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

 
March 9, 2007 - Friday 61ST DAY Regular Session
 
NOT OFFICIAL UNTIL ADOPTED
PLEASE NOTE:
Added sponsor Pink Slips must be in the WORKROOM or on the Rostrum by 2:00p.m. today.
 
SB 5036 By Senators Eide, Weinstein, Brown, Rockefeller, Regala, Fraser, Murray, Berkey, Kauffman, Jacobsen, Keiser, Haugen, Rasmussen, Shin, Tom and Kohl-Welles
 
  Repealing the application of the sunset act to the intermediate driver's license program.
 
  Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.
 
SB 5086 By Senators Haugen, Swecker and Murray
 
  Increasing the population threshold for state highway maintenance responsibility in cities and towns.
 
  Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.
 
2SSB 5090 By Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Kastama, Shin, Franklin, Kilmer, Marr, Kauffman, Murray and Rasmussen; by request of Governor Gregoire)
 
  Promoting innovation partnership zones.
 
  Referred to Committee on COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & TRADE.
 
2SSB 5092 By Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Marr, Brown, Kilmer, Kauffman, Murray, Shin and Rasmussen; by request of Governor Gregoire)
 
  Revising provisions for contracts with associate development organizations for economic development services.
 
  Referred to Committee on COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & TRADE.
 
SSB 5171 By Senate Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Senators Schoesler, Pridemore, Fairley, McAuliffe, Shin, Prentice, Sheldon, Franklin, Kline and Rasmussen; by request of Select Committee on Pension Policy)
 
  Establishing contribution rates in the Washington state patrol retirement system.
 
  Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.
 
SSB 5174 By Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Pridemore and Schoesler; by request of Select Committee on Pension Policy)
 
  Making corrections in the public retirement systems.
 
  Referred to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS.
 
SSB 5190 By Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections (originally sponsored by Senators Hargrove, McCaslin and Shin)
 
  Modifying provisions relating to the collection of legal financial obligations.
 
  Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.
 
SB 5199 By Senators Berkey, Prentice, Benton, Hobbs, Hatfield, Schoesler, Parlette, Franklin and Keiser; by request of Department of Financial Institutions
 
  Restricting small loan practices.
 
  Referred to Committee on INSURANCE, FINANCIAL SERVICES & CONSUMER PROTECTION.
 
ESB 5204 By Senators Rasmussen, Schoesler, Shin, Hatfield, Jacobsen and Morton; by request of Department of Agriculture
 
  Enforcing animal health laws.
 
  Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE & NATURAL RESOURCES.
 
SSB 5228 By Senate Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Senators Kline, McCaslin and Weinstein; by request of Attorney General)
 
  Revising provisions concerning actions under the consumer protection act.
 
  Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.
 
SSB 5243 By Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections (originally sponsored by Senators Brandland, Hargrove, McAuliffe, Stevens, Rasmussen, Shin and Roach; by request of Department of Social and Health Services)
 
  Increasing the length of confinement for a parole violation committed by certain juvenile sex offenders.
 
  Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES.
 
ESB 5251 By Senators Kohl-Welles, Clements, Hobbs, Parlette, Pridemore and Hatfield
 
  Establishing the term of existence of a collective bargaining agreement.
 
  Referred to Committee on COMMERCE & LABOR.
 
SB 5260 By Senators Jacobsen and Morton; by request of Parks and Recreation Commission
 
  Allowing the parks and recreation commission to deny or revoke the issuance of a park pass in certain circumstances.
 
  Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE & NATURAL RESOURCES.
 
SB 5264 By Senators Haugen and Swecker; by request of Transportation Commission
 
  Authorizing the transportation commission to name or rename state transportation facilities.
 
  Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.
 
ESSB 5269 By Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education (originally sponsored by Senators McAuliffe, Delvin, Kauffman, Roach, Franklin, Rasmussen, Kohl-Welles, Sheldon, Marr, Murray, Oemig, Jacobsen, Rockefeller, Shin and Kilmer)
 
  Establishing the first peoples' language and culture teacher certification program.
 
  Referred to Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT & TRIBAL AFFAIRS.
 
