61st
Legislature - 1st Extraordinary Session of the 2nd Regular
Session (2010)
Bill Status as of April 16, 2010
WSAB
has represented Washington’s radio and
television stations in the State
Legislature since 1935. Each year, WSAB
protects and promotes the interests of
broadcasters on a variety of bills and
issues.
Symbol
Key:
HB/SB: Original
(House/Senate) Bill
SHB/SSB: Substitute (House/Senate) Bill -
Amendments were added by the committee and
compiled into a Substitute Bill.
EHB/ESB: Engrossed (House/Senate) Bill -
Amendments were added during consideration
of the bill by the full House or Senate
and consolidated before final passage into
a new bill.
Cut-Off Dates:
The Legislature establishes "cut-off" dates to gauge
the performance of bills. A bill must meet a particular
progress benchmark by each cut-off or it may no longer be
considered and is deemed "dead" for the session.
Bills necessary to implement the budget are exempt from
"cut-off" deadlines..
Lime green
highlight on a black
bill number indicates that the bill is still
alive and has progressed beyond the cut-off benchmarks by the
most recent cut-off date.
Black highlight on a white
bill number indicates that the bill has not progressed beyond
the cut-off benchmarks by the most recent cut-off date and is
dead for the session.
Orange
highlight on a black
bill number indicates that the bill has passed both the House
and Senate and is awaiting action by the Governor.
Blue
highlight on a white
bill number indicates that the bill has passed both the House
and Senate and has been signed into law by the Governor
ADVERTISING
NEWS
GATHERING & REPORTING
TAXES
MISCELLANEOUS
ADVERTISING
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ADVERTISING BILLS
INTRODUCED IN 2010
SHB
2399: Advertising
by Waste Collection Businesses.
This bill would regulate solid waste haulers and among
other provisions would prohibit advertising by such businesses
unless the business has a solid waste collection certificate.
2010 STATUS:
Passed
House; passed Senate; signed by the Governor;
Chapter 24, Laws of 2010.
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ADVERTISING BILLS
INTRODUCED & NOT PASSED IN 2009
SHB
1029/SB
5029: Campaign
Funding/Disclosure Revision.
This bill would reorganize and make clarifying changes
the law governing campaign funding and disclosure.
It makes two grammatical changes in the areas effecting
broadcasters, but no substantive changes.
2009 STATUS:
SHB 1029 in House Rules Committee; SHB
5029 in Senate Rules Committee.
2010 STATUS: SHB 1029 returned to House State
Government & Tribal Affairs Committee. 2SSB
5029 unchanged.
SHB
1738/SSB 5912: Public
Funding of Supreme Court Campaigns.
One section of these two identical bills would permit a
court to issue an order to a radio or television stations
ordering the station to stop broadcasting advertising by a
candidate for the Supreme Court who had violated the reporting
requirements contained in the bill.
WSAB proposed amendment to eliminate that provision and
direct the order to be issued to the advertiser, not the
station. Both
Substitute Bills remove all references to civil legal actions
against broadcasters. 2009
STATUS: HB
1738 in House State Government & Tribal Affairs Committee;
hearing held 3/5/09 – WSAB testified against broadcast
provision and put into the record an amendment removing
broadcasters. SB
5912 in Senate Government Operations & Elections
Committee. 2010
STATUS: SHB
1738 passed House State Government & Tribal Affairs
Committee; referred to House Ways & Means Committee.
SSB 5912
returned to Senate Rules Committee at the end of the 2010
Regular Session.
HB
1787: Political
Advertising Sponsor Identification.
This bill is intended to reveal the true sponsor of
political advertising by requiring the name of an organization
that controls one or more political committees to be named as
the sponsor of the advertising.
It would address a situation where multiple political
committees formed and each one funds the next so that they are
stair-stepped, with the intent of hiding the contributors to
the committee.
2009 STATUS:
In House State Government & Tribal Affairs
Committee. 2010
STATUS: Unchanged.
SHB 2016:
Campaign Disclosure/Advertising. This bill
changes the sponsor identification requirements for
advertising by political committees by adding “drill down”
requirement for naming the “Top Five Contributors.”
If one or more of the “Top Five Contributors” is
also subject to disclosure of its “Top Five Contributors”
then those Top Five Contributors must also be included.
The bill also provides for a third level disclosure
when a second level “Top Five Contributors” is also
subject to the Top Five disclosure requirement.
