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

February 10, 2011 - Thursday 32ND DAY
SB 5755 By Senators Ranker and White

Concerning county and city additional real estate excise tax authority.

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

SB 5756 By Senators Hobbs, Keiser and Kline

Expanding insurance coverage of neurodevelopmental therapies.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

SB 5757 By Senators Nelson and Kline

Protecting groundwater.

Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT, WATER & ENERGY.

SB 5758 By Senators Kilmer, Zarelli, Tom, Holmquist Newbry, Kohl-Welles, Ericksen, Kastama, Schoesler and Shin

Regarding management of dedicated accounts for comprehensive institutions of higher education.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 5759 By Senators Shin, Becker and Conway

Regarding animal disease traceability.

Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE & RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

SB 5760 By Senators White, King, Haugen and Sheldon

Clarifying regulations that impact freight rail operations necessary to improve Washington state's trade competitiveness, economic viability, and multimodal transportation infrastructure.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 5761 By Senator Pridemore; by request of Governor Gregoire

Addressing management and consolidation of state information technology.

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

SB 5762 By Senators Prentice, Swecker, Honeyford and Tom

Concerning interest arbitration panel determinations related to local government.

Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE & CONSUMER PROTECTION.

SB 5763 By Senators Ranker, Ericksen, Morton, Fraser and Shin; by request of Department of Revenue

Amending the existing nonresident retail sales tax exemption.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 5764 By Senators Kastama, Chase, Shin, Kilmer, Brown, Conway and McAuliffe

Creating innovate Washington.

Referred to Committee on ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TRADE & INNOVATION.

SB 5765 By Senators Benton, Prentice and McAuliffe

Providing a use tax exemption for items purchased from a nonprofit organization conducting fund-raising activities.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 5766 By Senators Roach and Pridemore

Addressing fire protection district commissioners.

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

SB 5767 By Senators Roach, Carrell and Delvin

Providing for special hunting season permit preference points.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES & MARINE WATERS.

SB 5768 By Senators Haugen, Swecker and McAuliffe

Creating the department of heritage, arts, and culture.

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

SB 5769 By Senators Rockefeller, Pridemore, Kohl-Welles, White, Chase, Murray, Ranker, Regala, Fraser, Shin and Kline

Regarding coal-fired electric generation facilities.

Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT, WATER & ENERGY.

SB 5770 By Senators Holmquist Newbry, King, Stevens and Kohl-Welles

Concerning gross revenues for raffles held by certain bona fide charitable or bona fide nonprofit organizations.

Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE & CONSUMER PROTECTION.

SB 5771 By Senators White, Kastama, King, Haugen and Shin

Implementing public-private partnership best practices for nontoll transportation projects.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 5772 By Senators Becker, Carrell and Stevens

Concerning the establishment of board of health rules on fluoridation levels where fluoridation is practiced by public drinking water systems.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

FIRST READING OF HOUSE BILLS

EHB 1091 By Representatives Sells, Reykdal and Kenney; by request of Governor Gregoire

Modifying the unemployment insurance program.

BOOST.