Washington State Senate
	Introduction and First Reading of Bills, Memorials, Joint Resolutions and Concurrent Resolutions
	2015 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
March 5, 2015 - Thursday		53RD DAY

	SB 6078	By Senators Rivers, Hatfield, Brown, Mullet, Litzow and Becker Creating manufacturing partnerships. Referred to Committee on TRADE & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
FIRST READING OF HOUSE BILLS
	ESHB 1060	By House Committee on Environment (originally sponsored by Representatives Fitzgibbon, Short, Farrell, Pike, Gregerson, Jinkins and Fey) 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.
	HB 1179	By Representatives Lytton, Buys, Hunt, S., Wilcox, Blake, Appleton, Morris, Hunt, G., Short, Walkinshaw, Tarleton, Fitzgibbon, Gregerson, Van Werven, Tharinger, Sells, Muri and MacEwen Exempting cider makers from the wine commission assessment. Referred to Committee on COMMERCE & LABOR.
	HB 1268	By Representatives Buys, Lytton, Shea, Wilcox, Young, Holy and McCaslin Regarding hemp as a component of commercial animal feed. Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE, WATER & RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
	HB 1322	By Representative Reykdal Addressing membership in state retirement plans prior to attaining the normal retirement age in another plan. Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.
	HB 1342	By Representatives Bergquist, Condotta, Takko, Hunt, S., Wylie, Magendanz and Moscoso Permitting the sale of cider in microbrewery tasting rooms. Referred to Committee on COMMERCE & LABOR.
	HB 1355	By Representatives Farrell, Jinkins, Ryu, Hunt, S., Riccelli, McBride, Stanford, Carlyle, Cody, Tharinger, Goodman, Ortiz-Self, Bergquist, Dunshee, Fitzgibbon, Peterson, Moscoso, Appleton, Sells, Pollet, Robinson, Reykdal, Walkinshaw, Wylie, Ormsby, Santos, Hudgins, Tarleton, Sawyer, Moeller, Fey, Lytton, Gregerson, Gregory, Van De Wege, Kirby, Hurst, Kilduff, Sullivan, Kagi and Springer Increasing the minimum hourly wage to twelve dollars over four years. Referred to Committee on COMMERCE & LABOR.
	HB 1356	By Representatives Jinkins, Riccelli, Hunt, S., Farrell, Stanford, McBride, Cody, Tharinger, Goodman, Ortiz-Self, Sullivan, Bergquist, Pettigrew, Dunshee, Fitzgibbon, Peterson, Moscoso, Ryu, Appleton, Sells, Pollet, Robinson, Reykdal, Walkinshaw, Senn, Wylie, Ormsby, Lytton, Moeller, Kagi, Hansen, Hudgins, Tarleton, Sawyer, Fey, Gregerson, Gregory, Van De Wege, Kilduff, Blake, Kirby, Orwall and Clibborn Establishing minimum standards for sick and safe leave from employment. Referred to Committee on COMMERCE & LABOR.
	HB 1392	By Representatives Stanford, Tharinger, Dunshee and McBride; by request of Recreation and Conservation Office Concerning the administrative rate the recreation and conservation funding board may retain to administer the grant programs established in chapter 79A.15 RCW. Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES & PARKS.
	ESHB 1410	By House Committee on Local Government (originally sponsored by Representatives Takko, Muri, Kilduff, Zeiger, Manweller, Pike, Stanford and Condotta) Modifying provisions governing the competitive bidding process of water-sewer districts. Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & SECURITY.
	EHB 1443	By Representatives Hunt, G., Hunt, S., Condotta, Shea, Taylor, Scott, Riccelli and Jinkins Concerning fees charged by commercial parking businesses and requiring notice to customers. Referred to Committee on COMMERCE & LABOR.
	SHB 1447	By House Committee on State Government (originally sponsored by Representatives Holy, Hunt, S. and Appleton; by request of Department of Enterprise Services) Granting the director of the department of enterprise services the authority to fine contractors as a penalty for certain behaviors. Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & SECURITY.
	ESHB 1495	By House Committee on Education (originally sponsored by Representatives Reykdal, Magendanz, Springer, Hunt, S., Pollet and Stanford) Enacting the student user privacy in education rights act. Referred to Committee on EARLY LEARNING & K-12 EDUCATION.
	SHB 1527	By House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources (originally sponsored by Representatives Dent, Blake, Buys and Van De Wege) Requiring the Washington state department of agriculture to approve the comparable recertification standards of private entities for the purposes of waiving the recertification requirements under the Washington pesticide control act. Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE, WATER & RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
	HB 1547	By Representatives Hunt, S., Holy and Condotta; by request of State Treasurer Authorizing funding and expenditures for the hosting of the annual conference of the national association of state treasurers. Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & SECURITY.
	HB 1550	By Representatives Carlyle, Nealey, Reykdal and Wylie; by request of Department of Revenue Simplifying the taxation of amusement, recreation, and physical fitness services. Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.
	HB 1601	By Representative Rodne Concerning venue of actions by or against counties. Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.
	SHB 1619	By House Committee on Finance (originally sponsored by Representatives Hunt, S., Nealey, Fitzgibbon and Pollet) Providing a business and occupation tax exemption for environmental handling charges. Referred to Committee on ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT & TELECOMMUNICATIONS.
	HB 1622	By Representatives Young, Blake, Caldier, Scott, Shea and Takko Expanding the products considered to be potentially nonhazardous as they apply to cottage food operations. Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE, WATER & RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
	SHB 1636	By House Committee on State Government (originally sponsored by Representatives MacEwen and Griffey) Requiring disability employment reporting by state agencies. Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & SECURITY.
	HB 1641	By Representatives Blake, Lytton and Tharinger Adding shellfish to the list of species types listed in RCW 77.15.260(1)(a). Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES & PARKS.
	HB 1752	By Representatives Hawkins and Takko Addressing the qualifications for chief examiners. Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & SECURITY.
	SHB 1806	By House Committee on State Government (originally sponsored by Representatives Van Werven, Bergquist, Holy, Appleton, Gregory and Hunt, S.) Correcting references to elections statutes. Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & SECURITY.
	HB 1858	By Representatives Shea, Hunt, S., Taylor, Hunt, G., Reykdal, Condotta, Tharinger and McCaslin Prohibiting the names of county auditors and the secretary of state from being included on ballot envelopes and in voters' pamphlets when running for reelection. Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & SECURITY.
	EHB 1989	By Representatives Dent and Takko Concerning water storage asset management services. Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE, WATER & RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
	ESHB 2131	By House Committee on Business & Financial Services (originally sponsored by Representative Kirby) Regulating insurance for providers of commercial transportation services. Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.