Washington State Senate

Introduction and First Reading of
Bills, Memorials, Joint Resolutions and Concurrent Resolutions
2005 Regular Session of the 59th Legislature
BRAD OWEN, President of the Senate ROSA FRANKLIN, President Pro Tem
THOMAS HOEMANN, Secretary of the Senate PAULL SHIN, Vice President Pro Tem

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 26, 2005 17TH DAY
 
  SB 5461 By Senator Fairley

Changing limits on costs of incarceration charged to offenders.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

  SB 5462 By Senators McCaslin and Kastama

Changing the terms for nonlegislative members of the legislative ethics board.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

  SB 5463 By Senators Doumit and Morton

Allowing small appurtenances on recreational vehicles.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

  SB 5464 By Senators Rasmussen, Brandland, Kline, Spanel, Haugen, Rockefeller and Shin

Authorizing nonpartisan sheriffs.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

  SB 5465 By Senators Rasmussen and Morton

Modifying the taxation of land valued under the open space program.

Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE & RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

  SB 5466 By Senators Parlette, Honeyford, Deccio, Mulliken, Hewitt and Delvin

Modifying the definition of wages.

Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE, RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT.

  SB 5467 By Senators Kastama, Rasmussen, Oke and Schmidt

Defining veteran for certain purposes.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

  SB 5468 By Senator Fairley

Creating insurance requirements for motorcycles, motor-driven cycles, and mopeds.

Referred to Committee on FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, HOUSING & CONSUMER PROTECTION.

  SB 5469 By Senators Schmidt, Regala, Fairley, Esser, Shin, Roach, Rasmussen, Kohl-Welles and Brown

Creating an individual development account program.

Referred to Committee on INTERNATIONAL TRADE & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

  SB 5470 By Senators Franklin, Thibaudeau, Keiser, Kline, Poulsen, Berkey, Haugen, McAuliffe, Rockefeller, Shin and Kohl-Welles; by request of Governor Gregoire

Allowing the importation of certain prescription drugs from Canadian wholesalers.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

  SB 5471 By Senators Thibaudeau, Keiser, Fraser, Berkey, Poulsen, Kline, Franklin, Brown, Haugen, McAuliffe, Rockefeller and Kohl-Welles; by request of Governor Gregoire

Authorizing a prescription drug purchasing consortium.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

  SB 5472 By Senators Keiser, Thibaudeau, Poulsen, Fraser, Brown, McAuliffe, Rockefeller and Kohl-Welles; by request of Governor Gregoire

Expanding health benefit plan options available to employers.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

  SB 5473 By Senators Keiser, Deccio, Parlette, Pflug and Kohl-Welles

Prohibiting civil or criminal liabilities or penalties for actions related to the Washington state health insurance pool.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

  SB 5474 By Senators Kastama, Schmidt and Eide

Allowing water-sewer districts to consider fees in selecting engineering services.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

  SB 5475 By Senators Kline and Kohl-Welles

Banning assault weapons.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

  SB 5476 By Senators Kline, Brandland, Fairley, Esser, Kastama, Shin, Pridemore, Weinstein, Haugen, Berkey, Prentice, Rockefeller and Kohl-Welles

Creating advisory sentence ranges.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

  SB 5477 By Senators Kline, Brandland, Hargrove, Esser, Fairley, Kastama, Shin, Pridemore, Weinstein, Haugen, Berkey, Prentice and Rockefeller

Revising sentencing procedures for exceptional sentences.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

  SB 5478 By Senators Stevens, Benson, Swecker, Benton and Oke

Defining abstinence education and comprehensive sex education for K-12 students.

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

  SB 5479 By Senators Berkey, Benton, Prentice, Esser and McAuliffe

Revising time periods in landlord/tenant actions.

Referred to Committee on FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, HOUSING & CONSUMER PROTECTION.

  SB 5480 By Senators Roach, Schoesler, Benson, Benton and Oke

Increasing penalties for manufacturing methamphetamine.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

  SB 5481 By Senators Fairley, Kline and Shin

Prosecuting the extortionate extension of credit by check cashers and sellers.

Referred to Committee on FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, HOUSING & CONSUMER PROTECTION.

  SB 5482 By Senators Fairley, Kline and Rasmussen

Limiting a borrower to one outstanding small loan.

Referred to Committee on FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, HOUSING & CONSUMER PROTECTION.

  SB 5483 By Senators Fairley, Kline and Franklin

Offering a small loan borrower a repayment option.

Referred to Committee on FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, HOUSING & CONSUMER PROTECTION.

  SB 5484 By Senators Fairley, Kline, Shin and Rasmussen

Monitoring and reporting on check cashers and sellers.

Referred to Committee on FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, HOUSING & CONSUMER PROTECTION.

  SB 5485 By Senators Fairley and Kline

Placing limits on the amount, interest, and fees for small loans.

Referred to Committee on FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, HOUSING & CONSUMER PROTECTION.

  SB 5486 By Senators Fairley, Kline and Rasmussen

Regulating check cashers and sellers.

Referred to Committee on FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, HOUSING & CONSUMER PROTECTION.

  SB 5487 By Senators Keiser, Hewitt, Doumit, Delvin, Pridemore, Prentice, Schoesler, McAuliffe, Berkey, Rockefeller and Kohl-Welles

Requiring the liquor control board to implement a retail business plan to improve efficiency and increase revenue.

Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE, RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT.

  SB 5488 By Senators Rasmussen and Schoesler

Concerning the fruit and vegetable district fund.

Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE & RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

  SB 5489 By Senators Regala, Schmidt, Fraser, Delvin, Rasmussen, McAuliffe, Rockefeller and Kohl-Welles; by request of Select Committee on Pension Policy

Purchasing service credit in plan 2 and plan 3 of the teachers' retirement system for public education experience performed as a teacher in a public school in another state or with the federal government.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

  SB 5490 By Senators Kastama, Kline and McAuliffe

Tightening muffler noise standards.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

  SB 5491 By Senators Poulsen, Benson, Kastama and Deccio; by request of Department of Health

Describing when the department of health may collect a fee for infant screening services.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

  SB 5492 By Senators Keiser, Deccio, Kline, Parlette, Mulliken and Pflug; by request of Department of Health

Modifying hospital reporting of restrictions on health care practitioners.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

  SB 5493 By Senators Kastama, Deccio and Benson; by request of Department of Health

Removing state funding restrictions from the hepatitis C state plan.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

  SB 5494 By Senators Thibaudeau, Deccio, Parlette, Benson, Pflug and Kohl-Welles; by request of Department of Health

Identifying health care providers covered by the retired health care provider liability malpractice insurance program.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

  SB 5495 By Senators Kline, Deccio, Thibaudeau and Shin; by request of Department of Health

Providing the secretary of health with authority to administer grants.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

  SB 5496 By Senators Keiser, Brandland, Parlette, Benson, Deccio and Mulliken; by request of Department of Health

Revising provisions for inspection of hospitals.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

  SB 5497 By Senators Delvin, Hewitt, Honeyford, Schoesler, McCaslin, Deccio, Mulliken, Morton, Roach, Swecker and Pflug

Allowing terminally ill members to remove themselves from their retirement plan.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

  SB 5498 By Senator Delvin

Modifying the sales and use taxation of nonresidents.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

  SB 5499 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 GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

  SB 5500 By Senators Hargrove, Stevens, Delvin and Regala

Specifying procedures for transfer of juvenile proceedings.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

  SB 5501 By Senators Hargrove, Stevens, Delvin, Regala and Shin

Authorizing use of lie detector tests on juvenile court services employment applicants.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

  SB 5502 By Senators Hargrove, Stevens, Delvin and Regala

Revising juvenile sentencing alternatives.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

  SB 5503 By Senators Carrell, Benton, Schoesler, Zarelli, Pflug, Johnson, Delvin, Honeyford, Esser, Morton, Mulliken, Deccio and McCaslin

Restricting the solicitation of money or employment from the side of a public highway.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

  SB 5504 By Senators Carrell, Hewitt, Mulliken, Swecker, Deccio, Zarelli, Benson, Delvin, Honeyford, Stevens, Esser, Brandland, Schoesler, Roach, Benton and Oke

Concerning aggravated multiple murder cases.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

  SB 5505 By Senators Carrell, Morton, Honeyford and Mulliken

Regarding liability for storm water control.

