Washington State Senate

Introduction and First Reading of
Bills, Memorials, Joint Resolutions and Concurrent Resolutions
2007 Regular Session of the 60th Legislature
BRAD OWEN, President of the Senate ROSA FRANKLIN, President Pro Tem
THOMAS HOEMANN, Secretary of the Senate PAULL SHIN, Vice President Pro Tem

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 17, 2007 10TH DAY
 
  SB 5309 By Senators Kastama, Shin, Rasmussen and Hatfield

Creating certified capital companies to promote economic development through investment in start-up and emerging businesses.

Referred to Committee on ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TRADE & MANAGEMENT.

  SB 5310 By Senator Brandland

Extending the time period for the collection of judgments.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

  SB 5311 By Senators Brown, Zarelli, Prentice, Marr, Tom, McAuliffe and Kilmer; by request of Governor Gregoire

Creating the budget stabilization account.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

  SB 5312 By Senators Tom, Holmquist, Kline, Roach, Kilmer, Marr, Sheldon, Morton, Pridemore, McCaslin, Berkey, Delvin, Shin, Rasmussen, Parlette and Stevens

Addressing the issue of stolen metal property.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

  SB 5313 By Senators Haugen, Schoesler, Kilmer, Hatfield, Shin and Rasmussen

Establishing the retirement age for members of the Washington state patrol retirement system.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

  SB 5314 By Senators Kauffman, Schoesler, Prentice, Marr, McAuliffe, Regala, Oemig, Hobbs, Rasmussen, Franklin, Keiser, Kilmer, Jacobsen, Tom, Spanel, Shin, Kline, Kohl-Welles, Sheldon and Roach

Requiring record checks for developmental disabilities service providers.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

  SB 5315 By Senators Schoesler, Rasmussen, Holmquist, Sheldon, Honeyford, Stevens, Clements, Morton, Delvin, Hatfield, Kilmer, Shin and Roach

Authorizing residents to access their property during a forest fire.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES, OCEAN & RECREATION.

  SB 5316 By Senators Kohl-Welles, Hargrove, Stevens and Regala

Changing provisions relating to day-care insurance.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

  SB 5317 By Senators Kohl-Welles, Brandland, Hargrove, Stevens, Regala and McAuliffe

Creating additional safeguards for child care.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

  SB 5318 By Senators Poulsen and Jacobsen

Participating in the management of Washington's portion of the Yukon to Yellowstone Rocky mountain ecosystem.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES, OCEAN & RECREATION.

  SB 5319 By Senators Berkey, Morton and Fairley

Regarding the issuance of checks by joint operating agencies and public utility districts.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

  SB 5320 By Senators Franklin, McCaslin, Kline, Stevens, Prentice, Parlette, Regala, Hargrove, Rasmussen, Murray, Jacobsen, Hewitt, Keiser and Roach

Creating an office of public guardianship as an independent agency of the judiciary.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

  SB 5321 By Senators Carrell, Regala, Stevens, Schoesler, Clements and Rasmussen

Addressing child welfare.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

  SB 5322 By Senators Berkey, Shin, Haugen, Schoesler, Hobbs, Kilmer and Marr

Identifying sites and programs for a new institution of higher education in the Snohomish-Island-Skagit county region.

Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION.

  SB 5323 By Senators Morton, Honeyford and Kohl-Welles

Strengthening social security number privacy.

Referred to Committee on CONSUMER PROTECTION & HOUSING.

  SB 5324 By Senators Jacobsen, Shin, Rasmussen and Kohl-Welles

Authorizing leaves of absence for full-time certificated and classified employees serving as peace corps volunteers.

Referred to Committee on EARLY LEARNING & K-12 EDUCATION.

  SB 5325 By Senator Jacobsen

Creating a nonpartisan judicial commission.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

  SB 5326 By Senator Jacobsen

Creating judicial nominating commissions.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

  SB 5327 By Senator Jacobsen

Authorizing the University of Washington to set building fees.

Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION.

