By Rebecca Faust
With the legislature's policy committee deadline passed, here's an update on where several bills are at.
In general, bills that weren't reported out of policy committee by Monday, February 21st, can't be passed this session. Fiscal committees have through today to report bills out of committee. These deadlines are only for bills in their chamber of origin (e.g. a House bill would need to be reported out of a House committee, but if it passes the House it can still be considered by a Senate policy committee at a later date). Budget bills are exempt from the committee deadlines.
Please keep in mind that bills which aren't reported out of committee by the deadline this session can still be considered and passed in the next legislative session.
HB 1366 Concerning limited service pregnancy centers.
Brief Description: HB 1366 would require crises pregnancy centers to make a number of disclosures in various languages and regulate how crises pregnancy centers handle client information.
Status: HB 1366 was reported out of the House Committee on Health Care and Wellness on February 10th. It is now up to the House Rules Committee whether to put HB 1366 before the full house for debate and vote.
SB 5274 Concerning limited service pregnancy centers.
Brief Description: SB 5274 would require crises pregnancy centers to make a number of disclosures in various languages and regulate how crises pregnancy centers handle client information.
Status: SB 5274: has not been reported out of the policy committee which it was referred to.
HB 1267 Clarifying and expanding the rights and obligations of state registered domestic partners and other couples related to parentage.
Brief Description: HB 1267 would make a number of changes to Washington's parentage laws, including changes to who is presumed to be a parent, and legalizing paid surrogacy.
Status: HB 1267 was reported out of the House Committee on the Judiciary on January 27th. Because HB 1267 has a fiscal impact, it was referred to the House Committee on General Government Appropriations and Oversight (a fiscal committee), which it was reported out of on February 16th. The House Rules Committee has decided to put HB 1267 before the full House for debate.
HB 1963 Concerning civil marriages.
Brief Description: HB 1963 would give legal recognition to "gay marriage."
Status: HB 1263 has not been reported out of the policy committee which it was referred to.
SB 5793 Addressing civil marriage equality.
Brief Description: SB 5793 would give legal recognition to "gay marriage."
Status: SB 5793 has not been reported out of the policy committee which it was referred to.
HB 1312 / SB 5148 Regarding statutory changes needed to implement a waiver to receive federal assistance for certain state purchased public health care programs.
Brief Description: HB 1312 and SB 5148 were identical bills introduced into the House and Senate respectively, although committee amendments have since been made to both bills. HB 1312 / SB 5148 would limit enrollment in state medical care services.
Status: HB 1312 was reported out of the House Committee on Health Care and Wellness on February 3rd. HB 1312 was subsequently referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means (a fiscal committee). It was reported out of the Ways and Means Committee also. It is now up to the House Rules Committee whether to put HB 1312 before the full House for debate and vote.
SB 5148 was reported out of the Senate Committee on Health and Long-Term Care on February 8th. SB 5148 was subsequently referred to the Senate Committee on Ways and Means (a fiscal committee), which has not yet held a public hearing. If the Committee on Ways and Means does not report the bill today, it will need to wait till next session to be considered.
SB 5546 Concerning the crime of human trafficking.
Brief Description: SB 5546 expands definitions for human trafficking offenses and adds definitions for some terminology.
Status: SB 5546 was reported out of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on February 21st. It is now up to the Senate Rules Committee whether to put SB 5546 before the full Senate for debate and vote.
If you would like to share your opinion on any of these bills (or any other bill) with your legislators, you can call the legislative hotline 1-800-562-6000.
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