STATE OF WASHINGTON
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
60th Legislature - 2007 - Regular Session

   
FRANK CHOPP JOHN LOVICK
Speaker Speaker Pro Tempore
 
RICHARD NAFZIGER, Chief Clerk     

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS   FOURTH ORDER OF BUSINESS
 
Introduction and First Reading of
Bills, Memorials, Joint Resolutions and Concurrent Resolutions

 
January 22, 2007 - Monday 15TH DAY Regular Session
 
NOT OFFICIAL UNTIL ADOPTED
PLEASE NOTE:
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HB 1478 By Representatives Morris, Crouse, Takko, McCoy and McCune
 
  Regarding the authorities of the Washington utilities and transportation commission relative to the requirement imposed upon gas and hazardous liquid pipelines under RCW 81.88.080.
 
  Referred to Committee on TECHNOLOGY, ENERGY & COMMUNICATIONS.
 
HB 1479 By Representative Appleton
 
  Exempting transfer students from military families from certain prerequisites for earning a certificate of academic achievement.
 
  Referred to Committee on EDUCATION.
 
HB 1480 By Representatives Roach, Hunter, McIntire and Condotta; by request of Department of Revenue
 
  Regarding the administration of tax programs administered by the department of revenue.
 
  Referred to Committee on FINANCE.
 
HB 1481 By Representative Alexander
 
  Exempting students who pass the WASL from intermediate license restrictions.
 
  Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.
 
HB 1482 By Representatives Takko, Flannigan, Springer and Hailey; by request of Transportation Improvement Board
 
  Retaining the distribution of city hardship assistance program funds to cities and towns for street maintenance.
 
  Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.
 
HB 1483 By Representatives Green, Miloscia, Hunt, Appleton, McDermott and Ormsby
 
  Requiring prepaid postage for primary and general election ballots.
 
  Referred to Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT & TRIBAL AFFAIRS.
 
HB 1484 By Representatives Green, Buri, Kelley, Haler and Ormsby
 
  Restricting correctional facilities on the grounds of a state hospital.
 
  Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES.
 
HB 1485 By Representatives Green, Conway and Williams
 
  Providing for payment of attorneys' fees for industrial insurance appeals.
 
  Referred to Committee on COMMERCE & LABOR.
 
HB 1486 By Representatives Blake, Orcutt, VanDeWege, Takko, B. Sullivan, Kretz, Grant, Sells and Kessler
 
  Providing sales and use tax exemptions for log truck safety equipment.
 
  Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE & NATURAL RESOURCES.
 
HB 1487 By Representatives Campbell and Ericks
 
  Creating the crime of fraudulent pseudoephedrine procurement.
 
  Referred to Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY & EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS.
 
HB 1488 By Representatives B. Sullivan, Upthegrove, Appleton, Dunshee, Hunt, Dickerson, VanDeWege, Campbell, Kessler, Eickmeyer and McCoy
 
  Enhancing the state's oil spill response program.
 
  Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE & NATURAL RESOURCES.
 
HB 1489 By Representatives VanDeWege, Kessler, Warnick, Blake and Morrell
 
  Exempting volunteer hospice care centers from licensing requirements under chapter 18.20 or 70.128 RCW.
 
  Referred to Committee on HEALTH CARE & WELLNESS.
 
HB 1490 By Representatives Hinkle, Cody and Moeller
 
  Requiring the department of social and health services to submit a consumer-directed medicaid coverage plan.
 
  Referred to Committee on HEALTH CARE & WELLNESS.
 
HB 1491 By Representatives Kirby, Campbell, Simpson, Hurst, Appleton, Williams, Wood and Santos
 
  Creating the insurance fair conduct act.
 
  Referred to Committee on INSURANCE, FINANCIAL SERVICE & CONSUMER PROTECTION.
 
HB 1492 By Representatives Simpson, Campbell, Kirby, VanDeWege and Williams
 
  Using arbitration to resolve disputes regarding certain insurance policies.
 