  SB 5328 By Senator Jacobsen

Providing financial assistance to local gas stations to prevent the release of petroleum products into the environment.

Referred to Committee on WATER, ENERGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS.

  SB 5329 By Senator Jacobsen

Requiring mailed political advertising to be filed with the secretary of state to be archived.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

  SB 5330 By Senators Poulsen, Pridemore, Kohl-Welles, Kline and Jacobsen

Modifying the provisions of the local sales and use tax that is credited against the state sales and use tax.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

  SB 5331 By Senators Swecker, Pflug, Haugen, Delvin and Hatfield; by request of Washington State Patrol

Providing a window tint exemption for law enforcement vehicles.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

  SB 5332 By Senators Roach, Prentice and Rasmussen

Creating a statewide automated victim information and notification system.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

  SB 5333 By Senators Murray, Eide, Jacobsen, Marr, Spanel and Shin

Modifying driver's license and training provisions that affect teenage drivers.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

  SB 5334 By Senators Murray and Jacobsen

Addressing motor fuel vendors.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

  SB 5335 By Senators Murray, Regala, Kohl-Welles, Fairley, Prentice, Kline, Pridemore, Weinstein, Poulsen, Fraser, Jacobsen and Keiser

Addressing civil marriage equality.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

  SB 5336 By Senators Murray, Kohl-Welles, Fairley, Prentice, Regala, Oemig, Tom, Kline, Hobbs, Pridemore, Keiser, Berkey, Franklin, Brown, Weinstein, Rockefeller, Poulsen, Fraser, Jacobsen, Spanel and McAuliffe

Protecting individuals in domestic partnerships by granting certain rights and benefits.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

  SB 5337 By Senators Schoesler, Fairley, Swecker, Zarelli, Pridemore, Brandland, Oemig, Honeyford, Rasmussen and Roach

Authorizing fire station projects that cost less than ten thousand dollars to proceed without a formal bidding process.

Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE, RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT.

  SB 5338 By Senators Kilmer and McCaslin

Addressing traffic infractions involving rental vehicles.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

  SB 5339 By Senators Kilmer, Kastama, Rockefeller and Rasmussen

Authorizing the acquisition and operation of tourism-related facilities by port districts.

Referred to Committee on ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TRADE & MANAGEMENT.

  SB 5340 By Senators Kline, Swecker, Fairley, Kohl-Welles, Shin, Pridemore, McAuliffe, Regala, Murray, Spanel, Franklin, Rockefeller, Kauffman and Keiser

Addressing the definition of disability.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

  SB 5341 By Senators Kline, Weinstein and Hobbs

Specifying penalties for harm caused by breaches of security that compromise personal information.

Referred to Committee on CONSUMER PROTECTION & HOUSING.

  SB 5342 By Senators Kline, Roach and Kohl-Welles

Modifying drug court provisions.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

  SB 5343 By Senator Kline

Concerning crimes against property.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

  SB 5344 By Senators Kline and Weinstein

Penalizing the false or fraudulent refusal of an insurance claim.

Referred to Committee on CONSUMER PROTECTION & HOUSING.

  SB 5345 By Senators Kline, McCaslin, Fairley, Hobbs, Delvin, Rasmussen and Roach

Changing requirements for ignition interlock devices.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

  SB 5346 By Senators Kline and Hargrove

Revising the accrual of interest on judgments entered against offenders.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

  SB 5347 By Senators Kline, McCaslin, Hargrove, Carrell and Roach

Requiring that defendants be given notice of the possibility that an exceptional sentence may be imposed.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

  SB 5348 By Senators Kline, Franklin, Kohl-Welles, Prentice, Fairley, Pridemore and McAuliffe

Limiting prosecution of persons reporting drug overdoses.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

  SB 5349 By Senators Kline, Franklin, Kohl-Welles and Weinstein

Removing robbery 2 from the list of most serious offenses.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

  SB 5350 By Senators Kline and Hargrove

Modifying provisions affecting the unauthorized transfer of telephone records.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

  SB 5351 By Senators Kline and Spanel; by request of Court Of Appeals

Changing travel reimbursement provisions affecting judges of the court of appeals.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

