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 28, 2013 - Monday 15TH DAY
SB 5323 By Senators Roach, Darneille, Conway and Carrell

Authorizing assessments for nuisance abatement in cities and towns.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS.
SB 5324 By Senators Honeyford, Fraser and Ericksen

Concerning mosquito abatement in storm water control retention ponds.

Referred to Committee on ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT & TELECOMMUNICATIONS.
SB 5325 By Senators Rivers, Cleveland, Benton and King

Concerning the definition of a rural county for public facilities' sales and use tax purposes.

Referred to Committee on TRADE & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
SB 5326 By Senators Rivers, Benton, King, Ericksen and Shin

Delaying new storm water requirements.

Referred to Committee on ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT & TELECOMMUNICATIONS.
SB 5327 By Senators Fraser, Hobbs and Becker

Concerning small farms under the current use property tax program for farm and agricultural lands.

Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE, WATER & RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
SB 5328 By Senators Litzow, Hobbs, Dammeier, Hatfield, Baumgartner, Roach, Hill, Braun, Shin and Tom

Creating a school-grading program that relies on the accountability index.

Referred to Committee on EARLY LEARNING & K-12 EDUCATION.
SB 5329 By Senators Litzow, Hobbs, Fain, Hatfield, Tom, Frockt and Roach

Creating the state superintendent school district.

Referred to Committee on EARLY LEARNING & K-12 EDUCATION.
SB 5330 By Senators Hargrove, Shin and Hill

Improving student achievement and student outcomes.

Referred to Committee on EARLY LEARNING & K-12 EDUCATION.
SB 5331 By Senators Hobbs, Roach, Conway, Fain and Delvin

Concerning voter-approved benefit charges for regional fire protection service authorities.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS.
SB 5332 By Senators Roach, Nelson, Rolfes, Conway, Fain and Delvin

Modifying the percentage of votes required to approve benefit charges for fire protection districts.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS.
SB 5333 By Senators Keiser, McAuliffe, Rolfes, Becker, Schlicher, Harper, Nelson, Hobbs, Frockt, Kline and Shin

Providing mental health first-aid training to teachers and educational staff.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.
SB 5334 By Senator Hewitt; by request of Washington State Department of Commerce

Concerning public facilities' grants and loans.

Referred to Committee on TRADE & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
SB 5335 By Senators Dammeier, Eide, King, Hobbs and Fain

Modifying the boundaries of certain heavy haul corridors.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.
SB 5336 By Senators Roach, Sheldon, Benton and Shin

Concerning the standard of evidence for appeals of valuation of property for purposes of taxation.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS.
SB 5337 By Senators Pearson, Fraser, Hargrove, Nelson, Smith, Fain, Kline, Hobbs, Shin, Tom and Parlette; by request of Department of Natural Resources

Modifying expiration dates affecting the department of natural resources' timber sale program.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES & PARKS.
SB 5338 By Senators Hobbs, Mullet, Fain and Benton

Addressing nonprofit debt adjusters.

Referred to Committee on FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, HOUSING & INSURANCE.
SB 5339 By Senators Becker, Schlicher, Dammeier, Billig, Keiser, Tom and Mullet

Addressing wellness programs under the insurance code.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH CARE .
SB 5340 By Senators Chase, Darneille, Schlicher, Kline, Nelson, Keiser, Shin and Conway

Limiting maximum capital and reserves accumulations by health care service contractors and health maintenance organizations.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH CARE .
SB 5341 By Senators Darneille, Benton, Harper, Kohl-Welles and Kline

Concerning the use of nonconviction records for employment and housing opportunities.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.
SB 5342 By Senators Dammeier, Murray, Mullet, Harper, Parlette, Schlicher, Tom, Sheldon and Kohl-Welles

Concerning a sales and use tax exemption for restaurants in respect to certain items that impart flavor to food during the cooking process.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.
SB 5343 By Senators Bailey, Rivers, Hobbs, Kline, Mullet, Fain, Frockt, Billig, Shin, Tom, Conway and Roach; by request of Washington State Bar Association

Concerning the rights of higher education students involved in military service.

Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION.
SB 5344 By Senators Mullet, Hobbs, Kline, Fain and Benton

Revising state statutes concerning trusts.

Referred to Committee on FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, HOUSING & INSURANCE.
SB 5345 By Senators Pearson, Kline, Roach, Carrell and Kohl-Welles

Adding persons who serve legal process to assault in the third degree provisions.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.
SB 5346 By Senators Keiser, Kohl-Welles, Kline, Rolfes, Chase, McAuliffe, Billig, Conway, Hasegawa, Nelson, Fraser, Frockt and Shin

Restoring funding to in-home care services.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH CARE .
SB 5347 By Senators Rivers and Roach

Assuring the people's right to vote on initiatives that submit sufficient valid voter signatures.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS.
SB 5348 By Senators Nelson, Kohl-Welles and Kline

Directing the department of health to review the impact of chemicals on public health.

Referred to Committee on ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT & TELECOMMUNICATIONS.
SB 5349 By Senators Dammeier, Hasegawa, Hewitt, Keiser, Rivers, Hobbs and Kline

Revising alternative public works contracting procedures.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS.
SB 5350 By Senators Kohl-Welles, Hasegawa, Conway, Nelson, Keiser, Harper, Rolfes, Darneille, Kline, Chase, Billig, Delvin, Frockt and Shin

Modifying collective bargaining law related to providing additional compensation for academic employees at community and technical colleges.

Referred to Committee on COMMERCE & LABOR.
SB 5351 By Senator Ericksen

Creating a state universal communications service program.

Referred to Committee on ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT & TELECOMMUNICATIONS.
SB 5352 By Senators Holmquist Newbry, Conway and Hewitt

Clarifying the terminology and duties of the real estate agency relationship law to be consistent with other existing laws.

Referred to Committee on COMMERCE & LABOR.
SB 5353 By Senators Roach and Holmquist Newbry; by request of Employment Security Department

Providing information to assist in unemployment insurance overpayment recovery.

Referred to Committee on COMMERCE & LABOR.
SB 5354 By Senators Holmquist Newbry and Conway; by request of Employment Security Department

Changing the employment security department's settlement authority.

Referred to Committee on COMMERCE & LABOR.
SB 5355 By Senators Holmquist Newbry, Conway, Kohl-Welles and Keiser; by request of Employment Security Department

Implementing the unemployment insurance integrity provisions of the federal trade adjustment assistance extension act of 2011.

Referred to Committee on COMMERCE & LABOR.
SB 5356 By Senators Holmquist Newbry, Conway, Kohl-Welles, Rolfes and Kline; by request of Employment Security Department

Changing the unemployment insurance shared work program by adopting short-time compensation provisions in the federal middle class tax relief and job creation act of 2012.

Referred to Committee on COMMERCE & LABOR.
SB 5357 By Senators Honeyford, Delvin, Ericksen, Hobbs, Hatfield and Rolfes

Directing state investments of existing litter tax revenues under chapter 82.19 RCW in material waste management efforts without increasing the tax rate.

Referred to Committee on ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT & TELECOMMUNICATIONS.
SB 5358 By Senators Becker, Keiser, Conway, Schlicher, Dammeier, Cleveland, Bailey, Parlette, Ericksen, Shin, Kohl-Welles and Kline

Concerning people with disabilities who receive no paid services from the department of social and health services' division of developmental disabilities.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH CARE .
SB 5359 By Senator Carrell

Concerning mandatory reporting of child abuse or neglect by supervised persons.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.
SB 5360 By Senators Conway, Keiser, Hasegawa, Kohl-Welles, Frockt and Kline; by request of Department of Labor & Industries

Addressing the collection of unpaid wages.

Referred to Committee on COMMERCE & LABOR.
SB 5361 By Senators Holmquist Newbry, Conway, Keiser, Hasegawa, Kohl-Welles and Kline; by request of Department of Labor & Industries

Modifying payment methods on certain claimants' benefits.

Referred to Committee on COMMERCE & LABOR.
SB 5362 By Senators Conway, Holmquist Newbry, Keiser and Kohl-Welles; by request of Department of Labor & Industries

Addressing the recommendations of the vocational rehabilitation subcommittee for workers' compensation.

Referred to Committee on COMMERCE & LABOR.
SB 5363 By Senators Holmquist Newbry, Conway, Keiser, Hasegawa and Kohl-Welles; by request of Department of Labor & Industries

Addressing industrial insurance for horse racing employment.

Referred to Committee on COMMERCE & LABOR.
SB 5364 By Senators Kline and Padden

Concerning court reporters, communication access real-time translation, and real-time captioning services.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.
SB 5365 By Senators Rolfes, Cleveland, Frockt, Kohl-Welles and Kline

Increasing the capacity of school districts to recognize and respond to troubled youth.

Referred to Committee on EARLY LEARNING & K-12 EDUCATION.
SB 5366 By Senators Rolfes, Hobbs, McAuliffe, Chase, Frockt and Shin

Requiring the office of the superintendent of public instruction to assist school districts in disclosing information about required assessments.

Referred to Committee on EARLY LEARNING & K-12 EDUCATION.
SB 5367 By Senators Honeyford, Hatfield, Fraser, King, Nelson, Delvin and Shin; by request of Governor Inslee

Concerning Yakima river basin water resource management.

Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE, WATER & RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
SB 5368 By Senators Honeyford and King

Determining the proportion of supplemental income to be paid by component cities, towns, and counties.

Referred to Committee on ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT & TELECOMMUNICATIONS.
SB 5369 By Senators Kline, King, Honeyford and Mullet

Concerning the use of geothermal resources.

Referred to Committee on ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT & TELECOMMUNICATIONS.
SB 5370 By Senators Kline, Keiser and Shin

Implementing the recommendation of the developmental disabilities service system task force relating to community living safeguards.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH CARE .
SB 5371 By Senators Kline, King, Keiser and Shin

Implementing the recommendations of the developmental disability service system task force.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH CARE .
SB 5372 By Senators Kline, Kohl-Welles, Murray, Hasegawa, Nelson, Keiser and Billig

Reducing criminal justice expenses by eliminating the death penalty in favor of life incarceration.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.
SB 5373 By Senator Kline

Concerning confidential informants.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.
SB 5374 By Senators Kline and Keiser

Concerning photographs, microphotographs, and electronic images from traffic safety cameras and toll systems.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.
SB 5375 By Senators Kline, Conway, Litzow, Keiser, Chase, Hasegawa, Kohl-Welles, Schoesler and Roach

Modifying assault in the third degree provisions.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.
SB 5376 By Senators Kline, Fain, Shin, Nelson, Keiser, Carrell, McAuliffe, Hill, Litzow, Tom and Kohl-Welles

Concerning juvenile firearms and weapons crimes.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.
SB 5377 By Senators Rivers, Hatfield, Bailey, Becker and Hargrove

Extending the program establishing Christmas tree grower licensure.

Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE, WATER & RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
SB 5378 By Senators Benton, Schoesler, Bailey, Carrell, Becker, Holmquist Newbry, Sheldon, Ericksen and Dammeier

Creating a six-year time frame for substantial building code amendments.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS.
SB 5379 By Senator Benton

Concerning nighttime vision acuity testing for driver's license applicants.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.
SB 5380 By Senators Benton, Carrell and Rivers

Concerning the verification of voter registration qualifications.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS.
SB 5381 By Senators Benton and Padden

Concerning cellular telephone use by state employees.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS.
SB 5382 By Senators Benton, Holmquist Newbry, Rivers, Carrell, Padden and Shin

Promoting economic development through tax relief for start-up firms.

Referred to Committee on TRADE & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
SB 5383 By Senators Benton, Cleveland and Rivers

Removing one of the restrictions on collecting a pension in the public employees' retirement system for retirees returning to work.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.
SJM 8002 By Senators Kline, Kohl-Welles, Billig, Rolfes, Nelson, Harper, Darneille, McAuliffe, Hargrove and Frockt

Requesting an amendment to the United States Constitution to return the authority to regulate election campaign contributions to congress and state legislatures.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS.