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 12, 2018 - Friday 5TH DAY
SB 6312 By Senator Hunt

Eliminating certain requirements for the annexation of an unincorporated island of territory.

Referred to Committee on LOCAL GOVERNMENT.

SB 6313 By Senators Keiser, Wellman, Frockt, Cleveland, Kuderer and Ranker

Concerning an employee's right to file a complaint or cause of action for sexual harassment or sexual assault in mandatory employment contracts and agreements.

Referred to Committee on LABOR & COMMERCE.

SB 6314 By Senators Dhingra, Fain and Nelson

Extending the existing state property tax exemption for residences of senior citizens and disabled persons to local regular property taxes.

Referred to Committee on LOCAL GOVERNMENT.

SB 6315 By Senator Wagoner

Concerning notification of wildlife transfer, relocation, or introduction into a new location.

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

SB 6316 By Senators McCoy, Chase, Hunt and Ranker

Concerning the certification and evidence of adequate and available water.

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

SB 6317 By Senators Van De Wege, King, Rivers and Takko; by request of Department of Fish and Wildlife

Increasing commercial fishing license fees for nonresidents.

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

SB 6318 By Senators Takko, Warnick and Van De Wege; by request of Department of Agriculture

Clarifying existing law by creating a new intrastate food safety and security chapter from existing intrastate food safety laws and moving certain provisions in the intrastate commerce food, drugs, and cosmetics act to the titles of the agencies that administer the provisions.

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

SB 6319 By Senators Honeyford and Van De Wege; by request of Department of Agriculture

Implementing the federal produce safety rule.

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

SB 6320 By Senators Conway and O'Ban

Exempting certain leasehold interests in performing arts facilities or arenas from the leasehold excise tax.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 6321 By Senators Rivers and Takko

Specifying that fire protection districts and regional fire protection service authorities are taxing districts for the purpose of distributing public utility revenues.

Referred to Committee on LOCAL GOVERNMENT.

SB 6322 By Senators Saldaña, Ranker, Cleveland, Rolfes, Van De Wege and McCoy

Concerning pesticide exposure and notification of certain pesticide applications.

Referred to Committee on ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT & TECHNOLOGY.

SB 6323 By Senators Hobbs and Brown

Extending the business and occupation tax exemption for amounts received as credits against contracts with or funds provided by the Bonneville power administration and used for low-income ratepayer assistance.

Referred to Committee on ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT & TECHNOLOGY.

SB 6324 By Senators Angel and Takko

Concerning the destruction of court exhibits by county clerks.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SB 6325 By Senators McCoy, Palumbo, Takko, Hunt and Chase; by request of Department of Ecology

Concerning wastewater operator certifications.

Referred to Committee on ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT & TECHNOLOGY.

SB 6326 By Senators Conway and Keiser

Establishing maritime Puget Sound regional prevailing wages.

Referred to Committee on LABOR & COMMERCE.

SB 6327 By Senators Keiser and Conway

Concerning plumbing.

Referred to Committee on LABOR & COMMERCE.

SB 6328 By Senator Angel

Defining best available science for the purposes of designating fish and wildlife habitat conservation areas.

Referred to Committee on LOCAL GOVERNMENT.

SB 6329 By Senators Takko and Angel

Clarifying the authority and procedures for contracting by public port districts.

Referred to Committee on LOCAL GOVERNMENT.

SB 6330 By Senators Hobbs and King; by request of Department of Licensing

Concerning medical certificate requirements for applicants and holders of commercial drivers' licenses and commercial learners' permits.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 6331 By Senator Conway

Concerning gambling addiction.

Referred to Committee on LABOR & COMMERCE.

SB 6332 By Senators Fortunato, Hunt, Kuderer, Zeiger, Miloscia and Saldaña

Reestablishing the productivity board.

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

SB 6333 By Senators Ranker, Chase, Sheldon, Hobbs, Rivers and Short; by request of Department of Ecology

Concerning the use of antifouling paints on recreational water vessels.

Referred to Committee on ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT & TECHNOLOGY.

SB 6334 By Senators Dhingra, Angel and Darneille; by request of Department of Social and Health Services

Concerning implementation of mandatory provisions of the federal rule on flexibility, efficiency, and modernization in child support enforcement programs regarding health care coverage.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SB 6335 By Senator Hobbs

Creating a fossil fuel carbon pollution tax.

Referred to Committee on ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT & TECHNOLOGY.

SB 6336 By Senators Baumgartner and Kuderer

Concerning interscholastic activities and basketball tournaments.

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

SB 6337 By Senators Van De Wege, Cleveland, King, Rivers and Palumbo

Updating the medicaid payment methodology for contracted assisted living, adult residential care, and enhanced adult residential care.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG TERM CARE.

SB 6338 By Senators Keiser, Fain and Liias; by request of Employment Security Department

Making technical corrections to the family and medical leave program.

