Washington State Senate
	Introduction and First Reading of Bills, Memorials, Joint Resolutions and Concurrent Resolutions
	2007 Regular Session of the 60th Legislature

BRAD OWEN, President of the Senate		ROSA FRANKLIN, President Pro Tem
THOMAS HOEMANN, Secretary of the Senate		PAULL SHIN, Vice President Pro Tem
MONDAY, JANUARY 8, 2007		1ST DAY

	SB 5000	By Senators Zarelli, Benton, Parlette, Holmquist, Stevens, Swecker, Pflug, Delvin, McCaslin, Brandland, Schoesler, Honeyford, Hewitt, Roach and Sheldon Implementing a proposed constitutional amendment creating a rainy day reserve fund. Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.
	SB 5001	By Senators Benton, Pflug, Carrell, Schoesler, Morton, Stevens, Delvin, McCaslin, Holmquist, Zarelli, Roach, Hewitt, Honeyford and Sheldon Reenacting and reaffirming Initiative Measure No. 747, which limits regular property tax levies to a maximum of one percent higher than the previous year. Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.
	SB 5002	By Senators Hewitt, Pflug, Honeyford, Swecker, Morton, Stevens, Parlette, Delvin, McCaslin, Schoesler and Sheldon Changing tuition waivers for families of fallen veterans and national guard members. Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION.
	SB 5003	By Senator Pflug Concerning the state parks and recreation commission centennial 2013 account. Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES, OCEAN & RECREATION.
	SB 5004	By Senators Carrell, Kilmer and Schoesler Reducing the threshold levels for the reporting and filing requirements of the business and occupation tax. Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.
	SB 5005	By Senators Brandland and Fraser; by request of Department of Community, Trade, and Economic Development Increasing nonconstruction loan limits for projects using financing through the public works board. Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.
	SB 5006	By Senators Fraser, Brandland, Sheldon and Kilmer; by request of Department of Community, Trade, and Economic Development and Public Works Board Recommending authorization for projects by the public works board. Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.
	SB 5007	By Senators Jacobsen and McCaslin Modifying the sales and use taxation of vessels. Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.
	SB 5008	By Senators Weinstein, Tom, Murray, Kohl-Welles, Kline, Jacobsen and Poulsen Increasing the maximum levy percentage for school districts. Referred to Committee on EARLY LEARNING & K-12 EDUCATION.
	SB 5009	By Senators Haugen, Hatfield, Poulsen, Sheldon, Holmquist, Rasmussen, Schoesler, Kline and Shin Exempting biodiesel fuel used for nonhighway farm use from sales and use tax. Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE & RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
	SB 5010	By Senators Honeyford and Hewitt Creating a state park foster home pass. Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES, OCEAN & RECREATION.
	SB 5011	By Senators Kohl-Welles, Parlette, Keiser and Rasmussen Removing the expiration date on the 2006 beer and wine distribution bill. Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE, RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT.
	SB 5012	By Senator Pflug Stabilizing distributions to the education legacy trust account. Referred to Committee on EARLY LEARNING & K-12 EDUCATION.
	SB 5013	By Senators Schoesler, Sheldon and Holmquist Limiting tuition increase authority. Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION.
	SB 5014	By Senator Pridemore; by request of Office of the State Actuary Amending the process for adopting contribution rates for the state retirement systems. Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.
	SB 5015	By Senators Jacobsen, Poulsen and Shin Designating the state ornithologist. Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES, OCEAN & RECREATION.
	SB 5016	By Senator Jacobsen Limiting petitions for guardianship by professional guardians. Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.
	SB 5017	By Senators Jacobsen and Shin Allocating guardianship fees and costs to substantially prevailing party. Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.
	SB 5018	By Senators Jacobsen, Kline and Roach Prohibiting a professional guardian from serving as both guardian or limited guardian and attorney or guardian ad litem. Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.
	SB 5019	By Senators Jacobsen, McCaslin, Poulsen, Delvin, Kline, Rockefeller and Murray Creating associate faculty positions for part-time faculty at community and technical colleges. Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE, RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT.
	SB 5020	By Senators Jacobsen, McCaslin, Poulsen, Delvin, Kilmer, Kline, Franklin, Murray and Kohl-Welles Requiring that part-time community college faculty be paid on the same scale as full-time faculty. Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE, RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT.
	SB 5021	By Senators Jacobsen, McCaslin, Poulsen, Delvin, Franklin, Rockefeller and Murray Providing a specific funding mechanism for making community and technical college faculty salary increment awards. Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE, RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT.
	SB 5022	By Senators Jacobsen, Kline and Kohl-Welles Authorizing a county to impose taxes for certain viaduct or bridge projects. Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.
	SB 5023	By Senators Jacobsen and Shin Modifying the fuel tax rate used to determine fuel tax distributions to fund nonhighway expenditures. Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.
	SB 5024	By Senators Jacobsen and Kline Increasing fees to fund community traumatic brain injury services. Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.
	SB 5025	By Senators Jacobsen and Kline Regarding the administration of American Indian scholarship funds. Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION.
	SB 5026	By Senators Murray and Sheldon Providing a sales and use tax exemption for recovered wood waste boiler equipment. Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.
	SB 5027	By Senators Kohl-Welles, Murray, Jacobsen and Kline Providing excise tax relief for zoos. Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.
	SB 5028	By Senators Eide, McAuliffe, Weinstein, Jacobsen, Shin, Kohl-Welles, Pridemore, Kastama, Spanel, Rockefeller, Fairley, Tom, Poulsen, Hatfield, Prentice, Kline, Haugen, Regala, Keiser, Kilmer, Murray, Fraser, Marr, Rasmussen, Franklin and Kauffman Providing for a simple majority of voters voting to authorize school district bonds. Referred to Committee on EARLY LEARNING & K-12 EDUCATION.
