Washington State Senate

Introduction and First Reading of
Bills, Memorials, Joint Resolutions and Concurrent Resolutions
2018 Regular Session of the 65th Legislature
CYRUS HABIB, President of the Senate KAREN KEISER, President Pro Tem
BRAD HENDRICKSON, Secretary of the Senate STEVE CONWAY, Vice President Pro Tem

January 10, 2018 - Wednesday 3RD DAY
SB 6147 By Senators Rivers, Cleveland, Walsh, Kuderer, Nelson, Carlyle and Angel

Concerning prescription drug insurance continuity of care.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG TERM CARE.

SB 6148 By Senators Palumbo, Ranker, Saldaña, Darneille, Keiser, Wellman and Liias

Creating a work group on educational equity for homeless children and youth.

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

SB 6149 By Senators Hobbs and King

Concerning the minimum monthly salary paid to Washington state patrol troopers and sergeants.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 6150 By Senators Cleveland, Rivers, Carlyle, Kuderer and Fain; by request of Governor Inslee

Concerning opioid use disorder treatment, prevention, and related services.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG TERM CARE.

SB 6151 By Senators Rivers, Hobbs and King

Creating a special license plate to support the maintenance and improvements of Washington state parks.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 6152 By Senators Rivers and Takko

Concerning the authority of counties to vacate a county road that abuts on a body of water if the county road is hazardous or creates a significant risk to public safety.

Referred to Committee on LOCAL GOVERNMENT.

SB 6153 By Senators Palumbo, Ranker and Mullet

Informing high school students enrolled in dual credit courses about the online credit search tool.

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

SB 6154 By Senators Palumbo, Fain, Ranker, Rolfes, Carlyle, Billig, Nelson and McCoy

Concerning the unlawful use of an elephant in a traveling animal act.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SB 6155 By Senators Short, King, Hobbs, Takko, Brown and Padden

Concerning bone marrow donation information provided to driver's license and identicard applicants.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 6156 By Senators Cleveland, Short, Kuderer and Walsh

Providing the chiropractic quality assurance commission with additional authority over budget development, spending, and staffing.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG TERM CARE.

SB 6157 By Senators Short, Kuderer, Rivers, Cleveland, Palumbo, Nelson, Becker, Walsh and Warnick

Regarding prior authorization.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG TERM CARE.

SB 6158 By Senators Saldaña and Warnick

Authorizing criminal background checks for employees of certain towing operators.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 6159 By Senators Takko, Honeyford and Fain; by request of Department of Ecology

Concerning the reauthorization of the underground storage tank program.

Referred to Committee on ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT & TECHNOLOGY.

SB 6160 By Senator Kuderer

Revising conditions under which a person is subject to exclusive adult jurisdiction and extending juvenile court jurisdiction over serious cases to age twenty-five.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

SB 6161 By Senators Becker, Hunt, Fain, Rivers, Kuderer, Saldaña, Zeiger, Bailey, Carlyle, Conway, Wilson, Rolfes, Wellman, Hasegawa, Honeyford, Darneille, Angel, Liias, Walsh, O'Ban, Sheldon, Palumbo, Fortunato, Hobbs and Short

Establishing a training course for campaign treasurers.

Referred to Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT, TRIBAL RELATIONS & ELECTIONS.

SB 6162 By Senators Zeiger and Wellman

Defining dyslexia as a specific learning disability and requiring early screening for dyslexia.

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

SB 6163 By Senators Becker, Cleveland, Fain, Bailey, Brown, Wilson, Short, Conway, Keiser and Kuderer

Extending the duration of the collaborative for the advancement of telemedicine.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG TERM CARE.

SB 6164 By Senator O'Ban

Nullifying the imposition of certain taxes within regional transit authority boundaries.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 6165 By Senators Chase, Angel and Liias

Modifying the offense of assault in the third degree.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SB 6166 By Senator O'Ban

Regarding child sex trafficking.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SB 6167 By Senator O'Ban

Providing tax exemptions for the assistance of disabled veterans and members of the armed forces of the United States of America.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 6168 By Senator Kuderer

Concerning school composting and recycling.

