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

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2005 23RD DAY
 
  SB 5639 By Senators Eide, Shin, Rasmussen and McAuliffe

Modifying the high technology business and occupation tax credit.

Referred to Committee on INTERNATIONAL TRADE & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

  SB 5640 By Senators Eide, Haugen, Shin and Rasmussen

Exempting royalty income on patents and copyrights from business and occupation tax for five years.

Referred to Committee on INTERNATIONAL TRADE & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

  SB 5641 By Senators Eide, Haugen, Shin, Keiser, Franklin, Rasmussen, McAuliffe and Kohl-Welles

Providing for small business and entrepreneurial development.

Referred to Committee on INTERNATIONAL TRADE & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

  SB 5642 By Senators Eide, Haugen, Shin, Keiser, Rasmussen, McAuliffe and Kohl-Welles

Establishing the business and job retention and expansion program.

Referred to Committee on INTERNATIONAL TRADE & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

  SB 5643 By Senators Hargrove, Kline and Brandland

Exempting community notification and release of sex offender information from public disclosure.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

  SB 5644 By Senators Kline, Roach, Benton, Esser, Prentice, Shin, McAuliffe, Haugen, Fairley, Hargrove and Rasmussen

Extending the stay on driver's license suspensions pending entry of a deferred prosecution.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

  SB 5645 By Senators Kline, Roach, Esser, Prentice, Keiser, Haugen, Fairley, Shin, Hargrove and Rasmussen

Changing requirements for ignition interlock devices.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

  SB 5646 By Senators Kline, Rockefeller, Franklin, Shin, Fraser, Prentice, Keiser and Kohl-Welles

Prohibiting confidentiality agreements in lawsuits involving public hazards.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

  SB 5647 By Senators Kline, Franklin, Fairley, Prentice, McAuliffe and Shin

Limiting the authority of peace officers to enforce federal immigration laws.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

  SB 5648 By Senators Kline, Prentice, Franklin, Fairley, McAuliffe, Shin and Kohl-Welles

Limiting the authority of law enforcement to inquire about immigration status of crime victims and witnesses.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

  SB 5649 By Senators Keiser, Deccio, Thibaudeau, Parlette and Benson

Providing for fairness in the informal dispute resolution process.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

  SB 5650 By Senators Thibaudeau, Deccio, Keiser, Parlette, Kohl-Welles, Benson and McAuliffe

Regulating adult family home staff.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

  SB 5651 By Senators Fraser, Hewitt, Mulliken, Rasmussen, McAuliffe and Kohl-Welles

Returning interest earned to the community and technical college capital projects account.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

  SB 5652 By Senators Shin, Schoesler, Haugen, Mulliken, Sheldon and Rasmussen

Establishing the short line rail revitalization program.

Referred to Committee on INTERNATIONAL TRADE & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

  SB 5653 By Senators Jacobsen, Swecker, Doumit and Haugen

Describing specialized commercial vehicles used for patient transportation.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

  SB 5654 By Senators Prentice, Esser, Oke and Kohl-Welles

Protecting the privacy of personal information of criminal justice officials.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

  SB 5655 By Senators Schmidt, Rasmussen, Eide, Jacobsen, Poulsen, Kline and Kohl-Welles

Requiring that Washington's tribal history be taught in the common schools.

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

  SB 5656 By Senators Thibaudeau, Deccio, Esser and Franklin

Allowing participation of denturists in preferred provider networks.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

  SB 5657 By Senators Haugen and Brandland

Limiting liability for persons working with liquefied petroleum gas.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

  SB 5658 By Senators Haugen and Honeyford

Regulating liquified petroleum gas.

Referred to Committee on WATER, ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT.

  SB 5659 By Senators Pridemore, Morton, Hewitt, Poulsen, Honeyford, Mulliken, Fraser, Rockefeller, Regala, Sheldon, Keiser, Kline, Rasmussen, Oke and Kohl-Welles

Authorizing renewable energy tax credits.

Referred to Committee on WATER, ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT.

  SB 5660 By Senators Kastama, Prentice, Fairley, Rockefeller, Eide and Fraser

Providing a dispute mechanism for manufactured/mobile home landlord and tenant disputes.

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

  SB 5661 By Senators Sheldon, McCaslin, Mulliken and Roach

Creating categorical exemptions from the state environmental policy act for certain activities.

Referred to Committee on WATER, ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT.

  SB 5662 By Senators Jacobsen, Kastama, Swecker, Benson, Esser, Mulliken, Shin and Oke; by request of Freight Mobility Strategic Investment Board

Establishing funding for freight mobility.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

  SB 5663 By Senators Rasmussen, Schoesler, Doumit, Honeyford, Parlette, Jacobsen and Mulliken

Changing the tax exemptions for machinery and equipment used to reduce agricultural burning.

Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE & RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

  SB 5664 By Senators McAuliffe, Eide, Brandland, Regala, Thibaudeau, Stevens, Keiser, Kline and Rasmussen

Improving teachers' skills with regard to children with learning differences.

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

  SB 5665 By Senators Parlette, Schoesler, Hewitt, Honeyford and Mulliken

Requiring workers to report accidents.

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

  SB 5666 By Senators Stevens, Hargrove, McAuliffe, Carrell, Brandland, Delvin, Roach, Rasmussen and Kohl-Welles

Regarding information sharing in child dependency cases.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

  SB 5667 By Senators Roach, Mulliken, Johnson, Hewitt, Honeyford, Sheldon and Schmidt

Making the county auditor an elective office in all counties.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

  SB 5668 By Senators Roach, Swecker, Carrell and Mulliken

Requiring high school education on the voting process.

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

  SB 5669 By Senators Roach, Swecker, Schoesler, Carrell, Benson and Mulliken

Requiring a valid driver's license to use a state vehicle.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

  SB 5670 By Senators Roach, Mulliken, Honeyford, Sheldon and Johnson

Requiring the opportunity for a referendum for critical areas regulations.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

  SB 5671 By Senators Roach, Mulliken, Hewitt, Honeyford, Sheldon and Johnson

Requiring compensation for county regulatory actions that reduce property value.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

  SJM 8012 By Senators Prentice, Schmidt, Franklin, Rockefeller, Weinstein, Shin, Regala, Esser, Keiser, Doumit, Haugen, Johnson, Fairley, Benson, Kline, Hewitt, Poulsen, Fraser, Thibaudeau, Jacobsen, Rasmussen, Finkbeiner, Deccio, Pflug, Oke, Sheldon, Carrell, Schoesler, Pridemore, Honeyford, Stevens, Mulliken, McAuliffe and Kohl-Welles

Asking that the federal government provide veterans' benefits owed to Filipino veterans.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

  SCR 8406 By Senators Kohl-Welles, Schmidt, McAuliffe, Franklin, Esser, Keiser, Pridemore, Kline, Shin and Rasmussen; by request of Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board

Approving the 2004 update to the state comprehensive plan for work force training.

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