Washington State Senate

Introduction and First Reading of
Bills, Memorials, Joint Resolutions and Concurrent Resolutions
2016 Regular Session of the 64th Legislature
BRAD OWEN, President of the Senate PAM ROACH, President Pro Tem
HUNTER G. GOODMAN, Secretary of the Senate SHARON BROWN, Vice President Pro Tem

January 22, 2016 - Friday 12TH DAY
SB 6486 By Senator Rivers

Concerning penalties for marijuana offenses.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SB 6487 By Senators Becker, Baumgartner, Angel, Dansel, Braun, Brown, Bailey, Warnick, Honeyford, King, Hewitt and Dammeier

Addressing the use of force in self-defense.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SB 6488 By Senators Becker, Parlette, Dammeier, Schoesler, Brown, Bailey, Honeyford and King

Directing the health care authority to apply for a federal innovation waiver to expand an employer-based coverage option with a portable health care account.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH CARE .

SB 6489 By Senators Becker, Liias, Rivers, Bailey, Parlette, Braun, Angel, Brown, Schoesler, Warnick, Honeyford, Dammeier, Pearson, Billig, King and Hewitt

Concerning fire suppression volunteers.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES & PARKS.

SB 6490 By Senators Becker, Pearson, Bailey, Parlette, Dansel, Dammeier and Honeyford

Concerning fire suppression methodologies.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES & PARKS.

SB 6491 By Senators Pedersen and Roach; by request of Secretary of State

Concerning apostille or other signature or attestation services by the secretary of state.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & SECURITY.

SB 6492 By Senators Pedersen and Roach; by request of Secretary of State

Concerning filing documents with the corporations division of the secretary of state's office.

HELD AT DESK

SB 6493 By Senators Ranker, Pedersen, McCoy, Frockt, Keiser, Takko, Nelson, Cleveland, Carlyle, Rolfes, Chase, Darneille, Mullet and Conway

Declaring that it is an unfair practice for any employer who provides health insurance to its employees as part of an employee's benefit package to not include contraceptive coverage as part of the benefit package, to fail to comply with federal rules adopted under the affordable care act relating to the provision of contraceptive coverage, or to discriminate against any employee based on that employee's use of any reproductive health care service, drug, or device.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH CARE .

SB 6494 By Senators Darneille, Frockt, Rivers, O'Ban, Conway, Carlyle, Rolfes, Keiser, McAuliffe and Hasegawa

Increasing access to adequate and appropriate mental health services for children and youth.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES, MENTAL HEALTH & HOUSING.

SB 6495 By Senators O'Ban, Darneille and Pedersen; by request of Department of Social and Health Services

Concerning notification requirements for the department of social and health services.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES, MENTAL HEALTH & HOUSING.

SB 6496 By Senators King, Conway, Warnick, Keiser and Hewitt; by request of Department of Labor & Industries

Concerning the compliance of certain conversion vending units and medical units with certain department of labor and industries requirements.

Referred to Committee on COMMERCE & LABOR.

SB 6497 By Senators Hargrove, O'Ban, Darneille, Miloscia, Litzow, McAuliffe and Conway

Providing court-based and school-based intervention and prevention efforts to promote attendance and reduce truancy.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES, MENTAL HEALTH & HOUSING.

SB 6498 By Senators Fain, Frockt, Pedersen, Angel and Rolfes

Creating a testamentary privilege for alcohol or drug addiction recovery sponsors.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SB 6499 By Senators Pedersen and O'Ban; by request of Department of Social and Health Services

Concerning electronic payments to the division of child support when remitting funds in response to an order to withhold income.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SB 6500 By Senator Miloscia

Concerning aquatic lands management.

Referred to Committee on ACCOUNTABILITY & REFORM.

SB 6501 By Senator Braun

Authorizing the use of certain cargo extensions that connect to a recreational vehicle frame.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 6502 By Senators Hargrove and Frockt

Concerning forest fire prevention and suppression.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES & PARKS.

SB 6503 By Senators Padden and Frockt

Concerning the reliability of incentivized evidence and testimony.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SB 6504 By Senators Hargrove, Ranker and Hasegawa; by request of Office of Financial Management

Making appropriations from the budget stabilization account.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 6505 By Senators Chase and Hasegawa

Addressing the influence of corporations and money in our political system.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & SECURITY.

SB 6506 By Senators Chase, Darneille and Hasegawa

Establishing the legislative task force for rail transportation in Washington state.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 6507 By Senators Chase and Hasegawa

Concerning pesticide exposure and notification of certain pesticide applications.

Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE, WATER & RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

SB 6508 By Senator Chase

Concerning public works assistance account loan repayment.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & SECURITY.

SB 6509 By Senator Baumgartner

Concerning contingency planning for the state route number 99 Alaskan Way viaduct replacement project.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 6510 By Senators Parlette and Pearson

Concerning the smoke management plan.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES & PARKS.

SB 6511 By Senators Parlette, Hargrove, Pearson and Conway

Concerning forest health through prudent wildfire prevention.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES & PARKS.

SB 6512 By Senators Baumgartner and Conway

Requiring that a certain percentage of state need grant recipients be pursuing degrees in STEM subjects.

Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION.

SB 6513 By Senators Warnick, Hobbs, Parlette, Takko, Hargrove and Honeyford

Concerning reservations of water.

Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE, WATER & RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

SB 6514 By Senator Billig

Concerning county commissioner elections.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & SECURITY.

SB 6515 By Senators O'Ban, Dammeier and Warnick

Requiring the superintendent of public instruction to develop an elective firearms safety and hunter education course for high school students.

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

SB 6516 By Senators Fraser, Sheldon, Nelson, McCoy, Hasegawa and Chase

Recognizing the month of September as the month of the kindergartener.

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

SB 6517 By Senators Keiser, Rolfes, Chase, Habib, Frockt and Conway

Increasing equitable gender representation on state boards and commissions.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & SECURITY.

SB 6518 By Senators Miloscia, Jayapal and Chase

Creating a department of housing.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES, MENTAL HEALTH & HOUSING.

SB 6519 By Senators Becker, Cleveland, Dammeier, Frockt, Brown, Angel, Rivers, Bailey, Keiser, Conway, Fain, Carlyle, Rolfes, Chase and Parlette

Expanding patient access to health services through telemedicine and establishing a collaborative for the advancement of telemedicine.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH CARE .

SI 732 By Senator People of the State of Washington

Creating a carbon pollution tax on fossil fuels to fund a reduction in the state sales tax, a reduction in the business and occupation tax on manufacturing, and the implementation/enhancement of the working families' sales tax exemption.

Referred to Committee on ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT & TELECOMMUNICATIONS.

SJM 8019 By Senators Conway, Dammeier, Hobbs, Darneille, King, O'Ban, Roach and Hasegawa

Requesting that a portion of state route number 509 be named the Philip Martin Lelli Memorial Highway.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.