Bills before the Washington Legislature Affecting Property Rights
Full Weekly Report February 16, 2015 |
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| HB 2046 |
Streams, definition in SMA |
| CAPR Recommends DO PASS |
CAPR rating = 10 (Outstanding) |
Impact is Critical |
| Establishes a definition of “streams” in the Shoreline Management Act to mean naturally occurring bodies of periodic or continuously flowing water contained within a channel.Excludes certain water features from the definition of “streams,” including artificially constructed waterbodies, hydroelectric canals, and natural channels or swales that would normally be dry, but for the presence of irrigation and irrigation return water. |
Scheduled Hearing
Tuesday 02/17/2015 10:00 am
Local Government
Public Hearing |
Full Committee
House Hearing Rm D
John L. O’Brien Building
Olympia, WA 98504
REVISED |
Scheduled Hearing
Wednesday 02/18/2015 8:00 am
Local Government
Public Hearing |
Full Committee
House Hearing Rm D
John L. O’Brien Building
Olympia, WA 98504
REVISED |
Scheduled Hearing
Thursday 02/19/2015 1:30 pm
Local Government
Public Hearing |
Full Committee
House Hearing Rm D
John L. O’Brien Building
Olympia, WA 98504
REVISED |
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| NEW Bill |
| HB 2038 |
Eminent domain/econ devel |
| CAPR Recommends DO PASS |
CAPR rating = 5 (Outstanding) |
Impact is Serious |
| Allows private property to be taken only for public use and the taking of private property by a public entity for economic development does not constitute a public use.Prohibits a public entity from taking property for the purpose of economic development. |
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| HB 2053 |
Govt private proprty actions |
| CAPR Recommends DO PASS |
CAPR rating = 5 (Outstanding) |
Impact is Serious |
| Requires government authorities to provide just compensation to property owners when land use ordinances, regulations, or policies adopted pursuant to the growth management act or as part of a land use permitting decision place certain restrictions on the property owner. |
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| NEW Bill |
| HB 2081 |
Adjudicative proceedings |
| CAPR Recommends DO PASS |
CAPR rating = 5 (Outstanding) |
Impact is Serious |
| Requires an administrative law judge to preside over a hearing or an adjudicative proceeding when a statute or rule provides for a state agency to conduct or preside over the hearing or adjudicative proceeding and that state agency is also a party to the hearing or proceeding. |
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| NEW Bill |
| SB 5965 |
Base and min. instream flows |
| CAPR Recommends DO PASS |
CAPR rating = 4 (Outstanding) |
Impact is Limited |
| Requires the department of ecology to: (1) Produce a report evaluating options for mitigating the effects of permit-exempt groundwater withdrawals on base flows and minimum instream flows; and(2) Consult with the office of the attorney general when preparing the report. |
Scheduled Hearing
Tuesday 02/17/2015 8:00 am
Agriculture, Water & Rural Economic Development
Public Hearing |
Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 3
J.A. Cherberg Building
Olympia, WA 98504
REVISED 2/13 |
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| NEW Bill |
| HB 2126 |
Adaptive mgmt/forests & fish |
| CAPR Recommends DO PASS |
CAPR rating = 3 (Outstanding) |
Impact is Limited |
2015 House Bill 2126: Initiating the adaptive management program within the forests and fish law to ensure that no proposed timber harvest is negatively affected solely due to its proximity to a stream that is not a fish bearing stream
- Introduced by Rep. Jeff Holy (Cheney) (R) on February 16, 2015.
- Referred to the House Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee on February 16, 2015.
Summary from www.washingtonvotes.org |
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| NEW Bill |
| SB 5960 |
Wolf conservation and mgmt |
| CAPR Recommends DO PASS |
CAPR rating = 3 (Outstanding) |
Impact is Limited |
| Requires the department of fish and wildlife to engage in a process to amend the existing wolf conservation and management plan to better address the wolf recovery rate and uneven distribution of wolves in northeast Washington that has occurred since the initial adoption of the plan.Expires June 30, 2018. |
Scheduled Hearing
Wednesday 02/18/2015 1:30 pm
Natural Resources & Parks
Public Hearing |
Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 3
J.A. Cherberg Building
Olympia, WA 98504
REVISED 2/13 |
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| NEW Bill |
| SB 5962 |
Wolf conserv. & mgmt plan |
| CAPR Recommends DO PASS |
CAPR rating = 3 (Outstanding) |
Impact is Limited |
| Requires the department of fish and wildlife to amend the existing wolf conservation and management plan to better address the wolf recovery rate and the uneven distribution that has occurred since the initial adoption of the plan. |
Scheduled Hearing
Wednesday 02/18/2015 1:30 pm
Natural Resources & Parks
Public Hearing |
Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 3
J.A. Cherberg Building
Olympia, WA 98504
REVISED 2/13 |
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| NEW Bill |
| SB 5963 |
Wolf-livestock interactions |
| CAPR Recommends DO PASS |
CAPR rating = 3 (Outstanding) |
Impact is Limited |
| Requires the department of fish and wildlife to manage wolf-related wildlife interactions using lethal means when certain conditions are satisfied. |
Scheduled Hearing
Wednesday 02/18/2015 1:30 pm
Natural Resources & Parks
Public Hearing |
Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 3
J.A. Cherberg Building
Olympia, WA 98504
REVISED 2/13 |
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| NEW Bill |
| SB 5964 |
Infill development |
| CAPR Recommends DO PASS |
CAPR rating = 3 (Outstanding) |
Impact is Limited |
| Addresses categorical exemptions from the state environmental policy act with regard to infill development. |
Scheduled Hearing
Thursday 02/19/2015 10:00 am
Government Operations & Security
Public Hearing |
Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 2
J.A. Cherberg Building
Olympia, WA 98504
REVISED 2/13 |
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| NEW Bill |
| HB 2111 |
Appeals court tax division |
| CAPR Recommends DO PASS |
CAPR rating = 2 (Good) |
Impact is Limited |
| Creates a new tax appeal division in the court of appeals to resolve tax disputes.Transfers the powers, duties, and functions of the state board of tax appeals to the tax division of the court of appeals. |
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| NEW Bill |
| SB 5894 |
Unlawful activity/properties |
| CAPR Recommends DO PASS |
CAPR rating = 2 (Good) |
Impact is Little |
| Includes, in the crime of criminal trespass in the first degree, a person who is a tenant by sufferance, or resides at a rental property and is not listed as a tenant on a rental agreement or as a guest, and who refuses to surrender possession of the premises to the owner or vacate the property.Creates the crime of criminal trespass of a dwelling in foreclosure.Authorizes an owner or agent of the owner, who has demanded a tenant by sufferance to vacate the owner’s property, to request law enforcement to remove the tenant by sufferance as a trespasser.Requires a law enforcement agency that has found that a tenant or other resident of a dwelling unit is engaged in criminal street gang activity or human trafficking, or has been called to a rental property to investigate criminal street gang activity or human trafficking, to make an attempt to discover the identity of the landlord and notify the landlord of the criminal street gang activity or human trafficking. |
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| NEW Bill |
| SB 5938 |
Gray wolf partial delisting |
| CAPR Recommends DO PASS |
CAPR rating = 2 (Good) |
Impact is Limited |
| Prohibits the fish and wildlife commission from designating or maintaining a designation for the gray wolf as an endangered, threatened, or sensitive species in any area of the state where the gray wolf was removed from the federal list of endangered and threatened wildlife. |
Scheduled Hearing
Wednesday 02/18/2015 1:30 pm
Natural Resources & Parks
Public Hearing |
Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 3
J.A. Cherberg Building
Olympia, WA 98504
REVISED 2/13 |
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| SB 5969 |
St environmental policy act |
| CAPR Recommends DO PASS |
CAPR rating = 2 (Good) |
Impact is Limited |
| Addresses environmental analysis under the national environmental policy act.Exempts from state environmental policy act requirements: (1) Certifications under the federal coastal zone management act; and(2) Certifications under section 401 of the federal clean water act. |
Scheduled Hearing
Wednesday 02/18/2015 8:00 am
Trade & Economic Development
Public Hearing |
Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 3
J.A. Cherberg Building
Olympia, WA 98504
REVISED 2/13 |
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| SB 5985 |
Not planning under GMgmt Act |
| CAPR Recommends DO PASS |
CAPR rating = 2 (Good) |
Impact is Limited |
2015 Senate Bill 5985: Extending the date for allowing certain counties and cities to not plan under the growth management act
- Introduced by Sen. Brian Dansel (Spokane) (R) on February 16, 2015.
- Referred to the Senate Government Operations & State Security Committee on February 16, 2015.
Summary from www.washingtonvotes.org |
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| SB 6007 |
Theft of rental property |
| CAPR Recommends DO PASS |
CAPR rating = 2 (Good) |
Impact is Little |
2015 Senate Bill 6007: Modifying theft of rental, leased, lease-purchased, or loaned property provisions
- Introduced by Sen. Pam Roach (Auburn) (R) on February 16, 2015.
- Referred to the Senate Law & Justice Committee on February 16, 2015.
Summary from www.washingtonvotes.org |
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| HB 2047 |
Eminent domain/owner option |
| CAPR Recommends DO PASS |
CAPR rating = 1 (Good) |
Impact is Little |
| Authorizes a property owner, when his or her property is proposed to be acquired for the construction of a site or route for an electrical transmission line by eminent domain proceedings, to require the condemnor to condemn a fee interest in any amount of contiguous land that the property owner wholly owns in undivided fee and elects in writing to transfer to the condemnor. |
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| HB 2124 |
Regional trans planning orgs |
| CAPR Recommends DO PASS |
CAPR rating = 1 (Good) |
Impact is Little |
2015 House Bill 2124: Concerning members of regional transportation planning organizations representing out-of-state governments or organizations
- Introduced by Rep. Lynda Wilson (Vancouver) (R) on February 16, 2015.
- Referred to the House Transportation Committee on February 16, 2015.
Summary from www.washingtonvotes.org |
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| SB 5940 |
Cougar control pilot program |
| CAPR Recommends DO PASS |
CAPR rating = 1 (Good) |
Impact is Little |
| Requires the department of fish and wildlife, in cooperation and collaboration with the county legislative authorities of Ferry, Stevens, Pend Oreille, Chelan, Okanogan, and Klickitat counties, to recommend rules to establish a five-year pilot program within select game management units of these counties, to pursue or kill cougars with the aid of dogs.Authorizes a county legislative authority to request inclusion in the pilot project after taking certain actions.Expires July 1, 2020. |
Scheduled Hearing
Wednesday 02/18/2015 1:30 pm
Natural Resources & Parks
Public Hearing |
Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 3
J.A. Cherberg Building
Olympia, WA 98504
REVISED 2/13 |
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| HB 2056 |
Fish, wildlife/tribes, state |
| Requires the fish and wildlife commission to meet annually with the governor to report on policy goals, objectives, and performance in relation to tribal treaties and other federally recognized tribal rights.Specifies that the governor has final approval authority for any agreement between the department of fish and wildlife and a federally recognized tribe related to fish and wildlife. |
Hearing REMOVED from Schedule
Monday 02/16/2015 1:30 pm
REMOVED
Community Development, Housing & Tribal Affairs
Public Hearing |
Full Committee
House Hearing Rm E
John L. O’Brien Building
Olympia, WA 98504
REVISED |
Hearing REMOVED from Schedule
Tuesday 02/17/2015 1:30 pm
REMOVED
Community Development, Housing & Tribal Affairs
Public Hearing |
Full Committee
House Hearing Rm E
John L. O’Brien Building
Olympia, WA 98504 |
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| NEW Bill |
| HB 2062 |
Land use permit process |
| Increases certainty and predictability in the land use permit process. |
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| HB 2071 |
Forest mgmt and stream flow |
| Authorizes the department of ecology to provide compensation for the management of forests to create favorable or enhanced water flows if it is determined by the department that forest management for stream flow outcomes is not financially compatible with the department’s trust obligations.Prohibits the department of ecology from establishing minimum water flows or levels after the effective date of this act for rivers located in a watershed encompassing forest lands managed by the department of natural resources unless that forest land is managed specifically to create favorable or enhanced water flows or water supply through the application of precommercial or commercial thinning designed to achieve optimal stem spacing for each age class of a forest parcel. |
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| HB 2092 |
Nat. resources agencies/land |
| Requires the department of fish and wildlife, before acquiring real property in any county after the effective date of this act, to identify for sale department-owned land in that same county of equal or greater acreage than the property to be acquired.Requires the department of natural resources, before acquiring real property in any county after the effective date of this act for purposes of a natural area preserve, natural resources conservation area, or other habitat or riparian protection purposes, to identify for sale department-owned land in that same county of equal or greater acreage than the property to be acquired.Requires the parks and recreation commission, before acquiring real property in any county after the effective date of this act, to identify for sale agency-owned land in that same county of equal or greater acreage than the property to be acquired. |
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| HB 2122 |
Real estate tx, transactions |
2015 House Bill 2122: Concerning real estate as it concerns the local government authority in the use of real estate excise tax revenues and regulating real estate transactions
- Introduced by Rep. Joan McBride (Kirkland) (D) on February 16, 2015.
- Referred to the House Local Government Committee on February 16, 2015.
Summary from www.washingtonvotes.org |
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| SB 5882 |
Building officials |
| Ensures that code officials have access to current training on the most recent code updates.Imposes a fee of two dollars on each building permit issued by a county or a city.Creates the code officials apprenticeship and training account. |
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| SB 5902 |
DOT surplus property, sale |
| Places a time limit on the department of transportation to sell real property owned by the state and under the jurisdiction of the department that is no longer required for transportation purposes or highway purposes. |
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| SB 5998 |
Groundwater protection |
2015 Senate Bill 5998: Concerning the protection of groundwater
- Introduced by Sen. Pam Roach (Auburn) (R) on February 16, 2015.
- Referred to the Senate Agriculture, Water & Rural Economic Development Committee on February 16, 2015.
Summary from www.washingtonvotes.org |
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| SB 6009 |
Catastrophic wildfire damage |
2015 Senate Bill 6009: Providing sales and use tax exemptions to persons who suffered property damage in a catastrophic wildfire as defined in this act
- Introduced by Sen. Linda Evans Parlette (Wenatchee) (R) on February 16, 2015.
- Referred to the Senate Ways & Means Committee on February 16, 2015.
Summary from www.washingtonvotes.org |
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| NEW Bill |
| HB 2057 |
Light pollution study |
| CAPR Recommends DO NOT PASS |
CAPR rating = -1 (Lacking) |
Impact is Limited |
| Requires the department of ecology to complete a study that analyzes the current extent of light pollution that adversely affects: (1) The quality of the environment;(2) The value of property; and(3) The health and well-being of the public. |
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| HB 2128 |
Dept of agriculture fees |
| CAPR Recommends DO NOT PASS |
CAPR rating = -1 (Lacking) |
Impact is Little |
2015 House Bill 2128: Concerning fees assessed by the department of agriculture
- Introduced by Rep. Zack Hudgins (Tukwila) (D) on February 16, 2015.
- Referred to the House General Government & Information Technology Committee on February 16, 2015.
Summary from www.washingtonvotes.org |
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| HB 2036 |
Permits & approval under SMA |
| CAPR Recommends DO NOT PASS |
CAPR rating = -2 (Lacking) |
Impact is Limited |
| Requires the department of ecology to develop two general permits, one each for proposed development activities located east or west of the crest of the Cascade mountain range, for use by counties and cities for development proposals that are within shorelines of the state and are exempt from the substantial development permit requirements of the shoreline management act. |
Scheduled Hearing
Tuesday 02/17/2015 10:00 am
Local Government
Public Hearing |
Full Committee
House Hearing Rm D
John L. O’Brien Building
Olympia, WA 98504
REVISED |
Scheduled Hearing
Wednesday 02/18/2015 8:00 am
Local Government
Public Hearing |
Full Committee
House Hearing Rm D
John L. O’Brien Building
Olympia, WA 98504
REVISED |
Scheduled Hearing
Thursday 02/19/2015 1:30 pm
Local Government
Public Hearing |
Full Committee
House Hearing Rm D
John L. O’Brien Building
Olympia, WA 98504
REVISED |
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| HB 2059 |
Energy efficient constrction |
| CAPR Recommends DO NOT PASS |
CAPR rating = -2 (Lacking) |
Impact is Limited |
| Authorizes a county legislative authority to provide an exemption from county property tax levies for certified third-party green building construction or improvements. |
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| SB 5900 |
The homeless/religious orgs |
| CAPR Recommends DO NOT PASS |
CAPR rating = -2 (Lacking) |
Impact is Little |
| Prohibits a local government from limiting a religious organization’s: (1) Availability to host a rotating, established tent encampment to fewer than eight months during a calendar year;(2) Hosting term to fewer than four months;(3) Number of simultaneous hostings within the same municipality to one hosting during any given period of time; and(4) Availability to host safe parking efforts at its on-site parking lot. |
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| HB 1204 |
Ecology policies enforcement |
| CAPR Recommends DO PASS |
CAPR rating = 10 (Outstanding) |
Impact is Critical |
| Requires Department of Ecology polices to be codified in the administrative code and ratified by the Legislature before they may be enforced. |
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| Status Updated |
| HB 1375 |
Trespass on private property |
| CAPR Recommends DO PASS |
CAPR rating = 10 (Outstanding) |
Impact is Critical |
| Includes public officials and employees as persons subject to the crime of trespass, with certain exceptions;Conditions various statutes authorizing permission for public officials to enter property upon compliance with the criminal trespass statute. |
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| HB 1444 |
Property tax relief |
| CAPR Recommends DO PASS |
CAPR rating = 4 (Outstanding) |
Impact is Serious |
| Providing property tax relief by reducing state property tax revenue by $340 million dollars each calendar year from the amount that would otherwise be allowed for collection in calendar years 2016 through 2040. |
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| HB 1588 |
SEPA categorical exemptions |
| CAPR Recommends DO PASS |
CAPR rating = 4 (Outstanding) |
Impact is Serious |
| Creates a categorical exemption from the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) review requirements for development proposals in counties and cities that have adopted comprehensive Growth Management Act (GMA) plans that have undergone a SEPA review, if the development proposal is consistent with the GMA comprehensive plan.Creates a categorical exemption from the SEPA review requirements for development proposals in counties and cities that have adopted shoreline master programs that have undergone a SEPA review, if the development proposal is consistent with the shoreline master program. |
Scheduled Hearing
Monday 02/16/2015 1:30 pm
Environment
Public Hearing |
Full Committee
House Hearing Rm D
John L. O’Brien Building
Olympia, WA 98504
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| HB 1589 |
Natural resource management |
| CAPR Recommends DO PASS |
CAPR rating = 4 (Outstanding) |
Impact is Limited |
| Provides the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) with specific authority to manage lands acquired by the WDFW using the best available land management techniques.Includes a non-exclusive list of land management techniques available to the WDFW which are, except for grazing leases on lands that have not been grazed for ten years, similar to categorical exemptions to the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA).Exempts the enumerated list of land management techniques from the SEPA when undertaken by the WDFW. |
Scheduled Hearing
Monday 02/16/2015 1:30 pm
Environment
Public Hearing |
Full Committee
House Hearing Rm D
John L. O’Brien Building
Olympia, WA 98504
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| SB 5801 |
WA water commission |
| CAPR Recommends DO PASS |
CAPR rating = 4 (Outstanding) |
Impact is Serious |
| Creates the Washington water commission and transfers certain powers, duties, and functions, pertaining to water resources, from the department of ecology to the commission. |
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| Status Updated |
| SHB 1000 |
DFW land, water rights |
| CAPR Recommends DO PASS |
CAPR rating = 3 (Outstanding) |
Impact is Limited |
| Provides the option for the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) to lease water rights which are appurtenant to parcels of land that are owned or managed by the WDFW for beneficial use and use the revenue for projects related to hatcheries, endangered species, land management, and salmon recovery. |
