STATE OF WASHINGTON
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
61st Legislature - 2009 Regular Session

FRANK CHOPP JEFF MORRIS
Speaker Speaker Pro Tempore
BARBARA BAKER, Chief Clerk

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS FOURTH ORDER OF BUSINESS
Introduction and First Reading of
Bills, Memorials, Joint Resolutions and Concurrent Resolutions

March 13, 2009 - Friday 61ST DAY 2009 Regular Session
NOT OFFICIAL UNTIL ADOPTED
PLEASE NOTE:
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SB 5071 By Senator Jacobsen
Designating the Olympic marmot the official endemic mammal of the state of Washington.
Referred to Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT & TRIBAL AFFAIRS.
SSB 5115 By Senate Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Senators Honeyford, Kline and Roach)
Modifying the judicial conduct commission.
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.
E2SSB 5138 By Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Rockefeller, Ranker, Jacobsen, Shin, Kohl-Welles, Kline and Pridemore)
Creating an integrated climate change response strategy.
Referred to Committee on ECOLOGY & PARKS.
SSB 5248 By Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Hobbs, King, McAuliffe, Brown, Kauffman, Holmquist, Tom, Shin, Hewitt, Brandland, McDermott, Jarrett, Kilmer, Haugen and Roach)
Enacting the interstate compact on educational opportunity for military children.
Referred to Committee on EDUCATION.
ESSB 5262 By Senate Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Senators Kline, Brandland and Shin)
Allowing law enforcement access to driver's license photographs for the purposes of identity verification. (REVISED FOR ENGROSSED: Allowing law enforcement and court access to driver's license photographs for the purposes of identity verification. )
Referred to Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY & EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS.
ESSB 5321 By Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Prentice, Kline, Pflug, Berkey, Shin, Hobbs, McAuliffe, Tom, Keiser, Jarrett and Kauffman)
Extending a local sales and use tax that is credited against the state sales and use tax.
Referred to Committee on FINANCE.
SSB 5332 By Senate Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Senators Haugen, Swecker and Delvin)
Addressing the administration of the Washington state patrol retirement system.
Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.
2SSB 5433 By Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Regala, Swecker, Rockefeller, Morton, Fraser, Ranker, Fairley and Shin)
Modifying provisions of local option taxes.
Referred to Committee on FINANCE.
SSB 5509 By Senate Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Senators Marr, Kauffman and Shin)
Clarifying rental car company charges, surcharges, and fees to be included in rental car agreements.
Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.
ESSB 5529 By Senate Committee on Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection (originally sponsored by Senators Jarrett and King)
Regarding architects.
Referred to Committee on COMMERCE & LABOR.
SSB 5537 By Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senator Fraser; by request of Office of Financial Management)
Eliminating the statutory debt limit.
Referred to Committee on CAPITAL BUDGET.
SSB 5571 By Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Oemig and Kohl-Welles; by request of Department of Revenue)
Requiring the use of electronic methods for taxes administered by the department of revenue, including filing of taxes, payment of taxes, assessment of taxes, and other taxpayer information.
Referred to Committee on FINANCE.
E2SSB 5649 By Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Rockefeller, Hobbs, Pridemore, Kohl-Welles, Keiser, Fraser, Sheldon, Shin, McAuliffe, Kline and Oemig)
Regarding energy efficiency in buildings.
Referred to Committee on TECHNOLOGY, ENERGY & COMMUNICATIONS.
ESSB 5651 By Senate Committee on Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection (originally sponsored by Senators Kohl-Welles, Delvin, Kline and Tom)
Providing humanitarian requirements for certain dog breeding practices.
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.
SB 5680 By Senators Jarrett, Zarelli, Shin, Kohl-Welles and Oemig
Modifying the property tax exemption for nonprofit artistic, scientific, historical, and performing arts organizations.
Referred to Committee on FINANCE.
ESSB 5682 By Senate Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Senators Haugen and Marr)
Requiring the secretary of transportation to realign the transportation regions.
Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.
E2SSB 5688 By Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Murray, McDermott, Kohl-Welles, Fairley, Hobbs, Ranker, Pridemore, Kauffman, Kline, Keiser, Regala, Fraser, Prentice, Oemig, Franklin, McAuliffe, Jarrett, Brown, Kilmer and Tom)
Expanding the rights and responsibilities of state registered domestic partners.
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.
2SSB 5691 By Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Brandland, Jacobsen, Shin and Parlette)
Improving boating programs.
Referred to Committee on ECOLOGY & PARKS.
SSB 5698 By Senate Committee on Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection (originally sponsored by Senators Murray, Kohl-Welles and Delvin)
Regulating soil and wetland science professions.
Referred to Committee on COMMERCE & LABOR.
SSB 5724 By Senate Committee on Environment, Water & Energy (originally sponsored by Senator Pridemore)
Concerning the generation of electricity from biomass energy that is a renewable resource.
Referred to Committee on TECHNOLOGY, ENERGY & COMMUNICATIONS.
E2SSB 5735 By Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Rockefeller, Hargrove, Jacobsen, Ranker, Fraser, Keiser, Jarrett, Franklin, Shin, Kohl-Welles, Regala, McAuliffe and Kline; by request of Governor Gregoire)
Reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Referred to Committee on ECOLOGY & PARKS.
SSB 5779 By Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education (originally sponsored by Senators McAuliffe, Hobbs, Jarrett and Tom)
Regarding adoption of school environmental health and safety rules.
Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.
SSB 5802 By Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education (originally sponsored by Senators Oemig, McAuliffe, Hobbs, Kauffman, Jarrett, Tom and Shin; by request of Governor Gregoire)
Changing professional educator standards board provisions.
Referred to Committee on EDUCATION.
ESSB 5828 By Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education (originally sponsored by Senators Jarrett, McAuliffe, Tom and Hobbs)
Authorizing certain school districts and educational service districts to designate a district treasurer.
Referred to Committee on EDUCATION.
ESSB 5840 By Senate Committee on Environment, Water & Energy (originally sponsored by Senators Marr, Honeyford, Rockefeller, Holmquist, Hatfield, Parlette, Ranker, Morton, Sheldon, Jarrett, Delvin and Hewitt)
Modifying the energy independence act.
Referred to Committee on TECHNOLOGY, ENERGY & COMMUNICATIONS.
E2SSB 5854 By Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Kilmer, Pridemore, Ranker, Rockefeller, Marr, Fraser, Kohl-Welles, Kline, Murray and Keiser)
Reducing climate pollution in the built environment.
Referred to Committee on TECHNOLOGY, ENERGY & COMMUNICATIONS.
ESSB 5880 By Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education (originally sponsored by Senators McAuliffe, Oemig, Hobbs and McDermott)
Providing flexibility in the education system.
Referred to Committee on EDUCATION.
ESSB 5889 By Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education (originally sponsored by Senators Hobbs, McAuliffe, McDermott and Oemig)
Providing flexibility in the education system.
Referred to Committee on EDUCATION.
ESSB 5890 By Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education (originally sponsored by Senators McDermott, McAuliffe, Oemig and Hobbs)
Providing flexibility in the education system.
Referred to Committee on EDUCATION.
E2SSB 5895 By Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Tom, Kohl-Welles, Fraser and McDermott)
Addressing residential real property construction improvements through warranty protections, legal remedies, third-party inspections, contractor registration requirements, worker certification standards, and bonding requirements. (REVISED FOR ENGROSSED: Addressing residential real property construction improvements through consumer education, warranty protections, legal remedies, third-party inspections, contractor registration requirements, worker certification standards, and bonding requirements. )
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.
SSB 5921 By Senate Committee on Economic Development, Trade & Innovation (originally sponsored by Senators Rockefeller, Pridemore, Ranker, Kline and Kohl-Welles)
Creating a clean energy leadership initiative.
Referred to Committee on TECHNOLOGY, ENERGY & COMMUNICATIONS.
SB 5951 By Senators Roach, Hatfield, Pridemore and McDermott
Protecting the voter's signature and telephone number on envelopes provided for return of voted ballots.
Referred to Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT & TRIBAL AFFAIRS.
SB 5952 By Senators McDermott, Murray, Fairley, Prentice, Kohl-Welles, Kline, Pridemore, Tom, Regala, Jacobsen, Marr, Oemig, Haugen, Franklin, Hobbs and McAuliffe
Modifying the definition of "sexual orientation" for malicious harassment prosecution purposes.
Referred to Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY & EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS.
SSB 5963 By Senate Committee on Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection (originally sponsored by Senators Kohl-Welles, Holmquist, King, Honeyford, Keiser, Franklin, Kline, Hewitt, Marr, Parlette, McCaslin, Schoesler and Morton)
Regarding unemployment insurance.
Referred to Committee on COMMERCE & LABOR.
ESSB 5967 By Senate Committee on Government Operations & Elections (originally sponsored by Senators Kohl-Welles, Fairley, Fraser, McAuliffe and Kline)
Prohibiting unfair practices in public community athletics programs by prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sex.
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.
SB 6104 By Senators Prentice and Tom; by request of Office of Financial Management and Department of Personnel
Addressing state agency hours of operation.
Referred to Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT & TRIBAL AFFAIRS.
SJM 8012 By Senators Fraser, Kohl-Welles, Prentice, Fairley, Berkey, Franklin, Regala, Marr, Shin, Eide, Kastama, Murray, Haugen, Oemig, McDermott and Kline
Urging adoption of a treaty fighting discrimination against women.
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.