Washington State Senate

Introduction and First Reading of
Bills, Memorials, Joint Resolutions and Concurrent Resolutions
2010 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 17, 2010 - Wednesday 38TH DAY
SB 6858 By Senators Zarelli, Pflug, King, Hewitt, Stevens, Delvin, Schoesler and Parlette

Providing for ample funding for basic education.

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

FIRST READING OF HOUSE BILLS

E2SHB 1418 By House Committee on Education (originally sponsored by Representatives Kagi, Priest, Sullivan, Walsh, Pettigrew, Roberts, Dickerson, Quall, Seaquist, Sells, Appleton, Hunt, Haler, Pedersen, Orwall, Ormsby, Hasegawa, Conway, Kenney, Maxwell, Santos, Probst, Driscoll, Goodman and Nelson)

Establishing a statewide dropout reengagement system.

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

SHB 1545 By House Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Representatives Conway, Seaquist, Bailey, Crouse, Hasegawa, Kenney, Simpson, Morrell and Ormsby; 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.

2SHB 1572 By House Committee on State Government & Tribal Affairs (originally sponsored by Representatives Hunt, Liias, Appleton, Miloscia and Williams)

Adopting all mail voting.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

EHB 1653 By Representative Simpson; by request of Department of Ecology and Department of Community, Trade and Economic Development

Clarifying the integration of shoreline management act policies with the growth management act.

Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT, WATER & ENERGY.

2SHB 2016 By House Committee on State Government & Tribal Affairs (originally sponsored by Representatives Flannigan, Appleton, Hurst, Miloscia and Hunt)

Concerning campaign contribution and disclosure laws.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

ESHB 2399 By House Committee on Ecology & Parks (originally sponsored by Representatives Upthegrove, Rodne, Finn, Armstrong, Rolfes, Haler, Driscoll, Chase, Morrell, Maxwell, Simpson and Hudgins)

Prohibiting and prescribing penalties for engaging in, or advertising to engage in, solid waste collection without a solid waste collection certificate.

Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT, WATER & ENERGY.

SHB 2408 By House Committee on Local Government & Housing (originally sponsored by Representatives Angel, Haler, Schmick, Short, Fagan, McCune, Campbell, Rolfes, Chase and Warnick)

Requiring notice to property owners when a county, city, or town modifies its zoning requirements.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

SHB 2416 By House Committee on Technology, Energy & Communications (originally sponsored by Representatives Morris, Chase, Eddy, Van De Wege, Morrell, Upthegrove, Simpson, Kenney, Hudgins and Ormsby)

Establishing energy efficiency standards for consumer products.

Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT, WATER & ENERGY.

SHB 2471 By House Committee on Technology, Energy & Communications (originally sponsored by Representatives McCoy, Chase and Morris)

Concerning net metering of electricity.

Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT, WATER & ENERGY.

E2SHB 2480 By House Committee on General Government Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Blake, Warnick, Takko, Upthegrove, Dunshee, Hinkle, Sells, Kretz and Ormsby; by request of Commissioner of Public Lands)

Adopting policy recommendations developed by the sustainable recreation work group.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES, OCEAN & RECREATION.

HB 2495 By Representatives White, Roberts, Dickerson, Carlyle, Springer, Miloscia, Nelson, Simpson, Dunshee, Pedersen and Kenney

Modifying provisions relating to the tabulation of ballots.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

ESHB 2496 By House Committee on State Government & Tribal Affairs (originally sponsored by Representatives White, Orwall, Chase, Dickerson, Carlyle, Upthegrove, Springer, Nelson, Simpson, Miloscia, Dunshee and Hunt)

Modifying ballot design provisions.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

HB 2511 By Representatives Kirby, Blake, Upthegrove, Conway, Van De Wege, Ormsby, Moeller, Campbell and Haigh

Addressing motorcycle profiling.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

SHB 2527 By House Committee on Technology, Energy & Communications (originally sponsored by Representatives Morris, Chase, Hudgins and Jacks)

Regarding the energy facility site evaluation council.

Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT, WATER & ENERGY.

E2SHB 2539 By House Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Representative Upthegrove)

Optimizing the collection of source separated materials.

Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT, WATER & ENERGY.

ESHB 2541 By House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources (originally sponsored by Representatives Takko, Orcutt, Kessler, Kretz and Blake)

Promoting and fostering the success of the forest products industry. (REVISED FOR ENGROSSED: Promoting the economic success of the forest products industry. )

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES, OCEAN & RECREATION.

HB 2567 By Representatives Carlyle, Dickerson, Simpson, Anderson, White, Nelson, Sullivan, Kenney, Maxwell, Liias, Pettigrew and Santos

Concerning the excise taxation of publicly owned facilities accredited by the association of zoos and aquariums.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

ESHB 2571 By House Committee on Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness (originally sponsored by Representative Appleton)

Modifying the definition of predatory.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

2SHB 2603 By House Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Representatives Smith, Kenney, Bailey, Quall, Morris, Blake, Anderson, Chase, Kelley, Short, Appleton, Sullivan, Dammeier, Upthegrove, Klippert, Chandler, Kristiansen, Rolfes, Pearson, Roach, Parker, Morrell, Haler, Walsh, Orcutt, Johnson, Liias, Hunt, Probst, Ericksen, Moeller, Kretz, Sells, Hope, Herrera and Warnick)

Requiring agencies to give small businesses an opportunity to comply with a state law or agency rule before imposing a penalty.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

HB 2642 By Representatives Kenney, Probst, Maxwell, Ericks, Conway, Hasegawa, Sullivan, Springer, Pettigrew, Chase, Dickerson, White, Carlyle, Chandler, Rolfes, Hunt and Moeller

Establishing a pilot project to allow wine tasting at farmers markets.

Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE & CONSUMER PROTECTION.

3SHB 2687 By House Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Representatives Kagi, Haler, Roberts, Walsh, Goodman, Dickerson, Maxwell, Clibborn, Seaquist, Green, Haigh, Johnson, Kenney, Moeller and Nelson)

Creating the home visiting services account.

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

SHB 2704 By House Committee on State Government & Tribal Affairs (originally sponsored by Representatives Takko, Hinkle, Appleton, Haler, Rolfes, Van De Wege, Quall, Warnick and Morris)

Transferring the Washington main street program to the department of archaeology and historic preservation.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

HB 2734 By Representatives Kagi, Liias, Chase, Miloscia, Clibborn, Wallace, Maxwell, Nelson, Simpson and Santos

Allowing federally qualified community health centers to buy surplus real property from the department of transportation.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

ESHB 2756 By House Committee on Finance (originally sponsored by Representatives Driscoll, Parker, Haler, Ormsby, Liias, Pettigrew, Kelley, Sullivan, Green, Moeller, Simpson, Darneille, Morrell, Pearson, Hurst, Chase and Santos)

Allowing medicare supplement insurance premiums to be deducted from the calculation of disposable income for the purpose of qualifying for senior property tax programs.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

2SHB 2759 By House Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Representatives Maxwell, Anderson, Roberts, White, Goodman, Clibborn, Kenney, Hunter, Morrell and Haigh)

Adjusting local school finance related to nonresident students enrolled in online learning.

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

SHB 2789 By House Committee on Commerce & Labor (originally sponsored by Representatives Conway, Chase, Hudgins, Moeller and Simpson)

Authorizing issuance of subpoenas for purposes of agency investigations of underground economic activity.

Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE & CONSUMER PROTECTION.

E2SHB 2793 By House Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Representatives Kessler, Walsh, Pedersen, Chase, Williams, Kagi, Moeller, Haigh, Nelson and Simpson)

Clarifying and expanding the rights and obligations of state registered domestic partners and other couples related to parentage.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

EHB 2805 By Representatives Ormsby, Campbell, Williams, Van De Wege, Simpson, White, Chase, Hasegawa, Rolfes and Conway

Regarding public works involving off-site prefabrication.

Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE & CONSUMER PROTECTION.

SHB 2818 By House Committee on Environmental Health (originally sponsored by Representatives Chase and Simpson)

Reducing the environmental health impact of cleaning in state facilities.

Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT, WATER & ENERGY.

EHB 2830 By Representatives Simpson, Bailey, Kirby, Kelley, Rodne and Nelson; by request of Department of Financial Institutions

Addressing credit union regulatory enforcement powers.

Referred to Committee on FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, HOUSING & INSURANCE.

EHB 2831 By Representatives Simpson, Bailey, Kirby, Kelley, Chase, Wallace, Rodne and Nelson; by request of Department of Financial Institutions

Regulating state-chartered commercial banks, trust companies, savings banks, and their holding companies.

Referred to Committee on FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, HOUSING & INSURANCE.

2SHB 2867 By House Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Representatives Kagi, Sells, White, Hunt, Chase, Kessler, Morrell, Van De Wege, Kenney and Hasegawa; by request of Governor Gregoire)

Promoting early learning.

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

SHB 2884 By House Committee on Local Government & Housing (originally sponsored by Representatives Quall and Morris)

Authorizing limited expansions of urban growth areas into one hundred year floodplains in areas adjacent to a freeway interchange or interstate in counties wholly or partially bordering salt waters with more than one hundred thousand but fewer than one hundred fifty thousand residents.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

SHB 2962 By House Committee on Local Government & Housing (originally sponsored by Representatives Probst and Hunter)

Allowing county treasurers to use electronic bill presentment and payment that includes an automatic electronic payment option for property taxes.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

SHB 2990 By House Committee on Local Government & Housing (originally sponsored by Representatives Pettigrew, Santos, Simpson and Kenney)

Addressing alternative city assumption and tax authority provisions pertaining to water-sewer districts.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

E2SHB 3024 By House Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Representatives Conway, Morrell, Van De Wege, Williams, Sullivan, Seaquist, Green, Campbell, Simpson, Wood and Nelson)

Providing uninterrupted meal and rest breaks for hospital employees. (REVISED FOR ENGROSSED: Providing uninterrupted meal and rest breaks for certain employees. )

Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE & CONSUMER PROTECTION.

ESHB 3048 By House Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Representatives Cody, Armstrong and Pettigrew; by request of Governor Gregoire)

Concerning administration of the medicaid program.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

ESHB 3067 By House Committee on Local Government & Housing (originally sponsored by Representatives Williams, Rodne, Springer, Clibborn, Liias, Upthegrove, Priest and Wallace)

Establishing a process for the payment of impact fees through provisions stipulated in recorded covenants.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

2SHB 3076 By House Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Representatives Dickerson and Kenney; by request of Governor Gregoire)

Concerning the involuntary treatment act.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.