Washington State Senate

Introduction and First Reading of
Bills, Memorials, Joint Resolutions and Concurrent Resolutions
2008 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 14, 2008 1ST DAY
 
  SB 6180 By Senators Oemig, Fairley, McDermott and Kline

Regarding postelection audits.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

  SB 6181 By Senators McDermott, Oemig, Fairley and Kohl-Welles

Providing an employee of the county legislative authority may be appointed to the county canvassing board.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

  SB 6182 By Senators Fraser, Brandland, Kilmer, Shin and Murray; by request of Department of Community, Trade, and Economic Development

Authorizing public works board projects.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

  SB 6183 By Senators Parlette, McAuliffe, Brandland, Tom, King, Hobbs, Holmquist, Kauffman, Weinstein, Eide, Zarelli, Rasmussen, Hewitt, Oemig and Shin

Providing a process for the dissolution of first-class school directors' districts.

Referred to Committee on EARLY LEARNING & K-12 EDUCATION.

  SB 6184 By Senators Benton, Eide, Weinstein, McCaslin, Hargrove, Regala, Hatfield, Carrell, Tom, Franklin, Zarelli, Kline, Haugen, Keiser, Fairley, Hobbs, Marr, Kastama, Berkey, Delvin, Brandland, Spanel, Murray, Prentice, Holmquist, Hewitt, Rasmussen, Jacobsen, Sheldon, Oemig, Morton, Pflug, Roach, Pridemore, McAuliffe, Rockefeller, Parlette, Kauffman, Shin, Kohl-Welles, Stevens, Kilmer, Swecker, Honeyford, Schoesler, King and McDermott

Addressing most serious offenses.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

  SB 6185 By Senators Fairley and Hatfield

Allowing treasurer discretion in property tax payment scheduling.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

  SB 6186 By Senators Fairley, Roach, Swecker, Oemig, Kline, Shin and McDermott; by request of Public Disclosure Commission

Changing the time frame covered by the twenty-one day preelection campaign finance report.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

  SB 6187 By Senators Shin, Rasmussen, Schoesler, Morton, Murray and Kohl-Welles

Creating the food animal veterinarian conditional scholarship program.

Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION.

  SB 6188 By Senators Stevens, Swecker, Sheldon and Hobbs

Concerning highway emergency projects.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

  SB 6189 By Senators Keiser, Kohl-Welles, Tom, Fraser, Fairley, Kastama, Franklin, Marr, Haugen, Murray, Kline and McDermott

Requiring pharmacy owners to file a certificate of compliance.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

  SB 6190 By Senators Honeyford, Kohl-Welles, Murray and Rasmussen

Creating a regulatory exception for electrical equipment used in the production of wine.

Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE, RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT.

  SB 6191 By Senators Keiser, Kohl-Welles and Kline

Requiring disclosure of certain health care information.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

  SB 6192 By Senators Hobbs, McAuliffe, Shin and Stevens

Concerning vendor rates for supported living providers.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

  SB 6193 By Senators Hargrove and Brandland

Giving county clerks authority to withhold and deliver funds from criminal defendants who owe legal financial obligations.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

  SB 6194 By Senators Rasmussen, Jacobsen, Schoesler, Morton, Hatfield and Shin; by request of Department of Agriculture

Regulating fertilizers.

Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE & RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

  SB 6195 By Senators Haugen and Rasmussen

Modifying the definition of rural county for economic development purposes.

Referred to Committee on ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TRADE & MANAGEMENT.

  SB 6196 By Senators Pridemore, Zarelli and Kastama

Modifying definitions applicable to local infrastructure financing tool program demonstration projects.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

  SB 6197 By Senator Morton

Creating a child labor exemption.

Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE, RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT.

  SB 6198 By Senators Morton and Rasmussen

Authorizing the withdrawal of groundwater for fire prevention purposes.

Referred to Committee on WATER, ENERGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS.

  SB 6199 By Senator Morton

Requiring counties to include prepaid postage on absentee ballot return forms.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

  SB 6200 By Senators Keiser, Kohl-Welles and Murray

Creating the prescription drug professional education program.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

  SB 6201 By Senators Oemig, Swecker and McDermott; by request of Secretary of State

Modifying candidate filing provisions.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

  SB 6202 By Senators Sheldon and Rasmussen

Prohibiting false and defamatory statements about candidates for public office.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

  SB 6203 By Senators Sheldon and Shin

Authorizing a local sales tax deducted from the state portion of the sales tax for purposes of implementing water quality projects.

Referred to Committee on WATER, ENERGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS.

  SB 6204 By Senator Sheldon

Dividing water resource inventory area 14 into WRIA 14a and WRIA 14b.

Referred to Committee on WATER, ENERGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS.

  SB 6205 By Senators Franklin, Pflug, Keiser, Kastama, Regala, Kohl-Welles, Prentice, Murray and Kline

Creating the joint select committee on sickle cell disease.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

  SB 6206 By Senators Zarelli, Pflug, Hargrove and Stevens

Modifying child fatality and near fatality reviews and reports.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

  SB 6207 By Senators Zarelli, Prentice, Hargrove and Stevens

Requiring notification of a child's guardian ad litem of allegations of abuse or neglect.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

  SB 6208 By Senators Zarelli, Pflug and Prentice

Requiring investigation of child abuse or neglect reports filed by mandatory reporters.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

  SB 6209 By Senators Zarelli, Pflug, Prentice, Hargrove and Stevens

Requiring notification of office of family and children's ombudsman in cases involving multiple reports of child abuse or neglect.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

  SB 6210 By Senator Benton

Requiring the registration of sex offender e-mail addresses or other internet communication names or identities.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

  SB 6211 By Senators Morton, Jacobsen, Rockefeller, Swecker and Shin; by request of Department of Natural Resources

Modifying the responsibilities of the Washington geological survey.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES, OCEAN & RECREATION.

  SB 6212 By Senators Jacobsen, Morton, Fraser, Rockefeller, Hatfield, Swecker, Parlette, Shin, Rasmussen, Spanel and Kohl-Welles; by request of Department of Natural Resources

Seeking to improve recreational opportunities on state-owned lands managed by the department of natural resources.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES, OCEAN & RECREATION.

  SB 6213 By Senators Jacobsen, Morton, Rockefeller and Swecker; by request of Department of Natural Resources

Eliminating references to pierhead lines and regarding authorizing structures within waterways.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES, OCEAN & RECREATION.

  SB 6214 By Senators Jacobsen, Swecker, Rockefeller and Kohl-Welles; by request of Department of Natural Resources

Clarifying the authority of the department of natural resources to issue lesser contractual agreements within existing authorities for state-owned aquatic lands.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES, OCEAN & RECREATION.

  SB 6215 By Senators Tom, Honeyford and McCaslin

Concerning reserve accounts and studies for condominium associations.

Referred to Committee on CONSUMER PROTECTION & HOUSING.

  SB 6216 By Senators Prentice, Sheldon and Kohl-Welles

Authorizing of the governor to enter into a cigarette tax contract with the Shoalwater Bay Tribe.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

  SB 6217 By Senator Hatfield

Regarding fees allowed as court costs in district courts.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

  SB 6218 By Senators Hatfield and Murray

Concerning historic vessels.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

  SB 6219 By Senator Prentice

Concerning the business and occupation taxation of newspaper-labeled supplements.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

  SB 6220 By Senators Keiser, Parlette, Pflug, Prentice and Kohl-Welles

Allowing the delegation of nursing tasks to care for persons with diabetes.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

  SB 6221 By Senators Keiser and Kohl-Welles

Establishing the Washington health partnership.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

  SB 6222 By Senators Keiser, Kohl-Welles and Franklin

Expanding programs for persons needing long-term care.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

  SB 6223 By Senators Keiser, Pflug, Parlette, Kohl-Welles and Franklin

Authorizing emergency medical technicians to administer glucagon in emergency situations.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

  SB 6224 By Senator Keiser

Modifying vendor overpayment provisions.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

  SB 6225 By Senators Keiser, Rasmussen, Kohl-Welles and Oemig

Establishing a system for monitoring invasive methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

  SB 6226 By Senators Jacobsen, Shin, Kohl-Welles and Kline

Enhancing natural resource collections at the Washington park arboretum.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES, OCEAN & RECREATION.