  Referred to Committee on INSURANCE, FINANCIAL SERVICE & CONSUMER PROTECTION.
 
HB 1493 By Representatives Hudgins, Simpson, Jarrett, B. Sullivan, Rodne, McCoy, Sells and Kenney
 
  Clarifying the definition of development activity in respect to construction by a regional transit authority.
 
  Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.
 
HB 1494 By Representatives Moeller, Hinkle, Seaquist, Green and Morrell; by request of Department of Health
 
  Modifying credentialing standards for counselors.
 
  Referred to Committee on HEALTH CARE & WELLNESS.
 
HB 1495 By Representatives Hunt and Williams
 
  Increasing the penalty for certain assaults against code enforcement officers.
 
  Referred to Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY & EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS.
 
HB 1496 By Representatives Hunt and Williams
 
  Revising restrictions on the county treasurer regarding receipting current year taxes.
 
  Referred to Committee on LOCAL GOVERNMENT.
 
HB 1497 By Representatives Wallace, Anderson, Sells, Hinkle, Roberts, Warnick, Buri, B. Sullivan, Priest and Hasegawa
 
  Increasing the operating fee waiver authority for Central Washington University.
 
  Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION.
 
HB 1498 By Representatives Grant, Walsh, Lovick, Santos, Armstrong, Linville, Hinkle and Kessler
 
  Excluding self-service laundry from the definition of retail sale for excise tax purposes.
 
  Referred to Committee on FINANCE.
 
HB 1499 By Representatives Green, Conway and Williams
 
  Increasing minimum industrial insurance benefits.
 
  Referred to Committee on COMMERCE & LABOR.
 
HB 1500 By Representatives Conway and Williams
 
  Modifying provisions on permanent partial disability claims.
 
  Referred to Committee on COMMERCE & LABOR.
 
HB 1501 By Representatives Wood, Conway and Williams
 
  Concerning adjustments to industrial insurance total disability compensation reductions.
 
  Referred to Committee on COMMERCE & LABOR.
 
HB 1502 By Representatives Williams, Conway and Wood
 
  Suppressing workers' compensation claims.
 
  Referred to Committee on COMMERCE & LABOR.
 
HB 1503 By Representatives Conway, McCoy, Wood, Campbell, Williams and Green
 
  Regarding injured worker medical rights.
 
  Referred to Committee on COMMERCE & LABOR.
 
HB 1504 By Representative Conway
 
  Establishing penalty for violation of Title 51 RCW.
 
  Referred to Committee on COMMERCE & LABOR.
 
HB 1505 By Representatives Clibborn, Curtis, Seaquist, Hinkle, Morrell, Linville, Armstrong, Rodne, B. Sullivan and Ericksen
 
  Regarding physician assistants determining disability for special parking privileges.
 
  Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.
 
HB 1506 By Representatives Haigh, Armstrong and Hunt
 
  Changing alternative works provisions.
 
  Referred to Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT & TRIBAL AFFAIRS.
 
HB 1507 By Representatives Seaquist and Bailey; by request of Governor Gregoire
 
  Creating the uniformed service shared leave pool.
 
  Referred to Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT & TRIBAL AFFAIRS.
 
HB 1508 By Representatives Orcutt, Hunter, Blake, Takko and Condotta; by request of Department of Revenue
 
  Providing an exemption from business and occupation tax for the resale of natural or manufactured gas by consumers.
 
  Referred to Committee on TECHNOLOGY, ENERGY & COMMUNICATIONS.
 
HB 1509 By Representatives Pettigrew, Orcutt, O'Brien, McCune, Ericks, Warnick, Alexander, Simpson, Fromhold, P. Sullivan, Morris, Ahern, Kirby, Wood, Buri and Crouse
 
  Clarifying that the gross wages and benefits of on-site property managers are exempt from the business and occupation taxation of property management companies.
 
  Referred to Committee on FINANCE.
 
