Senate Democrats released their supplemental budget proposal yesterday that would temporarily lower property taxes next year, Republicans want more of the state’s large tax revenue increase to go to property tax relief. The Democrat proposal also raises teacher salaries this year rather than next. Since the proposal would use budget reserves, it would need a 60% vote to pass, which would require Republican votes. (The Seattle Times)

Attorney General Bob Ferguson tried to stir up some controversy with a gun tweet, but Twitter users fired back for either his disingenuous phrasing or his lack of knowledge, tough to say which. Ferguson said an 18-year-old can purchase a rifle with no *enhanced* background check. Except that gun purchasers do have to go through background checks, and an enhanced background check could mean whatever Bob Ferguson wants it to mean.

The City of Seattle is increasing hygiene services funding at homeless shelters by $1 million for next year. “This means extended hours of operation, case workers, restrooms, laundry, and showers.” (MyNorthwest)

Gang violence is on the uptick in Everett according to police files, which counted 80 reports of gunfire between December 2016-17. Additionally, Everett reported a 75 percent jump in gang-related offenses in the first 10 months of last year compared to 2016. (The Everett Herald)

AG Ferguson is suing Bellevue judicial candidate Nathan Choi for allegedly failing to file records of campaign contributions and spending, as well as failing to submit committee-registration paperwork on time. (The Seattle Times)

Construction for an animal overpass in Spokane is now visible to motorists traveling westbound on I-90. “You’re improving safety, you’re relieving congestion and you’re also looking at the environmental aspects,” said Jen Watkins, Conservation Northwest’s I-90 Wildlife Bridges Coalition coordinator. (The Spokesman-Review)

Early Learning & Human Services (House)

SSB 5596 – Phasing out use of the valid court order exception to place youth in detention for noncriminal behavior

SB 6407 – Concerning private case management of child welfare services

ESSB 6550 – Concerning diversion of juvenile offenses

SSB 6560 – Ensuring that no youth is discharged from a public system of care into homelessness

 

Higher Education & Workforce Development (Senate)

HB 1437 – Adding a faculty member to the board of regents at the research universities

E2SHB 2009 – Providing higher education support for gold star families

 

State Government, Elections & Information Technology (House)

ESSB 5108 – Concerning disclosure of contributions from political committees to other political committees

ESSB 5397 – Concerning disclosure in initiatives, referenda, and recall petitions

SB 6058 – Modifying write-in voting provisions

SB 6079 – Exempting public employee dates of birth from public disclosure requirements

SSB 5991 – Increasing transparency of contributions by creating the Washington state DISCLOSE act of 2018

 

Health Care & Wellness (House)

ESB 5518 – Requiring fair reimbursement for chiropractic services

ESSB 5700 – Requiring training for long-term care providers on the needs of the LGBTQ population

ESSB 5990 – Enacting the uniform emergency volunteer health practitioners act

 

Financial Institutions & Insurance (Senate)

2ESHB 2057 – Concerning the services and processes available when residential real property is abandoned or in foreclosure

SHB 2384 – Concerning consumer reporting agency security freeze fees

 

Local Government (House)

SSB 6152 – Concerning the authority of counties to vacate a county road that abuts on a body of water if the county road is hazardous or creates a significant risk to public safety

SB 6182 – Addressing noncollection of taxes by county treasurers

 

Law & Justice (Senate)

HB 2374 – Concerning donation of unclaimed property by law enforcement agencies

HB 2465 – Modifying the offense of rape in the third degree

SHB 2466 – Authorizing law enforcement to arrest persons in violation of certain no-contact orders involving victims of trafficking and promoting prostitution offenses

EHB 2519 – Concerning concealed pistol license eligibility requirements

E2SHB 2718 – Concerning seizure and forfeiture procedures and reporting

 

Agriculture & Natural Resources (House)

ESB 6140 – Promoting the efficient and effective management of state-managed lands

ESSB 6127 – Improving the management of the state’s halibut fishery

 

Judiciary (House)

ESSB 6491 – Increasing the availability of assisted outpatient behavioral health treatment.

SB 6052 – Reducing criminal justice expenses by eliminating the death penalty and instead requiring life imprisonment without possibility of release or parole as the sentence for aggravated first degree murder

 

Health & Long Term Care (Senate)

2ESHB 2114 – Addressing protecting consumers from charges for out-of-network health services

HB 2435 – Reducing training requirements for certain respite care providers who provide respite to unpaid caregivers and work three hundred hours or less in any calendar year

SHB 2458 – Requiring the department of health to adopt rules establishing an abbreviated death certificate

 

Community Development, Housing & Tribal Affairs (House)

E4SSB 5251 – Concerning tourism marketing

SB 6115 – Concerning residential custody services for tribal youth

 

Energy, Environment & Technology (Senate)

SHB 2298 – Concerning wastewater operator certifications

EHB 1031 – Concerning the use of unmanned aerial systems near certain protected marine species

 

Public Safety (House)

ESSB 5307 – Creating alternatives to total confinement for certain qualifying offenders with minor children

2SSB 5610 – Concerning the sentencing of persons under the age of twenty-one years at the time of the commission of a crime

SB 6292 – Concerning electronic monitoring of domestic violence perpetrators

 

Labor & Workplace Standards (House)

SB 6264 – Regulating contracts by institutions of higher education with private entities

ESB 6229 – Requiring employers to provide exclusive bargaining representatives reasonable access to new employees for the purposes of presenting information about their exclusive bargaining representative

 

Human Services & Corrections (Senate)

2EHB 2107 – Concerning the addition of services for long-term placement of mental health patients in community settings that voluntarily contract to provide the services

SHB 2289 – Concerning the release and commitment of persons involuntarily committed after the dismissal of a felony

 

Education (House)

SSB 6132 – Modifying provisions on second grade reading assessments

SB 6168 – Concerning school composting and recycling

ESSB 6223 – Concerning equitable educational outcomes for vulnerable children and youth

 

Early Learning & K-12 Education (Senate)

E4SHB 1827 – Expanding the current and future educator workforce supply through evidence-based strategies to improve and incentivize the recruitment and retention of highly effective educators, especially in high-need subject, grade-level, and geographic areas, and to establish a cohesive continuum of high quality professional learning from preparation programs to job embedded induction, mentoring, collaboration, and other professional development opportunities

2SHB 1896 – Expanding civics education in public school

 

Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks (Senate)

HB 2733 – Establishing a prescribed burn certification program at the department of natural resources

ESHB 2658 – Concerning the use of perfluorinated chemicals in food packaging

SHB 2639 – Exempting certain mobile food units from state and local regulations pertaining to commissaries or servicing areas

 

Local Government (Senate)

E2SHB 2006 – Providing cities and counties flexibility with existing resources

HB 2479 – Concerning Washington’s property assessment appeal procedures

 

Transportation (Senate)

SB 6106 – Making supplemental transportation appropriations for the 2017-2019 fiscal biennium (Hearing is on the Proposed Substitute)

E2SHB 1332 – Concerning dangerous objects on county roads and bridges

 

Transportation (House)

HB 2469 – Making supplemental transportation appropriations for the 2017-2019 fiscal biennium

HB 2990 – Concerning the Tacoma Narrows bridge debt service payment plan

 

Ways & Means (Senate)

SB 6614 – Concerning funding for the support of common schools

SB 6174 – Concerning budget stabilization account transfers

SB 6032 – Making supplemental operating appropriations (Hearing is on the Proposed Substitute)

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