Washington State Senate

Introduction and First Reading of
Bills, Memorials, Joint Resolutions and Concurrent Resolutions
2009 Regular Session of the 61st Legislature
BRAD OWEN, President of the Senate ROSA FRANKLIN, President Pro Tem
THOMAS HOEMANN, Secretary of the Senate PAULL SHIN, Vice President Pro Tem

January 20, 2009 - Tuesday 9TH DAY
SB 5291 By Senator Hargrove

Extending authority to supervise offenders based on risk assessments.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

SB 5292 By Senators Kline, Hargrove, Pridemore, Kohl-Welles, Regala and McDermott

Concerning persistent offenders.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

SB 5293 By Senators Kline, Rockefeller, King, Holmquist, Delvin, Oemig, Hatfield and Shin

Providing for in camera reviews of denials of public records requests.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

SB 5294 By Senators Kline, Oemig and Hatfield

Implementing the nonunanimous recommendations of the public records exemptions accountability committee.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

SB 5295 By Senators Kline, Oemig, Rockefeller, Holmquist, King, Hatfield and Hobbs

Implementing unanimous recommendations of the public records exemptions accountability committee.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

SB 5296 By Senators Delvin and Hewitt

Regarding public facilities district formation and authority.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

SB 5297 By Senators Kline and Delvin; by request of Washington State Bar Association

Concerning the procedure for filing a declaration of completion of probate.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

SB 5298 By Senators Regala and Kline; by request of Parks and Recreation Commission

Removing the penalty language from natural resource civil infractions.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

SB 5299 By Senators Hatfield, Delvin, Holmquist, Marr, Morton, Schoesler, Ranker, Sheldon, Murray and Shin

Concerning water resource management on the Columbia and Snake rivers.

Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT, WATER & ENERGY.

SB 5300 By Senators Kauffman, Fraser and Kohl-Welles; by request of Department of Community, Trade and Economic Development

Concerning the housing trust fund.

Referred to Committee on FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, HOUSING & INSURANCE.

SB 5301 By Senators Hargrove and Parlette

Concerning permissible uses of moneys collected under the sales and use tax for chemical dependency or mental health treatment services or therapeutic courts.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

SB 5302 By Senators Kilmer, Schoesler, Hobbs, Fraser, Holmquist and Roach; by request of Select Committee on Pension Policy

Granting half-time service credit for half-time educational employment prior to January 1, 1987, in plans 2 and 3 of the school employees' retirement system and the public employees' retirement system.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 5303 By Senators Hobbs, Schoesler, Holmquist, Kilmer, Fraser and Roach; 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 5304 By Senators Schoesler and Fraser; by request of Select Committee on Pension Policy

Lowering the general salary increase assumption for the actuarial funding of certain public retirement systems.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 5305 By Senators Schoesler, Fraser, Holmquist and Parlette; by request of Select Committee on Pension Policy

Repealing certain obsolete state retirement system statutes.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 5306 By Senators Schoesler and Fraser; by request of Select Committee on Pension Policy

Studying disability benefit options for members of the public employees' retirement system plan 2 and plan 3, the teachers' retirement system plan 2 and plan 3, and the school employees' retirement system plan 2 and plan 3.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 5307 By Senators Hobbs, Fraser, Holmquist and Schoesler; by request of Select Committee on Pension Policy

Addressing plan membership default provisions in the public employees' retirement system.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 5308 By Senators Schoesler, Fraser, Holmquist, Becker, McAuliffe, Shin and Kilmer; 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 5309 By Senators Hobbs, Schoesler, Murray and Holmquist; 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 5310 By Senators Schoesler, Hobbs, Holmquist and Fraser; by request of Select Committee on Pension Policy

Addressing the state actuary's recommendations for assumptions used in the actuarial funding of the state retirement systems.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 5311 By Senators Fraser, Delvin, Shin, Parlette and Roach; by request of Select Committee on Pension Policy

Providing benefits for the survivors of certain firefighters.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 5312 By Senators Delvin, Schoesler, Fraser and Kohl-Welles; by request of Select Committee on Pension Policy and LEOFF Plan 2 Retirement Board

Increasing the duty-related death benefit for public employees.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 5313 By Senators Becker, Hobbs, Schoesler, Morton, Holmquist, Murray, Fraser, Shin and Kilmer; by request of Select Committee on Pension Policy and LEOFF Plan 2 Retirement Board

Addressing interruptive military service credit within plans 2 and 3 of the public employees' retirement system, plans 2 and 3 of the school employees' retirement system, plans 2 and 3 of the teachers' retirement system, plan 2 of the law enforcement officers' and firefighters' retirement system, plan 2 of the Washington state patrol retirement system, and the public safety employees' retirement system.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 5314 By Senators Carrell, Hobbs, Schoesler, Murray, Morton, Fraser, Holmquist, Shin, Kohl-Welles, Roach and Kilmer; 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 5315 By Senators Schoesler, Hobbs, Holmquist, Honeyford and Fraser; 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 5316 By Senators Jarrett, Kilmer, Delvin, Kastama, Jacobsen, Shin and Pflug; by request of Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board

Changing the timeline for the state comprehensive plan for workforce training and education.

Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION & WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.

SB 5317 By Senators Shin, Kilmer, Jarrett, Delvin, Kastama and Jacobsen; by request of Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board

Clarifying terms for workforce and economic development.

Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION & WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.

SB 5318 By Senators Kauffman, Kohl-Welles, Keiser, Jarrett and Franklin

Adding additional appropriate locations for the transfer of newborn children.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

SB 5319 By Senator Kohl-Welles; by request of Governor Gregoire

Providing economic stimulus through the unemployment insurance program.

Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE & CONSUMER PROTECTION.

SB 5320 By Senators Murray, Kohl-Welles and Shin

Modifying the name of and titles within the acupuncture profession.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

SB 5321 By Senators Prentice, Kline, Pflug, Berkey, Shin, Hobbs, McAuliffe, Tom, Keiser, Jarrett and Kauffman

Extending a local sales and use tax that is credited against the state sales and use tax.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 5322 By Senator Fairley

Creating a five-member option for civil service commissions for sheriffs' offices.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

SB 5323 By Senators Fairley, McDermott and Haugen; by request of Growth Management Hearings Board

Authorizing the substitution of growth management hearings board members in the case of vacancy, disqualification, illness, or injury.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

SB 5324 By Senators Delvin, Prentice and Holmquist; by request of Gambling Commission

Providing the gambling commission with authority to determine locations where amusement games may be conducted.

Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE & CONSUMER PROTECTION.

SB 5325 By Senators Hargrove, Regala and Kohl-Welles; by request of Sentencing Guidelines Commission

Concerning evidence-based community custody.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

SB 5326 By Senator Regala; by request of Sentencing Guidelines Commission

Modifying juvenile sex and kidnapping offender registration provisions.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

SB 5327 By Senators Oemig, Swecker, Regala, McDermott and McAuliffe; by request of Secretary of State

Making technical corrections to election provisions.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

SB 5328 By Senators Fairley, Swecker, Pridemore, Fraser, Regala, Shin and Kohl-Welles; by request of Secretary of State

Naming public spaces in the Washington state heritage center.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

SB 5329 By Senators Pridemore, Delvin, Kohl-Welles, Shin, Murray, Hatfield, Kline, Fairley, McDermott and Haugen

Creating the companion animal spay/neuter assistance program.

Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE & RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

SB 5330 By Senators Haugen, Pridemore, Kauffman and Kohl-Welles

Concerning the construction of a state boundary bridge.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 5331 By Senators Kauffman and Swecker

Granting tribal authorities limited control over speed limits on nonlimited access state highways within tribal reservation boundaries.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 5332 By Senators Haugen, Swecker and Delvin

Administering the Washington state patrol retirement system.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 5333 By Senators Haugen, Swecker, Delvin and Parlette

Creating a Washington state patrol retirement system deferred option plan.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 5334 By Senator Jacobsen

Ordering a report on interjurisdictional financing methods.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES, OCEAN & RECREATION.

SB 5335 By Senator Jacobsen

Addressing when vehicles overtake and pass pedestrians or bicycles.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 5336 By Senators Jacobsen and Kohl-Welles

Allowing dogs in designated outdoor areas of bars and coffee shops.

Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE & CONSUMER PROTECTION.

SB 5337 By Senators Jacobsen and Shin

Providing for animal emergency operations.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

SB 5338 By Senators Jacobsen and Shin

Requiring labeling on food from cloned animals.

Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE & RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

SB 5339 By Senators Kilmer, Swecker, Oemig, Morton and Haugen; by request of State Auditor and Attorney General

Creating a committee to study the feasibility of creating a board with public records act and open public meetings act responsibilities.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

SB 5340 By Senators Prentice, Regala, Pflug, Shin and Parlette; by request of Attorney General

Concerning internet and mail order sales of tobacco products.

Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE & CONSUMER PROTECTION.

SB 5341 By Senators Kastama and Shin

Requiring an annual survey by claimants of the tax credit for eligible business projects in rural counties.

Referred to Committee on ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TRADE & INNOVATION.

SB 5342 By Senators Kastama, Shin and Berkey

Regarding the designation of residential time in parenting plans.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

SB 5343 By Senators Regala, Carrell and Kline

Exempting certified public accountants from the restrictions on marketing estate distribution documents for certain purposes.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

SB 5344 By Senators Ranker, Swecker, Rockefeller, Marr, Hargrove, Pridemore, Fraser, Shin, McDermott and Kilmer

Providing an emergency response system for the Strait of Juan de Fuca.

Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT, WATER & ENERGY.

SB 5345 By Senators Holmquist, Honeyford, Parlette, King, Becker, McCaslin, Hewitt, Morton, Stevens and Schoesler

Regarding renewable energy.

Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT, WATER & ENERGY.

SB 5346 By Senators Keiser, Franklin, Marr, Parlette, Murray and Kohl-Welles

Concerning administrative procedures for payors and providers of health care services.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

SB 5347 By Senators Keiser, Franklin, Pridemore, Murray and Kohl-Welles

Concerning hospital charity care.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

SB 5348 By Senators Swecker, Haugen, Jacobsen, Parlette, Rockefeller and Shin; by request of The Recreation and Conservation Funding Board

Removing references to mitigation banking project eligibility for moneys in the habitat conservation account and the riparian protection account.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES, OCEAN & RECREATION.

SB 5349 By Senators Haugen and Brandland

Revising the admissibility in a civil action of failing to wear safety belt assemblies and failing to use child restraint systems.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

SB 5350 By Senators Haugen, Ranker and Hatfield

Changing special permit provisions for poultry slaughter, preparation, and care.

Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE & RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

SB 5351 By Senators Haugen and Marr; by request of Governor Gregoire

Making 2007-09 supplemental transportation appropriations.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 5352 By Senators Haugen and Marr; by request of Governor Gregoire

Making 2009-11 transportation appropriations.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 5353 By Senator Haugen

Modifying annexation procedures of public transportation benefit area authorities.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 5354 By Senators Haugen and Ranker

Regarding public hospital capital facility areas.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

SB 5355 By Senator Haugen

Regarding initial levy rates for rural county library districts.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

SB 5356 By Senators Haugen and Jacobsen

Regarding direct retail licenses issued by the department of fish and wildlife.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES, OCEAN & RECREATION.

SB 5357 By Senator Haugen

Modifying certain sales tax sourcing provisions within the streamlined sales and use tax agreement.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 5358 By Senators Hobbs, Hewitt, Marr, King, Fairley, Zarelli and Benton

Concerning sales and use tax exemptions in respect to aircraft used in intrastate commuter operations.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 5359 By Senators Oemig, Pridemore, Kline and McDermott

Preventing rejection of ballots that have voter identifying marks.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

SB 5360 By Senators Keiser, Brandland, Franklin, Murray, Brown, Ranker, Fraser, Parlette and Kohl-Welles

Establishing a community health care collaborative grant program.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

SB 5361 By Senators McDermott, Swecker, Pridemore, Oemig, Marr, Jarrett, Kohl-Welles, Fraser, Kline, Murray, Kastama, McCaslin, Shin, Haugen and Kilmer

Feeding hungry children through school breakfast and lunch programs and summer food service programs.

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

SB 5362 By Senators Parlette, Hewitt, Schoesler, Swecker, Hargrove, Stevens, King, Delvin and Morton

Establishing a set minimum hourly wage.

Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE & CONSUMER PROTECTION.

SJM 8003 By Senators Pflug, Keiser and Parlette

Requesting that Congress issue a date at which health information technology must comply with a uniform national standard of interoperability.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

SCR 8404 By Senators Kilmer, Jarrett, Hewitt, Delvin, Jacobsen, Shin and Pflug; by request of Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board

Providing for the 2008-2018 state comprehensive plan for workforce training.

Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION & WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.