Washington State Senate
Introduction and First Reading of
Bills, Memorials, Joint Resolutions and Concurrent Resolutions
2009 Regular Session of the 61st Legislature
BRAD OWEN, President of the Senate ROSA FRANKLIN, President Pro Tem
THOMAS HOEMANN, Secretary of the Senate PAULL SHIN, Vice President Pro Tem
March 10, 2009 - Tuesday 58TH DAY
FIRST READING OF HOUSE BILLS
SHB 1038 By House Committee on General Government Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Orcutt, Blake, Kretz, Van De Wege, Warnick, McCune, Pearson, Kristiansen and Kessler)

Regarding specialized forest products.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES, OCEAN & RECREATION.
SHB 1062 By House Committee on Finance (originally sponsored by Representatives Takko, Warnick, Blake, Orcutt, Ericks and Morris)

Modifying the electrolytic processing business tax exemption.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.
SHB 1357 By House Committee on Health Care & Wellness (originally sponsored by Representatives Pettigrew, Dickerson, Orwall, Walsh, Moeller, Kenney and Wood)

Regarding the designation of "social worker."

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.
ESHB 1362 By House Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Representatives Goodman, Rodne, Sullivan, Williams, Orwall, O'Brien, Kirby, Chase and Conway)

Concerning conveyances used in prostitution-related offenses.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.
EHB 1385 By Representatives Haler, Van De Wege, Kessler, Pearson, Takko, Klippert, Blake, Morrell, Dammeier, Warnick, Smith and Johnson

Modifying provisions relating to sexual misconduct by school employees.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.
SHB 1418 By House Committee on Education (originally sponsored by Representatives Kagi, Priest, Sullivan, Walsh, Pettigrew, Roberts, Dickerson, Quall, Seaquist, Sells, Appleton, Hunt, Haler, Pedersen, Orwall, Ormsby, Hasegawa, Conway, Kenney, Maxwell, Santos, Probst, Driscoll, Goodman and Nelson)

Establishing a statewide dropout reengagement system.

Referred to Committee on EARLY LEARNING & K-12 EDUCATION.
2SHB 1429 By House Committee on Health & Human Services Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives O'Brien, Bailey, Sells, Hinkle, Cody, Kessler, Hudgins, Ericks, Moeller, Morrell and Ormsby)

Concerning respite care.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.
ESHB 1445 By House Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Representatives Simpson, O'Brien, Van De Wege, Goodman, Sullivan, Hunt, Ormsby, Conway and Santos)

Providing benefits to domestic partners under the Washington state patrol retirement system.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.
EHB 1460 By Representatives Morrell, Anderson, Bailey and Cody

Regarding critical access hospitals not subject to certificate of need review.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.
HB 1463 By Representatives Seaquist, Angel and Finn

Addressing the deferral of sales and use taxes due on the state route number 16 corridor improvements project.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.
HB 1491 By Representatives Pedersen, Rodne, Rolfes, Seaquist, Kenney, Upthegrove, Cody, Chase, Nelson, Moeller, Carlyle, Hunter, Roberts, Morrell, White, Wood, Dickerson and Goodman

Addressing when vehicles overtake and pass pedestrians or bicycles.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.
EHB 1616 By Representative Simpson

Addressing the state pension benefits of certain domestic partners.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.
E2SHB 1618 By House Committee on General Government Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives White, Nelson, Hudgins, Kenney, Sullivan, Carlyle, Hasegawa, Santos, Green, Miloscia, Orwall, Pedersen, Cody, Dickerson, Liias, Kelley, Pettigrew, Goodman, Simpson, Morrell and Ormsby)

Concerning community and surplus schools.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.
SHB 1683 By House Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Representatives Kirby, Goodman, Nelson, Campbell, Williams, Orwall, Green, Ormsby, Moeller and Pedersen)

Modifying provisions relating to consumer protection act violations.

Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE & CONSUMER PROTECTION.
SHB 1733 By House Committee on Finance (originally sponsored by Representatives Goodman, Blake, Springer, Eddy, Dunshee, Rolfes and Kessler)

Concerning the property tax current use valuation programs.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.
SHB 1761 By House Committee on State Government & Tribal Affairs (originally sponsored by Representatives Hasegawa, Appleton and Hurst)

Addressing the ethical use of legislative web sites.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.
SHB 1769 By House Committee on Early Learning & Children's Services (originally sponsored by Representatives Orwall, White, Dammeier, Clibborn, Nelson, Liias, Carlyle, Eddy, Upthegrove, Green, Chase, Seaquist, Miloscia, Kagi, Roberts, Kenney and Morrell)

Concerning housing assistance in dependency matters.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.
EHB 1815 By Representatives Sullivan, Orcutt, Hinkle, Simpson, Blake, Kristiansen, Haigh, Ericks, Van De Wege, Hope, Newhouse, Roach, Armstrong, Morrell, Takko, Campbell, McCune and Rolfes

Concerning current use valuation under the property tax open space program.

Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE & RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
HB 1830 By Representative Santos

Establishing business definitions for public contracting.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.
SHB 1838 By House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources (originally sponsored by Representatives Orcutt and Blake)

Creating a raffle-only limited recreational rainbow trout fishery in Spirit Lake.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES, OCEAN & RECREATION.
SHB 1845 By House Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Representatives Rodne and Pedersen; by request of Department of Social and Health Services)

Concerning medical support obligations.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.
HB 1878 By Representatives Jacks, Driscoll, Maxwell, Wallace, Quall, Green, Darneille, Moeller and Kenney; by request of Washington State School for the Blind

Authorizing the transfer of accumulated leave of employees of the state school for the blind and the school for the deaf.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.
2SHB 1899 By House Committee on Health & Human Services Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Warnick and Hinkle)

Concerning physicians holding a retired active license.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.
SHB 1900 By House Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Representatives Kelley and Hurst)

Requiring a disclosing entity to send notice to a vehicle owner no earlier than thirty days after granting a request for vehicle owner information.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.
HB 1912 By Representatives Armstrong, Hunt and Moeller; by request of Department of Social and Health Services

Concerning facilities to house sexually violent predators.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.
ESHB 1926 By House Committee on Health Care & Wellness (originally sponsored by Representatives Cody, Ericksen, Appleton, Pettigrew, Kenney, Moeller and Ormsby)

Exempting certain hospice agencies from certificate of need requirements.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.
2SHB 1946 By House Committee on Education Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Carlyle, Anderson, Wallace, Angel, White, Schmick, Hasegawa, Goodman, Sullivan, Haigh, Hudgins, Kenney and Maxwell)

Regarding higher education online technology.

Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION & WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.
2SHB 1951 By House Committee on General Government Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Finn, Short, Takko, Walsh, Blake, Johnson, McCune, Pearson, Williams and Van De Wege)

Regarding the operation and management of salmonid hatcheries.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES, OCEAN & RECREATION.
SHB 1952 By House Committee on Capital Budget (originally sponsored by Representatives Kenney, Ormsby, Blake, Flannigan, Maxwell, Pettigrew, Springer, Hudgins, Liias, Morrell, White, Conway, Hasegawa, Chase, Sullivan, Dickerson, Wood and Santos)

Regarding the building communities fund program competitive process.

Referred to Committee on ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TRADE & INNOVATION.
SHB 1953 By House Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Representatives Conway, Bailey, Seaquist, Hurst, Van De Wege, Green, Simpson, Crouse, Orcutt, Ormsby, Williams and Hinkle; by request of Select Committee on Pension Policy and LEOFF Plan 2 Retirement Board)

Allowing department of fish and wildlife enforcement officers to transfer service credit.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.
SHB 1957 By House Committee on Capital Budget (originally sponsored by Representatives Jacks, Warnick and Van De Wege)

Identifying qualified applicants and procedures within the Washington wildlife and recreation program.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES, OCEAN & RECREATION.
ESHB 1959 By House Committee on Local Government & Housing (originally sponsored by Representatives Simpson, Rodne, Williams and Armstrong; by request of Governor Gregoire)

Concerning land use and transportation planning for marine container ports.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.
SHB 1972 By House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources (originally sponsored by Representatives Dunshee, Blake and Williams)

Regarding access to information for outdoor recreation and wildlife viewing opportunities.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES, OCEAN & RECREATION.
SHB 1981 By House Committee on Finance (originally sponsored by Representatives Driscoll, Parker, Wood and Ormsby)

Modifying the rural county tax credit provided in chapter 82.62 RCW.

Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE & RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
SHB 2071 By House Committee on Early Learning & Children's Services (originally sponsored by Representatives Green, Kagi, Miloscia, Pettigrew, Nelson, Haler, Priest, Goodman, Conway, Ormsby, Santos and Kenney)

Concerning education for parents of needy families.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.
ESHB 2072 By House Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Representatives Wallace, Clibborn and Wood)

Concerning transportation for persons with special transportation needs.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.
ESHB 2125 By House Committee on Community & Economic Development & Trade (originally sponsored by Representatives Santos and Kenney)

Addressing community preservation and development authorities.

Referred to Committee on ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TRADE & INNOVATION.
ESHB 2128 By House Committee on Health Care & Wellness (originally sponsored by Representatives Seaquist and Simpson)

Concerning health care coverage for children.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.
SHB 2157 By House Committee on General Government Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representative Springer; by request of Governor Gregoire)

Consolidating certain salmon recovery activities and programs within the recreation and conservation office.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES, OCEAN & RECREATION.
SHB 2160 By House Committee on Health Care & Wellness (originally sponsored by Representatives Driscoll, Hinkle, Cody, Bailey, Kelley, Wood and Morrell; by request of Governor Gregoire)

Concerning health carrier payment of wellness incentives.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.
HB 2165 By Representatives Van De Wege, Haler, Blake, Kretz, McCoy, Hinkle, Ormsby, Nelson, Eddy, Hasegawa, Takko, Chase, Kenney, Warnick and Morrell; by request of Department of Natural Resources

Authorizing the department of natural resources to conduct a forest biomass energy demonstration project.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES, OCEAN & RECREATION.
SHB 2196 By House Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Representatives Ericks and Ormsby)

Including service credit transferred from the law enforcement officers' and firefighters' retirement system plan 1 in the determination of eligibility for military service credit.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.
SHB 2214 By House Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Representative Simpson)

Concerning airport operators financing consolidated rental car facilities and common use transportation equipment and facilities.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.
ESHB 2289 By House Committee on Capital Budget (originally sponsored by Representative McCoy)

Expanding the energy freedom program.

Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT, WATER & ENERGY.