HB 1510 By Representatives Hasegawa, Chase, Conway, Williams, Roberts and Hudgins
 
  Providing for the community reinvestment of oil windfall profits.
 
  Referred to Committee on TECHNOLOGY, ENERGY & COMMUNICATIONS.
 
HB 1511 By Representatives Hasegawa, Chase, Williams and Roberts
 
  Modifying the business and occupation taxation of investment income received by corporations.
 
  Referred to Committee on FINANCE.
 
HB 1512 By Representatives Hasegawa, Haler, Pettigrew, Skinner, Santos, Hankins, Kenney, Walsh, McCoy, Kirby, Schual-Berke, Chase, Williams, Roberts, P. Sullivan and Hudgins
 
  Increasing the amount the treasurer may use for the linked deposit program.
 
  Referred to Committee on INSURANCE, FINANCIAL SERVICE & CONSUMER PROTECTION.
 
HB 1513 By Representatives Kessler, Orcutt, Grant, Alexander, Blake, VanDeWege, Kretz, Takko, Linville and Ericks
 
  Modifying provisions relating to the excise taxation of forest products businesses.
 
  Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE & NATURAL RESOURCES.
 
HB 1514 By Representatives B. Sullivan and Kretz; by request of Parks and Recreation Commission
 
  Modifying provisions governing the sale of unneeded park land.
 
  Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE & NATURAL RESOURCES.
 
HB 1515 By Representatives P. Sullivan, Rodne, Simpson, Priest and Jarrett
 
  Allowing owners of property enrolled in a current use property tax program to transfer the property between one another or to withdraw the property on the death of the owner, without penalty.
 
  Referred to Committee on FINANCE.
 
HB 1516 By Representatives Roach, Hurst, Orcutt, Dunn, McDonald, Warnick, Haler, McCune, Rodne and Ericksen
 
  Providing business and occupation tax exemptions for new small businesses.
 
  Referred to Committee on COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & TRADE.
 
HB 1517 By Representatives Schual-Berke, Priest, McDermott, Anderson and Quall
 
  Enhancing public school world language instruction.
 
  Referred to Committee on EDUCATION.
 
HB 1518 By Representatives Williams, Lantz, Moeller, Appleton, Darneille and Goodman
 
  Creating a death penalty task force.
 
  Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.
 
HB 1519 By Representatives Williams, O'Brien, Ericks and Rodne
 
  Authorizing qualified liquor enforcement officers to enforce criminal laws.
 
  Referred to Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY & EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS.
 
HB 1520 By Representatives Williams, Rodne, Simpson, Moeller, O'Brien and Kirby
 
  Concerning polygraph examinations of sexual assault victims.
 
  Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.
 
HB 1521 By Representatives Williams, Conway, Simpson, Green, O'Brien, Chase, Moeller, Appleton, Hurst, Blake and Ericks
 
  Concerning enforcement officers employed by the liquor control board.
 
  Referred to Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY & EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS.
 
HB 1522 By Representatives Williams, Darneille, Chase, Moeller and Lantz
 
  Removing the mandatory retirement age for judges.
 
  Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.
 
HB 1523 By Representatives Chase, Morris and B. Sullivan
 
  Modifying voluntary green power program provisions.
 
  Referred to Committee on TECHNOLOGY, ENERGY & COMMUNICATIONS.
 
HB 1524 By Representatives Chase, Morris and B. Sullivan
 
  Regulating holiday lights.
 
  Referred to Committee on TECHNOLOGY, ENERGY & COMMUNICATIONS.
 
HB 1525 By Representatives Chase, Kessler, Morris, Sump, B. Sullivan, Hunt and Hudgins
 
  Reducing the impact of regulatory provisions on small businesses.
 
  Referred to Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT & TRIBAL AFFAIRS.
 
HB 1526 By Representatives Hunt, Chandler, Armstrong and Ormsby; by request of Secretary of State
 
  Modifying the form of the presidential primary ballot.
 
  Referred to Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT & TRIBAL AFFAIRS.
 
HB 1527 By Representatives Appleton and Armstrong; by request of Secretary of State
 
  Modifying absentee ballot and related election provisions.
 
  Referred to Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT & TRIBAL AFFAIRS.
 
HB 1528 By Representatives Hunt, Chandler, Green, Kretz, Ormsby, Armstrong, Miloscia and Appleton; by request of Secretary of State
 
  Providing for electronic voter registration.
 
  Referred to Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT & TRIBAL AFFAIRS.
 
HB 1529 By Representatives Appleton, Chandler and Armstrong; by request of Secretary of State
 
  Modifying voter registration provisions.
 
  Referred to Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT & TRIBAL AFFAIRS.
 
HB 1530 By Representatives Green, Miloscia, Hunt, Ormsby, Kretz and Armstrong; by request of Secretary of State
 
  Mandating primary election voters' pamphlets.
 
  Referred to Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT & TRIBAL AFFAIRS.
 
HB 1531 By Representatives Warnick, McDonald, Ahern, VanDeWege, Hinkle, Haler, McCune, Strow and Rodne
 
  Exempting required college instructional materials from sales and use taxation.
 
  Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION.
 
HB 1532 By Representative Kirby; by request of Insurance Commissioner
 
  Establishing a program of market conduct oversight within the office of the insurance commissioner.
 
  Referred to Committee on INSURANCE, FINANCIAL SERVICE & CONSUMER PROTECTION.
 
HB 1533 By Representatives Kirby and Simpson; by request of Insurance Commissioner
 
  Concerning persons selling, soliciting, or negotiating insurance.
 
  Referred to Committee on INSURANCE, FINANCIAL SERVICE & CONSUMER PROTECTION.
 
HB 1534 By Representatives Hunt, Williams and Armstrong; by request of Secretary of State
 
  Modifying provisions affecting candidates for elective office.
 
  Referred to Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT & TRIBAL AFFAIRS.
 
HB 1535 By Representatives Dunn, Haigh, Pettigrew, Bailey, Orcutt and McCune
 
  Exempting physical fitness equipment from sales and use taxation.
 
  Referred to Committee on FINANCE.
 
HB 1536 By Representatives Dunn, Haigh, Orcutt, Anderson, Pettigrew, McCune and Morrell
 
  Providing excise tax exemptions for hands-free wireless communications devices.
 
  Referred to Committee on TECHNOLOGY, ENERGY & COMMUNICATIONS.
 
HB 1537 By Representatives Lovick, Ericks and O'Brien
 
  Making a false or misleading material statement that results in an Amber alert.
 
  Referred to Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY & EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS.
 
HB 1538 By Representatives Bailey, Linville, Hinkle, Alexander, Haler, Strow, Rodne, Warnick and Morrell
 
  Requiring an independent study of health benefit requirements.
 
  Referred to Committee on HEALTH CARE & WELLNESS.
 
HB 1539 By Representatives Bailey, Alexander, Hinkle, Condotta, Haler and Rodne
 
  Providing access to health insurance for small employers and their employees.
 
  Referred to Committee on HEALTH CARE & WELLNESS.
 
HB 1540 By Representative Miloscia
 
  Equalizing school district salary allocations.
 
  Referred to Committee on EDUCATION.
 
HB 1541 By Representatives Hunter, Anderson, Quall, Priest, P. Sullivan and Fromhold
 
  Regarding educational data and data systems.
 
  Referred to Committee on EDUCATION.
 
HB 1542 By Representatives P. Sullivan, Orcutt, Ericks, Condotta and Roach
 
  Creating a business and occupation tax credit against state and federal payroll taxes paid on employee tips by restaurant owners.
 
  Referred to Committee on COMMERCE & LABOR.
 
HB 1543 By Representatives Buri, Grant, Dunshee, Ahern, Hailey, Pettigrew, Kretz and Bailey
 
  Authorizing the use of local retail taxes to finance economic development officers.
 
  Referred to Committee on COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & TRADE.
 
HB 1544 By Representatives Wallace, Rodne and Kirby; by request of Attorney General
 
  Allowing consumers to place a credit freeze on a credit report.
 
  Referred to Committee on INSURANCE, FINANCIAL SERVICE & CONSUMER PROTECTION.
 
HB 1545 By Representative Kirby
 
  Providing industrial insurance benefits for life for the surviving spouses of law enforcement officers.
 
  Referred to Committee on COMMERCE & LABOR.
 
HB 1546 By Representatives Kirby and Dickerson
 
  Applying the provisions of chapter 19.182 RCW, the fair credit reporting act, to background check reports.
 
  Referred to Committee on INSURANCE, FINANCIAL SERVICE & CONSUMER PROTECTION.
 
HB 1547 By Representatives Lantz, Rolfes and Chase
 
  Examining geoduck aquaculture techniques and practices.
 
  Referred to Committee on SELECT COMMITTEE ON PUGET SOUND.
 
HB 1548 By Representatives Pettigrew, Miloscia, Jarrett, O'Brien, Haler, Priest, Ormsby, Roberts, Eddy and Darneille
 
  Creating the individual and family services program for people with developmental disabilities.
 
  Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES.
 
HB 1549 By Representatives Linville and Kristiansen
 
  Exempting wholesale sales of bulk unprocessed milk from the business and occupation tax.
 
  Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE & NATURAL RESOURCES.
 
HB 1550 By Representatives McDermott, Santos, Appleton, Haler, Fromhold, Quall, Kagi, Barlow, Cody, P. Sullivan and Walsh
 
  Creating the Washington community learning center program.
 
  Referred to Committee on EDUCATION.
 
HB 1551 By Representatives McDermott, Miloscia, McIntire, Fromhold, Dunshee, Cody, Green, Ormsby, Appleton and Hunt
 
  Allowing public funding of local office campaigns.
 
  Referred to Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT & TRIBAL AFFAIRS.
 
HB 1552 By Representatives McDermott, Wood, Hunt, Green, Ormsby, Appleton and Miloscia
 
  Conforming legal notice broadcast requirements to current practice.
 
  Referred to Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT & TRIBAL AFFAIRS.
 
HB 1553 By Representatives Hinkle, Morrell, Moeller, Seaquist, Curtis and Linville
 
  Establishing a controlled substances prescription monitoring program.
 
  Referred to Committee on HEALTH CARE & WELLNESS.
 
HB 1554 By Representative B. Sullivan
 
  Providing excise tax relief for aerospace product development businesses.
 
  Referred to Committee on FINANCE.
 
HB 1555 By Representatives Williams, Rodne and Lantz
 
  Addressing sexual assault protection orders.
 
  Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.
 
HB 1556 By Representatives Walsh, Grant, Haler, Sells, Springer and O'Brien
 
  Designating the Walla Walla sweet onion as the official Washington state vegetable.
 
  Referred to Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT & TRIBAL AFFAIRS.
 
HB 1557 By Representatives Rodne, Lovick, Haler, Springer, Strow, Sells and Jarrett
 
  Providing a business and occupation tax credit for the purchase of alternative power generation devices to operate gasoline service station pumps.
 
  Referred to Committee on FINANCE.
 
HB 1558 By Representatives Jarrett, Dunshee, Priest and Moeller
 
  Establishing a growth management needs and priorities task force.
 
  Referred to Committee on LOCAL GOVERNMENT.
 
HJM 4003 By Representatives Chase, Morris and Hunt
 
  Requesting the abolition of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act.
 
  Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE & NATURAL RESOURCES.
 
HJR 4208 By Representative B. Sullivan
 
  Amending the Constitution to address use of public funds for economic development.
 
  Referred to Committee on COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & TRADE.
 
HJR 4209 By Representatives Williams, Darneille, Chase, Moeller and Lantz
 
  Eliminating the mandatory retirement age for judges.
 
  Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.