  SB 5352 By Senators Kline, Keiser, Fairley, Kohl-Welles and Franklin

Specifying the burden of proof in disciplinary actions for health professionals.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

  SB 5353 By Senators Kline, McCaslin, Swecker and Pridemore

Changing provisions concerning municipal courts.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

  SB 5354 By Senators Kline, Poulsen, Weinstein, Pridemore and Kohl-Welles

Concerning the scope of agency actions under the administrative procedure act.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

  SB 5355 By Senators Kline, Kohl-Welles, Pridemore and Weinstein

Specifying actions required for vesting of rights in land use actions.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

  SB 5356 By Senators Kline, Fairley, Fraser, Kohl-Welles, Pridemore, Regala, Poulsen, Keiser, Tom and McAuliffe

Prohibiting payment of petition signature gatherers on a per-signature basis.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

  SB 5357 By Senators Kline, McCaslin, Kauffman and Fairley

Modifying privileged communications provisions.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

  SB 5358 By Senators Kline, Kohl-Welles, Fairley, McCaslin and Marr

Protecting the news media from being compelled to testify in legal proceedings.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

  SB 5359 By Senators Rockefeller, Poulsen, Oemig, Marr, Pridemore, Regala, Fraser, Kline and McAuliffe

Creating a greenhouse gas reporting study panel.

Referred to Committee on WATER, ENERGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS.

  SB 5360 By Senators Parlette, Pridemore and Holmquist

Regarding mosquito control district assessments.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

  SB 5361 By Senators Jacobsen and Shin

Providing for the live performance of Taps at veterans' funerals.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

  SB 5362 By Senators Jacobsen, Pridemore, Rasmussen and Kline

Preserving farm and agricultural land through conservation futures levies.

Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE & RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

  SB 5363 By Senator Jacobsen

Adding speed violations on arterial highways to the traffic safety camera law.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

  SB 5364 By Senator Jacobsen

Requiring the governor to appoint the director of fish and wildlife.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES, OCEAN & RECREATION.

  SB 5365 By Senator Jacobsen

Creating the historically Black college fund pilot project.

Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION.

  SB 5366 By Senators Haugen and Jacobsen; by request of Department of Licensing

Authorizing the issuance of enhanced drivers' licenses and identicards to facilitate crossing the Canadian border.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

  SB 5367 By Senators Shin, Kastama, Kilmer, Kauffman, Clements, Berkey and Rasmussen

Establishing the Washington trade corps fellowship program.

Referred to Committee on ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TRADE & MANAGEMENT.

  SB 5368 By Senators Shin, Kastama, Berkey, Kilmer, Kauffman, Clements and McAuliffe

Enhancing economic competitiveness through workplace and entrepreneurial training for youth.

Referred to Committee on EARLY LEARNING & K-12 EDUCATION.

  SB 5369 By Senators Shin, Berkey and Kilmer

Creating the qualified professions conditional scholarship.

Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION.

  SB 5370 By Senators Shin, Berkey, Rasmussen and Kline

Addressing job skills training for juvenile offenders.

Referred to Committee on EARLY LEARNING & K-12 EDUCATION.

  SB 5371 By Senators Brandland, Kohl-Welles, Holmquist, Tom and Rasmussen

Concerning record checks for school employees.

Referred to Committee on EARLY LEARNING & K-12 EDUCATION.

  SB 5372 By Senators Rockefeller, Swecker, Poulsen, Marr, Keiser, Shin, Kline, McAuliffe, Fraser, Kilmer and Murray; by request of Governor Gregoire

Creating the Puget Sound partnership.

Referred to Committee on WATER, ENERGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS.

  SJR 8214 By Senator Jacobsen

Requiring that supreme court vacancies be filled according to statute.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

  SJR 8215 By Senator Jacobsen

Requiring that supreme court vacancies be filled according to statute.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

  SCR 8403 By Senator Jacobsen

Creating a joint select committee concerning Latino accessibility to higher education.

Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION.