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HB 2127 (Companion Bill SB 5967)2012 Governor Signature Partial Veto Making 2011-2013 fiscal biennium supplemental operating appropriations. (Hunter) URLN/A
SB 60742012 Governor Signature Partial Veto Funding capital projects. URLN/A
SB 63782012 Passed legislature Reforming the state retirement plans. (Zarelli, Baumgartner, Parlette) URLN/A
SB 64682012 Governor Signature Requiring state research universities to adopt policies governing investment of university funds.(Kilmer) URLSupport
SB 6486 (Companion HB 2681)2012 Governor Signature Partial Veto Granting collective bargaining for postdoctoral researchers at certain state universities. (REVISED FOR ENGROSSED: Granting collective bargaining for postdoctoral and clinical employees at certain state universities. )(Kohl-Welles, Conway, Chase) URLN/A
SB 59662012 Governor Signature Establishing the office of the health care authority ombudsman. (Fraser) URLNeutral
SB 64212012 Governor Signature Addressing the statement of intent to pay prevailing wages on public works. (King, Kline, Holmquist Newbry) URLN/A
SB 63542012 Governor Signature Requiring state agencies to offer electronic filing for business forms. (Rolfes, Kastama) URLNeutral
SB 62962012 Governor Signature Modifying background check provisions. (Harper, Carrell, Shin) URLN/A
SB 6187 (HB 2307)2012 Governor Signature Concerning health care claims against state and governmental health care providers arising out of tortious conduct (Pflug, Harper, Frockt) URLN/A
SB 57152012 Governor Signature Requiring adoption of core competencies for early care and education professionals and child and youth development professionals. URLN/A
HB 2664 (Companion SB 6450)2012 Governor Signature Concerning the voluntary option to purchase qualified energy resources. (Morris) URLN/A
HB 22292012 Governor Signature Regarding reporting compensation of certain hospital employees. (Jinkins) URLN/A
HB 2384 (Companion Bill SB 6426)2012 Governor Signature Regulating personal vehicle sharing programs. (Hudgins) URLSupport
HB 2771 (Companion Bill 6584)2012 Governor Signature Addressing employer and employee relationships under the state retirement systems. (Pettigrew) URLN/A
HB 25852012 Governor Signature Partial Veto Creating efficiencies for institutions of higher education. (Springer, Haler) URLSupport
HB 2452 (Companion SB 6198)2012 Governor Signature Centralizing the authority and responsibility for the development, process, and oversight of state procurement of goods and services. (Wylie, Alexander) URLStrongly Support
HB 24822012 Governor Signature Designating innovation partnership zones. (Kenney, Finn) URLN/A
HB 2483 (Companion SB 6232)2012 Governor Signature Partial Veto Regarding higher education coordination. (Seaquist, Haler req. of Gov. Gregoire) URLN/A
HB 23522012 Governor Signature Concerning institutions of higher education services and activities fees. (Reydal, Fitzgibbon, Zeiger) URLN/A
HB 23282012 Governor Signature Addressing job order contracting. (Dammeier, Haigh, Hunt) URLN/A
HB 23132012 Governor Signature Concerning the meeting procedures of the boards of trustees and boards of regents of institutions of higher education. (Zeiger, Carlyle, Probst) URLN/A
HB 22592012 Governor Signature Eliminating certain duplicative higher education reporting requirements. (Zeiger, Seaquist, Haler) URLSupport
HB 2254 (Companion SB 6374)2012 Governor Signature Enacting the educational success for youth and alumni of foster care act. (Carlyle) URLSupport
HB 2188 (Companion SB 6021)2012 Governor Signature Regulating air rescue or evacuation services. (Ryu, Parker) URLN/A
EHB 15592011-2012 Governor Signature Limiting indemnification agreements involving design professionals (Haigh, Dammeier, Goodman) URLN/A
ESB 5159 (Companion 1260)2012 Governor Signature Authorizing the transfer of service credit and contributions into the Washington state patrol retirement system by members who served as commercial vehicle enforcement officers and communications officers and then became commissioned troopers in the Washington state patrol. URLN/A
SB 59912012 Governor Signature Extending mandatory child abuse reporting requirements to specified employees of institutions of higher education. (Kohl-Welles, Carrell, Tom) URLN/A
HB 2156 (Companion Bill SB 5976)2012 Governor Signature Regarding coordination and evaluation of workforce training for aerospace and materials manufacturing. (Kenney) URLN/A
HB 22522012 Governor Signature Concerning proof of payment for certain transportation fares. (Fitzgibbon) URLNeutral
SB 5967 (Companion Bill HB 2127)2012 Passed out of second house Making 2011-2013 fiscal biennium supplemental operating appropriations. (by request Governor Gregoire, Murray, Zarelli) URLN/A
SJR 82232012 Passed legislature Amending the Constitution to provide clear authority to state research universities to invest funds as authorized by law, including investment in stocks or bonds issued by any company. (Kilmer) URLSupport
SB 6141 (Companion HB 2580)2012 Governor Signature Creating a lifelong learning program. (Kilmer, Tom, Shin) URLN/A
SB 61212012 Governor Signature Requiring the office of student financial assistance to provide a financial aid counseling curriculum for institutions of higher education. (Frockt, Tom, Kastama) URLNeutral
SB 66072012 Passed out of house of origin Instituting policies to reduce the central service costs of state government (Kilmer, Frockt, Kastama, Hatfield) URLN/A
HB 25322012  Modifying business and occupation tax credits and other provisions of the opportunity expansion program. (Carlyle, Anderson, Haler) URLN/A
HB 22342012 Passed out of house of origin Addressing employer notification upon commercial driver's license suspension (Hurl, Dahlquist) URLN/A
HB 16502011-2012 Passed out of house of origin Changing state need grant eligibility provisions. (Hasegawa, Kenney, Santos) URLConcerns
SB 65232012 Passed out of house of origin Concerning resident curators of state properties. (Frockt, Litzow, Harper) URLNeutral
SB 62112012 Passed out of house of origin Accelerating cleanup of hazardous waste sites. (Ranker, Litzow) URLN/A
HB 25012012 Passed out of house of origin Placing restrictions on mandatory overtime for employees of health care facilities. (Green, Cody, Jinkins) URLN/A
SB 66172012  Regarding operating fees revenue waived, exempted, or reduced. (Zarelli) URLN/A
HB 26692012 Passed out of house of origin Enforcing the payment of prevailing wages. (Ormsby, Moscoso) URLN/A
HB 22282012 Passed out of house of origin Allowing for redistribution of medications under certain conditions. (Jinkins) URLN/A
HB 27172012 Passed out of house of origin Creating innovations in higher education. (Seaquist) URLN/A
HB 23702012 Passed out of house of origin Including health in the state transportation system policy goals. (Billig, Jenkins) URLN/A
HB 25032012 Passed out of house of origin Requiring institutions of higher education that offer an early course registration period to provide early registration for eligible veterans and national guard members. (Hansen, McCoy) URLSupport
HB 21702012 Passed out of house of origin Enacting the career pathways act. (Probst, Rivers, Hansen) URLN/A
HB 17532012 Passed out of house of origin Clarifying the authority of a nurse working in a school setting. (Liias, Hope, Clibborn) URLN/A
HB 27962012  Improving government performance (Miloscia) URLN/A
HB 12212011-2012 Passed out of house of origin Regarding the rights of certain higher education students involved in military service. (Finn, Rodne, Eddy) URLSupport
HB 27352012 Passed out of house of origin Regarding intermediate capital projects and minor works. (Wylie) URLN/A
HB 26242012 Passed out of house of origin Concerning the administration of medical expense plans for state government retirees. (Hunt, Taylor) URLN/A
HB 24412012 Passed out of house of origin Limiting the impact of excess compensation on state retirement system contribution rates by redefining excess compensation. (Bailey) URLN/A
HB 22832012 Passed out of house of origin Modifying the display requirement for certain parking placards. (Hunt, Reykdal) URLSupport