Referred to Committee on WATER, ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT.

  SB 5506 By Senators Kohl-Welles, Fairley, Regala and Thibaudeau

Placing restrictions on the marketing or merchandising of credit cards to students at the state's institutions of higher education.

Referred to Committee on FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, HOUSING & CONSUMER PROTECTION.

  SB 5507 By Senator Finkbeiner

Providing law enforcement accountability for officers involved in traffic accidents.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

  SB 5508 By Senators Doumit and Hewitt

Providing sales and use tax exemptions for light and power businesses.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

  SB 5509 By Senators Poulsen, Esser, Fraser, Schmidt, Pridemore, Fairley, Berkey, Kohl-Welles, Kline, Regala, Rockefeller, Weinstein, Brown, Keiser and McAuliffe

Requiring public buildings to be built using high-performance green building standards.

Referred to Committee on WATER, ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT.

  SB 5510 By Senators Spanel and Kohl-Welles

Defining supervisor for public employment purposes.

Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE, RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT.

  SB 5511 By Senators Shin, Esser, Rockefeller, Carrell, Mulliken and Benson

Extending liability immunity to certain skate parks that charge a nominal fee.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES, OCEAN & RECREATION.

  SB 5512 By Senators Regala, Roach, Fraser, McAuliffe, Delvin, Keiser, Rockefeller, Rasmussen, Kohl-Welles and Benton; by request of Select Committee on Pension Policy

Permitting members of the teachers' retirement system plan 2 and plan 3 who qualify for early retirement or alternate early retirement to make a one-time purchase of additional service credit.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

  SB 5513 By Senators Haugen, Shin, Kohl-Welles, Rasmussen, Fairley and Prentice

Restructuring certain transportation agencies.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

  SB 5514 By Senators Keiser, Fraser, Delvin, Regala, Pflug and Rasmussen; by request of Select Committee on Pension Policy

Choosing a reduced retirement allowance under the law enforcement officers' and fire fighters' retirement system, plan 1.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

  SB 5515 By Senators Regala, Esser, Kline, Poulsen, Rockefeller, Brandland, Fraser, Kohl-Welles, Brown, Keiser, Pridemore and Shin

Prohibiting the sale of products that contain polybrominated diphenyl ethers.

Referred to Committee on WATER, ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT.

  SB 5516 By Senators Thibaudeau, Deccio, Benton, Keiser, Pflug, Rockefeller, Prentice, Kohl-Welles, Franklin, McAuliffe and Benson

Regarding independent prescriptive authority for advanced registered nurse practitioners.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

  SB 5517 By Senators Doumit, Benton, Parlette, Regala, Zarelli, Fraser, Mulliken, McAuliffe, Rasmussen and Benson; by request of Select Committee on Pension Policy

Vesting after five years of service in the defined benefit portion of the public employees' retirement system, the school employees' retirement system, and the teachers' retirement system plan 3.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

  SB 5518 By Senators Eide, Swecker, Spanel, Stevens, Mulliken, Rasmussen and Benson

Increasing certain fees of licensing subagents.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

  SB 5519 By Senators Stevens, Swecker, Eide, Spanel, Mulliken and Rasmussen

Revising the authority of a vehicle licensing subagent to recommend a successor.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

  SB 5520 By Senators Keiser, Rasmussen, Hewitt, Oke and Franklin

Participating in insurance plans and contracts by separated plan 2 members of certain retirement systems.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

  SB 5521 By Senators Rasmussen, McAuliffe, Schmidt, Oke, Keiser, Shin, Thibaudeau, Kline, Kohl-Welles and Benson

Crediting military service to certain employees.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

  SB 5522 By Senators Franklin, Weinstein, Keiser, Kastama, Zarelli, Rasmussen, Hewitt, Kline, Schmidt and Rockefeller

Purchasing service credit lost due to injury.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.