Washington State Senate 5th Order

Introduction & First Reading
Short Titles and Referrals
2008 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

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2008 39TH DAY
 
  SB 6951 By Senators Prentice and Oemig

Concerning the taxation of moist snuff.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

FIRST READING OF HOUSE BILLS

  ESHB 2143 By House Committee on Select Committee on Environmental Health (originally sponsored by Representatives Campbell, Hunt, Chase, Flannigan, Hudgins, Morrell and Ormsby)

Requiring the use of alternatives to lead wheel weights.

Referred to Committee on WATER, ENERGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS.

  HB 2263 By Representatives Blake, Moeller, Orcutt and Newhouse

Regarding the phosphorus content in dishwashing detergent.

Referred to Committee on WATER, ENERGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS.

  ESHB 2438 By House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources (originally sponsored by Representatives Kretz, Williams, Blake, McCune, Newhouse, Takko, Chandler, Condotta, Armstrong, Dunn, McDonald, Warnick and Pearson)

Making permanent a pilot project that allows for the use of dogs to hunt cougars. (REVISED FOR ENGROSSED: Extending a pilot project that allows for the use of dogs to hunt cougars. )

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES, OCEAN & RECREATION.

  SHB 2452 By House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources (originally sponsored by Representatives Appleton, Campbell, Rolfes, Seaquist, Barlow, McCoy, Upthegrove, Hunt, Chase, Lantz, McIntire, Haigh and Nelson)

Creating a wildlife rehabilitation advisory committee.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES, OCEAN & RECREATION.

  SHB 2525 By House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources (originally sponsored by Representatives Pearson, Kretz, Kristiansen and Ross)

Mitigating flood damage.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES, OCEAN & RECREATION.

  SHB 2554 By House Committee on Finance (originally sponsored by Representatives Dickerson and McIntire)

Requiring lid lift ballot propositions to expressly indicate a permanent increase to the levy base.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

  HB 2564 By Representatives Upthegrove, Pedersen, VanDeWege, Ormsby, Hunt, Wood, McIntire, Roberts, Hudgins, Jarrett, Rolfes, Kagi, Chase and Simpson

Adding bicyclist and pedestrian safety information to drivers' education curriculum.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

  2SHB 2597 By House Committee on App Subcom Ed (originally sponsored by Representatives Sullivan, Pedersen, Hasegawa, Ormsby, Haigh, Chase, Green and Simpson)

Requiring the department of early learning and the office of the superintendent of public instruction to develop a kindergarten entry assessment.

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

  SHB 2611 By House Committee on Finance (originally sponsored by Representatives McIntire, Condotta, Hunt, Lantz, Haigh and Chase)

Requiring annual revaluations of property for property tax purposes.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

  HB 2651 By Representatives Fromhold, Morrell, Chase, McIntire and Kenney; by request of Health Care Authority

Modifying requirements for participation in public employees' benefits board programs by K-12 school districts and educational service districts.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

  HB 2699 By Representatives Moeller and Conway

Recodifying RCW 19.48.130 as a section in the minimum wage act.

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

  E2SHB 2709 By House Committee on App Subcom Ed (originally sponsored by Representatives Hurst, Pettigrew, Appleton, Sells, Green, Conway, Morrell, Anderson, Sullivan, Kenney, Schual-Berke, McIntire, Wood, Hudgins, Simpson, Goodman, VanDeWege, Ormsby and Rolfes)

Authorizing school districts to establish a price preference to purchase locally grown food. (REVISED FOR ENGROSSED: Exempting purchases of Washington grown food from school district competitive bid procedures. )

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

  EHB 2734 By Representatives Newhouse and Hudgins

Encouraging the removal of artificial vertical shoreline bank structures.

Referred to Committee on WATER, ENERGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS.

  SHB 2779 By House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources (originally sponsored by Representatives Orcutt, Blake, Chase, McCoy, Lantz and Skinner)

Requiring a specialized forest products permit to sell raw or unprocessed huckleberries.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES, OCEAN & RECREATION.

  2SHB 2807 By House Committee on State Government & Tribal Affairs (originally sponsored by Representatives Schual-Berke, Hunt, Lantz, Cody, Hudgins, Ormsby, Miloscia, Appleton, Green, Wood, Hankins and Kagi)

Regarding the electronic submittal and publication of voters' pamphlet information.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

  E2SHB 2809 By House Committee on App Subcom Ed (originally sponsored by Representatives Sullivan, Haler, Kelley and Ormsby)

Regarding mathematics and science teachers.

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

  HB 2813 By Representatives Quall, Upthegrove, Sullivan, Santos and Ormsby

Requiring an assessment of the need for teacher preparation programs for teachers of visually impaired and blind public school students.

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

  E2SHB 2815 By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Dunshee, Priest, Linville, Upthegrove, Nelson, Goodman, Hurst, Lantz, Hunt, Cody, McCoy, Quall, Pettigrew, Fromhold, Dickerson, Darneille, Appleton, Green, Sells, Pedersen, Jarrett, Conway, Morrell, Miloscia, Sullivan, Schual-Berke, McIntire, Williams, Hudgins, Simpson, Ericks, VanDeWege and Ormsby; by request of Governor Gregoire)

Providing a framework for reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the Washington economy.

Referred to Committee on WATER, ENERGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS.

  ESHB 2818 By House Committee on Select Committee on Environmental Health (originally sponsored by Representatives Campbell and Hudgins)

Concerning the duties of the department of ecology's office of waste reduction and sustainable production.

Referred to Committee on WATER, ENERGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS.

  2SHB 2822 By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Kagi, Walsh, Lantz, Dickerson, Haler, Sullivan, Seaquist and Kenney)

Concerning the family and juvenile court improvement program.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

  ESHB 2847 By House Committee on Finance (originally sponsored by Representatives Ormsby, Schindler, Barlow, Simpson, Springer, Wood and Santos)

Creating a sales and use tax exemption of materials and services used in the weatherization assistance program.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

  SHB 2879 By House Committee on Technology, Energy & Communications (originally sponsored by Representatives Morris, Ericksen, Hasegawa, Morrell and Kelley; by request of Attorney General)

Modifying provisions regulating spyware.

Referred to Committee on CONSUMER PROTECTION & HOUSING.

  E2SHB 2882 By House Committee on Apps Subcom GG (originally sponsored by Representatives Wood, Hudgins, Hasegawa and Ormsby)

Concerning the labeling of lead-containing products.

Referred to Committee on CONSUMER PROTECTION & HOUSING.

  2SHB 2903 By House Committee on Apps Subcom GG (originally sponsored by Representatives Lantz, Rodne, McCoy, Wallace, Moeller, Williams, O'Brien and Goodman)

Creating an access coordinator for the administrative office of the courts.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

  ESHB 2938 By House Committee on Local Government (originally sponsored by Representatives Simpson, Schindler, Wood, Hankins and VanDeWege)

Clarifying annexation procedures between cities and fire districts.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

  HB 3019 By Representatives Fromhold, Conway, Bailey, Crouse, Hurst and Simpson; by request of Select Committee on Pension Policy

Addressing service credit for members working a partial year in plans 2 and 3 of the teachers' retirement system and the school employees' retirement system.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

  HB 3027 By Representatives Cody, Fromhold, Conway, Crouse, Hurst, Simpson and Morrell; by request of Select Committee on Pension Policy

Participating in insurance plans and contracts by separated plan 2 members of certain retirement systems.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

  EHB 3117 By Representatives Hunter, Sullivan and McIntire

Requiring a LEAP document that provides estimates of educational programs and services for each publicly proposed budget document. (REVISED FOR ENGROSSED: Requiring LEAP to prepare and post on a web site a presentation that provides estimates of educational programs and services for each publicly proposed budget document. )

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

  ESHB 3131 By House Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Representatives Lantz, Goodman, Williams, Kelley and Ormsby)

Addressing school safety.

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

  2ESHB 3133 By House Committee on Housing (originally sponsored by Representatives Liias, Ormsby, Miloscia, Sells, Roberts, Priest, Hunt, Appleton, Rolfes, Loomis, Sullivan, Goodman, Morrell, McIntire, Wood, Hurst, Nelson and Santos)

Requiring a minimum of three years' notice on closures or conversions of mobile home parks and manufactured housing communities.

Referred to Committee on CONSUMER PROTECTION & HOUSING.

  EHB 3137 By Representatives DeBolt, Kessler, Orcutt, Alexander, Hunt, Blake, Williams, Rolfes, Loomis, Sullivan, VanDeWege, Haler, Kelley, Dunn, Kretz, Ross, Bailey, McCune, Skinner, Herrera and Ormsby

Providing property tax relief for property damaged in the 2007 floods.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

  ESHB 3148 By House Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Representative Moeller)

Concerning firearm licenses for persons from other countries.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

  ESHB 3160 By House Committee on Commerce & Labor (originally sponsored by Representatives Springer, Newhouse, Ericks, Goodman, Armstrong, Linville, McDonald, Kessler, Dickerson, Wood, Wallace, Hunter, Blake, Clibborn, Morrell, Williams, Loomis, Liias, Kelley, Eddy, Takko, Warnick, Jarrett, Rodne, Sullivan, Roach, VanDeWege, Kenney and Ormsby)

Addressing the availability of nutrition information.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

  EHB 3181 By Representatives Wood, Ahern, Ormsby, Barlow, Crouse and Schindler

Addressing the authority of the board of directors of a public facilities district.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

  SHB 3224 By House Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Representatives Loomis, Hunter, Sells and Liias)

Reviewing and conducting studies on providing commuter rail services.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

  HB 3249 By Representatives Cody, Fromhold and Hunt; by request of Health Care Authority

Administering benefits under the public employees' benefits board.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

  HB 3261 By Representatives Flannigan, Wallace, Jarrett, Schindler, Simpson, Clibborn, Appleton and Wood

Excluding public transit communications systems from the definition of a wireless communications device.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

  SHB 3289 By House Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Representatives Simpson, Kelley, Sells, Dunn, Linville and Barlow)

Authorizing the issuance of special license plates to parents of United States armed forces members who died while in service to his or her country.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

  EHB 3317 By Representatives Hunter, Anderson, McIntire and Santos

Regarding standards and curriculum in mathematics and science. (REVISED FOR ENGROSSED: Regarding mathematics standards. )

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