Bills, Memorials, Joint Resolutions and Concurrent Resolutions
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Introduction and First Reading of Bills, Memorials, Joint Resolutions and Concurrent Resolutions |
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| 2012 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 | ||
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| January 9, 2012 - Monday | 1ST DAY | ||
| SB 5999 | By Senators Delvin, Schoesler, Becker, Carrell, Honeyford, Shin, Hewitt, Sheldon and Holmquist Newbry Harmonizing state green house gas reporting requirements with federal requirements. Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT. |
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| SB 6000 | By Senators Harper, King and Shin Concerning deposit and investment provisions for the prearrangement trust funds of cemetery authorities. Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS, TRIBAL RELATIONS & ELECTIONS. |
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| SB 6001 | By Senators Hobbs, Delvin, Honeyford, Sheldon, Tom and Roach Extending the time to enforce civil judgments for damages caused by impaired drivers. Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY. |
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| SB 6002 | By Senators Kilmer, Parlette, Morton and Shin Making adjustments to the school construction assistance formula. Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS. |
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| SB 6003 | By Senators Carrell, Stevens, Padden, Harper, Becker, Rolfes, Swecker, Sheldon, Schoesler, Holmquist Newbry, Litzow, Hill, Fain, Parlette, Benton and Conway Modifying organized retail theft provisions. Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY. |
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| SB 6004 | By Senators Carrell, Benton, Morton, Hill, Delvin, Sheldon and Schoesler Concerning expenditures for works of art. Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS. |
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| SB 6005 | By Senators Carrell, Delvin, Fain, Sheldon, Hill and Benton Exempting certain vehicles from the written estimate requirement for auto repair facilities. Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE & CONSUMER PROTECTION. |
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| SB 6006 | By Senators Carrell, Benton, Schoesler, Delvin, Sheldon, Swecker, Ericksen, Honeyford, Roach and Holmquist Newbry Regarding sediment removal by citizen volunteers. Referred to Committee on ENERGY, NATURAL RESOURCES & MARINE WATERS. |
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| SB 6007 | By Senators Carrell, Schoesler, Benton, Regala, Delvin and Parlette Placing certain synthetic cannabimimetics and certain substituted cathinones into schedule I of the uniform controlled substances act. Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY. |
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| SB 6008 | By Senators Carrell, Holmquist Newbry, Becker, Delvin, Honeyford and Benton Concerning criminal street gangs. Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY. |
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| SB 6009 | By Senators Carrell, Schoesler, Becker, Morton, Fain, Holmquist Newbry, Swecker, Delvin, Hill and Roach Regarding ethics in public service. Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS, TRIBAL RELATIONS & ELECTIONS. |
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| SB 6010 | By Senators Carrell, Roach, Becker, Conway, Schoesler, Regala, Delvin, Stevens and Shin Concerning worker safety at state hospitals. Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS. |
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| SB 6011 | By Senators Ranker, Hargrove and Shin; by request of Department of Fish and Wildlife Charging an application fee for hydraulic project permits. Referred to Committee on ENERGY, NATURAL RESOURCES & MARINE WATERS. |
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| SB 6012 | By Senator Ranker Promoting thermal energy recovery from fossil-fueled electrical generation facilities. Referred to Committee on ENERGY, NATURAL RESOURCES & MARINE WATERS. |
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| SB 6013 | By Senators Ranker and Frockt Concerning the state integrated climate change response strategy. Referred to Committee on ENERGY, NATURAL RESOURCES & MARINE WATERS. |
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| SB 6014 | By Senators Ranker and Shin Concerning the management of storm water discharging to marine waters. Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT. |
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| SB 6015 | By Senators Ranker, Shin and Rolfes Concerning oil spills. Referred to Committee on ENERGY, NATURAL RESOURCES & MARINE WATERS. |
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| SB 6016 | By Senators Ranker, Shin and Kline Concerning shoreline management. Referred to Committee on ENERGY, NATURAL RESOURCES & MARINE WATERS. |
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| SB 6017 | By Senators Ranker and Nelson Addressing the financial audits of local governments. Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS, TRIBAL RELATIONS & ELECTIONS. |
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| SB 6018 | By Senators Ranker, Kline and Frockt Regarding the siting of small alternative energy resource facilities. Referred to Committee on ENERGY, NATURAL RESOURCES & MARINE WATERS. |
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| SB 6019 | By Senator Ranker Defining null power for fuel mix disclosures prepared by electric utilities. Referred to Committee on ENERGY, NATURAL RESOURCES & MARINE WATERS. |
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| SB 6020 | By Senators Rolfes, Hewitt, McAuliffe and Conway Regarding waivers from the one hundred eighty-day school year. Referred to Committee on EARLY LEARNING & K-12 EDUCATION. |
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| SB 6021 | By Senators Haugen, Fain, Shin and Roach Regulating air rescue or evacuation services. Referred to Committee on FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, HOUSING & INSURANCE. |
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| SB 6022 | By Senators Regala, Swecker, Hatfield, Shin, Schoesler, Tom, Pflug, Hobbs, Holmquist Newbry and Honeyford Changing the effective date of Initiative Measure No. 1163 concerning long-term care. Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS. |
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| SB 6023 | By Senators Swecker, Prentice, Benton, Pridemore, Schoesler, Haugen, Kilmer, Chase, Hill, Holmquist Newbry, Becker, Ranker, Ericksen, Shin and Frockt Creating the permit efficiency and accountability committee to select priority economic recovery projects for review by multiagency permitting teams. Referred to Committee on ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TRADE & INNOVATION. |
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| SB 6024 | By Senators Pridemore, Swecker, Chase, Fain, Tom, King, Shin and Roach Concerning political subdivisions in the intrastate mutual aid system. Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS, TRIBAL RELATIONS & ELECTIONS. |
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| SB 6025 | By Senators Kline, Padden, Eide, Becker, Shin and Tom Eliminating the mandatory retirement provision for district judges. Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY. |
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| SB 6026 | By Senators Honeyford, Haugen, Stevens, Morton, Hatfield, Ericksen, Hobbs, Schoesler, Delvin, Shin, Hewitt, Roach and Holmquist Newbry Maintaining and enhancing the viability of agriculture. Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE, WATER & RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. |
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| SB 6027 | By Senator Honeyford Concerning publicly owned industrial wastewater treatment facilities. Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT. |
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| SB 6028 | By Senators Haugen, Honeyford, Hatfield, Schoesler, Holmquist Newbry, Delvin, Morton, King, Hobbs, Becker, Shin, Sheldon, Hewitt, Swecker and Roach Regarding water resource management on the main stem of the Columbia and Snake rivers to promote the production of biofuel crops and organic crops. Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE, WATER & RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. |
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| SB 6029 | By Senators Shin, Tom, Hargrove, Hatfield, Harper, Pridemore, Delvin, Haugen, Honeyford, McAuliffe and Roach Regarding the ability to obtain a baccalaureate degree in three years. Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION & WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. |
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| SB 6030 | By Senators Shin, Kline, Delvin and Regala Addressing license suspension clerical errors. Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY. |
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| SB 6031 | By Senators Pflug, Kastama, Hewitt and Hill Clarifying expenditure limits on mailings by members of the legislature. Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS, TRIBAL RELATIONS & ELECTIONS. |
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| SB 6032 | By Senators Kohl-Welles, Haugen, Kline, Tom and Chase Imposing a fee on each new tire sold that contains studs. Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION. |
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| SB 6033 | By Senators Kohl-Welles, Pflug, Harper, Regala, Kline and Shin Concerning parental decision making regarding the disposition of remains upon the death of an adult child. Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY. |
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| SB 6034 | By Senators King, Haugen, Schoesler, Hatfield, Holmquist Newbry, Honeyford, Shin, Hewitt, Rolfes, Sheldon, Becker and Roach Creating "4-H" special license plates. Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION. |
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| SB 6035 | By Senators Delvin, Honeyford and Schoesler Transferring the duties of the energy policy division of the department of commerce to the office of the governor and Washington State University. Referred to Committee on ENERGY, NATURAL RESOURCES & MARINE WATERS. |
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| SB 6036 | By Senators Delvin, Morton, Honeyford and Hewitt Prohibiting the use of moneys from the state and local toxics control account for the purpose of public participation grants to persons and organizations who may be adversely affected by a release or threatened release of a hazardous substance. Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT. |
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| SB 6037 | By Senators Delvin, Carrell, Honeyford and Kline Limiting access to reports and records of autopsies and postmortems. Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY. |