2009 STATUS:
In House Rules Committee.
2010 STATUS:
Passed House; passed
Senate;
signed by the Governor; Chapter 204, Laws of 2010.
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ADVERTISING BILLS
PASSED IN 2009
SSB
5195: Life
Settlements Model Act.
This is an omnibus bill that would regulate the
business of purchasing life insurance or other expected
financial settlement proceeds at less than the expected or
face value, sometimes known as “viatical” settlements.
It contains a provision regulating the advertising of
such transactions that prohibit false and misleading
advertising and prohibits the use of terms such as “free”
or “no cost” in advertising the purchase of such proceeds.
2009 STATUS:
Passed Senate; passed House; signed by Governor;
Chapter 104, Laws of 2009.
SHB
1286/SB 5211:
False
Statements in Political Advertising.
The bills attempt to overturn a Washington Supreme
Court decision that held unconstitutional a portion of the
political advertising law dealing with making false and
misleading statements in a campaign.
The bill adds the requirement that the false statement
also be defamatory in order to be actionable. SHB 1286
includes provisions relating to statements in the voters
pamphlet. Broadcasters
are immune to liability for defamatory statements made by a
candidate in a candidate sponsored spot in which the candidate
appears, but not for “electioneering communications”
sponsored by a person or group not the candidate.
2009
STATUS: SHB
1286 passed House; passed Senate; signed by Governor; Chapter
222, Laws of 2009. SB
5211 passed Senate; referred to House State Government &
Tribal Affairs Committee; no action; returned to Senate Rules
Committee at end of session.
SB
5284:
Truth in Music Advertising.
This bill would regulate advertising by or about a
performing musical group that uses the name of a former
recording group, but that does not contain all of the original
members of the recording group.
The bill does not make broadcasters liable for any
violation nor require broadcasters to investigate the
authenticity of the group or advertisement. 2009
STATUS:
Passed Senate;
passed House; signed by Governor; Chapter 109, Laws of 2009.
HB
1536/SB 5450:
Household Mover Advertising.
These two identical bills would exempt radio and TV
advertising by moving companies from the requirement that such
advertising contain the mover’s UTC permit number, physical
address and telephone number, so long as the mover has
provided its UTC permit number, physical address and telephone
number to the station and they are included in writing in the
advertising contract.
2009 STATUS:
HB 1536 passed House; passed Senate; signed by
Governor; Chapter 94, Laws of 2009.
SB 5450 in Senate Transportation Committee.
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NEWS
GATHERING & REPORTING
OPEN
RECORDS ACCESS
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OPEN RECORDS BILLS INTRODUCED IN 2010
SB
6222:
Exempting Certain Non-Conviction Data from Public
Disclosure.
This bill would exempt non-conviction data, e.g.
arrest, incident reports, etc., from public disclosure.
2010 STATUS: In
Senate Government Operations & Elections Committee.
SB
6529:
Increasing Access to Public Records.
This bill would require public agencies to make public
records available via computer located at the agency; would
require the agency must inform the requester of the
opportunity to have the Attorney General review a denial of a
request; and, removes the court’s discretion in awarding
penalties.
2010 STATUS:
In Senate Government Operations & Elections
Committee.
HB
2418/ESB
6754:
Signatures on Petitions:
These two identical bills would make the names and
addresses of persons who signed an initiative or referendum
petition public once the verification and canvas of the
signatures is complete.
2010 STATUS:
HB 2418 in House State Government & Tribal Affairs
Committee.
SB 6754 passed Senate;
returned to Senate Rules Committee
at the end of the 2010 Regular Session.
HB
2612:
Exempting Petition Signatures from Disclosure.
This bill would exempt the names of persons who have
signed referenda and initiative petitions from public
disclosure.
2010 STATUS:
In House State Government & Tribal Affairs
Committee.
SHB
2447:
Exempting Public Disclosure of Public Employee
Photographs.
This bill would add photographs to the list of personal
information of employees or volunteers of a public agency that
is exempt from public disclosure.
2010 STATUS:
Passed House State Government & Tribal Affairs
Committee; referred to House Ways & Means Committee.
SHB
2582/SSB 6367:
Making Public Records Available via the Internet.
These two identical bills would add the ability of a
government agency to comply with the Open Records Act by
providing responding to a public records request by providing
an Internet address where the responsive records can be found.
2010 STATUS:
SHB 2582 passed House State Government & Tribal
Affairs Committee; in House Rules Committee.
SSB
6367
passed Senate; passed House;
signed by the Governor; Chapter 69, Laws of 2010.
SHB
2583/SB
6368:
Public Records Request Conference.
These two identical bills would require, prior to the
filing of any court action alleging a violation of the Open
Records Act, which the requester and the agency first hold a
conference in person or by telephone to try to settle the
dispute.
2010 STATUS:
HB 2583 passed House State Government & Tribal
Affairs Committee; passed House General Government
Appropriations Committee;
in House Rules Committee. SB
6368 in Senate Government Operations & Elections
Committee.
HB
2610/SSB
6428:
Personal Information of Person Filing Complaint With an
Agency.
HB 2610 would exempt from public disclosure personal
information that could be used to identify a person filing a
complaint with an agency, if the person requests the agency to
keep his or her identity confidential.
SSB 6428 substitute changed language and now only
defines the term “investigative agency” for purposes of
anonymity of complainant.
2010 STATUS:
HB 2610 in House
State Government & Tribal Affairs Committee. SSB
6428 passed Senate Government Operations & Elections
Committee; in Senate Rules Committee.
HB
2736/SB 6383:
Creating the Office of Open Records.
These two identical bills would create an independent
state government agency to provide impartial administrative
reviews of appeals by persons or agencies involved in open
records disputes.
It would not eliminate the ability of a requester to
take the agency to court.
2010 STATUS:
HB 2736 in House State Government & Tribal Affairs
Committee.
SB 6383 in Senate Government Operations & Elections
Committee.
HB
2896:
Law Enforcement Burglar Alarm Program Information.
This bill would exempt from public disclosure and
copying any information collected by law enforcement agencies
in their burglar alarm programs.
2010 STATUS:
In House State Government & Tribal Affairs
Committee.
HB
2910/SSB
6408:
Remedies for Public Records Violations.
These two identical bills changes the requirement of
awarding costs and attorneys fees to the prevailing party in
an open records dispute from “shall” to “may” and also
authorizes the court to fine the offending agency, but
requires that the fine be deposited in an account for the
benefit of the preservation of public records, not awarded to
the prevailing party.
2010 STATUS:
In House State Government & Tribal Affairs
Committee.
SSB 6408 returned
to
Senate
Rules
Committee
at
the
end
of
the
2010
Regular
Session.
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OPEN RECORDS BILLS
INTRODUCED & NOT PASSED IN 2009
HB
1017/SB 5339: Public
Records Board.
These two identical bills would create a committee to
study the feasibility of creating a board with responsibility
to adjudicate complaints of violations of the Open Public
Records Act and Open Public Meetings Act.
2009 STATUS:
HB 1017 in House State Government & Tribal Affairs
Committee.
SB 5339 in Senate Government Operations & Elections
Committee.
2010 STATUS:
HB 1017 unchanged.
SB 5339 unchanged.
HB
1105:
Disclosure of Records of Controversy to Which an Agency
is a Party.
This bill would add two requirements for a government
agency to withhold disclosure of records of a controversy to
which it is party.
The bill requires the controversy to “ongoing” and
the exemption does not apply to any records created prior to
the filing of litigation or notice of legal claim against the
agency.
2009 STATUS:
In House State Government & Tribal Affairs
Committee.
2010 STATUS:
Unchanged.
HB
1106:
Enjoining Public Record Disclosure.
This bill eliminates the agency holding a public record
from being able to bring a motion to enjoin the disclosure of
a public record.
2009 STATUS:
In House State Government & Tribal Affairs
Committee.
2010 STATUS:
Unchanged.
HB
1107:
Local Government Self-Insurance Programs Public Records
Disclosure.
This bill would prohibit local government
self-insurance programs from defining the terms under which it
may comply with the Open Public Records Act.
2009 STATUS:
In House Financial Institutions & Insurance
Committee.
2010 STATUS:
Unchanged.
SB
5119:
Public Records Exemptions Accountability Committee.
This
bill would abolish the Public Records Exemptions
Accountability Committee.
2009 STATUS:
In Senate Government Operations & Elections
Committee.
2010 STATUS:
Unchanged.
HB
1317:
Disclosure of Records Containing Information Used to
Locate or Identify Employees of Criminal Justice Agencies.
This bill would exempt from public inspection and
copying any photographs, day and month of birth, residential
addresses, personal telephone numbers and other personally
identifying information that could be used to locate employees
of criminal justice agencies.
2009 STATUS:
In House State Government & Tribal Affairs
Committee.
2010 STATUS:
Passed
House; passed Senate; signed by the Governor; Chapter 257,
Laws of 2010.
SB
5249:
Requiring Bills Paid Before Disclosure Requests
Response Necessary.
This bill would permit a government agency to deny a
public records request if the requesting party has an
outstanding balance of unpaid charges for a previous records
request(s).
2009 STATUS:
In Senate
Government Operations & Elections Committee.
2010 STATUS:
Unchanged.
HB
1471:
Collective Bargaining Records Exemption.
This bill would clarify that records created by a
public agency during collective bargaining are not exempt from
public disclosure after the agency and the union agree to a
contract.
2009 STATUS:
In House State Government & Tribal Affairs
Committee.
2010 STATUS:
Unchanged.
2SHB
2115:
Allowing Jail Booking Photographs to be Open to the
Public.
This bill would add booking photos and images to the
list of information about each person confined to jail that is
available to the public.
2009 STATUS:
In House Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness
Committee.
2010 STATUS:
Passed House Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness
Committee; in House Rules Committee.
SB
5293:
Review by Judge of Denials of Public Records Requests.
This bill would permit a person who has been denied a
public records disclosure request to seek a review in Superior
Court and have the judge review the withheld documents in
chambers.
2009 STATUS:
In Senate Government Operations & Elections
Committee. 2010 STATUS:
Unchanged.
SB
5294:
Recommendations of Public Records Exemptions
Accountability Committee.
This bill would implement recommendations of the Public
Records Exemptions Accountability Committee, including making
available for public disclosure applications for the highest
management position in a public agency, county or local
government, and finalists for such a position after the
finalists are selected but before the agency makes its
selection; limits the scope of an exemption to public
disclosure for records of participants in vanpool, carpool or
ride-sharing programs; and, clarifies the attorney-client
privilege exemption for records of government agencies that
have been reviewed or presented in the presence of the
agency’s attorney, but do not confer attorney-client
privilege.
2009 STATUS:
In Senate Government Operations & Elections
Committee.
2010 STATUS:
Unchanged.
SSB
5295:
Recommendations of the Public Records Exemptions
Accountability Committee.
This bill would implement recommendations of the Public
Records Exemptions Accountability Committee, including making
lists of candidates for Workforce Training, Conservation Board
and the Recreation & Conservation Board public; makes not
subject to disclosure salary and benefit information on
maritime employees that is collected by private employers;
exempts personally identifying information of transit pass
users, documents received pursuant to a wellness program, and
health care information collected as part of a child mortality
review. 2010 STATUS:
Passed Senate;
passed House;
signed by the Governor; Chapter 128, Laws of 2010.
SB
5885:
Tax Exemption Disclosure.
This bill would repeal the exemption from public
disclosure of tax exemptions.
2009 STATUS:
In Senate Ways & Means Committee.
2010 STATUS:
Unchanged.
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NEWS
GATHERING & REPORTING
OPEN
MEETINGS
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NEWSGATHERING & REPORTING:
OPEN MEETINGS ACCESS BILLS INTRODUCED IN 2010
SSB
6685:
Government Agency Meeting Info Posted on Web Site.
This bill would require government agencies to post
agendas, meeting information and meeting notices on the
agency’s web site in advance of the meeting.
2010 STATUS:
Returned to Senate Rules Committee at the end of the 2010
Regular Session.
SB
6741:
Notice of Special Meetings.
This bill would require government agencies subject to
the Open Public Meetings Act to post notice of special
meetings on the agency’s web site. 2010
STATUS:
In Senate Government Operations & Elections
Committee.
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NEWSGATHERING & REPORTING:
OPEN MEETINGS ACCESS BILLS INTRODUCED &
NOT PASSED IN 2009
HB
1676:
Recording of Executive Sessions of Agency Governing
Body Meetings.
This bill would permit governing bodies of government
agencies to record its closed executive sessions, which would
be exempt from public disclosure, unless the agency elects to
disclose the recording, in which case any exemption from
disclosure would cease to exist.
2009 STATUS:
In House State Government & Tribal Affairs
Committee.
2010 STATUS:
Unchanged.
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NEWS
GATHERING & REPORTING
MISCELLANEOUS
NO
MISCELLANEOUS NEWSGATHERING
& REPORTING BILLS HAVE BEEN INTRODUCED IN
2009 OR
2010
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TAXES
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TAX BILLS INTRODUCED
IN 2010
SHB
2620/SB 6552:
Delivery of Digital Goods.
These two identical bills attempt to better define the
taxation for sales tax and B & O tax purposes the sale of
the digital equivalent of tangible personal property.
The bill includes a detailed definition of an exemption
for advertising and advertising services, clarifying that
advertising, simply because it is delivered digitally, is not
subject to sales tax.
2010 STATUS:
SHB 2620 passed
House;
passed Senate; signed by the Governor;
Chapter 111, Laws of 2010. SB
6552
returned to Senate Rules Committee at the end of the 2010
Regular Session.
SB
6841:
Eliminating Tax Preferences.
Among other things, this bill would eliminate the B
& O Tax deductions that broadcasters take for national,
regional and network advertising revenue and the out-of-state
audience deduction.
It would also raise broadcasters’ B & O Tax rate
from .484% to 1.5%
2010 STATUS:
In Senate Ways & Means Committee.
SB
6853:
Legislative Review of Tax Preferences.
This bill was introduced without substantive
provisions.
When they have been added as a substitute bill, they
will be summarized here. 2010 STATUS:
Passed Senate Ways & Means Committee;
in Senate Rules Committee.
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TAX BILLS INTRODUCED
& NOT PASSED IN 2009
SSB
5557:
Broadcaster B & O Tax Deductions (Recommendations
of the Citizen Commission for Performance Measurement of Tax
Preferences.
This bill would, among other things, mandate that the
Department of Revenue publish every five years the percentage
of gross advertising revenue that may be taken as a standard
deduction by broadcasters for determining taxable revenue for
B & O Tax purposes.
2009 STATUS:
Hearing held
2/4/09; substitute bill passed Senate Ways & Means
Committee 3/2/09 including WSAB amendment that revised bill
language relating to broadcasters’ B & O Tax standard
deduction; passed Senate; referred to House Finance Committee;
no action; returned to Senate Rules Committee at end of
session.
2010 STATUS:
In Senate Rules Committee.
HB
2123/SB 5962:
Printing & Publishing B & O Tax Rate.
These two identical bills would reduce the B & O
Tax rate for businesses engaged in the business of printing
and businesses engaged in the business of publishing
newspapers, periodicals and magazines to .2904%.
2009 STATUS:
HB 2123 in House Finance Committee.
SB 5962 in Senate Ways & Means Committee.
2010 STATUS:
HB 2123 unchanged.
SB 5962 unchanged.
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TAX BILLS PASSED IN
2009
EHB
2122/SB 5961:
Newspaper B & O Tax Rate.
These two identical bills would reduce the B & O
Tax rate for newspapers, periodicals or magazines to .2904%.
2009 STATUS:
HB 2122 passed House; passed Senate; signed by
Governor; Chapter 461, Laws of 2009.
SB 5961 in Senate Ways & Means Committee.
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MISCELLANEOUS
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MISCELLANEOUS BILLS
INTRODUCED IN 2010
SSB
6395:
Lawsuits Aimed at Chilling the Valid Exercise of Free
Speech.
This
bill would update Washington’s “SLAPP” statute which
places restrictions on lawsuits that are intended solely to
chill the exercise of free speech by people speaking out on
public policy issues.
2010 STATUS:
Passed
Senate;
passed House; signed by the Governor;
Chapterm 118, Laws of 2010.
ESHB 2464/SB 6231: Penalties
for Drivers Approaching or In Emergency Zones.
These two identical bills would establish an
“emergency zone” around accident or disabled vehicle
incidents. Drivers
who speed through the zone or drive recklessly and endanger
emergency workers, including radio station roadside assistance
van personnel, receive an enhanced penalty, similar to the
“traffic fines double in work zones” law.
2010 STATUS:
ESHB 2464 passed House; hearing held 1/11/10 – WSAB
testified in favor; passed Senate Transportation Committee;
hearing held 2/18/10 – WSAB testified in favor; passed
Senate
Rules Committee;
signed by the Governor; Chapter 252, Laws
of 2010. SB
6231 passed Senate; hearing held 1/13/10 – WSAB testified in
favor; hearing held 2/17/10
in House Transportation Committee
– WSAB testified in favor;
returned to Senate Rules Committee at the end of the 2010
Regular Session.
HB
2994:
Public Service Announcements by Elected Officials.
This bill would prohibit elected officials from
appearing in Public Service Announcements from January 1st
through election day in a year in which they are running for
re-election.
2010 STATUS:
Returned from schedule for consideration by full
House to House Rules Committee.
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MISCELLANEOUS BILLS
INTRODUCED & NOT PASSED IN 2009
SHB
1069:
Light
Pollution.
This bill would regulate light pollution.
It contains a section exempting broadcast tower lights
(“Hazard warning luminaires required by federal law and
federal regulatory agencies”).
However, the exemption applies only to “red”
lights. WSAB
testified with concerns over the limitation of the exemption
to only red lights and placed a proposed amendment into record
to ensure that both steady burning red and flashing red tower
lights and white strobe markers are exempt.
2009
STATUS: Passed
House Local Government & Housing Committee; referred to
House General Government Appropriations Committee.
2010 STATUS:
Unchanged.
HB
1157: Statewide
Enhanced 911 Emergency Radio Network.
This bill would establish a working group to study how to
enhance the delivery of emergency information to the public in
the event of an on-going emergency.
WSAB is named as one of the members of the work group.
The bill provides for two representatives from WSAB,
one from radio and one from TV.
2009 STATUS:
In House Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness
Committee. 2010
STATUS: Unchanged.
SB
5946: Student Press Freedom. This
bill would prohibit high schools and institutions of higher
education from censoring the content of student media and
provides that such media is not subject to prior review by
school administrators. It
also provides that any expression by students in school
sponsored media is not the expression of school policy.
School media includes student run broadcast stations.
The bill permits schools to control student station
content when it would violate an FCC rule.
2009 STATUS:
In Senate Judiciary Committee; hearing held 2/18/09.
2010 STATUS:
Unchanged.
SB
6123/HB 2311:
Legal Notice Advertising of State Measures.
These two identical bills would eliminate the legal
notice advertising of state measures entirely, but it
contingent on the passage of a state constitutional amendment
eliminating the obligation of the Secretary of State to
publish notice of state constitutional amendment prior to the
general election. 2009
STATUS: SB
6123 in Senate Ways & Means Committee; hearing held
3/17/09; WSAB testified against.
HB 2311 in House State Government & Tribal Affairs
Committee; hearing held 3/20/09; WSAB testified against.
2010 STATUS:
SB 6123 unchanged.
HB 2311 Unchanged.
SJR
8217/HJR
4212: Legal
Notice Advertising of State Measures.
These two identical proposed amendments to the state
constitution would eliminate the obligation of the Secretary
of State to publish notice of state constitutional amendment
prior to the general election.
2009 STATUS:
SJR
8217 in Senate Ways & Means Committee; hearing held
3/17/09; WSAB testified against.
HJR 4212 in House State Government & Tribal Affairs
Committee; hearing held 3/20/09; WSAB testified against.
2010 STATUS:
SJR 8217 unchanged. HJR 4212 unchanged.
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MISCELLANEOUS BILLS
PASSED IN 2009
SSB
5012: AMBER
Alert/Endangered Missing Persons Advisory Plan Authority.
This bill, written by WSAB, would give the Washington State
Patrol the statutory authority to adopt the Statewide AMBER
Alert Plan and an Endangered Missing Persons Advisory Plan as
a part of its administrative code, giving the plans a basis in
state law that they do not now have.
SSB 5012 requires the State Patrol to develop these
plans within existing resources.
2009 STATUS:
Passed Senate; passed House Public Safety &
Emergency Preparedness Committee; passed House; signed by
Governor; Chapter 20, Laws of 2009.
SB
6122/HB 2310:
Legal Notice Advertising of State Measures.
These two identical bills would remove the obligation
of the Secretary of State to supplement the newspaper
advertising of state ballot measures with an equivalent amount
of broadcast advertising.
It would also limit the advertising to public notice of
state constitutional amendment, removing such notice for other
state ballot measures, such as initiatives and referenda.
2009 STATUS:
SB 6122 hearing held 3/17/09; WSAB testified against;
passed Senate; referred to House Ways & Means Committee;
House amended bill to preserve broadcast Legal Notice
Advertising of State Measures program and appropriate $80,000
for 2009 and 2010; Senate agreed to House amendments and
re-passed bill as amended by House; delivered to Governor.
HB 2310 in House State Government & Tribal Affairs
Committee; hearing held 3/26/09; WSAB testified against.
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