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 6, 2009 - Friday 26TH DAY
SB 5902 By Senators Pridemore, Fraser, McAuliffe, Kline, Kohl-Welles and McDermott

Promoting accessible communities for persons with disabilities.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 5903 By Senators Keiser, McAuliffe and Hatfield; by request of Lieutenant Governor

Regarding public works contracts for residential construction.

Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE & CONSUMER PROTECTION.

SB 5904 By Senators Kohl-Welles, Prentice, Keiser, Franklin, Hobbs and Kline

Defining independent contractor for purposes of prevailing wage.

Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE & CONSUMER PROTECTION.

SB 5905 By Senators Hargrove, Zarelli, Kline, Franklin, Delvin and Shin

Creating a review panel for day care facility licensing concerns.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

SB 5906 By Senators Pridemore and Kline

Modifying the business and occupation tax rate on wholesalers of solar energy systems and including semiconductor materials.

Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT, WATER & ENERGY.

SB 5907 By Senators Keiser, Swecker and Roach

Limiting mandatory overtime for corrections officers and sergeants.

Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE & CONSUMER PROTECTION.

SB 5908 By Senators Kohl-Welles, Roach and Keiser

Providing interest arbitration for employees of juvenile court services administered under RCW 13.20.060.

Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE & CONSUMER PROTECTION.

SB 5909 By Senators Murray, Kohl-Welles and Zarelli

Clarifying that multiple qualified buildings are eligible for the high technology retail sales and use tax deferral.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 5910 By Senators Jarrett, Delvin, Sheldon, Tom and Shin

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

Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT, WATER & ENERGY.

SB 5911 By Senators Pridemore, Rockefeller and Kline

Adopting the recommendations of the citizen commission for performance measurement of tax preferences.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 5912 By Senators Oemig, McDermott, Kline, Kastama, Pridemore, Kilmer, Jarrett, Kohl-Welles and Haugen

Providing public funding for supreme court campaigns.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

SB 5913 By Senators Pflug, Keiser and Shin

Concerning online access to the University of Washington health sciences library by certain health care providers.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

SB 5914 By Senators Rockefeller, McAuliffe, Schoesler and Shin; by request of Superintendent of Public Instruction

Concerning student transportation funding.

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

SB 5915 By Senators Prentice and Fairley; by request of Office of Financial Management

Authorizing emergency rule making when the state employment growth forecast is estimated to be less than one percent.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

SB 5916 By Senators Kohl-Welles, Rockefeller, Kauffman, Pridemore, Keiser, Marr, Hatfield, Delvin, Honeyford, Schoesler and Hewitt

Authorizing the department of information services to engage in high-speed internet adoption, deployment, and digital inclusion activities.

Referred to Committee on ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TRADE & INNOVATION.

SB 5917 By Senators Kohl-Welles, Kauffman, Oemig, Rockefeller, Kastama, Marr, Hatfield, Pflug, Keiser, Ranker, Hewitt, Pridemore, Honeyford, Schoesler and Delvin

Conducting an assessment of high-speed internet service in the state.

Referred to Committee on ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TRADE & INNOVATION.

SB 5918 By Senators Kauffman, King, McDermott, Holmquist, Hobbs and McAuliffe

Regarding paraeducator tutor certification.

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

SB 5919 By Senators Pflug, Kastama, Delvin and Shin

Creating the innovation discovery fund.

Referred to Committee on ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TRADE & INNOVATION.

SB 5920 By Senators Franklin, Berkey, Schoesler, Benton, Delvin and Shin

Restricting the underwriting of small loans by financial institutions holding a check cashers license and small loan endorsement by including a cap of thirty percent of the borrower's gross monthly income on the combined outstanding principal balances of all small loans.

Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE & CONSUMER PROTECTION.

SB 5921 By Senators Rockefeller, Pridemore, Ranker, Kline and Kohl-Welles

Creating a clean energy collaborative.

Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT, WATER & ENERGY.

SB 5922 By Senators Kohl-Welles, McDermott, Kline and Fairley

Establishing criteria for the dissemination of credit and court record information contained in a consumer's tenant screening report.

Referred to Committee on FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, HOUSING & INSURANCE.

SB 5923 By Senators Kline and Fairley

Funding affordable housing programs through interest accrued on residential landlord/tenant security deposits.

Referred to Committee on FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, HOUSING & INSURANCE.

SB 5924 By Senators McAuliffe, Oemig, Kilmer and McDermott

Changing Running Start provisions.

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

SB 5925 By Senators Shin, Kastama, Jacobsen, Berkey, Hobbs, Franklin, Hargrove and Kohl-Welles; by request of University of Washington

Regarding insurance for higher education students participating in study or research abroad.

Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION & WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.

SJR 8212 By Senators Honeyford and Kline

Adding members to and revising procedures for investigation of complaints by the judicial conduct commission.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

SJR 8213 By Senators Parlette, Tom and McAuliffe

Amending the state Constitution to change school levy election timing provisions.

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