HB 22652012 Passed out of house of origin Creating the Washington works indicators work group. (REVISED FOR ENGROSSED: Establishing Washington works indicators for four-year institutions of higher education. ) (Probst) URLN/A
SB 65892012 Passed out of house of origin Requiring a direct patient-provider primary care practice services option for public employees. (Kastama) URLN/A
SB 60092012 Passed out of house of origin Regarding ethics in public service (Carrell, Schoesler, Becker) URLNeutral
SB 6109 (Companion HB 2406)2012 Passed out of house of origin Exempting video and audio recordings of closed executive session meetings from public inspection and copying. (Pridemore, Swecker, Prentice) URLNeutral
SB 65432012  Addressing the use of overtime when calculating pension benefits. (Tom) URLN/A
SB 6239 (HB 2516)2012 Governor Signature Concerning civil marriage and domestic partnerships. (Murray) URLN/A
HB 27382012 Passed out of house of origin Modifying the membership of the select committee on pension policy. (Bailey) URLN/A
SB 6324 (Companion HB 2554)2012 Passed out of house of origin Concerning the obligations of landlords and tenants with respect to carbon monoxide alarms and the disclosure of certain health-related information. (Fain, Hobbs) URLNeutral
HB 27222012 Passed out of house of origin Concerning surplus property. (Parker, Dunshee, Warnick) URLN/A
SB 6232 (Companion HB 2483)2012 Passed out of house of origin Regarding higher education coordination. (Kilmer, Shin req. of Gov. Gregoire) URLN/A
SB 5576 (Companion bill HB 1754)2011-2012 Passed out of house of origin Regarding capital construction and building purposes at the University of Washington and Washington State University (Kilmer, Zarelli, Tom, Shin) URLStrongly Support
HB 1260 (Companion SB 5159)2012  Authorizing the transfer of service credit and contributions into the Washington state patrol retirement system by members who served as commercial vehicle enforcement officers and communications officers and then became commissioned troopers in the Washington state patrol. (Bailey, Seaquist, Kelley) URLN/A
SB 6591 (Companion bill HB 2484)2012 Committee Report, Do Pass Substitute Setting employee salaries upon reallocation or layoff action. (Tom) URLN/A
HB 2484 (Companion SB 6591)  Setting employee salaries upon reallocation or layoff action. (Eddy, Rodne, Blake) URLN/A
SB 65922012  Streamlining and reforming financial aid programs. (Tom) URLNeutral
SB 64012012 Committee Report, Do Pass 2nd Substitute Creating efficiencies for institutions of higher education. (Tom, Hill, Kilmer) URLSupport
SB 6307 (Companion Bill HB 2519)2012 Committee Report, Do Pass Substitute Concerning nursing staffing practices at hospitals. (Prentice, Conway) URLN/A
HB 26192012 Committee Report, Do Pass Clarifying that sellers are required to separately state retail sales tax on any instrument of sale provided to the buyer when the seller advertises that tax is included in the selling price or that the seller is paying the tax. (Hansen) URLN/A
HB 22272012 Committee Report, Do Pass Concerning medical assistants. (Cody) URLN/A
SB 62282012 Committee Report, Do Pass Substitute Making employment status discrimination an unfair labor practice. (Keiser, Conway) URLN/A
SB 6146 (Companion HB 2340)2012 Committee Report, Do Pass Substitute Clarifying charges for repeated batch requests of public records sought for commercial or profit-making purposes. (Prentice, Swecker, Tom) URLN/A
HB 1313 (Companion bill SB 5225)2011-2012 Committee Report, Do Pass Substitute Regulating soil science and wetland science professions. (Green, Sells, Reykdahl) URLNeutral
SB 6584 (HB 2271)  Clarifies legislative intent that government contractors are not eligible for participation in the state retirement plans. URLN/A
SB 63992012 Committee Report, Do Pass Substitute Regarding program fees at institutions of higher education. (Frockt, Tom) URLN/A
SB 65882012  Establishing that the state archivist has the sole authority for archival and records storage, except for legislative records. (Kastama) URLN/A
SB 65902012  Concerning the discover pass program. (Haugen) URLN/A
SB 64802012 Committee Report, Do Pass Substitute Protecting employers who pay the prevailing wage on public works. (King) URLN/A
SB 64562012 Committee Report, Do Pass Prohibiting the use of state funds and tuition fees for intercollegiate athletic expenses at the University of Washington and Washington State University. (Haugen, Fraser, Kilmer) URLN/A
SB 6351 (Companion HB 2677)2012 Committee Report, Do Pass Substitute Regarding inspection and copying of any public record. (Prentice, Swecker, Haugen) URLN/A
SB 63092012 Committee Report, Do Pass Substitute Requiring meals and rest breaks for certain health care workers. (Prentice, Conway, Kohl Welles) URLN/A
SB 6198 (Companion HB 2452)2012  Centralizing the authority and responsibility for the development, process, and oversight of state procurement of goods and services. (Pridemore, Swecker) URLStrongly Support
SB 64282012  Requiring a direct patient-provider primary care practice services option for public employees. (Kastama) URLN/A
HB 2516 (Companion SB 6239)2012 Committee Report, Do Pass Substitute Concerning civil marriage and domestic partnerships. URLN/A
SB 65772012  Offering health benefit subsidies for certain retired public employees. (Brown) URLN/A
SB 64292012 Committee Report, Do Pass Promoting state employee wellness and productivity (Conway) URLN/A
SB 6194 (Companion Bill HB 2624)2012 Committee Report, Do Pass Concerning the administration of medical expense plans for state government retirees (Prentice) URLN/A
SB 65162012  Defining plan year for the purposes of the public employees' benefits board (Tom, Zarelli) URLN/A
SB 62692012 Committee Report, Do Pass Substitute Regarding higher education coordination. (Becker, Tom, Swecker) URLN/A
SB 60292012  Regarding accelerated baccalaureate degree programs. (Shin, Tom, Hargrove) URLN/A
SB 6374 (Companion HB 2254)2012 Committee Report, Do Pass Enacting the educational success for youth and alumni of foster care act. (Kilmer, Tom) URLN/A
HB 2580 (Companion bill SB 6141)2012 Committee Report, Do Pass Creating a lifelong learning program. (Kenney, Hansen, Sells) URLN/A
HB 23202012 Committee Report, Do Pass Substitute Prohibiting certain transactions by state officers that involve nonpublic information. (Kelley, Hurst) URLSupport
HB 2271 (Companion 6113)2012 Committee Report, Do Pass Concerning the disclosure of personally identifying information on certain transit passes and fare payment media. (Darneille) URLSupport
SB 55172011-2012 Committee Report, Do Pass Substitute Allocating the cost of archives and records management services for institutions of higher education based on actual services and service hours. (Tom, Hill, Kilmer) URLSupport
HB 26132012 Committee Report, Do Pass Substitute Concerning innovative industries for economic development. (Kenney, Ryu) URLN/A
HB 2554 (Companion SB 6324)2012 Committee Report, Do Pass Substitute Concerning the obligations of landlords and tenants with respect to carbon monoxide alarms and the disclosure of certain health-related information. (Rodne) URLNeutral
HB 22952012  Regarding the Discover Pass. (Van De Wage) URLN/A
SB 6113 (Companion HB 2271)2012 Committee Report, Do Pass Concerning the disclosure of personally identifying information on certain transit passes and fare payment media. (Prentice) URLSupport
SB 60692012 Committee Report, Do Pass Concerning electronic transactions. (Litzow, Kline, Harper) URLSupport
HB 23162012 Committee Report, Do Pass Substitute Regarding the disclosure of health care information. (Cody, Hinkle and Green) URLN/A
HB 21712012 Committee Report, Do Pass Regarding agency planning processes. (Green, Probst, Sells) URLN/A
HB 1801 (companion bill SB 5653)2011-2012 Committee Report, Do Pass Substitute Establishing food purchasing policies. (Jinkins, Ladenburg, Cody, Billig) URLN/A
SB 50492011-2012 Committee Report, Do Pass Substitute Implementing recommendations of the sunshine committee. (Kline, Roach) URLN/A
SJR 82252012  Amending the Constitution to make ample provision to support higher education. (Baumgartner) URLN/A
SB 65422012  Regarding the assignment of intellectual property rights at institutions of higher education. (Chase) URLN/A
SB 63882012  Eliminating the course of instruction and employer skills and training certification requirements for commercial driver's license applicants. URLN/A
SB 65272012  Regulating cellular telephone use by state employees. (Benton) URLN/A
SB 6460 (Companion Bill HB 2336)2012  Requiring a model policy for open licensing of courseware developed with state funds. (Tom, Hill, Frockt) URLN/A
SB 64472012  Regarding state work-study funding (Frockt, Nelson, Chase) URLN/A
SB 6390 (companion 2478)2012  Creating higher education student auditing committees. (Pridemore, Hill, Harper) URLN/A
SB 63222012 Committee Report, Do Pass Allowing nonprofit institutions recognized by the state of Washington to be eligible to participate in the state need grant program. (Hill, Tom, Becker) URLConcerns
HB 2519 (Companion bill 6307)2012  Concerning nursing staffing practices at hospitals. (Green, Cody, Jinkins) URLN/A
SB 62662012  Creating a statewide database of disability accommodation resources. (Shin, Delvin, Kastama) URLN/A
HB 2478 (Companion 6390)2012  Creating higher education student auditing committees. (Wilcox, Stanford, Zeiger) URLN/A
SB 6164 (Companion 1221) Committee Report, Do Pass Regarding the rights of certain higher education students involved in military service. (Hobbs, Hill, Tom) URLSupport
SB 59702012 Committee Report, Do Pass Substitute Addressing a veteran's preference for the purpose of public employment. (Carrel, Conway, Becker) URLN/A
HB 23172012 Committee Report, Do Pass Substitute Financing hospitals by the health care facilities authority. (Cody, Jinkins and Dickerson) URLN/A
HB 17642011-2012  Regarding an annual assessment and performance grading program. (Miloscia) URLN/A
HB 15322011-2012  Creating a good faith defense for certain minimum wage and overtime compensation complaints. (Condotta, Chandler) URLN/A
SB 64162012  Concerning certified payroll records on public works projects. (Chase, Pridemore, Conway) URLN/A
HB 23272012  Addressing alternative public works. (Haigh, Dammeier, Hunt) URLN/A
SB 6288 (Companion HB 2345)2012  Creating a higher education registration priority for eligible veterans and national guard members. (Rolfes, Swecker, Hobbs) URLSupport
SB 62672012  Creating a task force on improving access to higher education for students with disabilities. (Shin, Delvin, Kastama) URLN/A
HB 2221 Committee Report, Do Pass Substitute Creating a claim for wrongful conviction and imprisonment. (Orwall) URLN/A
HB 2336 (Companion SB 6460)2012  Requiring a model policy for open licensing of courseware developed with state funds. (Carlyle, Sullivan, Orwall) URLN/A
HB 23342012  Establishing a statewide plan for implementing revised teacher and principal evaluation systems to support continuous professional growth based on the development work of pilot school districts. (Lytton, Maxwell, Wylie) URLN/A
HB 2681 (Companion SB 6486)2012  Granting collective bargaining for postdoctoral researchers at certain state universities. (Stanford, Moscoso, Sullivan) URLN/A
HB 2340 (Companion SB 6146)2012  Clarifying restrictions on the use of the public records act for the purpose of obtaining records for commercial or profit-making purposes. (Moeller, Appleton, Armstrong) URLN/A
SB 6450 (Companion 2664)2012  Concerning the voluntary option to purchase qualified energy resources. (Swecker) URLN/A
HB 2677 (Companion SB 6351)2012  Regarding inspection and copying of any public record. (Eddy, Armstrong, Appleton) URLN/A
HB 22762012  Regarding administrative procedures that promote accountability, transparency, and economic relief. (Taylor, Overstreet, Orcutt) URLN/A
HB 2406 (Companion 6109)2012  Exempting video and audio recordings of closed executive session meetings from public inspection and copying. (Takko, Angel, Rodne by request state auditor, Attorney General) URLNeutral
SB 67042012  Concerning the Capital Budget. (Kilmer, Parlette) URLN/A
SB 64022012  Eliminating the workforce training and education coordinating board. (Tom, Hill, Becker) URLN/A
HB 2596 (Companion SB 6334)2012  Regarding student involvement in higher education governance. (Stanford, Haler) URLN/A
HB 2508 (Companion SB 6229)2012  Establishing minimum standards for sick and safe leave from employment. (Dickerson, Reykdal, Miloscia) URLN/A
HB 24362011-2012  Requiring quarterly academic advising for students at institutions of higher education. (Haler) URLN/A
SB 5296 (Companion bill HB 1420)2011-2012 Committee Report, Do Pass Substitute Addressing public employee benefits law. (Keiser, Pflug, Conway) URLNeutral
HB 2345 (Companion SB 6288)2012  Creating a higher education registration priority for eligible veterans and national guard members. (Angel) URLSupport
HB 1928 (companion bill SB 5789)2011-2012  Addressing workplace bullying by making it an unfair practice to subject an employee to an abusive work environment. (Liias, Kenney, Sells) URLN/A
SB 6348 (Companion HB 2606)2012  Creating the laboratory school partnership program. (McAuliffe, Eide, Hargrove) URLN/A
SB 6229 (Companion HB 2508)2012  Establishing minimum standards for sick and safe leave from employment. (Kohl-Welles, Conway, Keiser) URLN/A
HB 2606 (Companion Bill SB 6348)2012  Creating the laboratory school partnership program. (Sullivan) URLN/A
HB 24982012  Suspending the adjustment of the minimum hourly wage rate during periods of high unemployment. (Condotta, Warnick, Shea) URLN/A
HB 21802012  Regarding the use of an energy storage facility to meet annual targets under RCW 19.285.040. (Morris, Eddy, Upthegrove) URLN/A
SB 6334 (Companion bill HB 2596)2012  Regarding student involvement in higher education governance. (Frockt, Carrel, Kilmer) URLN/A
HB 22582012  Requiring an online higher education transfer and student advising system. (Zeiger, Probst, Haler) URLN/A
SB 51282011-2012 Committee Report, Do Pass 2nd Substitute Concerning statewide transportation planning (Haugen, King, White, Swecker) URLNeutral
HB 14332011-2012  Regarding the time for filing a complaint concerning nonpayment of the prevailing rate of wage (Short, Condotta, Kretz, McCune) URLNeutral
HB 24042012  Reducing the use of disposable checkout bags. (Fitzgibbon, Liias, Pedersen) URLN/A
SB 60352012  Transferring the duties of the energy policy division of the department of commerce to the office of the governor and Washington State University. (Delvin, Honeyford, Schoesler) URLN/A
HB 21892012 Committee Report, Do Pass Regarding computing the rate of vacation leave accrual for state employees formerly employed by a school district (Hunt, Reykdal) URLN/A
SB 61192012  Enacting the career pathways act. (McAuliffe, Eide, Shin) URLN/A
SB 6021 (Companion HB 2188)2012  Regulating air rescue or evacuation services. (Haugen, Fain) URLN/A
SB 57812011-2012  Concerning petroleum-based beverage bottles (Chase) URLNeutral
SB 57802011-2012  Regarding retail store carryout bags (Chase) URLNeutral
SB 57792011-2012 Committee Report, Do Pass Regarding the use of certain food service products (Chase) URLSupport
HB 21552012  Creating the joint center for aerospace technology innovation. (Kenney) URLN/A
SB 53102011-2012 Committee Report, Do Pass Substitute Concerning false claims against the government (Kline, Pflug, Keiser) URLN/A
HB 11442011-2012 Passed out of house of origin Concerning renewable energy investment cost recovery program (McCoy, Crouse, Eddy, Morris) URLNeutral
SB 50512011-2012 Committee Report, Do Pass Substitute Concerning public notice of proposed settlements of environmental and public health enforcement actions (Kline, Rockefeller, Nelson, Keiser) URLNeutral
HB 1676 (Companion bill SB 5068)2011-2012 Passed out of house of origin Addressing the abatement of violations of the Washington industrial safety and health act during an appeal (Reykdal, Kenney, Green) URLN/A
HB 15222011-2012 Passed out of house of origin Regarding academic credit for prior learning. (Kenney, Haler, Maxwell) URLN/A
HB 1420 (Companion bill SB 5296)2011-2012 Committee Report, Do Pass Substitute Addressing public employee benefits law. (Cody, Jinkins) URLN/A

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