STATE OF WASHINGTON
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
60th Legislature - 2008 - Regular Session

   
FRANK CHOPP JEFF MORRIS
Speaker Speaker Pro Tempore
 
BARBARA BAKER, Chief Clerk     

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

 
January 18, 2008 - Friday 5TH DAY Regular Session
 
NOT OFFICIAL UNTIL ADOPTED
PLEASE NOTE:
Added sponsor Pink Slips must be in the WORKROOM or on the Rostrum by 2:00 p.m. today.
 
HB 2923 By Representatives Hinkle, Warnick, Blake, Chandler, Hailey, Schmick, Kretz, Williams, Eickmeyer, Condotta, McCune, VanDeWege and Newhouse
 
  Providing an alternative method for weight tickets for transporting hay or straw.
 
  Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE & NATURAL RESOURCES.
 
HB 2924 By Representatives Flannigan, Ormsby, Liias, Kelley, Wood and VanDeWege
 
  Providing for a driver's license renewal exemption for active foreign service members.
 
  Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.
 
HB 2925 By Representatives Kenney, Pettigrew, Bailey, McDonald, Darneille, Upthegrove, Hasegawa, Loomis, Kelley, Hankins, Rolfes, Morrell, Schual-Berke and Santos
 
  Establishing a plan for improving the effectiveness of the office of minority and women's business enterprises.
 
  Referred to Committee on COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & TRADE.
 
HB 2926 By Representatives Hunter, Alexander, Roberts, Kagi and Darneille
 
  Extending the sunset review and termination date for the office of public defense.
 
  Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.
 
HB 2927 By Representatives Schual-Berke, Hudgins, Hunter, Chase, Miloscia and Upthegrove
 
  Addressing port district commissioners.
 
  Referred to Committee on LOCAL GOVERNMENT.
 
HB 2928 By Representatives Schual-Berke, Hudgins, Hasegawa, Chase, Nelson, Hunter, Miloscia, Upthegrove and Santos
 
  Addressing public contracting by port districts.
 
  Referred to Committee on LOCAL GOVERNMENT.
 
HB 2929 By Representatives Hinkle, Morrell and McDonald
 
  Modifying certificate of need review requirements.
 
  Referred to Committee on HEALTH CARE & WELLNESS.
 
HB 2930 By Representatives Armstrong, Priest, Warnick, McCune, Hailey, Walsh, Kretz, Grant, Schindler, Newhouse, Anderson, Dunn, Ross, Blake, Condotta, Hankins and Hurst
 
  Verifying that applicants for drivers' licenses and identicards are lawfully within the United States.
 
  Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.
 
HB 2931 By Representatives Anderson and Chandler
 
  Requiring development and use of the grants, contracts, and loan management system by state agencies.
 
  Referred to Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT & TRIBAL AFFAIRS.
 
HB 2932 By Representatives Anderson, Alexander, Haler, Bailey, Rodne and Kelley
 
  Establishing the state council on fiscal management.
 
  Referred to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS.
 
HB 2933 By Representatives Wallace, Kenney, Anderson, Darneille, Roberts, Kelley, Hankins, Hasegawa and Chase
 
  Creating a work group to assess prior learning at institutions of higher education.
 
  Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION.
 
HB 2934 By Representatives Grant, Haler, Ross, Walsh, McIntire and Hankins; by request of Department of Revenue
 
  Concerning the business and occupation tax classification for cleaning up radioactive waste certain other byproducts.
 
  Referred to Committee on FINANCE.
 
HB 2935 By Representatives Hurst and Conway
 
  Regarding utilization review of physical therapy services covered by industrial insurance.
 
  Referred to Committee on COMMERCE & LABOR.
 
HB 2936 By Representatives Moeller and Morrell; by request of Department of Social and Health Services
 
  Modifying confidential information provisions.
 
  Referred to Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT & TRIBAL AFFAIRS.
 
HB 2937 By Representatives Moeller, Morrell, Schual-Berke and Chase; by request of Department of Social and Health Services
 
  Providing for vulnerable adult fatality review.
 
  Referred to Committee on HEALTH CARE & WELLNESS.
 
HB 2938 By Representatives Simpson, Schindler, Wood, Hankins and VanDeWege
 
  Clarifying annexation procedures between cities and fire districts.
 
  Referred to Committee on LOCAL GOVERNMENT.
 