Referred to Committee on LABOR & COMMERCE.

SB 6339 By Senators Keiser, Hasegawa, King, Conway, Ranker, Saldaña and Wellman; by request of Employment Security Department

Clarifying hours and wages for education employee compensation claims.

Referred to Committee on LABOR & COMMERCE.

SB 6340 By Senators Conway, Bailey, Hobbs, Walsh, Hasegawa, Hunt and Mullet; by request of Select Committee on Pension Policy

Providing a benefit increase to certain retirees of the public employees' retirement system plan 1 and the teachers' retirement system plan 1.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 6341 By Senator Miloscia

Concerning government performance and accountability.

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

SB 6342 By Senator Miloscia

Concerning state budgeting through zero-based budget reviews.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 6343 By Senators Brown and Keiser

Establishing the healthy energy workers task force.

Referred to Committee on LABOR & COMMERCE.

SB 6344 By Senators O'Ban, Mullet, Wilson, Takko, Padden, Palumbo and Angel

Creating a program for the reinstatement of driving privileges that are suspended because of failure to pay a traffic infraction.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SB 6345 By Senators Billig, Carlyle, Ranker and Van De Wege

Concerning the use of hydraulic fracturing in the exploration for and production of oil and natural gas.

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

SB 6346 By Senator Takko

Allowing the sale of wine by snack bar license holders.

Referred to Committee on LABOR & COMMERCE.

SB 6347 By Senator Wagoner

Expanding the property tax exemption for new and rehabilitated multiple-unit dwellings in urban centers.

Referred to Committee on ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & INTERNATIONAL TRADE.

SB 6348 By Senators Brown, Honeyford and Angel

Concerning the licensing of marijuana businesses that are located in close proximity to playgrounds, child care centers, and preschools.

Referred to Committee on LABOR & COMMERCE.

SB 6349 By Senators Brown and Honeyford

Concerning the renewal of real estate appraiser certificates, licenses, and registrations.

Referred to Committee on LABOR & COMMERCE.

SB 6350 By Senators Brown and Honeyford

Promoting renewable energy by advancing the development of geothermal resources.

Referred to Committee on ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT & TECHNOLOGY.

SB 6351 By Senator Van De Wege; by request of Health Care Authority

Authorizing the health care authority to require fingerprint-based background checks and conviction record checks for the nonemergency medical transportation program.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG TERM CARE.

SB 6352 By Senator Nelson; by request of Office of Financial Management

Modifying provisions relating to funding fully the state's program of basic education.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 6353 By Senators Hunt, Billig, Kuderer, Saldaña, Conway, Carlyle, Hasegawa, Dhingra, McCoy, Nelson, Mullet, Liias, Rolfes, Hobbs, Keiser, Cleveland, Chase, Darneille, Frockt, Palumbo, Van De Wege, Ranker, Wellman and Takko; by request of Governor Inslee

Concerning procedures in order to automatically register citizens to vote.

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

SB 6354 By Senator Ericksen

Allowing counties to request ferry capital improvement funds without creating ferry districts.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 6355 By Senator Ericksen

Providing limitations on state revenue.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 6356 By Senator Rolfes

Prohibiting the operation of unmanned aircraft over certain facilities.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SB 6357 By Senator O'Ban

Concerning waivers of required ballot box placements.

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

SB 6358 By Senator O'Ban

Concerning certificate of need requirements.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG TERM CARE.

SB 6359 By Senator O'Ban

Concerning limiting and clarifying the legal requirements for the conditional release of sexually violent predators to a less restrictive environment.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

SB 6360 By Senators O'Ban, Darneille, Zeiger, Walsh, Brown and Keiser

Improving transition planning for students in special education who meet criteria for services from the developmental disabilities administration.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

SB 6361 By Senators Billig, Baumgartner, Conway and Short

Authorizing certain cities to establish a limited exemption from local property taxes to encourage redevelopment of vacant lands in urban areas.

Referred to Committee on ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & INTERNATIONAL TRADE.

SB 6362 By Senators Wellman, Rolfes and Billig; by request of Superintendent of Public Instruction

Modifying basic education provisions.

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

SJR 8214 By Senator Ericksen

Requiring a two-thirds majority vote of the legislature to raise taxes, a simple majority vote to impose or raise fees, and no advisory vote.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

FIRST READING OF HOUSE BILLS

2ESHB 1508 By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Stonier, Dolan, Ortiz-Self, Riccelli, Orwall, Peterson, Sawyer, Doglio, Gregerson, Slatter, Frame, Macri, Bergquist, Senn, Ryu, Kloba, Stanford, Sells, Farrell, Lovick, McBride, Pollet, Hudgins, Jinkins, Kagi, Appleton, Goodman, Tharinger, Clibborn, Ormsby, Cody, Santos, Fey and Pettigrew)

Promoting student health and readiness through meal and nutrition programs.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.