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

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11, 2006 3RD DAY
 
  SB 6308 By Senators Carrell, Stevens, Regala, Schoesler, Schmidt, Oke and Rasmussen

Creating a joint select committee on offenders programs, sentencing, and supervision.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

  SB 6309 By Senators Carrell, Pflug, Schoesler, Benton, Schmidt, Esser, Roach, Stevens, Johnson, Benson, Mulliken, Deccio, Parlette, Delvin, Hewitt, Honeyford and Sheldon

Reinstating the Washington state pick-up credit for federal estate and transfer taxes.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

  SB 6310 By Senators Carrell, Benton, Mulliken, Schoesler, Stevens, Zarelli and Schmidt

Changing the elements of adverse possession.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

  SB 6311 By Senators Carrell, Benton, Schoesler, Schmidt, Benson, Shin, Esser and Rasmussen

Providing a bonus for teachers in high market demand subjects.

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

  SB 6312 By Senators Carrell, Benton and Pflug

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

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

  SB 6313 By Senators Carrell and Stevens

Regarding recidivism reduction through discharge of convicted felons.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

  SB 6314 By Senators Carrell, Benton, Mulliken, Schmidt, Schoesler, Roach, Stevens, Benson, Delvin, Oke and Sheldon

Protecting children, vulnerable persons, and communities by strengthening laws regarding sex offenders regardless of whether the perpetrator was known or unknown to the victim at the time of the crime, and kidnapping offenders.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

  SB 6315 By Senators Carrell, Benton, Roach, Mulliken, Oke, Schoesler, Schmidt, Regala, Delvin, Stevens, Benson, Sheldon and Esser

Modifying sex offender provisions.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

  SB 6316 By Senators Carrell, Benton, Morton, Schmidt, Schoesler, Oke, Deccio, Delvin, Benson and Mulliken

Providing a procedure for court-ordered visitation with a child for grandparents.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

  SB 6317 By Senators Carrell, Benton, Pflug, Mulliken, Schoesler, Stevens, Oke and Esser

Modifying voter registration provisions.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

  SB 6318 By Senators Stevens, Pflug, Roach, Mulliken, Benson, Benton, Carrell, Parlette, Oke, Deccio, Delvin, Esser, Honeyford, Hewitt and Sheldon

Requiring a two-thirds vote in order for the legislature to declare an emergency.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

  SB 6319 By Senators Regala, Brandland, Stevens, Kline, Weinstein, Doumit, Carrell, Keiser, Rockefeller, Berkey, Haugen, Fairley, Spanel, Pflug, Sheldon, Rasmussen, McAuliffe, Shin, Roach and Benton

Changing provisions for sex offender registration.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

  SB 6320 By Senators Regala, Brandland, Franklin, Doumit, Rasmussen, Carrell, Haugen, Pridemore, Kline, Stevens, Keiser, Berkey, Thibaudeau, Jacobsen, Pflug, Sheldon, Kohl-Welles, McAuliffe, Roach and Benton

Revising the model policy for disclosure of sex offender information.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

  SB 6321 By Senators Regala, Brandland, Stevens, Carrell, Kline, Keiser, Rockefeller, Berkey, Haugen, Fairley, Spanel, Pflug, Sheldon, Rasmussen, McAuliffe, Shin and Roach

Changing the eligibility requirement for the special sex offender sentencing alternative.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

  SB 6322 By Senators Regala, Brandland, Kohl-Welles, Carrell, Kastama, Stevens, Keiser, Doumit, Rockefeller, Kline, Rasmussen, Berkey, Haugen, Shin, Jacobsen, McAuliffe, Pflug, Sheldon, Roach and Benton

Relating to electronic monitoring of sex offenders.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

  SB 6323 By Senators Regala, Swecker, Kastama and Rasmussen

Limiting exceptions to the reporting requirements under chapter 42.17 RCW.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

  SB 6324 By Senators Regala, Schmidt, Thibaudeau, Stevens, Brown, Eide, Franklin, Pridemore, Keiser, Rasmussen, Fairley, Rockefeller, Jacobsen, Kohl-Welles, McAuliffe and Roach

Expanding foster care and support services provisions.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

  SB 6325 By Senators Regala, Kline, Fairley, Stevens, Rasmussen and McAuliffe

Establishing residences for sex offenders.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

  SB 6326 By Senators Shin, Rasmussen, Pflug, Doumit, Rockefeller, Weinstein, Pridemore, Hewitt, Jacobsen, Thibaudeau, Swecker, Sheldon, Oke, Keiser, Kohl-Welles, Franklin, Kline and Berkey

Providing a source of funding for customized work force training.

