Washington State Senate 5th Order

Introduction & First Reading
Short Titles and Referrals
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

MONDAY, JANUARY 11, 2010 1ST DAY
SB 6190 By Senator Berkey

Requiring full payment of all moneys due under the certificate of delinquency prior to any change of ownership of real property after a certificate of delinquency is issued.

Referred to Committee on FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, HOUSING & INSURANCE.

SB 6191 By Senators Parlette and Rockefeller

Concerning the joint legislative audit and review committee.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

SB 6192 By Senators Marr and Brandland

Providing for modification of the disposition concerning restitution in juvenile cases.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

SB 6193 By Senators Marr, Morton, Kilmer, Kauffman, Eide and Berkey

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.

SB 6194 By Senators Keiser, Zarelli and Parlette; by request of Department of Social and Health Services

Simplifying medicaid payment for nursing facilities.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

SB 6195 By Senator Berkey

Mailing applications for distributions of excess proceeds from county tax lien foreclosures to the record owner.

Referred to Committee on FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, HOUSING & INSURANCE.

SB 6196 By Senators Hobbs, Hewitt, Pridemore, Shin, Roach, Kilmer, Franklin, Swecker, Fairley and King; by request of Military Department

Concerning military leave for public employees.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

SB 6197 By Senators Berkey, Parlette and Franklin

Concerning group life insurance.

Referred to Committee on FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, HOUSING & INSURANCE.

SB 6198 By Senators Berkey, Schoesler and Hobbs

Modifying the exemption to the three-year active transacting requirement for foreign or alien insurer applicants.

Referred to Committee on FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, HOUSING & INSURANCE.

SB 6199 By Senators Franklin, Sheldon, Honeyford, Carrell, Roach, Hargrove, Regala, Pflug, Becker and Parlette; by request of Attorney General

Modifying the community renewal law.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

SB 6200 By Senators Carrell, Sheldon, Honeyford, Franklin, Pflug, Roach, Hargrove, Becker, Regala, Schoesler and Parlette; by request of Attorney General

Prohibiting the use of eminent domain for economic development.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

SB 6201 By Senators Kline, Hargrove, Sheldon, Brandland, Holmquist, Pflug, McCaslin, King, Becker and Regala; by request of Attorney General

Protecting children from sexual exploitation and abuse.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

SB 6202 By Senators Hargrove, Holmquist, Franklin, Honeyford, McCaslin, Regala and Morton; by request of Attorney General

Expanding provisions relating to vulnerable adults.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

SB 6203 By Senators Brandland, Hargrove, Sheldon, Honeyford, Hatfield, Delvin, Kauffman, King, Becker, Pflug, McCaslin, Parlette, Kohl-Welles, Holmquist, Regala and Kline; by request of Attorney General

Ensuring punishment for domestic violence offenders.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

SB 6204 By Senators Sheldon and King

Privatizing the sale of liquor.

Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE & CONSUMER PROTECTION.

SB 6205 By Senator Haugen

Concerning portions of state highways better served by merged districts under certain circumstances.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 6206 By Senator Haugen

Authorizing extensions of the due dates for filing tax incentive accountability reports and surveys with the department of revenue.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 6207 By Senator Haugen

Allowing local governments to create golf cart zones.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 6208 By Senators Haugen and Hatfield

Concerning temporary agricultural directional signs on state highway rights-of-way.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 6209 By Senators Haugen, Berkey and Marr

Allowing moneys paid to county road funds to be used for park and ride lots.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 6210 By Senators Haugen, Hatfield and Morton

Regarding the preservation and conservation of agricultural resource lands.

Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE & RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

SB 6211 By Senators Haugen and Hatfield

Creating an agricultural scenic corridor within the scenic and recreational highway system.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 6212 By Senator Haugen

Regarding permit review for small scale fish enhancement projects.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES, OCEAN & RECREATION.

SB 6213 By Senators Haugen and Swecker; by request of Utilities & Transportation Commission and Washington State Patrol

Concerning vehicles at railroad grade crossings.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 6214 By Senators Haugen, Morton, Swecker, Shin, McCaslin, Ranker, Rockefeller, Fairley, Pridemore, Kline, Parlette, Jacobsen and Schoesler; by request of Growth Management Hearings Board

Restructuring three growth management hearings boards into one board.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

SB 6215 By Senators Rockefeller, Kilmer, Sheldon, Marr, Keiser, Pridemore and Oemig

Increasing property tax relief for senior citizens, persons retired by reason of disability, and veterans with certain service-connected disabilities.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 6216 By Senators Rockefeller, Sheldon, Oemig, Kilmer and Keiser

Concerning the disclosure of existing property tax levies on ballot propositions subject to voter approval for levy lid lifts.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

SB 6217 By Senator Rockefeller

Retroactively applying certain intermediate license law amendments made during the 2009 legislative session.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 6218 By Senators Fraser and Brandland; by request of State Treasurer

Authorizing use of voter approved local excess tax levies to pay financing contracts under the local option capital asset lending program and clarifying which "other agencies" may participate in the program.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 6219 By Senator Berkey; by request of State Treasurer

Funding sources for time certificate of deposit investments.

Referred to Committee on FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, HOUSING & INSURANCE.

SB 6220 By Senators Fraser and Brandland; by request of State Finance Committee

Concerning determination of the terms and conditions of bonds, notes, and other evidences of indebtedness of the state of Washington.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 6221 By Senator Fairley; by request of State Treasurer

Concerning clarification and expansion of eligibility to use the state's local government investment pool.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 6222 By Senator Benton

Exempting certain nonconviction data from public inspection and copying under the public records act.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

SB 6223 By Senator Benton

Revising timelines for deletion of nonconviction data.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

SB 6224 By Senators Keiser and Becker; by request of Department of Health

Conforming the uniform controlled substances act to existing state and federal law.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

SB 6225 By Senators Schoesler, Fairley, McCaslin and Sheldon

Concerning population thresholds that determine the number of local councilmembers and receipt of local funds.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

SB 6226 By Senators Stevens and Carrell

Changing provisions relating to truancy petition compliance.

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

SB 6227 By Senators Becker, Marr, Parlette and Keiser

Concerning the practice of opticianry.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

SB 6228 By Senators Haugen and Jacobsen; by request of Department of Agriculture

Regarding organic products.

Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE & RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

SB 6229 By Senator Schoesler; by request of Department of Agriculture

Extending to 2015 the assessment levied under RCW 15.36.551 to support the dairy inspection program.

Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE & RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

SB 6230 By Senators Kline, McCaslin, Regala, Brandland and Swecker

Concerning costs for the collection of DNA samples.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

SB 6231 By Senators Marr, King, Eide, Delvin and Zarelli; by request of Washington State Patrol

Implementing rules and penalties for drivers when approaching certain emergency, roadside assistance, or police vehicles in emergency zones.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 6232 By Senators Regala, McCaslin, Marr, Parlette, Carrell and Brandland; by request of Washington State Patrol

Concerning the regulation of ignition interlock devices by the Washington state patrol.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

SB 6233 By Senators Kline, Parlette, Carrell and Zarelli; by request of Washington State Patrol

Concerning breath test instruments approved by the state toxicologist.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

SB 6234 By Senators Swecker and Hargrove; by request of Department of Fish and Wildlife

Regarding the sea urchin and sea cucumber license limitation programs.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES, OCEAN & RECREATION.

SB 6235 By Senators Hargrove, Haugen, Shin and Hatfield

Promoting industries that rely on the state's working land base.

Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT, WATER & ENERGY.

SB 6236 By Senators Hargrove, Jacobsen, Morton, Schoesler and Swecker; by request of Commissioner of Public Lands

Authorizing the department of natural resources to enter into forest biomass supply agreements.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES, OCEAN & RECREATION.

SB 6237 By Senators Jacobsen and Swecker; 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.

SB 6238 By Senators Hobbs, Roach, Swecker, Kilmer, King and Franklin; by request of Secretary of State

Concerning overseas and service voters.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

SB 6239 By Senator Kohl-Welles; by request of Statute Law Committee

Making technical corrections to gender-based terms.

Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE & CONSUMER PROTECTION.

SB 6240 By Senator Keiser; by request of Insurance Commissioner

Regulating joint underwriting associations.

Referred to Committee on FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, HOUSING & INSURANCE.

SB 6241 By Senator Kilmer

Creating community facilities districts.

Referred to Committee on ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TRADE & INNOVATION.

SB 6242 By Senators Pridemore, Delvin and Hatfield; by request of Department of Ecology

Updating hazardous waste fee provisions.

Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT, WATER & ENERGY.

SB 6243 By Senators Fairley, Oemig, Swecker and McDermott; by request of Public Disclosure Commission

Eliminating provisions for filings at locations other than the public disclosure commission.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

SB 6244 By Senators Fraser, Rockefeller, Marr, Ranker and Pridemore

Defining a green home and an energy efficient home.

Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT, WATER & ENERGY.

SB 6245 By Senators Kline and Carrell

Concerning prohibited practices of collection agencies.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

SB 6246 By Senators Eide, McCaslin, Hargrove, Zarelli, Murray, Carrell, Kohl-Welles, Holmquist, King, Fraser and Hobbs

Creating provisions relating to asbestos-related liabilities.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

SB 6247 By Senator Keiser

Reporting adverse health events.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

SB 6248 By Senator Keiser

Concerning the use of bisphenol A.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

SB 6249 By Senators Franklin, Kauffman, McAuliffe, McDermott, Regala, Keiser, Kilmer, Hatfield and Fraser

Concerning kids at hope.

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

SB 6250 By Senators Franklin and McDermott

Providing fiscal reform.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 6251 By Senator Benton; by request of Insurance Commissioner

Concerning nonresident surplus line brokers and insurance producers.

Referred to Committee on FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, HOUSING & INSURANCE.

SB 6252 By Senator Kohl-Welles; by request of Insurance Commissioner

Using credit history, education, and income for insurance purposes.

Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE & CONSUMER PROTECTION.

SB 6253 By Senator Benton; by request of Insurance Commissioner

Concerning insurance.

Referred to Committee on FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, HOUSING & INSURANCE.

SB 6254 By Senators Kline, Holmquist and Honeyford

Concerning the tax payment and reporting requirements of small wineries.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 6255 By Senator Kilmer

Concerning mute swans.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES, OCEAN & RECREATION.

SB 6256 By Senators Jacobsen, Morton and Hatfield

Maintaining a base of forest lands that may be used for commercial forestry.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES, OCEAN & RECREATION.

SB 6257 By Senator Honeyford

Concerning water discharge fees.

Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT, WATER & ENERGY.

SB 6258 By Senator Honeyford

Directing the utilities and transportation commission to study peak and off-peak electric rates.

Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT, WATER & ENERGY.

SB 6259 By Senators Kline and Honeyford

Concerning craft wine and wineries.

Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE & CONSUMER PROTECTION.

SB 6260 By Senators Kline and Honeyford

Concerning methods of payment for purposes of the alcohol beverage control statutes.

Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE & CONSUMER PROTECTION.

SB 6261 By Senators Marr, Schoesler, Berkey, Zarelli and Hobbs

Addressing utility services collections against rental property.

Referred to Committee on FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, HOUSING & INSURANCE.

SB 6262 By Senator Hobbs

Concerning public facilities districts created by at least two city or county legislative authorities.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

SB 6263 By Senator Keiser

Establishing the Washington vaccine association.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

SB 6264 By Senator Keiser

Licensing dentists.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

SB 6265 By Senator Keiser

Concerning hospital surveys or audits.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

SB 6266 By Senators Hobbs and Kilmer

Concerning service members' civil relief.

Referred to Committee on FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, HOUSING & INSURANCE.

SB 6267 By Senators Rockefeller and Honeyford; by request of Department of Ecology

Regarding water right processing improvements.

Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT, WATER & ENERGY.

SB 6268 By Senators Franklin, Hargrove, Carrell and Regala

Concerning the administrative procedure act.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

SB 6269 By Senator Keiser; by request of Insurance Commissioner

Addressing conversion rights upon termination of eligibility for health plan coverage.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

SB 6270 By Senator Keiser; by request of Insurance Commissioner

Concerning emergency health care services.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

SB 6271 By Senators Murray and Haugen

Concerning annexations by cities and code cities located within the boundaries of a regional transit authority.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 6272 By Senators Kohl-Welles, Carrell, Roach and McDermott

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

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 6273 By Senator Swecker

Concerning insurance coverage of the sales tax for prescribed durable medical equipment and mobility enhancing equipment.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

SB 6274 By Senator Jacobsen

Establishing the Washington state trail interactions work group.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES, OCEAN & RECREATION.

SB 6275 By Senator Jacobsen

Regarding harbor lines.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES, OCEAN & RECREATION.

SB 6276 By Senator Jacobsen

Granting the University of Washington tuition-setting authority.

Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION & WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.

SB 6277 By Senators Zarelli and Regala

Revising the order of vesting for the right to control disposition of human remains.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

SB 6278 By Senator McDermott

Expanding the membership of the capital projects advisory review board.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 6279 By Senators Kline, Murray and Haugen

Clarifying regional transit authority facilities as essential public facilities.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 6280 By Senators Murray, Shin, Kohl-Welles and Marr

Concerning East Asian medicine practitioners.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

SB 6281 By Senator Tom

Addressing the dissolution of limited liability companies.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

SB 6282 By Senator Fairley

Changing the definition of "immediate family" for purpose of membership on the Washington citizens' commission on salaries for elected officials.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

SB 6283 By Senators Rockefeller, Swecker and Fraser; by request of Department of General Administration and WSU Extension Energy Program

Regarding the Washington State University extension energy program's plant operations support program.

Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT, WATER & ENERGY.

SB 6284 By Senator Jacobsen

Recognizing Leif Erickson day.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

SB 6285 By Senator Sheldon

Concerning campaign contribution limits for candidates for county office in a noncharter county.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

SB 6286 By Senators Kline, Haugen and Tom

Concerning the liability and powers of cities and flood control zone districts.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

SB 6287 By Senators Fraser and Fairley

Concerning annexation of a city, partial city, or town to a fire protection district.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

SB 6288 By Senators Pridemore and Fairley

Authorizing counties, cities, and towns to request background checks for certain license applicants and licensees.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

SB 6289 By Senators Pridemore, Brandland and Marr

Protecting lake water quality by reducing phosphorus from lawn fertilizers.

Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT, WATER & ENERGY.

SB 6290 By Senators Kohl-Welles, Keiser, McDermott and Kline

Addressing collective bargaining for certain employees of institutions of higher education and related boards.

Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE & CONSUMER PROTECTION.

SB 6291 By Senator Brandland

Concerning marauding dogs.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

SB 6292 By Senator Brandland

Providing notice of release from involuntary treatment.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

SB 6293 By Senator Brandland

Changing provisions relating to rendering criminal assistance in the first degree.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

SB 6294 By Senator Benton

Authorizing the use of four-wheel, all-terrain vehicles on highways under certain conditions.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 6295 By Senator Benton

Concerning government entities photographing or recording images of citizens.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 6296 By Senator Benton

Concerning quick title transactions for vehicles and vessels.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 6297 By Senator Franklin

Regarding certification of speech-language pathology assistants.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

SB 6298 By Senator Berkey

Authorizing limited deposits of public funds with credit unions.

Referred to Committee on FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, HOUSING & INSURANCE.

SB 6299 By Senators Schoesler and Hatfield

Regarding livestock inspection.

Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE & RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

SJM 8017 By Senators Jacobsen and Morton

Requesting that the restoration of sustainable, healthy forests be a national priority.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES, OCEAN & RECREATION.

SJR 8218 By Senators Carrell, Franklin, Brandland, Becker, Schoesler, Kastama, Honeyford, Delvin, Hobbs, Parlette, Zarelli, McCaslin, Holmquist, Hargrove and Regala

Amending the state Constitution so that offenses that may result in a mandatory life sentence upon conviction are not bailable by sufficient sureties.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

SJR 8219 By Senators Franklin and McDermott

Amending the Constitution to allow an income tax.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SCR 8409 By Senator Keiser

Forming a joint select committee on health reform implementation.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

SCR 8410 By Senators Brown and Hewitt

Notifying the Governor that the Legislature is ready to conduct business.

BOOST.

SCR 8411 By Senators Brown and Hewitt

Establishing cutoff dates for the 2010 regular session.

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