	SB 5029	By Senators Hobbs, Fairley, Roach, Kastama, Swecker, Pridemore, Keiser, Rasmussen and Shin Revising veterans' scoring criteria in examinations. Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.
	SB 5030	By Senators Hobbs, Fairley, Roach, Kastama, Swecker, Pridemore, Sheldon, Keiser, Kilmer, Rasmussen, Shin and Franklin Addressing veterans' benefits. Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.
	SB 5031	By Senators Jacobsen, Murray and Kline Protecting tenants of conversion condominiums. Referred to Committee on CONSUMER PROTECTION & HOUSING.
	SB 5032	By Senators Pridemore and Zarelli Concerning the Vancouver national historic reserve. Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.
	SB 5033	By Senators Prentice, Parlette, Kohl-Welles, Rasmussen, Regala, Fairley, Rockefeller, Kline, Haugen, Weinstein, McAuliffe, Spanel, Kastama, Franklin, Keiser, Shin, Hatfield, Pridemore, Hargrove, Jacobsen, Berkey, Poulsen, Kilmer, Murray, Fraser, Marr, Kauffman and Roach Recognizing women's suffrage day. Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.
	SB 5034	By Senators Regala, Eide, Swecker, Weinstein, Franklin, Rasmussen, Brandland, Spanel, Jacobsen, McAuliffe, Poulsen, Keiser, Shin, Pridemore, Fraser, Fairley, Rockefeller, Kline, Kohl-Welles, Tom, Murray and Oemig; by request of Department of Ecology Phasing out the use of polybrominated diphenyl ethers. Referred to Committee on WATER, ENERGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS.
	SB 5035	By Senators Hatfield, Schoesler and Rasmussen Extending the expiration date for reporting requirements on timber purchases. Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.
	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 5037	By Senators Eide, Weinstein, Murray, Berkey, Regala, Rockefeller, Kauffman, Keiser, Spanel, Jacobsen and Kohl-Welles Restricting the use of a wireless communications device while operating a moving motor vehicle. Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.
	SB 5038	By Senators Eide, Shin, Weinstein, Hobbs, Oemig, Marr, Murray, Regala, Rockefeller, Rasmussen, Hatfield, Kilmer, Keiser, Jacobsen, Poulsen, Haugen, McAuliffe and Kohl-Welles Combating auto theft. Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.
	SB 5039	By Senators Eide, Murray, Marr, Shin, Rockefeller, Weinstein, Rasmussen, Kauffman, Keiser, Jacobsen, Haugen and Kohl-Welles Providing for the state investment board to administer scholarship endowment funds. Referred to Committee on FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS & INSURANCE.
	SB 5040	By Senators Eide, Franklin, Fairley, Shin, Rockefeller, Weinstein, Marr, Oemig, Hobbs, Haugen, Kilmer, Murray, Keiser, Rasmussen, Jacobsen, Kauffman and Kohl-Welles Creating a survivors' endowed scholarship program. Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION.
	SB 5041	By Senator Prentice; by request of Insurance Commissioner Modifying insurance commissioner regulatory assessment fee provisions. Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.
	SB 5042	By Senators Berkey and Shin; by request of Insurance Commissioner Regulating the business of insurance. Referred to Committee on FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS & INSURANCE.
	SB 5043	By Senators Haugen, Jacobsen, Fairley, Keiser, Regala, Hatfield, Berkey, Fraser, Sheldon, Poulsen, Rasmussen and Kohl-Welles Dedicating a portion of the state property tax levy to state parks. Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES, OCEAN & RECREATION.
	SJR 8200	By Senators Zarelli, Benton, Parlette, Holmquist, Stevens, Swecker, Pflug, Delvin, McCaslin, Brandland, Schoesler, Roach, Hewitt, Honeyford and Carrell Creating a rainy day reserve fund. Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.
	SJR 8201	By Senator Franklin Amending the state Constitution to provide for a revenue stabilization fund. Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.
	SJR 8202	By Senators Eide, McAuliffe, Weinstein, Jacobsen, Shin, Kohl-Welles, Pridemore, Fairley, Spanel, Rockefeller, Berkey, Rasmussen, Kastama, Keiser, Poulsen, Hatfield, Tom, Prentice, Haugen, Regala, Franklin, Brown, Kilmer, Murray, Fraser, Marr, Kline and Kauffman Amending the Constitution to provide for a simple majority of voters voting to authorize a school levy. Referred to Committee on EARLY LEARNING & K-12 EDUCATION.
	SJR 8203	By Senators Eide, McAuliffe, Weinstein, Jacobsen, Shin, Kohl-Welles, Pridemore, Kastama, Spanel, Rockefeller, Fairley, Tom, Poulsen, Hatfield, Prentice, Haugen, Regala, Brown, Kilmer, Murray, Fraser, Marr, Rasmussen, Kline, Franklin and Kauffman Amending the Constitution to provide for a simple majority of voters voting to authorize a school district bond measure. Referred to Committee on EARLY LEARNING & K-12 EDUCATION.
	SJR 8204	By Senators Haugen, Jacobsen, Fairley, Keiser, Regala, Hatfield, Berkey, Fraser, Sheldon, Poulsen, Murray, Rasmussen, Shin and Kohl-Welles Dedicating a portion of the state property tax levy to state parks. Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES, OCEAN & RECREATION.
	SCR 8400	By Senators Brown and Hewitt Adopting joint rules. READ FIRST TIME 01/08/2007. UNDER SUSPENSION OF RULES, READ SECOND AND THIRD TIMES AND ADOPTED.