• House Bill 2242 would formally allow and regulate online learning for professions such as cosmetology, though the Department of Licensing. It passed the House floor unanimously.
• Putting campaign contribution limits on school board offices also passed the House, 71-24. House Bill 2210 would limit a contribution to $800 per election.
• House Bill 2186, which would let nurses administer medicine and perform certain other tasks with the supervision of a licensed midwife, passed the House unanimously.
• Engineers would need to complete 15 hours of “continuing professional development” under House Bill 1900, which passed the House 66-29.
• Senate Bill 5977 would allow the Discover Pass, used for accessing state recreation land, to be transferred between two vehicles. It passed the Senate unanimously.
• Veterinarians would not have to report the same information for the prescription-drug monitoring program as pharmacies under Senate Bill 6105, which passed the Senate unanimously.
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• The House Judiciary committee is scheduled to vote on House Bill 2516, which would authorize same-sex marriage. It will meet at 1:30 p.m. in Hearing Room A of the O’Brien Building.
• Planned Parenthood will hold a lobby day, along with NARAL Pro-Choice Washington, to talk to lawmakers about funding for reproductive health care services.
• Updating wide-ranging provisions regulated by the Department of Agriculture – such as one that would require theaters to disclose whether their popcorn flavoring is butter or butter-like – will have a public hearing. Senate Bill 5631 will be heard at 10 a.m. in Hearing Room 3 of the Cherberg Building by the House Agriculture, Water and Rural Economic Development committee.
• There will be a public hearing on requiring state agencies to put a half-percent of funds appropriated to build public buildings toward the Washington Service Corps. The WSC provides temporary, community-oriented jobs for youth. Senate Bill 6405 will be heard at 1:30 p.m. by the Senate Economic Development, Trade and Innovation committee.
• Requiring hospitals to have patient assignment limits for nurses, among other staffing regulations, will have a public hearing. Senate Bill 6307 will be heard at 1:30 p.m. in Hearing Room 4 of the Cherberg Building by the Senate Health and Long-Term Care committee.
It will also have a hearing on Senate Bill 6360, which would form a commission to oversee heath care costs for the public.
• Contributions to political committees to support or oppose a ballot measure would be limited to $1,600 per year under House Bill 2500. It will be heard at 1:30 p.m. in Hearing Room E of the O’Brien Building by the House State Government and Tribal Affairs committee.
• There will be a public hearing on requiring loads of rocks that could come loose to be covered on paved public highways. House Bill 2455 will be heard at 3:30 p.m. in Hearing Room B of the O’Brien Building by the House Transportation committee.
Compiled by Alexis Krell
