Washington State Senate

Introduction and First Reading of
Bills, Memorials, Joint Resolutions and Concurrent Resolutions
2012 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 19, 2012 - Thursday 11TH DAY
SB 6352 By Senators Hobbs, Keiser, Fain, Benton and McAuliffe

Extending the age for service in the Washington state guard.

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

SB 6353 By Senator Ranker

Concerning the application of chapter 80.50 RCW to the construction, reconstruction, or modification of certain electrical transmission facilities.

Referred to Committee on ENERGY, NATURAL RESOURCES & MARINE WATERS.

SB 6354 By Senators Rolfes, Kastama, Chase, Tom, Frockt and McAuliffe

Requiring state agencies to offer electronic filing for business forms.

Referred to Committee on ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TRADE & INNOVATION.

SB 6355 By Senators Rolfes, Kastama and Chase

Concerning associate development organizations.

Referred to Committee on ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TRADE & INNOVATION.

SB 6356 By Senators Rolfes, Kastama, Chase, Shin, Tom and Frockt

Concerning an interagency work group on establishing a single portal for Washington businesses.

Referred to Committee on ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TRADE & INNOVATION.

SB 6357 By Senators Rolfes, Conway, Keiser, Chase, Benton and McAuliffe

Increasing the purchase of made in America products by the state of Washington.

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

SB 6358 By Senator Rolfes

Encouraging economic development by requiring the employment assistance program to include certain job placement services with private employers.

Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE & CONSUMER PROTECTION.

SB 6359 By Senators Eide, Kastama, Kilmer and McAuliffe

Modifying provisions related to the office of regulatory assistance.

Referred to Committee on ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TRADE & INNOVATION.

SB 6360 By Senators Keiser, Pflug and Shin

Creating the Washington health care cost commission.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

SB 6361 By Senators Pflug and Keiser

Concerning shared decision making.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

SB 6362 By Senators Keiser, King and Conway

Requiring notice to patients for certain charges at a health care facility.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

SB 6363 By Senators Swecker and Pridemore

Addressing the mobilization of all risk resources during an emergency.

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

SB 6364 By Senators Hobbs, Shin and McAuliffe; by request of Washington State Department of Commerce

Modifying the foreclosure fairness act.

Referred to Committee on FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, HOUSING & INSURANCE.

SB 6365 By Senators Hatfield, Swecker, Prentice, Holmquist Newbry, Pridemore, Haugen, Hobbs, Parlette and Shin

Waiving and clarifying certain requirements for port district small public works projects.

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

SB 6366 By Senator Pridemore

Establishing a theater license to sell beer, including strong beer, or wine, or both, at retail for consumption on theater premises.

Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE & CONSUMER PROTECTION.

SB 6367 By Senator Chase

Allowing a qualifying utility to count certain residential distributed generation at ten times the facility's output for the purposes of meeting the utility's annual target under chapter 19.285 RCW, the energy independence act.

Referred to Committee on ENERGY, NATURAL RESOURCES & MARINE WATERS.

SB 6368 By Senators Chase, Kastama, Shin and Conway

Concerning the Washington manufacturing innovation and modernization extension service program.

Referred to Committee on ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TRADE & INNOVATION.

SB 6369 By Senators Chase and Shin

Protecting environmental quality and human health.

Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT.

SB 6370 By Senator Chase

Modifying the definition of "lowest reasonable cost" for the purposes of chapter 19.280 RCW, electric utility resource plans.

Referred to Committee on ENERGY, NATURAL RESOURCES & MARINE WATERS.

SB 6371 By Senators Shin, Benton, Chase, Haugen, Kilmer, Delvin, Hatfield, Schoesler, Becker, McAuliffe and Conway

Extending the customized employment training program.

Referred to Committee on ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TRADE & INNOVATION.

SB 6372 By Senator Swecker

Reducing nontax administration costs associated with the conduct of city and county operations.

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

SB 6373 By Senators Kilmer, Kastama, Parlette and Shin

Concerning economic development by requiring performance audits of certain permit practices by the state auditor.

Referred to Committee on ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TRADE & INNOVATION.

SB 6374 By Senators Kilmer, Tom, Kastama, Frockt, Harper, Hatfield, Kohl-Welles and McAuliffe

Enacting the educational success for youth and alumni of foster care act.

Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION & WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.

SB 6375 By Senators Kilmer, Tom, Harper, Hatfield, Brown, Frockt and McAuliffe

Creating the math performance incentive program.

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

SB 6376 By Senator Kline

Increasing the authority of the forensic investigations council to assist local jurisdictions in identification of human remains.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

SB 6377 By Senator Zarelli

Improving budget sustainability by modifying education funding mandates.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 6378 By Senators Zarelli, Baumgartner, Parlette, Hill and Tom

Reforming the state retirement plans.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 6379 By Senator Zarelli

Directing unclaimed lottery prize money to the general fund.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 6380 By Senators Tom, Ranker, Hill, Pridemore, Nelson, Baumgartner, Keiser, Hargrove, Harper, Hobbs, Hatfield, Kilmer, Chase, Rolfes and Frockt

Concerning electric vehicle charging stations.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 6381 By Senators Prentice, Pridemore, Nelson, Chase, Murray, Conway, Kline, Harper, Keiser and McAuliffe

Enacting the Washington voting rights act of 2012.

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

SB 6382 By Senators Keiser, Parlette and McAuliffe

Creating a medication assistant endorsement for certified nursing assistants who work in nursing homes.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

SB 6383 By Senators Benton, Eide, Schoesler, Kohl-Welles, Chase, Padden, Stevens, Hobbs, Pflug, Hargrove, Harper, McAuliffe, Prentice, Shin, Fraser, Fain, Hill, Baumgartner, Nelson, Swecker, Holmquist Newbry, Kline, Hatfield, Becker, Conway, Hewitt, King, Parlette, Ranker, Litzow, Zarelli, Ericksen, Morton and Honeyford

Regarding Washington interscholastic activities association penalties.

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

SB 6384 By Senators Parlette, Murray, Keiser, Fraser, Carrell, Kline, Pridemore, Frockt, Delvin, Harper, Fain, Honeyford, Benton, Hobbs, Hewitt, Shin, Regala, McAuliffe, Conway, Kohl-Welles, Roach, Haugen and Nelson

Ensuring that persons with developmental disabilities be given the opportunity to transition to a community access program after enrollment in an employment program.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

SB 6385 By Senators Parlette, Fraser, Morton, Ranker and Shin

Extending the tenure of the habitat and recreation lands coordinating group.

Referred to Committee on ENERGY, NATURAL RESOURCES & MARINE WATERS.

SB 6386 By Senators Carrell, Becker, Zarelli, Hargrove, Delvin, Schoesler, Honeyford and Keiser

Enacting measures to reduce public assistance fraud.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

SB 6387 By Senator Ranker

Concerning state parks, recreation, and natural resources fiscal matters.

Referred to Committee on ENERGY, NATURAL RESOURCES & MARINE WATERS.

SJM 8014 By Senators Chase and Tom

Requesting a reduction in federal military spending by ending the war in Afghanistan.

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