Washington State Senate 5th Order

Introduction & First Reading
Short Titles and Referrals
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

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2012 38TH DAY
FIRST READING OF HOUSE BILLS

ESHB 1508 By House Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Representatives Takko, Probst and Van De Wege)

Protecting sport shooting ranges.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

SHB 1556 By House Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Representatives Kirby, Orwall, Miloscia, Stanford, Kelley, Blake and Smith)

Increasing the penalties for first-time offenders of driving or being in physical control of a vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

E3SHB 1860 By House Committee on General Government Appropriations & Oversight (originally sponsored by Representative Hurst)

Regarding partisan elections.

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

2SHB 2156 By House Committee on Education Appropriations & Oversight (originally sponsored by Representatives Kenney, Sells, Haler, Seaquist, Hansen, Maxwell and Carlyle; by request of Governor Gregoire)

Regarding coordination and evaluation of workforce training for aerospace and materials manufacturing.

Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION & WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.

SHB 2176 By House Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Representatives Goodman, Hope, Dunshee, Kelley and Fitzgibbon)

Extending the time to enforce civil judgments for damages caused by impaired drivers.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

2SHB 2216 By House Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Representatives Hurst, Pearson, Van De Wege, Dahlquist, Tharinger, Goodman, Johnson, Dammeier, Sells, Kelley, McCune and Kristiansen)

Increasing penalties for vehicular homicide and vehicular assault.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

E2SHB 2238 By House Committee on General Government Appropriations & Oversight (originally sponsored by Representatives Wilcox, Clibborn, Armstrong, Billig, Takko, Rivers, Angel, Hinkle, Schmick, Orcutt, Johnson, Warnick, Dahlquist, Blake and Chandler)

Regarding wetlands mitigation. (REVISED FOR ENGROSSED: Regarding environmental mitigation. )

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SHB 2239 By House Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Representatives Pedersen, Goodman, Rodne and Hudgins; by request of Washington State Bar Association)

Establishing social purpose corporations.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

HB 2240 By Representatives Moscoso, Fitzgibbon and Miloscia

Concerning public improvement contracts involving federally funded transit facility projects.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

E2SHB 2253 By House Committee on General Government Appropriations & Oversight (originally sponsored by Representatives Fitzgibbon, Billig and Jinkins)

Modernizing the functionality of the state environmental policy act.

Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT.

SHB 2263 By House Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Representatives Kagi, Walsh, Carlyle, Ladenburg, Darneille, Goodman, Fitzgibbon, Jinkins, Roberts, Ryu and Kenney)

Reinvesting savings resulting from changes in the child welfare system.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

E2SHB 2265 By House Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Representatives Probst, Haler, Haigh, Rivers, Zeiger, Seaquist, Sells, Jinkins, Roberts, Hunt, Santos, Kelley, Finn and Ryu)

Creating the Washington works indicators work group. (REVISED FOR ENGROSSED: Establishing Washington works indicators for four-year institutions of higher education. )

Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION & WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.

SHB 2272 By House Committee on Business & Financial Services (originally sponsored by Representative Appleton)

Concerning antifreeze products.

Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE & CONSUMER PROTECTION.

2SHB 2289 By House Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Representatives Kagi, Walsh, Roberts, Carlyle, Jinkins, Ormsby and Dickerson)

Establishing a flexible approach to child protective services.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

SHB 2296 By House Committee on Technology, Energy & Communications (originally sponsored by Representatives Morris, McCoy, Ryu and Hudgins)

Concerning the siting of biofuel processing facilities.

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

SHB 2297 By House Committee on Technology, Energy & Communications (originally sponsored by Representatives Morris, McCoy, Eddy, Hudgins, Ormsby and Fitzgibbon)

Authorizing the establishment of an energy efficiency improvement loan fund.

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

ESHB 2302 By House Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Representatives Goodman, Warnick, Kenney, Kagi, Liias, Orwall, Billig, Hasegawa, Finn, Kelley, Rodne, Moeller, Dammeier, Reykdal, Van De Wege, Maxwell, Tharinger, Sells, Jinkins, Hurst, Green, McCoy, Smith, Pearson, Appleton, Darneille, Hunt, Fitzgibbon, Miloscia, Zeiger, Ryu, Stanford, Johnson and Seaquist; by request of Washington State Patrol)

Concerning being under the influence with a child in the vehicle.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

HB 2304 By Representatives Hudgins, Hunt and Moscoso; by request of Department of Health and Department of Ecology

Transferring the low-level radioactive waste site use permit program from the department of ecology to the department of health.

Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT.

ESHB 2330 By House Committee on Health Care & Wellness (originally sponsored by Representatives Cody, Jinkins, Darneille, Pollet, Wylie, Appleton, Goodman, Pedersen, Roberts, Van De Wege, Carlyle, Maxwell, Fitzgibbon, Hudgins, Reykdal, Santos, McCoy, Clibborn, Kagi, Lytton, Moscoso, Springer, Eddy, Liias, Hunt, Moeller, Tharinger, Billig, Kenney, Ryu, Dickerson, Stanford and Ormsby)

Concerning health plan coverage for the voluntary termination of a pregnancy.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

ESHB 2341 By House Committee on Health Care & Wellness (originally sponsored by Representatives Jinkins, Cody, Ladenburg, Van De Wege, Green, Reykdal, Moeller, Tharinger, McCoy, Darneille and Hunt)

Concerning community benefits provided by hospitals.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

HB 2353 By Representatives Liias and Condotta

Allowing lunch breaks for registered tow truck operators while requiring reasonable availability.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

ESHB 2372 By House Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Representatives Pollet, Kenney, Reykdal, Dickerson, Jinkins, Wylie, Hasegawa, Pettigrew, Billig, Pedersen, Ryu, Fitzgibbon, Darneille, Blake, Finn, Eddy and Kagi)

Concerning tow truck employee certification and private impound rates.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SHB 2375 By House Committee on State Government & Tribal Affairs (originally sponsored by Representatives Appleton and Hunt)

Making conforming amendments made necessary by reorganizing and streamlining central service functions, powers, and duties of state government.

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

HB 2400 By Representatives Hunt, Hudgins, Upthegrove, Ormsby, Green, Miloscia and Moscoso

Regarding cost savings and efficiencies in mailing notices of revocation to habitual traffic offenders.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

HB 2401 By Representatives Hunt, Hudgins, Upthegrove, Ormsby, Green and Miloscia

Regarding cost savings and efficiencies in mailing notices of possible license suspension for noncompliance with child support orders.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

HB 2405 By Representatives Goodman, Rodne, Hurst, Kelley, Pearson, Van De Wege, Fitzgibbon, Ormsby, Hasegawa, Pollet, Miloscia and Blake

Ordering offenders convicted of vehicular homicide due to alcohol or drugs to pay child support for the victims' minor children.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

SHB 2416 By House Committee on Local Government (originally sponsored by Representative Takko)

Concerning equitable allocation of auditor costs.

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

2SHB 2443 By House Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Representatives Goodman, Pedersen, Hurst, Kelley, Blake, Fitzgibbon, Ormsby, Hasegawa and Miloscia)

Increasing accountability of persons who drive impaired.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

HB 2488 By Representatives Green, Ladenburg, Kelley, Dammeier and Upthegrove

Concerning municipally produced class A biosolids.

Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT.

E2SHB 2536 By House Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Representatives Dickerson, Johnson, Goodman, Hinkle, Kretz, Pettigrew, Warnick, Cody, Harris, Kenney, Kagi, Darneille, Orwall, Condotta, Ladenburg, Appleton, Jinkins and Maxwell)

Concerning the use of evidence-based practices for the delivery of services to children and juveniles.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

ESHB 2570 By House Committee on Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness (originally sponsored by Representatives Goodman, Hurst and Ross)

Addressing metal property theft.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

ESHB 2571 By House Committee on Health & Human Services Appropriations & Oversight (originally sponsored by Representatives Parker, Cody, Dammeier, Darneille, Alexander, Schmick, Orcutt, Hurst and Kelley)

Concerning waste, fraud, and abuse prevention, detection, and recovery to improve program integrity for medical services programs. (REVISED FOR ENGROSSED: Concerning waste, fraud, and abuse detection, prevention, and recovery solutions to improve program integrity for medical services programs. )

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SHB 2590 By House Committee on Business & Financial Services (originally sponsored by Representatives Bailey and Buys; by request of Pollution Liability Insurance Agency)

Extending the expiration of the pollution liability insurance agency's authority and its funding source.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

HB 2604 By Representatives Dickerson and Kenney; by request of Department of Health and Washington State Department of Commerce

Transferring the powers, duties, and functions of the developmental disabilities endowment from the department of health to the department of commerce.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SHB 2605 By House Committee on Capital Budget (originally sponsored by Representative Dunshee; by request of Department of Ecology)

Establishing a water pollution control revolving administration fee.

Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT.

ESHB 2614 By House Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Representatives Kenney, Ryu, Hasegawa and Santos)

Limiting deficiency judgments pertaining to residual debts following short sales of owner-occupied residential property secured by deeds of trust.

Referred to Committee on FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, HOUSING & INSURANCE.

SHB 2615 By House Committee on Local Government (originally sponsored by Representatives Goodman and Kagi)

Authorizing benefit charges for the enhancement of fire protection services.

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

HB 2624 By Representatives Hunt and Taylor; by request of Office of Financial Management

Concerning the administration of medical expense plans for state government retirees.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SHB 2648 By House Committee on Health & Human Services Appropriations & Oversight (originally sponsored by Representatives Cody, Dickerson, Green and Kenney)

Removing the expiration for the additional surcharge imposed on registered nurses and licensed practical nurses.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

ESHB 2669 By House Committee on Labor & Workforce Development (originally sponsored by Representatives Ormsby and Moscoso)

Enforcing the payment of prevailing wages.

Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE & CONSUMER PROTECTION.

EHB 2671 By Representatives Takko and Fitzgibbon; by request of Department of Ecology

Clarifying procedures for appealing department of ecology final action on a local shoreline master program by ensuring consistency with existing procedural provisions of the growth management act, chapter 36.70A RCW, the administrative procedure act, chapter 34.05 RCW, and the state environmental policy act, chapter 43.21C RCW.

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

SHB 2673 By House Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Representatives Clibborn, Hunt, Liias, Kenney, Lytton, Green, Probst, Goodman, Dickerson, Ryu, Seaquist, Darneille, Cody, Carlyle, Sullivan, Kirby, Ormsby, Ladenburg, Moscoso, Springer, Hasegawa, Maxwell, Wylie, Tharinger and Pollet)

Addressing transportation workforce development.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

HB 2697 By Representatives Ormsby and Bailey

Addressing membership on city disability boards.

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

ESHB 2722 By House Committee on Capital Budget (originally sponsored by Representatives Parker, Dunshee, Warnick, Zeiger, Angel and Santos)

Concerning surplus property.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SHB 2733 By House Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Representatives Jinkins, Upthegrove and Clibborn)

Concerning rates and charges for storm water control facilities.

Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT.

HB 2735 By Representatives Wylie, Zeiger and Dunshee

Regarding intermediate capital projects and minor works.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

HB 2738 By Representatives Bailey and Ormsby

Modifying the membership of the select committee on pension policy.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SHB 2757 By House Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Representative Moeller; by request of Washington State School for the Blind and Center for Childhood Deafness)

Creating accounts for the center for childhood deafness and hearing loss and for the school for the blind.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

HB 2758 By Representatives Hunter and Alexander; by request of Department of Revenue

Strengthening the department of revenue's ability to collect spirits taxes imposed under RCW 82.08.150.

Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE & CONSUMER PROTECTION.

EHB 2771 By Representatives Pettigrew, Cody and Springer

Addressing employer and employee relationships under the state retirement systems.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.