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
TUESDAY, JANUARY 9, 2007		2ND DAY

	SB 5044	By Senators Weinstein, Oemig, Franklin, Rockefeller, Fraser, Brown, Kauffman, Rasmussen, Keiser, Regala, Jacobsen, McAuliffe and Kohl-Welles Modifying the statute of limitations on real property claims. Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.
	SB 5045	By Senators Weinstein, Fairley, Oemig, Franklin, Regala, Fraser, Kauffman, Pridemore, Haugen, Keiser, Spanel, Jacobsen and Kohl-Welles Providing for the licensing of contractors. Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE, RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT.
	SB 5046	By Senators Weinstein, Fairley, Regala, Oemig, Keiser, Fraser, Jacobsen, McAuliffe, Kohl-Welles and Kline Creating a cause of action for residential construction defects. Referred to Committee on CONSUMER PROTECTION & HOUSING.
	SB 5047	By Senators Weinstein, Franklin, Kauffman, Rockefeller, Fraser, Pridemore, Jacobsen, Kohl-Welles and Kline Providing for the surety bond amounts that contractors are required to file with the department of labor and industries. Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE, RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT.
	SB 5048	By Senators Weinstein, Kauffman, Brown, Eide, Pridemore, Fraser, Franklin, Rockefeller, Murray, Keiser, Oemig, Regala, Jacobsen, Kohl-Welles and Kline Concerning construction defect actions. Referred to Committee on CONSUMER PROTECTION & HOUSING.
	SB 5049	By Senators Weinstein, Jacobsen, Kohl-Welles and Kline Creating a new home warranty. Referred to Committee on CONSUMER PROTECTION & HOUSING.
	SB 5050	By Senators Weinstein, Franklin, Kauffman, Rockefeller, Oemig, Murray, Rasmussen, Keiser and Kohl-Welles Modifying the mileage tolling calculation in the motor vehicle lemon law. Referred to Committee on CONSUMER PROTECTION & HOUSING.
	SB 5051	By Senators Weinstein, Oemig, Kauffman, Jacobsen, Shin and Kohl-Welles Creating a scholar's designation for high school transcripts. Referred to Committee on EARLY LEARNING & K-12 EDUCATION.
	SB 5052	By Senators Eide, Roach, Franklin, Hobbs, Fairley, Kastama, Prentice, Jacobsen, Shin and Parlette Prohibiting interested third parties from processing insurance claims. Referred to Committee on FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS & INSURANCE.
	SB 5053	By Senators Keiser, Kohl-Welles and Kline Creating the office of the ombudsman for workers of industrial insurance self-insured employers. Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE, RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT.
	SB 5054	By Senators Kastama, Haugen, Fairley, Roach, Kline and Kilmer; by request of Military Department Concerning limited emergency worker volunteer immunity. Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.
	SB 5055	By Senators Prentice, Kohl-Welles, Keiser and Kline Concerning jurisdiction under the Indian gaming regulatory act. Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE, RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT.
	SB 5056	By Senators Rasmussen, Schoesler, Shin, Berkey, Hatfield, Jacobsen, Haugen, Kline and Sheldon; by request of Department of Agriculture Continuing the small farm direct marketing assistance program. Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE & RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
	SB 5057	By Senators Rasmussen, Schoesler, Shin, Hatfield and Jacobsen; by request of Department of Agriculture Repealing the statutes regulating food lockers. Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE & RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
	SB 5058	By Senators Marr, McCaslin, Brown, Parlette, Haugen, Shin, Murray and Roach; by request of Department of Veterans Affairs Establishing the eastern Washington state veterans' cemetery. Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.
	SB 5059	By Senators Honeyford and Schoesler Providing a business and occupation tax rate for custom farming services. Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE & RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
	SB 5060	By Senators Honeyford, Schoesler and Sheldon Changing the seriousness level for attempting to elude a pursuing police vehicle. Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.
	SB 5061	By Senators Honeyford, Schoesler and Sheldon Increasing penalties for taking a motor vehicle without permission. Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.
	SB 5062	By Senators Prentice, Rasmussen, Honeyford, Schoesler, Franklin, Shin and Roach Authorizing certain members of the teachers' retirement system plan 1 to join the public employees' retirement system plan 1. Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.
	SB 5063	By Senators Kohl-Welles, Fairley, Rockefeller, Kline, Schoesler, Keiser, Parlette, Kauffman, Fraser and Shin Removing gender references. Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE, RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT.
	SB 5064	By Senators Jacobsen and Haugen Designating the Garry Oak as the state oak tree. Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES, OCEAN & RECREATION.
	SB 5065	By Senator Jacobsen Regulating interchange and associated fees. Referred to Committee on FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS & INSURANCE.
	SB 5066	By Senator Jacobsen Concerning animal protection orders. Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.
	SB 5067	By Senator Jacobsen Requiring the use of headlights when windshield wipers are used. Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.
	SB 5068	By Senator Jacobsen Creating an international airport expedited security screening task force. Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.
	SB 5069	By Senators Prentice, Regala, Tom, Kauffman, Oemig, Hobbs, McAuliffe, Kline, Jacobsen, Keiser and Kohl-Welles Extending retirement benefits to domestic partners. Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.
	SJR 8205	By Senator Jacobsen Relating to the constitutional provisions regarding initiatives and referendums. Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.
	SCR 8401	By Senators Jacobsen, Murray, Kohl-Welles and Kline Resolving to create a state poet laureate. Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.