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

SB 6169 By Senator Palumbo; by request of State Board for Community and Technical Colleges

Including certain residents who do not have a high school diploma or equivalent or postsecondary credential and the number of students expected to enroll in basic education for adults courses at community and technical colleges in caseload forecast council forecasting.

Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION & WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.

SB 6170 By Senators Rivers and Palumbo

Modifying marijuana product labeling requirements.

Referred to Committee on LABOR & COMMERCE.

SB 6171 By Senators Rivers and Palumbo

Ensuring reasonable terms of payment are available to marijuana retailers when contracting with marijuana processors for the purchase of marijuana products.

Referred to Committee on LABOR & COMMERCE.

SB 6172 By Senators Rivers and Palumbo

Concerning private label marijuana.

Referred to Committee on LABOR & COMMERCE.

SB 6173 By Senators Takko, Padden, Fortunato, Wilson, Rivers, Zeiger and Schoesler

Concerning public records act exemptions regarding concealed pistol licenses.

Referred to Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT, TRIBAL RELATIONS & ELECTIONS.

SB 6174 By Senator Rolfes; by request of Office of Financial Management

Concerning budget stabilization account transfers.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 6175 By Senators Pedersen, Rivers and Mullet; by request of Uniform Law Commission

Concerning the Washington uniform common interest ownership act.

Referred to Committee on FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS & INSURANCE.

SB 6176 By Senators Billig and Baumgartner

Governing the use of narrow track vehicles.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 6177 By Senators King and Takko

Allowing excess local infrastructure financing revenues to be carried forward.

Referred to Committee on LOCAL GOVERNMENT.

SB 6178 By Senators Palumbo and Rivers

Concerning online access to health care resources for veterinarians and veterinary technicians.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG TERM CARE.

SB 6179 By Senators Carlyle, Ranker, Hunt and Sheldon; by request of Utilities & Transportation Commission

Concerning the annual reporting requirements for regulated utility and transportation companies.

Referred to Committee on ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT & TECHNOLOGY.

SB 6180 By Senators Hobbs, Schoesler, Takko and King

Defining the planting and harvest dates for purposes of exemptions for agricultural transporters.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 6181 By Senators Bailey, Palumbo, O'Ban, Hobbs, McCoy and Chase

Establishing a donation program for resident disabled veterans to receive hunting and fishing licenses.

Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE, WATER, NATURAL RESOURCES & PARKS.

SB 6182 By Senators Takko and Angel

Addressing noncollection of taxes by county treasurers.

Referred to Committee on LOCAL GOVERNMENT.

SB 6183 By Senators Takko and Angel

Regarding foreclosure and distraint sales of manufactured/mobile or park model homes.

Referred to Committee on LOCAL GOVERNMENT.

SB 6184 By Senator Wellman

Adding part-time employees to state civil service.

Referred to Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT, TRIBAL RELATIONS & ELECTIONS.

SB 6185 By Senator Wellman

Removing an expiration date regarding postretirement employment options.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 6186 By Senators Palumbo and Zeiger

Reforming the growth management act to provide infrastructure for unplanned growth in counties.

Referred to Committee on LOCAL GOVERNMENT.

SB 6187 By Senators Palumbo, Carlyle, McCoy, Hobbs, Wellman and Sheldon

Concerning the electrification of transportation.

Referred to Committee on ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT & TECHNOLOGY.

SB 6188 By Senators Dhingra, O'Ban, Wilson and Van De Wege

Encouraging fairness in disciplinary actions of peace officers.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SB 6189 By Senators Fain, Frockt and Pedersen

Changing driving a motor vehicle with a suspended or revoked driver's license provisions.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SB 6190 By Senators Hunt and Kuderer

Allowing the use of a signature stamp for voting purposes.

Referred to Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT, TRIBAL RELATIONS & ELECTIONS.

SB 6191 By Senators Kuderer, Hunt, Conway and Liias

Requiring presidential electors to vote for party nominees.

Referred to Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT, TRIBAL RELATIONS & ELECTIONS.

SB 6192 By Senators Hunt and Kuderer

Computing the rate of vacation leave accrual for employees formerly employed by a school district.

Referred to Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT, TRIBAL RELATIONS & ELECTIONS.

SB 6193 By Senators Hunt and Zeiger; by request of Secretary of State

Concerning dates and timelines associated with the operation of the state primary and elections.

Referred to Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT, TRIBAL RELATIONS & ELECTIONS.

SB 6194 By Senators Angel, Rolfes and Conway; by request of Department of Veterans Affairs

Concerning the department of veterans affairs.

Referred to Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT, TRIBAL RELATIONS & ELECTIONS.

SB 6195 By Senators Cleveland, Rivers and Wilson

Facilitating transportation projects of statewide significance.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 6196 By Senators Cleveland, Fain, Rivers, Van De Wege, Palumbo, Kuderer, McCoy, Takko, Wilson and Keiser

Allowing animal care and control agencies and nonprofit humane societies to provide additional veterinary services to low-income households.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG TERM CARE.

SB 6197 By Senators Keiser, Baumgartner and Hasegawa

Regarding an employer's payment of indebtedness upon the death of an employee.

Referred to Committee on LABOR & COMMERCE.

SB 6198 By Senators Takko, Wilson, Rolfes and Rivers; by request of Department of Fish and Wildlife

Increasing participation in recreational fishing and hunting.

Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE, WATER, NATURAL RESOURCES & PARKS.

SB 6199 By Senators Cleveland, Conway, Miloscia, Keiser and Fortunato; by request of Department of Social and Health Services

Concerning the individual provider employment administrator program.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG TERM CARE.

SB 6200 By Senator Liias

Allowing persons who will turn eighteen years of age by the general election to vote in the primary election.

Referred to Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT, TRIBAL RELATIONS & ELECTIONS.

SB 6201 By Senators Liias, Zeiger and Carlyle

Making the open educational resources project permanent.

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

SB 6202 By Senators Liias, Miloscia and Hunt

Concerning election security practices around auditing and equipment.

Referred to Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT, TRIBAL RELATIONS & ELECTIONS.

SB 6203 By Senators Carlyle, Ranker, Palumbo, Nelson, Pedersen, Frockt, Billig, Rolfes, McCoy, Keiser, Wellman, Liias, Hunt and Chase; by request of Governor Inslee

Reducing carbon pollution by moving to a clean energy economy.

Referred to Committee on ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT & TECHNOLOGY.

SB 6204 By Senators Cleveland, Rivers, Takko, Wilson, King, Bailey, Short, Warnick, Honeyford and Braun

Concerning mosquito control districts.

Referred to Committee on LOCAL GOVERNMENT.

SB 6205 By Senators Cleveland, Wilson, Takko, Rivers, Bailey, King, Short, Warnick, Honeyford and Braun

Requiring property sold in tax lien foreclosure proceedings to be sold as is.

Referred to Committee on LOCAL GOVERNMENT.

SB 6206 By Senators Keiser and Bailey

Reducing training requirements for certain respite care providers who provide respite to unpaid caregivers and work three hundred hours or less in any calendar year.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG TERM CARE.

SB 6207 By Senators Palumbo and Short

Clarifying the authority of port districts to offer programs relating to air quality improvement equipment and fuel programs that provide emission reductions for engines, vehicles, and vessels.

Referred to Committee on LOCAL GOVERNMENT.

SB 6208 By Senators Takko and Short

Concerning public hospital district health and wellness promotion activities and superintendent appointment and removal.

Referred to Committee on LOCAL GOVERNMENT.

SB 6209 By Senators Mullet, Rivers, Palumbo, Fain and Hobbs

Facilitating high school success.

