Washington State Senate

Introduction and First Reading of
Bills, Memorials, Joint Resolutions and Concurrent Resolutions
2011 Regular Session of the 62nd Legislature
BRAD OWEN, President of the Senate MARGARITA PRENTICE, President Pro Tem
THOMAS HOEMANN, Secretary of the Senate PAULL SHIN, Vice President Pro Tem

January 27, 2011 - Thursday 18TH DAY
SB 5487 By Senators Schoesler, Hatfield, Hobbs, Delvin, Honeyford, Becker and Shin

Establishing a certification program for commercial egg laying chicken operations.

Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE & RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

SB 5488 By Senators Hatfield and Keiser

Facilitating integration of behavioral health care and primary care.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

SB 5489 By Senators Ericksen, Delvin and Hewitt

Exempting public hospital districts from certificate of need requirements.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

SB 5490 By Senators Prentice, Swecker, Shin, White and Sheldon; by request of Department of Transportation

Concerning the use of express toll lanes in the eastside corridor.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 5491 By Senators Nelson, Swecker, Chase and Shin

Limiting the authority of boundary review boards.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS, TRIBAL RELATIONS & ELECTIONS.

SB 5492 By Senators Schoesler, Hatfield and Hewitt

Changing Washington beer commission provisions.

Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE & RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

SB 5493 By Senators Delvin and Hewitt

Concerning requirements that cities and towns with ambulance utilities allocate funds toward the total cost necessary to regulate, operate, and maintain the ambulance utility.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS, TRIBAL RELATIONS & ELECTIONS.

SB 5494 By Senators Brown, Zarelli and Shin

Addressing the default investment option available to new members of the plan 3 retirement systems.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 5495 By Senators Kohl-Welles and Pflug

Addressing shareholder quorum and voting requirements under the Washington business corporation act.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

SB 5496 By Senators Schoesler, Sheldon, Honeyford and Carrell

Siting new mobile home parks and manufactured housing communities.

Referred to Committee on FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, HOUSING & INSURANCE.

SB 5497 By Senators Sheldon, Pflug and Carrell

Requiring the removal of a mobile home, manufactured home, or park model from a mobile home park by a secured party after default.

Referred to Committee on FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, HOUSING & INSURANCE.

SB 5498 By Senators Kline, Shin, Conway, Rockefeller, Kohl-Welles, Keiser and Chase

Concerning for hire vehicles and for hire vehicle operators.

Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE & CONSUMER PROTECTION.

SB 5499 By Senators Chase, Kohl-Welles and Shin

Concerning utility donations to hunger programs.

Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT, WATER & ENERGY.

SB 5500 By Senators Baumgartner, Chase, Kastama, Zarelli, Schoesler, Shin, Holmquist Newbry, Delvin, Parlette, Kilmer and Roach

Concerning the rule-making process for state economic policy.

Referred to Committee on ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TRADE & INNOVATION.

SB 5501 By Senators Murray, Kilmer, Schoesler, Conway, Honeyford, Kohl-Welles, Keiser, Shin, Holmquist Newbry and White

Concerning the taxation of employee meals provided without specific charge.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 5502 By Senators White, Nelson, Keiser, Ranker, Kohl-Welles, Rockefeller, Murray, Litzow, Harper, Fain, Swecker, Delvin and Shin

Concerning the regulation, operations, and safety of limousine carriers.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 5503 By Senator Pridemore; by request of Governor Gregoire

Reorganizing and streamlining central service functions, powers, and duties of state government.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS, TRIBAL RELATIONS & ELECTIONS.

SB 5504 By Senators Eide, Kohl-Welles and Keiser

Addressing unlicensed child care.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

SB 5505 By Senators Hill, Chase, Fain, Pridemore, Stevens, Nelson, Litzow, Swecker, Honeyford and Schoesler

Allowing the use of federal census data to determine the resident population of annexed territory.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS, TRIBAL RELATIONS & ELECTIONS.

SB 5506 By Senators Sheldon and Morton

Regarding the use of metal detectors in state parks.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES & MARINE WATERS.

SB 5507 By Senators Kilmer, White, Chase, Nelson, Keiser, Conway, Kline, Kohl-Welles and Murray

Providing for academic employee salary increments for community and technical colleges.

Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION & WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.

SB 5508 By Senators Parlette, Keiser, Becker, Murray, Zarelli, Hewitt, Kilmer and Shin

Reauthorizing the joint legislative select committee on health reform implementation.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

SB 5509 By Senators Kline and Rockefeller

Mitigating carbon dioxide emissions resulting from fossil-fueled electrical generation.

Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT, WATER & ENERGY.

SB 5510 By Senators Rockefeller and Nelson

Defining the attributes of null power.

Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT, WATER & ENERGY.

SB 5511 By Senators Rockefeller, Ranker, McAuliffe and Hobbs

Providing a limited exemption from school day and hour requirements in order to mitigate state funding reductions.

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

SB 5512 By Senator Roach

Increasing public access to public records.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS, TRIBAL RELATIONS & ELECTIONS.

SB 5513 By Senators Roach, Prentice, Hargrove, Stevens and Shin

Requiring that child protective service workers be licensed as social workers and bonded.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.