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2012 Legislative bills Tracked by the Senior Lobby

List: Business 5 bills

Bill	Title	Status	Senior Lobby Leg Committee Recommendation
SHB 2361/2SSB 5730	Usage-based auto insurance	H Rules R
SHB 2384/SSB 6426	Personal vehicle sharing	H Rules R
SB 5913	Public funds/credit unions	S Rules 2

List: Environment, Energy and Water 5 bills

Bill	Title	Status	Senior Lobby Leg Committee Recommendation
HB 1370/SSB 5234	Medicine stewardship program	H Environment	Support
SHB 2238/SB 6093	Environmental mitigation	H Gen Gov Apps
2SSB 5343	Anaerobic digester emissions	S Rules 2	Support

List: Health Care

Bill	Title	Status	Senior Lobby Leg Committee Recommendation
HB 1278/SSB 5197	Home care aides/nursing task	H HC/Wellness	Support
HB 1301/SSB 5247	Health insurance rates	H HC/Wellness	Support
SHB 1312	Public health care/waiver	C 284 L 11	Support
HB 1370/SSB 5234	Medicine stewardship program	H Environment
HB 1486/SB 5390	ARNP prescriptions	S Hea/L-T Care
SHB 1576	Dental anesthesia assistants	H Rules R	Support
ESHB 1740	Health benefit exchange	H HC/Wellness	Support
HB 2147/SSB 5966	Health care auth. ombudsman	H HC/Wellness	Support
HB 2226	Dental practitioners	H HC/Wellness	Support
SHB 2227	Medical assistants	H Ways & Means
SHB 2228	Meds/access for uninsured	H Rules R	Support
SHB 2582	Health care services billing	H Rules R	Support
2SSB 5620	Dental anesthesia assistants	S Rules 2
SB 6051	Unused prescription drugs	S Hea/L-T Care	Support
SB 6126	Dental practitioners	S Hea/L-T Care

List: Housing Issues 20 bills

Bill	Title	Status	Senior Lobby Leg Committee Recommendation
HB 1118/SSB 5261	Manuf housing community mgrs	H CommDev & Hous	Support
EHB 1398/SB 5524	Low-income housing/fee exemp	S FI/Hous/Ins	Support
HB 1566/ESSB 5433	Manu/mobile home communities	H Judiciary	Support
HB 1692	Manuf/mobile home park rent	H Judiciary	Support
SHB 1699	Housing trust fund	S Ways & Means	Support
HB 1843	Mobile home on leased land	H Ways & Means	Monitor
ESHB 2048/SSB 5952	Housing assistance surchrges	H 3rd Reading	Support
HB 2183	Mobile home property tax	H Ways & Means	Monitor
SHB 2194	Manu & mobile home landlords	S FI/Hous/Ins	Support
SHB 2640	Housing trust fund	H Exec Action	Support
SB 5400	Manuf/mobile home park rent	S FI/Hous/Ins	Support
SB 5810	Mortgage loan servicers	S FI/Hous/Ins
SB 5826	Prospective tenants	S FI/Hous/Ins	Support
SSB 6315	Fair tenant screening act	S Rules 2	Support

List: Judiciary 22 bills

Bill	Title	Status	Senior Lobby Leg Committee Recommendation
HB 1021	Family law & adoption cases	H Judiciary	Monitor
SHB 1104	Vulnerable adults	H Judiciary
HB 1201	Retirement age for judges	H Judiciary
HB 1436	Regulatory civil penalties	H SGTribalAff
HB 1647	Estate tax, state & federal	H Ways & Means	Oppose
SHB 1755/SSB 5649	Humane treatment of dogs	H Rules R
SHB 2193	Third-party visitation	H Rules R	Monitor
SHB 2211	Adoptee information access	H HHS Apps
HB 2220	Suicide assessment, treatmnt	H HC/Wellness	Support
HB 2224	Estate tax apportionment	H 2nd Reading	Neutral
HB 2462	End-of-life planning	H Exec Action
SB 5147	Retirement age for judges	S Judiciary	Support
SB 5323	Retirement of judges	S Judiciary
SB 5718	Estates and trusts	S Judiciary	Support
ESSB 5740	Predatory guardianships	S HumServ/Corr	Oppose
SB 5819	Guardian duties	S Rules X	Support
SSB 6025	District judge retiremnt age	S Rules 2G	Support
SB 6233	Adoptee information access	S HumServ/Corr	Monitor
SB 6427	Incapacitated adults	S HumServ/Corr	Monitor
SJR 8200	Retirement of judges	S Judiciary
SJR 8204	Retirement age for judges	S Judiciary

List: Long Term Care 32 bills

Bill	Title	Status	Senior Lobby Leg Committee Recommendation
SHB 1249	Medicaid nursing payments	H Ways & Means	Oppose
HB 1436	Regulatory civil penalties	H SGTribalAff
HB 1481	Disability lifeline benefits	H HHS Apps
ESHB 1548	Long-term care workers	C 31 L 11 E1
HB 1722	Nursing home safety net	H Ways & Means	Support
E2SHB 1901	Long-term care services	H HC/Wellness	Support
HB 1942	Property tx relief/deduction	H Ways & Means	Support
HB 2022	Elective cosmetic services	H Ways & Means	Support
SHB 2056	Assisted living facilities	H Exec Action
SHB 2073	Home care workers/benefits	H Ways & Means	Oppose
HB 2102	In-home care services	H Ways & Means	Support
SHB 2246	Medicaid fraud	H Ways & Means
HB 2442	Medicare supp insurance	H 2nd Reading
SHB 2473	Medication assist. endorsmnt	H HHS Apps	Support
SHB 2582	Health care services billing	H Rules R
SSB 5047	Long-term care facilities	S Rules X	Support
2SSB 5092	Long-term care oversight	S Rules X	Support
SSB 5102	Assisted living/sex offender	S Rules X
2SSB 5148	Public health care/waiver	S Rules X
SB 5396	Physicians at nursing homes	S Hea/L-T Care	Support
2SSB 5458	Medicaid fraud	S Rules X
SB 5466	Medicaid nursing payments	S Ways & Means
SB 5473	Long-term care workers	S Ways & Means
ESSB 5581	Nursing homes	C 7 L 11 E1	Support
SB 5818	Long-term care deaths	S Hea/L-T Care	Support
SB 5926	In-home care services	S Ways & Means
SSB 5978	Medicaid fraud	S Rules 2	Support
SB 6022	Long-term care/I-1163	S Ways & Means	Oppose

SB 6048	Nursing homes/prescriptions	S Hea/L-T Care	Support
SSB 6107	Medicaid managed care	S Ways & Means	Support
SSB 6403	Vulnerable adult protection	S HEADPS

List: Retirement and Pensions 19 bills

Bill	Title	Status	Senior Lobby Leg Committee Recommendation
HB 1262	Annuities & retirement plans	H Ways & Means	Oppose
HB 1742	Alternate early retirement	H Ways & Means	Oppose
SHB 1998	Actuarial services/state	H Ways & Means	Support w concerns
HB 2018	Local govt employee pensions	H Ways & Means	Support
HB 2147/SSB 5966	Health care auth. ombudsman	H HC/Wellness	Support
HB 2189	Vacation leave accrual rate	H Ways & Means	Support
HB 2441	Retirement/excess comp.	H Ways & Means	Oppose
HB 2624/SB 6194	Med expense plans/retirees	H Exec Action	Oppose
HJR 4219/SJR 8214	State's pension obligations	H Ways & Means	Support
SB 5349	Collective bargaining/repeal	S Lab/Comm/CP	Oppose
SB 5494	Plan 3 retirement systems	S Rules X	Oppose
SB 5852	TRS and PERS plan 1	S Rules X	Oppose
SB 5882	Local govt employee pensions	S Rules X	Support
SB 5908	Public employee pensions	S Ways & Means	Oppose
SSB 5920	PERS and TRS plan 1	S Rules X	Oppose
SB 6378	State retirement plans	S Ways & Means	Oppose

List: Revenue and Budget 27 bills

Bill	Title	Status	Senior Lobby Leg Committee Recommendation
2ESHB 1087	Operating 2009-11 & 2011-13	C 50 L 11 E1
SHB 1250	Budget stabilization account	H Ways & Means
HB 1344	Appropriations legislation	H Ways & Means
HB 1847	Tax preferences/basic health	H Ways & Means	Support
HB 1889	Tax expenditures in budget	H Ways & Means	Support
HB 2055	Taxpayer accountability	H Ways & Means	Support
SHB 2078	K-3 class size reduction	H Rules X	Support
HB 2084	Evaluating budget decisions	H Ways & Means	Support
HB 2087	Nonresident sales tax exemp.	H Ways & Means
HB 2127	Operating sup budget 2011-13	H Ways & Means
HJR 4205	Omnibus appropriations bills	H Ways & Means
SB 5094	Operating budget 2011-2013	S Ways & Means
SB 5095	Operating sup budget 2009-11	S Ways & Means
SB 5199	Budget stabilization account	S Ways & Means
SB 5419	Legislative action/notice	S GovtOp & Elect
SB 5816	Tax preferences/basic health	S Ways & Means	Support
SB 5831	Tax expenditures in budget	S Ways & Means	Support
SB 5857	Tax expenditure reform	S Ways & Means	Support
SB 5872	Evaluating budget decisions	S Ways & Means
SB 5922	Taxpayer accountability	S Ways & Means	Support
SB 5932	Initiation fees & dues/tax	S Ways & Means	Support
SB 5937	Sales & use tx rate increase	S Ways & Means	Support
SB 5944	Supermajority requirement	S Ways & Means	Support
SB 5945	Excise tax/govt services	S Ways & Means	Support
SB 5946	Excise tax collection	S Ways & Means	Support
SB 5947	Tax exemptions/repeal	S Ways & Means	Support