Washington State Senate

Introduction and First Reading of
Bills, Memorials, Joint Resolutions and Concurrent Resolutions
2013 Regular Session of the 63rd Legislature
BRAD OWEN, President of the Senate TIM SHELDON, President Pro Tem
HUNTER GOODMAN, Secretary of the Senate PAULL SHIN, Vice President Pro Tem

January 24, 2013 - Thursday 11TH DAY
SB 5231 By Senators Sheldon, Ericksen, Tom, Kline, Fraser, Hatfield, Billig, Delvin, Rolfes, Shin and Conway; by request of Department of Fish and Wildlife

Ensuring hunter safety.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES & PARKS.

SB 5232 By Senators McAuliffe, Schlicher and Shin

Requiring the establishment of a medical emergency response and automated external defibrillator program for high schools.

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

SB 5233 By Senators Hobbs, Carrell, Rolfes and Conway

Establishing a training program for managers of manufactured housing communities.

Referred to Committee on FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, HOUSING & INSURANCE.

SB 5234 By Senators Carrell, Darneille, Hargrove, Keiser, Schlicher and Conway; by request of Department of Social and Health Services

Improving behavioral health services provided to adults in Washington state.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

SB 5235 By Senators Hargrove and Carrell; by request of Department of Social and Health Services

Modifying the requirements for purchase of care for Indian children.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

SB 5236 By Senators Kline and Padden

Creating the uniform correction or clarification of defamation act.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SB 5237 By Senators Dammeier, Litzow, Rivers, Tom, Fain, Hobbs, Hatfield, Carrell and Shin

Establishing accountability for student performance in third grade.

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

SB 5238 By Senators Holmquist Newbry and Conway

Concerning recommendations for streamlining reporting requirements for taxes and fees on spirits.

Referred to Committee on COMMERCE & LABOR.

SB 5239 By Senators Eide, Benton, King, Hobbs, Mullet and Shin; by request of Freight Mobility Strategic Investment Board

Addressing project selection by the freight mobility strategic investment board.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 5240 By Senators Kline, Delvin, Keiser and Kohl-Welles

Requiring cities and counties to provide security for their courts.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SB 5241 By Senators Harper, Ericksen, Carrell, Hargrove, Ranker, Bailey, Litzow, Rolfes and Shin

Concerning nonresident vessel permits and taxation.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 5242 By Senators Litzow, Dammeier, Tom, Hobbs, Hatfield, Delvin, Hewitt, Padden and Schoesler

Requiring policies regarding assignment of certificated instructional staff.

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

SB 5243 By Senators Litzow, Dammeier, Tom, Harper, Hobbs, Delvin, Hewitt, Padden, Mullet and Shin

Establishing policies to support academic acceleration for high school students.

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

SB 5244 By Senators Litzow, Dammeier, Ranker, Hobbs, Harper, Hatfield, Delvin, Tom, Hewitt, Schoesler, Smith and Mullet

Regarding school suspensions and expulsions.

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

SB 5245 By Senators Litzow, Dammeier, Hobbs, Harper, Hatfield, Delvin, Tom, Hewitt, Padden, Schoesler, Smith and Mullet

Regarding the collection of student suspension and expulsion data.

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

SB 5246 By Senators Litzow, Tom, Hobbs, Delvin, Padden, Schoesler, Smith and Shin

Clarifying the teacher and principal evaluation process with the intent of strengthening the process.

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

SB 5247 By Senators Chase and Shin

Regarding the assignment of intellectual property rights at institutions of higher education.

Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION.

SB 5248 By Senators Chase and Kline

Creating a tax on plastic shopping bags.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 5249 By Senators Chase, Schlicher and Shin

Creating a business and occupation tax credit for hiring certain persons in manufacturing.

Referred to Committee on TRADE & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

SB 5250 By Senators Chase and Kline

Concerning petroleum-based beverage bottles.

Referred to Committee on ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT & TELECOMMUNICATIONS.

SB 5251 By Senators Chase and Shin

Exempting certain manufacturing research and development activities from business and occupation taxation.

Referred to Committee on TRADE & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

SB 5252 By Senators Chase and Kline

Regarding the use of certain food service products.

Referred to Committee on ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT & TELECOMMUNICATIONS.

SB 5253 By Senators Chase and Kline

Regarding retail store carryout bags.

Referred to Committee on ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT & TELECOMMUNICATIONS.

SB 5254 By Senators Chase and Shin

Protecting salmon and steelhead spawning beds.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES & PARKS.

SB 5255 By Senator Chase

Protecting environmental quality and human health.

Referred to Committee on ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT & TELECOMMUNICATIONS.

SB 5256 By Senators Padden and Baumgartner

Concerning the confidentiality of certain autopsy and postmortem reports and records.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SB 5257 By Senators Roach, Benton, Rivers, Conway and Fraser; by request of Public Disclosure Commission

Modifying time frames applicable to certain public disclosure commission requirements.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS.

SB 5258 By Senators Benton, Roach, Hasegawa, Conway, Billig, Rivers and Fraser; by request of Public Disclosure Commission

Aggregating the cost of related ballot measure advertisements for purposes of top five sponsor identification requirements.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS.

SB 5259 By Senators Murray, Fain, Litzow, McAuliffe, Harper and Shin

Creating Seattle University special license plates.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 5260 By Senators Schlicher, Smith, Rolfes, Keiser, Becker, Billig and Hobbs

Authorizing regular meetings of county legislative authorities to be held at alternate locations within the county.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS.

SB 5261 By Senators Conway, Keiser, Hasegawa, Chase, Nelson, Kline, Darneille and Kohl-Welles

Prohibiting certain liquor self-checkout machines.

Referred to Committee on COMMERCE & LABOR.

SB 5262 By Senators Fraser, Dammeier, Ranker, King, Eide, Becker, Hasegawa and Shin

Concerning the lodging tax.

Referred to Committee on TRADE & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

SB 5263 By Senators Benton and King

Concerning motorcycles overtaking and passing pedestrians and bicyclists.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 5264 By Senators Benton, Mullet, Baumgartner and Sheldon

Concerning the transportation and storage of certain explosive devices.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 5265 By Senators Mullet, Benton, Rolfes, Nelson, Hatfield, Keiser, Hobbs, Shin and Kline

Regarding transparency in patient billing.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH CARE .

SB 5266 By Senators Mullet, Nelson and Kohl-Welles

Concerning the discover pass.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES & PARKS.

SB 5267 By Senators Becker, Keiser, Conway, Ericksen, Bailey, Dammeier, Frockt and Schlicher

Concerning prior authorization for health care services.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH CARE .

SB 5268 By Senators Billig, Hasegawa, Darneille, Nelson, Ranker, Frockt, Murray, Rolfes, Kohl-Welles, Schlicher, Shin, Conway and Kline

Extending the time period for voter registration.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS.

SB 5269 By Senators Benton and Mullet

Addressing title insurance rate filings.

Referred to Committee on FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, HOUSING & INSURANCE.

SB 5270 By Senators Billig, Darneille, Hasegawa, Nelson, Cleveland, Ranker, Frockt, Rolfes, Kohl-Welles, Mullet and Kline

Allowing motor voter preregistration for sixteen and seventeen year olds.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS.

SB 5271 By Senators Kline and Delvin

Allowing courts to assess additional costs to defendants if they are successful in setting aside a committed finding after failing to respond to an infraction or failing to appear for a hearing.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SB 5272 By Senators Padden, Kline and Delvin

Modifying provisions in the forms for traffic infraction notices.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SB 5273 By Senators Conway, Bailey, Fain, Hobbs, Holmquist Newbry and Shin; by request of Washington State Lottery and Department of Veterans Affairs

Concerning the veterans innovation program and the use of moneys in the state lottery account.

Referred to Committee on COMMERCE & LABOR.

SB 5274 By Senators Carrell, Eide, King, Harper, Hill and Shin

Concerning private motorcycle skills education programs.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 5275 By Senators Holmquist Newbry, Braun, Becker, Sheldon, Carrell, Schoesler, Smith and Honeyford

Allowing employers to pay a training wage for a specified period of time.

Referred to Committee on COMMERCE & LABOR.

SB 5276 By Senators Hobbs, Honeyford, Hatfield, Pearson, Hargrove, Shin, Delvin and Schoesler

Regarding the use of designated agricultural lands.

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

SB 5277 By Senator Hill; by request of Secretary of State and Office of Financial Management

Reducing costs and inefficiencies in elections.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS.

SB 5278 By Senators Carrell, Baumgartner, Sheldon, Litzow and Dammeier

Providing a salary bonus for teachers in high market demand subjects.

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

SB 5279 By Senators Carrell, Baumgartner, Smith, Becker, Schoesler, Sheldon, Rivers, Delvin, Tom, Braun, Padden, Bailey and Hill

Limiting use of public assistance benefits.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

SB 5280 By Senators Carrell, King, Holmquist Newbry, Padden, Becker, Sheldon, Rivers, Tom, Bailey, Roach and Honeyford

Addressing criminal activities occurring at rental properties.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SB 5281 By Senators Carrell, Darneille, Tom, Fain and Roach

Requiring an empirical study of the validity and reliability of the current child welfare safety assessment tool.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

SB 5282 By Senators Carrell, Pearson, Keiser, Sheldon, Becker, Tom, Parlette, Rivers, Braun, Bailey, Padden, Roach, Litzow, Honeyford and Shin

Creating a statewide database of mental health commitment information.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

SB 5283 By Senators Hill, Keiser, Hargrove and Kline; by request of Department of Revenue

Concerning a business and occupation tax exemption for the Washington health benefit exchange established under chapter 43.71 RCW.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 5284 By Senators Hill, Hargrove and Shin; by request of Department of Revenue

Imposing fees for reseller permits.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 5285 By Senators Hill, Hargrove and Shin; by request of Department of Revenue

Increasing excise tax revenue with liquor license renewals.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 5286 By Senator Hargrove; by request of Office of Financial Management

Concerning the implementation of a statewide forest fire protection benefit charge.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 5287 By Senators Hill and Hargrove; by request of Office of Financial Management

Eliminating accounts and funds.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 5288 By Senators Hill, Hargrove and Shin; by request of Department of Corrections

Concerning contracts for health care services for incarcerated offenders.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

SB 5289 By Senators Hargrove, Hatfield, Ranker, Hobbs, Sheldon and Schoesler

Concerning the discover pass.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES & PARKS.

SB 5290 By Senators Delvin, Ericksen, Sheldon, Roach, Becker, Bailey, Rivers, Honeyford, Braun, Carrell, Schoesler, Parlette and Hewitt

Allowing hydroelectric energy generation on irrigation district facilities to qualify for renewable energy credit.

Referred to Committee on ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT & TELECOMMUNICATIONS.

SB 5291 By Senators Roach, Chase, Rivers and Ericksen

Concerning the signing and receipt of ballots.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS.

SB 5292 By Senators Keiser, Conway, Murray, Kohl-Welles, Shin, Hasegawa, Harper, Nelson, Hatfield and Kline

Implementing family and medical leave insurance.

Referred to Committee on COMMERCE & LABOR.

SCR 8401 By Senators Keiser, Becker, Frockt, Dammeier and Schlicher

Creating a joint select committee on health care oversight.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH CARE .