Notice of Committee Passage for Senate Bill 5694 - 10 Year Analysis Complete

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SB 5694, titled AN ACT Relating to a statewide boiler operator certification, has been passed by the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce. 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:

Dept of Social and Health Services:

A portion of costs incurred to implement this legislation will be funded with federal Title XIX - Medicaid funds.  In addition, there is an indeterminate reduction to federal funding related to a potential violation of the Title IV-D state plan.

Department of Labor and Industries:

The proposed bill requires fees received by L&I to be deposited in the Pressure Systems Safety Account, fund 892. The cash receipts are indeterminate, fees have not yet been adopted in rule and the exact number of operators is unknown. 

In addition, the proposed bill allows for penalties.  The penalty shall not be more than $500.  L&I does not have data to determine how many penalties will be assessed.  This is also indeterminate.

It is also assumed that the fee will cover the costs associated with this bill, however, a fee increase may be necessary due to initial startup costs.  It is not known at this time whether a fee increase will be needed.

Ten-year projection prepared in consultation with the following agencies:

Department of Labor and Industries
Dept of Social and Health Services

The following legislators voted do pass:

Senator Mark Schoesler
Republican
(360) 786-7620
mark.schoesler@leg.wa.gov

Senator Steve Conway
Democrat
(360) 786-7656
steve.conway@leg.wa.gov

Senator Curtis King
Republican
(360) 786-7626
curtis.king@leg.wa.gov

Senator Derek Stanford
Democrat
(360) 786-7600
derek.stanford@leg.wa.gov

Senator Drew MacEwen
Republican
(360) 786-7668
drew.macewen@leg.wa.gov

Senator Rebecca Saldaña
Democrat
(360) 786-7688
rebecca.saldana@leg.wa.gov

Senator Bill Ramos
Democrat
(360) 786-7608
bill.ramos@leg.wa.gov

Senator Emily Alvarado
Democrat
(360) 786-7667
Emily.Alvarado@leg.wa.gov


Not voting:

Senator John Braun
Republican
(360) 786-7638
john.braun@leg.wa.gov



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