Steve Goldblatt, recently retired, longtime University of Washington Construction Management faculty member specializing in design and construction law, has been covering the legislative scene in Olympia for more than 25 years.
In this guest blog entry, Steve summarizes two bills vetoed by Governor Chris Gregoire, and three bills signed by the governor.
CPARB Membership vetoed: HB 2575 would have added a regional transit authority representative to the Capital Projects Advisory Review Board (RCW 39.10.220). See the bill reports.
Underground Economy vetoed: 2SSB 6575 would have (a) altered penalty reduction conditions by Labor and Industries for first-time contractor registration offenders (RCW 18.27.340) and (b) created a separate account to support contractor registration enforcement (RCW 18.27.070). The latter would have had a multi-million dollar impact on the State's general fund; see the fiscal note and bill reports.
Building Code Council: SHB 2775 (Chapter 275, 2010 Laws) requires any member of the State Building Code Council (RCW 19.27.070) appointed to represent a specific private sector industry to maintain similar employment throughout his/her term on the Council effective June 10, 2010.
Off-Site Prefabrication: EHB 2805 (Chapter 276, 2010 Laws) requires—on public works projects estimated to cost over $1 million—contractors to submit lists of specified information regarding certain off-site, prefabricated, nonstandard, project specific items produced outside WA to Labor and Industries as a part of the affidavit of wages paid form (Chapter 39.04 RCW) effective June 10, 2010, through December 31, 2013. A more prescriptive version of the bill (EHB 1836) was defeated in the Senate last session when it failed to receive the necessary majority by a single vote.
Public Transportation Governance: ESHB 2986 (Chapter 278, 2010 Laws) requires the appointment of nonvoting labor members to public transportation governing bodies (RCW 35.58.270, 36.57.030, and 36.57A.050) effective June 10, 2010.
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