HB 2939 By Representatives Kelley, Kirby, Rodne and McCune
 
  Regulating exchange facilitators.
 
  Referred to Committee on INSURANCE, FINANCIAL SERVICES & CONSUMER PROTECTION.
 
HB 2940 By Representatives Kelley, Warnick, Barlow, McCune, Seaquist, Rodne, VanDeWege, Linville, Liias, Sullivan, Williams, Wood, Rolfes, Campbell, Morrell, Upthegrove, Chase, Kessler and Ormsby
 
  Establishing the veteran-owned business linked deposit program.
 
  Referred to Committee on INSURANCE, FINANCIAL SERVICES & CONSUMER PROTECTION.
 
HB 2941 By Representatives Moeller and Conway; by request of Department of Labor & Industries
 
  Concerning licensing fees under the explosives act.
 
  Referred to Committee on COMMERCE & LABOR.
 
HB 2942 By Representatives Conway, Wood and Ormsby; by request of Department of Labor & Industries
 
  Adjusting the fee for approval of statements of intent to pay prevailing wages and certification of affidavits of wages paid to forty dollars.
 
  Referred to Committee on COMMERCE & LABOR.
 
HB 2943 By Representatives Wood and Conway; by request of Department of Labor & Industries
 
  Making changes to the factory assembled structures laws administered and enforced by the department of labor and industries.
 
  Referred to Committee on COMMERCE & LABOR.
 
HB 2944 By Representatives Williams, O'Brien, Hasegawa, Lantz and Nelson
 
  Regarding the management of the Puget Sound commercial salmon fishery.
 
  Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE & NATURAL RESOURCES.
 
HB 2945 By Representatives Linville, Kessler, Williams, Kirby, Springer, Pearson, O'Brien, Goodman, Lantz, Dunshee, Jarrett, Roach, Campbell, Morrell, Upthegrove, Hurst and Ormsby
 
  Creating a cause of action for the wrongful injury or death of a companion animal.
 
  Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.
 
HB 2946 By Representatives Dickerson, Priest, Kagi, Walsh, Liias, Sullivan, Roberts, Linville, Campbell, Simpson, Upthegrove, Schual-Berke, Hurst, Darneille, Hasegawa, Kessler, Hudgins and Ormsby; by request of Attorney General
 
  Authorizing leave sharing for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking.
 
  Referred to Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT & TRIBAL AFFAIRS.
 
HB 2947 By Representatives Hunter, Hudgins, Schual-Berke, Anderson, McIntire, Jarrett, Hurst, Rodne, Eddy, Cody, Upthegrove and Chase
 
  Addressing port districts.
 
  Referred to Committee on LOCAL GOVERNMENT.
 
HB 2948 By Representatives Wallace, Goodman, Hasegawa, Priest, Dunshee, Anderson, Linville, Haigh, Fromhold, Ormsby, Roberts, Kelley and Chase
 
  Providing for a full-time or emeritus faculty member on the governing boards of state colleges and universities.
 
  Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION.
 
HB 2949 By Representatives Linville, Conway, Armstrong, Condotta, Fromhold and Wood; by request of Liquor Control Board
 
  Designating nonappropriated expenses of the liquor control board paid from the liquor revolving fund.
 
  Referred to Committee on COMMERCE & LABOR.
 
HB 2950 By Representatives Eddy, Simpson, Warnick, Schindler, Takko and Springer
 
  Addressing concurrency and impact fees for transportation purposes.
 
  Referred to Committee on LOCAL GOVERNMENT.
 
HB 2951 By Representatives McDonald, O'Brien and Morrell
 
  Authorizing law enforcement officers to issue traffic citations for motor vehicle transfer of ownership offenses.
 
  Referred to Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY & EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS.
 
HB 2952 By Representatives O'Brien, Kirby, Sullivan, Schual-Berke, Ericks, Kelley and Conway
 
  Allowing civil forfeiture of conveyances used in prostitution-related offenses.
 
  Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.
 
HB 2953 By Representatives Blake, Orcutt, Takko, Hailey, Grant, Eickmeyer, Kretz, Linville, Sump, Condotta and Kessler
 
  Concerning the sales and use tax rate for public facilities in rural counties.
 
  Referred to Committee on FINANCE.
 
HB 2954 By Representatives Hunter, Priest, Jarrett and Anderson
 
  Authorizing certain school districts and educational service districts to designate a district treasurer.
 
  Referred to Committee on EDUCATION.
 
HB 2955 By Representatives Hunter, O'Brien, Hurst, Sullivan, Williams, Kelley and Morrell; by request of Department of Labor & Industries, Department of Social and Health Services, Employment Security Department, Department of Licensing, Attorney General and Criminal Justice Training Commission
 
  Ensuring access to criminal justice information.
 
  Referred to Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY & EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS.
 
HB 2956 By Representatives Haler, Hailey, Crouse, Campbell and VanDeWege
 
  Regarding firearm possession while hunting.
 
  Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE & NATURAL RESOURCES.
 
HB 2957 By Representatives Hunt, Armstrong, Appleton, Dickerson, VanDeWege and Chase; by request of Parks and Recreation Commission
 
  Regarding private business activities in state-owned housing provided by the department of fish and wildlife or the parks and recreation commission.
 
  Referred to Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT & TRIBAL AFFAIRS.
 
HB 2958 By Representatives Hunter, McIntire and Jarrett
 
  Consolidating state lottery revenue distributional directives into a single provision of law.
 
  Referred to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS.
 
HB 2959 By Representatives Wood, Ormsby, Springer, Conway, Linville, Barlow, Walsh and Quall
 
  Concerning craft distilleries.
 
  Referred to Committee on COMMERCE & LABOR.
 
HB 2960 By Representatives Barlow, Goodman, O'Brien, Ormsby, Seaquist, Kelley, McCoy, Pettigrew, Williams, Rolfes, Campbell, Morrell and Simpson
 
  Extending the statute of limitations for certain sex offenses against minors.
 
  Referred to Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY & EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS.
 
HB 2961 By Representatives Nelson, Simpson and Hasegawa
 
  Authorizing the establishment of utility local improvement districts for underground facilities that transmit or distribute electricity or communications.
 
  Referred to Committee on LOCAL GOVERNMENT.
 
HB 2962 By Representatives Kelley, Ross, Ericks, Chandler, VanDeWege, Armstrong, Wood, Ahern, Conway, O'Brien, Simpson, Green, McIntire and Hurst; by request of LEOFF Plan 2 Retirement Board
 
  Providing additional revenues for public safety.
 
  Referred to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS.
 
HB 2963 By Representatives Conway, Campbell, Chase, Hasegawa, Sullivan, Simpson, Seaquist, Appleton, Sells, Wood, Green, Blake, Ericks, Kenney, Williams, McIntire, Pettigrew, Kirby, Moeller, Fromhold, Hunt, VanDeWege, Ormsby and Hudgins
 
  Authorizing collective bargaining for Washington State University employees who are enrolled in academic programs.
 
  Referred to Committee on COMMERCE & LABOR.
 
HB 2964 By Representatives Rodne and Simpson
 
  Concerning the effect of special fuel taxes on regional transit authorities.
 
  Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.
 
HB 2965 By Representatives Ericks, Orcutt, Green, Hinkle, Eddy, Alexander, Morrell, Williams, Pettigrew, Warnick, Grant, Condotta, Armstrong, Chandler, Linville, McIntire and Kessler
 
  Developing a feasibility plan for authorizing state administration and collection of local business and occupation taxes.
 
  Referred to Committee on FINANCE.
 
HB 2966 By Representatives Conway, Wood, McIntire, Campbell, Simpson, Appleton, Hasegawa and Ormsby
 
  Providing for the certification of heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration contractors and mechanics.
 
  Referred to Committee on COMMERCE & LABOR.
 
HB 2967 By Representatives Conway, Wood, McIntire, Simpson, Hasegawa and Ormsby
 
  Allowing individuals who left work to enter certain apprenticeship programs to receive unemployment insurance benefits.
 
  Referred to Committee on COMMERCE & LABOR.
 
HB 2968 By Representatives Pearson, O'Brien, Kelley, Simpson and Kretz
 
  Addressing crimes against persons.
 
  Referred to Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY & EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS.
 
HB 2969 By Representatives Hudgins, Hasegawa and Upthegrove
 
  Requiring local bridge owners to maintain, replace, or appropriate funds for bridges deemed to be especially deficient.
 
  Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.
 
HB 2970 By Representatives Hudgins, Schual-Berke, Hasegawa, Upthegrove, Kagi and Chase
 
  Establishing a task force on port district efficiency and collaboration.
 
  Referred to Committee on LOCAL GOVERNMENT.
 
HB 2971 By Representatives Simpson, Williams, Conway, Morrell, VanDeWege, Hurst, Chase and Hudgins
 
  Authorizing the issuance of special license plates to mothers of United States armed forces members killed in combat.
 
  Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.
 
HB 2972 By Representatives Simpson, Williams, Hinkle, VanDeWege and Hudgins
 
  Addressing the safety of bridges.
 
  Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.
 
HB 2973 By Representatives McCune, Kelley, Kretz, Campbell, Hailey, Seaquist, Dunn, Wallace, Kristiansen, Walsh, Ericksen, Newhouse, Hasegawa, Ross, Roach, McDonald, Schindler, Ahern, VanDeWege, Linville, Warnick, Eddy, Condotta, Rolfes, Morrell, Nelson, Hurst, Kessler, Bailey and Ormsby
 
  Exempting school buses from fuel taxes.
 
  Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.
 
HB 2974 By Representatives McCune, Kretz, Warnick and Bailey
 
  Including the study of the Pledge of Allegiance in high school graduation requirements.
 
  Referred to Committee on EDUCATION.
 
HB 2975 By Representatives Chandler and Condotta
 
  Regulating the use of agency shop fees.
 
  Referred to Committee on COMMERCE & LABOR.
 
HB 2976 By Representatives Sullivan, Haigh, Quall, Liias and Nelson; by request of Superintendent of Public Instruction
 
  Approving the segmented mathematics assessment as an alternative assessment.
 
  Referred to Committee on EDUCATION.
 
HB 2977 By Representatives Ericks, Orcutt, Morrell, Hinkle, Williams, Alexander, Eddy, Warnick, Grant, Armstrong, Chandler, O'Brien, Sells, Liias, Roberts, Springer, Linville, Simpson, Hurst, Hasegawa, Kessler and Ormsby
 
  Concerning the burden of proof for corrections to property tax valuations made by public officials.
 
  Referred to Committee on FINANCE.
 
HB 2978 By Representatives Kretz and Sump
 
  Protecting rural communities from the harmful impacts of interwatershed water rights transfers.
 
  Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE & NATURAL RESOURCES.
 
HB 2979 By Representatives Williams, Conway, Moeller and Simpson
 
  Addressing overtime compensation for agricultural employees.
 
  Referred to Committee on COMMERCE & LABOR.
 
HB 2980 By Representatives Williams, Conway, Moeller and Hasegawa
 
  Prohibiting ex parte contacts with medical providers during industrial insurance appeals.
 
  Referred to Committee on COMMERCE & LABOR.
 
HB 2981 By Representatives Williams, Blake and Simpson
 
  Concerning the regulation of surface mines.
 
  Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE & NATURAL RESOURCES.
 
HB 2982 By Representatives Haigh and Simpson
 
  Authorizing certain members of the teachers' retirement system plan 1 to join the public employees' retirement system plan 1.
 
  Referred to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS.
 
HB 2983 By Representatives Haigh, Schual-Berke, Hunt, Sullivan, Liias, Roberts, Chase and Santos
 
  Expanding the state leadership academy to include training for school directors.
 
  Referred to Committee on EDUCATION.
 
HB 2984 By Representatives Ericksen and Roberts
 
  Allowing counties to use existing revenues for public trails.
 
  Referred to Committee on FINANCE.
 
HB 2985 By Representatives Liias, Ericks, Ormsby, Appleton, Hunt, O'Brien, Loomis, Pettigrew, Kagi, Blake, Simpson and Chase
 
  Establishing local public works assistance funds.
 
  Referred to Committee on COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & TRADE.
 
HB 2986 By Representatives Takko and Schindler
 
  Concerning property tax collection and assessment.
 
  Referred to Committee on FINANCE.
 
HB 2987 By Representatives Wallace, Fromhold, Priest, Sullivan, Roberts, McIntire, Simpson and Hasegawa
 
  Authorizing the transfer of accumulated leave between the common school and higher education systems.
 
  Referred to Committee on EDUCATION.
 
HB 2988 By Representatives Quall, Priest, Sullivan and Santos
 
  Changing requirements for student learning plans.
 
  Referred to Committee on EDUCATION.