SB 5272 By Senators Haugen and Sheldon; by request of Department of Licensing
 
  Modifying the administration of fuel taxes.
 
  Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.
 
ESSB 5297 By Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education (originally sponsored by Senators Haugen, Tom, Prentice, Keiser, Pridemore, Murray, Regala, Fraser, Kilmer, Rockefeller, McAuliffe, Shin, Weinstein, Kline, Marr, Kohl-Welles and Oemig)
 
  Regarding providing medically and scientifically accurate sexual health education in schools.
 
  Referred to Committee on HEALTH CARE & WELLNESS.
 
SSB 5340 By Senate Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Senators Kline, Swecker, Fairley, Kohl-Welles, Shin, Pridemore, McAuliffe, Regala, Murray, Spanel, Franklin, Rockefeller, Kauffman and Keiser)
 
  Defining disability in the Washington law against discrimination.
 
  Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.
 
SB 5351 By Senators Kline and Spanel; by request of Court Of Appeals
 
  Changing travel reimbursement provisions affecting judges of the court of appeals.
 
  Referred to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS.
 
SB 5384 By Senators Fraser, Shin, Brandland, Delvin, Murray, Tom and Kohl-Welles; by request of University of Washington
 
  Expanding the University of Washington's and Washington State University's local borrowing authority.
 
  Referred to Committee on CAPITAL BUDGET.
 
ESB 5385 By Senators Shin, Jacobsen, Schoesler, Rockefeller, Delvin, Tom and Kohl-Welles; by request of Washington State Higher Education Facilities Authority
 
  Providing the Washington higher education facilities authority the ability to originate and purchase educational loans and to issue student loan revenue bonds.
 
  Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION.
 
ESB 5401 By Senators Rasmussen, Swecker, Shin, Schoesler and Hatfield
 
  Licensing Christmas tree growers.
 
  Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE & NATURAL RESOURCES.
 
SSB 5405 By Senate Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Senators Carrell, Kline and McCaslin)
 
  Providing procedures for judicial orders concerning distraint of personal property.
 
  Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.
 
SSB 5461 By Senate Committee on Natural Resources, Ocean & Recreation (originally sponsored by Senators Morton, Jacobsen, Fraser, Hatfield, Hargrove, Benton, Sheldon and Rasmussen; by request of Department of Natural Resources)
 
  Improving forest health on state trust lands by continuing the use of contract harvesting for silvicultural treatments.
 
  Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE & NATURAL RESOURCES.
 
SSB 5463 By Senate Committee on Natural Resources, Ocean & Recreation (originally sponsored by Senators Jacobsen, Rockefeller, Morton, Shin and Rasmussen; by request of Department of Natural Resources)
 
  Modifying forest fire protection assessments.
 
  Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE & NATURAL RESOURCES.
 
SB 5468 By Senators Oemig, Zarelli, Regala and Schoesler; by request of Department of Revenue
 
  Regarding the administration of tax programs administered by the department of revenue.
 
  Referred to Committee on FINANCE.
 
SB 5469 By Senators Prentice, Parlette, Franklin, Benton, Hobbs, Keiser and Schoesler
 
  Modifying provisions concerning pawnbrokers.
 
  Referred to Committee on INSURANCE, FINANCIAL SERVICES & CONSUMER PROTECTION.
 
SSB 5475 By Senate Committee on Water, Energy & Telecommunications (originally sponsored by Senators Poulsen, Honeyford, Regala and Kohl-Welles; by request of Department of Ecology)
 
  Modifying provisions affecting underground storage tanks.
 
  Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE & NATURAL RESOURCES.
 
SSB 5483 By Senate Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Senators Kauffman, Holmquist, Haugen, Clements, Rasmussen and Shin; 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.
 
SB 5512 By Senators Kilmer, Regala, Hobbs, Eide, Pridemore and Rasmussen
 
  Modifying financing provisions for hospital benefit zones.
 
  Referred to Committee on FINANCE.
 
SB 5525 By Senators Oemig, Swecker and Regala
 
  Adding city officials to the list of public agencies eligible for medical insurance coverage outside of compensation.
 
  Referred to Committee on LOCAL GOVERNMENT.
 
SSB 5560 By Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Schoesler, Zarelli, Regala and Prentice; by request of Department of Revenue)
 
  Making changes of a technical nature to tax laws.
 
  Referred to Committee on FINANCE.
 
SB 5635 By Senators Brandland, Kline and Delvin; by request of Criminal Justice Training Commission
 
  Revising provisions relating to limitations on polygraph tests.
 
  Referred to Committee on COMMERCE & LABOR.
 
SSB 5647 By Senate Committee on Economic Development, Trade & Management (originally sponsored by Senators Fraser, Morton, McAuliffe, Fairley, Swecker, Regala, Hatfield, Spanel, Rockefeller, Kohl-Welles and Rasmussen)
 
  Clarifying the use of existing lodging tax revenues for tourism promotion.
 
  Referred to Committee on COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & TRADE.
 
SSB 5674 By Senate Committee on Government Operations & Elections (originally sponsored by Senators Haugen, Fairley and Kline)
 
  Authorizing registered voters who reside outside of, but own land in, a water district to be elected as a water district commissioner.
 
  Referred to Committee on LOCAL GOVERNMENT.
 
SSB 5715 By Senate Committee on Financial Institutions & Insurance (originally sponsored by Senators Benton, Berkey, Hobbs, Prentice, Hatfield, Franklin and Shin; by request of Insurance Commissioner)
 
  Concerning persons selling, soliciting, or negotiating insurance.
 
  Referred to Committee on INSURANCE, FINANCIAL SERVICES & CONSUMER PROTECTION.
 
ESSB 5717 By Senate Committee on Financial Institutions & Insurance (originally sponsored by Senators Berkey, Hobbs, Prentice, Hatfield and Franklin; 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 SERVICES & CONSUMER PROTECTION.
 
SSB 5830 By Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections (originally sponsored by Senators Kauffman, Brown, Rasmussen, Keiser, Kohl-Welles, McAuliffe and Shin)
 
  Providing home visitation services for families.
 
  Referred to Committee on EARLY LEARNING & CHILDREN'S SERVICES.
 
ESSB 5920 By Senate Committee on Labor, Commerce, Research & Development (originally sponsored by Senators Kohl-Welles, Keiser, Shin and Rasmussen; by request of Governor Gregoire)
 
  Establishing a pilot program for vocational rehabilitation services.
 
  Referred to Committee on COMMERCE & LABOR.
 
SB 5957 By Senator Kohl-Welles; by request of Joint Legislative Systems Committee
 
  Revising provisions relating to administrative practices concerning the information processing and communications systems of the legislature overseen by the joint legislative systems committee.
 
  Referred to Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT & TRIBAL AFFAIRS.
 
ESB 5983 By Senators Stevens and Hargrove
 
  Requiring juvenile courts to provide truancy hearing notice within the court's resources. (REVISED FOR ENGROSSED: Requiring juvenile courts to provide truancy hearing notice using the court's resources.)
 
  Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.
 
SSB 6011 By Senate Committee on Water, Energy & Telecommunications (originally sponsored by Senators Poulsen, Eide, Brown, Rockefeller, Spanel, Fraser, Weinstein, Murray, Pridemore and Keiser)
 
  Creating the Maury Island aquatic reserve.
 
  Referred to Committee on SELECT COMMITTEE ON PUGET SOUND.
 
SSJM 8012 By Senate Committee on Government Operations & Elections (originally sponsored by Senators Brown, Hewitt, Franklin, Fraser, Oemig, Kline, Kilmer, Swecker, Hobbs, Hatfield, Marr, Spanel, Regala, Kohl-Welles, Berkey, Pridemore, Rasmussen, McAuliffe, Sheldon and Shin)
 
  Requesting the Washington Air and Army National Guard not be federalized.
 
  Referred to Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT & TRIBAL AFFAIRS.
 
SCR 8404 By Senators Shin, Delvin and Kilmer; by request of Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board
 
  Approving the 2006 update to the state comprehensive plan for workforce training.
 
  Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION.