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

February 2, 2009 - Monday 22ND DAY
SB 5773 By Senators Hobbs, McAuliffe, Kilmer, Kohl-Welles and McDermott

Establishing the opportunity internship program for high school students.

Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION & WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.

SB 5774 By Senators Schoesler, Honeyford and Morton

Regarding school levy equalization.

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

SB 5775 By Senator Keiser

Concerning the eligibility of foreign medical school graduates for licensing as physician assistants.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

SB 5776 By Senators McDermott, Schoesler, Fairley, Oemig, Jarrett and Kohl-Welles

Regarding student fees, charges, and assessments.

Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION & WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.

SB 5777 By Senators Murray and Parlette

Concerning the Washington state insurance pool.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

SB 5778 By Senators Oemig, Swecker and Kilmer

Requiring disclosure of certain course material information for higher education courses.

Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION & WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.

SB 5779 By Senators McAuliffe, Hobbs, Jarrett and Tom

Regarding adoption of school environmental health and safety rules.

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

SB 5780 By Senators Tom and Brandland; by request of Washington State Patrol

Establishing chapter 46.55 RCW as the exclusive remedy for any claims resulting from the impoundment of a motor vehicle.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 5781 By Senators Morton and Stevens

Regarding open range laws on public land.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES, OCEAN & RECREATION.

SB 5782 By Senators Marr and Brown

Regarding services provided by hosting jurisdictions.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

SB 5783 By Senators Jarrett, Swecker, Marr and Parlette

Concerning the fuel tax rate used to determine fuel tax distributions to the snowmobile account.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 5784 By Senators Jacobsen, Hobbs, McCaslin, Delvin and Shin

Reviewing the decision to terminate Western Washington University's football team.

Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION & WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.

SB 5785 By Senators Kline, Rockefeller, Jacobsen, Murray, Franklin, Keiser and Shin

Concerning for hire vehicles and for hire vehicle operators.

Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE & CONSUMER PROTECTION.

SB 5786 By Senators Fraser, Kohl-Welles, Honeyford and Shin

Authorizing the creation of cultural access authorities.

Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE & CONSUMER PROTECTION.

SB 5787 By Senators Keiser, Pflug and Kohl-Welles

Addressing the collective bargaining of adult family home providers' health benefits.

Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE & CONSUMER PROTECTION.

SB 5788 By Senators Prentice, Benton, Pflug, Hobbs, Shin and Kline

Addressing state funding for low-income housing.

Referred to Committee on FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, HOUSING & INSURANCE.

SB 5789 By Senators King, Marr and Holmquist

Authorizing a second health sciences and services authority.

Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION & WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.

SB 5790 By Senators Carrell, Holmquist, Benton, Marr, Oemig, Stevens, Brandland, Honeyford, Hatfield, Roach, Kohl-Welles, Shin, Tom and McDermott

Prohibiting persons convicted of animal cruelty from owning or caring for similar animals for certain periods of time.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

SB 5791 By Senators Hobbs, Franklin, Keiser, Fraser, Jarrett, Kohl-Welles, Shin and McDermott

Creating the Washington voluntary retirement accounts program.

Referred to Committee on FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, HOUSING & INSURANCE.

SB 5792 By Senators Sheldon, Hatfield, Schoesler, Swecker and Holmquist

Concerning current use valuation under the property tax open space program.

Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE & RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

SB 5793 By Senators Schoesler, Hewitt, Honeyford and Morton

Concerning privately operated manlifts.

Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE & CONSUMER PROTECTION.

SB 5794 By Senators Kilmer, Parlette, Zarelli, Prentice, Keiser and Shin

Concerning the department of social and health services' audit program for pharmacy payments.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 5795 By Senators Kilmer and Franklin

Modifying the use of funds from the Tacoma Narrows toll bridge account.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 5796 By Senators Kilmer and Franklin

Concerning the use of state bond proceeds for certain public-private transportation projects.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 5797 By Senators Haugen, Ranker, Brandland and Hatfield

Regarding exemptions from solid waste handling permit requirements.

Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE & RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

SB 5798 By Senators Kohl-Welles, McCaslin, Keiser, Pflug and Kline

Concerning medical marijuana.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

SB 5799 By Senators Fraser, Swecker, Fairley, Murray and Shin

Creating the state capitol campus special height district.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

SB 5800 By Senators Fraser, Swecker, Fairley, Murray, Shin and Kline

Regarding shorelines of statewide significance.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

SB 5801 By Senators Kauffman, Jarrett, Sheldon, Shin and McDermott

Regarding basic education allocations for tribal schools.

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

SB 5802 By Senators Oemig, McAuliffe, Hobbs, Kauffman, Jarrett, Tom and Shin; by request of Governor Gregoire

Changing professional educator standards board provisions.

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

SB 5803 By Senators Shin, Kauffman and Berkey

Making changes to the adoption support program.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

SB 5804 By Senators Keiser, Franklin, Kohl-Welles and Kline

Setting forth the circumstances under which a person qualifies for benefits when voluntarily leaving part-time work.

Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE & CONSUMER PROTECTION.

SB 5805 By Senators Jarrett, Benton, Kilmer, Kauffman and Shin

Providing a financial incentive to school districts for high school students who complete postsecondary credits.

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

SB 5806 By Senators Jarrett, Holmquist, Benton, King, Marr and Kline

Concerning solid waste for the purposes of defining a renewable resource.

Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT, WATER & ENERGY.

SB 5807 By Senators Brandland, Fraser, McAuliffe, King, Oemig and Shin

Concerning the use of capital projects funds by school districts.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.