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

SB 6210 By Senators Conway, Schoesler, McCoy and Hobbs; by request of Select Committee on Pension Policy

Addressing the terms under which tribal schools may participate in the state retirement systems as part of a state-tribal education compact.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 6211 By Senators Hawkins, Rolfes, Van De Wege and Takko; by request of Department of Natural Resources

Concerning the federal lands revolving account.

Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE, WATER, NATURAL RESOURCES & PARKS.

SB 6212 By Senators Hasegawa, Chase, Conway, Rivers, Brown, Keiser, Cleveland and Fortunato

Allowing the legislative gift center to sell products produced in Washington by craft distillers and microbreweries.

Referred to Committee on LABOR & COMMERCE.

SB 6213 By Senators Ranker, Conway, Hobbs, Keiser and Van De Wege

Addressing the presumption of occupational disease for purposes of workers' compensation by adding medical conditions to the presumption and extending the presumption to certain publicly employed firefighters and investigators and law enforcement.

Referred to Committee on LABOR & COMMERCE.

SB 6214 By Senators Conway, Hobbs, Keiser and Van De Wege

Allowing industrial insurance coverage for posttraumatic stress disorders of law enforcement and firefighters.

Referred to Committee on LABOR & COMMERCE.

SB 6215 By Senators Mullet and Fain

Addressing the compensation and administrative expenses of the Washington state investment board.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 6216 By Senators Saldaña, O'Ban, Dhingra, Frockt, Darneille and Pedersen; by request of Attorney General

Creating a program for the consolidation of traffic-based financial obligations.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SB 6217 By Senators Dhingra, O'Ban and Darneille; by request of Attorney General

Concerning the processes for reviewing sexually violent predators committed under chapter 71.09 RCW.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

SB 6218 By Senators King and Hobbs; by request of Department of Transportation

Bringing the state into compliance with the federal FAST act.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 6219 By Senators Hobbs, Saldaña, Dhingra, Ranker, Carlyle, Takko, Kuderer, Hasegawa, Palumbo, Chase, Nelson, Frockt, Keiser, Wellman, Darneille, Mullet, Billig and Pedersen

Concerning health plan coverage of reproductive health care.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG TERM CARE.

SB 6220 By Senator Honeyford

Concerning uniform standard time for the state of Washington.

Referred to Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT, TRIBAL RELATIONS & ELECTIONS.

SB 6221 By Senator Walsh; by request of Department of Commerce

Concerning the Washington achieving a better life experience program account.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG TERM CARE.

SB 6222 By Senators Carlyle, O'Ban, Frockt, Darneille, Walsh and Zeiger

Concerning expansion of extended foster care eligibility.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

SB 6223 By Senators Carlyle, O'Ban, Walsh, Frockt, Darneille and Zeiger

Concerning equitable educational outcomes for foster children and youth from preschool to postsecondary education.

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

SB 6224 By Senators Van De Wege, Zeiger, Warnick, Baumgartner, Ranker, Chase, Hobbs, Wellman and Fain

Establishing regional school safety centers in educational service districts.

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

SB 6225 By Senators Keiser, Conway, Saldaña and Kuderer

Providing health coverage for young adults.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG TERM CARE.

SB 6226 By Senators Keiser, Conway, Cleveland and Kuderer

Improving health outcomes for injured workers by facilitating better access to medical records and telemedicine.

Referred to Committee on LABOR & COMMERCE.

SB 6227 By Senators Keiser, Conway and Saldaña

Concerning workplace injuries by janitors.

Referred to Committee on LABOR & COMMERCE.

SB 6228 By Senators Kuderer, Hunt, Zeiger and Miloscia; by request of Department of Enterprise Services

Concerning technical changes by the department of enterprise services.

Referred to Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT, TRIBAL RELATIONS & ELECTIONS.

SB 6229 By Senators Van De Wege, Chase, Conway, Wellman, Hasegawa, Saldaña and Keiser

Requiring employers to provide exclusive bargaining representatives reasonable access to new employees for the purposes of presenting information about their exclusive bargaining representative.

Referred to Committee on LABOR & COMMERCE.

SB 6230 By Senators Conway, Chase, Saldaña, Wellman, Hasegawa and Keiser

Concerning the collective bargaining rights of the professional personnel of port districts.

Referred to Committee on LABOR & COMMERCE.

SB 6231 By Senators Kuderer, Van De Wege, Conway, Wellman, Chase, Hasegawa, Saldaña and Keiser

Concerning the statute of limitations for unfair labor practice complaints filed in superior court.

Referred to Committee on LABOR & COMMERCE.

SB 6232 By Senators Conway, Bailey, Cleveland, Padden and Hasegawa

Concerning hearing instrument replacement under the industrial insurance medical aid benefit.

Referred to Committee on LABOR & COMMERCE.

SB 6233 By Senators Cleveland, Rivers, Kuderer and Fain

Addressing step therapy protocols for prescription drugs.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG TERM CARE.

SB 6234 By Senator Palumbo

Concerning emerging internet technology applications and consumers utilizing the services of carrier network companies and carrier network company operators.

Referred to Committee on ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT & TECHNOLOGY.

SB 6235 By Senators Rolfes, Van De Wege, Hawkins and Takko; by request of Department of Natural Resources

Concerning the establishment of forest practices preapplication review.

Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE, WATER, NATURAL RESOURCES & PARKS.

SB 6236 By Senators Chase and Hasegawa

Establishing the Washington state economic growth commission.

Referred to Committee on ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & INTERNATIONAL TRADE.

SB 6237 By Senators Keiser, Bailey, Rolfes, Walsh, Hasegawa and Chase

Increasing the personal needs allowance for people in residential and institutional care settings.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 6238 By Senators Palumbo, Bailey, Cleveland, King, Keiser, Billig and Frockt

Concerning long-term care services and supports.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG TERM CARE.

SB 6239 By Senators Saldaña and King

Concerning penalties for alcohol manufacturers who have committed violations as part of its ancillary activities.

Referred to Committee on LABOR & COMMERCE.

SB 6240 By Senators Sheldon, Angel and Rolfes

Regarding miniature hobby boilers.

Referred to Committee on LABOR & COMMERCE.

SB 6241 By Senators Hobbs and Fain; by request of Health Care Authority

Concerning the January 1, 2020, implementation of the school employees' benefits board program.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 6242 By Senator Braun

Exempting a portion of the valuation of residential property from property taxation.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 6243 By Senator Braun

Concerning embedment-style anchors for mooring buoys.

Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE, WATER, NATURAL RESOURCES & PARKS.

SB 6244 By Senators Braun and Mullet

Providing for the election of members of the house of representatives from house districts within each legislative district.

Referred to Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT, TRIBAL RELATIONS & ELECTIONS.

SB 6245 By Senators Saldaña, Ranker, Conway, Hasegawa and McCoy

Concerning spoken language interpreter services.

Referred to Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT, TRIBAL RELATIONS & ELECTIONS.

SB 6246 By Senators Mullet, Palumbo, Carlyle, Fain, Frockt, Dhingra, Pedersen, Wellman, Kuderer, Keiser, Billig, McCoy, Takko, Rolfes, Cleveland and Liias

Providing for approval of school district bonds by fifty-five percent of the voters voting.

Referred to Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT, TRIBAL RELATIONS & ELECTIONS.

SB 6247 By Senator Kuderer

Concerning limitations on health care provider services imposed by health care entities.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG TERM CARE.

SJR 8212 By Senator Braun

Amending the Constitution to provide a homestead property tax exemption.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SJR 8213 By Senators Mullet, Palumbo, Fain, Frockt, Dhingra, Pedersen, Wellman, Kuderer, Keiser, Billig, Carlyle, McCoy, Takko, Rolfes, Cleveland and Liias

Amending the Constitution to allow at least fifty-five percent of voters voting to authorize school district bonds.

Referred to Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT, TRIBAL RELATIONS & ELECTIONS.