Referred to Committee on INTERNATIONAL TRADE & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

  SB 6327 By Senators Shin, Swecker, Pflug, Rockefeller, McAuliffe, Doumit, Franklin, Rasmussen, Thibaudeau, Berkey, Keiser, Schoesler, Sheldon and Fairley

Financing local economic development projects.

Referred to Committee on INTERNATIONAL TRADE & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

  SB 6328 By Senators Shin, Pflug, Sheldon, Schmidt, Doumit, Benton, McAuliffe, Swecker, Rasmussen, Berkey, Jacobsen, Kohl-Welles and Roach

Creating a joint legislative task force on aerospace manufacturing.

Referred to Committee on INTERNATIONAL TRADE & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

  SB 6329 By Senators Shin, Rasmussen, Berkey, Swecker, Sheldon, Schmidt, Oke, Honeyford and Mulliken

Providing excise tax relief for aerospace product development businesses.

Referred to Committee on INTERNATIONAL TRADE & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

  SB 6330 By Senators Shin, Kastama, Sheldon, Rasmussen, Doumit, Weinstein, Fraser, Swecker, McAuliffe, Oke, Eide, Honeyford, Franklin, Mulliken, Prentice, Pflug, Kohl-Welles, Jacobsen and Roach

Establishing the Washington trade corps fellowship program.

Referred to Committee on INTERNATIONAL TRADE & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

  SB 6331 By Senators Carrell and Stevens

Concerning unfounded or meritless child abuse or neglect reports.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

  SB 6332 By Senators Zarelli, Pridemore, Benton, Doumit and Kohl-Welles

Modifying spirits, beer, and wine restaurant license provisions.

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

  SB 6333 By Senators Parlette, Morton, Mulliken, Johnson, Pflug, Deccio, Roach, Schoesler, Benson, Sheldon, Carrell, Delvin, Oke, Stevens, Esser and Benton

Requiring photo identification at the polls.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

  SB 6334 By Senators Fairley, Benton, Franklin, Kline, Rasmussen and Shin; by request of Housing Finance Commission

Increasing the debt limit of the housing finance commission.

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

  SB 6335 By Senator Haugen

Expanding the waiver of interest and penalties for property tax delinquencies.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

  SB 6336 By Senators Haugen, Prentice, Fairley, Oke, Fraser, Swecker, Shin, Kline, Rockefeller, Eide, Kohl-Welles, Keiser, McAuliffe, Rasmussen, Franklin, Thibaudeau, Jacobsen, Brown and Sheldon

Revising the definition of income for public assistance to exclude housing assistance or housing vouchers for military personnel or veterans.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

  SB 6337 By Senators Haugen, Mulliken and Rasmussen

Changing compensation requirements for members of the governing body of diking and drainage districts.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

  SB 6338 By Senators Haugen, Oke, Berkey, Swecker, Eide, Mulliken, Spanel, Kline, Rasmussen, McAuliffe, Shin and Fairley

Regarding the property tax exemption for seniors and for persons retired due to disability.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

  SB 6339 By Senator Haugen

Allocating federal surface transportation program enhancement funds.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

  SB 6340 By Senator McCaslin

Modifying notice provisions for parents in noncompliance with child support orders.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

  SB 6341 By Senators Prentice, Esser, Keiser, Pflug, Franklin and Roach; by request of Department of Labor & Industries

Including failure to secure a load in the first degree as a compensable crime under the crime victims' compensation program.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

  SB 6342 By Senators Kline, Esser and Pflug; by request of Board For Judicial Administration

Changing the election and appointment provisions for municipal court judges.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

  SB 6343 By Senators Kline, Kastama, Weinstein, Rasmussen, Fairley, Keiser, Thibaudeau, Pflug, Kohl-Welles, Roach and Benton

Requiring a high school course in civics.

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

  SB 6344 By Senators Kline, Kohl-Welles, Hargrove, Rockefeller, Shin and Benton

Monitoring personal information collected by state agencies.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

  SB 6345 By Senators Rasmussen, Berkey, Kastama, Fairley, Keiser, Eide, Haugen, Jacobsen, Spanel, Prentice, Rockefeller, Franklin and Oke; by request of Governor Gregoire and Commissioner of Public Lands

Reaffirming existing Washington state law in the state Constitution, state supreme court decisions, and statutes relating to the use of eminent domain by state and local governments.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

  SB 6346 By Senators Kline, Weinstein and Keiser

Penalizing the false or fraudulent refusal of an insurance claim.

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

  SB 6347 By Senators Kline and Keiser

Changing provisions relating to industrial insurance claims made due to emergency response.

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

  SB 6348 By Senators Kline, Keiser, Thibaudeau, Regala, Rockefeller, Kohl-Welles, Rasmussen, McAuliffe and Fairley

Extending availability of legal aid to undocumented alien victims of domestic violence and human trafficking.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

  SB 6349 By Senators Kline, Haugen and Franklin

Requiring the projected costs of certain criminal justice legislation to be appropriated into accounts to be used for capital costs.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

  SB 6350 By Senators Kline, Kohl-Welles, Thibaudeau, Pridemore, Franklin, Regala, Haugen, Jacobsen and Spanel

Specifying actions required for vesting of rights in land use actions.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

  SB 6351 By Senators Kastama, McCaslin and Pflug; by request of Attorney General

Allowing members of the executive and legislative ethics boards to serve a second term.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

  SB 6352 By Senators Kohl-Welles, Keiser, Franklin and Fairley

Protecting agricultural workers.

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

  SB 6353 By Senators Sheldon and Stevens

Concerning recreational landowners' liability.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

  SB 6354 By Senators Sheldon and Stevens

Concerning recreational landowners' liability.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

  SB 6355 By Senators Sheldon and Stevens

Concerning off-road vehicles.

Referred to Committee on WATER, ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT.

  SB 6356 By Senators Kohl-Welles, Keiser, McAuliffe, Franklin, Thibaudeau, Fairley, Prentice and Kline

Establishing minimum labor standards for certain large employers as related to health care services expenditures.

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

  SB 6357 By Senators Kohl-Welles, Keiser, Brandland, Regala, Eide, Stevens, Oke and McAuliffe

Authorizing additional locations for the transfer of newborn children.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

  SB 6358 By Senators Morton and Rasmussen

Concerning hunter education requirements.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES, OCEAN & RECREATION.

  SB 6359 By Senators Kohl-Welles, Parlette and Kline; by request of Employment Security Department

Ensuring employers do not evade their contribution rate.

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

  SB 6360 By Senator McCaslin

Requiring follow up on employment referrals by the employment security department.

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

  SB 6361 By Senator Honeyford

Modifying office of financial management rule reporting requirements.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

  SB 6362 By Senators Kohl-Welles, Keiser, Jacobsen and Kline

Modifying voter registration provisions.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

  SB 6363 By Senators Keiser, Benson, Franklin, Poulsen, Thibaudeau, Kline and Parlette

Developing worksite health promotion programs.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

  SB 6364 By Senators Roach, Rasmussen, Kastama, Haugen and Kline

Prohibiting certain activities on motor driven boats and vessels.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES, OCEAN & RECREATION.

  SB 6365 By Senators Rasmussen, Schoesler, Jacobsen, Fraser and Shin; by request of Department of Agriculture

Changing the registration fees for weighing and measuring devices.

Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE & RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

  SB 6366 By Senators Keiser, Thibaudeau and Kline

Concerning preparation and response to pandemic influenza.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

  SB 6367 By Senators Haugen, Jacobsen and Berkey

Requiring voluntary measures be included in critical area development regulations.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

  SB 6368 By Senators Haugen, Benson, Kline, Kohl-Welles, Keiser, Carrell and Fairley

Discontinuing the nursing facility bed tax.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

  SB 6369 By Senators Haugen, Mulliken and Rasmussen

Providing excise tax exemptions for water services provided by small water systems.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

  SB 6370 By Senator Haugen

Regarding property tax exemptions for nonprofit organizations and associations.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

  SB 6371 By Senators Rasmussen, Schoesler, Shin, Jacobsen and Sheldon; by request of Department of Agriculture

Regulating the disposal of dead animals.

Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE & RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

  SB 6372 By Senators Keiser, Deccio, Spanel, Zarelli, Pflug, Kline, Kohl-Welles and Rasmussen

Requiring timely assessment of assisted living facility applicants.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

  SB 6373 By Senators Keiser, Deccio, Zarelli and Spanel

Removing expiration of reporting to the legislature of holding a boarding home medicaid eligible resident's room or unit.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

  SB 6374 By Senators Spanel, Zarelli and Deccio

Concerning assisted living facility medicaid minimum occupancy of fifty percent or greater.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

  SB 6375 By Senators Rasmussen, Schoesler, Jacobsen, Honeyford, Shin, Morton and Delvin

Creating an advisory committee to evaluate animal identification programs.

Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE & RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

  SB 6376 By Senators Rasmussen, Honeyford, Jacobsen, Shin, Morton and Delvin

Changing livestock inspection fee provisions.

Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE & RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

  SB 6377 By Senators Doumit, Rasmussen, Schoesler, Swecker, Morton, Zarelli, Shin and Pflug

Regarding milk sales under cow share agreements.

Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE & RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

  SB 6378 By Senators Shin, Schoesler, Berkey, Brandland, Keiser, Fairley, McAuliffe and Delvin

Licensing persons offering athletic training services.

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

  SB 6379 By Senators Poulsen, Morton, Fraser, Finkbeiner, Rockefeller and Rasmussen; by request of Department of Community, Trade, and Economic Development

Increasing temporarily the statewide cap for the customer assistance public utility tax credit.

Referred to Committee on WATER, ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT.

  SB 6380 By Senators Poulsen, Morton, Fraser, Finkbeiner, Rockefeller, Rasmussen and Fairley; by request of Department of Community, Trade, and Economic Development

Providing a limited public utility tax credit for gas distribution businesses.

Referred to Committee on WATER, ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT.

  SB 6381 By Senators Haugen and Deccio

Providing a windshield tint exemption for law enforcement vehicles.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

  SB 6382 By Senators Hewitt, Kohl-Welles, Rasmussen, Finkbeiner, Pflug and Sheldon; by request of Horse Racing Commission

Authorizing the Washington horse racing commission to expend a statutorily limited amount of its operating funds for the development of the equine industry, improvement of racing facilities, and equine health research.

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

  SB 6383 By Senators Jacobsen, Spanel and Benton

Requiring labeling on food from cloned animals.

Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE & RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

  SB 6384 By Senators Fraser, Prentice, Doumit, Zarelli and Brandland; by request of Governor Gregoire

Adopting the 2006 supplemental capital budget.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

  SB 6385 By Senators Prentice, Doumit, Rasmussen, Fairley, Zarelli, Rockefeller, Brandland, Fraser, Pflug and Sheldon; by request of Governor Gregoire

Providing excise tax relief by modifying due dates and eliminating an assessment penalty.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

  SB 6386 By Senators Prentice, Zarelli, Fairley, Fraser, Rockefeller, Shin and Brandland; by request of Governor Gregoire

Making 2006 supplemental operating appropriations.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

  SB 6387 By Senator Rockefeller

Eliminating the six inch freeboard exception from the requirement to cover vehicular loads of dirt, sand, or gravel.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

  SB 6388 By Senators Benton, Oke, Stevens, Pflug, Benson, Johnson, Mulliken, Zarelli, Schoesler, Schmidt, Carrell, Honeyford, Delvin, Deccio, Parlette, Hewitt, Sheldon, Roach and Esser

Limiting the power of eminent domain.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

  SB 6389 By Senators Benton, Oke, Stevens, Shin, Zarelli, Benson, Carrell, Hewitt, Delvin, Mulliken, Schmidt, Parlette, Pflug, Rasmussen, Schoesler, Keiser, Honeyford, Roach, McCaslin, Sheldon and Esser

Changing provisions relating to sex offenders.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

  SB 6390 By Senators Keiser, Deccio, Thibaudeau and Fairley

Regarding adjustment of boarding home rates.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

  SB 6391 By Senators Keiser, Deccio, Thibaudeau and Fairley

Concerning the provision of services to independent residents in a continuing care retirement community.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

  SB 6392 By Senators Keiser, Deccio, Thibaudeau and Kohl-Welles; by request of Insurance Commissioner

Regulating group health benefit plan coverage of mental health services.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

  SB 6393 By Senators Rasmussen, Schoesler, Shin, Swecker, Morton, Haugen, Doumit, Sheldon, Mulliken, Delvin, Deccio, Kastama, Honeyford, McAuliffe and Benton

Providing excise tax exemptions for fuel used by farmers.

Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE & RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

  SB 6394 By Senators Rasmussen, Swecker, Sheldon, Schoesler, Doumit, Mulliken, Deccio, Morton, Kastama, Delvin, Honeyford and Franklin

Providing sales and use tax exemptions for special fuel used for certain purposes.

Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE & RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

  SB 6395 By Senators Oke, Regala, Carrell, Eide and Rasmussen

Authorizing hospital benefit zone financing.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

  SB 6396 By Senators Kohl-Welles, Schmidt, Pridemore, Keiser, Franklin, Thibaudeau, Spanel and Jacobsen

Modifying the accumulation and use of sick leave accrued by part-time faculty.

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

  SB 6397 By Senators Kohl-Welles, Schmidt, Pridemore, Jacobsen, Kline and Shin

Providing for academic employee salary increments for community and technical colleges.

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

  SB 6398 By Senator Jacobsen

Limiting the issuance of special permits for oversized vehicles.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

  SJM 8028 By Senators Kohl-Welles, Keiser, Thibaudeau, McCaslin and Kline

Requesting Congress to allow states to decide whether marijuana should be used legally for medicinal purposes.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

  SJR 8220 By Senators Carrell, Kastama, Morton, Mulliken, Regala, Schoesler, Schmidt, Stevens, Pridemore and Benson

Repealing a conflicting residency requirement for voting in a presidential election.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

  SJR 8221 By Senators Haugen and Rasmussen

Authorizing the legislature to enact certain homestead exemptions from property taxation.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.