Referred to the Senate Ways & Means Committee on January 8, 2018
Substitute offered in the Senate on February 21, 2018
Makes supplemental operating budget appropriations for the 2017-19 biennium.
Referred to the Senate Rules Committee on February 22, 2018
Amendment offered by Sen. John Braun (Centralia) (R) on February 23, 2018
Striker amendment. Makes various changes to the appropriations bill..
The amendment failed by voice vote in the Senate on February 23, 2018
Amendment offered by Sen. Maralyn Chase (Shoreline) (D) on February 23, 2018
Requires the Department of Commerce to contract with the Washington State Microenterprise Association rather than Enterprise for Equity to assist people with limited incomes in nonmetro areas of the state to start and sustain small businesses and embrace the effects of globalization.
The amendment passed by voice vote in the Senate on February 23, 2018
Amendment offered by Sen. Maralyn Chase (Shoreline) (D) on February 23, 2018
Directs the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges to identify at least two high school equivalency tests that meet specific criteria.
The amendment passed by voice vote in the Senate on February 23, 2018
Amendment offered by Sen. Jeannie Darneille (Tacoma) (D) on February 23, 2018
Provides funding for community truancy boards in three county pilot projects for one year to provide evidence-based services and case management services in these counties.
The amendment passed by voice vote in the Senate on February 23, 2018
Amendment offered by Sen. Steve O'Ban (Pierce County) (R) on February 23, 2018
Creates a joint legislative task force to develop
strategies to identify and intervene against potential perpetrators
of mass shootings.
The amendment passed by voice vote in the Senate on February 23, 2018
Amendment offered by Sen. Mike Padden (Spokane Valley) (R) on February 23, 2018
Adds $722,000 to the general fund—state appropriation in FY 2019 for school safety grants.
The amendment passed by voice vote in the Senate on February 23, 2018
Amendment offered by Sen. Christine Rolfes (Kitsap County) (D) on February 23, 2018
Eliminates $1.0 million per year distribution of the litter tax to the Parks Renewal and Stewardship Account—State, which results in $2.0 million for the biennium of the litter tax being deposited into the Waste Reduction, Recycling, and Litter Control Account.
The amendment passed by voice vote in the Senate on February 23, 2018
Amendment offered by Sen. Mark Schoesler (Ritzville) (R) on February 23, 2018
Increases the payment in lieu of taxes that the Department of Fish and Wildlife makes to Adams, Asotin and Lincoln
Counties. $11,000 Near General Fund/$11,000 Total Funds.
The amendment passed by voice vote in the Senate on February 23, 2018
Amendment offered by Sen. Mark Schoesler (Ritzville) (R) on February 23, 2018
Removes funding for an evaluation and business plan to establish and operate a public cooperative bank based on the federal home loan bank model whose members may only be the state and/or political subdivisions.
The amendment failed by voice vote in the Senate on February 23, 2018