STATE OF WASHINGTON
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
59th Legislature - 2005 - Regular Session

   
FRANK CHOPP JOHN LOVICK
Speaker Speaker Pro Tempore
 
RICHARD NAFZIGER, Chief Clerk     

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS   FOURTH ORDER OF BUSINESS
 
Introduction and First Reading of
Bills, Memorials, Joint Resolutions and Concurrent Resolutions

 
March 15, 2005 - Tuesday 65TH DAY Regular Session
 
PLEASE NOTE:
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SSB 5052 By Senate Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Senators Johnson, Kline and Rockefeller)
 
  Creating the uniform estate tax apportionment act.
 
  Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.
 
ESSB 5060 By Senate Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Senators Haugen, Swecker and Jacobsen)
 
  Regulating the use of automated traffic safety cameras.
 
  Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.
 
SSB 5064 By Senate Committee on Health & Long-Term Care (originally sponsored by Senators Thibaudeau, Deccio, Jacobsen, Parlette, Kohl-Welles, Weinstein and Keiser)
 
  Studying the use of electronic medical records.
 
  Referred to Committee on TECHNOLOGY, ENERGY & COMMUNICATIONS.
 
ESB 5089 By Senators Sheldon, Fraser and Kline
 
  Limiting nuisance noise from off-road vehicles.(REVISED FOR ENGROSSED: Creating a task force to study off-road vehicle noise management.)
 
  Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES, ECOLOGY & PARKS.
 
SSB 5092 By Senate Committee on Agriculture & Rural Economic Development (originally sponsored by Senator Jacobsen)
 
  Creating a beginning farmers loan program.
 
  Referred to Committee on ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AGRICULTURE & TRADE.
 
ESSB 5098 By Senate Committee on Water, Energy & Environment (originally sponsored by Senators Poulsen, Morton, Franklin, Kline and Kohl-Welles; by request of Governor Locke)
 
  Regulating the energy efficiency of certain products.
 
  Referred to Committee on TECHNOLOGY, ENERGY & COMMUNICATIONS.
 
SSB 5101 By Senate Committee on Water, Energy & Environment (originally sponsored by Senators Poulsen, Morton, Fraser, Rockefeller, Pridemore, Regala, Hewitt, Kline, Kohl-Welles, Brown and Oke)
 
  Providing incentives to support renewable energy.
 
  Referred to Committee on TECHNOLOGY, ENERGY & COMMUNICATIONS.
 
SSB 5104 By Senate Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Senators Regala, Brandland, Hargrove, Weinstein, Esser, Kohl-Welles and Oke; by request of Washington Council for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect)
 
  Creating the "Keep Kids Safe" license plate series.
 
  Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.
 
SSB 5105 By Senate Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Senators Swecker, Jacobsen, Kastama and Oke; by request of Utilities & Transportation Commission)
 
  Regarding certification of entities regulated by the utilities and transportation commission.
 
  Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.
 
ESB 5110 By Senators Rockefeller and Oke
 
  Including four public port districts on the executive board of regional transportation planning organizations.(REVISED FOR ENGROSSED: Including four public port districts on the executive board of regional transportation planning organizations and lowering the population threshold.)
 
  Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.
 
E2SSB 5111 By Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Morton, Poulsen, Parlette, Roach, Schmidt, Oke, Hewitt, Zarelli, Finkbeiner, Stevens, Swecker, Deccio, Honeyford, Mulliken, Kline and Sheldon)
 
  Providing tax incentives for solar energy systems.
 
  Referred to Committee on TECHNOLOGY, ENERGY & COMMUNICATIONS.
 
ESSB 5121 By Senate Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Senators Keiser, Swecker, Poulsen, Schmidt and Haugen)
 
  Assessing long-term air transportation needs.
 
  Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.
 
SSB 5132 By Senate Committee on Government Operations & Elections (originally sponsored by Senators Carrell, Schmidt, Benson, Swecker, Honeyford, Delvin, Schoesler, Roach, Mulliken and Benton)
 
  Protecting personal information of public employees and home care workers.
 
  Referred to Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ACCOUNTABILITY.
 
ESSB 5158 By Senate Committee on Health & Long-Term Care (originally sponsored by Senators Keiser, Brandland, Kastama, Parlette and Benson)
 
  Modifying the uniform health care information act.
 
  Referred to Committee on HEALTH CARE.
 
ESSB 5164 By Senate Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Senators Haugen, Oke, Jacobsen, Swecker, Poulsen, Spanel and Shin)
 
  Authorizing the department of transportation to impose mitigation or mitigation fees.
 
  Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.
 
SSB 5169 By Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Hargrove and Shin)
 
  Authorizing unspent biotoxin testing and monitoring funds to carry over to future biennia.
 
  Referred to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS.
 
SSB 5178 By Senate Committee on Health & Long-Term Care (originally sponsored by Senators Kastama, Keiser, Benson and Brandland)
 
  Issuing a moratorium on licensing specialty hospitals.
 
  Referred to Committee on HEALTH CARE.
 
ESSB 5186 By Senate Committee on Health & Long-Term Care (originally sponsored by Senators Franklin, Kohl-Welles, Keiser, Rockefeller, Doumit, Kline, Regala, McAuliffe, Poulsen, Fraser and Jacobsen)
 
  Increasing the physical activity of the citizens of Washington state.
 
  Referred to Committee on HEALTH CARE.
 
SSB 5207 By Senate Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Senators Doumit, Hargrove and Sheldon)
 
  Limiting liability of ports providing pilots.
 
  Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.
 
E2SSB 5213 By Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Brandland, Hargrove, Esser, Regala, McAuliffe, Thibaudeau, Stevens, Kohl-Welles and Shin)
 
  Supporting the long-term success of families with children by removing barriers to Temporary Assistance for Needy Families and the WorkFirst programs.
 
  Referred to Committee on CHILDREN & FAMILY SERVICES.
 
SSB 5229 By Senate Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Senators Swecker, Jacobsen, Doumit, Fraser, Kohl-Welles and Rasmussen)
 
  Authorizing endangered wildlife license plates.
 
  Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.
 
SSB 5230 By Senate Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Senators Swecker, Jacobsen, Oke, Doumit, Fraser, Rockefeller, Kohl-Welles and Rasmussen)
 
  Establishing the Washington's Wildlife license plate collection.
 
  Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.
 
SSB 5237 By Senate Committee on Labor, Commerce, Research & Development (originally sponsored by Senators Keiser, Kohl-Welles, Parlette, Honeyford, Prentice and Shin; by request of Department of Labor & Industries)
 
  Requiring mandatory electronic data reporting under Title 51 RCW for workers' compensation self-insurers.
 
  Referred to Committee on COMMERCE & LABOR.
 
SSB 5262 By Senate Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Senators Haugen and Swecker; by request of Department of Licensing)
 
  Changing provisions relating to withholding of driving privileges.
 
  Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.
 
SSB 5270 By Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Haugen, Swecker, Kastama, Oke, Spanel, Esser, Jacobsen and Shin)
 
  Assisting vessel registration enforcement.
 
  Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.
 
SB 5279 By Senator Jacobsen
 
  Modifying provisions with regard to recreational activities on certain lands.
 
  Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.
 
SSB 5282 By Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections (originally sponsored by Senators Kline, Hargrove, Mulliken, Fairley and Thibaudeau)
 
  Clarifying earned release provisions that apply to city and county jails.
 
  Referred to Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE & CORRECTIONS.
 
SSB 5316 By Senate Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Senators Jacobsen, Swecker, Haugen, Parlette, Kohl-Welles and Oke; by request of Parks and Recreation Commission)
 
  Authorizing state parks and recreation commission license plates.
 
  Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.
 
SB 5325 By Senators Zarelli, Brown, Doumit, Kline, Shin, Sheldon, Pflug, Mulliken, Kohl-Welles, Rasmussen and Pridemore
 
  Promoting economic development and community revitalization.
 
  Referred to Committee on ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AGRICULTURE & TRADE.
 
SSB 5326 By Senate Committee on Government Operations & Elections (originally sponsored by Senators Kohl-Welles, Pridemore, Esser, Kline, Weinstein, Poulsen, Finkbeiner, McAuliffe, Keiser and Spanel)
 
  Providing home rule charter cities the ability to choose their election system.
 
  Referred to Committee on LOCAL GOVERNMENT.
 
SB 5330 By Senators Shin, Rasmussen, Berkey, McAuliffe and Kohl-Welles
 
  Creating the economic development grants program.
 
  Referred to Committee on ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AGRICULTURE & TRADE.
 
SB 5340 By Senators Rasmussen, Roach, Shin, Jacobsen, Delvin, Carrell, Rockefeller, Fraser, Franklin, Kastama, Regala and Pridemore; by request of Military Department
 
  Creating the military department capital account and rental and lease account.
 
  Referred to Committee on CAPITAL BUDGET.
 
ESSB 5349 By Senate Committee on Early Learning, K-12 & Higher Education (originally sponsored by Senators Kastama, McAuliffe, Weinstein, Haugen, Berkey, Rasmussen, Hargrove, Kohl-Welles, Franklin, Regala, Shin, Fraser, Jacobsen and Kline)
 
  Creating a dyslexia reading instruction pilot program.
 
  Referred to Committee on EDUCATION.
 
ESB 5381 By Senators Kohl-Welles, Parlette, McAuliffe, Pridemore, Rockefeller, Brown, Rasmussen, Schoesler, Shin, Haugen, Schmidt, Keiser and Kline; by request of Governor Gregoire
 
  Authorizing an independent, nonprofit Washington academy of sciences.
 
  Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION.
 
SSB 5414 By Senate Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Senators Haugen and Swecker)
 
  Adjusting aviation fees and taxes.
 
  Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.
 
ESB 5423 By Senators Haugen and Swecker
 
  Authorizing creation of thematic collections of special plates.(REVISED FOR ENGROSSED: Regulating special license plates.)
 
  Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.
 
SB 5424 By Senators Haugen, Swecker, Jacobsen, Hargrove and Doumit
 
  Authorizing the "Washington Lighthouses" special plate.
 
  Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.
 
SSB 5449 By Senate Committee on Water, Energy & Environment (originally sponsored by Senators Poulsen, Swecker, Pridemore, Kline, Fraser and Rockefeller)
 
  Providing lien authority to the department of ecology to facilitate the recovery of remedial action costs under the model toxics control act.
 
  Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES, ECOLOGY & PARKS.
 
ESSB 5499 By Senate Committee on Government Operations & Elections (originally sponsored by Senators Kastama, Berkey, Fairley, Pridemore, Franklin, Haugen, Shin, Kohl-Welles, Doumit, Rasmussen and Keiser)
 
  Clarifying and standardizing various election procedures.
 
  Referred to Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ACCOUNTABILITY.
 
ESSB 5509 By Senate Committee on Water, Energy & Environment (originally sponsored by Senators Poulsen, Esser, Fraser, Schmidt, Pridemore, Fairley, Berkey, Kohl-Welles, Kline, Regala, Rockefeller, Weinstein, Brown, Keiser and McAuliffe)
 
  Concerning high-performance building standards.
 
  Referred to Committee on CAPITAL BUDGET.
 
SB 5518 By Senators Eide, Swecker, Spanel, Stevens, Mulliken, Rasmussen and Benson
 
  Increasing certain fees of licensing subagents.
 
  Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.
 
ESB 5530 By Senators Kline, Esser, Weinstein, Roach, Fairley, Franklin and Kohl-Welles
 
  Prohibiting discrimination in life insurance based on lawful travel destinations.
 
  Referred to Committee on FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS & INSURANCE.
 
SSB 5552 By Senate Committee on Early Learning, K-12 & Higher Education (originally sponsored by Senators Kohl-Welles, McAuliffe, Benton, Johnson, Shin, Carrell, Rasmussen, Mulliken and Roach)
 
  Requiring school districts to request information from employment applicants' out-of-state employers.
 
  Referred to Committee on EDUCATION.
 
E2SSB 5581 By Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Brown, Finkbeiner, Kohl-Welles, Rasmussen, Prentice, Hewitt, Fairley, Esser, Doumit, Keiser, Haugen, McAuliffe and Shin; by request of Governor Gregoire)
 
  Establishing the life sciences discovery fund.(REVISED FOR ENGROSSED: Establishing the life sciences discovery fund authority.)
 
  Referred to Committee on TECHNOLOGY, ENERGY & COMMUNICATIONS.
 
ESB 5583 By Senators Regala, Hargrove, McAuliffe, Stevens, Carrell, Kline, Rasmussen and Kohl-Welles
 
  Requiring training of children's administration employees concerning older children who are victims of abuse or neglect.
 
  Referred to Committee on CHILDREN & FAMILY SERVICES.
 
SSB 5614 By Senate Committee on Labor, Commerce, Research & Development (originally sponsored by Senators Keiser, Parlette, Rasmussen, Hargrove, Honeyford, Mulliken, Berkey, Oke and Kohl-Welles)
 
  Requiring industrial insurance fund audits.
 
  Referred to Committee on COMMERCE & LABOR.
 
SSB 5623 By Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Haugen and Esser)
 
  Modifying the excise taxation of maintenance service agreements for regional transit authorities.
 
  Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.
 
2SSB 5638 By Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators McAuliffe, Rasmussen and Poulsen)
 
  Changing student assessment provisions.
 
  Referred to Committee on EDUCATION.
 
ESSB 5699 By Senate Committee on Natural Resources, Ocean & Recreation (originally sponsored by Senators Oke, Jacobsen, Spanel, Doumit, Kline, Rockefeller and Rasmussen)
 
  Preventing and controlling aquatic invasive species and algae.
 
  Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES, ECOLOGY & PARKS.
 
SSB 5709 By Senate Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Senators Parlette, Swecker, Honeyford, Mulliken, Sheldon and Benton)
 
  Exempting vehicles in inaccessible national recreation areas from license renewal fees.
 
  Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.
 
SSB 5775 By Senate Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Senator Mulliken)
 
  Authorizing the creation of a small city or town street and sidewalk improvement program.
 
  Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.
 
ESSB 5788 By Senate Committee on Water, Energy & Environment (originally sponsored by Senators Doumit, Kastama, Mulliken, Haugen, Morton, Poulsen, Pridemore and Berkey)
 
  Improving recycling.
 
  Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES, ECOLOGY & PARKS.
 
SSB 5789 By Senate Committee on Labor, Commerce, Research & Development (originally sponsored by Senators Prentice and Parlette)
 
  Expanding the role of self-insurers in the workers' compensation system.
 
  Referred to Committee on COMMERCE & LABOR.
 
SB 5803 By Senators McAuliffe, Weinstein, Berkey, Shin, Kohl-Welles, Franklin, Schmidt, Thibaudeau, Eide, Kline, Keiser, Regala, Jacobsen and Rasmussen
 
  Promoting internet safety.
 
  Referred to Committee on TECHNOLOGY, ENERGY & COMMUNICATIONS.
 
SSB 5822 By Senate Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Senators Haugen, Swecker, Poulsen, Kastama, Spanel, Schmidt, Berkey, Schoesler, Hewitt, Esser, Mulliken and Jacobsen)
 
  Recovering costs for motorist information signs.
 
  Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.
 
SSB 5832 By Senate Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Senators Jacobsen, Kohl-Welles and Rasmussen)
 
  Authorizing the "Washington's National Park Fund" special license plate.
 
  Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.
 
SB 5833 By Senator Brown
 
  Authorizing special license plates to recognize the Gonzaga University alumni association.
 
  Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.
 
SSB 5850 By Senate Committee on Labor, Commerce, Research & Development (originally sponsored by Senators Spanel, Keiser, Kohl-Welles and Shin)
 
  Clarifying the definition of "sick leave" for family leave.
 
  Referred to Committee on COMMERCE & LABOR.
 
SSB 5862 By Senate Committee on International Trade & Economic Development (originally sponsored by Senators Pflug, Eide, Shin and Rasmussen; by request of Lieutenant Governor and Secretary of State)
 
  Creating the association of Washington generals.
 
  Referred to Committee on ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AGRICULTURE & TRADE.
 
ESSB 5872 By Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections (originally sponsored by Senators Stevens, Carrell, Mulliken, Deccio, Finkbeiner, Delvin, Benson, Johnson, Oke, Hewitt and Schmidt)
 
  Requiring findings and recommendations regarding a department of family and children's services.(REVISED FOR ENGROSSED: Creating a task force on the administrative organization, structure, and delivery of services to children and families.)
 
  Referred to Committee on CHILDREN & FAMILY SERVICES.
 
SSB 5902 By Senate Committee on International Trade & Economic Development (originally sponsored by Senators Eide, Shin, Zarelli, Doumit, Rasmussen and Pflug)
 
  Establishing a small business innovation research program proposal review process.
 
  Referred to Committee on ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AGRICULTURE & TRADE.
 
SSB 5903 By Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections (originally sponsored by Senators Stevens, Hargrove, Zarelli, Haugen, Esser, Kline, Doumit, Fairley, Johnson, Delvin, Swecker, Kohl-Welles and Rasmussen; by request of Office of Public Defense)
 
  Requiring the director of the office of public defense to oversee and monitor legal representation of parents in dependency and termination proceedings.
 
  Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.
 
ESB 5966 By Senators McCaslin, Haugen and Honeyford
 
  Prohibiting vehicle immobilization.
 
  Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.
 
SSB 5969 By Senate Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Senators Swecker, Haugen, Esser and Spanel)
 
  Modifying city and town use of state fuel tax distributions.
 
  Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.
 
SB 5977 By Senators Oke and Regala
 
  Authorizing the "we love our pets" license plate.
 
  Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.
 
SSB 5992 By Senate Committee on Labor, Commerce, Research & Development (originally sponsored by Senators Kohl-Welles and Parlette)
 
  Modifying self-insurer assessments under the second injury fund.
 
  Referred to Committee on COMMERCE & LABOR.
 
SSB 6001 By Senate Committee on Early Learning, K-12 & Higher Education (originally sponsored by Senators Zarelli, Eide, Rockefeller, Kline and Kohl-Welles)
 
  Regarding training for school administrators and security personnel in the use of force.
 
  Referred to Committee on EDUCATION.
 
SB 6012 By Senators Spanel, Oke, Weinstein, Esser and Rasmussen
 
  Making transportation services an authorized purpose for parking and business improvement areas.
 
  Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.
 
SSB 6022 By Senate Committee on Financial Institutions, Housing & Consumer Protection (originally sponsored by Senator Prentice)
 
  Changing provisions relating to surety bonds or insurance for public building or construction contracts.
 
  Referred to Committee on FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS & INSURANCE.
 
SJR 8207 By Senators Kline, Esser, Hargrove, Carrell and Johnson
 
  Changing the membership of the commission on judicial conduct.
 
  Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.