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 13, 2016 - Wednesday 3RD DAY
SB 6209 By Senators Rivers, Cleveland and Rolfes

Concerning prescription drug insurance continuity of care.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH CARE .
SB 6210 By Senators Dammeier, O'Ban, Fain, Darneille, Rivers, Becker, Conway and Hargrove

Creating the Washington achieving a better life experience program.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH CARE .
SB 6211 By Senators Dammeier, Rolfes, Fraser, Conway, McCoy, O'Ban, Litzow, Fain, Rivers, Becker, Darneille, McAuliffe, Habib, Chase and Benton

Concerning the exemption of property taxes for nonprofit homeownership development.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES, MENTAL HEALTH & HOUSING.
SB 6212 By Senators Rivers, Cleveland, Fraser, Keiser, Rolfes, McAuliffe and Chase

Creating an office of the homeowners' association ombuds.

Referred to Committee on FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS & INSURANCE.
SB 6213 By Senators Pearson, Takko and Liias

Concerning job order contracts by public hospital districts.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & SECURITY.
SB 6214 By Senators Pearson, Takko and Liias

Concerning public hospital district contracts for material and work.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & SECURITY.
SB 6215 By Senators Padden, Warnick, Pearson and Becker

Identifying water rights for municipal water supply purposes.

Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE, WATER & RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
SB 6216 By Senators Padden, Takko, Miloscia, Pearson, Angel, Becker, Schoesler, Rivers, O'Ban, Bailey, Dammeier, Warnick, Sheldon, Roach, Hobbs, Conway, McAuliffe and Chase

Providing tax relief for small businesses by increasing the small business tax credit.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.
SB 6217 By Senators Brown, Braun, Hewitt, Rivers and Sheldon

Regarding nuclear power generation in the state plan submitted to the United States environmental protection agency under the clean power plan.

Referred to Committee on ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT & TELECOMMUNICATIONS.
SB 6218 By Senators Brown, Braun, Hewitt, Rivers, Roach and Sheldon

Creating the clean energy education program.

Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION.
SB 6219 By Senators Brown, Angel, Padden, Hewitt, O'Ban, Roach and Pearson

Concerning vehicular homicide sentencing.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.
SB 6220 By Senators Brown, Angel, Braun, Hewitt, Roach, Parlette and Sheldon

Promoting economic development by maximizing the use of federal economic development funding opportunities.

Referred to Committee on TRADE & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
SB 6221 By Senators Brown, Angel, Braun, Hewitt and Roach

Promoting economic development through improving regulatory processes and providing technical assistance to businesses.

Referred to Committee on TRADE & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
SB 6222 By Senators Brown, Angel, Braun, Hewitt, Rolfes, Parlette and Mullet

Concerning development of a one-stop portal for Washington businesses.

Referred to Committee on TRADE & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
SB 6223 By Senators Brown, Angel, Braun and Hewitt

Enhancing regulatory agency coordination.

Referred to Committee on TRADE & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
SB 6224 By Senators Brown, Braun, Hewitt and Rivers

Concerning energy facility site evaluation council procedure.

Referred to Committee on ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT & TELECOMMUNICATIONS.
SB 6225 By Senators Brown, Braun, Hewitt, Rivers and Sheldon

Including carbon sequestration among the principles guiding development and implementation of the state energy strategy.

Referred to Committee on ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT & TELECOMMUNICATIONS.
SB 6226 By Senators Warnick, Becker, Schoesler, Dammeier, Rivers and Braun

Concerning adoption of the International Plumbing Code as an alternative recognized building code.

Referred to Committee on COMMERCE & LABOR.
SB 6227 By Senators Honeyford, Keiser, Rolfes, Conway, Ranker, McAuliffe, Mullet and Chase; by request of Recreation and Conservation Office

Implementing the recommendations of the 2015 review of the Washington wildlife and recreation program.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES & PARKS.
SB 6228 By Senators Parlette, Keiser, Hobbs and Conway; by request of Department of Health

Creating the interstate medical licensure compact.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH CARE .
SB 6229 By Senators O'Ban, Darneille, Carlyle and Rolfes

Streamlining foster care licensing.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES, MENTAL HEALTH & HOUSING.
SB 6230 By Senators O'Ban and Padden

Including searches by school resource officers and local police school liaison officers within the warrantless school search exception.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.
SB 6231 By Senators Hasegawa, Warnick, Conway, Keiser, Roach and Chase; by request of Department of Labor & Industries

Eliminating the reference to the standard industrial classification system in the worker and community right to know fund.

Referred to Committee on COMMERCE & LABOR.
SB 6232 By Senators Fain, Pedersen, Litzow, McAuliffe, Braun, Carlyle, Hill, Miloscia and Chase

Concerning the funding of civics education and campaign compliance.

Referred to Committee on EARLY LEARNING & K-12 EDUCATION.
SB 6233 By Senators Fain, Liias, Rivers, Rolfes, Litzow, Billig, Carlyle and Mullet

Concerning freedom of expression rights of students at public schools and institutions of higher education.

Referred to Committee on EARLY LEARNING & K-12 EDUCATION.
SB 6234 By Senators Fain, Rolfes, Sheldon, Pedersen, Hill, Nelson, Becker, Litzow, Keiser, Liias, Conway, McAuliffe, Mullet and Chase

Concerning the creation of an animal abuse registry.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.
SB 6235 By Senators Padden and Conway

Concerning guardianships in respect to an incapacitated person's right of communication, visitation, and interaction with others.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.
SB 6236 By Senator Padden

Concerning the 24/7 sobriety program.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.
SB 6237 By Senators Rolfes, Sheldon, McCoy, Takko, Hasegawa, Cleveland and Chase

Ensuring economic development by authorizing public utility districts to provide retail telecommunications services.

Referred to Committee on ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT & TELECOMMUNICATIONS.
SB 6238 By Senators Rivers, Keiser, Cleveland, Miloscia and Chase

Allowing the prescription of schedule II controlled substances to treat certain disease states and conditions.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH CARE .
SB 6239 By Senators Fain, Frockt, Cleveland, Rolfes, Keiser, Darneille, McAuliffe and Chase

Authorizing local governments to adopt a property tax exemption program for the preservation of certain affordable housing.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES, MENTAL HEALTH & HOUSING.
SB 6240 By Senators Parlette, Keiser, Becker, Cleveland, Bailey, McAuliffe and Hobbs

Regulating nursing home facilities.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH CARE .
SB 6241 By Senators Billig, Rolfes, Keiser, Liias, Conway, McAuliffe, Habib and Chase; by request of Governor Inslee

Improving the recruitment and retention of qualified teachers by raising salaries and strengthening teacher mentoring.

Referred to Committee on EARLY LEARNING & K-12 EDUCATION.
SB 6242 By Senators O'Ban, Pedersen, Padden, Roach, Hargrove, Pearson, Darneille, Frockt and Sheldon

Requiring the indeterminate sentence review board to provide certain notices upon receiving a petition for early release.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.
SB 6243 By Senators Litzow, Fain, McAuliffe, Dammeier, Rivers, O'Ban, Bailey, Hill, Warnick, Becker, Hewitt, Keiser, Carlyle, Darneille, Rolfes, Conway and Mullet

Concerning a training program for educators and parents to develop students' social and emotional skills to help prevent youth suicide.

Referred to Committee on EARLY LEARNING & K-12 EDUCATION.
SB 6244 By Senators Litzow, Fain, Dammeier, Rivers, Becker, Hill and Bailey

Implementing strategies to close the educational opportunity gap.

Referred to Committee on EARLY LEARNING & K-12 EDUCATION.
SB 6245 By Senators Litzow, Hill, Fain, Rolfes, McAuliffe and Mullet

Concerning visual screening in schools.

Referred to Committee on EARLY LEARNING & K-12 EDUCATION.
SB 6246 By Senators Hill and Hargrove; by request of Office of Financial Management

Making 2016 supplemental operating appropriations.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.
SB 6247 By Senators Angel, Takko and Bailey

Exempting from state and local taxes on-site sewage system fees required by a local government to be paid by an on-site sewage system owner to an on-site sewage system contractor or inspector.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.
SB 6248 By Senators Ericksen and Ranker

Concerning risk mitigation plans to promote the transition of eligible coal units.

Referred to Committee on ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT & TELECOMMUNICATIONS.
SB 6249 By Senators O'Ban, Bailey, Darneille, Miloscia, Dammeier, Hasegawa, Carlyle, Litzow, Padden and McAuliffe

Concerning host home programs.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES, MENTAL HEALTH & HOUSING.
SB 6250 By Senators Braun and Takko

Providing public fire department employees the right to volunteer for or obtain employment with another fire department.

Referred to Committee on COMMERCE & LABOR.
SB 6251 By Senators Hill and Hargrove; by request of Office of Financial Management

Eliminating accounts.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.
SB 6252 By Senators Hill and Hargrove; by request of Office of Financial Management

Requiring criminal history record checks for the purpose of conducting certain preemployment evaluations.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.
SB 6253 By Senators Sheldon, Rolfes, Rivers, Takko, Roach, Becker, Bailey, Miloscia, Warnick, Hargrove, Hobbs and Hewitt

Allowing public utility districts to own community solar projects within or without district boundaries.

Referred to Committee on ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT & TELECOMMUNICATIONS.
SB 6254 By Senators Sheldon, Bailey, Rivers, Roach, O'Ban, Hill, Becker, Miloscia, Angel, Warnick, Honeyford, Padden, Hobbs, Pearson, Hargrove, Braun, Dammeier, Fain, Parlette, Hewitt, Schoesler, Baumgartner, Ericksen, Rolfes, Conway, Mullet and Chase

Authorizing the issuance of Purple Heart license plates for more than one motor vehicle.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.
SB 6255 By Senators Sheldon, Rivers, Roach, Becker, Bailey, Miloscia, Warnick, Honeyford, Braun, Schoesler, O'Ban and Hewitt

Addressing judge impartiality.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.
SB 6256 By Senators Sheldon, Rivers, Brown, Honeyford and Hewitt

Concerning the Washington state energy financing voter approval act.

