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 28, 2011 - Friday		19TH DAY

	SB 5514	By Senators Pflug and Keiser Concerning the health care facilities authority. Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.
	SB 5515	By Senators Pflug, Keiser, Becker, Kastama, Murray, Parlette and Shin Providing requirements for freestanding emergency rooms. Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.
	SB 5516	By Senators Tom, Hill, Becker, Kilmer, White and Shin Allowing advance payments for equipment maintenance services for institutions of higher education. Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION & WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.
	SB 5517	By Senators Tom, Hill, Kilmer and Shin Exempting institutions of higher education that do not use archives and records management services from payment for those services. Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION & WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.
	SB 5518	By Senators Tom, Hill and Kilmer Requiring direct deposit of salaries for government employees. Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.
	SB 5519	By Senators Tom, Hill, Kilmer and Shin Changing public contracting authority. Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION & WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.
	SB 5520	By Senators Tom and Kilmer Concerning the rates and charges for storm water control facilities paid by certain state research universities. Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT, WATER & ENERGY.
	SB 5521	By Senators Tom, Kastama, Kilmer and Shin Regarding commercialization of state university technology. Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION & WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.
	SB 5522	By Senators Tom and Murray Creating the office of the superintendent of public instruction as an executive branch agency. Referred to Committee on EARLY LEARNING & K-12 EDUCATION.
	SB 5523	By Senators Tom, Litzow, Hobbs, Zarelli, Hatfield, Kastama, Haugen, Rockefeller, Hewitt, Schoesler and Shin Eliminating the state printing operation. Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.
	SB 5524	By Senators White, Nelson, Hill, Delvin, Kilmer and Kohl-Welles Creating an exemption from impact fees for low-income housing. Referred to Committee on FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, HOUSING & INSURANCE.
	SB 5525	By Senators Kilmer and Carrell Addressing hospital benefit zones that have already formed. Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS, TRIBAL RELATIONS & ELECTIONS.
	SB 5526	By Senators Regala, Delvin, Eide, Zarelli, Murray, Pridemore, Holmquist Newbry, Morton, Hewitt, Chase, Honeyford, Fraser and McAuliffe Concerning incentives for stirling converters. Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT, WATER & ENERGY.
	SB 5527	By Senators Hargrove, Carrell and Shin Directing creation of an electronic benefit transfer system for the delivery of subsidized child care. Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.
	SB 5528	By Senators Regala and Haugen Eliminating the handling loss deduction for the motor vehicle fuel tax. Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.
	SB 5529	By Senators Pridemore and Ranker; by request of Department of Fish and Wildlife Regarding hydraulic project approval. Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES & MARINE WATERS.
	SB 5530	By Senators Swecker, Kastama and Shin Addressing appeal and permit procedures under the shoreline management act. Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES & MARINE WATERS.
	SB 5531	By Senators King, Prentice, Keiser and Shin Reimbursing counties for providing judicial services involving mental health commitments. Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.
	SB 5532	By Senators Chase, Hobbs, King, Haugen, Delvin, Hill and White Concerning state route number 522. Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.
	SB 5533	By Senators Hargrove, Fraser and Carrell Addressing court-ordered legal financial obligations collected by the county clerks. Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.
	SB 5534	By Senators Murray, Zarelli and Kohl-Welles Concerning the business and occupation taxation of newspapers. Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.
	SB 5535	By Senators Honeyford, Kastama, Morton, Kilmer, Parlette, Becker, Stevens, Litzow, McAuliffe, Shin, Roach and Chase Providing tax incentives for donations of modern laboratory equipment to higher education institutions and vocational skills centers. Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.
	SB 5536	By Senators Rockefeller, Honeyford, Ranker, Nelson, Shin and Kline; by request of Department of Ecology Regarding the management of water resources. Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT, WATER & ENERGY.
	SB 5537	By Senators White and Prentice Regarding time restrictions on soliciting or accepting campaign contributions. Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS, TRIBAL RELATIONS & ELECTIONS.
	SB 5538	By Senator White Concerning members of certain nonprofit conservation corps programs. Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE & CONSUMER PROTECTION.
	SB 5539	By Senators Kohl-Welles, Prentice, White, Kilmer, Brown and McAuliffe Concerning Washington's motion picture competitiveness. Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE & CONSUMER PROTECTION.
	SB 5540	By Senators Hobbs, Delvin, King and Hewitt Authorizing the use of automated school bus safety cameras. Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.
	SB 5541	By Senators Murray, Delvin, Haugen, Roach, King, White, Shin, Kohl-Welles and Kline Concerning regional mobility grants and tax incentives for improving transportation connectivity and efficiency. Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.
	SB 5542	By Senators Delvin, Prentice, Honeyford, Hatfield, Schoesler, Hobbs and Hewitt Establishing special license endorsements for cigar lounges and retail tobacconist shops. Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE & CONSUMER PROTECTION.
	SB 5543	By Senators Hargrove, Kohl-Welles, Chase, Nelson, Haugen, Swecker, Shin and Conway Concerning fire protection firms. Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE & CONSUMER PROTECTION.
	SB 5544	By Senators Fraser and Zarelli; by request of Department of Revenue Concerning sales and use tax exemptions for certain property and services used in manufacturing, research and development, or testing operations, not including changes to RCW 82.08.02565 and 82.12.02565 that reduce state revenue. Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.
	SB 5545	By Senators Delvin, Kohl-Welles, Hargrove, Stevens, Fraser, Swecker, Chase, McAuliffe, White, Eide, Roach, Shin and Regala Addressing police investigations of commercial sexual exploitation of children and human trafficking. Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.
	SB 5546	By Senators Kohl-Welles, Delvin, Chase, Pflug, Fraser, Keiser, Rockefeller, Regala, Kline, Holmquist Newbry, King, Shin, White, Stevens, Roach and Conway Concerning the crime of human trafficking. Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.
	SB 5547	By Senators Prentice, Benton and Hewitt Removing the cap on the maximum number of small loans a borrower may have in a twelve-month period. Referred to Committee on FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, HOUSING & INSURANCE.
	SB 5548	By Senators King and Keiser Regarding institutions of higher education prohibiting hospitals or physicians from entering into agreements to provide clinical rotations or residencies to certain medical students. Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.
	SB 5549	By Senators Murray, Regala, Kohl-Welles, White and Tom Concerning physical therapists. Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.
	SB 5550	By Senators Regala, Ranker, Swecker, Hargrove, Morton, Stevens, Fraser, Shin and Kohl-Welles; by request of Department of Natural Resources Concerning the annual rent rate for marinas. Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES & MARINE WATERS.
	SB 5551	By Senators Ranker, Swecker, Sheldon, Regala and Stevens; by request of Commissioner of Public Lands Concerning the forestry riparian easement program. Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES & MARINE WATERS.
	SB 5552	By Senators Kohl-Welles, Holmquist Newbry, Keiser, Conway, King and Shin Expanding protections against workplace harassment in antiharassment protection orders. Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE & CONSUMER PROTECTION.
	SB 5553	By Senators Roach, Pridemore and Chase Requiring public agencies, special purpose districts, and municipalities to post certain information on their web sites. Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS, TRIBAL RELATIONS & ELECTIONS.
	SB 5554	By Senators Roach and Chase Preventing rejection of ballots that have voter identifying marks. Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS, TRIBAL RELATIONS & ELECTIONS.
	SB 5555	By Senators Parlette, Hatfield, Morton, Honeyford and Hewitt Concerning interbasin transfers of water rights. Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT, WATER & ENERGY.
	SB 5556	By Senators Prentice, Fain and Keiser Concerning certain social card games in an area annexed by a city or town. Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE & CONSUMER PROTECTION.
	SB 5557	By Senators Prentice, Chase, Hobbs, White, McAuliffe, Nelson, Hargrove, Kastama, Regala, Rockefeller, Hatfield and Shin; by request of Governor Gregoire Creating the Washington state office of civil rights. Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS, TRIBAL RELATIONS & ELECTIONS.
	SJR 8212	By Senator Tom Eliminating the superintendent of public instruction as a statewide elected official. Referred to Committee on EARLY LEARNING & K-12 EDUCATION.