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| Status Updated |
| HB 1829 |
Adverse possession claims |
| CAPR Recommends DO PASS |
CAPR rating = 3 (Outstanding) |
Impact is Limited |
| Creates an affirmative defense for the record owner of real property against an adverse possession claim that the person who commenced possession of the property did not have an honest belief that he or she was the rightful owner and entitled to possession of the property. |
Hearing REMOVED from Schedule
Thursday 02/19/2015 1:30 pm
REMOVED
Judiciary
Executive Session |
Full Committee
House Hearing Rm A
John L. O’Brien Building
Olympia, WA 98504 |
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| Status Updated |
| HB 2061 |
Group B water systems |
| CAPR Recommends DO PASS |
CAPR rating = 3 (Outstanding) |
Impact is Little |
| Authorizes county legislative authorities to approve Group B public water systems with nine or fewer connections based on the quality of the water delivered for indoor household use. |
Scheduled Hearing
Monday 02/16/2015 1:30 pm
Environment
Public Hearing |
Full Committee
House Hearing Rm D
John L. O’Brien Building
Olympia, WA 98504
REVISED |
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| HB 1453 |
Columbia River Gorge comm. |
| CAPR Recommends DO PASS |
CAPR rating = 2 (Good) |
Impact is Little |
| Requires the Columbia River Gorge Commission (Commission) to eliminate the Commission’s backlog of complete and unprocessed land use applications by July 1, 2017, improve the Commission’s land use permit application approval process, and submit two reports each year to the Legislature describing the Commission’s progress on eliminating its backlog of complete and unprocessed land use applications and the improvements made to the land use application process. |
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| Status Updated |
| HB 1609 |
Plumbing & electrical codes |
| CAPR Recommends DO PASS |
CAPR rating = 2 (Good) |
Impact is Little |
| Requires the Department of Labor and Industries to exempt by rule certain minor and incidental electrical and plumbing work from worker certification requirements. |
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| Status Updated |
| HB 1798 |
Anticipated tax, assessments |
| CAPR Recommends DO PASS |
CAPR rating = 2 (Good) |
Impact is Little |
| Eliminates statutory provisions requiring collection of an advance tax on real property for taxes not yet levied and certified at the time a person records a document with the county auditor resulting in a division, alteration, or adjustment of real property boundary lines.Repeals the statutory requirement that an advance tax deposit be paid by persons recording plats after May 31 and prior to the date that taxes are collected. |
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| HB 1896 |
Customer energy use info |
| CAPR Recommends DO PASS |
CAPR rating = 2 (Good) |
Impact is Little |
| Prohibits an electric utility, including a small utility, from disclosing or selling private or proprietary retail electric customer information with or to its affiliates, subsidiaries, or any other third party for the purposes of marketing services or product offerings to a retail electric customer who does not already subscribe to the service or product, unless the utility has first obtained the customer’s written or electronic permission. Makes the disclosure or sale of private or proprietary retail electric customer information to an electric utility’s affiliates, subsidiaries, or any other third party for the purposes of marketing services or product offerings, without the customer’s written or electronic permission, an unfair or deceptive act in trade or commerce and an unfair method of competition for the purposes of applying the Consumer Protection Act. |
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| Status Updated |
| HB 2010 |
Public sewer required/appeal |
| CAPR Recommends DO PASS |
CAPR rating = 2 (Good) |
Impact is Little |
| Requires that qualifying counties, cities, and towns have an administrative appeals process for requests from owners of single-family residences to repair or replace a failing on-site septic system that were denied because of a requirement mandating connection to a public sewer system.Specifies that the jurisdictions required to have the appeals process are those that adopt or have adopted an ordinance or resolution requiring connection to a public sewer system upon the failure of an on-site septic system. |
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| HB 2069 |
Natural resources management |
| CAPR Recommends DO PASS |
CAPR rating = 2 (Good) |
Impact is Little |
| Prohibits the Department of Natural Resources from officially entering into a habitat conservation plan or other multiyear agreement with the federal government under the Endangered Species Act if that agreement commits the state to future actions, or constrains future state options, relating to the management of aquatic lands as it affects overwater structures and log storage. |
Scheduled Hearing
Thursday 02/19/2015 1:30 pm
Agriculture & Natural Resources
Public Hearing |
Full Committee
House Hearing Rm B
John L. O’Brien Building
Olympia, WA 98504
REVISED |
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| HB 2107 |
Wolf conservation and mgmt |
| CAPR Recommends DO PASS |
CAPR rating = 2 (Good) |
Impact is Limited |
| Requires the Department of Fish and Wildlife to amend the existing wolf management plan to better address the wolf recovery rate and uneven distribution that has occurred since the plan’s initial adoption. |
Scheduled Hearing
Wednesday 02/18/2015 8:00 am
Agriculture & Natural Resources
Public Hearing |
Full Committee
House Hearing Rm B
John L. O’Brien Building
Olympia, WA 98504
REVISED |
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| X |
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X |
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| Status Updated |
| HB 1374 |
Agency contract information |
| CAPR Recommends DO PASS |
CAPR rating = 1 (Good) |
Impact is Limited |
| Voids any clause within a contract between state or local agencies and private vendors that prevents disclosure of either the existence or purpose of the contract. Prohibits contracts for software and data storage from preventing disclosure of the extent of any databases held or the number of private individuals and entities about whom information is contained in the database. |
Scheduled Hearing
Thursday 02/19/2015 12:30 pm
Judiciary
Executive Session |
Full Committee
House Hearing Rm A
John L. O’Brien Building
Olympia, WA 98504
REVISED |
Hearing REMOVED from Schedule
Thursday 02/19/2015 1:30 pm
REMOVED
Judiciary
Executive Session |
Full Committee
House Hearing Rm A
John L. O’Brien Building
Olympia, WA 98504 |
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| X |
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X |
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| Status Updated |
| HB 1656 |
Property assessment appeals |
| CAPR Recommends DO PASS |
CAPR rating = 1 (Good) |
Impact is Little |
| Changes the amount of time prior to a county board of equalization (board) hearing, when information or evidence held by a taxpayer or the county assessor must be made available or provided to the other party and the board, from either seven or 14 business days to 21 business days. |
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| X |
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X |
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| Status Updated |
| HB 1940 |
Flood control zone districts |
| Allows eligible flood control zone districts to permanently protect a portion of their levy capacity from general prorationing requirements under certain circumstances. |
Scheduled Hearing
Friday 02/20/2015 8:00 am
Finance
Public Hearing |
Full Committee
House Hearing Rm A
John L. O’Brien Building
Olympia, WA 98504
REVISED |
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| X |
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X |
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| Status Updated |
| HB 1954 |
Columbia gorge com tsk force |
| Creates a legislative task force on the Columbia River Gorge Commission (Commission) for the purpose of working with the Commission and Oregon’s corresponding task force and addressing various issues related to the federal National Scenic Area Act (Act), like the Commission’s funding and potential changes to the Act. |
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| X |
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X |
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| Status Updated |
| HB 1989 |
Water storage asset mgmt |
| Authorizes a municipality or water district to negotiate a fair and reasonable water storage asset management service contract that includes inspection, cleaning, maintenance, repair, and testing services.Establishes procedures for publishing notice of contract requirements and negotiating the contract. |
Scheduled Hearing
Tuesday 02/17/2015 10:00 am
Local Government
Public Hearing |
Full Committee
House Hearing Rm D
John L. O’Brien Building
Olympia, WA 98504
REVISED |
Scheduled Hearing
Wednesday 02/18/2015 8:00 am
Local Government
Public Hearing |
Full Committee
House Hearing Rm D
John L. O’Brien Building
Olympia, WA 98504
REVISED |
Scheduled Hearing
Thursday 02/19/2015 1:30 pm
Local Government
Public Hearing |
Full Committee
House Hearing Rm D
John L. O’Brien Building
Olympia, WA 98504
REVISED |
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| X |
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X |
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| Status Updated |
| HB 2112 |
Unincorporated urban islands |
| Requires cities and towns with potential annexation areas (PAAs) to develop a joint planning agreement with the applicable county to annex the territory designated in the PAA.Requires, within a 10 year timeframe, cities or towns to annex unincorporated territory that is surrounded by one or more city or town, or by one or more city or town and a water body, if the territory is within a PAA for a city or town.Specifies that if a joint planning agreement for the annexation of a PAA that is surrounded by two or more cities or towns does not result in a determination of which jurisdiction will annex the area, the county must assign the annexation area to the city or town from which urban services can most efficiently be delivered.Expands the list of objectives that boundary review boards must consider in reaching decisions on proposed actions to include, in part, the prevention of potential unincorporated urban islands of territory that are surrounded by city and town boundaries. |
Scheduled Hearing
Tuesday 02/17/2015 10:00 am
Local Government
Public Hearing |
Full Committee
House Hearing Rm D
John L. O’Brien Building
Olympia, WA 98504
REVISED |
Scheduled Hearing
Wednesday 02/18/2015 8:00 am
Local Government
Public Hearing |
Full Committee
House Hearing Rm D
John L. O’Brien Building
Olympia, WA 98504
REVISED |
Scheduled Hearing
Thursday 02/19/2015 1:30 pm
Local Government
Public Hearing |
Full Committee
House Hearing Rm D
John L. O’Brien Building
Olympia, WA 98504
REVISED |
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| X |
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X |
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| Status Updated |
| HB 2045 |
Net metering systems |
| CAPR Recommends DO NOT PASS |
CAPR rating = -1 (Lacking) |
Impact is Little |
| Requires investor-owned and consumer-owned utilities to conduct “Distribution Resources Planning,” after net-metered systems’ cumulative generating capacity has reached one half of a percent of the utility’s 1996 peak demand.Authorizes a utility to recover expenditures identified in a Distribution Resources Plan as necessary for the integration of cost-effective distributed resources, through a reliability charge, a Value of Distributed Generation Tariff, a long-term contract, or other mechanism.States that the Legislature intends to modify and extend the tax preference provided in the Renewable Energy Investment Cost Recovery Incentive Program. |
Scheduled Hearing
Tuesday 02/17/2015 10:00 am
Technology & Economic Development
Public Hearing |
Full Committee
House Hearing Rm C
John L. O’Brien Building
Olympia, WA 98504 |
Scheduled Hearing
Wednesday 02/18/2015 8:00 am
Technology & Economic Development
Possible Executive Session |
Full Committee
House Hearing Rm C
John L. O’Brien Building
Olympia, WA 98504 |
Scheduled Hearing
Thursday 02/19/2015 1:30 pm
Technology & Economic Development
Possible Executive Session |
Full Committee
House Hearing Rm C
John L. O’Brien Building
Olympia, WA 98504 |
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| X |
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X |
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| Status Updated |
| SHB 1107 |
Cultural & heritage programs |
| CAPR Recommends DO NOT PASS |
CAPR rating = -2 (Lacking) |
Impact is Limited |
| Permits a county or city to create a cultural access program (CAP).Authorizes a county or city to impose either a sales and use tax or a property tax levy to fund a CAP.Provides restrictions and requirements for how revenues may be allocated within a CAP. |
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| X |
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X |
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| Status Updated |
| HB 1337 |
Public port district levies |
| CAPR Recommends DO NOT PASS |
CAPR rating = -2 (Lacking) |
Impact is Limited |
| Repeals statutory provisions authorizing and governing the imposition of annual levies for up to three six-year periods by port districts that have adopted a comprehensive scheme of harbor improvements and industrial developments (comprehensive scheme), effective January 1, 2020. Creates new authority for port districts that have adopted a comprehensive scheme to impose levies for up to three multiyear levy periods, which applies to taxes levied for collection in 2016 and after. |
Scheduled Hearing
Tuesday 02/17/2015 3:30 pm
Finance
Public Hearing |
Full Committee
House Hearing Rm A
John L. O’Brien Building
Olympia, WA 98504
REVISED |
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| X |
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X |
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| Status Updated |
| HJM 4009 |
Global climate change |
| CAPR Recommends DO NOT PASS |
CAPR rating = -3 (Poor) |
Impact is Limited |
| Requests that the United States take action to address climate change as part of an international or global commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. |
Scheduled Hearing
Monday 02/16/2015 1:30 pm
Environment
Public Hearing |
Full Committee
House Hearing Rm D
John L. O’Brien Building
Olympia, WA 98504
REVISED |
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| X |
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X |
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| Status Updated |
| HB 1911 |
Water or sewer facilities |
| CAPR Recommends DO NOT PASS |
CAPR rating = -5 (Poor) |
Impact is Limited |
| Authorizes a municipality (a county, city, town, or drainage district) to create an assessment reimbursement area (ARA) on its own initiative, finance the costs of construction or improvement of water or sewer facilities, and become the sole beneficiary of reimbursements.Requires the municipality to notify affected property owners of its preliminary determination of the ARA’s boundaries and assessments, and record its final determination with the county auditor. Establishes that reimbursements to the municipality may only be for costs that benefit property and property owners, and not for costs that benefit the general public. |
Scheduled Hearing
Tuesday 02/17/2015 10:00 am
Local Government
Public Hearing |
Full Committee
House Hearing Rm D
John L. O’Brien Building
Olympia, WA 98504
REVISED |
Scheduled Hearing
Wednesday 02/18/2015 8:00 am
Local Government
Public Hearing |
Full Committee
House Hearing Rm D
John L. O’Brien Building
Olympia, WA 98504
REVISED |
Scheduled Hearing
Thursday 02/19/2015 1:30 pm
Local Government
Public Hearing |
Full Committee
House Hearing Rm D
John L. O’Brien Building
Olympia, WA 98504
REVISED |
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| X |
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X |
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| Status Updated |
| HB 1162 |
Mineral prospecting |
| CAPR Recommends DO NOT PASS |
CAPR rating = -7 (Poor) |
Impact is Limited |
| Requires the Department of Fish and Wildlife to conduct a study that evaluates both the acute and cumulative effects of motorized mineral prospecting on native fish species and related habitat.Excludes motorized mineral prospecting from the scope of the Gold and Fish Pamphlet, and from rivers where fishing is prohibited, for a period of time. |
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| X |
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X |
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| Status Updated |
| HB 1715 |
On-site sewage mgmt plans |
| CAPR Recommends DO NOT PASS |
CAPR rating = -10 (Poor) |
Impact is Serious |
| Establishes a mandatory fee of at least $30 per year for on-site sewage systems located in Puget Sound counties.Directs fees to local health boards to implement on-site sewage management plans.Enables counties to establish a loan program with the Department of Health and Department of Ecology to assist homeowners in on-site sewage systems maintenance and repairs. |
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| X |
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X |
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| Schedualed meeting add/change |
| SB 5347 |
Flood plains/ag land, etc. |
| CAPR Recommends DO PASS |
CAPR rating = 3 (Outstanding) |
Impact is Limited |
| Requires the state conservation commission and the departments of agriculture, natural resources, fish and wildlife, and ecology to jointly identify and implement two demonstration projects that test the effectiveness and costs of river management. |
Scheduled Hearing
Tuesday 02/17/2015 3:30 pm
Ways & Means
Public Hearing |
Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 4
J.A. Cherberg Building
Olympia, WA 98504
REVISED 2/12 |
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| X |
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X |
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| Schedualed meeting add/change |
| SB 5298 |
Municipal waters, diversion |
| CAPR Recommends DO PASS |
CAPR rating = 2 (Good) |
Impact is Little |
| Allows a municipal owner of foreign water discharged to the Nooksack river between river miles seventeen and nineteen to claim and divert up to an equal quantity of water annually from the Nooksack river without satisfying laws governing water appropriation if certain conditions are met. |
Scheduled Hearing
Tuesday 02/17/2015 8:00 am
Agriculture, Water & Rural Economic Development
Public Hearing |
Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 3
J.A. Cherberg Building
Olympia, WA 98504
REVISED 2/13 |
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| X |
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X |
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| Schedualed meeting add/change |
| SB 5189 |
Eminent domain |
| CAPR Recommends DO PASS |
CAPR rating = 8 (Outstanding) |
Impact is Serious |
| Prohibits private property from being taken or damaged for public or private use that is to be transferred for use or possession by a governmental agency of another state. |
Scheduled Hearing
Monday 02/16/2015 1:30 pm
Law & Justice
Public Hearing |
Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 4
J.A. Cherberg Building
Olympia, WA 98504 |
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| X |
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X |
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| Schedualed meeting add/change |
| HB 1420 |
School siting and aid |
| CAPR Recommends DO PASS |
CAPR rating = 5 (Outstanding) |
Impact is Critical |
| Requires counties that have a population of at least 500,000, abut at least five other counties, and are required or choose to plan under the Growth Management Act (GMA), to permit schools outside of designated urban growth areas (UGA) when specified criteria are met.Establishes planning actions that counties must satisfy in complying with the requirement to permit schools outside of UGAs. |
Scheduled Hearing
Tuesday 02/17/2015 10:00 am
Local Government
Public Hearing |
Full Committee
House Hearing Rm D
John L. O’Brien Building
Olympia, WA 98504
REVISED |
Scheduled Hearing
Wednesday 02/18/2015 8:00 am
Local Government
Public Hearing |
Full Committee
House Hearing Rm D
John L. O’Brien Building
Olympia, WA 98504
REVISED |
Scheduled Hearing
Thursday 02/19/2015 1:30 pm
Local Government
Public Hearing |
Full Committee
House Hearing Rm D
John L. O’Brien Building
Olympia, WA 98504
REVISED |
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| X |
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X |
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| Schedualed meeting add/change |
| HB 1585 |
Surplus trans. property |
| CAPR Recommends DO PASS |
CAPR rating = 5 (Outstanding) |
Impact is Limited |
| Gives a former owner the right of repurchase if the department of transportation determines that all or a portion of the former owner’s real property or an interest in the real property that was acquired through condemnation within the previous ten years is no longer necessary for a transportation purpose. |
Scheduled Hearing
Monday 02/16/2015 3:30 pm
Transportation
Public Hearing |
Full Committee
House Hearing Rm B
John L. O’Brien Building
Olympia, WA 98504
REVISED |
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| X |
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X |
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| Schedualed meeting add/change |
| HB 1338 |
Municipal waters, diversion |
| CAPR Recommends DO PASS |
CAPR rating = 2 (Good) |
Impact is Little |
| Allows a municipality that discharges foreign water into the Nooksack River to claim and divert an equal amount of water from the Nooksack River at a municipality-owned diversion point located no more than 1 mile upstream from the discharge point of the foreign water. |
Scheduled Hearing
Tuesday 02/17/2015 10:00 am
Agriculture & Natural Resources
Public Hearing |
Full Committee
House Hearing Rm B
John L. O’Brien Building
Olympia, WA 98504
REVISED |
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| X |
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X |
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| Schedualed meeting add/change |
| HB 1539 |
Hardship property tx waivers |
| CAPR Recommends DO PASS |
CAPR rating = 2 (Good) |
Impact is Little |
| Enables county treasurers to provide limited waivers of interest and penalties for delinquent property taxes. |
Scheduled Hearing
Friday 02/20/2015 8:00 am
Finance
Public Hearing |
Full Committee
House Hearing Rm A
John L. O’Brien Building
Olympia, WA 98504
REVISED |
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| X |
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X |
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| Schedualed meeting add/change |
| HB 1187 |
Water banking best practices |
| CAPR Recommends DO PASS |
CAPR rating = 1 (Good) |
Impact is Limited |
| Requires water bank sponsors to report amounts charged for mitigation credits to the Department of Ecology and not charge amounts different from the rates reported or otherwise provide preferential treatment for potential buyers. Requires all water bank transfers to correspond to an adequate, reliable, and uninterruptable water supply, be consistent with state and local land use ordinances, and not cause detriment or injury to other water right holders, priority fish or wildlife species, or critical habitat for a species listed on the Endangered Species Act. |
Scheduled Hearing
Tuesday 02/17/2015 10:00 am
Agriculture & Natural Resources
Public Hearing |
Full Committee
House Hearing Rm B
John L. O’Brien Building
Olympia, WA 98504
REVISED |
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| X |
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X |
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| Schedualed meeting add/change |
| HB 1250 |
Notice and review processes |
| CAPR Recommends DO PASS |
CAPR rating = 1 (Good) |
Impact is Little |
| Requires initiators of city incorporation proceedings and boundary change proposals to submit notice of the proposed actions to the Office of Financial Management (OFM).Requires the OFM to review incorporation and boundary change proposals, and to deny approval of proposals under specified circumstances.Establishes a general definition of “contiguous” for city incorporations and other boundary change proposals.Modifies provisions governing incorporations and city and town boundary changes, including: changing specific annexation requirements; establishing procedural requirements related to de-annexations and boundary line adjustments, and requiring the use of population estimates produced by the OFM. |
Scheduled Hearing
Tuesday 02/17/2015 10:00 am
Local Government
Public Hearing |
Full Committee
House Hearing Rm D
John L. O’Brien Building
Olympia, WA 98504
REVISED |
Scheduled Hearing
Wednesday 02/18/2015 8:00 am
Local Government
Public Hearing |
Full Committee
House Hearing Rm D
John L. O’Brien Building
Olympia, WA 98504
REVISED |
Scheduled Hearing
Thursday 02/19/2015 1:30 pm
Local Government
Public Hearing |
Full Committee
House Hearing Rm D
John L. O’Brien Building
Olympia, WA 98504
REVISED |
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| X |
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X |
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| Schedualed meeting add/change |
| HB 1383 |
Community redevel. financing |
| CAPR Recommends DO NOT PASS |
CAPR rating = -1 (Lacking) |
Impact is Limited |
| Authorizes local governments to assess a special property tax on the incremental increase of property values within a designated apportionment district. Requires a portion of the revenues collected from the special property tax to pay for community benefit activities. |
Scheduled Hearing
Monday 02/16/2015 1:30 pm
Community Development, Housing & Tribal Affairs
Public Hearing |
Full Committee
House Hearing Rm E
John L. O’Brien Building
Olympia, WA 98504
REVISED |
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| X |
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X |
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| Schedualed meeting add/change |
| HB 1702 |
Fireworks, regulation of |
| CAPR Recommends DO NOT PASS |
CAPR rating = -1 (Lacking) |
Impact is Little |
| Provides that a county or city may enact an ordinance regulating fireworks that is more restrictive than state law, but which may not conflict with state law, only as to the days and hours of legal sale or use of consumer fireworks, and the types of consumer fireworks sold and used.Adopts the 2013 edition of the National Fire Protection Association’s fireworks code, NFPA 1124: Code for the Manufacture, Transportation, Storage, and Retail Sales of Fireworks and Pyrotechnic Articles in its entirety and without amendment. |
Scheduled Hearing
Tuesday 02/17/2015 10:00 am
Local Government
Public Hearing |
Full Committee
House Hearing Rm D
John L. O’Brien Building
Olympia, WA 98504
REVISED |
Scheduled Hearing
Wednesday 02/18/2015 8:00 am
Local Government
Public Hearing |
Full Committee
House Hearing Rm D
John L. O’Brien Building
Olympia, WA 98504
REVISED |
Scheduled Hearing
Thursday 02/19/2015 1:30 pm
Local Government
Public Hearing |
Full Committee
House Hearing Rm D
John L. O’Brien Building
Olympia, WA 98504
REVISED |
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| X |
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X |
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| Schedualed meeting add/change |
| SHB 1793 |
Alternative water procuring |
| CAPR Recommends DO NOT PASS |
CAPR rating = -5 (Poor) |
Impact is Serious |
| Requires counties and cities to adopt ordinances that outline when and how alternative water supplies may be used to satisfy the potable water requirements for new construction if the city or county has, as part of its jurisdiction, a property which is not eligible to be served by a water purveyor and for which new, unmitigated surface or groundwater withdrawals are not legally available on a year-round basis.Requires the Department of Ecology to coordinate with local government entities and utility districts to identify possible capital projects that may assist in providing water to remedy any possible violations of a Supreme Court ruling. |
Scheduled Hearing
Tuesday 02/17/2015 3:30 pm
Capital Budget
Public Hearing |
Full Committee
House Hearing Rm B
John L. O’Brien Building
Olympia, WA 98504
REVISED |
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| X |
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X |
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| Schedualed meeting add/change |
| SB 5013 |
Designated agricultural land |
| CAPR Recommends DO PASS |
CAPR rating = 2 (Good) |
Impact is Limited |
| Clarifies provisions regarding the protection of designated agricultural land for future agricultural use. |
Scheduled Hearing
Tuesday 02/17/2015 8:00 am
Agriculture, Water & Rural Economic Development
Public Hearing |
Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 3
J.A. Cherberg Building
Olympia, WA 98504
REVISED 2/13 |
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| X |
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X |
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| Schedualed meeting add/change |
| SB 5846 |
Plumbing & electrical codes |
| CAPR Recommends DO PASS |
CAPR rating = 2 (Good) |
Impact is Limited |
| Exempts from the plumbing and electrical codes, minor or incidental work that does not require regulation for the protection of public health or safety. |
Scheduled Hearing
Wednesday 02/18/2015 1:30 pm
Commerce & Labor
Public Hearing |
Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 1
J.A. Cherberg Building
Olympia, WA 98504
REVISED 2/13 |
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| X |
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X |
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| Schedualed meeting add/change |
| SB 5872 |
Nat. resources agencies/land |
| CAPR Recommends DO PASS |
CAPR rating = 1 (Good) |
Impact is Little |
| Requires the department of fish and wildlife, before acquiring real property in any county after the effective date of this act, to identify for sale department-owned land in that same county of equal or greater acreage than the property to be acquired.Requires the department of natural resources, before acquiring real property in any county after the effective date of this act for purposes of a natural area preserve, natural resources conservation area, or other habitat or riparian protection purposes, to identify for sale department-owned land in that same county of equal or greater acreage than the property to be acquired.Requires the parks and recreation commission, before acquiring real property in any county after the effective date of this act, to identify for sale agency-owned land in that same county of equal or greater acreage than the property to be acquired. |
Scheduled Hearing
Wednesday 02/18/2015 1:30 pm
Natural Resources & Parks
Public Hearing |
Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 3
J.A. Cherberg Building
Olympia, WA 98504
REVISED 2/13 |
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| X |
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X |
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| Schedualed meeting add/change |
| HB 1513 |
Local infrastructure areas |
| Changes the calculation of property taxes for the purpose of Local Infrastructure Project Areas (LIPA) funding.Establishes new processes and requirements for a sponsoring city to create a LIPA.Specifies when property taxes for the purpose of LIPA funding must be allocated. |
Scheduled Hearing
Tuesday 02/17/2015 3:30 pm
Finance
Public Hearing |
Full Committee
House Hearing Rm A
John L. O’Brien Building
Olympia, WA 98504
REVISED |
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| X |
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X |
|
| Schedualed meeting add/change |
| HB 1942 |
Ballot measure filing |
| Addresses filing fees and required information for sponsors with regard to ballot measures. |
Scheduled Hearing
Tuesday 02/17/2015 10:00 am
State Government
Public Hearing |
Full Committee
House Hearing Rm E
John L. O’Brien Building
Olympia, WA 98504
REVISED |
Scheduled Hearing
Thursday 02/19/2015 1:30 pm
State Government
Executive Session |
Full Committee
House Hearing Rm E
John L. O’Brien Building
Olympia, WA 98504
REVISED |
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| X |
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X |
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| Schedualed meeting add/change |
| HB 2016 |
Unmanned aerial vehicles |
| Imposes limitations on the collection of information using unmanned aerial vehicles. |
Scheduled Hearing
Wednesday 02/18/2015 1:30 pm
Public Safety
Public Hearing |
Full Committee
House Hearing Rm D
John L. O’Brien Building
Olympia, WA 98504
REVISED |
Scheduled Hearing
Friday 02/20/2015 10:00 am
Public Safety
Executive Session |
Full Committee
House Hearing Rm D
John L. O’Brien Building
Olympia, WA 98504 |
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| X |
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X |
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| Schedualed meeting add/change |
| SB 5795 |
Water or sewer facilities |
| Revises the municipal water and sewer facilities act to authorize a municipality to: (1) Create an assessment reimbursement area on its own initiative, without the participation of a private property owner;(2) Finance the costs of the construction or improvement; and(3) Become the sole beneficiary of reimbursements. |
Scheduled Hearing
Tuesday 02/17/2015 10:00 am
Government Operations & Security
Public Hearing |
Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 2
J.A. Cherberg Building
Olympia, WA 98504
REVISED 2/13 |
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| X |
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X |
|
| Schedualed meeting add/change |
| SB 5799 |
Flood control zone districts |
| Exempts levies imposed by qualifying flood control zone districts from certain limitations upon regular property tax levies. |
Scheduled Hearing
Monday 02/16/2015 3:30 pm
Ways & Means
Public Hearing |
Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 4
J.A. Cherberg Building
Olympia, WA 98504 |
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| X |
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X |
|
| Schedualed meeting add/change |
| SB 5869 |
Manuf/mobile home location |
| Prohibits local governments, under certain circumstances, from restricting the location of a manufactured/mobile home based on the manufactured/mobile home community not meeting current fire, safety, or other current local ordinances or state laws related to manufactured/mobile homes. |
Scheduled Hearing
Wednesday 02/18/2015 1:30 pm
Financial Institutions & Insurance
Public Hearing |
Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 2
J.A. Cherberg Building
Olympia, WA 98504
REVISED 2/13 |
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| X |
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X |
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| Schedualed meeting add/change |
| SB 5753 |
Energy efficient constrction |
| CAPR Recommends DO NOT PASS |
CAPR rating = -2 (Lacking) |
Impact is Little |
| Authorizes a county legislative authority to provide an exemption from county property tax levies for certified third-party green building construction or improvements. |
Scheduled Hearing
Tuesday 02/17/2015 10:00 am
Government Operations & Security
Public Hearing |
Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 2
J.A. Cherberg Building
Olympia, WA 98504
REVISED 2/13 |
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| X |
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X |
|
| Schedualed meeting add/change |
| HB 1234 |
Building permit fees |
| CAPR Recommends DO NOT PASS |
CAPR rating = -3 (Poor) |
Impact is Limited |
| Increases the $4.50 fee imposed by the State Building Code Act on each building permit issued by a county or city to: (1) $5.50 for each residential building permit; and (2) $10 for each nonresidential building permit. |
Scheduled Hearing
Tuesday 02/17/2015 3:30 pm
General Government & Information Technology
Public Hearing |
Full Committee
House Hearing Rm C
John L. O’Brien Building
Olympia, WA 98504
REVISED |
Scheduled Hearing
Friday 02/20/2015 8:00 am
General Government & Information Technology
Public Hearing |
Full Committee
House Hearing Rm C
John L. O’Brien Building
Olympia, WA 98504
REVISED |
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| X |
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X |
|
| Schedualed meeting add/change |
| HB 1941 |
School district bonds/voting |
| CAPR Recommends DO NOT PASS |
CAPR rating = -3 (Poor) |
Impact is Limited |
| Allows the authorization of school district bonds at general elections by a simple majority vote.Takes effect if the proposed amendment to Article VII, section 2 and Article VIII, section 6 of the state Constitution, providing for a simple majority of voters voting at an election to authorize school district levies and bonds at general elections, is approved by the voters at the next general election and certified by the secretary of state. |
Scheduled Hearing
Monday 02/16/2015 1:30 pm
Education
Public Hearing |
Full Committee
House Hearing Rm A
John L. O’Brien Building
Olympia, WA |
Scheduled Hearing
Thursday 02/19/2015 8:00 am
Education
Executive Session |
Full Committee
House Hearing Rm A
John L. O’Brien Building
Olympia, WA |
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| Schedualed meeting add/change |
| HJR 4210 |
School district bonds/voting |
| CAPR Recommends DO NOT PASS |
CAPR rating = -3 (Poor) |
Impact is Limited |
| Proposes an amendment to the state Constitution to provide for a simple majority of voters voting to authorize school district bonds at general elections. |
Scheduled Hearing
Monday 02/16/2015 1:30 pm
Education
Public Hearing |
Full Committee
House Hearing Rm A
John L. O’Brien Building
Olympia, WA |
Scheduled Hearing
Thursday 02/19/2015 8:00 am
Education
Executive Session |
Full Committee
House Hearing Rm A
John L. O’Brien Building
Olympia, WA |
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| X |
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X |
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| Schedualed meeting add/change |
| SB 5759 |
Residential construction |
| CAPR Recommends DO NOT PASS |
CAPR rating = -3 (Poor) |
Impact is Limited |
| Requires distinct prevailing wage rates to be calculated and paid to workers employed in residential construction. |
Scheduled Hearing
Monday 02/16/2015 1:30 pm
Commerce & Labor
Public Hearing |
Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 2
J.A. Cherberg Building
Olympia, WA 98504
REVISED 2/13 |
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| X |
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X |
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| Schedualed meeting add/change |
| SHB 1278 |
Building energy use |
| CAPR Recommends DO NOT PASS |
CAPR rating = -7 (Poor) |
Impact is Limited |
| Requires certain building owners to track the energy use of their buildings and disclose it to the Department of Commerce to be made publicly available.Authorizes the Department of Commerce to penalize building owners that fail to disclose required energy use information. Requires electric and natural gas utilities serving more than 25,000 customers to maintain and automatically update customer energy use data using a shareable internet-based tool created by the United States Environmental Protection Agency. |
Scheduled Hearing
Tuesday 02/17/2015 3:30 pm
General Government & Information Technology
Public Hearing |
Full Committee
House Hearing Rm C
John L. O’Brien Building
Olympia, WA 98504
REVISED |
Scheduled Hearing
Friday 02/20/2015 8:00 am
General Government & Information Technology
Public Hearing |
Full Committee
House Hearing Rm C
John L. O’Brien Building
Olympia, WA 98504
REVISED |
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