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

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2007 30TH DAY
 
  SB 5888 By Senators Poulsen and Morton

Modifying the competitive classification of telecommunications services.

Referred to Committee on WATER, ENERGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS.

  SB 5889 By Senators Tom, Holmquist, Hewitt, Clements, Zarelli, McAuliffe, Pridemore, Oemig, Shin, Rasmussen and Kilmer

Funding assessment fees for certificated instructional staff applying for national board for professional teaching standards certification.

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

  SB 5890 By Senators Tom, Honeyford, Kilmer, McCaslin, Keiser and Delvin

Creating a committee on residential construction.

Referred to Committee on CONSUMER PROTECTION & HOUSING.

  SB 5891 By Senators Tom, Kline, Regala and Spanel

Creating an income tax upon professional athletes.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

  SB 5892 By Senators Honeyford, McCaslin, Tom, Delvin and Stevens

Regarding the state building code.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

  SB 5893 By Senators Honeyford, Sheldon, McCaslin, Morton, Clements, Stevens, Holmquist, Benton, Carrell, Parlette, Roach and Delvin

Reducing the state property tax levy.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

  SB 5894 By Senators Rockefeller, Poulsen, Fraser, Oemig, Shin and Carrell; by request of Department of Health

Clarifying the regulatory authority for on-site sewage systems.

Referred to Committee on WATER, ENERGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS.

  SB 5895 By Senators Fraser, Swecker, Tom, Shin, Kline, McCaslin, Kilmer, Jacobsen, Delvin and Honeyford

Regarding sellers' disclosures for residential real property sales.

Referred to Committee on CONSUMER PROTECTION & HOUSING.

  SB 5896 By Senators Clements, McCaslin, Carrell, Honeyford and Holmquist

Creating the extraordinary criminal justice revolving fund.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

  SB 5897 By Senators Clements, McCaslin, Carrell and Honeyford

Creating the crime of theft of public benefits.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

  SB 5898 By Senators Kohl-Welles, Clements, Keiser, Murray, McAuliffe and Honeyford

Authorizing the use of a common carrier for the shipment of wine.

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

  SB 5899 By Senators McAuliffe, Kohl-Welles, Parlette, Rasmussen, Clements, Holmquist, Murray and Honeyford

Defining society or organization for alcoholic beverage control purposes.

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

  SB 5900 By Senators Regala, Haugen, Shin, Kline, Keiser, Spanel and Delvin

Increasing the safety of victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking by ensuring leave from employment.

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

  SB 5901 By Senators Kastama, Kilmer, Kauffman and Shin

Requiring the Washington quality award council to provide certain training and services.

Referred to Committee on ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TRADE & MANAGEMENT.

  SB 5902 By Senators Prentice, Kohl-Welles, Delvin and Kline

Requiring additional state liquor stores to engage in Sunday sales.

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

  SB 5903 By Senators Hargrove, Hatfield and Sheldon

Creating a cooperative agreement relating to the timber harvest excise taxation of timber harvests within the Quinault Indian Reservation.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES, OCEAN & RECREATION.

  SB 5904 By Senators Keiser, Pflug, Zarelli, Marr, Carrell, Franklin and Rasmussen

Establishing payments for medicaid contracted services in boarding homes.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

  SB 5905 By Senators Franklin, Pflug, Keiser, Tom, Zarelli, Marr and Carrell

Concerning certificate of capital authorization.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

  SB 5906 By Senators Haugen, Clements, Kohl-Welles and Prentice

Regarding the practice of esthetics.

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

  SB 5907 By Senator Keiser

Requiring health professionals to report unprofessional conduct by other health professionals.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

  SB 5908 By Senators Kohl-Welles, Keiser and Kline

Requiring a study of the outcomes of injured workers.

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

  SB 5909 By Senators Rasmussen, Roach, Regala, Eide, McAuliffe, Kilmer, Hargrove, Kastama, Tom, Shin, Kohl-Welles, Stevens, Carrell, Franklin and Kline

Supporting the needs of children who have been in foster care.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

  SB 5910 By Senators Brandland, Kline, Weinstein and Parlette

Modifying the notice requirement of intent to file a medical malpractice claim.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

  SB 5911 By Senators Jacobsen, Fairley, Murray and Kline; by request of Secretary of State

Administering the Washington talking book and Braille library.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

  SJM 8013 By Senators Tom, Kline, Kohl-Welles and Regala

Requesting that certain federal income tax deductions for the losses of professional sports teams be restricted.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

FIRST READING OF HOUSE BILLS

  SHB 1037 By House Committee on Technology, Energy & Communications (originally sponsored by Representatives Morris, Hudgins, Moeller and B. Sullivan)

Regarding electrical transmission.

Referred to Committee on WATER, ENERGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS.

  ESHB 1052 By House Committee on State Government & Tribal Affairs (originally sponsored by Representatives Upthegrove, Hudgins, Pedersen, P. Sullivan, Wallace and Morris)

Modifying the legislative youth advisory council.

