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 10, 2009 - Tuesday		30TH DAY

	SB 5954	By Senators Pridemore, Kastama, Delvin and Shin Creating community facilities districts. Referred to Committee on ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TRADE & INNOVATION.
	SB 5955	By Senators Oemig, Delvin, Hewitt and Brandland Concerning the ability to locate underground facilities. Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT, WATER & ENERGY.
	SB 5956	By Senators Schoesler, Shin, Stevens, Zarelli, Marr and Benton Regarding voluntary participation in a state or national animal identification system. Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE & RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
	SB 5957	By Senators Jacobsen and Fraser Regarding the department of natural resources' authority for transactions involving certain commercial lands, natural resource lands, or forest lands at risk of development. Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES, OCEAN & RECREATION.
	SB 5958	By Senator Oemig Regarding vision screening for public school students. Referred to Committee on EARLY LEARNING & K-12 EDUCATION.
	SB 5959	By Senators Shin, Kauffman, McAuliffe, Fraser, Jarrett and Kohl-Welles Expanding resident student eligibility for purposes of the state need grant program. Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION & WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.
	SB 5960	By Senators Regala, Fraser and Kline Authorizing cities and counties to levy and collect certain additional taxes. Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.
	SB 5961	By Senators Prentice and Hewitt Reducing the business and occupation tax burden on the newspaper industry. Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.
	SB 5962	By Senators Prentice, Hewitt, Pridemore and Kilmer Reducing the business and occupation tax rate on the business of printing, and of publishing newspapers, magazines, or periodicals. Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.
	SB 5963	By Senators Kohl-Welles, Holmquist, King, Honeyford, Keiser, Franklin, Kline, Hewitt, Marr, Parlette, McCaslin, Schoesler and Morton Regarding unemployment insurance. Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE & CONSUMER PROTECTION.
	SB 5964	By Senators McDermott, Hargrove, Tom and Shin Concerning asbestos-related liabilities and consumer and worker injuries. Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE & CONSUMER PROTECTION.
	SB 5965	By Senators Schoesler, Sheldon, Hobbs, King and Benton Concerning the burden of proof for corrections to property tax valuations made by public officials. Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.
	SB 5966	By Senator Fraser Concerning compliance with the state environmental policy act. Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT, WATER & ENERGY.
	SJM 8012	By Senators Fraser, Kohl-Welles, Prentice, Fairley, Berkey, Franklin, Regala, Marr, Shin, Eide, Kastama, Murray, Haugen, Oemig, McDermott and Kline Urging adoption of a treaty fighting discrimination against women. Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE & CONSUMER PROTECTION.