Washington State Senate 5th Order

Introduction & First Reading
Short Titles and Referrals
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

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2009 29TH DAY
SB 5926 By Senators Jacobsen and Morton

Regarding geoduck diver licenses.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES, OCEAN & RECREATION.

SB 5927 By Senator Morton

Regarding notice requirements for special meetings.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

SB 5928 By Senator Brown; by request of State Treasurer

Concerning the powers of the public deposit protection commission in regard to banks, savings banks, and savings associations as public depositaries.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 5929 By Senators Carrell, Hargrove, Honeyford, Hobbs and Roach

Including correctional employees who have completed government-sponsored law enforcement firearms training to the lists of law enforcement personnel that are exempt from certain firearm restrictions.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

SB 5930 By Senators Prentice and Tom

Regarding public employees' health care costs.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 5931 By Senators Murray, Delvin and Kline

Regarding mental health counselor privilege.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

SB 5932 By Senators Fairley, Pflug and Parlette

Concerning adult family homes.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

SB 5933 By Senators McDermott, Benton and Hobbs

Allowing the owner of a self-service storage facility to offer self-service storage insurance.

Referred to Committee on FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, HOUSING & INSURANCE.

SB 5934 By Senators Kohl-Welles, Keiser, Kline, Kauffman and McCaslin

Concerning conveyances used in prostitution-related offenses.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

SB 5935 By Senator McDermott

Regarding public school education programs for the prevention of child abuse.

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

SB 5936 By Senators Brandland and Kohl-Welles

Concerning consumer reports of employees or volunteers who will or may have unsupervised access to children, individuals with developmental disabilities, or vulnerable adults.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

SB 5937 By Senator Prentice

Exempting from sales and use tax sales for and use by tribal administration and programs of any landless Washington state federally recognized Indian tribe.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 5938 By Senators Ranker, Swecker, Haugen, Delvin, Eide, Sheldon and Jacobsen

Clarifying the permitting, training, and licensing process for driver training schools.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 5939 By Senators Hobbs, Schoesler, Benton, Fairley, McDermott, Keiser and Sheldon

Concerning personnel practices regarding exempt employment.

Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE & CONSUMER PROTECTION.

SB 5940 By Senator Honeyford

Concerning publicly owned industrial wastewater treatment facilities.

Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT, WATER & ENERGY.

SB 5941 By Senators Oemig, Kastama, Jarrett, McAuliffe, Marr and Hobbs

Regarding comprehensive education data improvement systems.

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

SB 5942 By Senators Prentice, Zarelli, Kohl-Welles, Kline, Shin, Marr, Brandland, Keiser, Murray, Hatfield, Fraser, Honeyford, Hargrove and Hewitt

Concerning the taxation of newspapers.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 5943 By Senators Hargrove, Stevens, Fairley, Regala, McAuliffe, Jarrett, Tom, Brandland, Kauffman, Kline and Delvin

Requiring performance-based contracts for the provision of child welfare services.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

SB 5944 By Senators Ranker, Brandland, Hargrove, Morton, Haugen, Shin, Fraser, Pridemore, Kastama, Kilmer, Jacobsen, Rockefeller, Sheldon, Kauffman, Berkey, Kline and Hobbs

Implementing a demonstration project to reduce phosphorus loading in Lake Whatcom.

Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT, WATER & ENERGY.

SB 5945 By Senators Keiser and Franklin

Creating the Washington health partnership plan.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

SB 5946 By Senators McDermott, Murray, Keiser, Fairley and Kline

Protecting freedom of student press and speech.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

SB 5947 By Senator Pflug

Reforming the health care system in Washington state.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

SB 5948 By Senators Shin, Kastama, Jacobsen, Franklin, Berkey and Hargrove

Regarding water conservation appliances.

Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT, WATER & ENERGY.

SB 5949 By Senator Marr

Creating a statewide centers of occupational health and education program.

Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE & CONSUMER PROTECTION.

SB 5950 By Senators Kline, Franklin and Keiser

Concerning criminal background checks.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

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 GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

SB 5952 By Senators McDermott, Murray, Fairley, Prentice, Kohl-Welles, Kline, Pridemore, Tom, Regala, Jacobsen, Marr, Oemig, Haugen, Franklin and Hobbs

Modifying the definition of "sexual orientation" for malicious harassment prosecution purposes.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

SB 5953 By Senators Kilmer, Ranker, Haugen, Marr and Rockefeller

Eliminating the requirement that security amounts for certain marine vessel contracts adequately protect one hundred percent of the state's or county's exposure to loss.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

FIRST READING OF HOUSE BILLS

ESHB 1906 By House Committee on Commerce & Labor (originally sponsored by Representatives Conway, Kenney, Wood, Moeller, Green, Hudgins, Williams, Dickerson, Sells, Sullivan, Appleton, Morrell, Hasegawa, Darneille, Ormsby, Kagi, Van De Wege, Santos, Goodman, McCoy, Cody, Simpson and Nelson)

Improving economic security through unemployment compensation.

Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE & CONSUMER PROTECTION.