Referred to Committee on ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT & TELECOMMUNICATIONS.
SB 6257 By Senator Takko; by request of Department of Ecology

Updating specified environmental statutes of the department of ecology to improve efficiency and provide for increased flexibility for local governments.

Referred to Committee on ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT & TELECOMMUNICATIONS.
SB 6258 By Senators Carlyle, Pedersen, Habib, Liias and Mullet; by request of Attorney General

Concerning employment after public service in state government.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & SECURITY.
SB 6259 By Senators Carlyle, Litzow, Pedersen, Frockt, McAuliffe and Chase

Increasing compensation for school directors in districts enrolling twenty thousand or more students.

Referred to Committee on EARLY LEARNING & K-12 EDUCATION.
SB 6260 By Senators Hewitt, Hargrove, Fain and McAuliffe; by request of State Board for Community and Technical Colleges

Providing postsecondary education to enhance education opportunities and public safety.

Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION.
SB 6261 By Senators Padden, Pedersen and Miloscia

Concerning human remains.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.
SB 6262 By Senators O'Ban, Pedersen and Padden

Concerning a coroner's warrant authority.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.
SB 6263 By Senators Warnick, Ranker, Rivers, Hobbs, Darneille, Liias and Conway; by request of LEOFF Plan 2 Retirement Board

Providing benefits for certain retirement system members who die or become disabled in the course of providing emergency management services.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.
SB 6264 By Senators Dammeier, Conway, Bailey, Rivers, Hasegawa, O'Ban, Frockt, Schoesler, Darneille, Liias and Rolfes; by request of LEOFF Plan 2 Retirement Board

Allowing certain law enforcement officers' and firefighters' plan 2 retirees to purchase annuities.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.
SB 6265 By Senators King, Warnick, Bailey, Schoesler, Hasegawa, Conway, Takko, Nelson, Padden, Benton, Ericksen, Honeyford, Parlette and Hewitt

Concerning vehicle weight limits for the movement of agricultural commodities.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.
SB 6266 By Senators Warnick, Keiser, Conway, Angel, Pearson, Frockt, Dammeier and Rolfes

Mitigating barriers to patient access to care resulting from health insurance contracting practices.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH CARE .
SB 6267 By Senators Schoesler, Bailey, Warnick, Hobbs, Takko, Padden, Carlyle, Ericksen, Hargrove, Brown, Conway, Honeyford, Keiser, Dansel, Parlette, Hewitt, Pearson, Sheldon and Chase

Concerning notice to the licensee before a concealed pistol license expires.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.
SB 6268 By Senators Schoesler and Hargrove

Concerning the removal of provisions that are no longer necessary for continued publication in the Revised Code of Washington.

Referred to Committee on ACCOUNTABILITY & REFORM.
SB 6269 By Senators Becker, Dammeier, Bailey, Parlette, Brown and Warnick

Defining "reasonable effort" for the purposes of health data and charity care.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH CARE .
SB 6270 By Senators Becker, Keiser, Dammeier, Cleveland, Bailey, Fain, Parlette, Schoesler, Conway, Warnick, Frockt, Brown, O'Ban, Rolfes, McAuliffe, Mullet and Chase

Providing prenatal vitamin coverage.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH CARE .
SB 6271 By Senators Becker, Keiser, Dammeier, Bailey, Parlette, Brown, Conway and Warnick

Addressing the Washington state health insurance pool.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH CARE .
SB 6272 By Senators Becker, Bailey, Dammeier, Parlette, Brown, O'Ban, Cleveland, Frockt, Keiser, Conway, Warnick, Carlyle, Darneille, Rolfes and Chase

Concerning the reimbursement rate primary care providers receive to participate in medicaid.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH CARE .
SB 6273 By Senators Liias, Litzow, Rolfes, Fain, Mullet, Carlyle, Billig, Fraser and McAuliffe

Concerning safe technology use and digital citizenship in public schools.

Referred to Committee on EARLY LEARNING & K-12 EDUCATION.
SB 6274 By Senators Parlette, Takko, Pearson, Rolfes, Hargrove, Schoesler, Becker, Warnick and Hewitt

Concerning the Columbia river recreational salmon and steelhead endorsement program.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES & PARKS.
SB 6275 By Senators Rivers and Keiser

Concerning dental office support services.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH CARE .
SB 6276 By Senators Roach, Liias, McCoy and McAuliffe

Concerning the authorization for a local jurisdiction to exempt certain residences from local property taxation under a residential energy efficiency incentive pilot program.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & SECURITY.
SB 6277 By Senators Roach and Fain

Modifying the presidential primary date.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & SECURITY.
SB 6278 By Senators Roach, McCoy, Takko, O'Ban and Conway

Concerning the plumbing industry.

Referred to Committee on COMMERCE & LABOR.