Washington State Senate

Introduction and First Reading of
Bills, Memorials, Joint Resolutions and Concurrent Resolutions
2017 Regular Session of the 65th Legislature
CYRUS HABIB, President of the Senate TIM SHELDON, President Pro Tem
HUNTER G. GOODMAN, Secretary of the Senate JIM HONEYFORD, Vice President Pro Tem

January 19, 2017 - Thursday 11TH DAY
SB 5274 By Senators Conway, Bailey, Schoesler and Hobbs; by request of Select Committee on Pension Policy

Defining salary for purposes of the Washington state patrol retirement system.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 5275 By Senators Conway, Bailey, Schoesler and Hobbs; by request of Select Committee on Pension Policy

Authorizing the transfer of public employees' retirement system service credit to the public safety employees' retirement system due to differing definitions of full-time.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 5276 By Senators Bailey, Conway, Schoesler and Hobbs; by request of Select Committee on Pension Policy

Allowing new government employees the option of opting out of retirement system membership if the employee is age sixty or older when first hired, or when the employee's employer opts into retirement plan participation.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 5277 By Senators Padden, Pedersen and Darneille

Concerning disqualification of judges.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SB 5278 By Senators Padden and Pedersen

Concerning the authority of the public safety review panel.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SB 5279 By Senators Warnick and Keiser

Allowing sales of growlers of wine.

Referred to Committee on COMMERCE, LABOR & SPORTS.

SB 5280 By Senators Honeyford, Rivers, Becker, Sheldon, Brown, Angel, Miloscia, Warnick, Padden and Bailey

Making crimes and threats against persons because of their occupation as a law enforcement officer a hate crime.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SB 5281 By Senators Angel, Fortunato, Takko, Fain, Sheldon and Hobbs

Concerning rules for on-site sewage systems.

Referred to Committee on LOCAL GOVERNMENT.

SB 5282 By Senator Baumgartner

Authorizing local governments to prohibit the operation of licensed marijuana retail businesses within alcohol impact areas.

Referred to Committee on COMMERCE, LABOR & SPORTS.

SB 5283 By Senators Warnick, Mullet, Rivers and Rolfes

Concerning the calculation of years of service for educational staff associate positions for salary allocation purposes.

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

SB 5284 By Senators Carlyle and Rivers

Addressing the oversight and regulation of marijuana.

Referred to Committee on COMMERCE, LABOR & SPORTS.

SB 5285 By Senators Wilson and Palumbo

Conducting a workforce study of employment opportunities in the agriculture, environment, and natural resources economic sectors intended to provide educators with the information needed for informing students about employment opportunities in the studied fields.

Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION.

SB 5286 By Senators Angel, Hobbs, Fain and Takko

Prohibiting regulation of the amount of rent for commercial properties.

Referred to Committee on FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS & INSURANCE.

SB 5287 By Senators Darneille, Saldaña, Pedersen and Hasegawa

Concerning persistent offenders.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SB 5288 By Senators Hunt and Liias

Authorizing certain public transportation benefit areas to impose a sales and use tax increase approved by voters.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 5289 By Senators Rivers, Liias, Miloscia and Carlyle

Modifying the infraction of and penalties for distracted driving.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 5290 By Senators Hobbs, Takko, Palumbo and Chase

Concerning the administration of marijuana to students for medical purposes.

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

SB 5291 By Senators Pearson, McCoy, Warnick, Chase, Hobbs, Fain, Hasegawa, Palumbo, Wellman and Hunt

Creating a pilot project to provide middle and junior high school students strategic and intentional academic support beyond the traditional school day.

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

SB 5292 By Senator Ranker; by request of Office of Financial Management

Concerning government efficiency by eliminating, revising or decodifying obsolete or inactive statutory provisions that concern the office of financial management.

Referred to Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT.

SB 5293 By Senator Darneille

Concerning court-based and school-based efforts to promote attendance and reduce truancy.

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

SB 5294 By Senators Padden and O'Ban

Concerning the department of corrections.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SB 5295 By Senators Braun and Ranker; by request of Office of Financial Management

Adding the use of shared leave for employees who are sick or temporarily disabled because of pregnancy disability or for the purposes of parental leave to bond with the employee's newborn, adoptive, or foster child.

Referred to Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT.

SB 5296 By Senators Braun and Ranker; by request of Office of Financial Management

Removing the requirement that an employee must work at least six months before taking vacation leave.

Referred to Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT.

SB 5297 By Senators Ranker and Rolfes; by request of Office of Financial Management

Concerning educational employees' compensation.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 5298 By Senator Ranker; by request of Office of Financial Management

Lowering the levy authority and local effort assistance.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 5299 By Senators Keiser, Darneille and Chase

Promoting healthy outcomes for pregnant women and infants.

Referred to Committee on COMMERCE, LABOR & SPORTS.

SB 5300 By Senators Zeiger, Wellman, Fain, Billig, Walsh and Nelson

Authorizing specified local governments, including municipalities and federally recognized Indian tribes, that typically have limited access to economic development resources, to designate a portion of their territory as a creative district subject to certification by the Washington state arts commission.

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

SB 5301 By Senators Miloscia and Hunt; by request of Attorney General

Including repeat and willful violations of certain state laws to the state's responsible bidder criteria.

Referred to Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT.

SB 5302 By Senators Van De Wege and King

Establishing pilot projects for destination steelhead fisheries on the Olympic Peninsula and Klickitat river.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES & PARKS.

SB 5303 By Senators Honeyford, Rolfes, Chase, Hawkins and Warnick; by request of Department of Fish and Wildlife

Concerning aquatic invasive species management.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES & PARKS.

SB 5304 By Senators Braun, Wilson, Baumgartner and King

Concerning the review and adoption of electrical rules.

Referred to Committee on COMMERCE, LABOR & SPORTS.

SB 5305 By Senator O'Ban

Supporting access to state recreation lands by disabled veterans.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES & PARKS.

SB 5306 By Senators Rolfes and Takko

Concerning secondary commercial fish receivers.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES & PARKS.

SB 5307 By Senator Darneille

Creating alternatives to total confinement for certain qualifying offenders with minor children.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SB 5308 By Senators Palumbo, Fain, Hunt, Billig, McCoy, Ranker, Liias and Saldaña

Limiting disclosure of information about the religious affiliation of individuals.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SB 5309 By Senator Hunt

Authorizing the addition of new counties to a regional transit authority.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 5310 By Senators Hunt and Baumgartner

Addressing retired teachers working as coaches.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 5311 By Senators Hunt and Miloscia

Concerning state reimbursement of election costs.

Referred to Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT.

SB 5312 By Senators Baumgartner and Saldaña

Prohibiting certain employers from including any question on an application about an applicant's criminal record, inquiring either orally or in writing about an applicant's criminal records, or obtaining information from a criminal background check, until after the employer initially determines that the applicant is otherwise qualified.

Referred to Committee on COMMERCE, LABOR & SPORTS.

SB 5313 By Senators Fain and Billig

Concerning the funding of civics education and campaign compliance.

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

SB 5314 By Senators Wilson, Sheldon, Rivers, Becker, Miloscia and Warnick

Concerning county treasurer administrative efficiencies.

Referred to Committee on LOCAL GOVERNMENT.

SB 5315 By Senators King, Baumgartner, Hawkins, Hobbs, Fortunato and Pearson

Concerning home site leases on lands managed by the department of natural resources.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES & PARKS.

SJM 8003 By Senators Rivers, Takko, Fortunato, Palumbo, Wilson, Angel, Walsh, Miloscia, O'Ban, Brown, Warnick, Honeyford, Rossi and Hobbs

Applying for a convention to propose amendments to the United States Constitution relating to fiscal restraints on the federal government, the power and jurisdiction of the federal government, and terms of office for federal officials and for members of Congress.

Referred to Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT.

SJM 8004 By Senators Sheldon, Honeyford, Padden, Rossi, Baumgartner, Brown, Rivers, Schoesler, Becker, Hawkins, Braun and Warnick

Requesting that certain federal officials prevent the breaching of any dam in the Columbia River system.

Referred to Committee on ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT & TELECOMMUNICATIONS.