Bills by Topic Results
Bills that have passed the Legislature are shown in bold text with an * preceding them.
UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION
 (See also EMPLOYMENT SECURITY DEPARTMENT) |
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Corporate officers, unemployment benefits, amending provisions of employment security act:
SB 5227,
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SSB 5227, CH 250 (2013) |
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Corporate officers, unemployment benefits, authorizing certain officers to receive:
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HB 1056, CH 66 (2013), SB 5608 |
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Employer, contacting, substitution of community service for:
SSB 6392 |
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Farm internship pilot project, establishment and relationship to unemployment compensation:
SB 5123,
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SSB 5123, CH 131 (2014) |
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Job search activity, in-person, substitution of community service for:
SSB 6392 |
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Maritime service, excluding services by certain persons on boat catching fish from definition of employment:
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HB 1311, CH 75 (2013), SB 5758 |
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Misclassification of employees, penalties under employee fair classification act:
HB 1440, SHB 1440, 2SHB 1440, HB 2334, SB 5526 |
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News business, independent contractors in, employment status for unemployment compensation purposes:
HB 1659,
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SB 5476, CH 141 (2013) |
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Overpayment recovery, disclosure of personally identifying information from fish and wildlife licenses to employment security:
HB 1393, SB 5353 |
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Part-time employers, unemployment insurance benefit charging relief in certain case:
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HB 1903, CH 244 (2013) |
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Settlement authority of employment security, modifying:
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EHB 1394, CH 122 (2013), SB 5354 |
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Shared work program, adopting short-time compensation provisions in federal middle class tax relief and job creation act of 2012:
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EHB 1396, CH 79 (2013), SB 5356 |
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Suitable work, modifying requirements to include work with minimum age requirements:
HB 1684 |
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Unemployment insurance benefit charging relief for certain part-time employers, adding provision for:
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HB 1903, CH 244 (2013) |
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Unemployment insurance integrity provisions of federal trade adjustment assistance extension act of 2011, implementing:
EHB 1395,
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SB 5355, CH 189 (2013) |
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Veterans receiving unemployment compensation, businesses that hire, business and occupation tax credit:
HB 1615 |
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Waiting period credits or benefits, community service standards for:
HB 2690, SB 6392 |
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UNIFORMED PERSONNEL
(See also LAW ENFORCEMENT AND LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS) |
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Collective bargaining, uniformed personnel, adding court protection employees and court marshals to definition:
SB 6445 |
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Collective bargaining, uniformed personnel, interest arbitration panel determinations:
SB 5733 |
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UNIFORMED SERVICES
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PERS, plans 2 and 3, reducing retirement and early retirement ages for uniformed service members:
HB 2735 |
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State employees, uniformed service shared leave pool, removing exclusion of school and educational service district employees from:
SB 5826 |
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UTILITIES
(See also AIR QUALITY AND POLLUTION; ENERGY; ENERGY FACILITY SITE EVALUATION COUNCIL; SEWAGE AND SEWERS; SOLID WASTE; STORM WATER CONTROL FACILITIES; TAXES - PUBLIC UTILITY TAX; UTILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION) |
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Coal transition power, kilowatt-hours from, subtracting from utility's overall load:
HB 1221, SB 5298 |
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Coal transition power, qualifying as eligible renewable resource:
SB 6500 |
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Coal transition power, use by qualifying utilities complying with annual targets:
HB 1222,
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SB 5297, CH 158 (2013) |
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Cooperative finance organizations, certain loan amounts received by, deduction from business and occupation tax:
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ESSB 5882, CH 13 (2013) |
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Cooperative finance organizations, certain loan amounts received by, exemption from business and occupation tax:
HB 1272, SB 5154 |
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Customer information, expanding public records act exemption for:
HB 2114, SHB 2114, SB 6007,
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SSB 6007, CH 33 (2014) |
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Electric, conservation in excess of biennial target, using to reduce penalty in subsequent biennium:
HB 1643 |
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Electric, conservation in excess of biennial target, using toward multiple subsequent biennial targets:
ESSB 5438 |
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Electric, conservation in excess of biennial target, using toward subsequent biennial target:
HB 1643, SB 5438, ESSB 5438, SB 5448, SB 6258 |
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Electric, conservation in excess of biennial target, using toward subsequent biennial target or renewable energy credit:
HB 1699, SB 5648, SSB 5648 |
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Electric, conservation savings in excess of biennial target, using toward subsequent biennial targets:
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ESHB 1643, CH 26 (2014) |
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Electric, electric utility rural economic development revolving funds, expiration date for tax credit for contributions:
SB 5032 |
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Electric, integrated resource plans, including assessment of energy storage systems:
HB 1296 |
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Electric, tax credit for solar energy systems owned and operated by utility:
E2SHB 1301 |
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Electric, utility net metering provisions:
HB 1106, SHB 1106, SB 5707 |
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Employees of utilities, assault of, adding to assault in third degree statutes:
HB 2464, SB 5375 |
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Energy storage facilities, using to meet annual renewable energy conservation targets:
HB 1289 |
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Energy storage systems, assessment, including in integrated resource plans:
HB 1296 |
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Gas distribution businesses, city notification when new territory annexed:
HB 2433,
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SHB 2433, CH 123 (2014) |
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Geothermal resources, distribution of funds from geothermal account:
SB 5369,
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SSB 5369, CH 274 (2013) |
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Geothermal resources, use for commercial electricity production:
SB 5369,
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SSB 5369, CH 274 (2013) |
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Hog fuel, extending sales and use tax exemptions when used for production of electricity, steam, heat, or biofuel:
HB 1663, SHB 1663, 2SHB 1663, SB 5866,
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ESSB 5882, CH 13 (2013) |
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Hydroelectric generation, as renewable energy resource:
HB 1347, HB 1415, HB 1950, ESHB 1950, HB 2112, HB 2676,
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EHB 2733, CH 45 (2014), HJR 4200, SB 5290, ESSB 5290, SB 5294, SB 5412, SB 5431, SB 5769, SB 5992, SB 6058, SSB 6058 |
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Hydroelectric generation, projects not impeding migrating fish, including in definition of eligible renewable resource:
SB 5769 |
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Light and power businesses, city notification when new territory annexed:
HB 2433,
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SHB 2433, CH 123 (2014) |
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Light and power businesses, credit as part of renewable energy system cost recovery incentive program:
HB 1105, SHB 1105 |
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Light and power businesses, credit as part of renewable energy system cost recovery program:
HB 1138 |
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Light and power businesses, credits as part of renewable energy investment cost recovery incentive program:
E2SHB 1301 |
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Light and power businesses, credits as part of renewable energy investment cost recovery incentive program phase II and green jobs competitive pool program:
SHB 1301 |
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Light and power businesses, modifying credit provisions when qualifying utility-owned solar energy system participates in cost recovery incentive program:
HB 1977, SB 5807 |
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Light and power businesses, renewable energy investment cost recovery incentive program, credits as part of phases I and II:
HB 1301 |
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Low-income families, energy assistance for, utilities' role in increasing:
SB 6154 |
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Municipal officers, prohibiting of beneficial interests in contracts, exemption for certain renewable energy programs and conservation systems and equipment:
HB 1746 |
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Natural gas infrastructure project funding, creating rural Washington natural gas access and investment account to provide:
HB 2101 |
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Natural gas infrastructure, in rural or underserved areas, authorizing gas company recovery of investments:
HB 2177 |
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Natural gas infrastructure, in rural or underserved areas, process for innovative proposals for:
ESHB 2177 |
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Natural gas, main extension tariffs of gas companies, requirements:
ESHB 2177 |
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Nonpower attributes, in energy independence act, definition:
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HB 1154, CH 99 (2013), SB 5408 |
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Nuclear power, creating joint select task force on nuclear energy to study:
SB 5991, SSB 5991 |
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Public utility districts, qualified trades people at, including in public safety employees' retirement system (PSERS):
HB 1929, SB 5853 |
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Purchases, narrowing requirement that utilities purchase electricity, renewable energy credits, or electric generating facilities:
SB 5448 |
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Qualified alternative energy resources, to include biomass from certain liquid organic fuels:
HB 2223,
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HB 2708, CH 129 (2014), SB 6021 |
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Rates and other costs, charging of, prohibiting for vacant lots in manufactured home communities, exceptions:
ESB 5514 |
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Renewable energy programs, contracts in connection with, exemption from beneficial interests prohibition for municipal officers in certain cases:
HB 1746 |
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Renewable energy system cost recovery incentive program, creation as new program, including tax credits for participating utilities:
HB 1105, SHB 1105 |
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Renewable energy system cost recovery incentive program, modifying program and including leased-energy systems to promote clean energy jobs:
SB 6541 |
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Renewable energy systems, customer access via lease program offered by electric utility or third-party vendor:
SHB 2176 |
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Renewable energy systems, customer access via low-cost loan or lease program offered by electric utility or third-party vendor:
HB 2176 |
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Renewable energy systems, ten-year annual investment cost recovery incentive payment:
HB 1138 |
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Renewable energy targets, annual, use of qualifying utility-owned distributed solar energy system to help meet:
HB 1977, SB 5807 |
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Renewable energy, annual conservation targets, modifying criteria for compliance by qualifying utility:
SB 5448 |
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Renewable energy, annual conservation targets, using energy storage facility to meet targets:
HB 1289 |
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Renewable energy, qualifying utilities complying with annual targets, modifying certain compliance requirements:
HB 1699, SB 5648, SSB 5648 |
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Renewable energy, qualifying utilities complying with annual targets, use of coal transition power:
HB 1222,
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SB 5297, CH 158 (2013) |
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Renewable energy, qualifying utilities complying with annual targets, use of conservation acquired in excess of biennial target:
HB 1699, SB 5648, SSB 5648 |
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Renewable energy, qualifying utilities, subtracting coal transition power from utility's overall load:
HB 1221, SB 5298 |
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Renewable resources, complying by using utility's BPA-marketed hydroelectric electricity output share:
HB 1347, HB 2112, HB 2676, SB 5412, SB 5992, SB 6058, SSB 6058 |
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Renewable resources, eligible, coal transition power:
SB 6500 |
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Renewable resources, eligible, customer- or investor-owned utility customer purchase of, creating tariff schedule or contract to allow:
HB 2059, SHB 2059 |
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Renewable resources, eligible, to include electricity from certain solid waste combustion facilities:
SB 6028, SSB 6028 |
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Renewable resources, hydroelectric generation by irrigation districts, qualifying as eligible renewable resource:
HB 1415, HB 1950, ESHB 1950, SB 5290 |
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Renewable resources, hydroelectric generation in irrigation pipes and canals and water and wastewater pipes, qualifying as eligible renewable resource:
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EHB 2733, CH 45 (2014), ESSB 5290, SB 5992 |
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Renewable resources, modifying definition of "load" for purposes of energy independence act:
SB 5432 |
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Renewable resources, within other states, allowing utilities to use in certain cases:
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SSB 5400, CH 61 (2013) |
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Renewable resources, within western electricity coordinating council area, allowing utilities to use:
HB 1426, SB 5400 |
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Resource plans, integrated, updating requirements:
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EHB 1826, CH 149 (2013) |
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Service contracts, provisions:
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HB 1036, CH 117 (2013) |
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Sewer utility charges, lien for delinquent charges, adding lien recording and release fees:
HB 1179, SB 5218 |
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Sewerage collection businesses, public utility tax collected from, depositing certain revenues in education legacy trust account:
SB 5895 |
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Small public utility businesses, increasing public utility tax exemption and filing threshold:
HB 2729 |
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Solar energy systems, distributed, allowing qualifying utility-owned system to participate in renewable energy system cost recovery incentive program:
HB 1977, SB 5807 |
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Solar energy systems, distributed, allowing utility to recover costs:
E2SHB 1301 |
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Solar energy systems, distributed, helping to meet annual renewable energy targets when qualifying utility-owned:
HB 1977, SB 5807 |
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Solar energy systems, electric company-owned and -operated, distributed solar energy system cost recovery:
E2SHB 1301 |
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Solar energy systems, including community projects, modifying renewable energy system cost recovery program:
SB 6541 |
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Telecommunication facilities, small cell networks, removing local government barriers in connection with:
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SHB 2175, CH 118 (2014) |
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Telecommunications, disputes related to certain matters, arbitration requirement:
HB 2175 |
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Telecommunications, establishing state universal communications services program:
HB 1857, HB 1971, SHB 1971,
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2E2SHB 1971, CH 8 (2013), SB 5351, SSB 5873, SB 5899, SB 5911 |
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Telecommunications, state universal communications services program, adjusting expenditure limit for:
HB 2679, SHB 2679, SB 6572, SSB 6572 |
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Washington state energy freedom act, prohibiting state agency regulation of greenhouse gas emissions without legislative authorization:
HB 1169 |
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Wastewater, domestic facilities, modifying annual municipality permit fee:
HB 1275, SB 5788 |
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Wastewater, publicly owned industrial wastewater treatment facilities, authorizing water pollution control facility loans for:
HB 1557 |
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Water distribution businesses, public utility tax collected from, depositing certain revenues in education legacy trust account:
SB 5895 |
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Wind turbines, applications to construct, notifying landowners:
HB 1193 |
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UTILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION
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Commercial information, filed with commission, public records exemption:
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SB 6141, CH 170 (2014) |
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Electric companies, commission approval of tariff allowing distributed solar energy system cost recovery:
E2SHB 1301 |
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Electric companies, commission rule making to encourage distributed solar energy system installation and maintenance by:
HB 1977, SB 5807 |
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Energy facility site certification, deposits and cost reimbursements in connection with, commission role:
HB 2406, ESHB 2406 |
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Gubernatorial appointments of legislators, restrictions:
SB 5004 |
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Natural gas infrastructure project funding, creating rural Washington natural gas access and investment account to provide, commission role:
HB 2101 |
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Natural gas infrastructure, in rural or underserved areas, authorizing gas company recovery of investments, commission role:
HB 2177 |
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Natural gas infrastructure, in rural or underserved areas, process for innovative proposals for, commission role:
ESHB 2177 |
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Natural gas infrastructure, in rural or underserved areas, promoting incremental investments in, commission rule making:
ESHB 2177 |
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Oil and hazardous materials, spill prevention and response act, commission role:
SB 6524, SSB 6524 |
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Oil and hazardous materials, spill prevention and response, commission role:
E2SSB 6524 |
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Oil, liquid bulk crude oil, commission role in measures to increase safety of transport of:
SB 6582 |
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Oil, spill prevention and response, commission role:
SB 6576 |
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Permitting decisions, enhancing transparency and predictability of process:
HB 2192, SHB 2192,
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E2SHB 2192, CH 68 (2014), SB 6045 |
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Railroad employees, charter party carriers and contract crew hauling vehicles providing transportation for, commission regulation of:
ESHB 1620, 2SHB 1620 |
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Railroad employees, passenger-carrying vehicles for, commission regulation of:
ESHB 1620, 2SHB 1620 |
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Railroad employees, passenger-carrying vehicles for, commission to study and collect data on accidents:
2SHB 1620 |
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Railroad employees, passenger-carrying vehicles for, commission to study and collect data on incidents and accidents:
ESHB 1620 |
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Railroad employees, passenger-carrying vehicles for, modifying commission rules and orders concerning:
HB 1620, SB 5720 |
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Railroad employees, yardmaster working hours, commission role in penalties for violations:
HB 1621, SHB 1621, SB 5721 |
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Railroads, regulatory authority, commission to consolidate and assume:
HB 1845, SB 5722 |
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Renewable energy systems, customer access via lease program offered by electric utility or third-party vendor, commission role:
SHB 2176 |
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Renewable energy systems, customer access via low-cost loan or lease program offered by electric utility or third-party vendor, commission role:
HB 2176 |
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Renewable resources, eligible, investor-owned utility customer purchase of, commission to create tariff schedule to allow:
HB 2059 |
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Rule making by commission, specific grant of legislative authority, requirement:
HB 1163 |
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School buses, stopping at railroad grade crossings, commission role in determining exceptions:
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HB 2137, CH 154 (2014), SB 5979 |
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Solid waste collection companies, commercial information filed with commission, exemption from disclosure:
HB 1697, SHB 1697 |
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Solid waste collection companies, commission to include certain taxes and fees imposed in base for collection rates:
ESHB 1954, SB 5920 |
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State universal communications services program, adjusting expenditure limit to include commission costs:
HB 2679, SHB 2679, SB 6572, SSB 6572 |
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State universal communications services program, commission to adopt rules and impose penalties:
HB 1857, HB 1971, SHB 1971,
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2E2SHB 1971, CH 8 (2013), SB 5351, SSB 5873, SB 5899, SB 5911 |
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Water companies, uncontested rate modifications, commission to report regarding rate filings:
SSB 5006 |