| | Supports | An act relating to garnishment | Representative Goodman | None | Modifies garnishment provisions. It is being amended to address pension garnishment issues that arose from a recent WA Supreme Court ruling. | Passed both the House and the Senate. On its way to the Governor for signature. | HB 1552 |
| | Opposes | Boundary review boards. | Representatives Fitzgibbon, Maxwell, Springer, Eddy, Clibborn, Tharinger | SB 5491 | Boards may modify a proposal by adding territory that would increase the total area of a proposal. However, Boards may not modify a proposal by adding an amount of territory to proposed city or town annexations that constitutes more than 100 percent of the area within the proposal before the Board. A Board may not increase the area of a city or town annexation unless it holds a separate public hearing on the proposed increase and provides at least ten days notice of the hearing to the registered voters and property owners residing within the area subject to the proposed increase. | Passed the Senate and the House and is on its way to the Governor for final signature. We have a commitment from the prime sponsor to work with us to improve the legislation in 2013. | HB 1627 |
| | Opposes | Changing regulations concerning black powder. | Representatives Bailey, Blake, Hope, Chandler, Ross, Smith, Moeller | None | Holdover Bill from 2011
Black powder. Increases the amount of black powder that can be transported in a private vehicle and stored in a private residence
| *This bill was retained and reintroduced for the 2012 session, but no action occurred.
| HB 1066 |
| | Opposes | Limiting indemnification agreements involving design professionals. | Representatives Haigh, Dammeier, Goodman | None | Holdover Bill from 2011
Design professionals. Limits indemnification and duty to defend of architects and design professionals when contracting with public agencies. | Passed the House and Senate and is on its way to the Governor for final signature. Various amendments were made in an attempt to improve the bill. | HB 1559 |
| | Monitors | Addressing volunteer firefighting. | Representatives Appleton, Armstrong, Dunshee, Chandler, Morris, Ross, Moscoso, Bailey, Alexander, Hinkle | None | Revises the definition of "firefighter" for purposes of volunteer firefighters' and reserve officers' relief and pensions. | Reintroduced from 2011. No action occurred. | HB 1723 |
| | Supports | Implementing the blue alert system. | Representatives Hope, Liias, Rivers, Ryu, Moscoso, Morris, Hurst, Condotta, Jinkins, Fitzgibbon, Klippert, Johnson, Sells, Reykdal, Billig, Maxwell, Kelley | None | Requires the Washington state patrol, within existing resources and in partnership with the Washington association of sheriffs and police chiefs, to develop and implement a plan, commonly known as a blue alert system, to enhance the public's ability to assist in apprehending persons suspected of killing or seriously injuring a law enforcement officer. | Passed the House and Senate and has been delivered to the Governor for final passage. Amended to include all firefighters as well. | HB 1820 |
| | Monitors | Supplemental operating budget | Representative Hunter | SB 5967 | Makes 2011-2013 fiscal biennium supplemental operating appropriations. | Passed the House but did not receive a hearing in the Senate. | HB 2127 |
| | Opposes | Concerning fees for emergency medical service providers. | Representatives Cody, Hunter | None | Holdover Bill from 2011
EMS fees. Directs the Secretary of Health to establish credentialing fees for first responders, emergency medical technicians, intermediate life support technicians, paramedics, ambulance services, and aid services. | Reintroduced from 2011 but no action occurred. | HB 2141 |
| | Monitors | Concerning political subdivisions in the intrastate mutual aid system. | Representatives Takko, Angel, Eddy, Fitzgibbon, Asay, Upthegrove, Rodne | SB 6024 | Revising the definition of "political subdivision" to include a water-sewer district for purposes of the intrastate mutual aid system. | Introduced but not pursued by water and sewar district proponents. No action occurred. | HB 2178 |
| | Supports | Modifying certain definitions for the purpose of firefighting services for unprotected lands. | Representatives Chandler, Van De Wege, Johnson | None | Redefining “improved property” for purposes of no-man’s land firefighting efforts. | Passed the House and Senate without opposition. Signed into law by the Governor on 2/7/2012. | HB 2213 |
| | Supports | Concerning children's safe products. | Representatives Dickerson, Hudgins, Lytton, Reykdal, Eddy, Dunshee, Billig, Fitzgibbon, Moscoso, McCoy, Hunt, Pollet, Maxwell, Jinkins, Pedersen, Liias, Hansen, Orwall, Ryu, Kenney, Stanford, Hunter | None | Concerning children’s safe products – TRIS prohibition. | Failed to pass the House. Companion bill passed Senate but also failed to pass the House. | HB 2266 |
| | Monitors | Establishing a yellow dot program for motor vehicles. | Representatives Moeller, Pettigrew, Blake, Clibborn, Armstrong, Goodman, Hasegawa, Fitzgibbon, Carlyle, Orcutt, Maxwell, Dickerson, Pollet, Tharinger, Pearson | None | Motor vehicle yellow dot program. Requires the director of the department of licensing to implement a voluntary yellow dot program to assist owners and lessees of motor vehicles and their passengers, emergency medical responders, and law enforcement personnel in the event of a motor vehicle accident, a medical emergency, or any other interaction involving emergency medical responders or law enforcement personnel. | Passed the House 74-23 on Feb. 13. Failed to pass the Senate prior to Sine Die. | HB 2280 |
| | Monitors | Clarifying restrictions on the use of the public records act for the purpose of obtaining records for commercial or profit-making purposes. | Representatives Moeller, Appleton, Armstrong, Ryu, Zeiger, Springer, Tharinger, Dammeier, Darneille, Hunt | SB 6146 | Public records act. Strengthens and clarifies existing restrictions on the use of public records requests for commercial and profit making purposes. | Failed to move after hearing on 1/25/12. | HB 2340 |
| | Monitors | Merging plan 1 and plan 2 of the law enforcement officers' and firefighters' retirement system. | Representatives Sullivan, Van De Wege | None | 1 & 2 merger. Merges plan 1 and plan 2 of the law enforcement officers' and firefighters' retirement system. | Did not receive a hearing. Could still be moved in Special Session due to budget implications. | HB 2350 |
| | Monitors | Exempting video and audio recordings of closed executive session meetings from public inspection and copying. | Representatives Takko, Angel, Rodne, Springer, Upthegrove, Haler, Moeller, Kagi, Miloscia | SB 6109 | Closed executive session meetings. Exempts from disclosure under the public records act, video and audio recordings of any portion of an executive session from which the public is excluded. | Did not receive a hearing. Companion bill passed Senate but failed to move in House. | HB 2406 |
| | Supports | Authorizing the department of natural resources to provide wildfire protection services for public lands managed by state agencies. | Representatives Wilcox, Blake, Chandler, Van De Wege, Warnick, McCune, Johnson, Stanford, Hurst, Hinkle, Moscoso | SB 6144 | Wildlife protection by DNR. Authorizes the department of natural resources to provide fire detection, prevention, presuppression, or suppression services on certain nonforested public lands. | Passed the House and Senate unanimously. Has been delivered to Governor for final signature. | HB 2440 |
| | Monitors | Limiting the impact of excess compensation on state retirement system contribution rates by redefining excess compensation. | Representatives Bailey, Alexander | None | Revises the definition of “excess compensation” to limit the impact of excess compensation on state retirement system contribution rates. Includes in excess compensation the portion of total pension-eligible compensation used in the calculation of the employee's pension that exceeds one and one-half times the employee's pension compensation over the calculation period, excluding compensation from overtime, bonuses, cash outs of any form of leave, or lump-sum payments. | Passed the House 97-1, but failed to pass the Senate prior to Sine Die. | HB 2441 |
| | Supports | Adjusting voting requirements for the renewal of emergency medical service levies. | Representatives Springer, Van De Wege, Fitzgibbon | None | Making renewal EMS levies a simple majority vote. | Companion bill passed the Senate and House and is awaiting final signature by the Governor. | HB 2474 |
| | Monitors | Concerning military spouses or registered domestic partners occupational licensing status during deployment or placement outside Washington state. | Representatives Orwall, Bailey, Hudgins, Hurst, Kenney, Kelley | SB 6290 | Addresses the occupational licensing status of militaryspouses or registered domestic partners during deployment or placement outside the state. | Passed the House unanimously, but failed to pass the Senate prior to Sine Die. | HB 2524 |
| | Supports | Providing for the operation of roll your own cigarette machines at retail establishments. | Representatives Kirby, Harris, Dammeier, Walsh, Orwall, Kelley, Moscoso, Zeiger | SB 6305 | Providing for the operation of roll your own cigarette machines at retail establishments and will require use of Self extinguishing paper | Passed the House late in session (March 6), but failed to pass the Senate prior to Sine Die. | HB 2565 |
| | Monitors | Concerning fire protection firms. | Representatives Pettigrew, Van De Wege | None | Concerning fire protection firms. Establishes a regulatory structure for licensing fire protection firms. Establishes a regulatory structure and a certificate requirement for a number of fire
protection professions | Received a public hearing in House Business & Financial Services Committee, but failed to move out of committee. | HB 2579 |
| | Supports | Regulating fire hydrant services provided by local governments. | Representatives Eddy, Ryu, Springer, Asay, Fitzgibbon, Stanford, Moscoso | SB 6469 | Regulating fire hydrant services provided by local governments. Clarifies that maintaining fire hydrants is the responsibility of the city, town, or water district, not the fire district. | Received a public hearing in House Local Government Committee on Jan 25. No further action occurred. | HB 2591 |
| | Monitors | Establishing a joint select committee on junior taxing districts. | Representatives Eddy, Springer, Takko, Carlyle, Tharinger | None | Establishing a joint select committee on junior taxing districts. | Passed the House 93-4 on 2/9 and received a hearing in Senate Government Operations on 2/21. No further action occurred. | HB 2602 |
| | Supports | Exempting certain motor vehicles from meeting motor vehicle emission standards. | Representative Takko | None | Exempting certain vehicles from meeting motor vehicle emissions standards. Includes “fire districts” as an entity whose vehicles are exempt. | Did not receive a hearing in 2012. | HB 2609 |
| | Supports | Authorizing benefit charges for the enhancement of fire protection services. | Representatives Goodman, Kagi | SB 6470 | Authorizing benefit charges for the enhancement of fire protection services. Allows cities or towns that are annexing fire services to run a benefit charge, which is currently limited to fire districts and fire authorities. | Companion bill passed and has been delivered to the Governor for final signature. | HB 2615 |
| | Supports | Addressing the mobilization of all risk resources during an emergency. | Representatives Hurst, Pearson, Moscoso | SB 6363 | Addressing the mobilization of all risk resources during an emergency. | Received a public hearing in House Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness Committee but no further action occurred. WFC is working to insert a budget proviso in the Operating Budget that will resolve the issue in the short term. | HB 2625 |
| | Monitors | Requiring drug testing of all employees of a law enforcement agency or fire department. | Representatives Hope, Fagan, Nealey, Pearson | None | Requiring drug testing of all employees of a law enforcement agency or fire department. | Did not receive a hearing. Could potentially become the subjet of a ballot initiative this fall. | HB 2628 |
| | Monitors | Authorizing the use of digital outdoor advertising signs to expand the state's emergency messaging capabilities. | Representatives Upthegrove, Armstrong, Reykdal, Kristiansen, Hurst, Moscoso | None | Authorizing the use of digital outdoor advertising signs to expand the state's emergency messaging capabilities. | Did not receive a hearing. | HB 2636 |
| | Monitors | Reducing nontax administration costs associated with the conduct of city and county operations. | Representatives Springer, Takko, Kagi, Eddy | | Provides cities and counties with policy options and directives for reducing their nontax administration operating costs. | Failed to pass from House committee. | HB 2641 |
| | Monitors | Concerning disclosure of carbon monoxide alarms in real estate transactions. | Representatives Blake, Rivers, Maxwell | SB 6472 | Revises real estate seller disclosure forms to include carbon monoxide alarms. | Senate companion passed the House and Senate and has been delivered to the Governor for final passage. | HB 2672 |