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| SB 6038 | By Senators Delvin and McAuliffe Excluding permanent school building space used for STEM schools from eligibility determinations for state school plant funding assistance. Referred to Committee on EARLY LEARNING & K-12 EDUCATION. |
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| SB 6039 | By Senators Rolfes, Nelson, Chase, Fraser, Keiser, Conway, Pridemore and Kohl-Welles Concerning home appliance warranties. Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE & CONSUMER PROTECTION. |
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| SB 6040 | By Senators McAuliffe, King, Delvin, Rolfes, Hobbs, Shin and Chase Regarding school construction assistance rules. Referred to Committee on EARLY LEARNING & K-12 EDUCATION. |
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| SB 6041 | By Senators McAuliffe, Litzow, Rolfes and Hobbs Regarding lighthouse school programs. Referred to Committee on EARLY LEARNING & K-12 EDUCATION. |
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| SB 6042 | By Senators Schoesler, Carrell, Becker, Sheldon, Pflug, Honeyford and Padden Suspending the requirement to purchase public art with appropriations made for construction of public buildings. Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS. |
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| SB 6043 | By Senators Schoesler, Kastama, Honeyford, Harper, Swecker, Carrell, Padden, Pflug, Hargrove, Eide, Shin and Roach Prohibiting cemetery districts from selling certain memorial markers if private retailers or wholesalers of these markers are located within fifty miles of the district. Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS, TRIBAL RELATIONS & ELECTIONS. |
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| SB 6044 | By Senator Honeyford Concerning the supply of water by public utility districts bordered by the Columbia river to be used in, or power from, pumped storage projects. Referred to Committee on ENERGY, NATURAL RESOURCES & MARINE WATERS. |
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| SB 6045 | By Senators Benton, Carrell, Padden, Stevens, Delvin, Holmquist Newbry and Swecker Concerning greater governmental fiscal responsibility through limitations on expenditures. Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS. |
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| SB 6046 | By Senators Prentice, Delvin, Conway, Kohl-Welles, King, Shin and Chase; by request of Gambling Commission Addressing the powers and duties of the gambling commission. Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE & CONSUMER PROTECTION. |
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| SB 6047 | By Senators Chase, Swecker, Honeyford, Fraser, Shin, Parlette and Tom; by request of Secretary of State Allowing the state library to recover costs associated with research requests from persons who are not Washington residents. Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS, TRIBAL RELATIONS & ELECTIONS. |
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| SB 6048 | By Senators Keiser, Pflug, Becker, Conway, Shin, Honeyford and Kline Permitting nursing homes to recycle unused prescription medicines. Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE. |
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| SB 6049 | By Senators Kastama and Shin Requiring the department of health to establish a cancer drug repository program. Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE. |
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| SB 6050 | By Senators Becker, Swecker, Schoesler, Morton, Honeyford, Carrell, Hewitt and Conway Expanding waivers from the one hundred eighty-day school year requirement. Referred to Committee on EARLY LEARNING & K-12 EDUCATION. |
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| SB 6051 | By Senators Keiser, Conway, Kline and Frockt Concerning the donation and redistribution of unused prescription drugs. Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE. |
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| SB 6052 | By Senators Frockt, Hill, Shin, Kohl-Welles, Harper, Rolfes, Litzow, Hobbs, Eide, Fain, Tom, Ranker, Murray, Honeyford, McAuliffe, Conway, Sheldon, Roach and Haugen Increasing penalties for vehicular homicide and vehicular assault. Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY. |
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| SB 6053 | By Senators Benton, Carrell, Holmquist Newbry, Stevens and Roach Enacting the Washington state English language empowerment act. Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS, TRIBAL RELATIONS & ELECTIONS. |
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| SB 6054 | By Senators Benton, Carrell, Holmquist Newbry, Stevens and Roach Eliminating the certificate of need review for all health care facilities except hospitals. Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE. |
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| SJR 8218 | By Senators Swecker, Regala, Hewitt, Harper, Schoesler, Benton, Hill and Becker Amending the state Constitution to limit certain initiatives placed on the ballot. Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS, TRIBAL RELATIONS & ELECTIONS. |
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| SJR 8219 | By Senators Benton, Carrell, Holmquist Newbry, Padden, Stevens and Swecker Amending the state Constitution to include an expenditure limit. Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS. |
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| SJR 8220 | By Senators Benton, Holmquist Newbry, Stevens, Morton and Carrell Amending the Constitution to designate English as the official language of the state. Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS, TRIBAL RELATIONS & ELECTIONS. |