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 23, 2011 - Wednesday 45TH DAY
SB 5851 By Senator Haugen

Repealing the model traffic ordinance.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 5852 By Senators Hewitt and Brown

Addressing the public employment of retirees from plan 1 of the teachers' retirement system and plan 1 of the public employees' retirement system.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 5853 By Senator Regala

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

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

SB 5854 By Senators Chase and Kline

Protecting salmon and steelhead spawning beds.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES & MARINE WATERS.

FIRST READING OF HOUSE BILLS

SHB 1001 By House Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Representatives Goodman, Kelley, Green, Kirby, Fitzgibbon, Stanford, Kagi, Ladenburg, Appleton, Hurst, Darneille and Moeller)

Placing restrictions on pro se defendants when questioning witnesses.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

EHB 1028 By Representatives Schmick, Takko, Fagan, Springer, Kretz, Shea, Blake and McCune

Using state correctional facility populations to determine population thresholds for certain local government purposes.

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

EHB 1050 By Representatives McCoy and Appleton

Regarding residential provisions for children of parents with military duties.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

SHB 1061 By House Committee on General Government Appropriations & Oversight (originally sponsored by Representatives Green and Kelley)

Concerning on-site wastewater treatment systems designer licensing.

Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT, WATER & ENERGY.

SHB 1103 By House Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Representatives Kristiansen, Morris and Armstrong)

Modifying the use of television viewers in motor vehicles.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SHB 1136 By House Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Representatives Eddy, Armstrong, Morris, Kristiansen, Chandler, Pearson and Kenney)

Creating volunteer firefighter special license plates.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

ESHB 1183 By House Committee on Health Care & Wellness (originally sponsored by Representatives Johnson, Cody, Ross, Kenney, Warnick, Maxwell, Schmick, Taylor, Hope, Haler, Goodman, Hinkle, Dickerson, McCune, Rodne, Armstrong, Ryu, Seaquist, Pedersen, Liias, Eddy, Appleton, Klippert, Kretz, Hasegawa, Fagan, Asay, Chandler, Angel, Ahern and Stanford)

Regarding institutions of higher education prohibiting hospitals or physicians from entering into agreements to provide clinical rotations or residencies to certain medical students. (REVISED FOR ENGROSSED: Regarding certain osteopathic or allopathic medical schools prohibiting hospitals or physicians from entering into agreements to provide clinical rotations to qualified osteopathic or allopathic medical students. )

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

HB 1207 By Representative Overstreet

Complying with the constitutional requirement to set a starting time for regular legislative sessions.

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

SHB 1211 By House Committee on Technology, Energy & Communications (originally sponsored by Representatives Rivers, Blake, Takko, Kretz, Van De Wege, Liias, Klippert, Smith, Chandler, Nealey, Fitzgibbon, Warnick, Moeller, Harris and Condotta)

Concerning utility donations to hunger programs.

Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT, WATER & ENERGY.

HB 1212 By Representatives Lytton, Smith, Blake and Warnick; by request of Department of Agriculture

Authorizing the department of agriculture to accept and expend gifts.

Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE & RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

HB 1227 By Representatives Ross, Taylor, Chandler, Hinkle, Warnick, Armstrong, Johnson, Moeller, Harris and Condotta

Concerning the waiver of restaurant corkage fees.

Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE & CONSUMER PROTECTION.

SHB 1237 By House Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Representatives Haler, Clibborn, Klippert and Moeller)

Concerning federal selective service registration upon application for an instruction permit, intermediate license, driver's license, or identicard.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

HB 1303 By Representatives Jinkins, Kelley, Van De Wege, Liias and Reykdal; 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.

SHB 1329 By House Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Representatives Maxwell, Liias, Haigh, Dammeier, Armstrong, McCoy, Finn, Billig, Hunt, Probst, Lytton, Kenney, Ryu, Frockt, Sells, Jacks, Orwall, Van De Wege, Roberts, Tharinger and Miloscia)

Creating "Music Matters" special license plates.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

ESHB 1332 By House Committee on Local Government (originally sponsored by Representatives Eddy, Anderson, Goodman, Takko, Liias, Springer, Rodne, Hurst and Tharinger)

Providing for the joint provision and management of municipal water, wastewater, storm and flood water, and related utility services.

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

HB 1334 By Representatives Nealey, Hurst, Walsh, Johnson, Klippert, Haler, Rodne, Bailey, Short, Dammeier, Pearson, McCune, Warnick, Hinkle, Kelley, Orcutt, Chandler, Rivers, Ross, Schmick and Smith

Authorizing civil judgments for assault.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

EHB 1398 By Representatives Fitzgibbon, Seaquist, Orwall, Springer, Upthegrove and Kenney

Creating an exemption from impact fees for low-income housing.

Referred to Committee on FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, HOUSING & INSURANCE.

SHB 1422 By House Committee on Technology, Energy & Communications (originally sponsored by Representatives Stanford, Orcutt, Chandler, Warnick, Van De Wege, Green, Smith, Jacks, Blake, Sullivan, McCoy, Kretz, Tharinger, Ryu, Short, Sells, Lytton, Liias, Frockt, Moscoso, Billig, Probst, Rolfes, Dunshee, Maxwell, Upthegrove and Kenney; by request of Commissioner of Public Lands)

Authorizing a forest biomass to aviation fuel demonstration project.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES & MARINE WATERS.

HB 1455 By Representative McCune

Concerning where an individual may petition to restore firearm possession rights.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

SHB 1495 By House Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Representatives Eddy, Rodne, Kirby, Armstrong, Hunter, Hinkle, Chandler, Pettigrew, Carlyle, Springer, Maxwell, Anderson, Clibborn, Kelley and Kenney)

Regarding the unfair competition that occurs when stolen or misappropriated information technology is used to manufacture products sold or offered for sale in this state.

Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE & CONSUMER PROTECTION.

SHB 1570 By House Committee on Technology, Energy & Communications (originally sponsored by Representatives Chandler and Morris)

Providing notice to the department of defense before siting energy facility projects.

Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT, WATER & ENERGY.

ESHB 1636 By House Committee on Labor & Workforce Development (originally sponsored by Representatives Upthegrove, Nealey, Ormsby, Green, Fitzgibbon, Liias, Orcutt, Maxwell, Sullivan, Pedersen, Anderson, Van De Wege, McCune, Orwall, Ross, Goodman, Sells, Bailey, Stanford, Pearson, Roberts, Kristiansen, Warnick, Cody, Moscoso and Billig)

Concerning services performed by amateur sports officials.

Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE & CONSUMER PROTECTION.