Washington State Senate 5th Order

Introduction & First Reading
Short Titles and Referrals
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, FEBRUARY 15, 2008 33RD DAY
 
  SB 6947 By Senator Prentice

Relating to criminal justice.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

  SB 6948 By Senator Prentice

Relating to human services.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

  SB 6949 By Senators Brown, Hargrove and Kauffman

Simplifying the administration of the low-income homeowner deferral program.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

FIRST READING OF HOUSE BILLS

  4SHB 1103 By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Campbell, Green, Kenney, Hudgins, Appleton, Schual-Berke and Cody)

Increasing the authority of regulators to remove health care practitioners who pose a risk to the public.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

  EHB 1129 By Representatives Dickerson and McIntire

Providing excise tax relief for zoos.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

  2SHB 1273 By House Committee on Insurance, Financial Services & Consumer Protection (originally sponsored by Representatives Roach, Ericks, Hurst, Kirby, Strow, Newhouse, Simpson, Williams, Haler, O'Brien, Moeller, Pearson, VanDeWege, McCune, Kenney, Rolfes and Morrell)

Authorizing fraud alert networks.

Referred to Committee on FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS & INSURANCE.

  EHB 1383 By Representatives Appleton, Campbell, Cody, Hinkle, Morrell, Walsh, Schual-Berke, Curtis, Green, Clibborn, Lantz, Moeller, Condotta, Hasegawa, Kagi and Santos

Regulating body piercing. (REVISED FOR ENGROSSED: Regulating body modification. )

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

  SHB 1421 By House Committee on State Government & Tribal Affairs (originally sponsored by Representatives Green, Miloscia, Kretz, Armstrong, Appleton, Kessler, Ormsby, Warnick and Moeller; by request of Secretary of State)

Modifying address confidentiality program provisions.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

  E4SHB 1806 By House Committee on App Subcom Ed (originally sponsored by Representatives Pedersen, Upthegrove, Campbell, Kenney, McDermott, Morrell, Chase, Appleton, Dunshee, McIntire, Santos, Moeller, Darneille, Roberts, Hudgins, Hunt, Hasegawa, Conway, O'Brien, Green, Rolfes, Simpson, Schual-Berke, Goodman, Wood and Lantz)

Developing a model integrated pest management program.

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

  ESHB 1865 By House Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Representatives Williams, O'Brien, Springer, Fromhold, Warnick and McCune)

Limiting the obligations of landlords under writs of restitution.

Referred to Committee on CONSUMER PROTECTION & HOUSING.

  2ESHB 2016 By House Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Representatives Springer, Lantz, Wallace, Seaquist, Sullivan, Moeller, Lovick, Takko, Kessler, Morrell, Rolfes, Ericks, VanDeWege, Goodman, Simpson, Linville and Ormsby)

Changing provisions pertaining to eminent domain.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

  2SHB 2216 By House Committee on Local Government (originally sponsored by Representatives Appleton, Sells, Simpson, Takko, Wallace, Ormsby, Conway and Strow)

Requiring the appointment of nonvoting labor members to public transportation governing bodies.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

  SHB 2337 By House Committee on Technology, Energy & Communications (originally sponsored by Representative Armstrong)

Regarding services provided by television reception improvement districts.

Referred to Committee on WATER, ENERGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS.

  SHB 2427 By House Committee on Commerce & Labor (originally sponsored by Representatives Kenney, Hankins, Dickerson, Conway, Ormsby, Pettigrew, Santos, Fromhold, Haler, Sullivan, Schual-Berke, Moeller, McCoy, Quall, Darneille, Morris, Williams, Skinner, Flannigan, Bailey, Kelley, Hunt, Campbell, Grant, Morrell, Chase, Barlow and Green)

Modifying provisions for the cosmetology apprenticeship program.

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

  HB 2460 By Representative Fromhold

Concerning the leasehold excise tax exemption for certain amphitheater property.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

  HB 2469 By Representatives Upthegrove, VanDeWege, Hinkle, Dickerson and Lantz; 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.

  SHB 2472 By House Committee on Ecology & Parks (originally sponsored by Representatives Blake, Warnick, Condotta, Sells, Linville, Hinkle, VanDeWege, McCoy, Lantz, Morrell, Loomis, Kretz, Chase, Kristiansen and McDonald; 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.

  SHB 2474 By House Committee on Health Care & Wellness (originally sponsored by Representatives Cody, Wood, Morrell, Barlow and Green)

Modifying supervised experience requirements for social worker licenses.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

  SHB 2475 By House Committee on Health Care & Wellness (originally sponsored by Representatives Cody, Morrell and Green)

Regarding the scope of practice of health care assistants.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

  SHB 2482 By House Committee on Local Government (originally sponsored by Representative Moeller)

Addressing the signature validation process for petitions that seek annexation.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

  HB 2483 By Representatives Moeller and Dunn

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

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

  SHB 2487 By House Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Representatives Moeller and Morrell)

Concerning vulnerable adult protection orders.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

  HB 2492 By Representatives Takko, Blake, McIntire, Haigh and Orcutt

Modifying the date for establishing school district boundaries for excess property tax levies.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

  ESHB 2494 By House Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Representatives Moeller, Ormsby and Chase)

Requiring the department of health to develop a medical treatment preference form and limiting liability for providers who act in accordance with such forms.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

  SHB 2496 By House Committee on Commerce & Labor (originally sponsored by Representatives Conway, Williams, Condotta, Moeller, Chandler, Green, Hurst, Wood, McIntire, Kenney and Chase)

Enhancing the mobility of certified public accountants.

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

  HB 2497 By Representatives Green, Seaquist, Williams, Cody, Condotta, Hinkle, Morrell and Simpson

Repealing RCW 18.79.255.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

  HB 2510 By Representatives Simpson, O'Brien and Appleton

Allowing medicare only health insurance benefits for certain employees of political subdivisions under a divided referendum process.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

  EHB 2516 By Representatives Green, Roberts, Schual-Berke and Loomis

Eliminating requirements for scoliosis screening in schools.

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

  EHB 2518 By Representatives Schual-Berke, Hinkle, Pedersen, Green, Morrell, Moeller, Seaquist, VanDeWege, Ormsby and Cody

Concerning retired volunteer medical worker licenses.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

  SHB 2522 By House Committee on Select Committee on Environmental Health (originally sponsored by Representatives Hudgins, Campbell and Chase)

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

Referred to Committee on WATER, ENERGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS.

  2SHB 2523 By House Committee on App Subcom Ed (originally sponsored by Representatives Hudgins, Schual-Berke, Hasegawa, Roberts, Goodman, Kenney, Santos, Chase and Quall)

Creating the position of world language supervisor in the office of the superintendent of public instruction.

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

  SHB 2541 By House Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Representatives Kelley, McCune, Springer, Williams, Miloscia and Campbell)

Concerning reserve accounts and studies for condominium associations.

Referred to Committee on CONSUMER PROTECTION & HOUSING.

  HB 2544 By Representatives Hunter, Orcutt, Ericks, Moeller, Ormsby, McIntire, Kenney and Conway; 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.

  SHB 2551 By House Committee on Human Services (originally sponsored by Representatives Dickerson, Appleton, McCoy, Roberts, Kenney and Kagi)

Expanding the types of treatment programs provided under the suspended disposition alternative for juveniles.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

  HB 2558 By Representatives Upthegrove, Clibborn, O'Brien, Kenney and Rolfes; by request of Department of Ecology

Exempting certain minor new construction associated with construction storm water general permits from SEPA.

Referred to Committee on WATER, ENERGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS.

  HB 2565 By Representatives O'Brien and Pearson; by request of Attorney General

Including defendants who are persons specifically authorized to assist and act at the direction of law enforcement officers for the purpose of affirmative defenses.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

  SHB 2567 By House Committee on State Government & Tribal Affairs (originally sponsored by Representative Haler)

Increasing the civil penalty for violating the open public meetings act.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

  HB 2571 By Representatives Seaquist, McCoy, McCune, Conway, Hurst, Haigh, Morrell, Campbell, VanDeWege, Chase, Barlow, Green and Simpson; by request of Department of Veterans Affairs

Modifying armed forces provisions.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

  SHB 2582 By House Committee on Higher Education (originally sponsored by Representatives Roberts, Hasegawa, Ormsby, Jarrett, Sells, Williams, Appleton, McIntire, Goodman, Green and Quall)

Regarding child care at institutions of higher education.

Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION.

  2SHB 2598 By House Committee on App Subcom Ed (originally sponsored by Representatives Sullivan, Ormsby, Haigh, Schual-Berke, Green and Simpson)

Regarding an online mathematics curriculum.

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

  EHB 2607 By Representatives Santos, Hasegawa, Ormsby, Anderson, Lantz, Hudgins, Upthegrove, Sullivan, Chase, Darneille and Simpson

Requiring the professional educator standards board to convene a work group regarding English language learner students.

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

  EHB 2608 By Representatives Hasegawa, Wallace, Sells and Chase; by request of Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board

Clarifying terms for workforce and economic development.

Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION.

  HB 2629 By Representatives Kagi, Wallace, Kenney, Simpson, Ormsby, Roberts, Moeller, Goodman, Hudgins, Haigh, Fromhold, Haler, Barlow and Chase

Providing for the delivery of educational services to children who are deaf and hearing impaired.

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

  HB 2637 By Representatives Pearson, O'Brien, Ericks, Ross and Roach; by request of Attorney General

Concerning records in a criminal case.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

  EHB 2641 By Representatives Jarrett, Priest, Wallace, Ormsby, McIntire, Sells, Morrell, Upthegrove, Sullivan and Haler

Creating a pilot program to test performance agreements at institutions of higher education.

Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION.

  HB 2652 By Representatives Morrell, Fromhold, Moeller, McIntire, Simpson and Kenney; by request of Health Care Authority and Department of Retirement Systems

Transferring the dependent care assistance program to the health care authority by coordinating benefit plans that allow state and public employees to pay on a pretax basis.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

  SHB 2654 By House Committee on Health Care & Wellness (originally sponsored by Representatives Hinkle, Cody, Moeller, Green and Kenney)

Creating a process for certifying community-based mental health services.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

  HB 2655 By Representatives Conway, Condotta, Green and Wood; by request of Employment Security Department

Concerning the imposition of delinquency tax rates for qualified employers.

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

  SHB 2661 By House Committee on Commerce & Labor (originally sponsored by Representatives Green and Morrell)

Allowing for reasonable self-storage facility late fees.

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

  SHB 2670 By House Committee on Health Care & Wellness (originally sponsored by Representatives Campbell, Hunt and Kenney; by request of Governor Gregoire)

Modifying disclosure provisions under the adverse health events and incident reporting system.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

  2SHB 2674 By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Barlow, Morrell, Moeller, Conway, Simpson and Kenney; by request of Governor Gregoire)

Modifying credentialing standards for counselors.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

  SHB 2679 By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Roberts, Pettigrew, Hunt, Hasegawa, Sullivan, Chase, Morrell, McIntire, Santos, Barlow, Simpson, Kenney, Goodman, Wood, Darneille, Lantz and McDonald)

Creating programs to improve educational outcomes for students in foster care.

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

  2SHB 2722 By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Pettigrew, Kenney, Morris, Sullivan, Hasegawa, Upthegrove, Loomis, Pedersen, Darneille, Conway, Hudgins, Quall, Ericks, Kagi and Ormsby)

Creating an advisory committee to address the achievement gap for African-American students.

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

  HB 2730 By Representatives Rolfes, Appleton and Hudgins

Addressing the provision of ferry service by port districts.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

  HB 2740 By Representatives Hudgins, Conway and Condotta

Concerning private cemeteries.

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

  HB 2762 By Representatives Takko, Blake, Orcutt and Herrera; by request of Board For Judicial Administration

Increasing the number of district court judges in Cowlitz county.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

  SHB 2775 By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Barlow, Moeller, Wood, O'Brien, Ormsby, Hasegawa, Green, Seaquist, Goodman, Roberts, Lantz, Sullivan, McIntire and Kelley)

Regarding bonuses for instructional staff certified by the national board for professional teaching standards.

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

  E2SHB 2783 By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Wallace, Chase, Anderson, Sells, Haigh, Roberts, Hasegawa, Morrell, Sullivan, Kenney and Hudgins)

Regarding transfer and articulation between institutions of higher education.

Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION.

  E2SHB 2798 By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Pettigrew, Hinkle, Kenney, Springer, Blake, Priest, Hunt, Linville, Newhouse, Kretz, Dunshee, Green, Hudgins, Campbell, Ericks, Walsh, McCune, Quall, Goodman, Hurst, Seaquist, Hunter, Anderson, Hasegawa, Cody, Williams, Dickerson, Kagi, Roberts, Takko, Morrell, McIntire, Schual-Berke, Nelson, Rolfes, Loomis, Liias, Simpson, VanDeWege, McCoy, Warnick, Pedersen, Lantz, Appleton, Upthegrove, Sells, Conway, Sullivan, Santos, Moeller and Ormsby)

Enacting the local farms-healthy kids act.

Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE & RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

  2SHB 2805 By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Schual-Berke, Cody, Barlow, Hudgins, Hunt, Green, Hasegawa, Pedersen, Loomis, Santos and Kagi)

Regarding the collection of umbilical cord blood.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

  2SHB 2808 By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Sullivan, Upthegrove, Quall, Liias, Priest, Green, Conway, Pedersen, Kenney, Hudgins, Santos, Kelley and Ormsby)

Providing additional opportunities to assist students who have not completed all graduation requirements.

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

  SHB 2810 By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Sullivan, Quall, Upthegrove, Anderson, Conway, Kenney, Haigh, Hudgins, Santos, Simpson and Ormsby)

Enhancing resources and assistance in school districts with concentrations of English language learners.

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

  SHB 2811 By House Committee on App Subcom Ed (originally sponsored by Representatives Sullivan, Liias, Quall, Haigh, Simpson and Ormsby)

Creating the healthy student grant program.

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

  E2SHB 2826 By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Priest, Ormsby, Sullivan, Haigh, Fromhold, Quall, Wallace, Kenney, Anderson, Conway, Haler, Wood, Roach and Simpson; by request of Superintendent of Public Instruction)

Regarding secondary career and technical education.

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

  SHB 2848 By House Committee on Housing (originally sponsored by Representatives Ormsby, Barlow, Springer and Simpson)

Concerning a voluntary contribution program for property owners taking the multifamily property tax exemption.

Referred to Committee on CONSUMER PROTECTION & HOUSING.

  2SHB 2869 By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Liias, Sullivan, Ericks, Williams, Loomis, Simpson, Ormsby, Miloscia, Hasegawa, Roberts and Lantz)

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

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

  2SHB 2870 By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Liias, Sullivan, Ericks, Williams, Loomis, Simpson, Ormsby, Miloscia, Hasegawa, Roberts, Santos, Quall and Nelson)

Providing opportunities for professional development for instructional assistants.

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

  SHB 2871 By House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources (originally sponsored by Representatives Kretz and McCune)

Regarding penalties for small scale prospecting and mining violations.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES, OCEAN & RECREATION.

  SHB 2881 By House Committee on Health Care & Wellness (originally sponsored by Representatives Hinkle, Kenney and Cody)

Concerning the practice of dentistry.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

  HB 2909 By Representatives Orcutt, Blake, Kretz, McCune and VanDeWege

Extending the study of the state's specialized forest product resources.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES, OCEAN & RECREATION.

  HB 2920 By Representatives Kessler, Rodne, Springer, Upthegrove, Morrell and VanDeWege; by request of Attorney General

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

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

  SHB 2986 By House Committee on Finance (originally sponsored by Representatives Takko and Schindler)

Concerning property tax collection and assessment.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

  SHB 3029 By House Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Representatives Eddy, Takko, Armstrong, Sells, Simpson and Springer)

Providing access to a secure system to generate temporary permits to operate vehicles.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

  2SHB 3168 By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Goodman, Kagi, Walsh, Haler, Roberts, Pettigrew, Hinkle, Sullivan, Kessler, Green, Hudgins, Darneille, McIntire, Liias, Kelley, Kenney, Hankins, Nelson, Santos and Ormsby)

Regarding the creation of the Washington head start program.

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

  HB 3200 By Representatives Schmick, Simpson, Warnick, Schindler and Sullivan

Establishing a cemetery district in a county.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

  SHB 3204 By House Committee on Health Care & Wellness (originally sponsored by Representatives Morrell, Campbell and Green)

Establishing requirements for boarding homes that withdraw from medicaid participation.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

  SHB 3212 By House Committee on Education (originally sponsored by Representatives Santos and Hudgins)

Monitoring and addressing achievement of groups of students.

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

  HB 3220 By Representative Condotta

Allowing counties, cities, and towns to conduct raffles under certain terms and conditions.

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

  SHB 3297 By House Committee on Commerce & Labor (originally sponsored by Representative Green)

Concerning professional athletics regulated by the department of licensing.

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

  E2SHB 3306 By House Committee on App Subcom Ed (originally sponsored by Representatives Wallace and Dunn)

Regarding eLearning at institutions of higher education.

Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION.

  ESHCR 4408 By House Committee on Higher Education (originally sponsored by Representatives Wallace, Haigh and Sells)

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

Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION.