Governor.
SHB 1326
Prime Sponsor:Representative Klippert
⦁ Requires collection of a biological sample from persons convicted of indecent exposure.
⦁ Authorizes law enforcement to submit biological samples previously obtained from certain deceased offenders for
DNA testing and entry into the Combined DNA Index System.
⦁ Authorizes a municipal jurisdiction to submit any biological sample to the Washington State Patrol for DNA
analysis under certain conditions.
⦁ Requires a court to order a person to report to the local police department or sheriff to provide a biological
sample where the individual is convicted of certain offenses, but will not be taken into custody or serve a term of
confinement.
⦁ Expands the crime of refusal to provide DNA to include any person lawfully required to provide a biological
sample.
CONCERNING METHODS OF SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE OFFICE OF PUBLIC GUARDIANSHIP
C 215 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
ESHB 1329
Prime Sponsor:Representative Kilduff
⦁ Expands the services of the Office of Public Guardianship to include supported decision-making assistance and
estate administration.
ISSUING TEMPORARY PROTECTION ORDERS
C 216 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
SHB 1350
Prime Sponsor:Representative Kilduff
⦁ Limits the district and municipal courts' jurisdiction to issuing and enforcing a temporary anti-harassment
protection order when circumstances require transfer of the case to superior court.
CONCERNING PRIVILEGED COMMUNICATION WITH PEER SUPPORT GROUP COUNSELORS
C 98 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
SHB 1356
Prime Sponsor:Representative Lovick
⦁ Expands the category of persons entitled to claim testimonial privilege to any first responder or jail staff person for
communications made to a designated peer support group counselor.
PROVIDING AN AGGRAVATING CIRCUMSTANCE FOR ASSAULT AGAINST A UTILITY WORKER
C 219 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
HB 1380
Prime Sponsor:Representative Pellicciotti (SB 5857 Senator Hasegawa)
⦁ Adds assault of a utility worker performing official duties to the list of aggravating factors supporting a sentence
above the standard sentencing range.
INCREASING ACCESS TO EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE FOR VICTIMS BY PROVIDING IMMUNITY FROM
PROSECUTION FOR PROSTITUTION OFFENSES IN SOME CIRCUMSTANCES
C 114 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
HB 1382
Prime Sponsor:Representative Pellicciotti
⦁ Provides limited immunity from criminal charges and prosecution for the crime of prostitution.
⦁ Immunizes victims of certain violent offenses seeking emergency assistance.
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CONCERNING REQUIREMENTS FOR PISTOL SALES OR TRANSFERS
C 244 L 19 Effective date 7/1/2019.
EHB 1465
Prime Sponsor:Representative Goodman
⦁ Removes the provision that allows a licensed firearms dealer to deliver possession of a pistol to a purchaser upon
presentation of a valid concealed pistol license (CPL).
⦁ Restores the provision allowing a licensed firearms dealer to deliver possession of a pistol to a purchaser who
presents a valid CPL on June 30, 2022, or six months after the state establishes an operational single point of contact
firearm background check system, whichever occurs first.
CONCERNING CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION OF CHILD VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT
C 300 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
HB 1505
Prime Sponsor:Representative Klippert
⦁ Exempts certain identifying information and contact information of alleged and proven child victims of sexual
assault from public disclosure under the Public Records Act.
⦁ Restricts disclosure of the same information under the Criminal Records Privacy Act.
CONCERNING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
C 263 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019*.
E2SHB 1517
Prime Sponsor:Representative Goodman (SB 5681 Senator Dhingra)
⦁ Modifies definitions to distinguish domestic violence (DV) between family and household members from intimate
partner DV to allow for enhanced data collection.
⦁ Requires development of a new DV risk assessment tool for the Washington ONE risk assessment.
⦁ Adds requirements for DV offenders participating in the Special Drug Offender Sentencing Alternative.
⦁ Establishes requirements for a DV offender participating in deferred prosecution.
⦁ Modifies community custody conditions for DV offenders and the length of time a DV no-contact order remains in
effect when it is a sentencing condition.
⦁ Authorizes enforcement of Canadian civil DV protection orders.
⦁ Requires the Harborview Center for Sexual Assault and Traumatic Stress to develop a training curriculum for DV
treatment providers.
CONCERNING MEDICAL DEBT
C 227 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
SHB 1531
Prime Sponsor:Representative Jinkins (SB 5530 Senator Frockt)
⦁ Lowers the prejudgment interest rate on medical debt to 9 percent and prohibits the sale or assignment of
medical debt to a collection agency until 120 days after the initial bill statement is sent to the patient or responsible
party.
⦁ Outlines requirements for collection agencies when collecting medical and hospital debt, including the provision of
itemized statements, delayed reporting of a medical debt to a credit bureau for 180 days, and mandatory
notification of a debtor's possible qualification for charity care.
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CONCERNING TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURIES IN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CASES
C 110 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
SHB 1532
Prime Sponsor:Representative Mosbrucker
⦁ Requires the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) to work with specified partners to develop
recommendations for improving the statewide response to domestic violence-related traumatic brain injuries (TBIs).
⦁ Requires DSHS, with the Washington Traumatic Brain Injury Strategic Partnership Advisory Council, to develop a
website with information regarding TBI for domestic violence victims.
⦁ Requires the Criminal Justice Training Commission's domestic violence curriculum to include training about the
risks of TBI posed by domestic violence.
⦁ Encourages officers responding to domestic violence incidents to inform victims about the statewide website
resource regarding domestic violence-related TBI.
CONCERNING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE CORRECTIONAL PERSONNEL AND COMMUNITY
CORRECTIONS OFFICER EXEMPTION FROM RESTRICTIONS ON CARRYING FIREARMS
C 231 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
HB 1589
Prime Sponsor:Representative Chapman
⦁ Eliminates the requirement for correctional personnel and community corrections officers to pay for an additional
background check through the National Instant Criminal Background Check System in order to qualify for an
exemption from restrictions on carrying concealed pistols and carrying pistols in vehicles.
CONCERNING CONSUMER DEBT
Delivered to Governor.
SHB 1602
Prime Sponsor:Representative Reeves
⦁ Limits post-judgment interest on consumer debt to 9 percent per annum.
⦁ Allows a debtor to exempt from garnishment for consumer debt the greater of 80 percent of a debtor's disposable
earnings or 35 times the state minimum hourly wage; and up to $2,000 in bank accounts, savings and loan accounts,
stocks, bonds, or other securities.
CONCERNING NOTICE OF MATERIAL CHANGES TO THE OPERATIONS OR GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE
OF PARTICIPANTS IN THE HEALTH CARE MARKETPLACE
C 267 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
SHB 1607
Prime Sponsor:Representative Caldier
⦁ Requires prior notice to the attorney general 60 days before the effective date of a proposed material change of
governance or operations of hospitals, hospital systems, and provider organizations participating in the state's
health care market.
⦁ Applies the notice requirement to mergers, acquisitions, or contracting affiliations involving hospitals, hospital
systems, and provider organizations having an anticipated effective date on or after January 1, 2020.
⦁ Requires entities to provide the attorney general with a copy of any filing they submit to federal antitrust
authorities under the federal premerger notice requirements.
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CONCERNING THE EFFECT OF PAYMENT OR ACKNOWLEDGMENT MADE AFTER THE EXPIRATION OF A
LIMITATIONS PERIOD
Delivered to Governor.
HB 1730
Prime Sponsor:Representative Walen
⦁ Prohibits the restart, revival, or extension of the statute of limitations where a payment is made after the
expiration of the limitations period.
⦁ Prohibits the restart, revival, or extension of the statute of limitations where an acknowledgment or promise is
made after the expiration of the limitations period.
IDENTIFYING AND RESPONDING TO BIAS-BASED CRIMINAL OFFENSES
C 271 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
ESHB 1732
Prime Sponsor:Representative Valdez
⦁ Renames the crime of malicious harassment to the commission of a hate crime.
⦁ Allows a trier of fact to infer an act was due to the victim's association with a protected class if certain actions are
taken.
⦁ Requires the attorney general to convene a Hate Crime Advisory Working Group.
ADDRESSING UNDETECTABLE AND UNTRACEABLE FIREARMS
C 243 L 19 Effective date 7/1/2019.
SHB 1739
Prime Sponsor:Representative Valdez
⦁ Defines undetectable and untraceable firearms.
⦁ Prohibits the manufacture, assembly, repair, purchase, sale, or possession of an undetectable or untraceable
firearm or its parts.
⦁ Creates a crime for aiding or facilitating in the manufacture or assembly of an undetectable or untraceable firearm
by another person who is prohibited from possession of firearms.
⦁ Authorizes law enforcement to seize undetectable or untraceable firearms as contraband.
CONCERNING JUVENILE OFFENSES THAT INVOLVE DEPICTIONS OF MINORS
C 128 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
SHB 1742
Prime Sponsor:Representative Frame
⦁ Excludes minors from crimes involving dealing in depictions of a minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct, and
creates a new class of crimes that apply exclusively to minors.
⦁ Limits the criminal culpability of a minor dealing in depictions of another minor thirteen years of age or older
engaged in sexually explicit conduct to a gross misdemeanor.
⦁ Exempts a minor from criminal culpability for dealing in depictions of themselves engaged in sexually explicit
conduct unless the minor sells the depiction.
⦁ Requires a prosecutor to divert certain offenses involving dealing in depictions of a minor if it is a juvenile's first
violation of such an offense.
⦁ Establishes a work group to make recommendations addressing potential harms caused by the exchange of
intimate images by minors.
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IMPROVING PROCEDURES AND STRENGTHENING LAWS RELATING TO PROTECTION ORDERS, NO-
CONTACT ORDERS, AND RESTRAINING ORDERS
C 245 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
SHB 1786
Prime Sponsor:Representative Jinkins
⦁ Revises procedures for protection, restraining, and no-contact orders including immediate surrender of firearms,
dangerous weapons, and concealed pistol licenses (CPLs).
⦁ Requires a law enforcement officer to serve the respondent with a protection or restraining order that involves
surrender of firearms, dangerous weapons, or CPLs, and confiscate all firearms found during a lawful search or in
plain sight at the time of service.
⦁ Requires law enforcement agencies to implement procedures for accepting, storing, and returning firearms and
dangerous weapons surrendered under court order.
⦁ Authorizes a court to issue a warrant to search for and seize firearms and dangerous weapons when there is
probable cause to believe a respondent failed to comply with a surrender order.
⦁ Adds failure to comply with an order prohibiting firearm possession or requiring firearm surrender to the crimes
chargeable as second-degree unlawful possession of a firearm for qualifying orders.
CONCERNING CRIMINAL PENALTIES APPLICABLE TO LICENSED MARIJUANA RETAILERS AND
EMPLOYEES OF MARIJUANA RETAIL OUTLETS
Delivered to Governor.
HB 1792
Prime Sponsor:Representative Pettigrew
⦁ Creates a gross misdemeanor crime applicable when an employee of a marijuana retail outlet sells marijuana
products to a person under age twenty-one in the course of their employment.
⦁ Establishes that an employee of a marijuana retailer may still be prosecuted under applicable felony provisions of
the Controlled Substances Act in certain circumstances, including when the employee makes the sale to the
underage person outside the course of the person's employment.
IMPROVING THE DELIVERY OF CHILD SUPPORT SERVICES TO FAMILIES BY INCREASING FLEXIBILITY
AND EFFICIENCY
C 275 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
ESHB 1916
Prime Sponsor:Representative Kilduff
⦁ Requires the Quadrennial Child Support Work Group to consider economic and case data and perform analysis
required by federal rules.
⦁ Changes the authority of the Division of Child Support to file an action to modify or adjust a child support order.
⦁ Increases the annual fee for support enforcement services in non-assistance cases.
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PREVENTING AND RESPONDING TO ANIMAL ABUSE
C 174 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
SHB 1919
Prime Sponsor:Representative Mosbrucker
⦁ Adds knowingly stealing an animal intending to use it for fighting as an act constituting the crime of animal
fighting.
⦁ Adds owning and using animal fighting paraphernalia for the purpose of engaging in animal fighting as an act
constituting the crime of animal fighting.
⦁ Defines animal fighting paraphernalia.
⦁ Increases the penalty for animal fighting from a class C to a class B felony when the person who commits the
offense mutilates an animal to further the animal fighting offense.
⦁ Adds taking possession of an animal that was involved in animal fighting and abandoning it knowingly, recklessly,
or with criminal negligence, resulting in bodily harm or the risk of bodily harm to the animal, as an additional
circumstance to the crime of animal cruelty in the second degree.
RENEWING A CONCEALED PISTOL LICENSE BY MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES
C 135 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
HB 1934
Prime Sponsor:Representative Caldier
⦁ Requires law enforcement to allow a member of the armed forces to renew their concealed pistol license by mail
if the person is assigned to out-of-state military service.
CONDUCTING A FEASIBILITY STUDY TO EXAMINE AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING THE
ESTABLISHMENT OF A SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT FIREARM BACKGROUND CHECK SYSTEM
C 35 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
SHB 1949
Prime Sponsor:Representative Hansen
⦁ Requires the Office of Financial Management (OFM) to conduct a feasibility study and make recommendations
regarding the establishment of a single point of contact system for conducting firearm background checks.
⦁ Requires OFM to submit a final report to the Governor and Legislature by December 1, 2019.
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CONCERNING PROTECTED LANDS NOT BEING ASSESSED LOCAL FIRE DISTRICT LEVIES
C 178 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
SSB 5010
Prime Sponsor:Senator Rolfes
⦁ Establishes a process for local fire districts to annex areas that receive protection, but do not pay a local fire
district levy by January 1, 2021.
ADDRESSING INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR WATER-SEWER DISTRICT COMMISSIONERS
C 40 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
SB 5122
Prime Sponsor:Senator Takko (HB 1241 Representative Appleton)
⦁ Removes the requirement that a water-sewer district providing health, group, or life insurance to its employees
have 5000 or more customers in order to provide the same insurance coverage to its commissioners.
ADDRESSING NONCOLLECTION OF TAXES BY COUNTY TREASURERS
Delivered to Governor.
SB 5132
Prime Sponsor:Senator Takko (HB 1437 Representative Pollet)
⦁ Requires each county treasurer to report the amount of uncollected personal property and real property taxes to
the Department of Commerce in cases where the county treasurer has refused to collect such taxes.
⦁ Requires Commerce to provide a summary of the list of uncollected taxes to the Legislature by July 15th of each
year.
REQUIRING THE GROWTH MANAGEMENT HEARINGS BOARD TO TOPICALLY INDEX THE RULINGS,
DECISIONS, AND ORDERS IT PUBLISHES
Delivered to Governor.
SSB 5151
Prime Sponsor:Senator Wilson
⦁ Requires the Environmental and Land Use Hearings Office (ELUHO) to ensure that timely and accurate Growth
Management Hearings Board (Growth Board) rulings are made available to the public through searchable databases
accessible through the ELUHO websites.
⦁ Requires ELUHO to coordinate with the Growth Board, the Department of Commerce, and other interested
stakeholders to develop and maintain a rational system of categorizing Growth Board rulings.
⦁ Requires all rulings, decisions, and orders issued before January 1, 2019, to be published by June 30, 2021.
CONCERNING CEMETERY DISTRICT WITHDRAWAL OF TERRITORY
C 42 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
SB 5177
Prime Sponsor:Senator Braun (HB 1802 Representative Orcutt)
⦁ Allows a cemetery district to withdraw territory without a special election if the territory has no qualified voters
residing in it.
⦁ Requires the approval of the land owners of the territory if this withdrawal is initiated by the cemetery district
board of commissioners.
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CONCERNING COUNTY ELECTRICAL TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGNALS, ILLUMINATION EQUIPMENT, AND
OTHER ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT CONVEYING AN ELECTRICAL CURRENT
C 310 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
SB 5179
Prime Sponsor:Senator Liias (HB 1427 Representative Irwin)
⦁ Increases the threshold for required bidding from $10,000 to $40,000 for any one project involving certain
electrical work that may be undertaken by county employees.
INCREASING THE MAXIMUM TAX RATE FOR THE VOTER-APPROVED LOCAL SALES AND USE TAX FOR
EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS AND FACILITIES
C 281 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
ESSB 5272
Prime Sponsor:Senator Hunt (HB 1653 Representative Doglio)
⦁ Increases the rate of the sales and use tax for emergency communication systems and facilities from 0.1 percent
to 0.2 percent of the selling price in the case of sales tax, or value of the article used, in the case of a use tax.
⦁ Requires voter approval for any tax rate increase in counties already imposing this tax.
⦁ Requires a county with a population of more than 1.5 million to enter into interlocal agreements with its cities
with populations over 50,000 regarding revenue distribution, even if a city is part of a regional communication
system.
⦁ Requires the Washington State Patrol to enter into an intergovernmental agreement with a county, city, or
regional communications agency that operates emergency communications systems for purposes of interoperable
communications.
EXPANDING A SALES AND USE TAX EXEMPTION FOR PERSONAL PROPERTY SOLD BETWEEN POLITICAL
SUBDIVISIONS TO INCLUDE SALES OR USES OF PERSONAL PROPERTY AS A RESULT OF A MERGER OR
SALES OR USES OF PERSONAL PROPERTY MADE UNDER CONTRACTUAL CONSOLIDATIONS IN WHICH
THE TAXPAYER THAT ORIGINALLY PAID THE SALES OR USE TAX CONTINUES TO BENEFIT FROM THE
PERSONAL PROPERTY
C 188 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
SB 5337
Prime Sponsor:Senator Takko
⦁ Exempts from sales and use taxes the transfer of property from one political subdivision to another political
subdivision as a part of a merger.
⦁ Exempts from sales and use taxes the transfer of property from one political subdivision to another political
subdivision as a part of a contractual consolidation.
CONCERNING LOCAL GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT MODERNIZATION AND EFFICIENCY
Delivered to Governor.
ESSB 5418
Prime Sponsor:Senator Takko (HB 1359 Representative Leavitt)
⦁ Allows all public bodies to procure public works with a unit priced contract.
⦁ Increases bid limit or cost thresholds for the small works roster process, limited public works projects and the
alternative bid procedure for public utility districts, second-class cities and towns, first-class cities, and fire
protection districts.
⦁ Amends several provisions regarding public works contracting, including an extension of the bid protest deadline
to two days after the requested disclosure of bids and allowing second-class cities and towns to award public works
contracts to a bid within 5 percent of the lowest bid, under certain conditions.
⦁ Requires a Capital Projects Advisory Review Board study of local government public works contracting processes
by November 1, 2020.
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CONCERNING THE ADMINISTRATION OF IRRIGATION DISTRICTS
Delivered to Governor.
ESB 5453
Prime Sponsor:Senator Takko
⦁ Removes all provisions related to the execution of bonds with respect to irrigation district directors.
⦁ Authorizes an irrigation district board to contract using the small works roster process for work or for the purchase
of materials; and to advertise bid solicitations on its website or the county's website if the district does not have a
website.
⦁ Requires the Washington Association of County Officials to study and make recommendations to standardize
irrigation district election methods by December 1, 2019.
EXPANDING THE ALLOWABLE POWERS OF FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICTS
C 402 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
SSB 5670
Prime Sponsor:Senator Wagoner (HB 1669 Representative Eslick)
⦁ Authorizes fire protection districts to enter into interlocal agreements to provide vehicle or equipment repair and
maintenance for local jurisdictions.
CONCERNING PUBLIC WORKS CONTRACTS AND INTERLOCAL AGREEMENTS
C 91 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
ESB 5958
Prime Sponsor:Senator Lovelett
⦁ Makes clear that any obligation related to notices for competitive bidding arising from a local ordinance or policy
is satisfied for a piggybacking entity if certain requirements are met, including that the host agency complies with its
statutory contracting requirements and posts the solicitation online.
CONCERNING BREED-BASED DOG REGULATIONS
C 199 L 19 Effective date 1/1/2020.
HB 1026
Prime Sponsor:Representative Appleton
⦁ Prohibits local jurisdictions from enacting breed-based dog regulations, unless a reasonable exemption process is
maintained.
PROVIDING GREATER CERTAINTY IN ASSOCIATION WITH SELLING CITY-OWNED PROPERTY USED FOR
OFF-STREET PARKING
C 254 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
SHB 1083
Prime Sponsor:Representative Stonier
⦁ Allows a city legislative authority to sell, transfer, exchange, lease, or dispose of real property obtained for off-
street parking when certain conditions are met.
⦁ Allows proceeds from the sale, transfer, exchange, or lease to be used to pay the remaining balance on the bonds
or financing contract.
⦁ Requires the legislative body, when selling or disposing of property used for off-street parking obtained by means
of eminent domain or condemnation, to notify and allow the former owner to repurchase the property at fair
market value.
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CONCERNING THE COMPENSATION OF COMMISSIONERS OF CERTAIN METROPOLITAN PARK
DISTRICTS
C 198 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
HB 1092
Prime Sponsor:Representative Fey (SB 5036 Senator Conway)
⦁ Increases maximum amounts for metropolitan park district (MPD) commissioner compensation from $90 to $114-
daily and $8,640 to $12,288-annually.
⦁ Increases maximum compensation amounts in MPDs with certain accredited facilities to $24,578 annually.
⦁ Changes the date from which the Office of Financial Management must make inflation-based adjustments from
2008 to 2023.
PROTECTING TAXPAYERS FROM HOME FORECLOSURE
C 332 L 19 Effective date 1/1/2020.
E2SHB 1105
Prime Sponsor:Representative Orwall
⦁ Enacts measures for the purpose of protecting taxpayers from home foreclosure, including requiring tax
delinquency notices with contact information for the statewide foreclosure hotline; assisting taxpayers in applying
for certain property tax exemption and deferral programs; and establishing payment plan provisions for delinquent
taxpayers.
REMOVING DISINCENTIVES TO THE CREATION OF COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICTS
C 260 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
HB 1366
Prime Sponsor:Representative Sullivan
⦁ Increases the term of a Community Facilities District (CFD) special assessment to the lesser of 35 years or the full-
term of any bonds issued by or on behalf of the district to which the assessments or other revenue of the district is
specifically dedicated, pledged, or obligated.
⦁ Exempts the formation of a CFD from State Environmental Policy Act compliance, unless such formation
constitutes a final agency decision to undertake construction of a structure or facility not otherwise exempt under
state law or rule.
CONCERNING COOPERATION BETWEEN CONSERVATION DISTRICTS
C 103 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
HB 1426
Prime Sponsor:Representative Ramos (SB 5585 Senator Takko)
⦁ Allows conservation districts to engage in joint engineering activities with other conservation districts.
CONCERNING CERTAIN PUBLIC FACILITIES DISTRICT'S AUTHORIZATION TO ACQUIRE, CONSTRUCT,
OWN, REMODEL, MAINTAIN, EQUIP, REEQUIP, REPAIR, FINANCE, AND OPERATE ONE OR MORE
RECREATIONAL FACILITIES OTHER THAN A SKI AREA WITH VOTER APPROVAL
C 341 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
HB 1499
Prime Sponsor:Representative Jenkin (SB 5515 Senator Walsh)
⦁ Provides authority to eligible public facilities districts to acquire, construct, own, remodel, maintain, equip,
reequip, repair, finance, and operate one or more recreational facilities other than a ski area.
REQUIRING PROPERTY SOLD IN TAX LIEN FORECLOSURE PROCEEDINGS TO BE SOLD AS IS
C 28 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
HB 1634
Prime Sponsor:Representative Goehner (SB 5518 Senator Cleveland)
⦁ Requires all property sold by a county treasurer in a tax lien foreclosure sale to be sold as is, without any
guarantee or warranty of any kind.
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CONCERNING THE MITIGATION OF PUBLIC FACILITIES IN CERTAIN CITIES
Delivered to Governor.
SHB 1724
Prime Sponsor:Representative Santos (SB 5679 Senator Hasegawa)
⦁ Requires a city with a population greater than 550,000 that permits, constructs, or operates a public facility in a
neighborhood with a high poverty level and high rate of ethnic diversity to request the entity operating or
constructing the facility to assess and mitigate the negative impacts the facility has had on parking in the
surrounding neighborhood.
ADJUSTING MONETARY THRESHOLDS FOR FOUND PROPERTY
C 30 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
SHB 1764
Prime Sponsor:Representative Chambers
⦁ Changes the monetary threshold related to found property from $25 to $100 or less, adjusted for inflation every
five years.
ENTERING ABANDONED CEMETERIES FOR AUTHORIZED PURPOSES
C 129 L 19 Effective date 4/24/2019.
EHB 1801
Prime Sponsor:Representative Orcutt
⦁ Permits state and local governmental organizations to apply for a certificate of authority to restore, maintain,
protect, and preserve an abandoned cemetery.
⦁ Declares it lawful to enter an abandoned cemetery for burials, care and maintenance activities pursuant to a
certificate of authority, and visiting graves.
CONCERNING PROPERTY TAX REFUNDS MORE THAN THREE YEARS AFTER THE DUE DATE RESULTING
FROM CERTAIN MANIFEST ERRORS
C 32 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
HB 1852
Prime Sponsor:Representative Ramos
⦁ Eliminates the requirement that a claim must be filed for a county legislative authority to authorize a property tax
refund to be processed more than three years after the due date of the payment, if the refund is for taxes paid as
the result of a manifest error.
CONCERNING COMMUNITY PRESERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITIES
Delivered to Governor.
HB 1918
Prime Sponsor:Representative Santos
⦁ Adds definitions to clarify Community Preservation and Development Authorities (CPDAs).
⦁ Adds that proposals for CPDAs after 2020 may include a revenue source with a nexus to land use decisions as well
as publicly funded facilities.
⦁ Changes the way the initial board of a newly created CPDA is formed—from a list of candidates submitted by a
legislative delegation to direct appointment by that delegation.
⦁ Authorizes the formation of a Central District CPDA within the city of Seattle.
CONCERNING THE DEANNEXATION OF A PORTION OF LAND FROM A PARK AND RECREATION
DISTRICT OR METROPOLITAN PARK DISTRICT
C 138 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
SHB 2044
Prime Sponsor:Representative Senn
⦁ Provides a process for a city, town, or county to withdraw land from a park and recreation district or metropolitan
park district.
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AUTHORIZING COUNTY TREASURERS TO CONTRACT WITH OTHER TREASURERS FOR SERVICES
C 20 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
HB 2072
Prime Sponsor:Representative Volz
⦁ Authorizes county treasurers to contract with other treasurers for services.
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CONCERNING GOVERNMENTAL CONTINUITY DURING EMERGENCY PERIODS
Delivered to Governor.
SSB 5012
Prime Sponsor:Senator Takko (HB 1077 Representative Goodman)
⦁ Requires the Washington Military Department to develop and manage a program to provide information and
education to state and local government officials regarding catastrophic incidents and continuity of government
planning.
⦁ Expands the Continuity of Government Act to include time periods and events that occur in the state relating to a
catastrophic incident in addition to an enemy attack.
PROVIDING PREPAID POSTAGE FOR ALL ELECTION BALLOTS
C 161 L 19 Effective date 7/1/2019.
SSB 5063
Prime Sponsor:Senator Nguyen (HB 1209 Representative Hansen)
⦁ Requires prepaid postage on return envelopes for all elections, with county costs for the postage to be reimbursed
by the state.
ENACTING THE UNIFORM FAITHFUL PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS ACT
C 143 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
SB 5074
Prime Sponsor:Senator Kuderer (HB 1539 Representative Hudgins)
⦁ Disqualifies presidential electors who do not vote for their party's presidential and vice-presidential nominees.
⦁ Abolishes the $1,000 fine for electors who do not vote for their party's presidential and vice-presidential
nominees.
⦁ Requires parties and independent candidates to nominate alternate presidential electors for each seat in the
electoral college.
ENACTING THE NATIVE AMERICAN VOTING RIGHTS ACT OF WASHINGTON
C 6 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
ESSB 5079
Prime Sponsor:Senator McCoy (HB 1339 Representative Lekanoff)
⦁ Authorizes Indian tribes to request ballot drop boxes on reservations and designation of state facilities on
reservations as voter registration sites, with legal enforcement for election officials' failure to comply.
⦁ Permits the use of nontraditional residential addresses by any person residing on an Indian reservation or lands for
voter registration purposes.
⦁ Permits the use of tribal identification for electronic voter registration where the Secretary of State can obtain a
copy of the applicant's signature.
CONCERNING NOTIFICATION OF FELONY VOTING RIGHTS AND RESTORATION
C 43 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
SB 5207
Prime Sponsor:Senator Dhingra
⦁ Requires the Department of Corrections (DOC) to notify an inmate of the process for restoring voting rights prior
to termination of DOC authority over the inmate.
⦁ Requires DOC to provide an inmate leaving DOC authority with a voter registration form and instructions.
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CONCERNING DEADLINES FOR RECEIPT OF VOTER REGISTRATIONS BY ELECTION OFFICIALS
C 391 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
SB 5227
Prime Sponsor:Senator Kuderer (HB 1292 Representative Walsh)
⦁ Moves the deadline to transfer an existing voter registration via telephone, electronically, or at a state agency
other than a county auditor or the Secretary of State, to eight days before the election.
CONCERNING POWERS TO WAIVE STATUTORY OBLIGATIONS OR LIMITATIONS DURING A STATE OF
EMERGENCY IN ORDER TO COPE WITH THE EMERGENCY
Delivered to Governor.
SB 5260
Prime Sponsor:Senator Zeiger
⦁ Amends certain authorities granted to the Governor during a declared state of emergency.
⦁ Limits a waiver or suspension of statutory obligations or limitations issued by the Governor to 30 days unless the
Legislature extends it by concurrent resolution, or in writing if the Legislature is not in session.
CONCERNING THE ROLE OF VOLUNTEERISM WITHIN STATE GOVERNMENT
C 45 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
SSB 5265
Prime Sponsor:Senator Zeiger
⦁ Requires Serve Washington to conduct a review of volunteer opportunities within state government and report to
the Legislature by July 1, 2020.
CONCERNING TIMELY ELECTIONS FOR GOVERNING BODY MEMBERS IN JURISDICTIONS MODIFYING
DISTRICTING PLANS UNDER THE WASHINGTON VOTING RIGHTS ACT
Delivered to Governor.
SSB 5266
Prime Sponsor:Senator Saldaña
⦁ Requires all governing body positions to be subject to election at the next general election if a jurisdiction modifies
its election plan under the Washington Voting Rights Act.
CONCERNING THE PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY
C 7 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
ESB 5273
Prime Sponsor:Senator Hunt (HB 1310 Representative Valdez)
⦁ Moves the presidential primary to the second Tuesday in March, with certain exceptions.
⦁ Gives complete authority to major political parties to determine which candidates appear on the presidential
primary ballot under the party's banner.
⦁ Allows voters to indicate a preference for uncommitted delegates in the presidential primary.
ENSURING ACCURATE REDISTRICTING
Delivered to Governor.
2SSB 5287
Prime Sponsor:Senator Darneille
⦁ Directs the Redistricting Commission to deem each inmate in an adult correctional facility and each resident of a
juvenile justice or involuntary commitment facility a resident of their last known place of residence, if known and
inside the state, and adjust precinct, ward, and district data accordingly.
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CORRECTING AGENCY NAMES AND ACCOUNTS IN STATUTES TO REFLECT THE ORGANIZATIONAL
STRUCTURE, DUTIES, AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
C 146 L 19 Effective date 7/1/2019*.
SB 5310
Prime Sponsor:Senator Hunt (HB 1294 Representative Goehner)
⦁ Authorizes the Office of Financial Management (OFM) to administer, maintain and operate the central personnel-
payroll system.
⦁ Corrects agency names and accounts in statutes to reflect the duties and responsibilities of OFM.
ELIMINATING, REVISING, OR DECODIFYING OBSOLETE OR INACTIVE STATUTORY PROVISIONS THAT
CONCERN THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
C 147 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
ESSB 5311
Prime Sponsor:Senator Hunt (HB 1364 Representative Smith)
⦁ Amends or repeals a number of statutes concerning the Office of Financial Management.
ESTABLISHING THE WASHINGTON STATE LGBTQ COMMISSION
C 395 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
E2SSB 5356
Prime Sponsor:Senator Wilson (HB 2065 Representative Macri)
⦁ Establishes a LGBTQ Commission in the Office of the Governor, subject to appropriations.
⦁ Designates June of each year as LGBTQ pride month with the fourth week in June designated as a time to
celebrate the contributions LGBTQ people have made to the state.
ALIGNING STATUTORY REDISTRICTING DEADLINES TO THE CONSTITUTION
C 192 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
SSB 5502
Prime Sponsor:Senator Zeiger (HB 1494 Representative Walsh)
⦁ Moves the statutory deadline for the Redistricting Commission to complete the redistricting plan to November
15th of each year ending in one.
⦁ Moves the statutory deadline for the Supreme Court to adopt a redistricting plan, if the Commission fails to adopt
a plan in a timely fashion, to April 30th of each year ending in two.
EXTENDING RESPECTFUL WORKPLACE CODE OF CONDUCT PROVISIONS TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE
LEGISLATIVE COMMUNITY
Delivered to Governor.
SSB 5861
Prime Sponsor:Senator Dhingra
⦁ Directs the Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives and the Secretary of the Senate to create a training course
for lobbyists on the legislative code of conduct and appropriate conduct policies.
⦁ Requires registered lobbyists to attest completion of the training course on the legislative code of conduct and
appropriate conduct policies.
DECLARING OCTOBER AS FILIPINO AMERICAN HISTORY MONTH
C 283 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
SB 5865
Prime Sponsor:Senator Hasegawa
⦁ Declares October of each year as Filipino American History Month.
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CONCERNING BUMP-FIRE STOCK BUY-BACK PROGRAM RECORDS
C 239 L 19 Effective date 4/30/2019*.
SB 6025
Prime Sponsor:Senator Honeyford (HB 2182 Representative Shea)
⦁ Exempts names, addresses, and personal information of participants in the bump-fire stock buy-back program
from public disclosure.
AMENDING THE STATE CONSTITUTION TO PROVIDE GOVERNMENTAL CONTINUITY DURING
EMERGENCY PERIODS RESULTING FROM A CATASTROPHIC INCIDENT
Filed with Secretary of State.
SJR 8200
Prime Sponsor:Senator Takko (HJR 4200 Representative Goodman)
⦁ Proposes a constitutional amendment to authorize the Legislature to enact measures for ensuring continuity of
government operations during emergencies resulting from a catastrophic incident.
CONCERNING NATIONAL GUARD PAY IN STATE ACTIVE SERVICE FOR WILDLAND FIRE RESPONSE DUTY
C 66 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
HB 1137
Prime Sponsor:Representative Leavitt (SB 5196 Senator Hobbs)
⦁ Modifies pay for National Guard members in active state service.
⦁ Directs the Adjutant General to establish a pay scale for National Guard wildfire response which takes into account
experience and responsibility.
CONCERNING ACCESS OF BROADCASTERS TO A GEOGRAPHIC AREA SUBJECT TO THE DECLARATION
OF A NATIONAL, STATE, OR LOCAL EMERGENCY
C 207 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
HB 1147
Prime Sponsor:Representative Chapman (SB 5186 Senator Hunt)
⦁ Prohibits seizure of a first informer broadcaster's vehicle, fuel, food, water or other essential materials brought
into an emergency area, except as otherwise authorized by law.
⦁ Provides liability protections for federal, state, and local agencies that facilitate access of a first informer
broadcaster to an emergency or disaster area.
⦁ Defines broadcaster and first informer broadcaster for the purposes of emergency management.
CONCERNING FIRE SERVICE MOBILIZATION.
C 259 L 19 Effective date 7/1/2019.
SHB 1170
Prime Sponsor:Representative Griffey (SB 5019 Senator Takko)
⦁ Makes prior temporary changes to fire service mobilization permanent on July 1, 2019, including expanding the
scope of fire mobilization to include all risk resources as well as annual reporting of use and cost for non-fire
suppression emergencies and disasters.
⦁ Restricts all risk resources from being mobilized to assist law enforcement with police activities during a civil
protest or demonstration, or other exercise by the people of their constitutionally protected First Amendment
rights, or other protected concerted activity.
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CONCERNING THE EFFICIENT ADMINISTRATION OF CAMPAIGN FINANCE AND PUBLIC DISCLOSURE
REPORTING AND ENFORCEMENT
Delivered to Governor.
SHB 1195
Prime Sponsor:Representative Hudgins (SB 5112 Senator Hunt)
⦁ Modifies provisions relating to Public Disclosure Commission commissioners' term length.
⦁ Modifies provisions relating to public officials' personal financial affairs statements.
⦁ Modifies procedures for requests of suspensions or modifications of personal financial affairs reporting
requirements, including disclosure of documents.
⦁ Modifies the definitions of commercial advertiser and independent expenditure.
⦁ Precludes a citizen's action claim where the Attorney General publishes a decision as to whether it will commence
legal action on the underlying complaint.
ALLOWING FOR THE YEAR ROUND OBSERVATION OF DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME
C 297 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019**.
SHB 1196
Prime Sponsor:Representative Riccelli
⦁ Establishes that the state and all of its political subdivisions will follow pacific daylight time throughout the year, if
federal law changes to allow the state to do so.
CONCERNING PUBLIC WORKS CONTRACTING PROCEDURES
C 212 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
SHB 1295
Prime Sponsor:Representative Tharinger
⦁ Modifies design build contract evaluation criteria and reporting requirements and removes limitations on design-
build projects between $2 million and $10 million.
⦁ Makes job order contracting available to any public entity and modifies job order contract restrictions.
⦁ Requires an apprenticeship utilization program for any contract over $350,000 and exceeding 600 hours in a single
trade.
⦁ Modifies public disclosure exemptions for certain information.
APPLYING CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTION LIMITS TO CANDIDATES FOR ALL PORT DISTRICTS
C 100 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
HB 1375
Prime Sponsor:Representative Wylie
⦁ Applies campaign contribution limits to all port district elections, regardless of district population.
CONCERNING DISCLOSURE OF CONTRIBUTIONS FROM POLITICAL COMMITTEES TO OTHER POLITICAL
COMMITTEES
C 261 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
ESHB 1379
Prime Sponsor:Representative Pellicciotti
⦁ Raises the threshold for disclosing the top five contributors to a political advertisement sponsored by a political
committee.
⦁ Requires that when political advertisements must disclose the sponsor's top five contributors, if any of those five
contributors are political committees, the sponsor must also disclose the top three donors other than political
committees to those contributors, alongside the statement "Top Three Donors to PAC Contributors."
⦁ Specifies certain display requirements for all required disclosures in political advertisements.
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EXEMPTING UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION NONPUBLIC INFORMATION FROM
DISCLOSURE UNDER THE STATE PUBLIC DISCLOSURE ACT
C 337 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
HB 1385
Prime Sponsor:Representative Springer (SB 5455 Senator Takko)
⦁ Exempts certain information obtained from the Food and Drug Administration from disclosure requirements.
CREATING THE VETERANS SERVICE OFFICER PROGRAM
C 223 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
2SHB 1448
Prime Sponsor:Representative Maycumber
⦁ Creates the Veterans Service Officer Program for underserved counties with populations under 100,000 to
establish veterans service officers.
RECOGNIZING THE FOURTH SATURDAY OF SEPTEMBER AS PUBLIC LANDS DAY
C 224 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
HB 1449
Prime Sponsor:Representative Peterson
⦁ Recognizes the fourth Saturday in September as Public Lands Day.
CONCERNING THE APPOINTMENT OF RELIGIOUS COORDINATORS
C 107 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
SHB 1485
Prime Sponsor:Representative Lekanoff (SB 5013 Senator McCoy)
⦁ Changes the employee title "chaplain" to "religious coordinator" for institutions under the Department of
Corrections, Department of Children, Youth, and Families, and the Department of Social and Health Services.
CONCERNING SUNSHINE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS
C 229 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
HB 1537
Prime Sponsor:Representative Springer
⦁ Removes the exemption from public disclosure requirements for applications for vacancies in elective office.
⦁ Removes the exemption from public disclosure requirements for lists of members or owners of timeshare
projects, subdivisions, camping resorts, condominiums, land developments, and associated communities.
CONCERNING CURING BALLOTS TO ASSURE THAT VOTES ARE COUNTED
C 167 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
SHB 1545
Prime Sponsor:Representative Mead
⦁ Requires that records of returned ballots with missing or mismatched signatures be continually updated as ballots
are canvassed or voters are contacted.
⦁ Requires that, after an update, those records be sent to the Secretary of State, who must make those records
publicly available.
CONCERNING PROPERTY OWNERSHIP FOR PARTICIPANTS IN THE ADDRESS CONFIDENTIALITY
PROGRAM
C 122 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
ESHB 1643
Prime Sponsor:Representative Doglio
⦁ Requires the Secretary of State to work with the Office of Civil Legal Aid to provide information, online self-help
resources, and other free legal aid services to participants in the Address Confidentiality Program who wish to own
property without disclosing their address.
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CONCERNING PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST ADMINISTRATION
Delivered to Governor.
ESHB 1667
Prime Sponsor:Representative Springer (SB 5667 Senator Becker)
⦁ Removes sunsets on the local government competitive grant program for public records response improvements,
records retention consultation, and Attorney General (AG) records consultation.
⦁ Makes permanent a $1 county auditor document recording fee for the competitive grant program, record
retention consultation, and AG records consultation.
⦁ Modifies language regarding metrics certain agencies must annually report to the Joint Legislative Audit and
Review Committee on public records request responses.
EXEMPTING INFORMATION RELATING TO THE REGULATION OF EXPLOSIVES FROM PUBLIC
DISCLOSURE
C 125 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
HB 1673
Prime Sponsor:Representative Steele
⦁ Exempts records obtained and reports submitted under the Washington State Explosives Act from public
disclosure under the Public Records Act.
⦁ Requires the Sunshine Committee to recommend to the Legislature by December 1, 2023, whether the exemption
should continue, be modified, or be terminated.
PROTECTING INFORMATION CONCERNING AGENCY EMPLOYEES WHO HAVE FILED A CLAIM OF
HARASSMENT OR STALKING
Delivered to Governor.
ESHB 1692
Prime Sponsor:Representative Jinkins
⦁ Prohibits disclosure of certain records concerning state agency employees who are victims or have made a claim
of workplace sexual harassment or stalking to the person alleged as perpetrator in the claim if the agency disciplined
the requestor after an investigation.
⦁ Imposes civil liability for records requestors who use or provide information concerning a state agency employee
who is a victim or has made a claim of workplace sexual harassment or stalking to harass, stalk, threaten, or
intimidate the employee.
IMPROVING LAW ENFORCEMENT RESPONSE TO MISSING AND MURDERED NATIVE AMERICAN
WOMEN
C 127 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
2SHB 1713
Prime Sponsor:Representative Mosbrucker
⦁ Establishes two liaison positions within the Washington State Patrol (WSP) for the purpose of building
relationships between government and native communities.
⦁ Requires WSP to develop a best practices protocol for law enforcement response to missing persons reports for
indigenous women and other indigenous people.
⦁ Requires the Governor's Office of Indian Affairs to provide WSP with government-to-government training.
RECOGNIZING THE TENTH DAY OF APRIL AS DOLORES HUERTA DAY
C 10 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
HB 1906
Prime Sponsor:Representative Ortiz-Self (SB 5868 Senator Saldaña)
⦁ Recognizes April 10th as Dolores Huerta Day.
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REPEALING THE ELECTRONIC AUTHENTICATION ACT
C 132 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
HB 1908
Prime Sponsor:Representative Graham (SB 5501 Senator Zeiger)
⦁ Repeals the Electronic Authentication Act.
⦁ Provides definitions of digital signature and electronic signature in statutes that will continue to use those terms in
other contexts.
CONCERNING HARASSMENT AND DISCRIMINATION BY LEGISLATORS AND LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
EMPLOYEES
Delivered to Governor.
ESHB 2018
Prime Sponsor:Representative Morgan
⦁ Prohibits harassment or sexual harassment of another person by legislators and legislative branch employees
under the Ethics Act.
EXEMPTING THE DISCLOSURE OF NAMES IN EMPLOYMENT INVESTIGATION RECORDS
C 349 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
EHB 2020
Prime Sponsor:Representative Dolan (SB 5929 Senator Keiser)
⦁ Exempts the names of complainants, other accusers, and witnesses in an investigation of employment
discrimination from public disclosure requirements after the investigation is complete, unless the person consents
to disclose their name.
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AN ACT RELATING TO DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION
C 160 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
I 1000
Prime Sponsor: People of the State of Washington
⦁ Amends Initiative 200, which prohibits the state from discriminating against or granting preferential treatment
to certain individuals or groups in public education, public employment, and public contracting.
• Amends the definition of affirmative action for the purpose of Washington State Patrol promotional
examinations.
• Establishes the Governor's Commission on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion which is responsible for planning,
directing, monitoring, and enforcing each state agency's compliance with Initiative 1000 (I-1000).
• Requires certain reports regarding I-1000.
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INCREASING THE TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY FEE
C 181 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
ESSB 5127
Prime Sponsor:Senator McCoy (HB 1585 Representative Doglio)
⦁ Increases the traumatic brain injury fee from $2.00 to $5.00 per traffic infraction.
AMENDING MOTOR VEHICLE LAWS TO ALIGN WITH FEDERAL DEFINITIONS, MAKE TECHNICAL
CORRECTIONS, AND MOVE AN EFFECTIVE DATE TO MEET A FEDERAL TIMELINE
C 44 L 19 Effective date 4/17/2019.
SB 5230
Prime Sponsor:Senator Wilson (HB 1117 Representative Valdez)
⦁ Expands authorization for the Department of Licensing to issue special Armed Forces license plates for vehicles
that are not motor vehicles, such as trailers.
⦁ Decreases the fee from $25 to $2 for a tow truck that is registered to a registered tow truck operator for a
transporter's license plate indicator tab, that will become available June 1, 2019.
⦁ Increases the renewal registration fee from $30 to $34 for a commercial trailer.
⦁ Delays implementation of modifications to commercial driver's license (CDL) laws to correspond to a delay in a
federal rule on requirements for tracking CDL medical certifications.
CREATING A DEFERRED FINDING PROGRAM FOR NONPAYMENT OF LICENSE FEES AND TAXES FOR
VEHICLE, VESSEL, AND AIRCRAFT REGISTRATIONS
Delivered to Governor.
SSB 5362
Prime Sponsor:Senator Wilson
⦁ Allows a county to set up a deferred prosecution program for persons who receive a citation for failing to register
a vehicle, an aircraft, or a vessel.
CREATING A STATE COMMERCIAL AVIATION COORDINATING COMMISSION
C 396 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
SSB 5370
Prime Sponsor:Senator Keiser (HB 1683 Representative Orwall)
⦁ Creates a Commercial Aviation Coordinating Commission tasked with identifying a location for a new primary
commercial aviation facility.
ADDRESSING THE USE OF LOCAL STORMWATER CHARGES PAID BY THE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION
Delivered to Governor.
SB 5505
Prime Sponsor:Senator Hobbs (HB 2125 Representative Fey)
⦁ Specifies that Washington State Department of Transportation (DOT) stormwater fees to local government utilities
must be used for facilities and best management practice implementation focused only on state highway runoff.
⦁ Reinstates the requirement for local government utilities to provide an expenditure plan and annual progress
report before receiving DOT stormwater fees.
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CONCERNING PARKING AT REST AREAS
Delivered to Governor.
SB 5506
Prime Sponsor:Senator Hobbs
⦁ Shortens allowable parking times at the Washington State Department of Transportation (DOT) safety rest areas
for all vehicles except commercial vehicles.
⦁ Gives DOT and the Washington State Patrol additional authority at safety rest areas to manage and enforce
parking.
CLARIFYING PERSONAL BELONGINGS DISPOSAL FOR IMPOUNDED VEHICLES
C 401 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
SSB 5652
Prime Sponsor:Senator Fortunato
⦁ Requires registered tow truck operators (RTTO) to hold personal belongings for 21 days from the date of impound,
or if the vehicle owner comes to the RTTO and removes the belongings from the car and signs a personal belongings
storage request form, then the RTTO must store the belongings for an additional 30 days.
⦁ Provides that personal belongings not claimed within 21 days, or within the 30 days after the submittal of the
storage request form, are considered abandoned and may be disposed of at the discretion of the RTTO.
⦁ Removes the requirement that a RTTO turn over personal property found in an impounded vehicle that goes
unclaimed to the law enforcement office that directed the impound.
CONCERNING TAXATION OF ABANDONED VEHICLES SOLD AT AUCTIONS CONDUCTED BY REGISTERED
TOW TRUCK OPERATORS
C 357 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
SSB 5668
Prime Sponsor:Senator Takko (HB 1684 Representative Kirby)
⦁ Exempts from sales tax the sale of abandoned vehicles by a registered tow truck operator, until January 1, 2030.
CONCERNING HIGH OCCUPANCY VEHICLE LANE PENALTIES
Delivered to Governor.
SSB 5695
Prime Sponsor:Senator Liias (HB 1710 Representative Fey)
⦁ Creates an additional penalty that must be assessed to a person who commits a traffic infraction violating the high
occupancy vehicle (HOV) passenger requirements.
⦁ Provides that the penalty increases based on how many times a person violates the HOV passenger requirements
within a two year period.
ESTABLISHING THE COOPER JONES ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION SAFETY COUNCIL
C 54 L 19 Partial Veto Effective date 7/28/2019.
SSB 5710
Prime Sponsor:Senator Liias (HB 1723 Representative Kloba)
⦁ Combines the Pedestrian Safety Advisory Council and the Cooper Jones Bicyclist Safety Advisory Council into the
Cooper Jones Active Transportation Safety Council.
⦁ Directs the Council to review and analyze data on programs related to fatalities and serious injuries involving
pedestrians, bicyclists, and other nonmotorists and issue an annual report on the Council's findings and
recommendations to the Governor and the transportation committees of the Legislature.
Partial Veto Summary:
⦁ Removed the emergency clause which results in the Council expiring.
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INCREASING SAFETY ON ROADWAYS FOR PEDESTRIANS, BICYCLISTS, AND OTHER ROADWAY USERS
C 403 L 19 Effective date 1/1/2020.
SSB 5723
Prime Sponsor:Senator Randall (HB 1966 Representative Kilduff)
⦁ Modifies the rules of the road to clarify how motor vehicles, pedestrians, bicyclists, and other users are to share
the road.
⦁ Provides an additional penalty for certain traffic infractions involving a motor vehicle and a vulnerable user of the
road, and deposits the penalty monies into a new account dedicated to educating law enforcement officers,
prosecutors, and judges about opportunities for enforcement of traffic infractions and offenses committed against
vulnerable roadway users.
CONCERNING COLLECTOR TRUCK OPERATORS
C 195 L 19 Effective date 10/1/2019.
SSB 5763
Prime Sponsor:Senator Wagoner
⦁ Exempts a collector truck operator from the commercial driver's license licensing requirements.
⦁ Defines a collector truck as one that is older than thirty years old, only used occasionally to and from certain
events, used for the pleasure of others without compensation, and other requirements.
ADDRESSING THE TOLLING OF INTERSTATE 405, STATE ROUTE NUMBER 167, AND STATE ROUTE
NUMBER 509
Delivered to Governor.
ESSB 5825
Prime Sponsor:Senator Hobbs (HB 1899 Representative Fey)
⦁ Makes both the Interstate 405 express toll lanes and State Route 167 express toll lanes permanent, with separate
toll revenue accounts.
⦁ Modifies performance metrics for the required express toll lanes corridor reporting.
⦁ Authorizes tolling on, and creates an account for, the future Puget Sound Gateway facility.
⦁ Authorizes issuing up to $1.5 billion of general obligation bonds for I-405, SR 167, and the Puget Sound Gateway
facility, payable from toll revenue, motor fuel taxes, and vehicle-related fees, and adds legislative intent for projects
on which the bond proceeds will be used.
ADDRESSING THE INSTALLATION OF SAFETY GLAZING OR FILM SUNSCREENING MATERIALS
Delivered to Governor.
SB 5881
Prime Sponsor:Senator King
⦁ Modifies the penalties applicable to unlawfully installing safety glazing or film sunscreening material on motor
vehicles.
AUTHORIZING VEHICLES OR COMBINATIONS OF VEHICLES CARRYING FARM PRODUCTS TO EXCEED
TOTAL GROSS WEIGHT LIMITS
Delivered to Governor.
SSB 5883
Prime Sponsor:Senator King
⦁ Modifies the penalties for a violation of the gross vehicle weight laws when a vehicle, or combination of vehicles,
is carrying farm product from the field where it was grown or harvested, and the vehicle exceeds gross vehicle
weight limits by 5 percent or less.
⦁ Specifies penalties are not applicable and a written warning must be issued if the driver has not been issued a
traffic infraction or has received no more than one written warning in a calendar year.
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ESTABLISHING AN EMERGENCY LOAN PROGRAM TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE COUNTY ROAD
ADMINISTRATION BOARD
C 157 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
SB 5923
Prime Sponsor:Senator Hobbs (HB 1951 Representative Walsh)
⦁ Authorizes the County Road Administration Board to create an emergency revolving loan program for certain
counties for road or bridge work that is necessary due to a natural or manmade event for which a disaster was
declared.
CLARIFYING THE REQUIRED COLOR OF CERTAIN LAMPS ON VEHICLES
C 321 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
ESB 5937
Prime Sponsor:Senator Lovelett (HB 2070 Representative Lovick)
⦁ Requires all rear stop lamps to be red and other signal devices to be red or amber on commercial motor vehicles.
CONCERNING THE USE OF CHILD PASSENGER RESTRAINT SYSTEMS
C 59 L 19 Effective date 1/1/2020.
SHB 1012
Prime Sponsor:Representative Bergquist
⦁ Requires a child to be properly secured in a rear-facing child restraint system until the age of two or until the child
reaches the seat manufacturer-set weight or height limits.
⦁ Requires a child not secured in a rear-facing seat who is under the age of four to be properly secured in a forward-
facing child restraint system until the child reaches the seat manufacturer-set weight or height limits.
⦁ Requires a child not secured in a forward- or rear-facing child restraint system who is under 4 feet 9 inches tall to
be properly secured in a child booster seat until the child reaches the seat manufacturer-set weight or height limits.
⦁ Mandates that the Washington Traffic Safety Commission produce and distribute informational and educational
material on child restraint systems.
MODIFYING THE QUALIFICATIONS OF MEMBERS COMPOSING THE COUNTY ROAD ADMINISTRATION
BOARD
C 22 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
HB 1020
Prime Sponsor:Representative Eslick
⦁ Increases the county population size thresholds for member qualification on the County Road Administration
Board.
ADDRESSING MOTORCYCLE SAFETY
C 65 L 19 Effective date 1/1/2020.
SHB 1116
Prime Sponsor:Representative Lovick (SB 5303 Senator Liias)
⦁ Requires the Department of Licensing to adopt rules establishing a motorcycle operator subsidy program, which
may address testing costs; offer financial need-based subsidies for motorcycle training; and employ other strategies
to improve access to motorcycle ridership.
⦁ Modifies the motorcycle instruction permit by requiring a skills demonstration test prior to receiving the permit.
⦁ Removes the cap on the number of hours a motorcycle skills education class may be, and removes the cap on the
cost of a motorcycle skills education class.
⦁ Increases the penalty for the traffic infraction of operating a motorcycle without the proper endorsement by
adding an additional penalty of $250, and depositing that penalty into the Motorcycle Safety Education Account.
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MAKING TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE 2019-2021 FISCAL BIENNIUM
Delivered to Governor.
ESHB 1160
Prime Sponsor:Representative Fey (SB 5214 Senator Hobbs)
⦁ Makes transportation appropriations for the 2019-21 fiscal biennium and supplemental appropriations for the
2017-2019 biennium.
CONCERNING GOLD STAR LICENSE PLATES
C 210 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
SHB 1197
Prime Sponsor:Representative Riccelli (SB 5783 Senator Billig)
⦁ Requires Gold Star license plates to be issued for certain eligible applicants without payment of any vehicle license
fees and motor vehicle excise taxes.
⦁ Allows widows and widowers who are eligible to receive the Gold Star license plates, but choose instead to receive
a standard license plate or any other qualifying special license plate, to be exempt from payment of motor vehicle
excise taxes.
CLARIFYING THE AUTHORITY OF UNREGISTERED VEHICLES SHIPPED AS MARINE CARGO THROUGH
PUBLIC PORTS TO OPERATE ON PUBLIC ROADWAYS
C 94 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
SHB 1254
Prime Sponsor:Representative Fey
⦁ Exempts vehicles shipped as marine cargo travelling within a single port area, from vehicle registration
requirements.
REGULATING PERSONAL DELIVERY DEVICES
C 214 L 19 Effective date 9/1/2019.
ESHB 1325
Prime Sponsor:Representative Kloba (SB 5378 Senator Liias)
⦁ Establishes a regulatory framework for operating personal delivery devices, which are automated devices intended
to primarily deliver property via sidewalks and crosswalks.
CONCERNING ABSTRACTS OF DRIVING RECORDS
C 99 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
SHB 1360
Prime Sponsor:Representative Irwin (SB 5725 Senator Hobbs)
⦁ Allows the Department of Licensing (DOL) to release driver abstracts of existing volunteer vanpool drivers to
transit authorities.
⦁ Permits DOL to enter into contractual agreements with a transit authority or a unit of local government, or a self-
insurance pool of which either is a member, for the purpose of reviewing the driving records of existing vanpool
drivers or employees for changes to the record.
CONCERNING SNOW BIKES
C 262 L 19 Effective date 9/1/2019.
SHB 1436
Prime Sponsor:Representative Mosbrucker
⦁ Allows the owner of a motorcycle to maintain concurrent licenses for the vehicle for use as a motorcycle or for use
as a snow bike.
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MODIFYING PROVISIONS RELATING TO APPROACHING EMERGENCY OR WORK ZONES AND TOW
TRUCK OPERATORS
C 106 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
SHB 1469
Prime Sponsor:Representative Jenkin
⦁ Requires a driver to reduce a motor vehicle's speed at least 10 miles per hour below the posted speed limit if it
would be unsafe to change lanes or move away from an emergency or work zone vehicle.
RESTRICTING THE AVAILABILITY OF STATE FUNDS TO REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION PLANNING
ORGANIZATIONS THAT DO NOT PROVIDE A REASONABLE OPPORTUNITY FOR VOTING MEMBERSHIP
TO CERTAIN FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED TRIBES
C 118 L 19 Effective date 8/1/2019.
EHB 1584
Prime Sponsor:Representative Riccelli (SB 5778 Senator Billig)
⦁ Requires regional transportation planning organizations to provide a reasonable opportunity for voting
membership to federally recognized tribes in order to receive state funding.
CONCERNING MANDATORY REST PERIODS FOR PILOTS
C 123 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
HB 1647
Prime Sponsor:Representative Chapman (SB 5563 Senator Hobbs)
⦁ Requires marine pilots to have mandatory rest periods of at least ten hours, rather than seven hours, after an
assignment, and a mandatory rest period that mitigates fatigue after three consecutive night assignments.
CONCERNING MOTORIZED FOOT SCOOTERS
C 170 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
ESHB 1772
Prime Sponsor:Representative Macri (SB 5751 Senator Liias)
⦁ Modifies the definition of motorized foot scooter.
⦁ Prohibits persons under sixteen years of age from operating motorized foot scooters, unless permitted by a local
government.
⦁ Authorizes local governments to regulate motorized foot scooters, and scooter share programs, subject to certain
requirements and limitations.
MAKING ADJUSTMENTS TO THE SERVICE AND FILING FEES FOR VEHICLE SUBAGENTS AND COUNTY
AUDITORS
Delivered to Governor.
EHB 1789
Prime Sponsor:Representative Fey
⦁ Increases the service fee for changes in a vehicle title certificate and related transactions from $12 to $15.
⦁ Increases the service fee for a registration renewal and certain other transactions from $5 to $8.
⦁ Increases the filing fee for application of a certificate of title from $4 to $5.50.
⦁ Increases the filing fee for application of vehicle registration from $3 to $4.50.
⦁ Requires county auditors to remit $0.50 of each filing fee collected to the Department of Licensing (DOL), and
requires DOL to distribute an equal share of the remitted funds to each county.
MAKING A TECHNICAL CORRECTION FOR THE DISPOSITION OF OFF-ROAD VEHICLE MONEYS
C 130 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
EHB 1846
Prime Sponsor:Representative Paul
⦁ Corrects technical drafting errors in the statute governing the disposition of fees collected for off-road vehicle
registrations, permits, and decals.
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CLARIFYING THE EXEMPTION FROM SAFETY BELT USE FOR PHYSICAL OR MEDICAL REASONS
C 173 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
HB 1901
Prime Sponsor:Representative Lovick (SB 5827 Senator Randall)
⦁ Prohibits operators and passengers operating a commercial motor vehicle from exercising the current medical
exception to the requirement to wear a safety belt.
FACILITATING TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS OF STATEWIDE SIGNIFICANCE
C 137 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
ESHB 1994
Prime Sponsor:Representative Wylie (SB 5847 Senator Cleveland)
⦁ Provides criteria for a transportation project of statewide significance.
⦁ Requires the Washington State Department of Transportation (DOT) to develop an application process for the
designation of a transportation project of statewide significance.
⦁ Directs DOT to assign a project coordinator and assemble a team of state and local government and private
officials to help meet the project planning and permitting needs and work to expedite their actions.
CREATING A SAN JUAN ISLANDS SPECIAL LICENSE PLATE.
C 177 L 19 Effective date 10/1/2019.
EHB 1996
Prime Sponsor:Representative Lekanoff (SB 5919 Senator Lovelett)
⦁ Creates a new special license plate that displays a symbol or artwork recognizing the San Juan Islands.
CONCERNING PAVEMENT CONDITION REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
C 36 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
HB 2038
Prime Sponsor:Representative Ramos
⦁ Repeals the current statute regarding pavement condition reporting by cities and towns.
⦁ Requires the Washington State Department of Transportation to continue to measure pavement conditions where
these measurements are currently taken.
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ADVANCING GREEN TRANSPORTATION ADOPTION
C 287 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019*.
E2SHB 2042
Prime Sponsor:Representative Fey
⦁ Imposes a new $75 transportation electrification fee for certain electric and alternative fuel vehicles and imposes
a new $75 annual fee on hybrid and alternative fuel vehicles that do not pay the existing alternative fuel registration
renewal fee, or the other new transportation electrification fee.
⦁ Reinstates a modified retail sales and use tax exemption for alternative fuel passenger vehicles that phases-out
over six years.
⦁ Establishes other tax exemptions and credit provisions, limited to 6-years, including extending and modifying
business and occupation credit for alternative fuel vehicle infrastructure commercial vehicles; extending and
modifying an electric vehicle (EV) battery and infrastructure sales and use tax exemption for buses; extending and
modifying a leasehold excise tax exemption for public land used related to EV infrastructure; and establishing a retail
sales and use tax exemption for new powertrains for certain vessels.
⦁ Extends, modifies, and expands to alternative fuel vehicle infrastructure the alternative fuel commercial vehicle
business and occupation and public utility tax credit program.
⦁ Establishes spending provisions, limited to 6-years, including establishing a capital grant program to assist transit
authorities in fleet electrification and alternative fuel use; establishing an alternative fuel car sharing pilot grant
program to support car sharing for underserved communities; and extending an existing EV charging infrastructure
grant program and expanding eligibility to include hydrogen fueling station infrastructure.
⦁ Amends provisions authorizing investor-owned utilities' incentive rate of return on investments in EV supply
equipment.
⦁ Creates a technical assistance and education program on alternative fuel vehicles for public agencies within
Washington State University's Extension Energy Program.
⦁ Authorizes the Department of Commerce to conduct a study on reducing barriers to battery and hydrogen fuel cell
EV adoption by lower income residents.
CONCERNING PURPLE HEART LICENSE PLATES
C 139 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
HB 2058
Prime Sponsor:Representative Callan
⦁ Requires Purple Heart license plates to be issued to all eligible applicants without payment of any vehicle license
fees, license plate fees, and motor vehicle excise taxes for one motor vehicle.
CREATING SEATTLE STORM SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES TO FUND YOUTH LEADERSHIP AND SPORTS
PROGRAMS
Delivered to Governor.
HB 2062
Prime Sponsor:Representative Slatter (SB 5930 Senator Randall)
⦁ Creates a new Seattle Storm special license plate.
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PROHIBITING THE DISCLOSURE OF CERTAIN INDIVIDUAL VEHICLE AND VESSEL OWNER INFORMATION
OF THOSE PARTICIPATING IN THE ADDRESS CONFIDENTIALITY PROGRAM
C 278 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
EHB 2067
Prime Sponsor:Representative Davis
⦁ Prohibits the Department of Licensing (DOL), county auditors, or agencies or firms authorized by DOL from
releasing a vehicle or vessel owner's information if the owner is a participant in the Address Confidentiality Program
(ACP).
⦁ Requires the secretary of state (SOS) to provide a prospective ACP participant with a form directing DOL to change
any associated address on file with a vehicle, vessel, driver's license, or identicard to the address designated by SOS
for the program participant.
⦁ Requires that the form also be provided to all current ACP participants.
CONCERNING FERRY VESSEL PROCUREMENT
Delivered to Governor.
ESHB 2161
Prime Sponsor:Representative Fey
⦁ Authorizes the Washington State Department of Transportation to modify an existing option contract executed
prior to July 6, 2015, to allow for the purchase of up to five additional 144-auto ferry vessels, for a total of nine 144-
auto ferry vessels, including the four Olympic-class vessels already delivered.
⦁ Creates the Small Business Enforceable Goals Program to increase small business participation in ferry vessel
procurement.
⦁ Limits the use of vessel replacement surcharges to the construction or purchase of ferry vessels and debt service
authorized for the construction or purchase of ferry vessels.
⦁ Requires a modification to an existing option contract for each additional ferry.
⦁ Requires the Transportation Commission to impose an additional vessel replacement surcharge beginning May 1,
2020, in an amount sufficient to fund one 144-auto ferry, taking into account revenue from increases to vehicle
transaction service fees.
⦁ Restricts the Commission from imposing the additional vessel replacement surcharge if doing so would increase
fares by more than 10 percent.
DESIGNATING THE BRIDGE OVER THE SKOOKUMCHUCK RIVER ON STATE ROUTE NUMBER 507 AS THE
REGINA CLARK MEMORIAL BRIDGE
Delivered to Governor.
SHJM 4007
Prime Sponsor:Representative Orcutt
⦁ Requests that the bridge over the Skookumchuck River on State Route 507 between milepost 4 and milepost 5 be
named the "Regina Clark Memorial Bridge."
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CONCERNING THE PURCHASE OF AN OPTIONAL LIFE ANNUITY BENEFIT FOR CERTAIN PUBLIC
RETIREMENT SYSTEM MEMBERS
C 189 L 19 Effective date 1/1/2020.
SB 5350
Prime Sponsor:Senator Conway (HB 1413 Representative Ormsby)
⦁ Allows certain retirees to purchase optional annuity retirement benefits.
RECOVERING SERVICE CREDIT WITHDRAWN FROM THE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM
FOR CERTAIN LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND FIREFIGHTERS
C 47 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
SSB 5355
Prime Sponsor:Senator Holy (HB 1297 Representative Bergquist)
⦁ Allows a law enforcement officer or firefighter to transfer service credits earned in a different retirement system
into the Law Enforcement Officer and Fire Fighter Retirement System plan 2, under specific circumstances.
ADDRESSING PLAN MEMBERSHIP DEFAULT PROVISIONS IN THE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT
SYSTEM, THE TEACHERS' RETIREMENT SYSTEM, AND THE SCHOOL EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM
C 313 L 19 Partial Veto Effective date 7/28/2019.
SB 5360
Prime Sponsor:Senator Conway (HB 1308 Representative Stanford)
⦁ Changes the default retirement for new members to the Public Employees' Retirement System, Teachers'
Retirement System, or School Employees' Retirement System from Plan 3 to Plan 2.
Partial Veto Summary:
⦁ Removed the section declaring an emergency which made the bill effective immediately.
IMPROVING THE EFFECTIVENESS AND ADEQUACY OF STATE TAX LAWS BY CLARIFYING AND
SIMPLIFYING NEXUS PROVISIONS, BY DECREASING COMPLIANCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE BURDENS
FOR TAXPAYERS AND THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, BY FACILITATING THE COLLECTION OF NEW
TAX REVENUE RESULTING FROM THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT'S DECISION IN SOUTH
DAKOTA V. WAYFAIR, INC., BY PROVIDING MORE CONSISTENT TAX OBLIGATIONS FOR BOTH
DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN SELLERS, AND BY SIMPLIFYING THE EXPIRATION OF SALES TAX SOURCING
MITIGATION PAYMENTS TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2019
C 8 L 19 Effective date 3/14/2019*.
SSB 5581
Prime Sponsor:Senator Rolfes (HB 1890 Representative Walen)
⦁ Modifies the nexus threshold for marketplace facilitators and remote sellers to align state law with a recent United
States Supreme Court decision.
⦁ Eliminates the option for marketplace facilitators and remote sellers to elect to not collect tax and instead comply
with notice and reporting requirements.
⦁ Limits the import tax exemption to sales between a parent company and its wholly-owned subsidiary, or sales of
unroasted coffee beans.
⦁ Clarifies certain provisions under the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement and repeals sections related to
local jurisdiction mitigation payments.
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EXTENDING THE EXPIRATION DATE ON THE HEALTH SCIENCES AND SERVICES AUTHORITY SALES AND
USE TAX AUTHORIZATION
Delivered to Governor.
SB 5596
Prime Sponsor:Senator Holy (HB 1717 Representative Volz)
⦁ Extends the expiration date by 15 years for a local sales and use tax imposed by a city or county that has created a
Health Sciences and Services Authority.
CONCERNING THE HOSPITAL SAFETY NET ASSESSMENT
C 318 L 19 Effective date 7/1/2019.
SSB 5734
Prime Sponsor:Senator Cleveland (HB 1748 Representative Jinkins)
⦁ Extends the Hospital Safety Net Assessment program through July 1, 2023.
⦁ Allows the Health Care Authority to make offsets to payments to hospitals failing to make assessment payments
within 90 days of the due date.
CREATING AN ACCOUNT TO SUPPORT NECESSARY INFRASTRUCTURE NEARBY MILITARY
INSTALLATIONS
C 404 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
SSB 5748
Prime Sponsor:Senator Conway
⦁ Creates the defense community infrastructure account and specifies how grants to local governments from the
account are to reduce development conflicts with military installations.
ENHANCING EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR VULNERABLE CHILDREN AND YOUTH USING
FUNDING DISTRIBUTED FROM THE PUGET SOUND TAXPAYER ACCOUNTABILITY ACCOUNT
C 196 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
SSB 5851
Prime Sponsor:Senator Frockt (HB 1791 Representative Reeves)
⦁ Modifies the use of the Puget Sound Taxpayer Accountability Account to include facilities and programs for
children and youth that are low-income, homeless, or in foster care, or other vulnerable populations, and to start
endowments to support improving educational outcomes in early learning, K-12, and higher education.
CLARIFYING THAT THE FIREFIGHTERS' PENSION LEVY MAY CONTINUE TO BE LEVIED TO FUND
BENEFITS UNDER THE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS' AND FIREFIGHTERS' RETIREMENT SYSTEM
C 320 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
SSB 5894
Prime Sponsor:Senator Braun
⦁ Allows the firefighters' pension levy to continue to be levied specifically for funding medical benefits under the law
enforcement officers' and firefighters' retirement system.
CONCERNING THE BUMP-FIRE STOCK BUY-BACK PROGRAM
C 9 L 19 Effective date 3/14/2019.
SSB 5954
Prime Sponsor:Senator Rolfes
⦁ Makes changes to an existing bump-fire stock buy-back program.
⦁ Allows Washington residents who turned in a bump-stock with the Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms,
and Explosives prior to the federal ban, to show proof to the Washington State Patrol to receive a financial
incentive.
⦁ Appropriates $150,000 in FY19 for the program.
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REVISING LIVESTOCK IDENTIFICATION LAW
C 92 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
ESSB 5959
Prime Sponsor:Senator Warnick
⦁ Increases the number of members on the Livestock Identification Advisory Committee from six to twelve.
⦁ Specifies certain provisions for brand record renewal.
⦁ Creates a certified livestock inspector program.
⦁ Changes certain types of fees for livestock inspection.
REFORMING THE FINANCIAL STRUCTURE OF THE MODEL TOXICS CONTROL PROGRAM
Delivered to Governor.
ESSB 5993
Prime Sponsor:Senator Frockt
⦁ Changes the hazardous substance tax (HST) on petroleum products to a volumetric rate of $1.09 per 42-gallon
barrel.
⦁ Replaces the existing Model Toxics Control Act (MTCA) accounts with operating, capital, and stormwater accounts.
⦁ Allocates HST revenue at 60 percent for operating, 25 percent for capital, and 15 percent for stormwater.
⦁ Allocates $50 million per biennium to the motor vehicle fund to be used exclusively for transportation stormwater
purposes; this remains in place until transportation revenue increases by $2 billion attributable to an additive
transportation funding act.
⦁ Adjusts the volumetric rate each year by the implicit price deflator for nonresidential construction.
⦁ Specifies qualifying operating budget programs and capital budget projects for each account.
⦁ Expresses legislative intent that no transfers from MTCA be made to the operating budget in the 2019-21
biennium.
⦁ Directs the Office of Financial Management and the Legislative Evaluation and Accountability Program to modify
budgeting and reporting systems to document MTCA accounts, appropriations, and project information.
INCREASING REVENUES BY REVISING TAX PREFERENCES AND ENFORCEMENT PROCESSES.
Delivered to Governor.
ESSB 5997
Prime Sponsor:Senator Rolfes
⦁ Converts the nonresident sales and use tax exemption to a remittance program.
⦁ Allows a county to set up a deferred finding program for persons who receive a citation for failing to register a
vehicle, an aircraft, or a vessel.
ESTABLISHING A GRADUATED REAL ESTATE EXCISE TAX
Delivered to Governor.
ESSB 5998
Prime Sponsor:Senator Nguyen
⦁ Establishes a graduated and marginal real estate excise tax with a top tax rate of 3 percent for property with a
selling price of at least $3 million.
⦁ Dedicates additional amounts from real estate excise tax collections to the Education Legacy Trust Account.
⦁ Increases the period of time in which a controlling interest transfer is deemed a sale for purposes of imposing a
real estate excise tax.
⦁ Provides the Department of Revenue with authority to deny a tax benefit if a determination is made that the
taxpayer was attempting to avoid tax liability.
⦁ Expands existing reporting requirements for transfers of interests in entities that are required to file an annual
report with the secretary of state.
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CONCERNING THE TAXATION OF TRAVEL AGENTS AND TOUR OPERATORS
Delivered to Governor.
ESSB 6004
Prime Sponsor:Senator Rolfes
⦁ Increases the preferential business and occupation tax rate for travel agents and tour operators with a taxable
income above $250,000.
CONCERNING THE TAXATION OF INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT COMPANIES
Delivered to Governor.
ESB 6016
Prime Sponsor:Senator Liias
⦁ Narrows the services qualifying for the preferential business and occupation tax rate for international investment
management services.
⦁ Extends the retail sales and use tax exemption for the purchase of standard financial information by qualifying
investment management companies and their affiliates.
EXTENDING THE BUSINESS AND OCCUPATION TAX RETURN FILING DUE DATE FOR ANNUAL FILERS
C 63 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
2SHB 1059
Prime Sponsor:Representative Van Werven
⦁ Extends the business and occupation tax filing deadline for annual filers to April 15th.
PROTECTING YOUTH FROM TOBACCO PRODUCTS AND VAPOR PRODUCTS BY INCREASING THE
MINIMUM LEGAL AGE OF SALE OF TOBACCO AND VAPOR PRODUCTS
C 15 L 19 Effective date 1/1/2020.
EHB 1074
Prime Sponsor:Representative Harris (SB 5057 Senator Kuderer)
⦁ Prohibits the sale of cigarettes, tobacco products, and vapor products to persons under the age of twenty-one.
CONCERNING STATE GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS AND RELATED ACCOUNTS
Delivered to Governor.
SHB 1101
Prime Sponsor:Representative Tharinger (SB 5133 Senator Frockt)
⦁ Authorizes the State Finance Committee to issue up to $3.2 billion in general obligation bonds to finance projects.
CONCERNING THE CAPITAL BUDGET
Delivered to Governor.
SHB 1102
Prime Sponsor:Representative Tharinger (SB 5134 Senator Frockt)
⦁ Authorizes $4.9 billion in new capital projects for the 2019-21 fiscal biennium; of this total, $3.18 billion is financed
with state general obligation bonds.
⦁ Includes $204 million in authorizations for agencies and higher education institutions to enter into alternative
financing contracts.
⦁ Adjusts the 2017-19 capital budget by a net decrease of $50.5 million.
CONCERNING NONPROFIT HOMEOWNERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
C 361 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
ESHB 1107
Prime Sponsor:Representative Slatter (SB 5289 Senator Palumbo)
⦁ Expands the low-income housing development property tax exemption to include qualified cooperative associates.
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MAKING 2019-2021 BIENNIUM OPERATING APPROPRIATIONS AND 2017-2019 BIENNIUM SECOND
SUPPLEMENTAL OPERATING APPROPRIATIONS
Delivered to Governor.
ESHB 1109
Prime Sponsor:Representative Ormsby (SB 5153 Senator Rolfes)
⦁ Makes operating budget appropriations for the 2019-21 biennium.
⦁ Makes supplemental operating appropriations for the 2017-2019 fiscal biennium.
CONCERNING ENERGY EFFICIENCY
C 285 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
E3SHB 1257
Prime Sponsor:Representative Doglio (SB 5293 Senator Carlyle)
⦁ Requires the Department of Commerce to establish a State Energy Performance Standard for covered commercial
buildings by November 1, 2020.
⦁ Requires Commerce to establish a State Energy Performance Standard Early Adoption Incentive Program.
⦁ Requires the State Building Code Council to develop rules for electric vehicle infrastructure that require electric
vehicle charging capability at all new buildings that provide on-site parking.
⦁ Establishes energy benchmarking requirements for covered commercial buildings.
⦁ Establishes a natural gas conservation standard.
⦁ Authorizes a gas company to propose a renewable natural gas program.
⦁ Requires each gas company to offer by tariff a voluntary renewable natural gas service available to all customers.
CREATING THE CAPACITY FOR THE STATE TREASURER'S OFFICE TO PROVIDE SEPARATELY MANAGED
INVESTMENT PORTFOLIOS TO ELIGIBLE GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES
C 163 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
SHB 1284
Prime Sponsor:Representative Vick (SB 5306 Senator Mullet)
⦁ Creates a trust fund for separately managed local governmental funds.
⦁ Creates a trust fund for separately managed state agency funds.
⦁ Creates a non-appropriated, separately managed state treasurer's service account.
EXEMPTING CERTAIN LEASEHOLD INTERESTS IN ARENAS WITH A SEATING CAPACITY OF MORE THAN
TWO THOUSAND FROM THE LEASEHOLD EXCISE TAX
C 335 L 19 Effective date 1/1/2020.
HB 1301
Prime Sponsor:Representative Kirby (SB 5198 Senator Darneille)
⦁ Provides a leasehold excise tax exemption for public and entertainment areas of certain arenas.
MAKING THE PUBLIC ART CAPITAL BUDGET LANGUAGE PERMANENT FOR EFFICIENCY
C 240 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
HB 1318
Prime Sponsor:Representative Tharinger (SB 5375 Senator Wellman)
⦁ Authorizes higher education institutions and state agencies to use 10 percent of an art allocation during the design
phase of a construction project.
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PROVIDING THAT SCAN-DOWN ALLOWANCES ON FOOD AND BEVERAGES INTENDED FOR HUMAN
AND PET CONSUMPTION ARE BONA FIDE DISCOUNTS FOR PURPOSES OF THE BUSINESS AND
OCCUPATION TAX
C 217 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
EHB 1354
Prime Sponsor:Representative Walen (SB 5407 Senator Mullet)
⦁ Provides a business and occupation tax deduction for scan-down allowances.
SIMPLIFYING THE ADMINISTRATION OF MUNICIPAL BUSINESS AND OCCUPATION TAX
APPORTIONMENT
C 101 L 19 Effective date 1/1/2020.
SHB 1403
Prime Sponsor:Representative Frame
⦁ Modifies the apportionment formula for local business and occupation tax.
⦁ Establishes guidelines for taxpayers and tax administrators to request an alternative allocation and apportionment
method.
CLARIFYING THE WRITTEN CONSENT REQUIREMENT FOR SURVIVORSHIP BENEFIT OPTIONS
C 102 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
HB 1408
Prime Sponsor:Representative Volz (SB 5661 Senator Conway)
⦁ Eliminates the written consent requirement that a spouse or domestic partner must provide when certain joint
pension benefit options are selected by a member of a state retirement system.
MODIFYING FUNDING OF THE MEDICAL MARIJUANA AUTHORIZATION DATABASE
C 220 L 19 Effective date 7/1/2019.
SHB 1415
Prime Sponsor:Representative Schmick (SB 5482 Senator Randall)
⦁ Ends use of the Health Professions Account for the administration of the Medical Marijuana Authorization
database.
⦁ Requires that fees collected for the recognition card issued by a medical marijuana retailer with a medical
marijuana endorsement be deposited in the Dedicated Marijuana Account.
CONCERNING THE LICENSING AND ENFORCEMENT SYSTEM MODERNIZATION PROJECT ACCOUNT
C 164 L 19 Effective date 6/1/2019.
SHB 1430
Prime Sponsor:Representative MacEwen
⦁ Extends the expiration date for the Licensing and Enforcement System Modernization Project Account.
CONCERNING PAINT STEWARDSHIP
C 344 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
SHB 1652
Prime Sponsor:Representative Peterson
⦁ Requires producers of architectural paint to participate in a stewardship program to manage leftover paint.
⦁ Prohibits retailers from selling architectural paint by producers who do not participate in an approved paint
stewardship program.
⦁ Requires paint stewardship programs to be funded by establishing a uniform, container size-based assessment
added to the purchase price of architectural paint.
⦁ Authorizes the Department of Ecology to approve paint stewardship plans and other specified oversight and
enforcement activities related to paint stewardship programs.
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REQUIRING ELIGIBLE ARENA PROJECTS TO FULLY PAY THE STATE AND LOCAL SALES TAX WITHIN TEN
YEARS OF COMMENCING CONSTRUCTION
C 347 L 19 Effective date 5/9/2019.
ESHB 1839
Prime Sponsor:Representative Sullivan (SB 5813 Senator Liias)
⦁ Allows the deferral of state and local sales and use taxes for the construction or improvement of a multipurpose
sports and entertainment facility and an ice hockey practice facility.
⦁ Requires the state portion of deferred state sales and use taxes to be repaid by June 30, 2023.
⦁ Directs repayments of deferred state retail sales and use taxes to be deposited into the state general fund.
⦁ Requires half of repaid local sales and use taxes to be used for capital improvements for other facilities located on
the same premises as the qualifying arena.
CONCERNING THE TAXATION OF VAPOR PRODUCTS AS TOBACCO PRODUCTS
Delivered to Governor.
E2SHB 1873
Prime Sponsor:Representative Pollet
⦁ Establishes a tax on vapor products in an amount equal to $0.9 per milliliter of nicotine solution for any accessible
container and $0.27 per milliliter of nicotine solution for all other vapor products.
⦁ Creates the Foundational Public Health Account and provides that half of all vapor product tax revenues must be
deposited into the account and used to fund foundational public health services; tobacco, vapor product, and other
substance abuse prevention; and expanded access to training of public health professionals.
⦁ Provides that half of all vapor product tax revenues must be deposited into the Andy Hill Cancer Research
Endowment Fund Match Transfer Account.
⦁ Authorizes the Governor to enter into vapor products taxation compacts with federally recognized Indian tribes,
and establishes requirements for such compacts.
EXEMPTING FEDERAL TAX LIEN DOCUMENTS FROM RECORDING SURCHARGES
C 136 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
HB 1980
Prime Sponsor:Representative Macri
⦁ Excludes documents recording a federal lien from three surcharges assessed for homeless housing and assistance.
PROVIDING FUNDING FOR THE WASHINGTON STATE LIBRARY-ARCHIVES BUILDING AND OPERATIONS
OF LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES FACILITIES
Delivered to Governor.
ESHB 2015
Prime Sponsor:Representative Doglio (SB 5902 Senator Hunt)
⦁ Authorizes the secretary of state to enter into a land lease for up to 75 years with the Port of Olympia.
⦁ Creates the Washington State Library-Archives Building Account.
⦁ Adds a $2 surcharge to county recordings, to be deposited in the Library-Archives Building Account, which is
authorized until the financing contract is paid in full.
⦁ Changes the name of the Heritage Center Account to the Library Operations Account.
CONCERNING DEDUCTIONS OF INCENTIVE PAYMENTS UNDER THE MEDICAID PROGRAM
ESTABLISHED WITHIN 42 C.F.R. 438.6(B)(2) AND SEC. 1115 MEDICAID DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
NUMBER 11-W-00304/0
C 350 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
SHB 2024
Prime Sponsor:Representative Robinson
⦁ Provides a business and occupation tax exemption for incentive payments made to managed care organizations as
part of the Accountable Communities of Health Medicaid demonstration project under the federal waiver.
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CONCERNING TAXES ON IN-STATE BROADCASTERS
Delivered to Governor.
HB 2035
Prime Sponsor:Representative Lovick
⦁ Updates the method for calculating income derived from network, national, and regional advertising for in-state
broadcasters.
CONCERNING THE DISTRIBUTION OF MONEYS DERIVED FROM CERTAIN STATE FORESTLANDS
C 309 L 19 Effective date 7/28/2019.
HB 2119
Prime Sponsor:Representative Morris (SB 5975 Senator Lovelett)
⦁ Authorizes a county to prorate payments from the exchange of certain state forest lands in the same manner as
general taxes are paid and distributed.
CONCERNING K-12 EDUCATION FUNDING
Delivered to Governor.
ESHB 2140
Prime Sponsor:Representative Sullivan
⦁ Directs all the second state property tax levy collected in fiscal year 2019 to be deposited into the Education
Legacy Trust Account.
⦁ Allows school districts to use money deposited in a capital projects fund for preventative maintenance and
infrastructure improvement during the 2019-2021 fiscal biennium.
⦁ Delays the enrollment of Education Service District (ESD) employees that are not covered by a collective
bargaining agreement in School Employees' Benefits until January 1, 2024.
⦁ Allows ESDs to enroll non-represented employees in Public Employees' Benefits until December 31, 2023.
⦁ Amends the Career Connected Learning (CCL) Grant Program created in HB 2158 (2019) to require that sufficient
funding be provided from the program to the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction for employees at
ESDs to support the expansion of career connected learning opportunities.
⦁ Makes a technical correction to the hold harmless provision in SB 6362 (2018) to align with amounts already
budgeted.
CONCERNING FUNDING OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS' AND FIREFIGHTERS' PLAN 2 BENEFIT
IMPROVEMENTS
Delivered to Governor.
HB 2144
Prime Sponsor:Representative Sullivan
⦁ Transfers $300 million from the Law Enforcement Officers' and Firefighters' Plan 2 Retirement Fund to the Benefit
Enhancement Account.
⦁ Eliminates biennial transfers from the State General Fund Transfer Local Public Safety Enhancement Account.
WAYS & MEANS COMMITTEE
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CREATING A WORKFORCE EDUCATION INVESTMENT TO TRAIN WASHINGTON STUDENTS FOR
WASHINGTON JOBS
Delivered to Governor.
E2SHB 2158
Prime Sponsor:Representative Hansen
⦁ Establishes a Workforce Education Investment Accountability and Oversight Board.
⦁ Establishes the Washington College Grant Program, the Washington Student Loan Refinancing Program, and a
career connected learning cross-agency work group and grant program.
⦁ Makes changes to the Working Connections Child Care Program.
⦁ Imposes a 20 percent business and occupation (B&O) surcharge on the income from service and other activities of
select businesses.
⦁ Imposes a 33.33 percent B&O surcharge on the income from service and other activities of advanced computing
businesses with revenue of more than $25 billion, but less than $100 billion.
⦁ Imposes a 66.66 percent B&O surcharge on the income from service and other activities of advanced computing
businesses with revenue of more than $100 billion.
⦁ Establishes a Workforce Education Investment Account.
⦁ Makes operating budget appropriations for the 2019-21 biennium.
MAKING EXPENDITURES FROM THE BUDGET STABILIZATION ACCOUNT FOR DECLARED
CATASTROPHIC EVENTS
Delivered to Governor.
SHB 2159
Prime Sponsor:Representative Ormsby
⦁ Authorizes an appropriation from the Budget Stabilization Account for fire mobilization and suppression costs.
TRANSFERRING EXTRAORDINARY REVENUE GROWTH FROM THE BUDGET STABILIZATION ACCOUNT
FOR K-12 EDUCATION
Delivered to Governor.
ESHB 2163
Prime Sponsor:Representative Stokesbary
⦁ Authorizes the transfer of $58.4 million from the Budget Stabilization Account for K-12 hold-harmless
appropriations in the 2019-20 and 2020-21 school years.
CONCERNING TAX REVENUE
Delivered to Governor.
SHB 2167
Prime Sponsor:Representative Tarleton
⦁ Imposes an additional 1.2 percent business and occupation tax on specified financial institutions.
CONCERNING TAX PREFERENCES
Delivered to Governor.
SHB 2168
Prime Sponsor:Representative Tarleton
⦁ Provides a 10-year business and occupation tax exemption for qualifying hospitals.
WAYS & MEANS COMMITTEE
Page 112
BILL INDEX
1001 ..............................................................28
1011 ..............................................................28
1012 ..............................................................98
1014 ..............................................................28
1016 .............................................................. 36
1020 ..............................................................98
1026 ..............................................................83
1034 .............................................................. 58
1041 ..............................................................72
1048 ..............................................................72
1049 ..............................................................36
1055 .............................................................. 73
11059 ............................................................. 107
1062 ..............................................................6
1064 ..............................................................73
1065 ..............................................................36
1066 ..............................................................73
1070 ..............................................................24
1071 ..............................................................24
11074 .............................................................. 107
1075 ..............................................................28
1083 ..............................................................83
1087 ..............................................................36
1091 ..............................................................73
1092 .............................................................. 84
1094 ..............................................................58
1095 ..............................................................17
1099 ..............................................................36
11101 ............................................................. 107
11102 .............................................................. 107
1105 ..............................................................84
11107 .............................................................. 107
11109 .............................................................. 108
1112 ..............................................................24
1114 .............................................................. 7
1116 ..............................................................98
1126 .............................................................. 25
1130 ..............................................................17
1133 ..............................................................73
1137 ..............................................................90
1138 .............................................................. 29
1139 .............................................................. 18
1146 ..............................................................7
1147 ..............................................................90
1148 ..............................................................58
1149 ..............................................................73
1151 ..............................................................18
1155 ..............................................................58
1160 .............................................................. 99
1166 .............................................................. 74
1170 ..............................................................90
1175 ..............................................................74
1176 .............................................................. 59
1177 .............................................................. 37
1195 .............................................................. 91
1196 ..............................................................91
1197 ..............................................................99
1198 ..............................................................37
1199 ..............................................................37
1208 ..............................................................59
1210 ..............................................................18
1216 .............................................................. 19
1219 ..............................................................45
1224 ..............................................................37
1225 ..............................................................74
1239 ..............................................................37
1247 ..............................................................29
1252 ..............................................................74
Index -
Page 113
1254 ..............................................................99
11257 ............................................................. 108
11284 ............................................................. 108
1290 .............................................................. 25
1295 ..............................................................91
1298 ..............................................................7
11301 ............................................................. 108
1302 ..............................................................59
1303 ..............................................................19
1311 .............................................................. 42
11318 ............................................................. 108
1324 ..............................................................29
1325 ..............................................................99
1326 .............................................................. 75
1329 ..............................................................75
1344 ..............................................................19
1349 .............................................................. 11
1350 ..............................................................75
11354 ............................................................. 109
1355 ..............................................................42
1356 ..............................................................75
1360 ..............................................................99
1366 ..............................................................84
1375 ..............................................................91
1377 ..............................................................45
1379 ..............................................................91
1380 ..............................................................75
1382 ..............................................................75
1385 .............................................................. 92
1391 .............................................................. 20
1394 ..............................................................11
1399 ..............................................................59
11403 ............................................................. 109
1406 .............................................................. 46
11408 ............................................................. 109
1412 ..............................................................37
11415 ............................................................. 109
1424 ..............................................................20
1426 ..............................................................84
1428 ..............................................................25
1429 ..............................................................7
11430 ............................................................ 109
1431 ..............................................................29
1432 .............................................................. 38
1436 ..............................................................99
1440 ..............................................................29
1444 ..............................................................25
1448 ..............................................................92
1449 ..............................................................92
1450 .............................................................. 60
1462 .............................................................. 30
1465 .............................................................. 76
1469 ..............................................................100
1476 ..............................................................30
1480 ..............................................................25
1485 ..............................................................92
1486 ..............................................................60
1490 ..............................................................60
1497 ..............................................................38
1499 ..............................................................84
1505 ..............................................................76
1512 .............................................................. 26
1516 ..............................................................7
1517 ..............................................................76
1528 ..............................................................11
1531 ..............................................................76
1532 .............................................................. 77
1533 ..............................................................60
1534 ..............................................................11
1537 ..............................................................92
1543 .............................................................. 26
1545 ..............................................................92
Index -
Page 114
1554 ..............................................................38
1557 ..............................................................60
1561 ..............................................................50
1563 .............................................................. 61
1564 ..............................................................38
1568 ..............................................................42
1569 ..............................................................26
1575 ..............................................................61
1577 ..............................................................20
1578 ..............................................................26
1579 .............................................................. 8
1582 ..............................................................46
11584 ............................................................. 100
1587 ..............................................................50
1589 ..............................................................77
1593 .............................................................. 12
1594 ..............................................................61
1599 ..............................................................20
1602 ..............................................................77
1603 .............................................................. 51
1604 .............................................................. 21
1605 ..............................................................51
1607 ..............................................................77
1621 ..............................................................21
1634 ..............................................................84
1638 .............................................................. 39
1643 ..............................................................92
1646 ..............................................................51
11647 ............................................................. 100
11652 ............................................................. 109
1657 ..............................................................46
1658 ..............................................................21
1667 .............................................................. 93
1668 ..............................................................42
1672 ..............................................................61
1673 ..............................................................93
1688 ..............................................................42
1692 ..............................................................93
1696 .............................................................. 62
1706 ..............................................................62
1713 ..............................................................93
1714 .............................................................. 43
1724 .............................................................. 85
1726 .............................................................. 39
1727 ..............................................................30
1730 .............................................................. 78
1732 ..............................................................78
1734 .............................................................. 43
1739 ..............................................................78
1742 ..............................................................78
1743 ..............................................................62
1746 ..............................................................30
1753 ..............................................................39
1756 ..............................................................62
1764 ..............................................................85
1767 ..............................................................12
1768 ..............................................................12
11772 ............................................................. 100
1777 ..............................................................39
1784 ..............................................................8
1786 .............................................................. 79
11789 ............................................................. 100
1792 ..............................................................79
1794 .............................................................. 63
1798 ..............................................................30
1801 ..............................................................85
1803 ..............................................................21
1817 ..............................................................63
11839 ............................................................. 110
11846 ............................................................. 100
1849 ..............................................................8
1852 ..............................................................85
Index -
Page 115
1856 ..............................................................39
1865 .............................................................. 40
1866 ..............................................................21
1870 .............................................................. 40
11873 ............................................................. 110
1874 ..............................................................12
1879 .............................................................. 40
1893 ..............................................................43
1900 .............................................................. 52
11901 ............................................................. 101
1906 ..............................................................93
1907 .............................................................. 13
1908 .............................................................. 94
1909 ..............................................................63
1913 ..............................................................63
1916 ..............................................................79
1917 ..............................................................8
1918 ..............................................................85
1919 .............................................................. 80
1923 .............................................................. 47
1930 ..............................................................64
1931 ..............................................................64
1934 .............................................................. 80
1949 ..............................................................80
1953 ..............................................................8
1973 ..............................................................43
11980 ............................................................. 110
11994 ............................................................. 101
11996 ............................................................. 101
12015 ............................................................. 110
2018 ..............................................................94
2020 ..............................................................94
12024 ............................................................. 110
12035 ............................................................. 111
12038 ............................................................. 101
12042 ............................................................. 102
2044 ..............................................................85
2049 .............................................................. 9
2052 .............................................................. 65
12058 ............................................................. 102
12062 ............................................................. 102
12067 ............................................................. 103
2072 ..............................................................85
2097 ..............................................................9
12119 ............................................................. 111
12140 ............................................................. 111
12144 ............................................................. 111
12158 ............................................................. 112
12159 ............................................................. 112
12161 ............................................................. 103
12163 ............................................................. 112
12167 ............................................................. 112
12168 ............................................................. 112
14007 ............................................................. 103
5000 ..............................................................31
5001 ..............................................................53
5002 ..............................................................66
5003 ..............................................................66
5004 ..............................................................31
5010 ..............................................................81
5012 ..............................................................87
5017 ..............................................................66
5021 ..............................................................53
5022 ..............................................................53
5023 ..............................................................14
5025 ..............................................................44
5027 ..............................................................66
5028 ..............................................................14
5032 ..............................................................31
5035 ..............................................................53
5054 ..............................................................31
5063 ..............................................................87
Index -
Page 116
5074 ..............................................................87
5079 ..............................................................87
5082 ..............................................................14
5083 .............................................................. 67
5088 ..............................................................14
5089 .............................................................. 15
5091 ..............................................................15
5106 ..............................................................27
5107 ..............................................................27
5116 ..............................................................22
5119 ..............................................................41
5122 ..............................................................81
5124 ..............................................................53
5127 ..............................................................95
5131 ..............................................................44
5132 ..............................................................81
5135 ..............................................................22
5145 ..............................................................4
5148 ..............................................................4
5151 ..............................................................81
5160 ..............................................................44
5162 ..............................................................67
5163 ..............................................................67
5166 ..............................................................41
5175 .............................................................. 54
5177 ..............................................................81
5179 .............................................................. 82
5181 ..............................................................67
5183 ..............................................................44
5199 ..............................................................54
5205 .............................................................. 68
5207 ..............................................................87
5210 ..............................................................31
5212 ..............................................................41
5218 ..............................................................4
5223 ..............................................................22
5227 .............................................................. 88
5230 ..............................................................95
5233 ..............................................................54
5258 ..............................................................54
5260 ..............................................................88
5265 ..............................................................88
5266 ..............................................................88
5272 ..............................................................82
5273 ..............................................................88
5274 .............................................................. 32
5276 ..............................................................4
5278 ..............................................................27
5284 ..............................................................27
5287 ..............................................................88
5288 ..............................................................68
5290 ..............................................................48
5297 ..............................................................54
5298 .............................................................. 55
5300 ..............................................................68
5305 ..............................................................4
5310 .............................................................. 89
5311 ..............................................................89
5313 ..............................................................15
5318 ..............................................................55
5324 .............................................................. 16
5330 .............................................................. 5
5332 ..............................................................68
5333 .............................................................. 69
5334 ..............................................................69
5337 ..............................................................82
15350 ............................................................. 104
5352 ..............................................................5
15355 ............................................................. 104
5356 ..............................................................89
5359 ..............................................................32
15360 ............................................................. 104
Index -
Page 117
5362 ..............................................................95
5370 ..............................................................95
5380 ..............................................................32
5383 .............................................................. 45
5386 ..............................................................32
5387 .............................................................. 33
5394 ..............................................................55
5397 .............................................................. 23
5398 ..............................................................55
5399 ..............................................................69
5403 ..............................................................33
5404 ..............................................................5
5405 ..............................................................33
5410 ..............................................................41
5415 ..............................................................33
5418 ..............................................................82
5425 ..............................................................33
5429 ..............................................................48
5432 ..............................................................10
5433 ..............................................................48
5437 ..............................................................16
5438 .............................................................. 56
5439 ..............................................................56
5444 ..............................................................10
5453 .............................................................. 83
5461 ..............................................................48
5471 ..............................................................56
5474 ..............................................................56
5480 ..............................................................56
5490 .............................................................. 28
5492 ..............................................................69
5497 .............................................................. 70
5502 ..............................................................89
5503 ..............................................................23
5505 ..............................................................95
5506 .............................................................. 96
5508 ..............................................................70
5511 ..............................................................23
5514 ..............................................................16
5526 .............................................................. 34
5550 .............................................................. 57
5551 ..............................................................70
5552 ..............................................................5
5558 ..............................................................49
5560 ..............................................................70
5566 ..............................................................57
5573 ..............................................................49
5577 .............................................................. 6
5579 ..............................................................23
15581 ............................................................. 104
5588 .............................................................. 24
15596 ............................................................. 105
5597 ..............................................................6
5600 ..............................................................45
5602 ..............................................................34
5604 ..............................................................70
5605 .............................................................. 71
5612 ..............................................................16
5621 ..............................................................71
5622 ..............................................................71
5627 ..............................................................57
5638 ..............................................................24
5641 ..............................................................71
5649 ..............................................................71
5651 .............................................................. 72
5652 ..............................................................96
5668 ..............................................................96
5670 ..............................................................83
5672 ..............................................................34
5688 ..............................................................34
5689 ..............................................................16
5695 ..............................................................96
Index -
Page 118
5710 ..............................................................96
5714 ..............................................................72
5718 ..............................................................49
5723 .............................................................. 97
15734 ............................................................. 105
5741 .............................................................. 35
15748 ............................................................. 105
5763 ..............................................................97
5764 ..............................................................35
5786 ..............................................................41
5795 ..............................................................57
5800 .............................................................. 42
5815 .............................................................. 50
5817 ..............................................................35
5825 ..............................................................97
5831 ..............................................................57
5846 ..............................................................35
15851 ............................................................. 105
5861 ..............................................................89
5865 ..............................................................89
5874 ..............................................................17
5881 ..............................................................97
5883 ..............................................................97
5885 ..............................................................72
5889 ..............................................................35
15894 ............................................................. 105
5895 ..............................................................50
5903 ..............................................................10
5909 ..............................................................57
5918 ..............................................................6
5923 .............................................................. 98
5937 ..............................................................98
15954 ............................................................. 105
5955 ..............................................................50
5958 ..............................................................83
15959 ............................................................. 106
15993 ............................................................. 106
15997 ............................................................. 106
15998 ............................................................. 106
16004 ............................................................. 107
16016 ............................................................. 107
6025 ..............................................................89
8005 ..............................................................6
8200 ..............................................................90
I 1000 ............................................................. 94
Index -
Page 119
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i/arch 31, 2019, rellect-
ing an overall budget in-
crease ot $12,932,103.
This ordinance shall lake
effect and bo in force
five days after publica-
tion, as provided by law.
A copy of lhe complet€
text of any ordinance or
resolution will be mailed
upon request ol the City
Clerk.
Kimberley A. Komoto,
City Clerk
253-856-5725
Cityolerk@ KentWA.gov
Published in the Kent
Fleporter May 24, 2019.
#857698
INVITATON'I'O BID
The Kent School District
extends an invitation to
qualified General Con-
tractors to bid the con-
struction project here-
atter identilied as the
Plne Tiee Elementaty
Mulilputpose Room.
Proiect Scheduled Bid
DateSealed construclion
bids will be due al, or
before 2:00 P.M. nles-
dav. June 1 8th. 2019al the following loca-
tion:
KENT SCHOOL
DrsTRtcT NO.415
ADMINISTRATION
CENTER_BUILDING 'B'
12033 SE 256th Street
Kent. Washinglon
98030.6643
PROJECT SCOPE
The Kent School Oistricl
wishes to conlract ser-
vices to add a new Com-mons / MulllPurpose
Room to be located in
the €xisting playground.
PROJECT
Contractor Plan C€nter
5468 SE lnternational
way
Milwaukie, OR 97222
(503) 650-01 48
www.contractorplancen-
lelcom
Seattl€ Dailv Journal ol
Commerce83 Columbia Str6et,
#200
Seattle, WA 98104
w.plancent€r.djc.com
MANDATORY SITE
INSPECTION
Site lnspection: Gen-ersl Conltactors ln.tending to submlt
6ealed bid6 must at.tend the mandatoru
slle inspection conter:enc€ held at the
school. Meet in the
courtyard, outslde theschool admlnislrstion
otflce entiance:
June 4th. 2019 at 3;00
P.M.
SiIe: PINE TREE
ELEMENTARY MULTI"
PURPOSE ROOM
27825 118TH Avenue
SE,
K€nt, WA 98030
Bidders aillving slter
3:05 p.m. msy not be
sdmltted. Subcontrac.
toas and vendor 8nen.
dance ls welcome.BID SECURITY RE.
OUIREMENTBid security, in lhe
amounl of 5ol" of lhe bid
sum shall accompany
each bid. Securitu shall
be made payable'to lhe
Kenl School Dislrict ei-
ther by certilied check or
bid bond issued by a
surety company licensedto conduct business in
Washinoton State.
Dated ihis 15th Dav ot
[ray 2019
Dr, Calvin J. Wafls
Secretary to K€nt School
Dislrict Board
Published in lhe Kent
Reporter May 17,24,
2019. #856944
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prstoulpage I
Legal Notlc€!
NOTICE IS HEREBY
GIVEN that th6 Kent Citv
Council will hold a publi6
hearing regarding zoning
code chanoes addre$-
ing the loca-tion of lransit
opgratjons and mainle-
nancs lacilitjes al 7 p.m.on Tuesday, Jun€ 4,2019, in the Council
Chambers al Kent CiW
Hall, 220 4th Avenu;)
South, Kent. All interest-
ed persons are inviled to
anend and will be given
an opportunily lo speak.
l\rembers ol lhe public
may also submit written
comments at the meel-
ing, or in advance by
reoular U.S. lrail lo the
Ciiy Clerk's Otfice, 220
Fourth Avenue Soulh,
Kent, WA 98032. or bv
electronic mail lo
Cityclerk @ KentWA.gov.
Any written comments
senl in advance must be
received no lat6r than 4
p.m. on June 4, 2019, in
order to bo considered.
Any person requiring adisabllitv a€ommoda-
tion shbuld contact the
City Clerk's Olfice in ad-
vance at 253-856-5725.
For TDD relay service,call lhe Washinoton
Telsommunications he-
lay Service at 7-1-1,
Kimberlev A. Komoto
City Cleri
253-856-5725
Published in the Ksnl
Reporter [ray 24, 2019
#857569
KEl''T SCHOOL
0lsTRtcT No.41s
NOTICE OF
DETERMINATION OF
NON.SIGNIFICANCE
The Kent School District
No. 415 (lhe Agency)
has issued a D6termlna-
tion of Non-signilicance
(DNS) under the State
Environmental Policv Act
Rules (Chapter 107-1 1
WAC) lor the adoplion ol
its 2019 Capital Facilities
amondment to the
Capilal Facilities Plan
element of the Kino
County Comprehsnsiv6
Plan and Comprehen-
sive Plans of the Cities
ol Kent, Covington, Ren-
lon. and Auburn. This isa non-projecl action
which may also involve
the amendment of the
Capital Facilities Plan
element of the Compre-
hensive Plans ol the Cit-
ies ot Maple Valley, S€a-
Tac and Black Diamond.
plet€d environmontal
checklisl and other infoF
mation on file, lhe Ag€n-
cy has dglermined lhatthis proposal will not
have a probable signili-
cant adverse lmpact on
the environment.
Copy of DNS is available
from lhe Fiscal Servic€s
Departrn€nl at 12033 SE256th St. Kent, WA
98030. The public is in-
vited to comment on this
DNS by submltting wril
len commenls no later
than 4:00 pm on June 7,
2019 to Exffutive Direc-
tor, Budqel I Finance,
Benjamin Barick- 12033sE 256th St., #A-600,
lcnt, WA 98030.
Published in the Kent
Reporter May 24 & 31,
2019. #85781 1
NOTICE OF
APPLICATION
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cation has been lil6d
wilh Citv of Kent Plan-
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applicallon and the pro'
cess lor review. The ap-
plication and listed stud-
i€s mav be reviewed al
the offii,es ol Kent Plan-
ning Sarvices,400 W
Gowe Street, Kent, WA.
DATE OF NOTICE OF
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Kim Komoto
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Kent, WA 98032
Re:AdvertiserAccount# 480940 AgencyAccount #: 0
Ad #: 886109 Agency Name:
Affidavit of Publication
STATE OF WASHINGTON
Counties of King and Snohomish
The undersigned, on oath states that he/she is an authorized
representative of The Seattle Times Company,
publisher of The Seattle Times of general circulation
published daily in King and Snohomish Counties, State
of Washington. The Seattle Times has been approved as a
legal newspaper by others of the Superior Court of King and
Snohomish Counties.
The notice, in the exact form annexed, was published in the
regular and entire issue of said paper or papers and distrib-
uted to its subscribers during all of the said period.
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bscribed and sworn to before me on oS /z^ /t 2
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Ad #: 886109
Agency Name:
ITY COUNCIL
Tronsil Operotions ond Mointenonce
Focilities - Zonins Code Amendment.
com-
persons
given on
Any person requiring o disobility occom-
modoiion should contocf lhe Cily Clerk'sOffice in odvonce ol 253-856-5725. ForTDD reloy service, ccll the Woshinston
Telecommunicotions Reloy Service ol
7-1-1.
Kimberley A. Komoto
Cily Clerk
253-956-5725
SEATTLE TIMES FINANCE
WTH AFF + INV
City of Kent,
(c4-1)
City Clerk's Office
Publh t{otices
Cily of Bothell
l{olice of Applicotion
lssue dole: Mov 24,2019
End ot commenl period 5!00 PM on June
14.2109
This comment period deodline is the dote
before which ihe cily will not mske oddi-lionol or further decisions regording this
opplicotion. The City is not required lo
moke ony decision immediotely followins
this dote, bul could if oll necessory infor-
motion is properly represented in the cosefile. You ore welcome to submil commenlofter ihis doie. ln this cose, the next sub-sequeni decision or recommendotion is:Preliminory Short Plot decision.
ApplicanUAsenl; Bolhell Brickyord, LLC
Joe Notorongelo,
ioen@urbqn-edge-homes.com
50-1l6th Ave SE, Suite Il
Bellevue, WA 98004
Heoring intormalion, if qpplicoble: Re-cuired; dote to be determined
Proiecl cose number: PRJ2oI8-03382
PUD2019 -1 4241, SU 82019-',tr2,t0
Proiecl nome: Boihell Brickyord PUD
Proiecl locdlion:
l2U4 Northeost Uolh Ploce
Bothell, WA 98011
single fom-
open
spoce
Seoled bids will be received for C0l356clr,Kins Counly Metro, von Dislribution Cen-ler Asphcll Concrele Povingi by the Kins
Counly Procurement ond Poyobls Sec-tion,3rd Floor, /01 Fifth Avenue, Seottle,WA 9ql!4, until I:30 PM on June 6, 2019.Lole bids will nol be occepted.
Expond the Von Distribution Center os-pholi vehicle sioging oreo by opproxi:motely 54,000 squore feet. The proiect
includs excovolion ond disposql ot exisl-ing soils, instollofion of conduits ond hond
holes for {uture use, instollotion of poving
bose moteriols ond ospholt concrete pov-ing. Additionol work includes reploce-
ment of three existing lot lishtins fixtureswiih double heoded fixtures ond the strip-ping of the exponded osphslt wilh porkins
siolls ond fire lones
Public Noti,ces
KING COUNTY
NOTICE TO BIDDERS
Eslimqied controct price: 9921,000
sqfety ore
volue
Olher permit opplicotions pending wilhlhis.oppllcotion: None
Olher permits cpproved or required, bulnoi included wilh lhis opplicotion: To be
determined.
Speciol studies requesled of the oppliconlot this time (RCW 36.708.070): To be de-termined.
Existing documents lhot evolusle lhe im-pocls of the proposed proiecl: Geoiechni-col report, Cleorins ond Grodins plon sei,Trsffic Stud% Sofe Wolk to School Assess-
ment, ond Tree Retenlion Plon.
Applicolion receiyed: April 30, 2019
Dote applicolion deemed complele:
April 30,2019
Apprenliceship Requiremenls: l0olo mini-
mum Apprentice Utilizotion Requiremenl,
SCS Utilizotion Requirements. '10% mini-mum requirement for Kins County Cer-tified Smoll Controctors ond Suppliers(scs).
Complete lnvitoiion lo Bid Documents, in-cludins oll proiecl deioils, specificotions,ond contocl informolion ore dvoiloble onour web poge 01: hilps://procurement.kingcounty.gov/procurement ovrlde-foull.ospx
LAKE MERIDIAN WATER DISTRICT
NOTICE OF INTENTION TO SELLREAL PROPERTY
BIDS DUE: July ll,20lt
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN lho' LoKe
Meridion Woter Dislricl ("Seller") intends
to sell certoin reol property ("Property")
locoied on the Northeost corner of l50th
Ploce SE ond SE 272nd Streel, Kent, Wosh-inston 98042. The Properly is legolly de-
scribed os:
THE SOUTH 'I25 FEET OF THE EASTI2I FEET OF THAT PORTION OF GOV-ERNMENT LOT I, SECTION 26, TOWN-
SHIP 22 NORTH, RANGE 5 EAST W.M.,LYING WEST OF THE EAST HALF O'FTHE EAST HALF OF SAID GOVERN.MENT LOT;
EXCEPT THE SOUTH 46 FEET THERE-
OF FOR ROAD.
SITUATE IN THE CITY OF KENT, COUN-TY OF KING, STATE OF WASHINGTON
lncluded with lhe Properly is on obon-doned pump house ond pipins locoted
thereon.
Pursuont lo Resolution No. 641-05-l% Sell-er hds dfflored ihe Property to be surplusto its needs.
Every person hos ihe right lo comment on
this proiect by submittins those commenis
in wriling to Kirsten Mondl, Plonner (425)
806-6,103 ot the Deportment of Community
Developmenl within the commeni period
identified obove. Those who moy wish to
receive notice of ond porlicipote in ony
hecrings, ond/or request o copy of lhe
decision once mode ond ony dppeol rights
moy olso submit such requests to the De-portmenl of Community Development.
Proiect files, plons ond documents ore
ovsiloble for viewing ond/or copying (ot
lhe requesior's cost). To view recordsor request copies of documents pleose
submit Public Records requesi vio Cilywebsite. Arrsngemenis io view the docu-
ments will be mode once the requesl is
completed ond ore locoted ol the Deport.
ment of Corfimunity Development, Bolhell
City Hdll, 18415 lolst Ave NE, Bothell, WA
98011.
determinolion of
Kelly M. Chelin, City Clerk
Chqrles Wilson, Secrelory
Boord of Commissioners
All bids must be filed with the Seller nololer lhon l0:00 o.m., Thursdo% July ll,20lt ot which time they will be publicly
opened ond reod. Proposols received of-ter thol time fixed will not be considered.
No bidder moy wiihdrow ils bid ofter the
hour set tor the openins thereof or before
the oword of the bid, unless soid oword is
deloyed for o period exceeding ninely (90)
doys. Seller reserves the righi lo reiectony ond oll bids for sood couse ond to
woive irregulorities or informolities in lhe
bid or the bidding.
CITY OF KENMORE
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice is hereby given thot the KenmoreCily Council odopted ihe following ordi-norce ot q regulor meeiing on Moy 20,
2019. Upon request, o copy of ihe full text
of on ordinonce moy be reviewed ond/orobioined lor o minimol fee ot lhe office
of the City Clerk, (mqilins qddress: 18120
68lh Aven€ NE, Kenmore, WA 98028).
Ordinonces ore olso ovoiloble on our web-sile: www.kenmorewo.gov.
oRDINANCE NO, r9-0484
AN ORDINAI{CE OF THE CITY OFKEilMORE, WASHINGTON, RELATINGTO NOTICE OF RENT INCREASES,
ADDING A I{EII' CHAPTER 8,55 TO THEKENMORE n UNICIPAL CODE, AND
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
Nolice of Aclion
5E l9lh Woy Property Cleonup Proiecl
Notice is hereby given under SEPA, RCW
43.21C.080, thdt lhe Woter ond Lond Re-sources Division (WLRD), King CountyDeportment of Noturol Resources ondPorks, Copilol Proiecls Seclion, look lheoction described in ilem 2 below on Moy
14,2019.
L Any oction to set oside, enioin, review,
or otherwise chollense such oction on thegrounds of non-complionce wiih the provi-
sions of Chopter 43.21C RCw sholl be com-
menced on or before June 21,2019.
2. The ogency decision is io proceed on fi-
ndl desisn snd conslruction of lhe SE l9th
Woy Property Cleonup Proiect.
3. The proposed proieci is locoted in un-incorporoted King Counly on o poriion ofo 3.96-ocre property owned by The Kins
County Woter ond Lond Resources Divi-sion River ond Floodplqin Monogement
Section. The Kins County porcel identifi-cotion number is 0,12,107-9033. The proper-
ty frdnts W Snoquolmie River Rd SE ondSE 19th Woy ond obuls the Snoquolmie
River on lhe opposite site. The site is with-in the SW % of Section 4, Township 24N,
Ronse 7E.
4. A Determinotion of Non-Sisnificoncewos published ond opened for reviewond public commenl from April 25,2019ihroush Moy 10, 2019. Proiecl supportdocumeniotion ond proiecl site mops oreovoiloble for review ot WLRD Officesfrom 8:30 o.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdoys.
The oftices ore locoled oi Kins Streel Cen-
ter, 201 South Jockbon Street, Suite 600,
Seottle, Woshingion 98104. Sefh Amrheinls the Proiect Monoser ond moy be con-
tocted ol 206 263 6923.
5. A Decision lo Proceed wos signed onMoy l/1, 2019 by Josh Boldi, WLRD Eivi-sion Director. This Nolice of Action wosfiled on Moy 24, 2019 ond will conlinue ineffect throush June 21, 2019.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION
Cily ot Burien WA
Published] -r ey-q4-2e+4,-^tov. SIT2O19.
Dsle May 24,2019
No. PLA 19-0906
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CITY OF NEWCASTLE
NOTICE OF DECISION
Applicotion Type: Preliminory Short PlotApplicoiion File Number:
su Bl8-003/cARI8-003/sEpAtS-003
Applicont: Brion Donner
City Confoct:
Erin Fitzgibbons, Associote Plonner
Proiect Locotion: Porcel#s 2078500430 &
3346200200 (83XX l2lst Ave SE)
Proiect Descriplion: Approvol of prelimi-
nqry short plol for four lots plus crilicql
oreo trocl.
SEPA Determinoiion: Delerminotion of
Non-Signiticonc€, issued on Moy I6,2019
Dote of Decision: Moy 19,2019Appeols: Per NMC 19.15.020, cppeolsmust be filed with the Heoring Exominer
within l4 doys of lhe issuonce of this notice
of decision, or June Z 20'19
Revoluotion: Pursudnl to RCW 36.708130,oftecied properly owners moy requesi o
chonge in voluotion lor properly tox pur-
poses os o result of this decision notwith-
stonding ony progrom of revoluolion,
KEilT CITY COUNCIL
NOTICE OF PUAL]C HEARING
Tronsit Operolions ond Mointenonce
Focililies - Zonins Code Amendmenl.
Appliconl King County Woier Dislricl No.
A9
Proposol Conslruct concrete woter sior-oge reservoir ond booster pump sloiion
buildins ond qppurienonces-
sports t @'tleSeaflte@trnes I rRroRy, MAy 24, 20Le
DEAN RUTZ / THE SEATTLE TIMBS
Ftora (with helmet) and. tlte Huskies host Ken-
in an NCAA softball super regional starting Friday
Flores hqs hit 21 homers thls season.
Softball
FROM Cl
Friday's opener is at
is needed Sunday, it
also be at 7.
TheHushes (48-7),the
3 overall seed in the
andKentucfty
, the No. 14 seed, are
one another.
defeated the Wildcats
in March in California.
Taran Alvelo got the win,
Gabbie Plain comingin
the final out afterKen-
scored twice in the
inning. Tarrand her
downplayedthe
meeting, noting
much teams drange in a
ofmonths.
"Ihey attack pitdres, and
make adjustrnents,just
"Alvelosaid.wedo,
The Huskies are as hot as
inthe country,
lostjust once in more
twomonthswhilewin-
28 of theirpast29
What'sscaryfor
is thatTarrthinla
team cari still get muctr
"The exciting part of ttris
is thatwe probably
an unlimited capacityto
andwemightnot
thatplace even ifwe
ourseasontoJune 5
finals of the CSWS),"
said. "Ithinkthisteam
has room to grow togettr-
er. The factthatwe've been
playing pretry well lately
feels good, butwe still have
so muchto getthrough."
The'llaying prettywell"
comment mighthave been a
bit of an understatement.
The Huskies sueptthe Seat-
tle regional last weekend,
beating Mississippi State 8-0
inthe title game behind
Plain's no-hiner.
Thatdoes notmean she
will start in Friday's opener
of the super regional. Tan
said Thursdaythat she had
not decided if it will be Plain
(27 -2,'1.2'J. ERA) or Alvelo
(25-4, 1.58 ERA). With those
stats, it seems like Tarr can
hardly go wrong either way.
"Wete exploringthe op-
poftunities, and seeing what
is goingtobe the bestmix,"
Tarr said. "But in our mind-
set, withthe two of them, we
cantlose."
ForAlvelo, a senior, these
willbe herfinal games at
HuskySoftballStadium.
"I love playing on ourfield,
butwhat getsto me more are
the practices," she said. "It's a
litde more vulnerable, it's
more metime, orbullpen
time or team time. ln practice
yesterday, Iwas just sining in
dtg ftrllpen, talking with
Gabbie, and Iwas like,'I am
going to miss ttris. I am going
to miss sittingin ttre bullpen
and being comfortable.' But
when it comes to playing in a
game, it's all aboutbusiness."
Satt Hanson: 20646+29,19
or shanson@seaftIetima. com.
On T*itter : @ s cotthtnsongof
baseball team tahes
from visiting Cal
oRrHwEsr I
Visiting California lnocked
theWashington
ball team L8-8 in the
Thursdayofa regu-
endingthree-
series at HuskyBall-
Cal (31-18) tooka 10-0
beforeUW (28-23) got
the board inthe third
outlook rs
as its RPI was
entering Thursday Cal
boasting an RPI of 34
should be secure inits
hopes. This sea-
the Huskies are 3-17
top-50RPIteams.
K AilD FIE1D
. A terrific fust day for the
track and field squad at the
WestPrenminaiies saw
Huskies push on to the NCAA
Championships, with L0
Huskies advancing from the
round to the quafterfinals on
or Saturday.
At Sacramento State's Homet
Stadium, wonen's hammer throw-
erOnyie Chibuogwu (p06 feet,
5 inches) broke through to nation-
als fox the first rime, then Chase
Smith survived some third-attempt
stress in the men's pole vault
(1.7-7) ro qrralify. Senior Izzi
Batt-Doyle rolled to her second
NCAA Outdoor meet in the wom-
en's 10,000 meters (33 minutes,
40.80 seconds).
. Scout Cai of Seattle Pacific
recorded sedson-bests in three of
the four events, and finds herself
tied for eighth in the standings
halfrivay through the women's
heptathlon at the NCAA Division II
Track & Field Championships.
ELSEWHERE
. Gatorade announced Gorbin
Caroll of Laleside School as its
2018-19 Gatorade Washington
Baseball Player ofthe Year. The
5-foot-10, 175-pound.senior center
fielder posted a .54.0 batting aver-
agewithninehome mns.
. Incoming IJW freshman Isaiah
Stewart has been selected to the
20L9 USA Basketball Men's UL9
World Cup Team training camp. He
will join coach Mike Hopkins.
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NOTICE OF DECISION FOP
SHORELINE SUBSTANTIALDEVELOPMENT PERMIT
PROJECT: Roilrood Ploce, Nedon ondDello Streels Utilily lmprovemenisApplicolion! SH l9-0003
Appliconl: Brion ColemonProperly Owner: Ciiy of Snoquolmie
Dole Complele: Morch 22, 2019
Dole ot Filing; Moy 21,2019
STEPHEN M. WAGSTAFFE,
SAN MATEO COUNTY DISTRICT
ATTORNEY
KIMBERLY A. PERROTTI, DEPUTY
NOTICE OF ORDER TO SHOW CASEAND TEMPORARY RESTRAINING
ORDER (PENAL CODE SECTION I86.II)
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THESTATE OF CALIFORNIA, IN AND FORTHE COUNTY OF SAN MATEO.
THE PEOPLE OFTHE STATE OF CALIFORNIA,Plointiff.
JUSTIN RODGERS HALL
Defendonl.
The property described qs 372 2nd Avenue
9W, Algono, Woshinston, County of Kins,Assessor's Porcel Number 218820-3645.
The owner of record is Vietcql LLC. Theproperty is more porticulorly describedos: LOT:3-8 BLK:25 DIST:FEDERALWAY SUBD:EAST TACOMA ADD SEC/TWN/RNG/MER:SEC 3l TWN 2l RNG 4AREA CODE: 054-021 (APN 218820-36i15).
Propqrty in the postol zip code 98001,Woshinston, County ot Kins, Assessor'sPorcel Number 375160-3375. The ownerof record is Vietcol LLC. The prop-erly is more porticulorly described os:
LOT:19&20 BLK:80 DIST:KING COUNTYSUBD:JOVITA HEIGHTS ADD SEC/TWN/RNG/MER:SEC 26 TWN 2l RNG 4AREA CODE: 055-016 (APN 375160-3375).
Property in the posiol zip code 98001,Woshington, Couniy ot King, Assessor,sPorcel Number 375160-3629. The ownerof record is Vietcol LLC. The prop-eriy is more poriiculorly described os:LOT:8 BLK:86 DIST:KING COUNTYSUBD:JOVITA HEIGHTS ADD SEC/TWN/RNG/MER:SEC 26 TWN 2l RNG 4AREA CODE: 055-016 (APN 375160-3529).
Properly in the postol zip code 98059,Woshinston, Counly of King, Assessor,sPorcel Number 379360-0190. The ownerof record is Vietcol LLC. The property ismore porticulorly described osr LOT:19
DIST: KING COUNTY SUBD: KATHLENAESTATES ADD SEC/TWN/RNG/MER:SEC 18 TWN 23 RNG 6 AREA
CODE: 032-007 (APN 379360-0190).
The property described os 13433 l9lsiAve SE, 98051 Woshington, Counly ofKing, Assessor's Porcel Number 379380-
0440. The owner of record is Vietcdl LLC.The property is more porticulorly de-scribed os: LOT:44 DIST:KING COUNTYSUBD:KATHLENA ESTATES DIV NO.03 SEC/TWN/RNG/MER:SEC 18 TWN23 RNO 6 AREA CODE: 032-007 (APN
379380-0,r40).
Property in lhe postol zip code 98038,Woshington, County ol Kins, Assessor,sPorcel Number 412384-0720. The ownergf record is Vietcol LLC. The property
is more porticulorly described qs: LOT: FDIST:MAPLE VALLEY SUBD:LAKE
WiLDERNESS COUNTRY CLUB DIV NO.05 SEC/TWN/RNG/MER:SEC 2l TWN22 RNG 6 AREA CODE: 055-002 (APN
412384-0720),
Property in the postol zip code 98052 Wosh-ington, County of King, Assessor's Porcel
Number 420240i070. The owner of recordis Vietcol LLC. The properly is moreporliculqrly described os: LOT:3 BLK:14
DIST: RENTON SUBD: LATIMERS LAKEPARK ADD SEC/TWN/RNG/MER:SEC7 TWN 23 RNG 5 AREA CODE: 025-002(APN 420240-1070).
Publh Notices
: 094-003
in
owner
record
lsthe
Proiecl Locolion: The proposed proiect
is locoted on Roilrood Ploce between qp-proximotely River Street ond Dello Street
Newlon Street betwe€n Folls Avenue ondOlmsieod Ploce, ond Delto Streel from
Rollrood Ploce to Folls Avenue in the Ciiyof Snoquolmie,
NOTICE OF DECISION FOR
SHORELINE SUBSTANTIAL
DEVELOPMENT PERMIT
Proiecl Descriplion:
Applicotion SH 19-0001 is for o ShorelinePermii Conditionol Use ond Substontiol
Development permil pursuonl to lhe Sno-quolmie Shoreline Moster Prosrom for lhereconslruciion of the exisling restroom ot
the Snoquolmie Folls pork.
Proiecl Locolion: The proposed proiect is
locoied ot 37820 SE Snoquolmie-Foll City
Rood, Snoquolmie, WA 98065
Proiect construclion is scheduled to be-gin upon cctmpleiion of required permits
ond opprovols. Appeols to fhis decision
moy be submitted to the Woshinglon Stote
Shoreline Heorings Boord. The oppeol pe-
riod expires ofter 2l doys from ihe dole offilins of this permit with the Deporlmentof Ecolosy. Appeols should be submitted
in wrilins to:
Woshington Siote
Shoreline Heorings Boord
PO Box 40903
Locey, WA 98504-0903(Phone (350) 459-6327\
Published Moy 24,2019
NOTICE OF DECISION FOR
SHORELINE SUBSTANTIAL
DEVELOPMENT PERMIT
Proiecl Descrirlion:
Applicotion SH 19-0003 is for the under-
srbunding of exisling overheod utilities
olons City owned right-of-li/oy to the sub-
stotion ot the Snoquolmie Folls.
should be
to 2ndqt
sewer
SEPA
con be
Moy
is
of
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of Non-
Mercer
Published
26,20't9
2019
of existing re-pork
upon
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Restorolion con-
owner
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN thot on
Jqlqqfy .1,-_?0'19, pursuant io.Penot Eode
tuckyscored nvice in the
seventh inning. Tarr and her
players downplayed the
previous meeting noting
howmuch teams change in a
couple of rnonths.
"Ihey attack pitdres, and
they make adjustments, just
like we do,"Alvelo said.
The Huskies are as hot as
anyteam in the country,
havinglostjust once in more
than two months while win-
ning 28 of their past 29
games. What's scar5r for
opponents is that Tarr ttrinks
the team cari still getmuch
better.
"Ihe exciting part of this
group is that we probably
have an unlimited capacityto
grow, andwemightnot
reach that place even if we
extend our season to June 5
(the finals of the CSWS),"
she said. "Ithinkthis team
stillhas room to growtogeth-
portunities, and seeing what
is goingto be the bestmix,"
Tar said. "But in our mind-
set, withthe two of them, we
cantlose."
ForAlvelo, a senior, these
willbeherfinalgames at
Husky Softball Stadium.
"I love playing on our field,
but what gets to me more are
the practices," she said. "Ids a
little more vulnerable, it's
moreme time, orbullpen
time'or team time. br practice
yesterdag I was just sitting in
the bullpe4 talking with
Gabbie, and Iwas like, l am
going to miss this. I am going
to miss sifting in the bullpen
and being comfortable.' But
when it comes to playing in a
game, it's all aboutbusiness."
Scofr Hanu, on: 20 6-464- 2949
or sha nson@seattletimes.com-
On Tlatitter : @ scottharcongolf,
ts
Folls
Kins County
PUBLIC
Woste
PUBLIC NOTICE
proiect
proiecl;
com
Flood-
ore Son Souci
Eost
Rood
King
to 2 ocres of soilReslorotion con-
o Shoreline
Substontiol
to the sno-
Applicolion received: April 30, 2Ol9
Dote opDticolion deemed complele;
sel,
l.,.Compre-
to comment on
o copy
Short Plot
prelimi-
criticol
RCW 36.70B130,
the
quq
upon
upon
proiect
for
Froiecl Locotion: The proposed proieci is
l_ocoteq of 37820 SE Snoqualmie-Foll CityRood, Snoquqlmie, WA 98065
perm
NOTICE OF DECISION FOR
SHORELINE SUBSTANTIALDEVELOPMENT PERMIT
PROJECT: Undersroundins ofoverheod ulilities
Applicotion: SH l9-0002Applicont: Pusel Sound EnerqvProperly Owner: Puset Souhd
ond City of Snoquolmie
Dote Complele: March 26, 2019Dole of Filins: Moy 21,2019
existing
Energy
Proiecl Description:Applicqlion SH 19-0003 is for lhe under-grbunding of exisling overheod utiliiiesolong Cily owned right-of-woy to the sub-stotion ot ihe Snoquolmie Fotis.
Proiect files, plons ond documents oreovoilqble tor viewins ond/or copyins (oithe requeslor's cost). To vlew recordsor. re-quest copies of documents pleose
subm-it Public Records request vid Ciiiwebsile, Arrongements lo view the docu-ments will be mode once the request iscomplete-d ond qre locoted ot the Deport-menl of Corilmunity Development, Bothell
f-ity Holl, 18415 'lolst Ave NE, Botheil, WA
9801r.
Husky baseball team takes
1&8 beating from visiting Cal
rroRTHwEsT I Stadium, women's hammer throw-
er Onyie Chibuogwu (p06 feeq
5 inches) broke through to nation-
als for the first time, then Chase
Smith survived some third-attempt
stress in the men's pole vault
(17-7) to qualify. Senior Izzi
Batt-Doyle rolled to her second
NCAA Outdoor meet in the wom-
en's 10,000 meters (33 minutes,
40.80 seconds).
. Scout Cai of Seattle Pacific
recorded sedson-bests in three of
the four events, and finds herself
tied for eighth in the standings
halfiray through the women's
heptathlon at the NCAA Division II
Track & Field Championships.
ETSEWHERE
. Gatorade announced Corbin
Garroll oflakeside School as its
20L8-19 Gatorade Washington
Baseball Player of the Year. The
5-foot-10, 1 75-pound senior center
fielder posted a .540 batting aver-
agewith nine home mns.
. Incoming UW freshman Isaiah
Stewart has been selected to the
20L9 USA Basketball Men's U19
World Cup Team training camp. He
will join coach Mike Hopkins.
Trom spor*infu rmation reports.
Emerald
Dorrns
Racing entries
on
o Woshinsion Slote
Shoreline Heorings Boord
PO Box 40903
Locey, WA 9850,1-0903(Phone (360) 459-6327\
Published Moy 24,2019
Visiting California knocked
around theWashington
baseball team 18-8 in the
opener Thursday of a regu-
lar-season ending three-
game series at HuskyBall-
park. Cal (31-18) tooka 10-0
lead before UW (28-23) got
on the board in the third
inning.
[IWs postseason outlook is
pretty cloudy as its RPI was
57 entering Thursday. Cal
entered boasting an RPI of 34
and shouldbe secure in its
postseason hopes. This sea-
son, the Huskies are 3-17
against top-50 RPI teams.
TRACK AilD FIEI.D
. A terrific first day for the
Husky track and field squad at the
NCAA West Preliminaries saw
three Huskies push on to the NCAA
Outdoor Championships, with L0
more Huskies advancing from the
first round to the quarterfinals on
Friday or Saturday.
At Sacramento State's Hornet
CITY OF KENMORE
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice is hereby siven thot the KenmoreCity Council odopted lhe foilowins ordi"no_nce_ol o resulor meeling on Moy 20,2q19. Upon requesl, o copy ot the full texiof on ordinonce moy be reviewed ond/orobtoined for q minimol fee ol the officeof th€ City Clerk, (moiling oaOress: lgtiO
68th- Avenue NE, Kenmore, WA 98028).Ordinonces ore olso ovoiloble on our we6-srle: www.kenmorewo.gov.
oRDtNANCE NO.19-0484
Kelly M. Chelin, City Clerk
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Th€re is o 37o minimum Apprentice Utiti-zotion Requiremenl on this conlroct.
There is o 5olo minimum requirement forKins County Certified Smoti Controctoisond Suppliers (SCS) on this controct.
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Totol Plol Areo: 38,993 sq.ft.Lot I Size: 14,272sq.11.
Lol 2 Sizer 9,952 sq.ftLol 3 Size: 14,769 sq.fiTolol Number ot Proposed Lots: 3zoninsr RS-9.6
Dole ot Applicotion: Februory 26, 2019Dote of Leller ot Complele Appiicotion:Moy 16, 20'19
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SITUATE IN THE CITY OF KENT, COUN-TY OF KING, STATE OF WASHINGTON
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Pursuont to Resolution No. 641-05-lt Sell-er hos declored the Property to be surpluslo ils needs.
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Conquest, Jessica <jconquest@kingcounty.gov>
Friday, May 31, 20L9 2:1-5 PM
Bonsteel, Hayley; City Clerk
RE: Addendum to Environmental Impact Statement
KC Metro Response Letter_O53119.pdf
Good afternoon -
Please see the attached letter, which outlines King County Metro's concerns regarding the proposed zoning code
amendment for transit operations and maintenance facilities.
Thank you,
Jessica Conquest
Environmental Planner
King County Metro Transit Department
201- South Jackson St., MS KSC-TR-0431
Seattle, WA 98104-3856
(206) 263-372L
iconq uest@kingcountv.gov
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Subject: Addendum to Environmental lmpact Statement
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May 3L,2A79
I{ayley Bonsteel, AICP
Long-Range Planning Manager
City of Kent
220 Fourth Avenue S
Kent, WA 98032-5895
(by electronic mail: City Clerk@KentWA.gov)
Re: Zoning Code Amendment for Transit Operations and Maintenance Facilities
Dear Ms. Bonsteel
King County Metro Transit Department (Metro) would like to respond to the City's proposed
zoning code amendment for transit operations and maintenance facilities. If adopted, the
amendment to Kent City Code sections 15.02 and 15.04 would distinguish between transit
operations and maintenance facilities, and passenger-related transportation and transit
facilities. New transit operations and maintenance facilities would be conditionally permitted
only in the CM-2 zone, and they would be prohibited in all other zones within Kent. This
presents a significant change from the City's current code, which allows transit operations
and maintenance facilities as a conditional use in a wide variety of areas.
Under Metro's long-range plan (Metro Connects), three new RapidRide lines intended to
directly serve City of Kent residents are planned to be in place by 2040. Metro also is
exploring sites for a new bus base that will ensure adequate capacity for service expansion,
particularly in south King County, by 2030. Metro will begin outreach this summer to gather
input on multiple prospective sites. This presents an exciting opporhrnity, because the south
King County Base will be developed for an emission-fi'ee, battery-electric bus fleet that
would provide air quality benefits for local communities. in addition, we have a robust plan
to work with local communities and organizations to determine how a new base can best
integratc into thc sclccted location.
Many factors go inlo the selection of a future base location. For instanoe, a future base
location should:
o Provide efficient access to existing and future routes.
r Provide service closer to where routes start and end because that allows more buses to
be serving a route instead of spending time driving empty to the start of the route
(deadheading) or returning to the base for servicing.
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