Washington State Senate 5th Order

Introduction & First Reading
Short Titles and Referrals
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

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2006 34TH DAY
 
  SB 6894 By Senators Jacobsen, Honeyford, Sheldon, Weinstein and Berkey

Clarifying legislative intent for gambling commission background information checks.

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

  SB 6895 By Senator Benton

Concerning unemployment exemptions for religious organizations.

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

  SJM 8041 By Senators Roach, Rasmussen, McCaslin, Kastama, Honeyford, Zarelli, Stevens, Jacobsen, Sheldon, Hargrove, Morton, Mulliken, Benson, Finkbeiner, Parlette, Pflug, Benton, Schoesler, Schmidt and Hewitt

Requesting that Congress pass the Right-to-Ride Livestock on Federal Land Act of 2005.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES, OCEAN & RECREATION.

FIRST READING OF HOUSE BILLS

  ESHB 1010 By House Committee on Technology, Energy & Communications (originally sponsored by Representatives Morris, Hudgins, Morrell, Linville, B. Sullivan, McCoy and Chase)

Concerning energy efficiency and renewable energy standards.

Referred to Committee on WATER, ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT.

  E3SHB 1484 By House Committee on Finance (originally sponsored by Representatives Hunter, Jarrett, Haigh, Tom, McDermott, McIntire, Simpson, P. Sullivan, Kagi and Chase)

Providing cost-of-living salary supplements to school district employees.

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

  SHB 1986 By House Committee on Higher Education & Workforce Education (originally sponsored by Representatives Roberts, Buri, Kenney, Cox and Morrell)

Requiring a review of tuition waivers.

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

  SHB 2395 By House Committee on Juvenile Justice & Family Law (originally sponsored by Representatives Dickerson, Williams, Hasegawa, Darneille, Morrell, Roberts, Kagi, Flannigan, B. Sullivan and Miloscia)

Addressing the impact of domestic violence on children.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

  SHB 2414 By House Committee on Education (originally sponsored by Representatives Haler, Talcott and McCune)

Regarding local control and flexibility in the state assessment system.

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

  SHB 2423 By House Committee on Education (originally sponsored by Representatives Anderson, Talcott, Rodne and Hunter)

Encouraging the creation of a comprehensive guidance, counseling, and planning program in schools.

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

  HB 2465 By Representatives Lovick, Kessler, P. Sullivan, Haler and O'Brien; by request of Washington State Patrol

Modifying vehicle equipment standards related to original equipment installed.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

  HB 2466 By Representatives Lovick, McCoy, Conway, Haler, Sells, Morris, Dunshee, Ericks, Morrell, O'Brien and Green; by request of Governor Gregoire

Providing excise tax relief for aerospace businesses.

Referred to Committee on INTERNATIONAL TRADE & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

  E2SHB 2489 By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Hunter, Jarrett, P. Sullivan, Springer, Morrell, Tom, Simpson, Miloscia, O'Brien, Roberts and Green)

Assisting students to graduate from high school on time.

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

  ESHB 2507 By House Committee on Higher Education & Workforce Education (originally sponsored by Representatives Kenney, Shabro, Hasegawa, Morrell, Rodne, Lantz and Ormsby)

Prohibiting false or misleading college degrees.

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

  E2SHB 2582 By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Upthegrove, Hunter, Appleton, Hasegawa, Quall, Clibborn, Simpson, Green, Ormsby, Kenney, Hudgins and Kagi)

Expanding high school completion programs.

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

  2SHB 2583 By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Kenney, Cox, Conway, Hasegawa, Roberts, Appleton, Upthegrove, Morrell, Linville, Hunt, Dickerson and Ormsby)

Regarding community and technical college part-time academic employee health benefits.

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

  2SHB 2595 By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Kenney, Cox, Hasegawa, Hankins, Roberts, McIntire, Fromhold, Kilmer, Morrell, Rodne, Santos, Clibborn, Ormsby, O'Brien, Jarrett, Walsh, Conway, Wood, Kessler, Linville, Kagi, Appleton, Green, McCoy, Blake, Lantz, Sells, Campbell, P. Sullivan, Simpson, Schual-Berke, McDonald, Haigh, Dickerson, Moeller, Springer and Wallace)

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

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

  HB 2597 By Representatives Kenney, Cox, Sells, Hasegawa, Fromhold, Rodne, McCoy, Jarrett, Morrell, Conway, Ormsby and Clibborn

Establishing additional requirements for private vocational schools.

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

  E2SHB 2630 By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Kenney, Cox, Kessler, Priest, Conway, Hunter, Buri, Fromhold, Sells, Grant, Ormsby, Quall, Haigh, Clements, Roberts, Upthegrove, McDermott, Hasegawa, Santos, Flannigan, Appleton, Rodne, Clibborn, Simpson, Linville, Kagi, Dickerson, P. Sullivan, Morrell, Moeller, Ericks and Kilmer)

Creating the opportunity grant program.

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

  SHB 2733 By House Committee on Education (originally sponsored by Representatives P. Sullivan, Simpson, Haler, McCoy, Schual-Berke, Curtis, Green and Morrell)

Changing the requirements for information on high school transcripts.

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

  E2SHB 2785 By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Quall, Tom, P. Sullivan, Hunter, Morrell, Nixon, Rodne, Roberts, Schual-Berke, Simpson, Springer, Sells, Lantz, Linville, Dunshee and Kagi; by request of Superintendent of Public Instruction)

Authorizing alternative methods of assessment and appeal processes for the certificate of academic achievement.

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

  2SHB 2789 By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Quall, Conway, Wood, Hasegawa, Haigh, Ormsby, Murray, Chase, Kessler, Morrell, Green, Roberts, McCoy, Moeller, Simpson, Sells, Lantz, McDermott, Ericks, Hankins, Kagi and Hudgins; by request of Governor Gregoire)

Expanding apprenticeship opportunities for high school graduates.

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

  SHB 2812 By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Hunter, Rodne, Quall, Nixon, P. Sullivan, Jarrett, Clibborn, Tom, Morrell, Fromhold, Roberts, Schual-Berke, Simpson, Anderson and Kagi)

Increasing the levy base for school districts.

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

  SHB 2817 By House Committee on Higher Education & Workforce Education (originally sponsored by Representatives Sells, McCoy, Strow, Dunshee, Lovick, Jarrett, Morris, Ormsby, Morrell, Haler, O'Brien, Fromhold, Ericks, Kilmer and B. Sullivan)

Establishing a technology emphasis for institutions of higher education.

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

  SHB 2836 By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Sommers, Kagi, Green and Kilmer)

Creating the reading achievement account.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

  SHB 2867 By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Kenney, Haler, Grant, Hankins, Cox, Sells, Roberts, Fromhold, Armstrong, Walsh, Skinner and Newhouse)

Regarding expansion of WSU Tri-Cities into a four-year institution.

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

  2SHB 2964 By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Kagi, Talcott, Walsh, Quall, Haler, Shabro, Fromhold, Kessler, Hunt, Appleton, Lantz, Darneille, Kenney, Chase, Hasegawa, Sells, Roberts, Hunter, Moeller, McCoy, Santos, Green and Simpson; by request of Governor Gregoire)

Creating the department of early learning.

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

  SHB 2973 By House Committee on Education (originally sponsored by Representatives Priest, Ormsby, Kenney, Kagi, Hasegawa, P. Sullivan, Moeller, Santos and Springer)

Creating a career and technical high school graduation option for students meeting state standards in fundamental academic content areas.

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

  SHB 2976 By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Sommers, Hasegawa, Linville, P. Sullivan, Quall, Kenney and Conway)

Implementing a collective bargaining agreement with Western Washington University.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

  SHB 2985 By House Committee on Children & Family Services (originally sponsored by Representatives Schual-Berke, Clibborn, Appleton, Moeller, Green, Cody, Morrell, Walsh, McIntire, Kagi, Kenney, Hasegawa and Simpson)

Creating a foster care health unit in the department of social and health services.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

  SHB 2989 By House Committee on Higher Education & Workforce Education (originally sponsored by Representatives Kenney, Cox, Sells, Chase, Ericks, Hasegawa, Takko, Haler, Rodne, Hunter, Quall, McCoy, Santos, Green, Schual-Berke, Springer, Dickerson, Simpson and Hudgins)

Establishing the Washington Teach Math-Science program.

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

  ESHB 2998 By House Committee on Education (originally sponsored by Representatives P. Sullivan, Simpson, Santos, McCoy, Chase, Morrell, B. Sullivan, Hasegawa, Kenney and Green)

Requiring a study to explore options to augment the current educational assessment system.

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

  HB 3028 By Representatives P. Sullivan, Cox, Quall, Hunt, Buri, Pearson, Ormsby, Fromhold, Anderson, Chase, Kessler, Lantz, Simpson, Sells, Appleton, Talcott, Green, Conway, Rodne, Woods, Morrell, Kilmer, B. Sullivan, Santos, Hasegawa, Kenney and Hudgins

Requiring that a review of classified school employee funding be considered in the Washington Learns study.

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

  SHB 3087 By House Committee on Higher Education & Workforce Education (originally sponsored by Representatives Ormsby, Sells, Kenney, Cox, Buri, Fromhold, Hasegawa, Morrell, McCoy, Upthegrove, Ericks, Darneille, Rodne, Chase, Conway, Kessler, Dunn, Green and Lantz)

Concerning cost savings on course materials for students at state universities, regional universities, and The Evergreen State College.

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

  E2SHB 3098 By House Committee on Capital Budget (originally sponsored by Representatives McDermott, Talcott and Quall)

Transferring duties of the reconstituted state board of education.

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

  SHB 3113 By House Committee on Higher Education & Workforce Education (originally sponsored by Representatives Sells, Kenney, Strow, McCoy, Haler, Dunshee, B. Sullivan, Lovick, Roberts and Hasegawa)

Expanding access to higher education using the university center model.

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

  2SHB 3115 By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Darneille, Talcott, Morrell, Green, McDonald, Ormsby, Simpson and Roberts)

Establishing a foster parent critical support and retention program.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

  HB 3139 By Representatives Pettigrew, Haler, Dickerson, Kagi, Dunn, Walsh, Darneille, Roberts, Hinkle, Morrell and Kenney

Clarifying kinship caregivers' consent for mental health care of minors.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

  SHB 3182 By House Committee on Children & Family Services (originally sponsored by Representatives Pettigrew and Santos)

Concerning tribal foster care licensing.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

  HB 3215 By Representatives Cox, Newhouse, Ormsby and Kenney

Continuing the teacher retention study.

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