Notice of Committee Passage for House Bill 1422 - 10 Year Analysis Complete
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HB 1422, titled AN ACT Relating to modifying the drug take-back program by modifying fee and enforcement regulations and addressing program operator performance parity, has been passed by the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness. The Office
of Financial Management has identified this bill as requiring a ten-year projection of increased cost to the taxpayers or affected fee payers.
Ten-year projection:
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Fiscal |
22U Secure Drug Take-Back |
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2026 |
$518,000 |
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2027 |
$518,000 |
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2028 |
$518,000 |
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2029 |
$518,000 |
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2030 |
$518,000 |
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2031 |
$518,000 |
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2032 |
$518,000 |
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2033 |
$518,000 |
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2034 |
$518,000 |
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2035 |
$518,000 |
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Total: |
$5,180,000 |
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Department of Health:
Under current statute, the department collects a fee to support administrative, oversight, and enforcement costs for the drug take-back program in accordance with RCW 69.48.120 (Department to set program fees). The department shall not impose any fees in excess of its actual administrative, oversight, and enforcement costs and may not exceed ten percent of the program operator’s annual expenditures as reported to the department. The department supports two program operators and bases the fee off the lowest annual operation costs.
The department assumes spending for the program operator with the lowest annual operating costs to remain around 1,110,000, therefore restricting revenue to $222,000 per year. The department assumes that expenditure authority for the Safe Medication Return Program Account to remain at $740,000 per fiscal year.
The projected revenue increase is the disparity between the current projected revenue and the department’s expenditure authority for this fund.
The department supports two program operators and does not know if or when a fine would be assessed, therefore, fine revenue is indeterminate.
Ten-year projection prepared in consultation with the following agencies:
Department of Health
Department of Commerce
The following legislators voted do pass:
Representative Steve Tharinger
Democrat
(360) 786-7904
steve.tharinger@leg.wa.gov
Representative Monica Jurado Stonier
Democrat
(360) 786-7872
monica.stonier@leg.wa.gov
Representative Nicole Macri
Democrat
(360) 786-7826
nicole.macri@leg.wa.gov
Representative Lauren Davis
Democrat
(360) 786-7910
lauren.davis@leg.wa.gov
Representative Debra Lekanoff
Democrat
(360) 786-7800
debra.lekanoff@leg.wa.gov
Representative My-Linh Thai
Democrat
(360) 786-7926
my-linh.thai@leg.wa.gov
Representative Tarra Simmons
Democrat
(360) 786-7934
Tarra.Simmons@leg.wa.gov
Representative Dan Bronoske
Democrat
(360) 786-7958
Dan.Bronoske@leg.wa.gov
Representative Alicia Rule
Democrat
(360) 786-7980
Alicia.Rule@leg.wa.gov
Representative Clyde Shavers
Democrat
(360) 786-7884
Clyde.Shavers@leg.wa.gov
Representative Lisa Parshley
Democrat
(360) 786-7992
Lisa.Parshley@leg.wa.gov
Representative Edwin Obras
Democrat
(360) 786-7834
Edwin.Obras@leg.wa.gov
The following legislators voted do not pass:
Representative Joe Schmick
Republican
(360) 786-7844
joe.schmick@leg.wa.gov
Representative Michelle Caldier
Republican
(360) 786-7802
michelle.caldier@leg.wa.gov
Representative Sam Low
Republican
(360) 786-7967
Sam.Low@leg.wa.gov
Representative Andrew Engell
Republican
(360) 786-7908
Andrew.Engell@leg.wa.gov
Representative Deb Manjarrez
Republican
(360) 786-7856
Deb.Manjarrez@leg.wa.gov
Representative Matt Marshall
Republican
(360) 786-7912
Matt.Marshall@leg.wa.gov
Representative David Stuebe
Republican
(360) 786-7976
David.Stuebe@leg.wa.gov
Legislative Bill Information Website:
http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/
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