  SB 6227 By Senator Jacobsen

Providing support and resources to outer coast marine resources committees.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES, OCEAN & RECREATION.

  SB 6228 By Senators Jacobsen and Kline

Protecting lake water quality by reducing phosphorus from lawn fertilizers.

Referred to Committee on WATER, ENERGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS.

  SB 6229 By Senators Jacobsen, Kline and Franklin

Requiring a comprehensive lakes management strategic plan.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES, OCEAN & RECREATION.

  SB 6230 By Senators Jacobsen and Murray

Regarding watchable wildlife.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES, OCEAN & RECREATION.

  SB 6231 By Senators Jacobsen and Shin

Improving the coordination of marine protected areas.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES, OCEAN & RECREATION.

  SB 6232 By Senator Jacobsen

Requiring a specialized forest products permit to sell raw or unprocessed huckleberries.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES, OCEAN & RECREATION.

  SB 6233 By Senator Jacobsen

Maintaining Washington's working forest land base.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES, OCEAN & RECREATION.

  SB 6234 By Senators Zarelli, Hatfield and Oemig

Authorizing periodic property tax payments by electronic funds transfer.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

  SB 6235 By Senators Haugen and Keiser

Addressing public works procurement.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

  SB 6236 By Senator Carrell

Modifying requirements for certain mandatory reporters of child abuse and neglect.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

  SB 6237 By Senators Kilmer, Haugen, Shin, McCaslin, Rasmussen, Hobbs and Marr; by request of Department of Veterans Affairs

Modifying armed forces provisions.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

  SB 6238 By Senator Fairley

Modifying assessed valuation requirements for the direct petition method of annexation.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

  SB 6239 By Senator Fairley

Concerning ad hoc review board processes for annexation proposals.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

  SB 6240 By Senator Fairley

Addressing the signature validation process for petitions that seek annexation.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

  SB 6241 By Senators Fairley, Pflug, Kohl-Welles, Kline and Franklin

Prohibiting the sale or use of prescriber-identifiable prescription data for commercial or marketing purposes absent prescriber consent.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

  SB 6242 By Senator Spanel; by request of Department of Agriculture

Addressing pesticide registration and license fees.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

  SB 6243 By Senator Carrell

Addressing court discretion to order community custody.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

  SB 6244 By Senator Carrell

Addressing the conversion of existing facilities to house offenders violating community supervision.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

  SB 6245 By Senator Carrell

Providing a sales and use tax exemption for horticultural plants native to Washington state.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

  SB 6246 By Senator Honeyford

Authorizing travel expenses for certain industrial insurance medical aid claims.

Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE, RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT.

  SB 6247 By Senators Benton, Sheldon and Franklin

Concerning voter approval for use of banked levy capacity.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

  SB 6248 By Senator Benton

Eliminating banked levy capacity provisions.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

  SB 6249 By Senators Fraser, Morton, Jacobsen, Swecker, Rockefeller, Rasmussen, Kline and Kohl-Welles; by request of Department of Natural Resources

Authorizing the department of natural resources to establish an inventory, conduct an assessment, and develop recommendations to improve community and urban forest conditions in Washington state.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES, OCEAN & RECREATION.

  SB 6250 By Senators Haugen and Kline; by request of Department of Licensing

Protecting the confidentiality and privacy of personal information in connection with drivers' licenses and identicards.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

  SB 6251 By Senators Regala, Carrell and Kastama

Concerning the conservation of forest lands.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES, OCEAN & RECREATION.

  SB 6252 By Senators Hatfield and Zarelli; by request of Board For Judicial Administration

Increasing the number of district court judges in Cowlitz county.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

  SB 6253 By Senators Sheldon and Shin

Opening developed and disturbed areas of state parks to the recreational use of metal detectors.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES, OCEAN & RECREATION.

  SB 6254 By Senators Hobbs, Swecker, Roach, Kilmer, Pridemore, McCaslin and Rasmussen; by request of Secretary of State

Creating the Washington state flag account.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

  SB 6255 By Senators Keiser, Rockefeller, Regala, Murray, Kline and Oemig

Providing incentives for solar electric power.

Referred to Committee on WATER, ENERGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS.

  SB 6256 By Senators Jacobsen and Rasmussen

Creating the Washington heritage livestock and poultry breed recognition program.

Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE & RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

  SB 6257 By Senators Jacobsen and Rasmussen

Requiring aggregate reporting of results of the Washington assessment of student learning.

Referred to Committee on EARLY LEARNING & K-12 EDUCATION.

  SB 6258 By Senators Jacobsen, Murray, Rasmussen and McDermott

Concerning adulterated pet food.

Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE & RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

  SB 6259 By Senator Jacobsen

Regarding forest land management information.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES, OCEAN & RECREATION.

  SB 6260 By Senators Kilmer, Swecker, Jacobsen, Morton, Schoesler, Sheldon, Murray and Rasmussen

Providing hunting and fishing opportunities to seriously ill children.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES, OCEAN & RECREATION.

  SB 6261 By Senators Kilmer, Rockefeller, Schoesler, Shin, Fraser and Rasmussen

Requiring the workforce training and education coordinating board to research and evaluate work and learning programs for adult youth.

Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION.

  SB 6262 By Senators Kilmer, Schoesler, Rockefeller, Shin and Rasmussen

Creating an economic development and diversification tuition incentive program.

Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION.

  SB 6263 By Senator Zarelli

Concerning property tax value changes as a result of government intervention.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

  SB 6264 By Senator Shin; by request of Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board

Clarifying terms for workforce and economic development.

Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION.

  SB 6265 By Senators Marr, Schoesler, Sheldon and Roach

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 WAYS & MEANS.

  SB 6266 By Senators Eide, Zarelli, Schoesler, Shin, Stevens and Roach

Concerning the excise taxation of bullion and rare earth metals.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

  SB 6267 By Senators Keiser, Kastama, Franklin, Pflug and Kohl-Welles

Repealing RCW 18.79.255.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

  SB 6268 By Senators Haugen, Pridemore, Jacobsen and Marr

Concerning the creation of a historical parks and historic reserves tax incentive program.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

  SB 6269 By Senator Jacobsen

Concerning the rights of airline passengers.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

  SB 6270 By Senators Prentice and Honeyford; by request of Department of Revenue

Providing for the enforcement of cigarette taxes through regulation of stamped and unstamped cigarettes.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

  SB 6271 By Senators Hatfield, Fairley and Sheldon

Concerning the compensation of special purpose district commissioners.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

  SB 6272 By Senators Berkey, Hobbs, Fairley, Keiser, Kilmer, McDermott, Kauffman, Kohl-Welles, Murray, Shin, Regala, Kline, Spanel, Rasmussen and Franklin; by request of Governor Gregoire

Expanding financial literacy through education and counseling to promote greater homeownership security.

Referred to Committee on FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS & INSURANCE.

  SB 6273 By Senators Haugen and Rasmussen

Addressing the nondivisible gross weight limit of farm implements on public highways.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

  SB 6274 By Senators Rockefeller, Haugen, Kohl-Welles and McDermott

Removing the six inch freeboard exception from the requirement to cover vehicular loads of dirt, sand, or gravel.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

  SB 6275 By Senators Haugen and Rasmussen

Granting authority for drainage district commissioners to implement drainage maintenance plans.

Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE & RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

  SB 6276 By Senators Kohl-Welles, Swecker, McAuliffe, Regala, Schoesler, Murray, Shin, Eide, Kauffman, Sheldon, Rasmussen, Kline and McDermott

Creating a pilot program placing domestic violence advocates in offices of the division of children and family services.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

  SB 6277 By Senators Haugen and Spanel

Requiring the accommodation of certain private transit providers at park and ride lots.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

  SB 6278 By Senator Haugen

Clarifying the pilot rule-making process.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

  SB 6279 By Senators Keiser, Haugen and McAuliffe

Addressing cosmetology apprenticeships.

Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE, RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT.

  SB 6280 By Senators Keiser, Kohl-Welles and Kline

Implementing the recommendations of the joint legislative task force on family leave insurance.

Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE, RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT.

  SB 6281 By Senators Keiser, Eide, Kauffman, McDermott, Kline and Roach

Limiting property tax levies for ports in counties with large populations.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

  SB 6282 By Senators Keiser, Franklin, Kohl-Welles and Marr

Establishing patient-centered primary care pilots.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

  SB 6283 By Senators Rasmussen and King; by request of Washington Apple Commission

Addressing membership on the apple commission.

Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE & RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

  SB 6284 By Senators Schoesler and Rasmussen

Modifying provisions relating to the dairy products commission.

Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE & RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

  SB 6285 By Senator Morton

Clarifying the authority of educational service districts to provide cooperative and informational services to local school districts.

Referred to Committee on EARLY LEARNING & K-12 EDUCATION.

  SB 6286 By Senators Kauffman, Shin and Rasmussen

Requiring school district accountability for students missing school.

Referred to Committee on EARLY LEARNING & K-12 EDUCATION.

  SB 6287 By Senators Marr, Franklin, Fraser, Rockefeller, Oemig, Shin and Kohl-Welles

Prohibiting smoking in a motor vehicle when a child is in the motor vehicle.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

  SB 6288 By Senators Marr and Shin; by request of Governor Gregoire

Addressing funding for certain transportation benefit district highway projects.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

  SB 6289 By Senators Spanel, Swecker, Jacobsen, Morton and Shin; by request of Department of Fish and Wildlife

Regarding Puget Sound Dungeness crab catch record cards.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES, OCEAN & RECREATION.

  SB 6290 By Senators Oemig and Roach

Phasing out property tax levies for ports in counties with large populations.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

  SB 6291 By Senators Oemig, Kline and Kohl-Welles

Requiring voter authorization of government welfare tax payments to cities and counties.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

  SB 6292 By Senators Marr, Honeyford, Haugen, Kohl-Welles and Hewitt

Concerning craft distilleries.

Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE, RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT.

  SB 6293 By Senator Fairley; by request of Attorney General

Removing limit on ethics board penalties and costs.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

  SB 6294 By Senators Hargrove, Regala and Carrell; by request of Attorney General

Modifying compensation for denials of public records by agencies.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

  SB 6295 By Senators Kilmer, Rockefeller, Hobbs, Shin, Franklin, Marr, Rasmussen, Kastama, Kauffman, Keiser, Kohl-Welles, Hatfield, Berkey and Regala

Creating workplace-based electronically distributed learning opportunities.

Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION.

  SB 6296 By Senators Kilmer, Hobbs, Shin, Franklin, Marr, Sheldon, Kastama, Rasmussen, Kauffman, Keiser, Haugen and Hatfield

Increasing job creation and encouraging self-employment in the state.

Referred to Committee on ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TRADE & MANAGEMENT.

  SB 6297 By Senators Prentice, Brandland and Sheldon

Changing prosecuting attorney salaries.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

  SB 6298 By Senator Haugen; by request of Office of Financial Management

Making 2008 transportation supplemental appropriations.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

  SB 6299 By Senators Rasmussen, Haugen and Hatfield

Concerning tax exemptions for beekeepers.

Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE & RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

  SB 6300 By Senators Oemig, Rasmussen, Fairley, Regala and Roach

Regarding mercury-containing vaccines.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

  SB 6301 By Senators Oemig, Marr, Kauffman and Rasmussen

Preventing conduct that is intended to provide a person the information necessary to commit a pedophilic act.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

  SB 6302 By Senators Kohl-Welles, Keiser, Fairley, Kline, Franklin and Regala

Establishing standards for prescription drug marketing and disclosure.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

  SCR 8411 By Senators Brown and Hewitt

Establishing cutoff dates for the 2008 regular session.

READ FIRST TIME 01/14/2008. UNDER SUSPENSION OF RULES, READ SECOND AND THIRD TIMES AND ADOPTED.

  SCR 8412 By Senators Kilmer, Schoesler, Rockefeller and Shin

Requesting approval of the statewide strategic master plan for higher education.

Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION.