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, MARCH 14, 2007 66TH DAY
 
FIRST READING OF HOUSE BILLS

  SHB 1002 By House Committee on Finance (originally sponsored by Representatives O'Brien, Orcutt, Kessler, Condotta, McIntire, Sommers, Kenney, McDonald, Haler, Simpson, Wallace and Warnick)

Modifying the sales and use taxation of vessels.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

  2SHB 1009 By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Moeller, Wallace, Linville, Wood and Dickerson)

Establishing work groups to periodically review and update the child support schedule.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

  ESHB 1151 By House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources (originally sponsored by Representatives Pearson, Kretz, Dunshee, B. Sullivan, Kristiansen, Warnick and Haler)

Creating a livestock identification advisory committee.

Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE & RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

  ESHB 1179 By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Hasegawa, Jarrett, Sells, Roberts, Anderson, Green, Sommers, Kenney, Wallace, Buri, Appleton, Hudgins, Kagi, Ormsby, McDonald, Conway, Wood, Santos, Schual-Berke, Simpson, Lantz, Haigh and Morrell)

Allowing part-time students at postsecondary institutions to qualify for a state need grant.

Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION.

  ESHB 1307 By House Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Representatives Upthegrove, Lantz, Williams, O'Brien, Sells, McCoy, Appleton, Darneille, Lovick, Dunshee, Takko, Pedersen, Simpson, Dickerson, Moeller, McIntire, Schual-Berke, Quall, Springer and Morrell)

Regarding freedom of speech and press for high school and college students.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

  SHB 1407 By House Committee on Commerce & Labor (originally sponsored by Representatives Conway, Wood and Green; by request of Employment Security Department)

Funding the administration of Title 50 RCW, unemployment compensation.

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

  E2SHB 1432 By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives P. Sullivan, Upthegrove, Simpson, Hunter, Moeller, Linville, Schual-Berke and Santos)

Granting service credit to educational staff associates for nonschool employment.

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

  ESHB 1497 By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Wallace, Anderson, Sells, Hinkle, Roberts, Warnick, Buri, B. Sullivan, Priest, Hasegawa and Dunn)

Increasing the operating fee waiver authority for Central Washington University.

Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION.

  2SHB 1506 By House Committee on Capital Budget (originally sponsored by Representatives Haigh, Armstrong, Hunt and Ormsby)

Changing alternative works provisions.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

  SHB 1513 By House Committee on Finance (originally sponsored by Representatives Kessler, Orcutt, Grant, Alexander, Blake, VanDeWege, Kretz, Takko, Linville and Ericks)

Modifying provisions relating to the excise taxation of forest products businesses.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

  EHB 1525 By Representatives Chase, Kessler, Morris, Sump, B. Sullivan, Hunt and Hudgins

Reducing the impact of regulatory provisions on small businesses.

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

  HB 1549 By Representatives Linville, Kristiansen, Ericksen, McCune and Dunn

Exempting wholesale sales of bulk unprocessed milk from the business and occupation tax.

Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE & RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

  SHB 1583 By House Committee on Commerce & Labor (originally sponsored by Representatives Moeller, Conway, Darneille, Wood, Green, Ormsby and Morrell)

Requiring disclosure to customers of the percentage of automatic service charges paid to servers.

Referred to Committee on CONSUMER PROTECTION & HOUSING.

  E2SHB 1595 By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Appleton, Jarrett, Hunt and Lantz)

Regarding shellfish protection.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES, OCEAN & RECREATION.

  ESHB 1624 By House Committee on Early Learning & Children's Services (originally sponsored by Representatives Kagi, Walsh, Appleton, Roberts and Haigh)

Reinstating parental rights for adolescents who are in state care and have not been adopted and providing immunity for department of social and health services representatives.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

  ESHB 1637 By House Committee on Health Care & Wellness (originally sponsored by Representatives Hinkle, Cody, B. Sullivan, Moeller, Campbell, Williams, Green, Lovick, Upthegrove, Seaquist, Goodman, Simpson, Morrell, Linville, Ormsby and Rolfes)

Creating the revised uniform anatomical gift act.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

  ESHB 1649 By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Fromhold, Conway, Bailey, Crouse, Sells, Moeller and Simpson)

Authorizing the purchase of an increased benefit multiplier for past judicial service for judges in the public employees' retirement system and the teachers' retirement system.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

  SHB 1651 By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Fromhold, Alexander, B. Sullivan, Walsh and Simpson)

Creating the boating activities program.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES, OCEAN & RECREATION.

  SHB 1654 By House Committee on State Government & Tribal Affairs (originally sponsored by Representatives Appleton, Haigh and Hunt)

Modifying canvassing provisions.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

  ESHB 1741 By House Committee on State Government & Tribal Affairs (originally sponsored by Representatives Hunt, Skinner and Conway)

Transferring the oral history program from the secretary of state to the legislature.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

  HB 1746 By Representatives Orcutt, Santos, McIntire and Alexander

Exempting certain historic property leased to counties from property taxation.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

  SHB 1761 By House Committee on Capital Budget (originally sponsored by Representatives Linville, Hunter, Priest, Hunt, B. Sullivan, Upthegrove, Kessler, Sump, Hankins, Jarrett, Fromhold, Appleton, Rolfes, Darneille, Campbell, Conway, Green, O'Brien, Schual-Berke, Simpson, Ormsby and Chase)

Regarding cleanup of hazardous waste.

