Washington State Senate

Introduction and First Reading of
Bills, Memorials, Joint Resolutions and Concurrent Resolutions
2023 Regular Session of the 68th Legislature
DENNY HECK, President of the Senate KAREN KEISER, President Pro Tem
SARAH BANNISTER, Secretary of the Senate JOHN LOVICK, Vice President Pro Tem

February 3, 2023 - Friday 26TH DAY
SB 5684 By Senator Hasegawa

Concerning small works rosters.

Referred to Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT & ELECTIONS.

SB 5685 By Senator Randall

Creating the profession of dental therapist.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG TERM CARE.

SB 5686 By Senator Braun

Imposing a local sales tax wholly credited against the state sales tax to support programs for senior citizens.

Referred to Committee on LOCAL GOVERNMENT, LAND USE & TRIBAL AFFAIRS.

SB 5687 By Senator Van De Wege

Creating postsecondary wrestling grant programs.

Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION & WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.

SB 5688 By Senators Lovelett and Nguyen; by request of Department of Natural Resources

Providing carbon sequestration and ecosystem services in the management of public lands.

Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT, ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY.

SB 5689 By Senator Stanford

Providing a sales and use tax exemption related to internet and telecommunications infrastructure projects involving a federally recognized Indian tribe.

Referred to Committee on BUSINESS, FINANCIAL SERVICES, GAMING & TRADE.

SB 5690 By Senator Dhingra; by request of Department of Corrections

Concerning conditional release transition teams.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES.

SB 5691 By Senators Warnick and Shewmake

Concerning resource and assessment centers.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES.

SB 5692 By Senators Lovelett, Van De Wege and Wilson, C.

Increasing the maximum per pupil limit for enrichment levy authority.

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

SB 5693 By Senator Van De Wege

Limiting liability for salmon recovery projects performed by regional fisheries enhancement groups.

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

SB 5694 By Senator Hunt

Concerning public employee salary surveys.

Referred to Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT & ELECTIONS.

SB 5695 By Senator Stanford

Eliminating child marriage.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SB 5696 By Senator Robinson

Concerning eligibility for participation in the public employees' benefits board for retired or disabled employees of counties, municipalities, and other political subdivisions.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 5697 By Senators Van De Wege and Kuderer

Authorizing the utilities and transportation commission to regulate the rates and services of all persons engaging in the business of acting as a landlord for a mobile home park, manufactured housing community, or manufactured/mobile home community.

Referred to Committee on HOUSING.

SB 5698 By Senator Warnick

Establishing the state cactus.

Referred to Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT & ELECTIONS.

SB 5699 By Senators Van De Wege, Salomon, Hunt, Warnick, Short and Muzzall

Increasing the compensation for members of the fish and wildlife commission.

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

SB 5700 By Senators Van De Wege and Cleveland; by request of Health Care Authority

Modernizing state health care authority related laws.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG TERM CARE.

SB 5701 By Senator King

Expanding the definition of designated forestland.

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

FIRST READING OF HOUSE BILLS

SHB 1007 By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Paul, Stokesbary, Bergquist, Leavitt, Simmons, Griffey, Callan, Doglio, Timmons, Reeves, Bronoske, Shavers, Riccelli and Ormsby; by request of LEOFF Plan 2 Retirement Board and Select Committee on Pension Policy)

Concerning interruptive military service credit for members of the state retirement systems.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

HB 1049 By Representatives Doglio, Bateman, Riccelli and Ormsby; by request of Secretary of State

Updating timelines for adopting county commissioner district boundaries following expansion from three to five commissioners.

Referred to Committee on LOCAL GOVERNMENT, LAND USE & TRIBAL AFFAIRS.

HB 1107 By Representatives Fosse, Reed, Berry, Ramel, Doglio, Simmons, Reeves, Kloba, Riccelli and Ormsby; by request of Employment Security Department

Concerning removing the terms "master" and "servant" from Titles 50 and 50A.

Referred to Committee on LABOR & COMMERCE.

HB 1128 By Representatives Bateman, Reed, Taylor, Doglio, Macri, Caldier, Simmons, Thai, Bergquist, Wylie, Kloba, Ormsby and Tharinger; by request of Department of Social and Health Services

Raising the residential personal needs allowance.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES.

EHB 1210 By Representatives Rude, Callan, Fey and Bergquist

Concerning the recording of school board meetings.

Referred to Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT & ELECTIONS.

HB 1218 By Representatives Bergquist, Stokesbary, Tharinger, Doglio and Macri; by request of Office of Financial Management

Adding a new caseload for the official caseload forecast for the number of people eligible for the working families' tax credit under RCW 82.08.0206.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.