Washington State Senate

Introduction and First Reading of
Bills, Memorials, Joint Resolutions and Concurrent Resolutions
2006 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, JANUARY 10, 2006 2ND DAY
 
  SB 6244 By Senators Rockefeller, Morton, Poulsen, Fairley, Kline, Shin, Kohl-Welles and Spanel; by request of Department of Ecology

Changing provisions relating to oil spill prevention, preparedness, and response.

Referred to Committee on WATER, ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT.

  SB 6245 By Senators Kastama, Roach, Pflug, Parlette, Shin and Kohl-Welles; by request of Lieutenant Governor

Raising funds for hosting a national conference of statewide elected officials.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

  SB 6246 By Senators Kastama, Roach, Eide, Pflug and Shin; by request of Lieutenant Governor

Outlining the duties of the lieutenant governor.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

  SB 6247 By Senators Haugen and Benson

Providing uniform administration of locally imposed motor vehicle excise taxes.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

  SB 6248 By Senators Haugen, Benson, Shin and Sheldon

Requiring the department of transportation to reimburse drainage and diking districts for maintenance and repairs to drainage facilities if the department does not respond to written notice by the districts.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

  SB 6249 By Senators Doumit, Morton and Parlette

Modifying the property taxation of forest and timber lands.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

  SB 6250 By Senators Morton, Mulliken and Oke

Modifying utility tax provisions.

Referred to Committee on WATER, ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT.

  SB 6251 By Senators Morton and Schoesler

Providing an exception to the unattended motor vehicle law for motor vehicles in eastern Washington.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

  SB 6252 By Senators Morton and Schoesler

Creating a temporary permit for the sale of one thousand or fewer rabbits.

Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE & RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

  SB 6253 By Senator Jacobsen

Regarding institutional chaplains.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

  SB 6254 By Senator Eide

Reporting motor vehicle violations by diplomats.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

  SB 6255 By Senators Eide and McAuliffe

Improving student performance through student-centered planning.

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

  SB 6256 By Senators Eide, McAuliffe and Kohl-Welles

Creating the Washington community learning center program.

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

  SB 6257 By Senator Delvin

Exempting guest services or crowd management employees from the requirements of chapter 18.170 RCW.

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

  SB 6258 By Senator Delvin

Regarding possession of weapons or medical equipment on school facilities.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

  SB 6259 By Senators Delvin and McAuliffe

Regarding assaults on school personnel.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

  SB 6260 By Senator Delvin

Exempting certain alarm system company records provided to law enforcement agencies from public inspection.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

  SB 6261 By Senators Delvin and Mulliken

Concerning small business and entrepreneurial development.

Referred to Committee on INTERNATIONAL TRADE & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

  SB 6262 By Senators Kohl-Welles, Parlette, Honeyford, Keiser, Prentice and Kline; by request of Department of Labor & Industries

Establishing a pilot program to allow employers to assist employees in completing applications for industrial insurance benefits.

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

  SB 6263 By Senators Kohl-Welles, Prentice and Keiser; by request of Department of Labor & Industries

Authorizing the department to request and superior court to grant warrants pursuant to chapter 49.17 RCW.

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

  SB 6264 By Senators Kohl-Welles, Parlette, Honeyford, Keiser, Prentice, Kline, McAuliffe and Roach; by request of Department of Labor & Industries

Allowing an injured worker to change total permanent disability pension options under certain circumstances.

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

  SB 6265 By Senators Jacobsen, Thibaudeau, Kohl-Welles and Oke

Concerning the rescue of pets by emergency workers.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

  SB 6266 By Senator Kastama

Providing for county and city participation in the rule-making process.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

  SB 6267 By Senator Kastama

Requiring information regarding certain public facilities and services to be made available.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

  SB 6268 By Senators Kastama, Pridemore and Kline

Addressing transportation concurrency under the growth management act.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

  SB 6269 By Senators Kastama, Pridemore and Kline

Creating a public school facilities element under the growth management act.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

  SB 6270 By Senator Kastama

Encouraging shared parental responsibility in child custody arrangements.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

  SB 6271 By Senators Kastama, Kline, McAuliffe and Roach

Creating a zero interest loan program for higher education.

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

  SB 6272 By Senators Kastama, Kline, McAuliffe and Kohl-Welles

Providing zero interest loans to assist teachers in obtaining national board certification.

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

  SB 6273 By Senators Jacobsen, Thibaudeau and Kohl-Welles

Concerning the protection, management, and conservation of the state's natural resources.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES, OCEAN & RECREATION.

  SB 6274 By Senator Jacobsen

Creating the independent forest and fish science panel.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES, OCEAN & RECREATION.

  SB 6275 By Senator Jacobsen

Revising the composition of the forest practices board.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES, OCEAN & RECREATION.

  SB 6276 By Senator Jacobsen

Protecting areas of scenic beauty.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES, OCEAN & RECREATION.

  SB 6277 By Senators Jacobsen, Haugen and Shin

Designating the Garry Oak as the state oak tree.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES, OCEAN & RECREATION.

  SB 6278 By Senators Deccio and Keiser

Licensing specialty hospitals.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

  SB 6279 By Senators Regala and McAuliffe

Requiring posting of staff levels at nursing homes.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

  SB 6280 By Senator Regala

Removing the irrevocable dedication requirement for exemption from property taxes for nonprofit entities.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

  SB 6281 By Senators Jacobsen, Esser, Kline, Pflug and Roach

Funding mountains to Sound greenway outdoor recreation projects.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES, OCEAN & RECREATION.

  SB 6282 By Senators Kohl-Welles, Esser and Jacobsen

Exempting nonprofit organizations organized for zoological purposes from certain excise taxes.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES, OCEAN & RECREATION.

  SB 6283 By Senators Kastama, Roach, Shin, Swecker, Franklin, Schmidt, Oke, Rasmussen and Mulliken

Revising veterans' scoring criteria in examinations.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

  SB 6284 By Senators Kastama, Roach, Shin, Swecker, Franklin, Schmidt, Oke, Rasmussen and Mulliken

Concerning the definition of veteran.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

  SB 6285 By Senators Eide, Poulsen, Morton, Rockefeller, Pridemore, Rasmussen, Brown, Haugen, Berkey, Keiser, Prentice, Fairley, Kastama, Fraser, Kohl-Welles, McAuliffe, Thibaudeau, Spanel, Regala, Kline, Shin, Sheldon, Mulliken, Franklin, Roach and Oke; by request of Governor Gregoire

Funding low-income home energy assistance.

Referred to Committee on WATER, ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT.

  SB 6286 By Senator Fairley

Allowing an individual to obtain an identicard while holding a valid state driver's license.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

  SB 6287 By Senators Fairley, Thibaudeau and Shin

Authorizing special parking privileges for the legally blind.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

  SB 6288 By Senator Sheldon

Authorizing tuition waivers for employees of political subdivisions.

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

  SB 6289 By Senators Sheldon, Doumit, Fraser, Shin, Thibaudeau, Hargrove, Mulliken and Kohl-Welles

Requiring state agencies to allow volunteer fire fighters to respond when called to duty.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

  SB 6290 By Senators Sheldon, Kline, Fraser, Shin, Doumit and Hargrove

Requiring state agencies to allow volunteer fire fighters to respond when called to duty.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

  SB 6291 By Senators Kohl-Welles, Parlette and Keiser

Modifying provisions for cosmetology licensing exemptions.

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

  SB 6292 By Senators Kohl-Welles, Parlette, Keiser, Thibaudeau, Kline, McAuliffe and Mulliken

Providing an exemption from unemployment compensation contributions for certain small performing arts industries.

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

  SB 6293 By Senators Pflug, Benton, Shin, Schoesler, Benson, Schmidt, Delvin, Mulliken, Johnson, Stevens, Honeyford, Parlette and Roach

Authorizing employer tax incentives for the employment of students in math and science programs.

Referred to Committee on INTERNATIONAL TRADE & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

  SB 6294 By Senators Pflug, Mulliken, Benton, Hewitt, Schoesler, Stevens, Delvin, Schmidt, Johnson, Carrell, Parlette and Honeyford

Stabilizing distributions to the education legacy trust account.

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

  SB 6295 By Senators Delvin, Pflug, Schoesler, Mulliken, Zarelli, Carrell, Schmidt, Morton, Deccio, Hewitt, Honeyford and Sheldon

Modifying permissible weaponry for on-duty law enforcement officers.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

  SB 6296 By Senators Delvin, Benton, Pflug, Mulliken, Deccio, Stevens, Carrell and Honeyford

Providing licensing requirements for alarm system companies.

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

  SB 6297 By Senators Mulliken, Benton, Oke, Pflug, Schoesler, Schmidt, Delvin, Esser, Honeyford and Parlette

Changing budget allocations for school district diesel fuel.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

  SB 6298 By Senators Mulliken, Benton, Oke, Deccio, Benson, Carrell, Pflug, Schmidt, Schoesler, Esser, Honeyford and Parlette

Providing tax incentives to promote the use of renewable fuels.

Referred to Committee on WATER, ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT.

  SB 6299 By Senators Mulliken, Schoesler, Morton, Benton, Benson, Delvin, Schmidt, Carrell, Deccio and Honeyford

Concerning the annual consumptive quantity of a water right.

Referred to Committee on WATER, ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT.

  SB 6300 By Senators Benson, Benton, Pflug, Johnson, Schmidt, Carrell, Esser, Mulliken, Roach, Stevens and Honeyford

Providing a sales and use tax exemption for certain medical equipment.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

  SB 6301 By Senators Prentice, Deccio, Fairley, Delvin, Kohl-Welles, Kline, Rockefeller, Keiser, McAuliffe, Rasmussen, Franklin, Zarelli, Thibaudeau, Parlette, Spanel, Honeyford, Regala, Carrell, Oke and Shin

Concerning off-reservation tribal gaming.

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

  SB 6302 By Senators Berkey, Jacobsen, Haugen, Fairley, Shin, Rockefeller, Weinstein, Pridemore, Poulsen, Kohl-Welles, McAuliffe, Regala, Rasmussen, Franklin and Keiser

Concerning parking fees at state parks.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES, OCEAN & RECREATION.

  SB 6303 By Senators Berkey and Thibaudeau

Regulating security freezes for victims of identity theft.

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

  SB 6304 By Senators Rasmussen and Jacobsen

Changing special assessment provisions for conservation districts.

Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE & RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

  SB 6305 By Senators Keiser, Prentice, Johnson and Kohl-Welles

Including financial literacy in work activity provisions.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

  SB 6306 By Senators Keiser, Deccio, Kastama, Poulsen, Parlette, Franklin, Thibaudeau, Kline and McAuliffe; by request of Governor Gregoire

Establishing a health technology assessment program.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

  SB 6307 By Senators Keiser, Kastama, Franklin, Parlette, Thibaudeau, Kline and McAuliffe; by request of Governor Gregoire

Adopting health information technology to improve quality of care.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

  SJR 8218 By Senator Sheldon

Setting base years for property tax valuation.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

  SJR 8219 By Senators Delvin, Benton and Stevens

Amending the Constitution to improve predictability and stability in the assessment of real property values.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.