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

THURSDAY, JANUARY 22, 2009 11TH DAY
SB 5426 By Senators Kastama, Berkey and Fairley

Authorizing certain areas in cities or towns to annex to a fire protection district.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

SB 5427 By Senators Ranker, Kline, Delvin, Haugen, King and Jacobsen

Addressing the release of certified abstracts of full driving records.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

SB 5428 By Senator Zarelli

Modifying the use of certain transportation benefit district funds.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 5429 By Senators Keiser, Kauffman and Rockefeller

Providing incentives for solar electric power.

Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT, WATER & ENERGY.

SB 5430 By Senators Fraser, Pridemore, Swecker, Rockefeller and McDermott

Concerning water discharge fees.

Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT, WATER & ENERGY.

SB 5431 By Senators Stevens, Hargrove, Regala, McAuliffe, Carrell and Brandland

Regarding placement of a child returning to out-of-home care.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

SB 5432 By Senators Regala, Pridemore, Fraser and Fairley

Adjusting the property tax levy lid limits for certain local services.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

SB 5433 By Senators Regala, Swecker, Rockefeller, Morton, Fraser, Ranker and Fairley

Modifying provisions of local option taxes.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

SB 5434 By Senators Marr, Holmquist and Kohl-Welles; by request of State Board of Accountancy

Regarding prohibited practices in accountancy.

Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE & CONSUMER PROTECTION.

SB 5435 By Senators Marr, Swecker, Holmquist and McDermott; by request of State Board of Accountancy

Protecting financial and medical information presented to the board of accountancy.

Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE & CONSUMER PROTECTION.

SB 5436 By Senators Murray, Keiser, Pflug, Marr, Parlette and Kastama

Concerning direct patient-provider primary care practice arrangements.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

SB 5437 By Senators Schoesler, Hatfield and Haugen; by request of Conservation Commission

Regarding the operation and authority of the state conservation commission.

Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE & RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

SB 5438 By Senator Rockefeller

Allowing crime victims to submit input to the department of corrections regarding an offender's placement in work release.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

SB 5439 By Senators Haugen, Sheldon and Kauffman

Providing benefits to domestic partners under the Washington state patrol retirement system.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 5440 By Senators Sheldon and Kauffman

Involving tribal governments when choosing names for state ferries.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 5441 By Senators Eide, Zarelli, Marr, Honeyford, Hargrove, Morton, Hatfield, Holmquist, Schoesler, Sheldon and Delvin

Creating incentives for the use of biomass in renewable energy production.

Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT, WATER & ENERGY.

SB 5442 By Senators Hargrove, Zarelli, Morton, Haugen and Hatfield

Providing excise tax exemptions for hog fuel used for production of electricity, steam, heat, or biofuel.

Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT, WATER & ENERGY.

SB 5443 By Senators Kastama and Hobbs

Concerning the reporting requirements of state and local tax programs.

Referred to Committee on ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TRADE & INNOVATION.

SB 5444 By Senators Jarrett, Pflug, Tom, Ranker, Oemig, McAuliffe and Eide

Creating a comprehensive system of public education programs, finance, and accountability.

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

SB 5445 By Senators McDermott and Pridemore

Concerning facilities for local governments.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

SB 5446 By Senators Prentice, Kohl-Welles, Keiser, McDermott, Fairley, Franklin, Kline, Murray, Ranker, Tom, Shin, Regala, Hobbs, Kauffman, Pridemore, McAuliffe, Kastama, Hatfield, Oemig, Fraser and Jacobsen

Prohibiting certain employer communications about political or religious matters.

Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE & CONSUMER PROTECTION.

SB 5447 By Senators Fairley, Hobbs and Berkey

Changing the county population requirement in order for a county to lease space with an option to purchase.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

SB 5448 By Senators Shin, Haugen, Kastama, Hobbs, Keiser, Rockefeller, Hatfield, Franklin, Delvin, Regala and Fraser

Establishing local public works assistance funds.

Referred to Committee on ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TRADE & INNOVATION.

SB 5449 By Senators McAuliffe, Hobbs, McDermott, Oemig and Jarrett

Regarding establishing and meeting graduation and reengagement goals.

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

SB 5450 By Senators Haugen and Swecker; by request of Utilities & Transportation Commission

Concerning permits for and advertising by household goods carriers.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 5451 By Senators Oemig, Ranker, Rockefeller, Honeyford and Fraser; by request of Utilities & Transportation Commission

Changing the date for setting the amount of pipeline safety fees.

Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT, WATER & ENERGY.

SB 5452 By Senators Kauffman, Kohl-Welles, Tom, Delvin, Kline, Honeyford, Kilmer, Jarrett, McCaslin, Fraser and Prentice

Increasing the debt limit of the housing finance commission.

Referred to Committee on FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, HOUSING & INSURANCE.

SB 5453 By Senators Kastama and Franklin

Defining "principal residence" for the purpose of relocation of a child.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

SB 5454 By Senators Kastama, Berkey, Franklin and Hargrove

Creating the new crime of abandonment of a dependent person in the fourth degree.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

SB 5455 By Senators Keiser, Brandland and Rockefeller

Regarding dental hygiene.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

SB 5456 By Senator Oemig

Creating the office of the citizen advocate.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

SB 5457 By Senator Oemig

Concerning vaccines.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

SB 5458 By Senators Marr, Swecker, Haugen and King; by request of Office of Financial Management

Concerning economic stimulus transportation funding and appropriations.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 5459 By Senators Hobbs, Pridemore and McAuliffe

Creating multiple measures to meet high school graduation requirements.

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

SB 5460 By Senators Tom, Zarelli and Prentice

Reducing the administrative cost of state government during the 2007-2009 and 2009-2011 fiscal biennia.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 5461 By Senator Haugen

Concerning reserve account and study requirements for condominium associations.

Referred to Committee on FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, HOUSING & INSURANCE.

SB 5462 By Senators Holmquist, Hewitt, King, Schoesler, Delvin, Stevens, Parlette and Honeyford

Simplifying and adding certainty to the calculation of workers' compensation benefits.

Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE & CONSUMER PROTECTION.

SB 5463 By Senators Holmquist, Hewitt, King, Honeyford, Pflug, Roach, Delvin, Stevens, Schoesler and Swecker

Creating a good faith defense for certain minimum wage and overtime compensation complaints.

Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE & CONSUMER PROTECTION.

SB 5464 By Senators Holmquist, Schoesler, Pflug, King, Swecker, Delvin, Stevens, Parlette and Honeyford

Restricting the use of industrial insurance funds.

Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE & CONSUMER PROTECTION.

SB 5465 By Senators Holmquist, Hewitt, King, Morton, Pflug, Schoesler, Swecker, Stevens, Parlette and Honeyford

Establishing requirements for industrial insurance final settlement agreements.

Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE & CONSUMER PROTECTION.

SB 5466 By Senators Holmquist, Hewitt, Schoesler, King, Pflug, Carrell, Swecker and Honeyford

Defining the term employ for minimum wage purposes.

Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE & CONSUMER PROTECTION.

SB 5467 By Senators Holmquist and Hobbs

Concerning tax incentives for the production, distribution, sale, and use of alcohol fuel, wood biomass fuel, biodiesel fuel, and biodiesel feedstock.

Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT, WATER & ENERGY.

SB 5468 By Senators Honeyford, McCaslin, Kilmer, King, Delvin, Jacobsen, Berkey and Shin

Permitting an exemption for nonprofit housing organizations from the consumer loan act.

Referred to Committee on FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, HOUSING & INSURANCE.

SB 5469 By Senators Parlette and Eide

Modifying limitations on the use of intermediate licenses.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 5470 By Senators Stevens, Carrell, Parlette, Swecker, McCaslin, Hewitt, Schoesler, King, Holmquist, Pflug, Roach and Delvin

Providing sales and use tax exemptions for senior residents of qualified low-income senior housing facilities.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 5471 By Senators Carrell and Holmquist

Defining unemployed as it relates to corporate officers.

Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE & CONSUMER PROTECTION.

SB 5472 By Senators Sheldon and Parlette

Determining the true and fair value of real property for tax purposes.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

SJR 8209 By Senators Zarelli, Brown, Pflug, Carrell, Parlette, Swecker, Hewitt, Morton, Delvin, Stevens, King, Schoesler and Brandland

Requiring extraordinary revenue growth to be transferred to the budget stabilization account.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SJR 8210 By Senators Pflug, Hewitt, Holmquist, Swecker, Schoesler, Morton, Zarelli, Becker, Honeyford, McCaslin, Delvin, Carrell, King, Brandland, Roach and Stevens

Prohibiting the adoption of budgets that result in projected deficits.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.