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, MARCH 5, 2009 53RD DAY
SB 6117 By Senator Brown

Relating to aerospace competitiveness.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 6118 By Senator Tom

Concerning lodging taxes for, and certain transfers from, the state convention and trade center account.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 6119 By Senator Tom

Limiting the discount of purchases of spirits by licensees.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

FIRST READING OF HOUSE BILLS

SHB 1008 By House Committee on Technology, Energy & Communications (originally sponsored by Representatives Morris, Chase, Upthegrove, Seaquist and Morrell)

Concerning permit requirements for small wind energy systems.

Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT, WATER & ENERGY.

SHB 1011 By House Committee on Technology, Energy & Communications (originally sponsored by Representatives Morris, Chase, Hasegawa, Kagi, Darneille, Upthegrove, Hudgins and Moeller)

Regulating the use of identification devices by governmental and business entities.

Referred to Committee on FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, HOUSING & INSURANCE.

ESHB 1018 By House Committee on State Government & Tribal Affairs (originally sponsored by Representatives Appleton, Herrera, Chandler, Armstrong, Haigh, Newhouse, Hinkle, Green, Sells, Orcutt, Ross, Bailey, Short, Kretz and Condotta)

Modifying when a special election may be held.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

SHB 1022 By House Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Representatives Williams, Warnick, Kelley, Rodne, Dickerson and Moeller)

Modifying statutory cost provisions.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

2SHB 1052 By House Committee on General Government Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Moeller, Williams, Blake, Chase and Kretz)

Concerning firearm licenses for persons from other countries.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

HB 1080 By Representatives Simpson and Williams

Allowing impact fees to be used for all fire protection facilities.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

ESHB 1138 By House Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Representatives Liias, Clibborn, Moeller, Green, Cody, Driscoll, Morrell and Pedersen)

Concerning access to employee restrooms in retail stores.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

HB 1166 By Representatives Hasegawa, Kenney, Simpson, Chase, Ormsby and Santos

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

Referred to Committee on FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, HOUSING & INSURANCE.

SHB 1215 By House Committee on Commerce & Labor (originally sponsored by Representatives Wood, Chandler, Kirby, Ormsby and Morrell; by request of Attorney General)

Modifying motor vehicle warranty provisions.

Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE & CONSUMER PROTECTION.

SHB 1225 By House Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Representatives Liias, Rodne, Upthegrove, Roach, Simpson and Rolfes)

Clarifying the effect of special fuel taxes on publicly owned or operated urban passenger transportation systems.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

HB 1288 By Representatives Upthegrove, McCune, Simpson, Herrera, Newhouse, Armstrong, Roach, Quall, Orwall, Pettigrew, Bailey, Shea, Smith, Orcutt, Sullivan, Eddy, Johnson, Nelson, Ormsby, Kretz and Kristiansen

Exempting the annual parental declaration of intent to home school from the public disclosure act.

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

SHB 1308 By House Committee on Health Care & Wellness (originally sponsored by Representatives Driscoll, Hinkle, Cody, Sells, Wood, Morrell, Kelley, Clibborn, Moeller, Pedersen, Hudgins, Ormsby, Parker, Chase, Kenney, Goodman, Bailey, Simpson, Herrera and Nelson; by request of Insurance Commissioner)

Reducing organ transplant benefit waiting periods based upon prior creditable coverage.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

EHB 1311 By Representatives Kirby, Bailey, Morrell, Sullivan, Kenney, Simpson and Nelson; by request of Department of Financial Institutions

Regulating reverse mortgage lending practices.

Referred to Committee on FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, HOUSING & INSURANCE.

SHB 1319 By House Committee on Education (originally sponsored by Representatives Sullivan, Anderson, Miloscia, Dammeier, Hunt, Armstrong, Priest, Orwall, Morrell, Kenney, Simpson and Kelley)

Prohibiting school district employees from using public assets for private gain.

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

ESHB 1326 By House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources (originally sponsored by Representatives Blake, Van De Wege, Kretz and Nelson; by request of Department of Fish and Wildlife)

Establishing a license limitation program for harvest and delivery of Pacific sardines into the state.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES, OCEAN & RECREATION.

HB 1361 By Representatives Goodman, Rodne, Williams, Dickerson, Walsh, Kagi, Roberts, Pettigrew, O'Brien, Armstrong, Appleton, Ericks, Warnick, Haigh, Moeller, Rolfes, Carlyle, Wallace, Seaquist and Morrell

Regarding county supervised community options.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

HB 1394 By Representatives White, Kenney, Wallace, Orwall, Carlyle, Anderson, Sells, Chase and Sullivan; by request of Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board

Changing the timeline for the state comprehensive plan for workforce training and education.

Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION & WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.

SHB 1397 By House Committee on Health Care & Wellness (originally sponsored by Representatives Moeller, Ericksen, Cody, Green, Hinkle, Morrell, Bailey, Williams, Nelson and Wood)

Concerning the delegation of authority to registered nurses.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

SHB 1420 By House Committee on Commerce & Labor (originally sponsored by Representatives Conway, Condotta, Maxwell, Williams, Chandler, Wood, Hinkle and Kelley)

Revising real estate seller disclosure requirements.

Referred to Committee on FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, HOUSING & INSURANCE.

SHB 1510 By House Committee on Health Care & Wellness (originally sponsored by Representatives Ross, Klippert and Johnson)

Regarding disclosure of confidential information on birth certificates.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

EHB 1513 By Representative Haler

Allowing municipalities to participate in financing the development of water or sewer facility projects.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

HB 1527 By Representatives Kessler, Rolfes, Williams and Santos

Concerning medicaid payment rates for boarding homes.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

HB 1541 By Representatives Seaquist, Conway, Crouse and Simpson; by request of Select Committee on Pension Policy

Granting half-time service credit for half-time educational employment prior to January 1, 1987, in plans 2 and 3 of the school employees' retirement system and the public employees' retirement system.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

HB 1551 By Representatives Conway, Bailey, Crouse, Seaquist, Kenney, Simpson, Morrell and Ormsby; by request of Select Committee on Pension Policy and LEOFF Plan 2 Retirement Board

Addressing the survivor benefits of employees who die while honorably serving in the national guard or military reserves during a period of war.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

HB 1562 By Representatives Liias, Priest, Quall, Sullivan, Kenney, Simpson, McCune and Ormsby; by request of Superintendent of Public Instruction

Changing the requirements for graduating without a certificate of academic achievement or a certificate of individual achievement.

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

SHB 1564 By House Committee on Financial Institutions & Insurance (originally sponsored by Representatives Rodne, Kirby, Kelley, Roach, Williams, Hasegawa, Simpson and Nelson; by request of Insurance Commissioner)

Requiring the disclosure of information on flood insurance coverage.

Referred to Committee on FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, HOUSING & INSURANCE.

EHB 1566 By Representatives Kirby, Williams and Simpson; by request of Insurance Commissioner

Granting the insurance commissioner certain authority when the governor declares a state of emergency.

Referred to Committee on FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, HOUSING & INSURANCE.

HB 1569 By Representatives Liias, O'Brien, Hope, Sells, Dunshee, Kagi, McCoy, Morrell and Ormsby

Establishing local public works assistance funds.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

HB 1596 By Representatives Green, Hunt, Hudgins, Williams, Rolfes, Morrell, Campbell, Roberts, Kagi, Dickerson, Goodman, Upthegrove, Simpson, Moeller, Ormsby and Nelson

Protecting a woman's right to breastfeed in a place of public resort, accommodation, assemblage, or amusement.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

ESHB 1619 By House Committee on Capital Budget (originally sponsored by Representatives White, Kenney, Sullivan, Carlyle, Nelson, Hasegawa, Liias, Green, Miloscia, Orwall, Maxwell and Simpson)

Concerning the use of capital projects funds by school districts.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

HB 1675 By Representatives Sells, Anderson, Wallace, Upthegrove and Kenney

Changing the work experience provisions of the alternative route partnership grant program.

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

HB 1678 By Representatives Van De Wege, Simpson, Ericks, Williams, Kelley, Sells, Ross, Hope and Conway; by request of LEOFF Plan 2 Retirement Board

Providing a minimum retirement allowance for members of the law enforcement officers' and firefighters' retirement system plan 2 who were disabled in the line of duty before January 1, 2001.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

HB 1717 By Representatives Clibborn, Armstrong, Wood, Warnick and Klippert

Extending the time period for the department of transportation to enter into an agreement for a rail line over the Milwaukee Road corridor.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

EHB 1728 By Representatives Takko, Haler, Ericks, Angel, Carlyle and Van De Wege

Regarding the issuance of checks by joint operating agencies and public utility districts. (REVISED FOR ENGROSSED: Regarding the payment of claims or obligations by joint operating agencies and public utility districts. )

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

HB 1757 By Representatives Haigh, Haler, Kessler, Takko, Hinkle, Sullivan, McCune, Hunter, Cox, Finn, Priest and Van De Wege

Establishing a small school district contingency fund.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

HB 1789 By Representatives Dammeier, O'Brien, Dickerson, Hurst, Klippert, Morrell, Orwall, Green, Walsh and Darneille; by request of Department of Corrections

Allowing the department of corrections to rely upon jail certification in the calculation of release dates for offenders.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

ESHB 1794 By House Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Representative Moeller)

Concerning the calculation of child support.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

SHB 1816 By House Committee on Technology, Energy & Communications (originally sponsored by Representatives Morrell, Bailey, Eddy, Rodne, Crouse and Hudgins)

Regarding wireless phone numbers used by directory providers.

Referred to Committee on ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TRADE & INNOVATION.

EHB 1824 By Representatives Rodne, Quall, Anderson, Liias, Walsh, Pettigrew, Priest, Simpson, Kessler, Rolfes, Johnson, Sullivan and Morrell

Requiring the adoption of policies for the management of concussion and head injury in youth sports.

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

SHB 1825 By House Committee on Local Government & Housing (originally sponsored by Representatives Rodne and Anderson)

Identifying specific facilities planning requirements under the growth management act.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

HB 1826 By Representatives Rodne, Pedersen and Santos

Addressing the proceeds from foreclosure sales.

Referred to Committee on FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, HOUSING & INSURANCE.

SHB 1831 By House Committee on Local Government & Housing (originally sponsored by Representatives Short, Williams, Johnson, Campbell, Blake, Warnick, McCune, Kretz and Kristiansen)

Concerning the rights of pet and livestock owners residing in unincorporated areas subject to annexation by a city or town.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

SHB 1841 By House Committee on Higher Education (originally sponsored by Representatives White, Warnick, Wallace, Angel, Sells, Hasegawa, Hinkle, Goodman, Liias, Ormsby, Anderson, Haigh, Sullivan, Haler, Priest, Morris, Kenney, Schmick, Hudgins and Conway)

Adding a faculty member to the governing board of each four-year institution of higher education.

Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION & WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.

HB 1844 By Representatives Moeller, Ericksen, Finn, Hudgins, Driscoll, Kelley and Morrell; 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.

EHB 1876 By Representatives McCune, Miloscia, Haler, Klippert, Campbell, Rodne, Schmick, O'Brien, Roach, Warnick, Short, Conway, Cox and Orcutt

Providing funds for disabled veterans through voluntary donations.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

HB 1888 By Representatives Springer and Angel

Repealing RCW 46.12.295.

Referred to Committee on FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, HOUSING & INSURANCE.

ESHB 1956 By House Committee on Local Government & Housing (originally sponsored by Representatives Williams, Chase, Ormsby, Darneille, Van De Wege, Dickerson and Simpson)

Authorizing the housing of homeless persons on property owned or controlled by a church. (REVISED FOR ENGROSSED: Authorizing churches to host temporary encampments for homeless persons on property owned or controlled by a church. )

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

SHB 2013 By House Committee on Financial Institutions & Insurance (originally sponsored by Representatives Green, Roach, Kirby, Warnick and Morrell)

Allowing the owner of a self-service storage facility to offer self-service storage insurance.

Referred to Committee on FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, HOUSING & INSURANCE.

ESHB 2035 By House Committee on Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness (originally sponsored by Representatives Klippert, O'Brien, Shea, Haler, Roach, Armstrong, Pearson, McCune, Condotta, Orwall, Ross, Hurst, Smith, Kristiansen, Kretz, Orcutt, Kelley, Warnick and Angel)

Requiring registered sex and kidnapping offenders to submit information regarding any e-mail addresses and any web sites they create or operate.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

HB 2185 By Representatives McCoy and Chase

Concerning solar water heating systems.

Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT, WATER & ENERGY.

HB 2199 By Representatives Newhouse and Hudgins

Providing regulatory relief for properties impacted by shifts in shoreline location due to habitat restoration projects.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES, OCEAN & RECREATION.