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

  HB 1054 By Representatives Hudgins, Crouse, Morris and Wallace

Modifying membership of the information services board.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

  SHB 1067 By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Haigh, Priest, Conway, Fromhold, Green, Ericks, Simpson, Kenney and B. Sullivan)

Authorizing certain members of the teachers' retirement system plan 1 to join the public employees' retirement system plan 1.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

  HB 1073 By Representatives Schual-Berke, O'Brien, Anderson, Hudgins, Appleton, Green, Rodne, Ormsby, Cody, Dickerson, Morrell, Kenney and Pearson; by request of Military Department

Concerning limited emergency worker volunteer immunity.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

  HB 1077 By Representatives Blake and Kretz

Modifying requirements concerning the public disclosure of sensitive fish and wildlife information.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES, OCEAN & RECREATION.

  SHB 1098 By House Committee on Health Care & Wellness (originally sponsored by Representatives Cody, Hinkle, Schual-Berke, Campbell, Morrell, Green, Darneille, Ormsby, B. Sullivan, Dickerson, Kenney, Moeller and Wallace)

Authorizing suspension of restriction on the availability of vaccines during outbreaks.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

  HB 1123 By Representatives Strow, VanDeWege, Kagi, B. Sullivan, Eickmeyer, McCoy, Orcutt and Hailey

Clarifying the authority of the department of natural resources with respect to certain aquatic lands.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES, OCEAN & RECREATION.

  SHB 1124 By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives VanDeWege, B. Sullivan, O'Brien, Eickmeyer, Lovick, McCoy, Lantz, Simpson, Williams and Dickerson)

Adding the department of natural resources to the definition of "employer" under RCW 41.37.010.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

  HB 1185 By Representatives VanDeWege, Kristiansen, Kretz, Blake, Orcutt, Kessler and Haigh

Extending the expiration date for reporting requirements on timber purchases.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

  HB 1196 By Representatives Hunt, Chandler, Appleton, Miloscia, Armstrong, Green, Morrell, Ormsby, Schual-Berke, Wallace, Lantz and Hasegawa

Regulating legislators' mail to constituents.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

  SHB 1200 By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Conway, Darneille, Haler, Simpson, Hasegawa and Haigh)

Purchasing service credit in plan 2 and plan 3 of the teachers' retirement system for public education experience performed as a teacher in a public school in another state or with the federal government.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

  EHB 1217 By Representatives Hinkle, Darneille, Bailey, Cody, Pettigrew, Green, Kenney, Dickerson, Moeller, Schual-Berke, Campbell, Linville, Seaquist and Morrell

Establishing standards for clubhouse rehabilitation services.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

  SHB 1255 By House Committee on Local Government (originally sponsored by Representatives Simpson, Curtis, Sells, Walsh, Buri, B. Sullivan, Ericks, Ormsby and Moeller)

Prohibiting municipal officers from being beneficially interested in any personal services contract that is made by, through, or under the supervision of that officer.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

  SHB 1268 By House Committee on Local Government (originally sponsored by Representatives Goodman, Eddy, Ross, Curtis, Clibborn, Darneille, Hurst, Lovick, Simpson, Moeller, Kenney, Ericks, Rolfes and Springer)

Authorizing donation of unclaimed personal property to nonprofit charitable organizations.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

  SHB 1279 By House Committee on State Government & Tribal Affairs (originally sponsored by Representatives Skinner, Kessler, Lantz, Hasegawa, Dickerson, Haler, McIntire, Conway, Newhouse and Kenney)

Establishing the poet laureate program.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

  HB 1291 By Representatives Quall, Priest, Wood, Condotta, Moeller, Conway and Simpson; by request of Horse Racing Commission

Allowing advance deposit wagering to continue beyond October 1, 2007.

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

  SHB 1295 By House Committee on Select Committee on Puget Sound (originally sponsored by Representatives Eickmeyer and Upthegrove)

Dividing water resource inventory area 14 into WRIA 14a and WRIA 14b.

Referred to Committee on WATER, ENERGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS.

  HB 1326 By Representatives P. Sullivan, Roach, Hurst, Simpson, McCoy, O'Brien and McDonald

Authorizing record checks for employees and applicants for employment at bureau of Indian affairs-funded schools.

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

  HB 1327 By Representatives Santos, Skinner, Hunt, Green, Miloscia, McDermott, Anderson, Hudgins, Hasegawa, Darneille, Haigh, Wallace, Hankins, Pettigrew and Kenney

Concerning materialpersons.

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

  SHB 1328 By House Committee on State Government & Tribal Affairs (originally sponsored by Representatives Santos, Anderson, Green, Hunt, Miloscia, McDermott, Hasegawa, Hudgins, Chandler, Darneille, Haigh, Hankins, Wallace, Kristiansen, Kagi, Pettigrew, Kenney and Conway)

Concerning small works roster contracting procedures.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

  HB 1345 By Representatives Wood, Condotta, Kristiansen, Lantz, Dickerson, Morrell, McCune and Conway; by request of Gambling Commission

Prohibiting minors from participating in gambling activities.

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