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 21, 2008 8TH DAY
 
  SB 6608 By Senators Kline, Honeyford, Carrell, Brandland, Roach, Regala, Shin, King, Rasmussen and Holmquist

Concerning criminal street gangs.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

  SB 6609 By Senators Fairley, Rasmussen, Haugen, Jacobsen, Marr, Shin and Roach

Exempting specialty agricultural structures from building code requirements.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

  SB 6610 By Senators Tom, McAuliffe, McDermott, Marr, Shin, Regala and Rasmussen

Extending the national board for professional teaching standards bonus to certificated principals.

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

  SB 6611 By Senators Pridemore, Kohl-Welles, Shin and Rasmussen

Enhancing Washington state history and government course requirements for high school graduation.

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

  SB 6612 By Senators Roach, Benton and Rasmussen

Ensuring valid voter signatures on petitions count.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

  SB 6613 By Senators Kilmer, Pridemore, Marr and Shin

Developing a twenty-year statewide infrastructure investment strategy.

Referred to Committee on ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TRADE & MANAGEMENT.

  SB 6614 By Senators Weinstein, Kline and Fairley

Specifying how exemplary damages may be recovered.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

  SB 6615 By Senators Tom, Prentice, McCaslin, Kline and Weinstein

Granting authority of a watershed management partnership to exercise powers of its forming governments.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

  SB 6616 By Senators Brandland, Kastama, Zarelli, Prentice, Shin, Hobbs, Carrell, Kilmer, Jacobsen, Roach, Regala, Haugen, Hewitt and Rasmussen

Encouraging private investment in port terminal facilities by providing tax incentives to local governments.

Referred to Committee on ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TRADE & MANAGEMENT.

  SB 6617 By Senators Murray, Kauffman, Schoesler, McAuliffe, Marr, Kohl-Welles and Kline

Protecting residents of intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

  SB 6618 By Senators Keiser, Marr, Kauffman, McAuliffe and Kohl-Welles

Applying arbitration to bargaining by the state and the Washington state patrol.

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

  SB 6619 By Senator Morton

Addressing the use and storage of traffic safety camera images.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

  SB 6620 By Senators Pridemore, Oemig, Hatfield, Fraser, Rasmussen and Shin; by request of Lieutenant Governor

Regarding biological remediation technologies for on-site sewage disposal systems.

Referred to Committee on WATER, ENERGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS.

  SB 6621 By Senators Hobbs, Holmquist, Marr and Hewitt

Regarding the accountability of state property under the control of state employees.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

  SB 6622 By Senators Franklin, Spanel, Keiser, Fairley, McAuliffe, Regala, Shin, Kohl-Welles and Kline

Providing legal redress for targets of workplace bullying, abuse, and harassment.

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

  SB 6623 By Senators Marr and Parlette; by request of Department of Revenue

Concerning tax exemptions for temporary medical housing provided by health or social welfare organizations.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

  SB 6624 By Senators Kline, Keiser and Kohl-Welles

Prohibiting requests for waivers of rights of residents of long-term care facilities.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

  SB 6625 By Senators Swecker, Kastama, Zarelli, Benton, Delvin, Honeyford, Rasmussen and Holmquist

Regarding parent taught driver training education courses.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

  SB 6626 By Senators Kilmer, Kastama, Rasmussen, Regala, Franklin, Marr, Carrell and Shin

Creating a sales and use tax deferral program for eligible investment projects in community empowerment zones.

Referred to Committee on ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TRADE & MANAGEMENT.

  SB 6627 By Senators Kastama, Rasmussen, Kilmer, Franklin, Carrell, Marr, Regala and Shin

Concerning the international services business and occupation tax credit.

Referred to Committee on ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TRADE & MANAGEMENT.

  SB 6628 By Senators Prentice, Fairley and Rasmussen; by request of Department of Social and Health Services

Clarifying the state's ability to recover from defendants the cost of mental health treatment provided at state hospitals.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

  SB 6629 By Senators Franklin and Prentice; by request of Department of Social and Health Services

Making clarifications to the nursing facility medicaid payment system in relation to the use of minimum occupancy in setting cost limits and application of the statewide average payment rate specified in the biennial appropriations act.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

  SB 6630 By Senators Kastama, Rasmussen, Kilmer, Regala and Kohl-Welles

Extending the tax incentives provided for qualified research and development to persons performing both phase I and II clinical trials.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

  SB 6631 By Senators Berkey, Benton, Marr and Roach

Adopting the life settlements model act.

Referred to Committee on FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS & INSURANCE.

  SB 6632 By Senators Roach and Jacobsen

Establishing requirements for appointments of guardians.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

  SB 6633 By Senator McCaslin

Siting new mobile home parks and manufactured housing communities.

Referred to Committee on CONSUMER PROTECTION & HOUSING.

  SB 6634 By Senators Benton and Carrell

Regarding the taking of private property.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

  SB 6635 By Senators Hobbs, Roach, Keiser, Benton, McAuliffe and Shin; by request of LEOFF Plan 2 Retirement Board

Defining basic salary for the purpose of employer contributions to an account formed under section 457 of the United States internal revenue code for the benefit of members of the law enforcement officers' and firefighters' retirement system plan 2.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

  SB 6636 By Senators Fairley, Benton, McDermott and Kline

Increasing estimated cost minimums required on water-sewer district contracts for materials and work.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

  SB 6637 By Senators Murray, Hewitt and Kohl-Welles; by request of University of Washington

Allowing certain alcohol permit holders to obtain alcohol in nonbeverage form directly from suppliers.

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

  SB 6638 By Senators Murray, Roach, McAuliffe, Kohl-Welles, Fairley, Kline, Kauffman, Jacobsen, Eide and Pflug

Reallocating existing lodging taxes for heritage and arts programs in a county with a population of one million or more.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

  SB 6639 By Senators Kauffman, Prentice, Shin, Marr, Kilmer, Schoesler and Roach

Requiring bereavement leave for employees of four-year institutions of higher education.

Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION.

  SB 6640 By Senators Rasmussen, King, Sheldon, McAuliffe, Rockefeller, Holmquist, Kauffman, Schoesler and Kohl-Welles

Providing opportunities for professional development for instructional assistants.

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

  SB 6641 By Senators Regala, Zarelli and Carrell; by request of Department of Revenue

Providing that voter-approved increases in property tax levy limitations for a multiyear period of up to six years do not permanently increase a taxing district's levy base, unless otherwise provided in the ballot proposition.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

  SB 6642 By Senators Jacobsen and Kline

Authorizing the issuance of certain special license plates to persons with disabilities for up to two vehicles.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

  SB 6643 By Senators Sheldon, Jacobsen, McAuliffe, Shin, Stevens, Hatfield, Roach, Benton, Kline, Rockefeller and Delvin

Allowing motorcycles to stop and proceed through traffic signal controlled intersections under certain conditions.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

  SB 6644 By Senators Keiser, Franklin, Kastama, Fairley, Marr, Delvin, Kohl-Welles, Brandland, Schoesler and Rasmussen

Establishing requirements for primary medical eye care.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

  SB 6645 By Senators Pridemore, Carrell, Murray, Schoesler, Holmquist, Stevens, Kohl-Welles, Roach and Rasmussen; by request of Select Committee on Pension Policy and LEOFF Plan 2 Retirement Board

Providing interruptive military service credit for members of plans 2 and 3 who provide proof to the director that their interruptive military service was during a period of war defined in RCW 41.04.005.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

  SB 6646 By Senators Pridemore, Carrell, Schoesler, Fraser, Holmquist, McAuliffe, Marr, Shin, Stevens, Kohl-Welles, Roach and Rasmussen; by request of Select Committee on Pension Policy and LEOFF Plan 2 Retirement Board

Addressing the survivor benefits of employees who die while honorably serving in the national guard or military reserves during a period of war.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

  SB 6647 By Senators Schoesler, Holmquist, Murray, Fraser, Kohl-Welles and Rockefeller; by request of Select Committee on Pension Policy

Authorizing the higher education coordinating board to offer higher education annuities and retirement income plans.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

  SB 6648 By Senators Keiser, Fraser and Kohl-Welles; by request of Select Committee on Pension Policy

Participating in insurance plans and contracts by separated plan 2 members of certain retirement systems.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

  SB 6649 By Senators Keiser, Fraser, McAuliffe, Shin, Kohl-Welles and Rasmussen; by request of Select Committee on Pension Policy

Regulating health care coverage for retired or disabled school employees or state employees.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

  SB 6650 By Senators Murray, Holmquist, McAuliffe, Kohl-Welles, Parlette and Rasmussen; by request of Select Committee on Pension Policy

Providing benefits for the survivors of certain firefighters.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

  SB 6651 By Senators Pridemore, Schoesler, Fraser, Holmquist, Shin and Rasmussen; by request of Select Committee on Pension Policy

Providing for vesting after five years of service in the defined benefit portion of the public employees' retirement system, the school employees' retirement system, and the teachers' retirement system plan 3.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

  SB 6652 By Senators Pridemore, Schoesler, Holmquist, Roach and Rasmussen; by request of Select Committee on Pension Policy

Extending the survivor annuity option for preretirement death in plan 1 of the public employees' retirement system to members who die after leaving active service.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

  SB 6653 By Senators Murray, Holmquist, Schoesler, Roach and Rasmussen; by request of Select Committee on Pension Policy and LEOFF Plan 2 Retirement Board

Allowing department of fish and wildlife enforcement officers to transfer service credit.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

  SB 6654 By Senators Kilmer, Schoesler, Holmquist, Murray, Roach and Rasmussen; by request of Select Committee on Pension Policy

Addressing service credit for members working a partial year in plans 2 and 3 of the teachers' retirement system and the school employees' retirement system.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

  SB 6655 By Senators Schoesler, Holmquist, Murray, Fraser and Rasmussen; by request of Select Committee on Pension Policy

Transferring public employees' retirement system plan 2 members to the school employees' retirement system plan 2.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

  SB 6656 By Senators Schoesler, Murray, Holmquist, Fraser, Shin and Rasmussen; by request of Select Committee on Pension Policy

Purchasing service credit in plan 2 and plan 3 of the teachers' retirement system for public education experience performed as a teacher in a public school in another state or with the federal government.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

  SB 6657 By Senators Murray, Fraser and Rasmussen; by request of Select Committee on Pension Policy

Including salary bonuses for individuals certified by the national board for professional teaching standards as earnable compensation.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

  SB 6658 By Senators Murray, Rockefeller, Honeyford, Morton and Kline

Regarding the procurement of renewable resources.

Referred to Committee on WATER, ENERGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS.

  SB 6659 By Senators Prentice and Brandland

Addressing the availability of nutrition information.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

  SB 6660 By Senators Pridemore, Pflug and Rasmussen

Changing requirements for sanctioning an area agency on aging.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

  SB 6661 By Senators Franklin, Hargrove, Regala, Brandland, McDermott, Kohl-Welles, McAuliffe, Kline and Rasmussen

Regarding child care licensing actions.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

  SB 6662 By Senators Kauffman, McAuliffe, Hobbs, Keiser, Tom, Marr, Kilmer, Rasmussen, Kohl-Welles, McDermott, Weinstein, Spanel and Shin; by request of Superintendent of Public Instruction

Increasing the number of school nurses.

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

  SB 6663 By Senators Schoesler, Pridemore, Roach, Zarelli, Holmquist, Keiser and Kohl-Welles

Improving tax program administration by correcting, clarifying, eliminating, repealing, and decodifying statutes related to the department of revenue.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

  SB 6664 By Senators Carrell, Pridemore, Roach, Fraser, McCaslin, Pflug and Rasmussen; by request of Select Committee on Pension Policy and LEOFF Plan 2 Retirement Board

Indexing the one hundred fifty thousand dollar death benefit for public employees.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

  SB 6665 By Senators Hargrove, Stevens and Marr

Regarding the intensive case management and integrated crisis response pilot programs.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

  SB 6666 By Senators Murray, Zarelli, Eide, Holmquist, Hobbs, Parlette and Shin; by request of Governor Gregoire

Providing partial sales and use tax exemptions for certain computer server equipment.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

  SB 6667 By Senators Haugen, Pridemore and Marr

Establishing high-capacity transportation corridor areas.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

  SB 6668 By Senators Pflug and Fairley

Addressing the annexation of territory within a code city.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

  SB 6669 By Senators Kline, Roach, Fairley, Benton, Rasmussen, Regala, McAuliffe and Kohl-Welles

Permitting persons with developmental disabilities to make living decisions regarding independent supported living providers.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

  SB 6670 By Senators Carrell, McCaslin, Marr, Kohl-Welles, Roach and Kline; by request of Attorney General

Concerning the filing of police incident reports for victims of identity theft.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

  SB 6671 By Senators Carrell, McCaslin and Marr; by request of Attorney General

Concerning records in a criminal case.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

  SB 6672 By Senators Carrell, McCaslin, Marr and Roach; by request of Attorney General

Changing identity theft provisions.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

  SB 6673 By Senators McAuliffe, Brandland, Hobbs, McDermott, Rasmussen, Weinstein, Oemig, Tom, Kauffman, Hargrove, Fairley, Franklin and Shin; by request of Superintendent of Public Instruction

Creating extended learning opportunities.

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

  SB 6674 By Senators McAuliffe and Tom

Authorizing certain school districts and educational service districts to designate a district treasurer.

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

  SB 6675 By Senators McAuliffe, Shin, Pflug, Berkey, Fairley and Tom

Allowing public technical colleges to offer associate transfer degrees.

Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION.

  SB 6676 By Senators Rasmussen, Schoesler, Jacobsen, Morton, Haugen, Shin, Swecker and Hatfield

Establishing a program for forage and mulches used in federal wilderness areas and on forest service lands.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES, OCEAN & RECREATION.

  SB 6677 By Senators Fraser, Roach, Fairley and McCaslin; by request of State Treasurer

Changing the composition of the board of directors of the Washington materials management and financing authority.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

  SB 6678 By Senators Haugen, Prentice, Hobbs, Swecker, McCaslin, Brandland, Spanel, Jacobsen, Oemig, Fairley, Franklin, Fraser, King, Eide, Marr, Brown, Carrell, Berkey, Hatfield, Rasmussen, Rockefeller, Regala, Pridemore, Tom, Sheldon, Hargrove, Weinstein, Shin, Parlette, Murray, McAuliffe, Stevens, Kohl-Welles, Roach and Holmquist

Authorizing the issuance of special license plates to mothers of United States armed forces members killed in combat.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

  SB 6679 By Senators Hargrove, Jacobsen, Hatfield and Kohl-Welles

Creating a forestry carbon offset program.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES, OCEAN & RECREATION.

  SB 6680 By Senators Regala, Kohl-Welles, Roach, Kline, McCaslin, McAuliffe and Shin

Allowing persons over age seventy-five an exemption for jury service.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

  SB 6681 By Senators Regala, Benton, Fairley, Weinstein, Roach, Oemig, Kline, McCaslin and Kohl-Welles

Regarding political signage in condominiums.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

  SB 6682 By Senators Kohl-Welles, Brandland, Keiser, Franklin, Hargrove, McAuliffe and Shin

Regarding the department of social and health services providing background checks for home care agencies.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

  SB 6683 By Senators Fraser, Kohl-Welles and Hargrove

Expanding the activities that may be funded by the prostitution prevention and intervention account.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

  SB 6684 By Senators Shin, Berkey, Regala, Kohl-Welles and McAuliffe

Requiring language access services for persons with limited English proficiency in health care and insurance matters.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

  SB 6685 By Senators Pflug, Tom, Roach, Fairley, Jacobsen, Marr, Hobbs, Kilmer, Rockefeller, Kohl-Welles, Delvin, Hewitt, Brown, Swecker, Weinstein, Morton, Kline, Parlette, Pridemore, McDermott, Benton, Brandland and Honeyford

Regarding the ethical use of e-mail for legislative updates.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

  SB 6686 By Senators Roach, Rasmussen, Hargrove, Carrell, Benton and Kline

Including active duty members of the United States armed forces in concealed pistol licensing requirements.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

  SJM 8028 By Senators Shin, Berkey, Honeyford, Hobbs, Swecker, Delvin, Roach, Rasmussen and Benton

Requesting that the President and Congress support the participation of Taiwan in the World Health Organization.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

  SJR 8227 By Senators Carrell, Benton, Stevens, Zarelli, Pflug, Honeyford, King, Roach, Sheldon, Swecker, Holmquist, Morton, Delvin, Hewitt, Schoesler, Kastama, Brandland, McCaslin and Parlette

Amending the Constitution to provide standards of review for bills and laws passed by the people.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

FIRST READING OF HOUSE BILLS

  SHB 1148 By House Committee on Housing (originally sponsored by Representatives Simpson, Dunn, Orcutt, McCune, Chase, Wallace, Ormsby and Springer)

Addressing the restriction of mobile home or manufactured home locations.

Referred to Committee on CONSUMER PROTECTION & HOUSING.

  HB 1149 By Representatives O'Brien, Dunn, McCune, Wallace and Simpson

Eliminating advance property tax payments for binding site plans.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

  ESHB 1727 By House Committee on Local Government (originally sponsored by Representatives Springer, Eddy, Dunn, Pettigrew, B. Sullivan, Buri, Strow, Ahern, Orcutt, Takko, Anderson, Haler, Upthegrove, Simpson, Jarrett, Rodne, Sells, O'Brien, Newhouse, Miloscia, Hinkle, Walsh, McCune, Kagi, Williams, Lovick, Linville, Quall, McDonald, Warnick, Kristiansen, Hurst, Seaquist, Kenney and Sullivan)

Planning to ensure sufficient land and densities available to accommodate growth.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

  EHB 1956 By Representatives Pettigrew, Miloscia, Santos, Sells, Ormsby and Hasegawa

Prohibiting discrimination based on lawful source of income.

Referred to Committee on CONSUMER PROTECTION & HOUSING.

  SHB 2014 By House Committee on Housing (originally sponsored by Representatives Chase, Santos, Kenney, Hasegawa, Miloscia, Simpson and Ormsby)

Addressing the regulation of conversion condominiums.

Referred to Committee on CONSUMER PROTECTION & HOUSING.

  SHB 2279 By House Committee on Housing (originally sponsored by Representatives Darneille, Springer, Pettigrew, O'Brien, Hasegawa and Santos)

Prohibiting discrimination against affordable housing developments.

Referred to Committee on CONSUMER PROTECTION & HOUSING.