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, FEBRUARY 14, 2006 37TH DAY
 
  SB 6896 By Senators Prentice, Doumit, Brown, Regala, Rockefeller and Kohl-Welles

Providing for state funding stabilization.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

FIRST READING OF HOUSE BILLS

  EHB 1069 By Representatives McIntire, Conway, Priest, Upthegrove, Kilmer, Moeller, Dickerson, Williams, Schual-Berke, Nixon, Springer, Sells, P. Sullivan, Green, Lovick, Kenney, Haigh, Wallace, Kagi, Simpson, Linville, Morris, Wood, Hunter, Lantz, Hudgins, Ericks, Darneille, Clibborn, Sommers, Morrell, Takko, O'Brien, Appleton, Hunt, Santos, Ormsby, Murray and Chase

Requiring performance audits for tax preferences.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

  HB 1305 By Representatives Haigh, McDonald, Eickmeyer, Holmquist, Wallace, P. Sullivan, Roach, Morrell and Sells

Authorizing background checks before an authorized emergency vehicle permit is issued.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

  SHB 1341 By House Committee on Local Government (originally sponsored by Representatives Simpson, P. Sullivan, Nixon, Buck, Springer, Hankins, Haler, Quall, B. Sullivan, Kessler, Morris, Roberts and Chase)

Authorizing additional investment authority for specified hospital districts.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

  E2SHB 1395 By House Committee on Commerce & Labor (originally sponsored by Representatives Wood, Conway and Condotta; by request of Department of Licensing)

Modifying provisions concerning the uniform regulation of business and professions.

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

  3SHB 1458 By House Committee on Natural Resources, Ecology & Parks (originally sponsored by Representatives Hunt, Dickerson, McCoy, B. Sullivan, Williams, Haigh, Appleton, Linville, Chase, Dunshee, Simpson, Upthegrove, Moeller and McDermott)

Concerning the management of on-site sewage disposal systems in marine areas.

Referred to Committee on WATER, ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT.

  HB 1763 By Representatives B. Sullivan, Cody, Walsh and Nixon

Repealing RCW 68.50.560.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

  SHB 1944 By House Committee on Commerce & Labor (originally sponsored by Representatives Hunt and Williams)

Allowing raffles conducted by state employees.

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

  HB 1964 By Representatives Walsh, Grant, Haler, McIntire, Conway, Hankins and Chase

Designating the Walla Walla sweet onion as the official Washington state vegetable.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

  SHB 2033 By House Committee on Finance (originally sponsored by Representatives McIntire, Orcutt, Conway, Hunter, Chase and Santos)

Modifying the allocation of printing and publishing income for municipal business and occupation taxes.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

  SHB 2219 By House Committee on Local Government (originally sponsored by Representatives Hunt, DeBolt, Williams and Alexander)

Expanding eligibility for urban industrial land banks.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

  EHB 2340 By Representatives Kirby, Roach, Chase, Kenney and Simpson; by request of Department of Financial Institutions

Regulating mortgage brokers and loan originators.

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

  HB 2364 By Representatives Santos, Orcutt, McIntire, Hunter, Armstrong, Morrell, Roach, Kenney, Fromhold, Ericks and McDermott

Creating a use tax exemption when converting or merging a federal, foreign, or out-of-state credit union into a state charter.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

  HB 2398 By Representatives Cody, Morrell, Appleton, Hasegawa, Clibborn, Hudgins, Dickerson, Kagi, Green and Schual-Berke

Expanding participation in state purchased health care programs.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

  SHB 2407 By House Committee on Criminal Justice & Corrections (originally sponsored by Representatives Lovick, Strow, O'Brien, Ericks, Dunshee, Linville, Grant, Lantz, Kessler, Williams, Blake, Morrell, Rodne, Hunt, Conway, P. Sullivan, Springer, Takko, Kilmer, Fromhold, B. Sullivan, Hunter, Simpson, Green, Miloscia, Sells, Upthegrove, Campbell and Ormsby)

Revising provisions relating to electronic monitoring of sex offenders.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

  HB 2409 By Representatives O'Brien, Rodne, Ericks, Lovick, Anderson, Jarrett, Nixon, McDonald, Williams, Darneille, Buck, Conway, P. Sullivan, Tom, Takko, Lantz, Kilmer, Fromhold, B. Sullivan, Morrell, Simpson, Springer, Green, Miloscia, Sells and Ormsby

Changing the provisions relating to sex and kidnapping offender registration.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

  SHB 2416 By House Committee on Natural Resources, Ecology & Parks (originally sponsored by Representatives Kessler, Hasegawa, Hunt, Haigh, McIntire, Dunshee, B. Sullivan and Takko)

Concerning state park fees.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES, OCEAN & RECREATION.

  E2SHB 2418 By House Committee on Capital Budget (originally sponsored by Representatives Springer, Miloscia, Chase, Morrell, Hasegawa, Darneille, Santos, P. Sullivan, Kagi, Green, Sells, Ormsby and O'Brien)

Increasing the availability of affordable housing.

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

  SHB 2437 By House Committee on State Government Operations & Accountability (originally sponsored by Representatives Hudgins, Chase, Dunshee and Upthegrove)

Providing guidelines for state-owned refueling stations.

Referred to Committee on WATER, ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT.

  SHB 2447 By House Committee on Finance (originally sponsored by Representatives Condotta and Armstrong)

Extending the state sales and use tax credit for certain public facilities districts.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

  SHB 2457 By House Committee on Finance (originally sponsored by Representatives Grant, Williams, Blake, Clibborn, Linville, Cox, Buck, Haigh, Sump, Newhouse, Walsh, Buri, Haler, Morrell, Morris, Ericks, Strow, O'Brien and Holmquist)

Authorizing sales and use tax exemptions for replacement parts for farm machinery and equipment.

Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE & RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

  ESHB 2534 By House Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Representatives Nixon, Rodne and Woods)

Requiring full disclosure of vehicle taxes and license fees.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

  HB 2551 By Representative Dunshee

Regulating campaign contributions by limited liability companies.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

  HB 2580 By Representatives Upthegrove, Schual-Berke, P. Sullivan, Simpson and McCune

Providing excise tax relief for persons that process canned salmon.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

  SHB 2590 By House Committee on Finance (originally sponsored by Representatives Dickerson and McIntire)

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

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES, OCEAN & RECREATION.

  HB 2617 By Representatives Kretz, Blake, Ahern, Schindler, Sump, Condotta, Holmquist, Kristiansen, Serben, Campbell, McDonald, Hinkle and Dunn

Allowing local jurisdictions to allow off-road vehicles to operate on designated city or county roads.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

  ESHB 2651 By House Committee on Economic Development, Agriculture & Trade (originally sponsored by Representatives Pettigrew, Kristiansen, Haigh, Buri, Walsh, Linville, Kretz, Grant, Cox, Newhouse, Holmquist, Blake, Armstrong and Springer)

Regarding disclosure of animal information.

Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE & RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

  SHB 2658 By House Committee on Natural Resources, Ecology & Parks (originally sponsored by Representatives Hinkle, B. Sullivan, Condotta and Kretz)

Establishing a statewide ORV data base.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES, OCEAN & RECREATION.

  SHB 2669 By House Committee on Health Care (originally sponsored by Representatives Cody, Green, Morrell, Clibborn, Campbell, Moeller, Priest and Lantz)

Licensing specialty hospitals.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

  SHB 2670 By House Committee on Finance (originally sponsored by Representatives Kilmer, Lantz, Priest, Talcott, Green, Conway, Darneille, Cody, Hinkle, Linville, Flannigan, Miloscia and Moeller)

Authorizing hospital benefit zone financing.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

  ESHB 2685 By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Fromhold, Conway, Lovick, Quall, Simpson, Ormsby and Moeller; by request of Select Committee on Pension Policy)

Making changes to general provisions in the public safety employees' retirement system.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

  SHB 2694 By House Committee on State Government Operations & Accountability (originally sponsored by Representatives Haigh, Nixon, Sump and Hunt)

Eliminating Saturday counting of ballots.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

  HB 2704 By Representatives O'Brien, Pearson, Darneille, Kirby, Ahern, Williams, Strow, Kilmer, Green, Sells and Morrell

Including organized retail theft in crime guidelines.

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

  SHB 2715 By House Committee on Technology, Energy & Communications (originally sponsored by Representatives Ericks, Anderson, Morris, Haler, Crouse, Hankins, Nixon, Sump, P. Sullivan, Hudgins, Kilmer, Takko, Green, Sells, Clibborn, Simpson, Springer, Roberts, Ormsby, Morrell and McIntire)

Regarding the state interoperability executive committee.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

  HB 2717 By Representatives Schindler, O'Brien, Dunn, McCune, Miloscia and Holmquist

Restricting mobile home park sewer-related charges.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

  2SHB 2799 By House Committee on Finance (originally sponsored by Representatives Chase, Morris, Crouse, Eickmeyer, Clibborn, P. Sullivan, Hunt, McCoy, Miloscia, Grant, Sells, Williams, McCune, Moeller, Conway, Upthegrove, Morrell, Simpson, Kilmer, Kagi, Hudgins, Dunn and Darneille)

Providing tax exemptions for solar water heating equipment.

Referred to Committee on WATER, ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT.

  2SHB 2805 By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives O'Brien, Ericks, Morrell, Miloscia and Green)

Expanding provisions relating to missing persons.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

  HB 2829 By Representatives Wallace, Curtis, Haigh, Springer, Morrell, Hunt, Takko, Schual-Berke, Murray and Moeller; by request of Department of Licensing

Modifying provisions concerning the regulation of driver training schools.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

  SHB 2846 By House Committee on State Government Operations & Accountability (originally sponsored by Representatives Miloscia, Hunt, Campbell and Dunshee)

Expanding campaign finance disclosure in small political subdivisions.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

  E3SHB 2939 By House Committee on Capital Budget (originally sponsored by Representatives Grant, Dunshee, Linville, Kessler, Upthegrove, Kilmer, Ericks, Hasegawa, P. Sullivan, Santos, Green, Springer, Conway, Simpson and Hudgins)

Establishing the energy freedom program.

Referred to Committee on WATER, ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT.

  ESHB 2943 By House Committee on Health Care (originally sponsored by Representatives Cody, Curtis, Morrell, Campbell, Green, Clibborn, Kessler, Serben, Rodne, Roach, Moeller, Buri, Pearson, McCune, Appleton, Kenney, Hasegawa and Dunn)

Modifying health care provider contract requirements.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

  SHB 3024 By House Committee on State Government Operations & Accountability (originally sponsored by Representatives Haigh, Cox, Ericks, Miloscia, Armstrong, McCoy, McDermott, Green, Morrell, Wallace, Nixon, Clements, Chase and Linville)

Increasing the number of demonstration projects that may be authorized by the school district project review board.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

  HB 3057 By Representatives Green, Nixon, Hunt, Sump, Miloscia, Haigh, Schual-Berke and Morrell; by request of Secretary of State

Modifying address confidentiality program provisions.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

  SHB 3109 By House Committee on State Government Operations & Accountability (originally sponsored by Representatives Miloscia, Morrell and O'Brien; by request of Governor Gregoire)

Addressing government performance and accountability.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

  SHB 3180 By House Committee on State Government Operations & Accountability (originally sponsored by Representatives Haigh, Nixon, Hudgins, Jarrett, Cody, Haler, Santos and Morrell)

Applying whistleblower and discrimination provisions to contractors who hold contracts with the state.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

  HB 3237 By Representatives Hunter, Eickmeyer, Simpson, Grant, Linville, Hankins and Jarrett

Reviewing the funding and management of state aquatic lands.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES, OCEAN & RECREATION.

  SHB 3282 By House Committee on Select Committee on Hood Canal (originally sponsored by Representatives Eickmeyer, Green, Haigh, Appleton, Kilmer, O'Brien, Lantz, McCoy, Chase, Miloscia, Clibborn and Ormsby)

Creating the Hood Canal aquatic rehabilitation account.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

  2SHB 3287 By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Chase, Sump, Eickmeyer, McCoy, Walsh and Pearson)

Studying nitrogen contributions from on-site sewage systems in Hood Canal.

Referred to Committee on WATER, ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT.

  HJR 4202 By Representatives Simpson, P. Sullivan, Nixon, Buck, Springer, Hankins, Haler, Quall, B. Sullivan, Kessler, Morris, Roberts and Chase

Authorizing investment of hospital district funds.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.