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 24, 2011 - Monday 15TH DAY
SB 5380 By Senators White, Harper, Pridemore, Kline, Nelson, Kohl-Welles and Tom

Regulating tobacco products.

Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE & CONSUMER PROTECTION.

SB 5381 By Senators Prentice and Regala

Adjusting voting requirements for emergency medical service levies.

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

SB 5382 By Senators Regala, Carrell, Kastama, Parlette and Shin

Providing a business and occupation tax deduction for amounts related to the provision of mental health services.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 5383 By Senators Conway, Benton and Hobbs

Clarifying the manufactured housing and mobile home program functions and account.

Referred to Committee on FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, HOUSING & INSURANCE.

SB 5384 By Senators Haugen, King and Shin; by request of Attorney General

Revising the admissibility in a civil action of failing to wear safety belt assemblies and failing to use child restraint systems.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

SB 5385 By Senators Regala, Ranker, Rockefeller and Fraser; by request of Department of Fish and Wildlife

Increasing revenue to the state wildlife account.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 5386 By Senator Pridemore

Creating an organ donation work group.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

SB 5387 By Senators Hobbs, Litzow and Haugen

Addressing the regulation of self-insurance programs by the state risk manager.

Referred to Committee on FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, HOUSING & INSURANCE.

SB 5388 By Senators Parlette, Regala, Holmquist Newbry, Hatfield and Honeyford

Limiting liability for making certain land and water areas available for recreational use under a hydroelectric license.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES & MARINE WATERS.

SB 5389 By Senators McAuliffe and Shin; by request of Department of Early Learning

Regarding membership of the early learning advisory council.

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

SB 5390 By Senators Prentice, Becker, Pridemore, Conway, Keiser, Pflug, Parlette and Tom

Authorizing Washington pharmacies to fill prescriptions written by advanced registered nurse practitioners in other states.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

SB 5391 By Senator Kohl-Welles

Concerning the excise taxation of zoos.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 5392 By Senators McAuliffe, Litzow, Fain, Nelson, Hill, Harper, Eide, Shin, Kohl-Welles, Tom and Roach

Including technology as a stated educational core concept and principle.

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

SB 5393 By Senators Hargrove, Stevens, Harper, Regala, White, Carrell, McAuliffe, Shin and Tom

Providing for unannounced visits to homes with dependent children.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

SB 5394 By Senators Keiser, Becker, Pflug, Conway, Kline and Parlette

Concerning primary care health homes and chronic care management.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

SB 5395 By Senators Hargrove and Stevens

Changing provisions involving domestic violence fatality review panels.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

SB 5396 By Senators Murray, Keiser and Prentice

Concerning the employment of physicians by nursing homes.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

SB 5397 By Senators Benton, Hobbs and Shin; by request of Insurance Commissioner

Regulating unauthorized insurance.

Referred to Committee on FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, HOUSING & INSURANCE.

SB 5398 By Senators Keiser and Kline; by request of Insurance Commissioner

Concerning the insurance commissioner's authority to review and disapprove rates for certain insurance products.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

SB 5399 By Senators Tom, Litzow, Hill, Hobbs, King, Hargrove, Sheldon, Ranker and Shin

Regarding school employee workforce reductions and assignments.

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

SB 5400 By Senator Prentice

Concerning manufactured/mobile home park rent adjustment.

Referred to Committee on FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, HOUSING & INSURANCE.

SB 5401 By Senators Chase, Kastama and McAuliffe

Authorizing use of sales and use tax proceeds for certain public facilities in innovation partnership zones for economic development purposes.

Referred to Committee on ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TRADE & INNOVATION.

SB 5402 By Senators Chase, Kastama, Hatfield, Shin, Hobbs, Prentice, Pridemore and McAuliffe

Concerning tax deferrals for economic development investment projects in innovation partnership zones.

Referred to Committee on ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TRADE & INNOVATION.

SB 5403 By Senators Chase, Kastama, Shin, Prentice, McAuliffe and Pridemore

Authorizing local improvement district funding to benefit innovation partnership zones for the purposes of economic development.

Referred to Committee on ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TRADE & INNOVATION.

SB 5404 By Senators Chase, Kastama, Hatfield, Shin, Prentice, McAuliffe, Kohl-Welles, Conway and Keiser

Authorizing community economic revitalization board funding to benefit innovation partnership zones.

Referred to Committee on ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TRADE & INNOVATION.

SB 5405 By Senators Haugen, King, Sheldon, Fain, Hargrove, Becker, Prentice, Shin and Tom

Promoting efficiency in the Washington state ferry system through personnel and administration reforms.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 5406 By Senators Haugen, Sheldon, Hobbs, Prentice and Shin

Concerning the performance of state ferry system management.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 5407 By Senators Haugen, King, Becker, Prentice, Honeyford and Hargrove

Concerning the issuance of drivers' licenses, drivers' instruction permits, juvenile agricultural driving permits, and identicards.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 5408 By Senators King, Haugen, Becker and Prentice

Concerning Washington state ferry system personnel and projects.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 5409 By Senators King and Haugen

Removing commercial ferries operating in Puget Sound from the jurisdiction of the utilities and transportation commission.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 5410 By Senators Fraser, Honeyford, Kohl-Welles and Shin

Requiring scrap metal businesses to pay no later than thirty days after a transaction involving metal property valued at greater than thirty dollars.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

SB 5411 By Senators Kilmer, Fain, Hill, Tom, Kastama, Hobbs, Hatfield and Shin

Concerning fiscal note instructions.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 5412 By Senators Keiser, Kohl-Welles, Kline, Roach, Conway, Hobbs and Chase

Providing remedies for whistleblowers in the conveyance work industry.

Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE & CONSUMER PROTECTION.

SB 5413 By Senators Kilmer and Swecker

Allowing a majority of landowners to petition the county legislative authority to vacate and abandon the frontage of a county road.

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