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Senator John Lovick, the bill’s prime sponsor, framed the measure as a community-safety intervention, drawing on decades of law-enforcement experience and saying “impairment starts with the first alcoholic beverage.” Law-enforcement witnesses and safety agencies supported the bill: Mark McKechnie of the Washington Traffic Safety Commission said a driver at 0.05 is “twice as likely to be involved in a crash compared to a sober driver,” Tom Chapman of the National Transportation Safety Board said lowering the per-se limit to 0.05 reduces fatal crashes and cited international precedent, and Dion Glover of the Washington State Patrol described training and enforcement priorities.

Public-health and safety organizations including the Department of Health, Mothers Against Drunk Driving and Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety testified in support, describing recent increases in traffic fatalities and the public-health toll of alcohol-impaired driving.

Opposition testimony came from the Washington Hospitality Association, Washington Wine Institute, Brewers Guild and other hospitality and beer/wine industry groups; they argued the change could penalize responsible consumers, pose operational challenges for servers to detect impairment at 0.05 and would not target the high-BAC repeat offenders responsible for the majority of fatal crashes. Criminal-defense groups urged consideration of a two-tier offense structure for lower BAC ranges.

The committee heard many witnesses on both sides; staff said a fiscal note had been requested. The transcript records public testimony but no committee vote during the hearing.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Senate Law & Justice - 1/14/2025 8:00 AM","oneSentenceSummary","A proposed substitute to Senate Bill 5067 would lower the per-se DUI threshold from 0.08 to 0.05 and require a statewide public-information campaign; the Law & Justice Committee heard extensive testimony for and against the change but recorded no vote.","taxTitle","Law & Justice, Senate, Legislative Sessions, Washington","taxId",20508,"location","Washington","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6390534,"Senate committee hears bill to ban certain wild animals in traveling acts; lawmakers hear broad support and opposition",1415,780000,2195000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2112213-36251111b404a4d6a91637dc2d6830a4&start=780&end=2195","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2112213-36251111b404a4d6a91637dc2d6830a4/thumbnail_780000.jpg","/articles/6390534/Washington/Senate-committee-hears-bill-to-ban-certain-wild-animals-in-traveling-acts-lawmakers-hear-broad-support-and-opposition","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6390534-e3249502800705ae1f70edcdd69e83bf/orig.mp4?Expires=1771006970&Signature=XG3IuNgvhzcS84Zg5SoNdPJyFA~yXCfkY0YWjHmMop7Cfit013Ym~fR4ZOVr3uFvptiOG81cJ4MHK37pYQRfGZfFWhIK4VbWna2DtPa77eOxbpnW3TKEAEN3Knwc65DaWS0SIbEgwZHrp9jNWsfQLCk2XskAcPZn4kJRTFpncywriypaVZ5CEVdNLC6T8HkmQdf40eSpVNAHBNI0jhyArmc82mn1T-qtEwx2JSgzbr8W5NMdBkOC-~zTpzDt27xVvdRcZFOzjPj8VNlVBVfedhdr6EsTyXC7BvEW1U2TrkIsSuyrHxHmobpy0M4NstKP1BUa--kGb~KhWb9KMfV8ng__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Senate Bill 5065, introduced in the Law & Justice Committee, would create a gross misdemeanor for using certain non-domestic animals in traveling acts such as circuses. Patrick Moore, session staff counsel, told the committee the prohibited animals include elephants, bears, nonhuman primates and felines excluding domestic cats, and said the offense would be punishable by up to 364 days in jail, a fine up to $5,000, or both.

Prime sponsor Senator Marco Liias, state senator from the 21st Legislative District, framed the bill as a matter of animal welfare and public safety, saying critics and supporters alike “measure societies by how they treat the most vulnerable members of their society” and that traveling with large wild animals imposes “severe and chronic stress” that can also expose people to injury. He noted six Washington jurisdictions already restrict these acts.

Testimony in support came from Woodland Park Zoo’s Deborah Munguia, who said accredited zoos meet high welfare standards and that traveling acts “have no choice” and cannot provide the same care; Dan Paul of the Humane Society of the United States and Amanda Fox of Animal Rights Initiative also urged passage, citing USDA citations and long histories of alleged poor care by exhibitors. Jim McCormick of Animal Defenders International described undercover investigations that documented abuse and said wild animals perform “through fear.”

Opponents and those urging amendment included Debbie Goodrich of Flyclub Foundation, who said the bill’s definitions and local-authority language could be overly broad and could affect programs using smaller, choice-based animals; Rebecca Faust raised concerns about how the bill would treat hybrid cat breeds; and other witnesses asked for clarity about exemptions and local ordinance interactions.

Staff noted the bill exempts permanent zoological facilities that do not travel and allows cities and counties to adopt more restrictive rules. A fiscal note was requested but not yet available. The committee took public testimony and closed the hearing; no final vote was recorded in the transcript.","Senate Bill 5065 would criminalize the use of elephants, bears, nonhuman primates and most large felines in traveling animal acts; the Law & Justice Committee heard extensive public testimony for and against the bill but recorded no final action.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6390538,"Committee hears technical updates to Washington Business Corporation Act; no final action",547,213000,760000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2112213-36251111b404a4d6a91637dc2d6830a4&start=213&end=760","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2112213-36251111b404a4d6a91637dc2d6830a4/thumbnail_213000.jpg","/articles/6390538/Washington/Committee-hears-technical-updates-to-Washington-Business-Corporation-Act-no-final-action","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6390538-9b1dae033f3a1fbd8498ef9e3d2c67bf/orig.mp4?Expires=1771006970&Signature=GIw0JPCsvib26Ccdrd-9R3OaUs3qzxQJUo3hg36FHkwsnv97LTSHSK3Woa0osRi3IYMGlYjhgY4K1LAyKuPaEFycHw2RbGID2Up~SyVCPc6EDeZPlPcnDWekBuMvOUXHR5HvbSPIZjvTZRBc7o7ILV7MftpHufxocCR0aOa8ScFqe494GypsCLW9ROgj2gkbilhP539fZc9hHop5jofZVsmgDO~q4SxYDvW8zvcOHpoRqXJxr4MB2znu9PwSf5O5il9kHvtZOCJE378Xti-XuBediH5OTB75292M0Ad1VesMvn~XKdChESgnUa9kJ5I7PGcae99pwRP7qUnaM74X8w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Senate Bill 5006, which would update the Washington Business Corporation Act, received a staff briefing and public testimony but no final vote during the Law & Justice Committee hearing. Ryan Giannini, staff counsel to the committee, described the bill as “relating to making updates to Washington's corporation acts.”

The bill would permit board committees to consist of one or more directors instead of the current two-or-more requirement and would add procedures for appointing replacement committee members when directors are absent or disqualified. Mike Hutchings, chair of the Corporate Act Revision Committee, told the panel these changes are intended mostly as streamlining and technical fixes and said they would “bring us in line with virtually every other state in the country.”

Senator Jamie Pedersen, the bill's prime sponsor, thanked the volunteer lawyers who maintain the statute and described the measure as part of the annual work that keeps Washington’s corporate code current. Testimony noted the bill also corrects voting-threshold language left over from last year’s legislation by reducing a dissolution approval threshold from two-thirds to a majority and aligning dissenters’ rights triggers with other fundamental transaction thresholds.

No fiscal note was requested at the briefing. Committee members asked few substantive questions during public testimony; the committee closed the public hearing and did not record any motion or vote on the measure at this session.

Because no formal action was recorded in the transcript, SB 5006 remains at the hearing stage for further committee consideration or amendment.

A listing of witnesses and staff who spoke about the bill appears below.","Senate Bill 5006, which would update the Washington Business Corporation Act, received a staff briefing and public testimony but no final vote during the Law & Justice Committee hearing.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6390530,"Lawmakers consider shortening court exhibit retention from six to five years to align schedules",359,2209000,2568000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2112213-36251111b404a4d6a91637dc2d6830a4&start=2209&end=2568","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2112213-36251111b404a4d6a91637dc2d6830a4/thumbnail_2209000.jpg","/articles/6390530/Washington/Lawmakers-consider-shortening-court-exhibit-retention-from-six-to-five-years-to-align-schedules","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6390530-3d044340f31c478990401140e4e79220/orig.mp4?Expires=1771006970&Signature=Ueb~BQ1lS9W-w1nl7H-RGQOqKMJzR3nx2Xrj0x8jZqNVBHQJeCSzqUH121qrDmhI0Zu6LUPRV1lcwR5RThVxN-5Sg~sR3qsf~Bb2FVKt7vA7MHaotgaGYQ81BVb~Mj2Ozqu~6wJvUopNdy7b6gkdYLHb6ETNeK5k~YJU4N~umfdzNlLOfEUEk-w3-grjstOmx~lt5oBynRFkTng-m35I2eOJcvXU5aHOfffVmdumOGd1Yb2AhugR~t61VUAfYra22tVyhJWEuxevNFH~GUO1fZS7ov1ZD0h6aUA6729nF~ygNJLReJEqWqbFzjAuWBqXI6rBCBNX2gWbJJDQogpbWQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Senate Bill 5021, introduced in the Law & Justice Committee, would reduce the statutory default retention period for court exhibits from six years to five. Ryan Giannini and Timothy Gersham explained the change is intended to align two differing retention schedules in state law and reduce duplication and potential errors in clerk offices.

Tim Fitzgerald, Spokane County Clerk, and Catherine Cornwall, King County Clerk, testified on behalf of county clerks that the two RCWs currently create overlapping retention checks (one at five years and one at six) and that aligning the schedules would simplify record management and reduce the possibility of mistakes. Fitzgerald said the clerks seek to lower the destruction timeline on an older RCW to match the five-year schedule established elsewhere.

Catherine Cornwall stated clerks still obtain court orders before destroying exhibits, and that the bill does not change policies about waiting for appeal periods to expire; it simply aligns retention timelines to reduce double-processing.

The committee heard testimony in support and no final vote or amendment was recorded in the transcript.","Senate Bill 5021 would change the retention period for court exhibits from six years to five, bringing existing statutes into alignment. County clerks and county associations said the change reduces administrative duplication and risk of error; no final action was recorded at the hearing.",{"_33":113,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":114,"_41":115,"_43":116,"_45":117,"_47":118,"_49":119,"_51":120,"_53":121,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":122,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":123,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6390522,"Committee hears bill to expand \"sensitive places\" where weapons are prohibited; strong support and opposition",1478,5340000,6818000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2112213-36251111b404a4d6a91637dc2d6830a4&start=5340&end=6818","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2112213-36251111b404a4d6a91637dc2d6830a4/thumbnail_5340000.jpg","/articles/6390522/Washington/Committee-hears-bill-to-expand-sensitive-places-where-weapons-are-prohibited-strong-support-and-opposition","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6390522-7b0b7958bdbee851cc6c98c0b51f58f6/orig.mp4?Expires=1771006970&Signature=gEEKOeKQi~BSPrgttDYAWO~0Pa62GYorzzqmR5KNa3CeXW1INKZh0KOJns8bFQnjdws3uOdEeRHTtJyh4LhPMlrpOpRBaksZU3KecOHBQTqPvqduD7B5eY1BQerDWkzwe431xWIouODVJ4JqPY-63fnVfzNUl9b7-yovY9MPZHoyU0XKctVIuUEG~VD4zJrjs~91jEtuDUp0kkZ9GyJOuJ9HdlZKL6o0jMxlFLP42omo7hjgFutblf~XeN3~AsJvK6ZWlRfv-IyNlXRk5sQaKFPCGE8UFS877ClT27E0qfBDD410csoYLXBtj5A44oapcnixi677RaWB7QBhHjO0PA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Senate Bill 5098 would add neighborhood and regional park facilities where children are likely present, state and local public buildings, and county fairgrounds during fair operating hours to the list of locations where knowingly possessing a weapon is prohibited. Staff counsel Joe McKittrick summarized current law and explained the bill’s new inclusions and signage requirements.

Senator Javier Valdez (46th District), the prime sponsor, said the bill would “extend critical firearm restrictions” to places where families gather and cited a fairground incident in Grant County as an example of the risks posed by firearms in crowded public venues. Supporters included public-health officials, violence-prevention groups and survivors of gun violence. Liz Jelmseth, who identified herself as a survivor, testified that confronting a person openly carrying at a playground left parents fearful and said the bill would give local governments tools to restrict firearms in family spaces. Public Health—Seattle & King County and medical and pediatric organizations told the committee that parks and fairgrounds are appropriate places to protect children from exposure to firearms and trauma.

Opponents included gun-rights groups and individuals who argued the bill would erode concealed-pistol-license (CPL) exceptions, create confusing local \"gun-free\" zones, and make law-abiding citizens more vulnerable by forcing more firearms into cars where theft risk is high. Several witnesses urged enforcement of existing laws instead of expanding prohibited areas; others raised concerns about remote parks and workers who might rely on lawful carry for personal safety.

Senate Bill 5098 would not apply to color-guard or honor-guard activities related to burial and interment ceremonies and would exclude gun shows at fairgrounds. The transcript records extensive public testimony in favor and opposed; the committee did not record a final vote during the hearing.","Senate Bill 5098 would expand locations defined as \"sensitive places\" where knowingly possessing a weapon is a gross misdemeanor. Sponsors cited parks, public buildings and county fairgrounds as places to protect families and children; opponents raised constitutional, enforcement and safety-storage concerns. No committee vote was recorded.","actionData","errors"]

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