Washington State Senate 5th Order

Introduction & First Reading
Short Titles and Referrals
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

MONDAY, JANUARY 12, 2009 1ST DAY
SB 5000 By Senators Sheldon and Parlette

Limiting property taxation.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 5001 By Senator Jacobsen

Eliminating the matching fund requirement for the American Indian endowed scholarship program.

Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION & WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.

SB 5002 By Senator Jacobsen

Creating the Washington heritage livestock and poultry breed recognition program.

Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE & RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

SB 5003 By Senator Jacobsen

Providing a sales and use tax exemption for breathalyzers sold to businesses who provide alcohol for consumption on-site.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 5004 By Senator Jacobsen

Creating a mobile custom farm slaughtering unit loan program.

Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE & RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

SB 5005 By Senator Jacobsen

Creating a program to certify and market certain cattle from Washington as either "natural beef cattle" or "natural grass-fed beef cattle."

Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE & RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

SB 5006 By Senator Jacobsen

Regarding genetically engineered plants.

Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE & RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

SB 5007 By Senators McAuliffe, King, Oemig, Holmquist, McDermott, Kauffman, Pridemore, Kilmer, Hobbs, Tom and Brandland

Allowing public technical colleges to offer associate transfer degrees.

Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION & WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.

SB 5008 By Senators Hewitt, Hobbs, Honeyford, Schoesler, Zarelli and Parlette

Regarding hunting licensing requirements for members of the military.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES, OCEAN & RECREATION.

SB 5009 By Senators Marr, Swecker, Hobbs, King, Sheldon, Kilmer, Ranker, Berkey, Haugen, Kauffman and Rockefeller

Creating a military service exemption for benefits charged to the experience rating accounts of employers.

Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE & CONSUMER PROTECTION.

SB 5010 By Senators Kline, Fairley, McCaslin and Kauffman

Establishing a statewide CBRNE response program.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

SB 5011 By Senators Kauffman, Kohl-Welles, Kline and Keiser

Prohibiting the sale or distribution of certain novelty lighters.

Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE & CONSUMER PROTECTION.

SB 5012 By Senators Kilmer, Swecker, Haugen, King, Sheldon, Marr and Kauffman

Directing the Washington state patrol to develop a plan to assist in the recovery of missing persons.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

SB 5013 By Senators Hargrove, Brandland and Fraser

Concerning fees collected by county clerks.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

SB 5014 By Senators McAuliffe, Hargrove, Brandland and Stevens; by request of Department of Social and Health Services

Concerning the exemption of the special commitment center under the public records act.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

SB 5015 By Senators Franklin and Hargrove; by request of Department of Social and Health Services

Concerning foster parent licensing.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

SB 5016 By Senators McDermott, Parlette, Fairley, Oemig and Kilmer

Modifying when a special election may be held.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

SB 5017 By Senators McDermott, Parlette, Fairley and Oemig

Eliminating the requirement that auditors send a ballot or an application to receive a ballot to inactive voters.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

SB 5018 By Senators Honeyford, Swecker, Parlette, Schoesler and Carrell

Concerning historic preservation.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

SB 5019 By Senators Honeyford and Swecker

Concerning resident curators of state properties.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

SB 5020 By Senator Honeyford

Issuing horseless carriage plates to trailers more than thirty years old if certain conditions are met.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 5021 By Senators Honeyford, Holmquist, McCaslin, Morton and Swecker

Exempting electricity generated from renewable resources from the requirements of chapter 19.28 RCW.

Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE & CONSUMER PROTECTION.

SB 5022 By Senators Honeyford, Parlette, Morton, McCaslin, Schoesler, Swecker, Brandland and Holmquist

Authorizing the use of outdoor wood-fired boilers.

Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT, WATER & ENERGY.

SB 5023 By Senators Honeyford and Swecker

Regulating fire suppression.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 5024 By Senators Kline, McCaslin and Carrell

Concerning notices of dishonor.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

SB 5025 By Senators Kline, McCaslin and Carrell

Changing provisions regarding statutory costs.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

SB 5026 By Senators Regala and Brandland

Expanding provisions relating to the collection of biological samples for DNA identification analysis.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

SB 5027 By Senator Haugen

Eliminating the handling loss deduction for the motor vehicle fuel tax.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 5028 By Senator Haugen

Transferring jurisdictional route transfer responsibilities from the transportation improvement board to the transportation commission.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 5029 By Senators Oemig, Fairley, Roach, Swecker and McDermott; by request of Public Disclosure Commission

Recodifying and making technical clarifications to campaign funding and disclosure laws.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

SB 5030 By Senators Kilmer, Hobbs, Swecker, Shin, Berkey, Eide, Hatfield and McAuliffe; by request of Military Department and Joint Committee on Veterans' and Military Affairs

Concerning militia records, property, command, and administration.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

SB 5031 By Senators Fairley, Hobbs, Swecker, Shin, Sheldon, Berkey, Haugen, Hatfield and McAuliffe; by request of Military Department and Joint Committee on Veterans' and Military Affairs

Concerning rental or lease of armories.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

SB 5032 By Senators Hobbs, Swecker, McCaslin, Shin, Berkey, Haugen, Hatfield and McAuliffe; by request of Military Department and Joint Committee on Veterans' and Military Affairs

Concerning the Washington code of military justice.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

SB 5033 By Senators Swecker, Holmquist, McCaslin, Hatfield, Pflug, Parlette, Shin, Brandland, King, Morton, Carrell and Honeyford

Concerning sales and use tax exemptions for prescribed durable medical equipment used in the home and prescribed mobility enhancing equipment.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 5034 By Senators Shin, Roach, Hobbs, Swecker, Kauffman, Marr, Kastama and Kilmer; by request of Joint Committee on Veterans' and Military Affairs

Adjusting veterans' scoring criteria.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

SB 5035 By Senators Hobbs, Swecker, Marr, Roach, Kastama, Kauffman and Kilmer; by request of Joint Committee on Veterans' and Military Affairs

Improving veterans' access to services.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

SB 5036 By Senators Kilmer, Roach, Hobbs, Swecker, Kauffman, Marr and Kastama; by request of Joint Committee on Veterans' and Military Affairs

Concerning veterans' relief.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

SB 5037 By Senators Stevens and Swecker

Providing funding for certain state route number 2 highway projects.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 5038 By Senators Kohl-Welles, King, Keiser and Franklin; by request of Statute Law Committee

Making technical corrections to gender-based terms.

Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE & CONSUMER PROTECTION.

SB 5039 By Senator Jarrett

Changing the membership of the Washington state forensic investigations council.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

SB 5040 By Senators Delvin, Prentice, King and Kohl-Welles; by request of Gambling Commission

Clarifying and prescribing penalties for gambling under the age of eighteen.

Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE & CONSUMER PROTECTION.

SB 5041 By Senators Kilmer, Swecker, Hobbs, Shin, Kauffman, Franklin, Marr, Rockefeller, Haugen, Eide and Kastama; by request of Joint Committee on Veterans' and Military Affairs

Increasing state contracts with veteran-owned businesses.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

SB 5042 By Senators Kilmer, Holmquist, Berkey, Schoesler, Kauffman, Marr, Rockefeller, Haugen, Eide and Kastama

Providing a waiver of penalties for first-time paperwork violations by small businesses.

Referred to Committee on ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TRADE & INNOVATION.

SB 5043 By Senators Kilmer, Kauffman, Shin, Rockefeller, Kastama, Kohl-Welles and Jarrett

Convening a work group to develop a single, coordinated student access portal for college information.

Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION & WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.

SB 5044 By Senators Kilmer, Berkey, Kastama, Schoesler, Marr, Shin, Rockefeller, Eide and Jarrett

Changing work-study provisions.

Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION & WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.

SB 5045 By Senators Kilmer, Zarelli, Brown, Kauffman, Shin, Marr, King, Regala, Rockefeller, Haugen, Berkey, Eide, Kastama and Jarrett

Promoting economic development and community revitalization.

Referred to Committee on ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TRADE & INNOVATION.

SB 5046 By Senators Kohl-Welles, Keiser, Kline and Franklin

Placing symphony orchestras, operas, and performing arts theaters under the jurisdiction of the public employment relations commission for purposes of collective bargaining.

Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE & CONSUMER PROTECTION.

SB 5047 By Senators McDermott, Murray, Kline and Oemig

Repealing provisions addressing the sale, lease, or conveyance of municipal property in commercial areas to private parties for free public parking facilities in cities with populations over three hundred thousand.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

SB 5048 By Senators Kilmer, Kastama, Schoesler, Shin, Delvin, Kauffman and King; by request of Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board

Providing for coordination of workforce and economic development.

Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION & WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.

SB 5049 By Senator Franklin

Studying Washington's fiscal resources, structure, and needs.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 5050 By Senator Franklin

Increasing the small business credit for the business and occupation tax.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 5051 By Senator Franklin

Creating an energy efficiency worker training program.

Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE & CONSUMER PROTECTION.

SB 5052 By Senator Parlette

Concerning health insurance for young adults.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

SB 5053 By Senators Hobbs, McCaslin, Fairley, Carrell, Swecker and Kilmer; by request of Secretary of State

Creating the Washington state flag account.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

SB 5054 By Senator Rockefeller

Regarding special elections for changing the form of government of a noncharter code city.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

SB 5055 By Senator Brown

Protecting the interests of customers of public service companies in proceedings before the Washington utilities and transportation commission.

Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT, WATER & ENERGY.

SB 5056 By Senators Brandland and Regala

Requiring health care professionals to report violent injuries.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

SB 5057 By Senator Rockefeller

Limiting the rate of increase of property valuations.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 5058 By Senator Rockefeller

Creating a pilot vessel amnesty disposal program.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES, OCEAN & RECREATION.

SB 5059 By Senator Jacobsen

Regarding hearing examiner fees.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

SB 5060 By Senator Jacobsen

Modifying provisions relating to the use of manufactured wine or beer.

Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE & CONSUMER PROTECTION.

SB 5061 By Senator Jacobsen

Enhancing natural resource collections at the Washington park arboretum.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES, OCEAN & RECREATION.

SB 5062 By Senator Jacobsen

Enhancing wildlife viewing opportunities.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES, OCEAN & RECREATION.

SB 5063 By Senator Jacobsen

Concerning the burial of pet remains.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

SB 5064 By Senator Jacobsen

Participating in the management of Washington's portion of the Yukon to Yellowstone Rocky mountain ecosystem.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES, OCEAN & RECREATION.

SB 5065 By Senator Kline

Providing for nonpartisan election of prosecuting attorneys.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

SB 5066 By Senator Jacobsen

Designating the state ornithologist.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES, OCEAN & RECREATION.

SB 5067 By Senator Jacobsen

Expanding hunter access to certain private lands.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES, OCEAN & RECREATION.

SB 5068 By Senator Jacobsen

Concerning the rights of airline passengers.

Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE & CONSUMER PROTECTION.

SB 5069 By Senator Jacobsen

Regarding recreational liability on public and private lands.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES, OCEAN & RECREATION.

SB 5070 By Senator Jacobsen

Addressing threats posed by invasive species.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES, OCEAN & RECREATION.

SB 5071 By Senator Jacobsen

Designating the Olympic marmot the official endemic mammal of the state of Washington.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES, OCEAN & RECREATION.

SB 5072 By Senator Murray

Concerning the value of benefits provided to any executive officer, employee, or director of a public service company.

Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT, WATER & ENERGY.

SB 5073 By Senator Zarelli

Improving budget transparency by consolidating accounts into the state general fund.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 5074 By Senators Marr, Jacobsen, Sheldon, Fairley, Franklin, Regala, Oemig, Hargrove, Hobbs, Keiser, Jarrett, Kline and Kilmer

Concerning scoliosis screening in schools.

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

SB 5075 By Senators Hatfield and Hewitt; by request of Department of Community, Trade and Economic Development

Concerning the community economic revitalization board's project selection criteria.

Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE & RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

SB 5076 By Senators Schoesler and Hatfield

Creating the Washington grain commission.

Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE & RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

SB 5077 By Senator Jacobsen

Creating the historically Black college fund pilot project.

Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION & WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.

SB 5078 By Senator Jacobsen

Authorizing the University of Washington to set building fees.

Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION & WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.

SB 5079 By Senator Jacobsen

Designating the official Nordic Museum.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

SB 5080 By Senator Jacobsen

Authorizing leaves of absence for full-time certificated and classified employees serving as peace corps volunteers.

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

SB 5081 By Senator Jacobsen

Authorizing the issuance of certain special license plates to persons with disabilities for up to two vehicles.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 5082 By Senator Jacobsen

Creating a nonpartisan judicial commission.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

SB 5083 By Senators Haugen, Hatfield, Fairley, Pridemore and Zarelli

Concerning the creation of a historical parks and historic reserves tax incentive program.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 5084 By Senators Pridemore and Fairley

Regarding assessed valuation requirements for the direct petition method of annexation.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

SB 5085 By Senator Zarelli

Naming state highway routes.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 5086 By Senator Jacobsen

Regarding special assessments for conservation district activities and programs.

Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE & RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

SB 5087 By Senators Rockefeller, Sheldon and Kilmer

Concerning hospital benefit zones.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

SB 5088 By Senator Jacobsen

Regarding salaries for adjunct faculty.

Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION & WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.

SB 5089 By Senator Jacobsen

Requiring an ethical audit of the personnel management systems at community and technical colleges.

Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION & WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.

SB 5090 By Senator Jacobsen

Requiring an analysis of teleworking options within environmental impact statements on proposed transportation projects.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SJM 8000 By Senators Kauffman, Swecker, Hobbs, Roach, Kastama, Marr and Kilmer; by request of Joint Committee on Veterans' and Military Affairs

Requesting the Postal Service to issue a postage stamp commemorating Nisei veterans.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

SJM 8001 By Senator Hatfield

Requesting the United States fish and wildlife service to work cooperatively with the state's regulatory agencies and energy producers with respect to the federal endangered species act.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES, OCEAN & RECREATION.

SJR 8200 By Senators Sheldon and Parlette

Setting base years for property tax valuation.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SJR 8201 By Senator Rockefeller

Limiting property valuation increases.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SCR 8400 By Senators Murray and Parlette

Adopting joint rules.

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