Washington State Senate

Introduction and First Reading of
Bills, Memorials, Joint Resolutions and Concurrent Resolutions
2011 Regular Session of the 62nd Legislature
BRAD OWEN, President of the Senate MARGARITA PRENTICE, President Pro Tem
THOMAS HOEMANN, Secretary of the Senate PAULL SHIN, Vice President Pro Tem

January 20, 2011 - Thursday 11TH DAY
SB 5281 By Senators Hobbs, Holmquist Newbry, Hatfield, Haugen and Harper

Addressing public utility districts and deferred compensation and supplemental savings plans.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS, TRIBAL RELATIONS & ELECTIONS.

SB 5282 By Senators Chase, Prentice, Swecker and Nelson

Regarding field investigations on privately owned lands.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS, TRIBAL RELATIONS & ELECTIONS.

SB 5283 By Senators Hobbs, Benton, Schoesler, Honeyford, Zarelli, Prentice and Shin

Providing cost-saving measures and allocation of vouchers for low-income housing.

Referred to Committee on FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, HOUSING & INSURANCE.

SB 5284 By Senators Hobbs, Benton, Kastama, Tom, Litzow, Hatfield, Schoesler, Hill, Honeyford, Holmquist Newbry and Roach

Requiring state agencies to use private collection agencies.

Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE & CONSUMER PROTECTION.

SB 5285 By Senator Ranker

Concerning the issuance of liquor licenses for businesses located near schools.

Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE & CONSUMER PROTECTION.

SB 5286 By Senator Nelson

Concerning on-site wastewater treatment systems designer licensing.

Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT, WATER & ENERGY.

SB 5287 By Senators Hobbs, Shin and Haugen

Creating an independent four-year polytechnical college and an investment district to finance it.

Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION & WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.

SB 5288 By Senators McAuliffe, Rockefeller, Prentice, Chase, Kline, Shin and Fraser; by request of Department of Revenue

Providing the department of revenue with additional flexibility to achieve operational efficiencies through the expanded use of electronic means to remit and report taxes.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 5289 By Senators Murray and Zarelli

Concerning a business and occupation tax deduction for payments made to certain property management companies for personnel performing on-site functions.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 5290 By Senators Hatfield and Schoesler

Concerning a sales and use tax exemption for bait used by a fishing charter business.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 5291 By Senators Swecker, Rockefeller, Ranker, Fraser, Stevens, Nelson, Kohl-Welles and Conway; by request of Department of Fish and Wildlife

Improving recreational fishing opportunities in Puget Sound and Lake Washington.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES & MARINE WATERS.

SB 5292 By Senators Honeyford, Schoesler, Swecker, Holmquist Newbry and Roach

Exempting irrigation and drainage ditches from the definition of critical areas.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS, TRIBAL RELATIONS & ELECTIONS.

SB 5293 By Senators Schoesler, Swecker, Holmquist Newbry and Honeyford

Regarding the use of water delivered from the federal Columbia basin project.

Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT, WATER & ENERGY.

SB 5294 By Senators Swecker, Schoesler, Holmquist Newbry, Delvin and Honeyford

Regarding hours of availability of special purpose districts for inspection and copying of public records.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS, TRIBAL RELATIONS & ELECTIONS.

SB 5295 By Senators Delvin, Swecker, Schoesler, Holmquist Newbry, Honeyford and Hewitt

Regarding leases of irrigation district property.

Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE & RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

SB 5296 By Senators Keiser, Pflug and Conway; by request of Health Care Authority

Addressing public employee benefits law.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

SB 5297 By Senators Nelson, Conway, Harper, Chase, White, Kohl-Welles, Kline, Keiser, Prentice and Shin

Concerning signature gathering.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS, TRIBAL RELATIONS & ELECTIONS.

SB 5298 By Senators White, Ericksen, Carrell, Shin, Ranker, Hill and Conway

Authorizing the use of digital outdoor advertising signs to expand the state's emergency messaging capabilities.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 5299 By Senators Hargrove and Ranker

Regarding expediting appeals to the shoreline hearings board and the pollution control hearings board.

Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT, WATER & ENERGY.

SB 5300 By Senators Hargrove and Ranker

Enhancing the use of Washington natural resources in public buildings.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES & MARINE WATERS.

SB 5301 By Senators Regala and Carrell

Promoting traffic safety at certain intersections and on certain streets through the regulation of yellow change intervals, right turn movements, and signage and the provision of jurisdictional analysis, accident reporting, and infraction warnings.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 5302 By Senators Kohl-Welles, Holmquist Newbry, Conway, King and Hewitt

Modifying liquor permit and licensing provisions.

Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE & CONSUMER PROTECTION.

SB 5303 By Senators Rockefeller, White, Tom, Nelson, Shin, Keiser, Fraser, Parlette and Kline

Regulating loans made under the consumer loan act.

Referred to Committee on FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, HOUSING & INSURANCE.

SB 5304 By Senators Kilmer, Brown, Rockefeller, Tom, Murray, McAuliffe and Shin

Requiring forecasting of caseloads of the state need grant program and the Washington college bound scholarship program.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 5305 By Senators Chase and Swecker

Removing essential government services as a condition to exempt from taxation property belonging to any federally recognized Indian tribe located in the state.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS, TRIBAL RELATIONS & ELECTIONS.

SB 5306 By Senators Chase, Swecker and Roach

Permitting federally recognized Indian tribes to certify counselors as agency affiliated counselors.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS, TRIBAL RELATIONS & ELECTIONS.

SB 5307 By Senators Kilmer, Hewitt, Regala, Conway, Kastama, Hobbs, King, Rockefeller, Swecker and Roach

Concerning evaluating military training and experience toward meeting licensing requirements in medical professions.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

SB 5308 By Senators Kilmer, Hewitt, Regala, Conway, Kastama, Hobbs, King, Rockefeller, Swecker and Roach

Concerning evaluating military training and experience toward meeting certain professional licensing requirements.

Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE & CONSUMER PROTECTION.

SB 5309 By Senators Kline, Pflug and Keiser

Modifying certain deeds of trust provisions.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

SB 5310 By Senators Kline, Pflug and Keiser

Concerning false claims against the government.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

SB 5311 By Senators Kline, Conway, Prentice, Chase, Kohl-Welles, Shin, Kastama and Keiser

Clarifying agency relationships in reconveyances of deeds of trust.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

SB 5312 By Senators Kline, Kohl-Welles, Chase, Conway and Keiser

Concerning the publication of tax data to ensure the transparency of Washington's tax preferences and structure to the public while protecting confidential taxpayer information.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 5313 By Senators Kline, Carrell and Pflug

Concerning juvenile firearms and weapons crimes.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

SB 5314 By Senators Nelson, Carrell and McAuliffe; by request of Department of Early Learning

Regarding public disclosure of information relating to provision of child care and early learning services.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS, TRIBAL RELATIONS & ELECTIONS.

SB 5315 By Senators Becker, Pridemore, Delvin, Kastama, McAuliffe, Regala, Zarelli, Kilmer, Conway, Shin, Tom and Rockefeller; by request of Higher Education Coordinating Board

Regarding the provision of doctorate programs at the research university branch campuses in Washington.

Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION & WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.

SB 5316 By Senators Zarelli and Hewitt

Creating a Washington competition council.

Referred to Committee on ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TRADE & INNOVATION.

SB 5317 By Senator Kastama

Concerning shared parenting and its impact on youth school dropout and crime prevention.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

SB 5318 By Senators Eide, Kastama, Rockefeller and Shin; by request of Office of Regulatory Assistance

Addressing the office of regulatory assistance.

Referred to Committee on ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TRADE & INNOVATION.

SB 5319 By Senators Kastama, Chase, Shin, Kilmer and Conway

Providing that the manufacturing innovation and modernization extension service program is not to sunset.

Referred to Committee on ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TRADE & INNOVATION.

SB 5320 By Senators Chase, Kastama and Shin

Prioritizing infrastructure projects.

Referred to Committee on ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TRADE & INNOVATION.

SB 5321 By Senators Chase, Kastama and Shin

Concerning the responsibilities of the department of commerce and associate development organizations.

Referred to Committee on ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TRADE & INNOVATION.

SB 5322 By Senators Kastama, Chase and Hatfield

Creating a commission to restructure state government.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS, TRIBAL RELATIONS & ELECTIONS.

SB 5323 By Senators Shin, Swecker, Kastama, Hatfield, Delvin, Honeyford, Holmquist Newbry and Sheldon

Modifying retirement provisions for judges.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

SB 5324 By Senators Shin, Kastama, Kilmer, Nelson, Haugen, Hobbs, Sheldon, McAuliffe and Conway

Extending the Washington customized employment training program.

Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION & WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.

SB 5325 By Senators Shin, Hobbs, Nelson and Sheldon

Concerning trade promotion.

Referred to Committee on ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TRADE & INNOVATION.