Referred to Committee on WATER, ENERGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS.

  E2SHB 1779 By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Wallace, Dunn, Haigh, Kenney, Hasegawa, B. Sullivan, McDermott, Takko, Roberts, P. Sullivan, Fromhold, Quall, Simpson, Lantz, Hudgins, Kagi, Santos, Ormsby and Morrell)

Creating the GET ready for math and science scholarship program.

Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION.

  SHB 1802 By House Committee on Health Care & Wellness (originally sponsored by Representatives Darneille, Kenney, Dickerson, Hankins, Linville, Cody, Roberts, Appleton, Schual-Berke, Walsh, Santos, Wallace, Haigh, Simpson, Green, Clibborn, Warnick, Rolfes, Morrell, Pettigrew, Bailey, Lantz, Eddy, Sommers, Kessler, Kagi, Skinner, McDonald, Chase, Hudgins, Hasegawa, Pedersen, Ericks, Goodman and Moeller)

Providing information about the human papillomavirus disease and vaccine.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

  SHB 1843 By House Committee on Commerce & Labor (originally sponsored by Representatives Conway, Condotta, Chandler and Moeller; by request of Department of Labor & Industries)

Modifying provisions regulating contractors.

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

  SHB 1876 By House Committee on Commerce & Labor (originally sponsored by Representatives Conway, Wood and Ormsby)

Finding that HVAC/R mechanic certification laws may need to be modified and that a trade coordination panel may need to be established.

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

  SHB 1892 By House Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Representatives Goodman, Rodne, O'Brien, Jarrett, Lovick and Priest)

Addressing the impoundment of vehicles parked on public streets by police officers.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

  EHB 1898 By Representatives Quall, Conway, Haler, Santos, Appleton, McDermott, Haigh, P. Sullivan, Chase, Green, Fromhold, Moeller, Wood, Simpson, Linville, Hunt, Barlow, Sells, Hasegawa, Kenney, Hudgins, Morrell and Ormsby

Providing apprenticeship utilization requirements for school district public works projects.

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

  ESHB 1916 By House Committee on Commerce & Labor (originally sponsored by Representatives Conway, Ericksen, Moeller, Strow, Green, Haler, Appleton, Seaquist, Chase, Priest, McDermott, Walsh, Ormsby, Hasegawa, Fromhold, Kessler, Dunshee, Dunn, Sells, Wood, P. Sullivan, Kenney and Morrell)

Applying interest arbitration to certain care providers.

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

  E2SHB 2082 By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Chandler, Wallace, Grant, Buri, Miloscia, Kretz and Newhouse)

Establishing the field of dreams program.

Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION.

  HB 2152 By Representatives Appleton, Seaquist, Rolfes, Haigh, Eickmeyer, Lantz and Ormsby

Regarding election certification.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

  E2SHB 2176 By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Lantz, Warnick, Pedersen, Ross, Hasegawa, Kenney, Santos and Goodman)

Revising provisions involving court interpreters.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

  ESHB 2191 By House Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Representatives Lantz, Warnick, Pedersen, Williams, Moeller, Seaquist, Morrell, Kelley, Simpson and Ormsby)

Limiting deferred prosecution in domestic violence cases.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

  ESHB 2246 By House Committee on Early Learning & Children's Services (originally sponsored by Representatives Kagi, Haler, Fromhold, Wallace, Kenney, Dickerson, Morrell, Simpson, Conway and Ormsby)

Providing for the delivery of educational services to children who are deaf and hearing impaired.

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

  2SHB 2256 By House Committee on Finance (originally sponsored by Representatives Darneille, Haler, Morrell, Walsh, Pettigrew, Dickerson, Kenney, Schual-Berke, Kagi, P. Sullivan, Lantz, Hinkle, Upthegrove, Appleton, Williams, Seaquist, O'Brien, Hasegawa, Green, Linville, Simpson, Ormsby and Santos)

Establishing the family prosperity act.

Referred to Committee on FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS & INSURANCE.

  2SHB 2327 By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives P. Sullivan, Priest, Haler, Quall, Jarrett, Wallace, Kenney, McDermott, Sells, Santos, Wood and Ormsby)

Regarding a system of standards, instruction, and assessments for mathematics and science.

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

  EHJR 4204 By Representatives Schual-Berke, Chase, Wallace, Hudgins, Sells, Kenney, Appleton, Pedersen, Ormsby, Hasegawa, Lovick, Haigh, Dunshee, Hunt, Simpson, Lantz, Hunter, Williams, Linville, Goodman, Conway, Springer, Hurst, Campbell, P. Sullivan, Miloscia, Kelley, Moeller, Green, Rolfes, Eddy, Santos, Fromhold and Haler; by request of Governor Gregoire

Amending the Constitution to provide for a simple majority of voters voting to authorize a school levy.

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