OLYMPIA -- Legislators are honoring the Washington National Guard for its members' service, and the Seattle Seahawks for their season thus far.

Many of them are in some form of Seahawks attire, as the dress rules have been loosened for the day. The Senate is decorated with both U.S. flags and 12 flags. 

Also on a sport theme, the Senate Commerce and Labor Committee had a hearing on whether to classify fantasy sports activity as a "skill" rather than a "gambling" endeavor. The latter is illegal, the former is not.

Here's the short list of Friday hearings: 

Legislative Meeting Schedule

Friday, January 30, 2015
Time	Committee	Location
8:00 AM	Commerce & Labor (S)	Senate Hearing Rm 1
	Finance (H)	House Hearing Rm A
	Gen Govt & Info Tech (H)	House Hearing Rm C
10:00 AM	SENATE SESSION
	HOUSE SESSION/CAUCUS
	National Guard Day
11:00 AM	Early Learning & Human Services (H)	House Hearing Rm C
	Health Care & Wellness (H)	House Hearing Rm A
	Public Safety (H)	House Hearing Rm D
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House Committees

Early Learning & Human Services*
1/30/15 11:00 am

House Full Committee
House Hearing Rm C
John L. O'Brien Building
Olympia, WA

REVISED 1/29/2015 8:40 AM

Public Hearing: HB 1481 - Concerning the sealing of juvenile records and fines imposed in juvenile cases.

Executive Session:

1. HB 1126 - Concerning department of early learning fatality reviews.
2. HB 1226 - Concerning arrest of sixteen and seventeen year olds for domestic violence assault.
3. HB 1307 - Concerning enforcement standards for residential services and support providers.

Meeting concludes at 12:55 p.m.

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Finance*
1/30/15 8:00 am

House Full Committee
House Hearing Rm A
John L. O'Brien Building
Olympia, WA

REVISED 1/22/2015 3:42 PM

Public Hearing:

1. HB 1220 - Concerning a hazardous substance tax exemption for certain hazardous substances defined under RCW 82.21.020(1)(c) that are used as agricultural crop protection products and warehoused but not otherwise used, manufactured, packaged, or sold in this state.
2. HB 1516 - Providing an exemption for certain lodging services from the convention and trade center tax.
3. HB 1530 - Modifying the definition of prepared food to exclude food required to be cooked by the consumer prior to consumption.
4. HB 1539 - Concerning hardship property tax waivers for interest and penalties.
5. HB 1543 - Concerning the first mortgage interest business and occupation tax deduction.

 

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Gen Govt & Info Tech*
1/30/15 8:00 am

House Full Committee
House Hearing Rm C
John L. O'Brien Building
Olympia, WA

REVISED 1/23/2015 3:11 PM

Public Hearing:

1. HB 1008 - Authorizing the state auditor to conduct audits of state government and local agencies' data storage and management practices thereby protecting privacy and securing personal information from computer hacking or misuse of data.
2. HB 1391 - Aligning functions of the consolidated technology services agency, office of the chief information officer, and department of enterprise services.
3. HB 1466 - Establishing data classification and encryption standards for state agencies.
4. HB 1467 - Requiring adoption of data encryption standards for state agencies.
5. HB 1469 - Addressing removal of payment credentials and other sensitive data from state data networks.
6. HB 1470 - Establishing a blue-ribbon panel on cybersecurity.

 

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Health Care & Wellness*
1/30/15 11:00 am

House Full Committee
House Hearing Rm A
John L. O'Brien Building
Olympia, WA

REVISED 1/29/2015 8:00 AM

Public Hearing:

1. HB 1285 - Requiring critical congenital heart disease screening for newborns.
2. HB 1365 - Requiring universal screening and provider payment for autism and developmental delays for children in medicaid programs.
3. HB 1403 - Regarding telemedicine.
4. HB 1437 - Modifying the all payer claims database to improve health care quality and cost transparency by changing provisions related to definitions regarding data, reporting and pricing of products, responsibilities of the office of financial management and the lead organization, submission to the database, and parameters for release of information.

Executive Session:

1. HB 1005 - Addressing third-party payor release of health care information.
2. HB 1010 - Concerning referral of medical cases to occupational therapists.
3. HB 1042 - Clarifying that the physical therapist scope of practice does not include dry needling.
4. HB 1045 - Concerning the practice of East Asian medicine.
5. HB 1053 - Concerning filing requirements for large group health benefit plans, stand-alone dental plans, and stand-alone vision plans.
6. HB 1103 - Providing access to the prescription drug monitoring database for clinical laboratories.
7. HB 1134 - Concerning scope of practice for certified counselors and advisers.
8. HB 1184 - Allowing licensed marriage and family therapist associates access to the University of Washington health sciences library.
9. HB 1190 - Concerning the use of hydrocodone products by licensed optometrists in Washington state.
10. HB 1259 - Allowing advanced registered nurse practitioners to sign and attest to certain documentation.
11. HB 1275 - Increasing the number of members on the board of osteopathic medicine and surgery.
12. HB 1339 - Allowing the secretary of health to intercede and stay any decision of a disciplining authority that expands scope of practice.
13. HB 1340 - Developing a process to allow pilot programs for health care professionals to learn new skills or roles, use existing skills in new circumstances, and accelerate training.
14. HB 1369 - Enabling student volunteers to provide health care services.

Meeting concludes at 12:55 p.m.

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Public Safety
1/30/15 11:00 am

House Full Committee
House Hearing Rm D
John L. O'Brien Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:

1. HB 1281 - Concerning the sexual exploitation of minors.
2. HB 1319 - Making technical corrections to processes for persons sentenced for offenses committed prior to reaching eighteen years of age.
3. HB 1632 - Concerning domestic violence.

Possible Executive Session:

1. HB 1139 - Establishing a work group to study human trafficking of youth issues.
2. HB 1175 - Creating a penalty for concealing the source of a campaign contribution.
3. HB 1178 - Expanding assault in the third degree provisions.
4. HB 1252 - Prescribing penalties for allowing or permitting unlicensed practice of massage therapy or reflexology.
5. HB 1276 - Concerning impaired driving.
6. HB 1311 - Concerning a nonoperating advisory board reporting to the state patrol.
7. HB 1312 - Concerning the limited exoneration of bail forfeitures in instances where the prosecuting agency declines extradition of a defendant.
8. HB 1320 - Creating an identicard program for certain incarcerated offenders.
9. HB 1348 - Requiring crisis intervention training for peace officers.
10. HB 1499 - Concerning vulnerable adults.

Meeting concludes at 12:55 p.m.

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Senate Committees

The schedule is subject to the addition of more committee agendas. Please check our website, http://www.leg.wa.gov/legislature/pages/calendar.aspx

Commerce & Labor*
1/30/15 8:00 am

Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 1
J.A. Cherberg Building
Olympia, WA

REVISED 1/28/2015 5:20 PM

Public Hearing:

1. SB 5167 - Concerning the local option prohibition on the sale of liquor.
2. SB 5450 - Expanding the restrictions on locating marijuana businesses.
3. SB 5504 - Allowing additional liquor distributor employees to stock liquor under certain circumstances.
4. SB 5530 - Concerning cancellation or revocation of product subscriptions.
5. SB 5418 - Creating a pilot program to improve care for catastrophically injured workers.
6. SB 5342 - Concerning definitions related to human trafficking.
7. SB 5130 - Restricting marijuana producer and processor businesses from being located in certain residential and rural areas.
8. SB 5284 - Classifying fantasy sports contests as contests of skill.

Executive Session:

1. SB 5237 - Placing restrictions on when representation under a public collective bargaining agreement may be challenged.
2. SB 5329 - Requiring public employee collective bargaining sessions to be open meetings.
3. SB 5281 - Creating a nonresidential security system specialty electrician certificate.
4. SB 5282 - Concerning residential security system installations.
5. SB 5296 - Concerning locksmith services.
6. SB 5301 - Concerning spirits retailers when selling for resale.
7. SB 5477 - Concerning the packaging, labeling, and advertising of vapor products.

Other business.

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