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House Bill 1121 — Concerning the emergency waiver of graduation requirements Received in the Senate on January 29, 2021.
Passed 45 to 2 in the Senate.
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House Bill 1131 — Concerning the emergency waiver of instructional hours and days at private schools Received in the Senate on January 29, 2021.
Passed 47 to 0 in the Senate.
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House Bill 1311 — Authorizing the issuance of substance use disorder professional certifications to persons participating in apprenticeship programs Introduced by Rep. Dan Bronoske (Pierce County) (D) on January 20, 2021.
Passed 85 to 11 in the House.
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House Bill 1542 — Concerning jury demographics
Introduced by Rep. David Hackney (King) (D) on February 17, 2021 Official Text and Analysis.
House Bill 1543 — Concerning the adoption of the consumer product theft and safety protection act
Introduced by Rep. Steve Kirby (Tacoma) (D) on February 18, 2021 Official Text and Analysis.
House Bill 1544 — Concerning agriculture, food, and natural resource education
Introduced by Rep. Brad Klippert (Benton) (R) on February 18, 2021 Official Text and Analysis.
Senate Bill 5055 — Concerning law enforcement personnel collective bargaining
Substitute offered in the Senate on February 3, 2021 Establishes an arbitrator selection procedure for grievance arbitrations for law enforcement personnel that applies to all disciplinary grievance arbitrations heard on or after January 1, 2022. • Requires the Public Employment Relations Commission to appoint a roster of 9 to 18 arbitrators who hear disciplinary grievances for law enforcement personnel on a rotating basis..
Senate Bill 5055 — Concerning law enforcement personnel collective bargaining Introduced by Sen. Joe Nguyen (West Seattle) (D) on January 11, 2021.
Passed 41 to 8 in the Senate.
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Referred to the Senate Rules Committee on February 18, 2021
Substitute offered in the Senate on February 16, 2021 Makes the following changes to the original bill: • Lowers the tax rate from 9 percent to 7 percent. • Increases threshold exclusion to $250,000. • Exempts all sales or exchanges of real estate. • Replaces sole proprietor deduction with a family-owned small business deduction. • Exempts the value of goodwill received when a car dealership is sold. • Deposits the first $350 million in revenues collected each year into the Education Legacy Trust Account and deposits the remainder into a new Taxpayer Relief Account..
Senate Bill 5140 — Protecting pregnancy and miscarriage-related patient care Amendment offered by Sen. Phil Fortunato (Auburn) (R) on February 17, 2021.
The amendment failed by voice vote in the Senate. Defines accepted standard of care as safe medical care in accordance with the breadth of decisions that through informed consent can be either implemented or declined by patients and offered or withheld by health care providers. Accepted standard of care does not mean any specific decision when more than one possible acceptable treatment course may apply.
Senate Bill 5140 — Protecting pregnancy and miscarriage-related patient care Amendment offered by Sen. Phil Fortunato (Auburn) (R) on February 17, 2021.
The amendment failed by voice vote in the Senate. Specifies the accepted standard of care is for a reasonably prudent health care provider in same or similar circumstances.
Senate Bill 5140 — Protecting pregnancy and miscarriage-related patient care Amendment offered by Sen. Ron Muzzall (Oak Harbor) (R) on February 17, 2021.
The amendment failed by voice vote in the Senate. Removes the private right of action for a patient, a health care provider, or an individual who is aggrieved by a violation of the act to take civil action against a health care entity.
Senate Bill 5140 — Protecting pregnancy and miscarriage-related patient care Amendment offered by Sen. Mike Padden (Spokane Valley) (R) on February 17, 2021.
The amendment failed by voice vote in the Senate. Modifies the requirements for allowing health care providers to provide services related to complications of pregnancy. Allows the health care provider to provide the services when failure to provide the service would violate the accepted standard of care and the patient presents or is reasonably foreseeable to present a medical condition that poses a risk to the patient's life or body because the services were not provided.
Senate Bill 5140 — Protecting pregnancy and miscarriage-related patient care Amendment offered by Sen. Mike Padden (Spokane Valley) (R) on February 17, 2021.
The amendment failed by voice vote in the Senate. Removes the prohibition on health care entities from discharging, demoting, suspending, disciplining, or otherwise discriminating against a health care provider for providing pregnancy complication services. Allows a health care entity to discharge, demote, suspend, or discipline a health care provider for providing pregnancy complication services when peer review determines one or more of these actions is necessary.
Senate Bill 5140 — Protecting pregnancy and miscarriage-related patient care Amendment offered by Sen. Ann Rivers (Vancouver) (R) on February 17, 2021.
The amendment failed by voice vote in the Senate. Limits the private right of action to a patient who is aggrieved by a violation of the act. Removes the authorization for a health care provider or an individual who is aggrieved by a violation of the act to take civil action against the health care entity.
Senate Bill 5140 — Protecting pregnancy and miscarriage-related patient care Amendment offered by Sen. Ann Rivers (Vancouver) (R) on February 17, 2021.
The amendment failed by voice vote in the Senate. Limits the services that a health care entity is prohibited from restricting a health care provider from providing to health care services related to miscarriage management and treatment for ectopic pregnancies.
Senate Bill 5140 — Protecting pregnancy and miscarriage-related patient care Amendment offered by Sen. Keith Wagoner (Sedro-Woolley) (R) on February 17, 2021.
The amendment failed by voice vote in the Senate. Limits the private right of action to a patient or health care provider who is aggrieved by a violation of the act. Removes the authorization for an individual who is aggrieved by a violation of the act to take civil action against the health care entity.
Senate Bill 5140 — Protecting pregnancy and miscarriage-related patient care Amendment offered by Sen. Judy Warnick (Grant) (R) on February 17, 2021.
The amendment failed by voice vote in the Senate. Defines miscarriage as a pregnancy that occurs up to 20 weeks gestation and by spontaneous abortion. Defines spontaneous abortion as an abortion occurring due to natural causes.
Senate Bill 5140 — Protecting pregnancy and miscarriage-related patient care Introduced by Sen. Patty Kuderer (Bellevue) (D) on January 12, 2021.
Passed 29 to 20 in the Senate.
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Senate Bill 5181 — Providing school districts serving low-income communities with flexibility in financing their facilities Introduced by Sen. Jim Honeyford (Grandview) (R) on January 13, 2021.
Passed 48 to 1 in the Senate.
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Senate Bill 5185 — Concerning capacity to provide informed consent for health care decisions Amendment offered by Sen. Mike Padden (Spokane Valley) (R) on February 16, 2021.
The amendment failed by voice vote in the Senate. Removes the capacity of a minor to provide informed consent for abortion services and provides that informed consent for abortion services for a minor may be provided by a person authorized to provide informed consent on behalf of a minor under RCW 7.70.065..
Senate Bill 5185 — Concerning capacity to provide informed consent for health care decisions Introduced by Sen. Jamie Pedersen (Seattle) (D) on January 13, 2021.
Passed 30 to 17 in the Senate.