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

FRIDAY, JANUARY 18, 2008 5TH DAY
 
  SB 6550 By Senator Roach

Repealing the special sex offender sentencing alternative.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

  SB 6551 By Senator Roach

Establishing eligibility for the special sex offender sentencing alternative.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

  SB 6552 By Senators Roach and Benton

Repealing the statute authorizing use of banked levy capacity.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

  SB 6553 By Senators Roach and Benton

Requiring voter approval for setting regular property tax levies at increased amounts by using banked levy capacity.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

  SB 6554 By Senators Roach, Rockefeller, Rasmussen, Kline, Stevens, Delvin, McCaslin, Shin and Holmquist

Excluding waste vegetable oil from the special fuel tax.

Referred to Committee on WATER, ENERGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS.

  SB 6555 By Senators Roach, Pflug, Delvin, Pridemore, Stevens, Parlette, Shin and Benton

Requiring notification to the secretary of state when a person summoned for jury service does not meet the qualifications of a juror.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

  SB 6556 By Senators Honeyford, Pflug, Morton, Stevens and Swecker

Requiring the office of the superintendent of public instruction to develop anaphylactic policy guidelines.

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

  SB 6557 By Senators Honeyford, Benton, Hobbs, Morton, King, Holmquist, McCaslin, Pflug, Swecker, Stevens, Delvin, Shin, Carrell, Roach, Sheldon and Kilmer

Concerning property valuation freezes for senior citizens and persons retired due to physical disability.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

  SB 6558 By Senators Honeyford, Benton, McCaslin, Holmquist, Morton, Delvin, Pflug, Stevens, Swecker, Roach and Hatfield

Exempting heating oil, propane, and natural gas used to heat qualifying residences from the retail sales and use tax.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

  SB 6559 By Senators Honeyford, McCaslin, King, Morton, Delvin, Swecker, Holmquist and Stevens

Regarding the exemption for construction of a private dock under RCW 90.58.030.

Referred to Committee on WATER, ENERGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS.

  SB 6560 By Senators Honeyford, Morton, Delvin and Swecker

Regarding public utility district contracts.

Referred to Committee on WATER, ENERGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS.

  SB 6561 By Senators Honeyford, Swecker, Holmquist, Stevens and McCaslin

Requiring registration for drug offenders.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

  SB 6562 By Senators Honeyford and Marr

Applying sanctions to additional traffic violations for failure to satisfy the violation.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

  SB 6563 By Senators Honeyford, Swecker, Delvin and Stevens

Creating a grant program for neighborhood organizations.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

  SB 6564 By Senators Honeyford, Morton, Holmquist, Delvin, Parlette, Stevens and McCaslin

Modifying the agricultural exemption from overtime compensation.

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

  SB 6565 By Senators Zarelli, Hobbs, Benton, Pflug, Stevens, Honeyford, Morton, Holmquist, McCaslin, Delvin, Parlette, Brandland, Hewitt and Sheldon

Exempting a portion of the valuation of residential property from property taxation.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

  SB 6566 By Senator Swecker

Addressing concurrency and impact fees for transportation purposes.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

  SB 6567 By Senators Keiser and Kohl-Welles

Creating a new nursing facility payment system.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

  SB 6568 By Senators Delvin, Pridemore, Morton, Hatfield, Honeyford, Hobbs, Tom, Shin, Roach and Sheldon

Creating the joint legislative task force on nuclear energy.

Referred to Committee on WATER, ENERGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS.

  SB 6569 By Senators Haugen, Swecker, Hatfield and Holmquist

Permitting public transit vehicle stops at unmarked stop zones under certain circumstances.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

  SB 6570 By Senators Fairley, Roach, Benton and Oemig; 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 GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

  SB 6571 By Senator Honeyford

Authorizing the purchase of an increased benefit multiplier for past judicial service for judges in the public employees' retirement system and the teachers' retirement system.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

  SB 6572 By Senators Spanel, Jacobsen, Kohl-Welles and McDermott

Allowing microbreweries to maintain off-premises warehouses for distribution.

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

  SB 6573 By Senators Kilmer, Brandland, Kauffman, Delvin, Benton, Roach, McAuliffe and Rasmussen; by request of LEOFF Plan 2 Retirement Board

Providing additional revenues for public safety.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

  SB 6574 By Senator Pflug

Reforming the health care system in Washington state.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

  SB 6575 By Senator Pflug

Establishing a health care work group.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

  SB 6576 By Senators Swecker, Jacobsen, Pflug, Haugen and Marr

Creating a pilot project to evaluate the use of electronic traffic flagging devices.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

  SB 6577 By Senators Weinstein, Hatfield, Rockefeller and Kohl-Welles

Providing for truth in music advertising.

Referred to Committee on CONSUMER PROTECTION & HOUSING.

  SB 6578 By Senators Roach and Keiser

Regulating hospital district annexations.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

  SB 6579 By Senators Jacobsen and Brandland

Creating a restricted driver's license for alcohol violators.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

  SB 6580 By Senators Marr, Weinstein, Pridemore, Kauffman, Keiser, McAuliffe, Hobbs, Regala, Kline, Kohl-Welles, Fairley, Oemig, Rockefeller, Prentice and McDermott

Addressing the impacts of climate change through the growth management act.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

  SB 6581 By Senators Kastama and Jacobsen

Eliminating certification requirements for public school principals and vice principals.

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

  SB 6582 By Senators Roach, Oemig and King

Eliminating the requirement that auditors send a ballot or an application to receive a ballot to inactive voters.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

  SB 6583 By Senators Brandland and Hargrove

Changing provisions relating to eligibility for medical assistance.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

  SB 6584 By Senators Brandland and Hargrove

Facilitating continuity of medical assistance for persons confined in correctional institutions and institutions for mental diseases.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

  SB 6585 By Senators Murray, Delvin, Kilmer and McCaslin

Concerning attachments to utility poles of locally regulated utilities.

Referred to Committee on WATER, ENERGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS.

  SB 6586 By Senators Sheldon and Stevens

Limiting property taxation.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

  SB 6587 By Senators Fraser and Swecker

Concerning property tax collection and assessment.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

  SB 6588 By Senators Kauffman, Prentice, Kastama, Hobbs, Sheldon, Delvin, Shin, McAuliffe and Rasmussen

Authorizing the transfer of accumulated leave between the common school and higher education systems.

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

  SB 6589 By Senators Spanel, Kohl-Welles, Brandland and Delvin

Concerning master collective bargaining agreements.

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

  SB 6590 By Senators Fairley, Brandland, McAuliffe, Delvin and Regala; by request of Department of Social and Health Services

Modifying confidential information provisions.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

  SB 6591 By Senators Benton and Berkey; by request of Insurance Commissioner

Regulating insurance producers.

Referred to Committee on FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS & INSURANCE.

  SB 6592 By Senators Morton, Jacobsen, Hatfield, Zarelli, Shin, Swecker and Rasmussen

Concerning damage to livestock.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES, OCEAN & RECREATION.

  SB 6593 By Senators Kline, Oemig, Rockefeller, Swecker, Murray, Regala and Pridemore

Providing for groundwater monitoring and assessments.

Referred to Committee on WATER, ENERGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS.

  SB 6594 By Senator Carrell; by request of Attorney General

Requiring the creation and distribution of an eminent domain information pamphlet.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

  SB 6595 By Senator Carrell; by request of Attorney General

Modifying the community renewal law.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

  SB 6596 By Senators Hargrove, Carrell, Regala, Stevens, Marr, Shin, McAuliffe, Brandland and Kilmer

Providing for the creation of a sex offender policy board.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

  SB 6597 By Senators Hargrove, Stevens, Regala and Kohl-Welles

Increasing the minimum age for gambling.

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

  SB 6598 By Senators Regala and Kastama

Authorizing a local sales and use tax for parks and recreation, trails, and open space allocation.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES, OCEAN & RECREATION.

  SB 6599 By Senators Murray, Regala, Pridemore and Rockefeller

Regarding civil penalty provisions for on-site sewage disposal systems administered by local health jurisdictions.

Referred to Committee on WATER, ENERGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS.

  SB 6600 By Senators Stevens, Hargrove, McAuliffe, Carrell, Brandland and Tom

Establishing procedures for civil contempt proceedings in truancy matters.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

  SB 6601 By Senators Keiser, Zarelli, Kauffman and Shin

Regulating contracting standards of home care agencies.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

  SB 6602 By Senators Haugen and Swecker; by request of Board of Pilotage Commissioners

Modifying certain provisions of the pilotage act.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

  SB 6603 By Senators Fairley, Kohl-Welles and Fraser; by request of Insurance Commissioner

Establishing the guaranteed health benefit program act.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

  SB 6604 By Senators Murray, Holmquist, Kohl-Welles, Prentice, King and Marr

Enhancing the mobility of certified public accountants.

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

  SB 6605 By Senators Franklin, Kastama, Kohl-Welles, Hobbs, Murray, Marr, Keiser, Kauffman, Shin, McAuliffe, Regala, Rasmussen, Brown, Pridemore, Kline, Eide, Fraser, Tom and Kilmer

Creating an energy efficiency worker training program.

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

  SB 6606 By Senators Spanel, Kohl-Welles, Honeyford, Prentice, Murray and Rasmussen

Requiring the licensing of home inspectors.

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

  SB 6607 By Senators Spanel, Haugen and Rasmussen

Exempting certain dairy animal feeding operations from shellfish protection district wastewater discharge assessments.

Referred to Committee on WATER, ENERGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS.

  SJR 8226 By Senators Zarelli, Hobbs, Benton, Pflug, Stevens, Honeyford, Holmquist, McCaslin, Parlette, Brandland, Hewitt, Delvin, Rasmussen and Sheldon

Providing a homestead exemption from property taxes levied for state purposes.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.