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, FEBRUARY 5, 2009 25TH DAY
SB 5866 By Senators Kohl-Welles, Franklin, Kline and Keiser

Requiring retailers to provide notice to their customers in the event of a product recall or safety warning.

Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE & CONSUMER PROTECTION.

SB 5867 By Senators Fraser, Swecker, Pridemore, Ranker, Fairley, Kauffman, Marr, Regala and Morton

Verifying water supplies for new subdivisions.

Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT, WATER & ENERGY.

SB 5868 By Senators Pridemore and Fairley; by request of Governor Gregoire

Consolidating the cemetery board and the board of funeral directors and embalmers.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

SB 5869 By Senator Prentice; by request of Governor Gregoire

Clarifying public employees' benefits board eligibility.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 5870 By Senators Hargrove and McCaslin

Concerning dogs running at large.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

SB 5871 By Senators Swecker, Shin, Jacobsen, Hatfield, Haugen, Carrell, Roach, Stevens and McCaslin

Concerning sales and use tax exemptions for prescribed power wheelchairs.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 5872 By Senators Sheldon and Swecker

Limiting the period of time in which level of service standards for local transportation facilities may be used to prohibit development under local comprehensive plans.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

SB 5873 By Senators Kline, Keiser, Hobbs, Marr, Fairley, McAuliffe and Kohl-Welles

Regarding apprenticeship utilization.

Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE & CONSUMER PROTECTION.

SB 5874 By Senators Marr and Schoesler

Addressing the authority of the board of directors of a public facilities district.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

SB 5875 By Senators Murray, Hewitt, Jacobsen and Kohl-Welles

Concerning the convention place station expansion.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 5876 By Senator Kohl-Welles

Concerning the incentive in the motion picture competitiveness programs.

Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE & CONSUMER PROTECTION.

SB 5877 By Senators Prentice and Kohl-Welles; by request of Liquor Control Board

Concerning the sale of liquor-related products in state liquor stores.

Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE & CONSUMER PROTECTION.

SB 5878 By Senators Sheldon and Marr; by request of Department of Licensing

Requiring criminal history record checks of current and prospective department of licensing employees who issue or may issue enhanced drivers' licenses and identicards.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 5879 By Senators Kastama, Shin and Delvin

Concerning entrepreneurial education and training.

Referred to Committee on ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TRADE & INNOVATION.

SB 5880 By Senators McAuliffe, Oemig, Hobbs and McDermott

Providing flexibility in the education system.

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

SB 5881 By Senators McAuliffe, Hargrove, Regala and Jarrett

Changing provisions involving truancy.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

SB 5882 By Senators Kauffman, McAuliffe and Regala

Ordering an evaluation of recommendations made by the racial disproportionality advisory committee.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

SB 5883 By Senator Kline

Studying the linked deposit program.

Referred to Committee on FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, HOUSING & INSURANCE.

SB 5884 By Senators Kline and Franklin

Allowing loans to community development financial institutions under the linked deposit program.

Referred to Committee on FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, HOUSING & INSURANCE.

SB 5885 By Senators Kline, Franklin and Keiser

Removing public disclosure exemptions for tax exemption information.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 5886 By Senator Kline

Regulating legal proceedings involving public hazards.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

SB 5887 By Senators Parlette and Tom

Implementing a proposed constitutional amendment to change school levy timing provisions.

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

SB 5888 By Senators Rockefeller, Fraser and Regala

Managing permit exempt groundwater withdrawals.

Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT, WATER & ENERGY.

SB 5889 By Senators Hobbs, McAuliffe, McDermott and Oemig

Providing flexibility in the education system.

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

SB 5890 By Senators McDermott, McAuliffe, Oemig and Hobbs

Providing flexibility in the education system.

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

SB 5891 By Senator Keiser; by request of Governor Gregoire

Establishing a forum for testing primary care medical home reimbursement pilot projects.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

SB 5892 By Senator Keiser; by request of Governor Gregoire

Concerning prescription drug use in state purchased health care programs.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

SB 5893 By Senators Berkey, Benton, Hobbs and Schoesler

Concerning actions by insurance companies against violators.

Referred to Committee on FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, HOUSING & INSURANCE.

SB 5894 By Senators Haugen and Parlette

Authorizing the utilities and transportation commission to forbear from rate and service regulation of certain transportation services.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 5895 By Senators Tom, Kohl-Welles, Fraser and McDermott

Addressing residential real property construction improvements through consumer education, warranty protections, legal remedies, municipal liability, third-party inspections, contractor registration requirements, worker certification standards, and bonding requirements.

Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE & CONSUMER PROTECTION.

SB 5896 By Senators Pflug, Kastama, Zarelli and Delvin

Establishing the Washington innovation grant authority.

Referred to Committee on ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TRADE & INNOVATION.

SB 5897 By Senators Pflug, Kastama, Zarelli and Delvin

Creating the technology discovery fund.

Referred to Committee on ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TRADE & INNOVATION.

SB 5898 By Senators Pflug and Keiser

Creating a health care council.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

SB 5899 By Senators Kilmer, Franklin, Kastama, Shin, Marr, McAuliffe, Haugen, Brown, Berkey, Prentice, Fairley, Regala, Keiser, Eide, Rockefeller, Murray, Hatfield, Hargrove, Sheldon and Oemig

Providing a business and occupation tax credit for qualified employment positions.

Referred to Committee on ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TRADE & INNOVATION.

SB 5900 By Senator Kastama

Regarding youth innovation education.

Referred to Committee on ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TRADE & INNOVATION.

SB 5901 By Senator Kastama

Modifying provisions of the local infrastructure financing tool program.

Referred to Committee on ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TRADE & INNOVATION.

SJM 8008 By Senators Regala, Delvin and Rockefeller

Requesting full federal funding for the cleanup of the Hanford Reservation.

Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT, WATER & ENERGY.

SJM 8009 By Senators Kohl-Welles, Swecker, Holmquist, King, Keiser, Stevens, Franklin, Kline, Hargrove, Fraser, Prentice and Tom

Requesting the department of homeland security and congress to examine the federal T visa program.

Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE & CONSUMER PROTECTION.

SJM 8010 By Senators Tom and Jarrett

Petitioning the federal government to eliminate federal financial benefits from accruing to colleges and universities that use legacy preferences in admissions.

Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION & WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.

SJM 8011 By Senators Shin, Kastama, McAuliffe, Holmquist, Marr, Hatfield, Berkey, Franklin, Hobbs, Delvin and Jacobsen

Requesting the United States trade representative to create a federal-state international trade policy commission.

Referred to Committee on ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TRADE & INNOVATION.

SJR 8211 By Senators Benton and McCaslin

Providing a constitutional amendment to limit growth of assessed valuation of real property.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.