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

FRIDAY, JANUARY 15, 2010 5TH DAY
SB 6478 By Senator Regala

Planning for the discontinuation of discharge of vulnerable populations from state institutions into homelessness.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

SB 6479 By Senators Morton, Swecker, Holmquist, Hewitt, Schoesler and Delvin

Determining who has standing when filing a petition with a growth management hearings board.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

SB 6480 By Senators Morton, Schoesler, Holmquist, Hewitt, Parlette, Stevens, Delvin, King, Becker and Swecker

Concerning impact payments of a municipally owned hydroelectric facility.

Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT, WATER & ENERGY.

SB 6481 By Senators Morton, Schoesler, Holmquist, Hewitt, King, Delvin and Swecker

Clarifying which local governments have jurisdiction over conversion-related forest practices.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES, OCEAN & RECREATION.

SB 6482 By Senator Hargrove

Concerning fire protection firms.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

SB 6483 By Senators Hargrove and Hatfield

Regarding natural wildlife planning management.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES, OCEAN & RECREATION.

SB 6484 By Senators Hewitt, Carrell, Schoesler, Sheldon, Holmquist, Morton, Stevens, King, Pflug, Becker, Swecker, Honeyford, Brandland and Delvin

Authorizing civil judgements for assault.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

SB 6485 By Senators Marr, King, Kohl-Welles, Hewitt, Hatfield, Delvin, Hobbs and Rockefeller

Modifying craft distillery provisions.

Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE & CONSUMER PROTECTION.

SB 6486 By Senators Murray and Becker

Requiring hospitals to adopt policies concerning vaccination of health care workers.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

SB 6487 By Senators Franklin, Pridemore, Keiser, Carrell, Pflug, Schoesler and Delvin

Repealing the expiration of the fair payment for chiropractic services requirement.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

SB 6488 By Senators Oemig, Gordon, McAuliffe and Tom; by request of Governor Gregoire

Regarding school levies.

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

SB 6489 By Senators Oemig, Hobbs, Rockefeller, Fairley, Fraser and Brown

Adding products to the energy efficiency code.

Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT, WATER & ENERGY.

SB 6490 By Senators Kline, Regala and Hargrove

Changing provisions regulating driver's and vehicle licenses.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

SB 6491 By Senators Oemig, McAuliffe and Kauffman; by request of Governor Gregoire

Transferring the state school for the blind and the state center for childhood deafness and hearing loss to the office of the superintendent of public instruction.

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

SB 6492 By Senators Kauffman, Kohl-Welles, Kline, Keiser, Roach and Fraser

Authorizing the department of labor and industries to issue subpoenas to enforce production of information related to electricians and electrical installations.

Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE & CONSUMER PROTECTION.

SB 6493 By Senators Schoesler, Hobbs and Holmquist

Requiring a study of disability benefit options for plan 2 and plan 3 members of the public employees' retirement system, the teachers' retirement system, and the school employees' retirement system.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 6494 By Senators Tom and McAuliffe

Regarding state board of health rules that impact school districts.

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

SB 6495 By Senators Hobbs and Stevens

Concerning supported living vendor rates.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 6496 By Senator McCaslin

Exempting ambulances and aid vehicles from the requirement to post notices about estimates for health care fees and charges.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

SB 6497 By Senator Keiser; by request of Insurance Commissioner

Concerning direct practices.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

SB 6498 By Senators Brandland, McCaslin and Carrell

Modifying robbery in the first degree provisions to include committing a robbery within and against a pharmacy.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

SB 6499 By Senators Murray and Haugen; by request of Department of Transportation

Concerning the administration, collection, use, and enforcement of tolls.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 6500 By Senators Fraser, Stevens, Regala, Parlette, Franklin, Pflug, McDermott, Kohl-Welles, Kauffman and Hargrove

Limiting the use of restraints on pregnant women or youth.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

SB 6501 By Senator Pridemore

Authorizing payment of regulated company stock in lieu of a portion of salary for educational employees.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 6502 By Senators Tom, McAuliffe, Oemig, Hobbs, Gordon and Pridemore

Restoring the school district levy base.

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

SB 6503 By Senator Prentice

Closing state agencies on specified dates.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 6504 By Senator Hargrove; by request of Department of Labor & Industries

Reducing crime victims' compensation benefits and eligibility.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

SB 6505 By Senator Kastama

Concerning the authorization, administration, and collection of tolls on the state route number 99 Alaskan Way viaduct corridor.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 6506 By Senator Kastama

Addressing the authorization, administration, and collection of tolls on the Interstate 90 floating bridge corridor.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 6507 By Senators Hobbs, Holmquist, Pridemore, Hatfield, Haugen, Kilmer, Eide, Keiser, McAuliffe, Prentice, Kauffman and Berkey

Transferring the Washington main street program to the department of archaeology and historic preservation.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

SB 6508 By Senators Fairley, Prentice, Pridemore, Kline, Rockefeller, Ranker, Tom, McDermott, Gordon and Keiser

Changing the class of persons entitled to recoveries under a wrongful death action or survival action.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

SB 6509 By Senator Shin

Modifying the budget recommendations developed by the higher education coordinating board to include recommendations on tuition and fees.

Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION & WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.

SB 6510 By Senators Kilmer and Sheldon

Extending state route number 166.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 6511 By Senators Hobbs, King and Marr; by request of Superintendent of Public Instruction

Regarding gang and hate group activity at schools and school activities.

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

SB 6512 By Senators Gordon, Hobbs, King and Marr; by request of Superintendent of Public Instruction

Increasing school safety.

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

SB 6513 By Senators Delvin, Carrell and Brandland

Prohibiting the intimidation of a peace officer.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

SB 6514 By Senators Prentice, McCaslin, Regala and Swecker

Increasing costs for administering a deferred prosecution.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

SB 6515 By Senators Kastama and Kilmer; by request of Washington State Department of Commerce

Refocusing the department of commerce, including transferring programs.

Referred to Committee on ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TRADE & INNOVATION.

SB 6516 By Senator Hobbs

Modifying plan membership default provisions in the public employees' retirement system, the teachers' retirement system, and the school employees' retirement system.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 6517 By Senators McAuliffe and King; by request of Governor Gregoire

Promoting early learning.

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

SB 6518 By Senators Oemig, Gordon, Kohl-Welles, McDermott, Tom, McAuliffe, Hobbs and Kauffman

Changing school levy provisions.

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

SB 6519 By Senators McAuliffe, King, Oemig, Kauffman and Hobbs

Streamlining Becca bill provisions for middle and high school students.

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

SB 6520 By Senators Hatfield, Parlette, Hobbs, Ranker and Pridemore

Extending time to complete recommendations under RCW 36.70A.5601 conducted by the William D. Ruckelshaus Center.

Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE & RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

SB 6521 By Senators Haugen and Honeyford

Requiring state agencies to use an agriculture impact statement.

Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE & RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

SB 6522 By Senators Pflug, Keiser, Swecker, Murray, Honeyford, Kline and Hewitt

Establishing the accountable care organization pilot projects.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

SB 6523 By Senators Pflug, Becker, Parlette, Stevens, Swecker, Schoesler and Hewitt

Concerning the apple health community care demonstration waiver.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

SB 6524 By Senators King, Kohl-Welles, Kastama, Holmquist, Keiser, Honeyford, Regala, Franklin, McDermott, Hewitt and Kline; by request of Employment Security Department

Addressing unemployment insurance penalties and contribution rates for employers who are not "qualified employers."

Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE & CONSUMER PROTECTION.

SB 6525 By Senators Kohl-Welles, Kastama, Honeyford, Keiser, Hewitt, Kline, Regala, Franklin and McDermott; by request of Employment Security Department

Correcting references in RCW 50.29.021(2)(c)(i), (c)(ii), and (3)(e), RCW 50.29.062(2)(b)(i)(B) and (2)(b)(iii), and RCW 50.29.063(1)(b) and (2)(a)(ii) to unemployment insurance statutes concerning employer experience rating accounts and contribution rates.

Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE & CONSUMER PROTECTION.

SB 6526 By Senators Kohl-Welles, Franklin, Regala, Keiser, McDermott and Kline; by request of Employment Security Department

Allowing certain individuals to seek part-time employment while maintaining eligibility for unemployment insurance in order to qualify for the unemployment insurance modernization incentive provisions of the American recovery and reinvestment act of 2009.

Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE & CONSUMER PROTECTION.

SB 6527 By Senator Roach

Notifying the secretary of state when a person summoned for jury service does not meet the qualifications of a juror.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

SB 6528 By Senator Roach

Concerning the Washington soldiers' home.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

SB 6529 By Senator Roach

Increasing public access to public records.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

SB 6530 By Senator Roach

Increasing access to public records.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

SB 6531 By Senator Roach

Modifying kidnapping provisions.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

SB 6532 By Senators Pflug and Keiser

Concerning payment for emergency services.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

SB 6533 By Senators Roach and Gordon

Granting high school credit for learning experiences.

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

SB 6534 By Senators Holmquist, King, Stevens, Swecker, Delvin, Hewitt and Schoesler

Regarding the minimum hourly wage.

Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE & CONSUMER PROTECTION.

SB 6535 By Senators Holmquist, Carrell, Roach, Stevens, Swecker, Hewitt and Schoesler

Adopting the Washington state health care freedom act of 2010 concerning health care services.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

SB 6536 By Senators Holmquist, Hatfield, Morton, Honeyford, King, Pflug, Stevens, Swecker and Delvin

Regarding the withdrawal of waters of the state from additional appropriations.

Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT, WATER & ENERGY.

SB 6537 By Senators Holmquist, Pflug, Stevens and Becker

Concerning eligibility for community economic revitalization board financial assistance.

Referred to Committee on ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TRADE & INNOVATION.