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

THURSDAY, JANUARY 27, 2005 18TH DAY
 
  SB 5523 By Senators Finkbeiner, Thibaudeau, Kohl-Welles and Keiser

Modifying the authority of emergency medical technicians to administer epinephrine.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

  SB 5524 By Senators Regala, Parlette, McAuliffe, Carrell, Prentice, Schoesler, Franklin, Kohl-Welles, Mulliken and Rasmussen

Changing school district bidding requirements.

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

  SB 5525 By Senators Oke, Kohl-Welles, Mulliken, Stevens, Parlette, Schmidt, Roach, Benton and Johnson

Requiring colored provisional ballots.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

  SB 5526 By Senators Oke, Stevens, Roach and Johnson

Codifying procedures for provisional ballots.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

  SB 5527 By Senators Morton, Mulliken, Schoesler, Carrell, Benson, Honeyford, McCaslin and Stevens

Prohibiting automatic fee increases.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

  SB 5528 By Senators Morton, Mulliken, Schoesler, Benson, Delvin, Honeyford, Carrell, McCaslin and Stevens

Eliminating certain fees for hydraulic works inspections.

Referred to Committee on WATER, ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT.

  SB 5529 By Senators Fairley and Kohl-Welles

Continuing health insurance coverage for convicted felons.

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

  SB 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, HOUSING & CONSUMER PROTECTION.

  SB 5531 By Senators Kline, Johnson, Fraser, Stevens, Haugen, Swecker, Regala, Franklin, Kohl-Welles, Benton and Shin

Providing indigent defense services.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

  SB 5532 By Senators Kohl-Welles, Esser and Poulsen

Enhancing the penalties for animal cruelty.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

  SB 5533 By Senators Fairley, Benton, Keiser, Benson, Kohl-Welles and Franklin

Regulating information provided to and by financial institution employers.

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

  SB 5534 By Senators Poulsen, Swecker, Kohl-Welles, Weinstein, Prentice, Kline, Esser, Fairley, Oke and Benson

Clarifying city monorail transportation authority.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

  SB 5535 By Senators Franklin, Brandland, Berkey, Spanel, Schoesler, Rockefeller, Delvin, Kohl-Welles, Oke and Shin

Modifying optometry licensing requirements.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

  SB 5536 By Senators Parlette, Haugen, Poulsen, Finkbeiner, Morton, Benson, Delvin, Kline, Kohl-Welles, Mulliken and Shin

Providing for a JLARC study of the basic health plan.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

  SB 5537 By Senator Jacobsen

Creating the state granted lands lease program.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES, OCEAN & RECREATION.

  SB 5538 By Senators Prentice, Rockefeller, Doumit, Fairley, McAuliffe, Haugen, Berkey, Rasmussen, Keiser, Regala, Kline, Eide, Kohl-Welles, Brown, Thibaudeau, Franklin, Weinstein, Schmidt and Shin

Moving the early childhood education and assistance program into the office of the superintendent of public instruction.

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

  SB 5539 By Senators Jacobsen, Oke, Rasmussen, Doumit, Schmidt, Benson, Kastama, Shin, Pridemore, Franklin and Roach

Creating the veterans conservation corps program.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES, OCEAN & RECREATION.

  SB 5540 By Senators Fairley and Kline

Expanding extortionate extension of credit.

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

  SB 5541 By Senators Carrell, Hargrove, Zarelli, Benson, Delvin and Schoesler

Authorizing agreements to allow bail bond agencies to execute bench warrants.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

  SB 5542 By Senators Carrell, Hargrove, Zarelli, Benson, Delvin, Schoesler and Benton

Authorizing alternative detention and rehabilitation facilities.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

  SB 5543 By Senators Spanel, Haugen, Jacobsen, Mulliken, Roach and Rasmussen

Extending a sales and use tax exemption to the construction of facilities to be used for the conditioning of vegetable seeds.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

  SB 5544 By Senators Spanel, Fairley, Brandland, Keiser, Franklin, Benson and Kohl-Welles

Creating the Washington voluntary accounts program.

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

  SB 5545 By Senators Roach, Rasmussen, Mulliken, Kline, Honeyford, Hewitt, Stevens, Morton, Benson, Schoesler, Schmidt, Fairley, McCaslin, Carrell, Swecker, Keiser, Delvin, Deccio and Oke

Revising provisions relating to renewing a concealed pistol license by members of the armed forces.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

  SB 5546 By Senators Roach, Mulliken, Swecker, Johnson, Pflug, Finkbeiner, Stevens, Carrell, Schoesler and Benson

Requiring the opportunity for a referendum for critical areas regulations.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

  SB 5547 By Senators Roach and Johnson

Authorizing the dissolution of homeowners' associations.

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

  SB 5548 By Senators Roach, Swecker, Benson, Finkbeiner, Delvin, Mulliken, Johnson and Oke

Modifying the assessment of property with substantial land use limitations.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

  SB 5549 By Senators Hargrove and Poulsen

Providing for the allocation of conserved water rights.

Referred to Committee on WATER, ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT.

  SB 5550 By Senators Hargrove, Keiser, Schoesler, Franklin, Doumit, Kohl-Welles, Parlette, Hewitt, Brown, Jacobsen, Mulliken and Shin

Expanding membership of the electrical board by appointment of one outside line worker.

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

  SB 5551 By Senators Hargrove, Hewitt, Schoesler, Mulliken, Parlette and Oke

Studying the minimum wage.

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

  SB 5552 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 EARLY LEARNING, K-12 & HIGHER EDUCATION.

  SB 5553 By Senators Brandland, Kohl-Welles, Hargrove and Regala

Creating a pilot program for live scan devices.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

  SB 5554 By Senators Kohl-Welles, Brandland, Hargrove and Stevens

Extending and adding a member to the joint task force on criminal background check processes.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

  SB 5555 By Senator Jacobsen

Creating the state granted lands purchase program.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES, OCEAN & RECREATION.

  SB 5556 By Senators Fraser, Swecker, Stevens, Rockefeller, Kline, Shin, Franklin, Regala, Pridemore, Weinstein, Hewitt, Poulsen, Morton, Kohl-Welles, McAuliffe, Oke, Spanel, Keiser, Jacobsen, Berkey, Prentice, Mulliken, Brown, Fairley and Rasmussen

Requiring initiatives and referenda to set forth repealed language in full.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

  SB 5557 By Senators Delvin, Stevens, Pflug, Carrell, Mulliken, McCaslin, Deccio, Parlette and Swecker

Revising provisions concerning mental health treatment for minors.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

  SJM 8009 By Senators Morton, McCaslin, Mulliken, Stevens, Delvin, Deccio, Parlette, Schoesler, Swecker, Honeyford and Kline

Petitioning for the creation of a new state in Eastern Washington.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

  SJR 8208 By Senators Morton and Brown

Amending the Constitution to allow for adjournment after cutoff during the regular session.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

FIRST READING OF HOUSE BILLS

  SHB 1014 By House Committee on Criminal Justice & Corrections (originally sponsored by Representatives Darneille, O'Brien, Cody, Morrell, Chase and Schual-Berke)

Revising DNA testing provision.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

  HB 1049 By Representatives Green, DeBolt, Upthegrove, Kilmer, Kessler, McCoy, Sells, Blake, Schual-Berke, Kenney, P. Sullivan, Jarrett, Kagi, Simpson, Wood, Lantz, Hudgins, Morrell, Hunt and Ormsby; by request of Public Works Board

Authorizing projects recommended by the public works board.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.