WAFOP Detail Report
Upcoming Events
General Government & Information Technology (House) - HHR C, JLOB - 2/29 @ 9:00am
- SSB 6219 - Exec Session - Concerning vehicular homicide sentencing.
Ways & Means (Senate) - SHR 4, - 2/29 @ 12:30pm
- 2SHB 1448 - Public Hearing - Providing procedures for responding to reports of threatened or attempted suicide.
- 2SHB 2530 - Public Hearing - Protecting victims of sex crimes.
- SHB 2895 - Public Hearing - Enhancing crime victim participation in the criminal justice system process.
High Priority Bills
Bill Details / Status / Sponsor / PositionHB 1512 (SB 5589) / Peace officer disciplining / S Law & Justice / Sells / Support
Encouraging fairness in disciplinary actions of peace officers.
Prohibits a law enforcement agency from taking punitive action against a peace officer solely because the officer's name was placed on a potential impeachment list.
HB 1910 (SB 5732) / Law enforcement oversight / H Judiciary / Ryu / Oppose
Encouraging effective oversight of law enforcement conduct.
Addresses the use of law enforcement oversight recorders.
HB 1917 / Recordings/law enf., etc. / H Judiciary / Hansen / Neutral
Concerning video and/or sound recordings made by law enforcement or corrections officers.
Allows individuals who interact with law enforcement or corrections officers to access the video and/or sound recordings of these interactions under certain circumstances.
EHB 2362 / Recordings/law enf., etc. / S Rules 2 / Hansen / Concerns
Concerning video and/or sound recordings made by law enforcement or corrections officers.
HB 2362 - DIGEST Exempts the following from public inspection and copying under the public records act: Body worn camera recordings to the extent nondisclosure is essential for the protection of a person's right to privacy. Requires law enforcement agencies and corrections agencies that deploy body worn cameras to establish policies regarding the use of the cameras. Requires the legislature to convene a task force to examine the use of body worn cameras by law enforcement and corrections agencies. Provides a June 1, 2018, expiration date for the task force.
HB 2487 (SSB 6264) / LEOFF 2 retirees/annuities / H Approps / Van De Wege / Support
Allowing certain law enforcement officers' and firefighters' plan 2 retirees to purchase annuities.
Authorizes the purchase of annuities by certain law enforcement officers' and firefighters' plan 2 retirees.
HB 2549 / Permitting of conveyances / H Labor & Workpl / Condotta / Support
Concerning permitting of conveyances.
Addresses administrative rules of the department of labor and industries regarding the permitting of conveyances.
HB 2592 (SB 6263) / Emergency mgmt. benefits / H Approps / Holy / Support
Providing benefits for certain retirement system members who die or become disabled in the course of providing emergency management services.
Provides benefits for certain retirement system members who die or become disabled in the course of providing emergency management services.
HB 2704 / Supervision of offenders / H Rules R / Klippert / Support
Authorizing general authority Washington peace officers to assist the department of corrections with the supervision of offenders.
Allows a peace officer to assist the department of corrections with the supervision of offenders.
HB 2907 / Officer use of deadly force / H Public Safety / Moscoso / Oppose
Addressing the use of deadly force by a public officer or peace officer.
Gives law enforcement clear guidance on when use of deadly force is justifiable and when it is not which will benefit both law enforcement officers and the communities they serve.
SB 5589 (HB 1512) / Peace officer disciplining / S Rules X / O'Ban / Support
Encouraging fairness in disciplinary actions of peace officers.
Prohibits a law enforcement agency from taking punitive action against a peace officer solely because the officer's name was placed on a potential impeachment list.
SB 5982 / Retirement age/state systems / S Ways & Means / Braun / Oppose
Addressing retirement age provisions for new members of the state retirement systems administered by the department of retirement systems.
Modifies retirement age provisions with regard to new members of the state retirement systems.
SB 6263 (HB 2592) / Emergency mgmt. benefits / H Approps / Warnick / Support
Providing benefits for certain retirement system members who die or become disabled in the course of providing emergency management services.
Provides benefits for certain retirement system members who die or become disabled in the course of providing emergency management services.
SSB 6264 (HB 2487) / WSPRS/LEOFF annuities / H Approps / Dammeier / Support
Allowing certain Washington state patrol retirement system and law enforcement officers' and firefighters' members to purchase annuities.
Authorizes the purchase of annuities by certain members of the law enforcement officers' and firefighters' retirement system and the Washington state patrol retirement system.
SB 6459 / Peace officers/assisting DOC / H Rules R / Rivers / Support
Authorizing peace officers to assist the department of corrections with the supervision of offenders.
Allows a peace officer to assist the department of corrections with the supervision of offenders.
SB 6542 / Personal info. disclosure / S Commerce and L / Benton / Support
Concerning public disclosure of personal information.
Requires a requester, before obtaining records containing the names or nonexempt contact information of employees or volunteers from an agency, to swear under oath that he or she will not use the information to obtain information exempt under the public records act for a commercial purpose or to harass, stalk, threaten, or intimidate a person. Exempts the following from public inspection and copying under the public records act: Information held by a public agency in personnel records, public employment related records, or volunteer rosters, or included in a mailing list of employees or volunteers of a public agency: (1) Family day care providers exempt from licensing requirements as provided in chapter 43.215 RCW (department of early learning); and (2) Language access providers as provided in chapter 41.56 RCW (public employees' collective bargaining).
SB 6621 / Policing task force / S Law & Justice / Fraser / Oppose
Providing for a task force on policing and the use of deadly force.
Requires the state institute for public policy to convene a task force on policing and the use of deadly force. Requires the task force to review: (1) Laws, practices, and training programs regarding the use of deadly force in this state and all other states; (2) The civil rights issues associated with the use of deadly force; (3) Any disproportionate impacts on minority communities from the use of deadly force; (4) Other issues that arise for police and prosecutors; and (5) Research literature on policies or interventions that include de-escalation tactics and reduce the use of lethal force. Expires December 31, 2016.
Medium Priority Bills
Bill Details / Status / Sponsor / PositionHB 1535 (SB 5476) / Firearm dealer deliveries / H Judiciary / Klippert / Support
Concerning dealer deliveries to active law enforcement officers.
Authorizes a firearms dealer to deliver a pistol to a purchaser if the purchaser produces a valid commission card issued by a state law enforcement agency that shows the purchaser is a full-time, commissioned law enforcement officer of the agency.
HB 1537 (SB 5399) / Liquor control brd officers / H Approps / Moscoso / Oppose
Concerning state liquor control board enforcement officers.
Authorizes liquor enforcement officers to enforce certain penal provisions while conducting their enforcement duties related to alcohol, tobacco, and marijuana, or working in partnership with state, county, and municipal peace officers.
HB 1580 / State patrol officers / H Trans / Fey / Support
Concerning the monthly salary and benefits paid to state patrol officers.
Requires Washington state patrol officers' monthly salaries and benefits to be competitive with law enforcement agencies within the boundaries of the state.
SHB 1632 / Domestic violence / S Rules 2 / Goodman / Support
Concerning domestic violence.
Modifies domestic violence provisions relating to: (1) Offender scores for assault of a child and criminal mistreatment; and (2) Revising the crime of fourth degree assault. Requires a biological sample to be collected for purposes of DNA identification analysis from an adult or juvenile convicted of assault in the fourth degree, where domestic violence was pleaded and proven, or an equivalent municipal ordinance. Authorizes a sheriff to waive fees associated with service of a writ of habeas corpus that was issued for the return of a child when the person who was granted the writ is, by reason of poverty, unable to pay the cost of service. Requires the administrative office of the courts, through the Washington state gender and justice commission of the supreme court, to convene a work group to address the issue of domestic violence perpetrator treatment and the role of certified perpetrator treatment programs in holding domestic violence perpetrators accountable.
HB 2098 (SSB 5933) / Human trafficking laws progr / H Public Safety / Orwall / Support
Establishing a statewide training program on human trafficking laws for criminal justice personnel.
Requires the office of crime victims advocacy to establish a statewide training program on Washington's human trafficking laws for criminal justice personnel.
HB 2276 / Govt liability/law enf, DOC / H Judiciary / Klippert / Support
Limiting liability for law enforcement agencies and the department of corrections.
Addresses the department of corrections' liability and law enforcement agencies' liability for injuries to persons or property resulting from an act or omission of the agency, officer, agent, or employee, while acting in the course and scope of official duties.
HB 2277 / Peace officer liability / H Judiciary / Klippert / Support
Concerning peace officer liability.
Addresses civil and criminal liability of peace officers. Provides a definition for "less lethal weapon."
HB 2279 / Impaired driving prob. cause / H Public Safety / Klippert / Support
Addressing probable cause for persons in violation of an impaired driving offense.
Allows a police officer to arrest and take into custody, a person without a warrant when the officer has probable cause to believe that the person is in violation of an impaired driving offense. Requires that the person be arrested, be booked into jail, and remain in custody for not less than six hours.
HB 2280 / Felony DUI as class B felony / S Rules 2 / Klippert / Support
Making felony driving under the influence of intoxicating liquor, marijuana, or any drug a class B felony.
Changes the crime of felony driving under the influence of intoxicating liquor, marijuana, or any drug from a class C felony to a class B felony.
HB 2281 / Vehicular homicide / H Gen Govt & Info / Klippert / Support
Increasing the punishment for vehicular homicide.
Provides that for a conviction of vehicular homicide, when the driver was operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug, an additional ten years shall be added to the sentence for each prior vehicular homicide conviction.
HB 2369 (SB 6305) / Liquor enforcement officers / H Rules R / Hurst / Oppose
Modifying the authority of liquor enforcement officers.
Authorizes liquor enforcement officers to enforce the penal provisions of Title 9 RCW (crime and punishments), Title 9A RCW (the Washington criminal code), Title 46 RCW (motor vehicle laws), and chapter 69.50 RCW (the uniform controlled substances act) while conducting their enforcement duties related to alcohol, tobacco, and marijuana, or working in partnership with state, county, and municipal peace officers.
HB 2411 / Rape of a child/marriage / H Public Safety / Hayes / Support
Removing the marriage element from the crime of rape of a child in the first degree.
Removes the marriage element from the crime of rape of a child in the first degree.
HB 2438 (SB 6425) / Excess liquor revenue dist. / H Approps / Nealey / Support
Concerning gradually increasing the local government share of excess liquor revenues until the percentage-based method for distributions is restored.
Declares an intent to: (1) Remove the statutory cap on excess liquor revenues and gradually return the distributions to cities and counties to the percentage amounts before Initiative Measure No. 1183; and (2) Restore the previous funding percentages based on a phased-in approach, over several years.
HB 2490 / Public employee bargaining / H Labor & Workpl / Manweller / Oppose
Addressing accountability and fairness in public employee collective bargaining.
Modifies public employee collective bargaining provisions.
HB 2492 / Aggravated theft or robbery / H Public Safety / Goodman / Support
Establishing an aggravated sentence for certain theft or robbery offenses.
Establishes an aggravated sentence for an offense that involved a theft or robbery offense and the crime occurred during a state of emergency declared by the governor within the area described in the proclamation.
2SHB 2530 (SB 6484) / Victims of sex crimes / S Ways & Means / Orwall / Support
Protecting victims of sex crimes.
Requires the Washington state patrol to create and operate a statewide sexual assault kit tracking system. Requires local law enforcement agencies, a sheriff and his or her deputies, the Washington state patrol bureau of forensic laboratory services, certain hospitals, and prosecuting attorneys to participate in the statewide sexual assault kit tracking system. Creates the Washington sexual assault kit program within the department of commerce for the purpose of accepting private funds for conducting forensic analysis of sexual assault kits in the possession of law enforcement agencies but not submitted for analysis as of July 24, 2015. Imposes a four-dollar fee on the admission to a sexually oriented live adult entertainment establishment. Exempts the following from public inspection and copying under the public records act: Personally identifiable records and information contained within the statewide sexual assault kit tracking system. Creates the Washington sexual assault kit account and the Washington sexually oriented business fee account.
HB 2533 / Child sex exploit./fees / H Rules R / Kilduff / Support
Protecting minors from sexual exploitation.
Changes the penalties for certain sexual exploitation crimes.
HB 2569 / Police & fire in HOV lanes / H Trans / Sells / Support
Authorizing the use of high occupancy vehicle lanes by law enforcement and fire department vehicles.
Prohibits the following vehicles from being restricted from a highway in the state designated as a high occupancy vehicle lane: (1) An officially marked law enforcement or fire department vehicle equipped with emergency lights and siren operated by on-duty state patrol or local law enforcement personnel or on-duty local or special district fire department personnel; and (2) An unmarked law enforcement vehicle operated by on-duty state patrol or local law enforcement personnel in the process of being used to conduct an active investigation.
ESHB 2700 / Impaired driving / S Rules 2 / Goodman / Support
Concerning impaired driving.
HB 2700-S - DIGEST Modifies impaired driving provisions.
SHB 2705 / First degree rape / S Law & Justice / Klippert / Support
Concerning first degree rape.
Increases the seriousness level of first degree rape and first degree rape of a child.
HB 2706 / DUI 4th offense/felony / H Approps / Klippert / Support
Making a fourth driving under the influence offense a felony.
Makes a fourth DUI offense a felony.
HB 2812 / Aggravated theft or robbery / H Rules X / Goodman / Support
Providing for aggravated sentencing for certain theft or burglary offenses.
Establishes an aggravated sentence for an offense that involved a theft offense or a burglary offense and the crime occurred during a state of emergency declared by the governor within the area described in the proclamation and where a person with a right to the control or use of the real or personal property had evacuated the area where the crime occurred because the person had been ordered or requested to evacuate the area.
HB 2829 / Collective bargaining / H Labor & Workpla / Chandler / Oppose
Addressing collective bargaining.
Requires certain collective bargaining sessions involving contract negotiations to be open to the public.
HB 2838 / DOC limits on contact / S Rules 2 / Klippert / Support
Clarifying the department of corrections' authority to impose conditions prohibiting contact with other persons, even if the offender is not a sex offender.
Clarifies the authority of the department of corrections to impose conditions prohibiting contact with other persons, even if the offender is not a sex offender.
HB 2873 / Sex offenses/statute of lim. / H Gen Govt & Info / Griffey / Support
Making felony sex offenses a crime that may be prosecuted at any time after its commission.
Allows the following offenses to be prosecuted at any time after their commission: (1) Rape in the first, second, or third degree; (2) Rape of a child in the first, second, or third degree; (3) Child molestation in the first, second, or third degree; (4) Sexual misconduct with a minor in the first degree; (5) Indecent liberties; (6) Sexually violating human remains; (7) Voyeurism; (8) Custodial sexual misconduct in the first degree; (9) Incest in the first or second degree; (10) Sexual exploitation of a minor; (11) Communication with minor for immoral purposes; (12) Commercial sexual abuse of a minor; (13) Promoting commercial sexual abuse of a minor; and (14) Promoting travel for commercial sexual abuse of a minor.
HB 2914 / WSP officer salary funding / H Trans / Kirby / Support
Providing salary funding to recruit and retain Washington state patrol commissioned officers.
Requires certain taxes from the sale of spirits in the original package to be deposited in the state patrol highway account to be used for salaries for commissioned officers of the Washington state patrol.
SB 5304 / WA state patrol officers / S Transportation / Rivers / Support
Concerning competitive salaries and benefits for Washington state patrol officers.
Requires monthly salaries and benefits paid to Washington state patrol officers to be competitive with comparable law enforcement agencies within the state. Requires all proceeds from vehicle license fees and renewal vehicle license fees to be deposited by the state treasurer into the state patrol highway account.
SB 5399 (HB 1537) / Liquor control brd officers / S Commerce and L / Conway / Concerns
Concerning state liquor control board enforcement officers.
Authorizes liquor enforcement officers to enforce certain penal provisions while conducting their enforcement duties related to alcohol, tobacco, and marijuana, or working in partnership with state, county, and municipal peace officers.
ESSB 5435 / Optional salary deferral / H Approps / Bailey / Support
Expanding participation in the Washington state deferred compensation program. (REVISED FOR ENGROSSED: Addressing optional salary deferral programs. )
SB 5435-S - DIGEST Requires counties, municipalities, and other subdivisions of the state that participate in one or more of the state retirement systems, to offer the state deferred compensation program as an option to employees eligible to participate in a deferred compensation plan.
SB 5476 (HB 1535) / Firearm dealer deliveries / S Law & Justice / Dammeier / Support