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 24, 2017 - Tuesday 16TH DAY
SB 5407 By Senators Frockt, Miloscia, Walsh, Mullet, Billig and Kuderer

Concerning the preservation of housing options for tenants.

Referred to Committee on FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS & INSURANCE.

SB 5408 By Senators Cleveland, Miloscia, Kuderer and Saldaña

Increasing the notice of termination for tenancies under the residential landlord-tenant act.

Referred to Committee on FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS & INSURANCE.

SB 5409 By Senators Conway, O'Ban, Angel, Zeiger and Becker

Extending the sales and use tax deferral for historic automobile museums.

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

SB 5410 By Senators Rivers, Cleveland, Bailey and Conway

Addressing contracts between insurance carriers and vision care providers.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH CARE .

SB 5411 By Senators Cleveland, Rivers, Warnick and Conway

Concerning eye care.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH CARE .

SB 5412 By Senators Takko, Zeiger, Warnick and Miloscia

Concerning the state building code council.

Referred to Committee on LOCAL GOVERNMENT.

SB 5413 By Senators Cleveland and Bailey; by request of Washington State Medical Commission

Concerning physician limited licenses.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH CARE .

SB 5414 By Senators Fortunato, Rivers, Miloscia and Zeiger

Concerning public transportation services for elderly persons and persons with disabilities.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 5415 By Senator Chase

Creating a tax on plastic shopping bags.

Referred to Committee on ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT & TELECOMMUNICATIONS.

SB 5416 By Senator Chase

Repealing the tax exemption on intangible property to provide funding for essential government services.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 5417 By Senator Chase

Requiring the state to compensate associated student body program food or beverage sales revenue losses.

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

SB 5418 By Senator Chase

Enacting recommendations of the sunshine committee.

Referred to Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT.

SB 5419 By Senator Chase

Concerning paint stewardship.

Referred to Committee on ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT & TELECOMMUNICATIONS.

SB 5420 By Senator Chase

Encouraging educating students on the content and importance of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

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

SB 5421 By Senators Chase and Hasegawa

Reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

Referred to Committee on ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT & TELECOMMUNICATIONS.

SB 5422 By Senator Chase

Protecting salmon and steelhead spawning beds.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES & PARKS.

SB 5423 By Senator Chase

Addressing workplace bullying by making it an unfair practice to subject an employee to an abusive work environment.

Referred to Committee on COMMERCE, LABOR & SPORTS.

SB 5424 By Senator Chase

Creating the unlawful dog tethering act.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SB 5425 By Senators Carlyle, Rolfes, McCoy and Chase; by request of Department of Ecology

Strengthening funding for oil spill programs in Washington by increasing revenue to the oil spill prevention account.

Referred to Committee on ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT & TELECOMMUNICATIONS.

SB 5426 By Senator Warnick

Increasing the number of tasting rooms allowed under a domestic winery license.

Referred to Committee on COMMERCE, LABOR & SPORTS.

SB 5427 By Senator Warnick

Providing small winery tax relief.

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

SB 5428 By Senators Padden and Rossi

Addressing the costs of litigation for condominium associations.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SB 5429 By Senator Pearson

Reducing the number of violent interactions between law enforcement officers and members of the public.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SB 5430 By Senator Pearson

Concerning notice to a victim when a registered out-of-state sex offender moves to Washington.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SB 5431 By Senators Warnick, Chase, Takko, Brown, Hawkins, Liias, Schoesler and Honeyford

Concerning the protection of composting from nuisance lawsuits.

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

SB 5432 By Senators Rolfes and Rivers

Concerning the funding allocation for special education programs for students with disabilities.

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

SB 5433 By Senators Miloscia, Angel, Sheldon and Padden

Concerning informed decision making for death with dignity decisions.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SB 5434 By Senators Rivers and Cleveland

Concerning the addition of services for long-term placement of mental health patients in community hospitals that voluntarily contract and are certified by the department of social and health services.

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

SB 5435 By Senators Rivers and Cleveland

Specifying to whom information and records related to mental health services may be disclosed for the purposes of care coordination and treatment.

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

SB 5436 By Senators Becker and Cleveland

Expanding patient access to health services through telemedicine by further defining where a patient may receive the service.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH CARE .

SB 5437 By Senators Chase and Honeyford; by request of Department of Agriculture

Concerning the weighmaster program.

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

SB 5438 By Senators Braun, Angel, Bailey, Rivers, Becker, O'Ban, Schoesler, Brown, Warnick, King, Honeyford, Fortunato, Baumgartner, Rossi and Sheldon

Promoting the completion of environmental impact statements within two years.

Referred to Committee on ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT & TELECOMMUNICATIONS.

SB 5439 By Senators Braun, Sheldon, Rivers, Becker, Schoesler, Bailey, Brown, Warnick, Fortunato and Honeyford

Providing sales and use tax exemptions, in the form of a remittance of tax paid, to encourage coal-fired electric generation plants to convert to natural gas-fired plants or biomass energy facilities.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 5440 By Senators Zeiger, Darneille, O'Ban, Walsh, Miloscia, Hunt, Carlyle and Warnick

Establishing the legislative-executive WorkFirst poverty reduction oversight task force.

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

SB 5441 By Senators Kuderer, Frockt, Carlyle, Keiser, Nelson, Liias, Darneille, Wellman, Saldaña, McCoy, Rolfes, Ranker and Billig

Concerning certain procedures upon initial detention under the involuntary treatment act.

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

SJM 8006 By Senators Chase and Hasegawa

Urging the United States Congress to adopt the proposed "American Recovery" program.

Referred to Committee on FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS & INSURANCE.