SB 5326 By Senators Kline, Zarelli, Kohl-Welles, Nelson, Rockefeller and White

Concerning negligent driving resulting in substantial bodily harm, great bodily harm, or death of a vulnerable user of a public way.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

SB 5327 By Senators Carrell, Zarelli, Becker, Stevens, Baumgartner, Hewitt, King, Schoesler and Swecker

Limiting the use of public assistance electronic benefit cards.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

SB 5328 By Senators Zarelli, Carrell, Hewitt, King, Schoesler, Stevens and Swecker

Requiring verification of eligibility for public assistance.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

SB 5329 By Senators Carrell, Zarelli, Stevens, Becker, Baumgartner, Hewitt, King, Swecker and Holmquist Newbry

Creating a division of special investigations within the office of the state auditor.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

SB 5330 By Senators Zarelli, Carrell, Murray, Stevens, Shin, Baumgartner, Hewitt, King, Schoesler, Swecker and Holmquist Newbry

Requiring the temporary assistance for needy families grant to be dispensed as an electronic voucher benefit and limited to purposes benefiting children.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

SB 5331 By Senators Carrell, Zarelli, Becker, Stevens, Baumgartner, Hewitt, King, Schoesler, Swecker and Holmquist Newbry

Implementing an audit program for working connections child care providers.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

SB 5332 By Senators Rockefeller, Chase, Harper, Nelson, Prentice and Kline

Requiring the state to retrocede civil jurisdiction over Indians and Indian territory, reservations, country, and lands.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS, TRIBAL RELATIONS & ELECTIONS.

SB 5333 By Senators Stevens, Benton, Carrell, Becker, Swecker, Delvin and Schoesler

Verifying citizenship or lawful presence of individuals upon the renewal of their state issued driver's license or permit or identicard.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 5334 By Senators Stevens, Benton, Morton, Swecker and Roach

Requiring lawful presence in the United States for higher education financial aid.

Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION & WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.

SB 5335 By Senators Stevens, Benton, Carrell, Becker, Morton, Delvin, Swecker, Ericksen and Schoesler

Verifying that applicants for drivers' licenses, permits, and identicards are lawfully within the United States.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 5336 By Senators Stevens, Becker, Holmquist Newbry, Swecker, Roach, Carrell, Zarelli, Hargrove, Honeyford, Morton, Delvin, Ericksen, Parlette, Baumgartner and Hewitt

Limiting public funding for abortions.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

SB 5337 By Senators Stevens, Pflug, Honeyford, Swecker and Roach

Authorizing the provision of financial assistance to privately owned airports available for general use of the public.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 5338 By Senators Stevens, Benton, Swecker, Carrell, Delvin and Ericksen

Concerning lawful legal presence in the United States.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS, TRIBAL RELATIONS & ELECTIONS.

SB 5339 By Senators Nelson, Rockefeller, Ranker, Hobbs, White and Kline

Incorporating environmental review into certain proceedings involving gas and electrical companies.

Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT, WATER & ENERGY.

SB 5340 By Senators Keiser, Pflug and Conway

Concerning the criteria for the review of certificate of need applications.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

SB 5341 By Senators Keiser, Conway, Kohl-Welles and Kline

Requiring notice to injured workers by self-insured employers.

Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE & CONSUMER PROTECTION.

SB 5342 By Senators Haugen, Fain, Murray, Harper and Shin

Concerning the standard of evidence for appeals of valuation of property for purposes of taxation.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS, TRIBAL RELATIONS & ELECTIONS.

SB 5343 By Senators Haugen, Delvin, Hatfield, Honeyford, Becker, Shin and Schoesler

Concerning air emissions from anaerobic digesters.

Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE & RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

SJM 8000 By Senator Stevens

Requesting that unemployment insurance modernization funding be dispersed to states without requiring an expansion of state laws.

Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE & CONSUMER PROTECTION.

SJM 8001 By Senators Stevens, Carrell, Benton, Becker and Swecker

Calling on the President to adopt certain procedures if Congress makes any grants of money conditional on the voluntary adoption of new voter registration or voting procedures.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS, TRIBAL RELATIONS & ELECTIONS.

SJR 8206 By Senators Zarelli, Brown, Pridemore, Tom, Kilmer, White and Parlette

Requiring extraordinary revenue growth to be transferred to the budget stabilization account.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SJR 8207 By Senators Stevens, Benton, Becker, Carrell, Swecker and Ericksen

Declaring that English must be the language of all official proceedings.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS, TRIBAL RELATIONS & ELECTIONS.

SJR 8208 By Senators Stevens, Swecker, Schoesler, Delvin, Ericksen and Hewitt

Concerning health care services.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.