Washington State Senate

Introduction and First Reading of
Bills, Memorials, Joint Resolutions and Concurrent Resolutions
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

January 11, 2012 - Wednesday 3RD DAY
SB 6061 By Senators Pflug and Murray

Changing the nonresident sales tax exemption into a refund program.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 6062 By Senators Fain, Hargrove, Harper, Kilmer, Haugen, Litzow, Hobbs, Tom, Hill, Conway, King and Roach

Concerning the definitions of certain motorcycles.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 6063 By Senator Nelson

Concerning public improvement contracts involving federally funded transit facility projects.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 6064 By Senator Kline

Authorizing regional transit authorities to use the job order contracting procedure.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 6065 By Senators Kline, Swecker and Padden

Concerning county coroners.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

SB 6066 By Senators Kline, Nelson, Murray, Shin and Kohl-Welles

Concerning video and audio recording by law enforcement officers.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

SB 6067 By Senators Kline and Harper

Suspending and waiving certain court assessments, fines, and penalties.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

SB 6068 By Senators Kline, Zarelli and Frockt

Providing for religious objection to autopsy.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

SB 6069 By Senators Litzow, Kline, Harper and Frockt

Concerning electronic transactions.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

SB 6070 By Senators Kline, Frockt, Harper, Keiser and Shin

Concerning the recording of residential real property.

Referred to Committee on FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, HOUSING & INSURANCE.

SB 6071 By Senators Kline and Pridemore

Concerning the vacation of records.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

SB 6072 By Senators Kline, Kohl-Welles, Conway, Harper, Hobbs and Keiser

Protecting employees from retaliation for conduct that promotes public policy.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

SB 6073 By Senators Kilmer, Regala, Rolfes and Carrell

Concerning sales and use taxes related to the state route number 16 corridor improvements project.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 6074 By Senators Kilmer, Parlette and Shin; by request of Governor Gregoire

Concerning the capital budget.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 6075 By Senators Carrell and Harper

Removing the notice requirement when an attorney or private investigator requests vehicle owner information.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 6076 By Senators Nelson, Fain and Pridemore

Creating a senior center license.

Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE & CONSUMER PROTECTION.

SB 6077 By Senators Nelson, Conway, Frockt, Rolfes, Regala and Kline; by request of Department of Ecology

Generating additional revenue from the sale of solid fuel burning devices.

Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT.

SB 6078 By Senators Ranker, Swecker, Regala, Kline, Schoesler, Fain, Kilmer, Harper, Shin, Litzow, Fraser, Keiser, Conway, Hargrove and Rolfes

Implementing efficiencies in the management of the state's natural resources.

Referred to Committee on ENERGY, NATURAL RESOURCES & MARINE WATERS.

SB 6079 By Senators Schoesler, Fraser, Kohl-Welles, Carrell, Murray and Shin

Exempting officers and employees of the Washington state institute for public policy from state civil service law.

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

SB 6080 By Senators Haugen, Swecker, Hargrove, King, Fain, Ranker, Ericksen, Becker, Hill, Honeyford, Rolfes, Roach, Sheldon, Delvin and Holmquist Newbry

Regarding landowner immunity from liability for nonintentional injuries to recreational users in connection with forestry and other principal uses of the lands.

Referred to Committee on ENERGY, NATURAL RESOURCES & MARINE WATERS.

SB 6081 By Senators Haugen, Swecker, Ranker, King, Hatfield, Becker, Ericksen, Nelson, Regala and Shin

Authorizing counties and ferry districts operating ferries to impose a vessel replacement surcharge on ferry fares sold.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 6082 By Senators Haugen, Swecker, Hatfield, King, Ericksen, Honeyford, Shin and Parlette

Regarding the preservation and conservation of agricultural resource lands.

Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE, WATER & RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

SB 6083 By Senators Swecker, Becker and Sheldon

Providing assistance to landowners complying with regulations associated with protection of the Mazama pocket gopher.

Referred to Committee on ENERGY, NATURAL RESOURCES & MARINE WATERS.

SB 6084 By Senators Swecker, Schoesler, Haugen, King, Sheldon, Hatfield, Honeyford and Shin

Eliminating nonhigh school district reimbursement fees.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 6085 By Senators Swecker, Pridemore, Hargrove and Haugen

Addressing the use of state facilities.

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

SB 6086 By Senators Swecker, Ericksen and Hill

Authorizing single-sex classes under specified circumstances.

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

SB 6087 By Senators Hatfield, Schoesler, Hobbs, Shin and Roach

Regarding disclosure of information relating to agriculture and livestock.

Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE, WATER & RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

SB 6088 By Senators Pridemore, Swecker, Conway, Ranker, Shin, Keiser, Kilmer, Kline, Zarelli, Prentice, Rolfes, Eide, Fraser, Kastama, Hobbs, Kohl-Welles, Tom, Benton and Frockt

Strengthening the review of the legislature's goals for tax preferences by requiring that every new tax preference provide an expiration date and statement of legislative intent.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 6089 By Senators Pridemore, Swecker, Keiser, Ranker, Conway, Kline, Prentice, Shin, Rolfes, Parlette, Zarelli, Eide, Schoesler, Kastama, Roach, Kohl-Welles, Benton and Sheldon; by request of Public Disclosure Commission

Requiring sponsor identification on certain telephone campaign advertising.

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

SB 6090 By Senators Fain, Honeyford and Haugen

Concerning the liability of landowners for unintentional injuries that result from certain public or private airstrip operations.

Referred to Committee on ENERGY, NATURAL RESOURCES & MARINE WATERS.

SB 6091 By Senator Honeyford

Concerning the maintenance of privacy standards by eliminating the department of revenues' authorization to examine medical records.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 6092 By Senators Haugen, Schoesler, Hatfield, Becker, Hobbs and Shin

Regarding the dairy products commission.

Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE, WATER & RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

SB 6093 By Senators Haugen, King, Sheldon, Eide, Swecker, Hatfield and Morton

Regarding wetlands mitigation.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 6094 By Senators Morton, Holmquist Newbry, Stevens, Becker, Hatfield, Schoesler, Ericksen, Hill, Hewitt, Padden, Carrell and Swecker

Concerning the operation of a motor vehicle on state lands under the discover pass program.

Referred to Committee on ENERGY, NATURAL RESOURCES & MARINE WATERS.

SB 6095 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 6096 By Senators Conway, Parlette and Keiser

Regulating the practices of pharmacy benefits managers.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

SB 6097 By Senators Rolfes, Fraser, Kilmer, Nelson, Swecker and Sheldon

Encouraging economic development by exempting certain counties from the forest land compensating tax.

Referred to Committee on ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TRADE & INNOVATION.

SB 6098 By Senators Rolfes, Hargrove, Fain and Kohl-Welles

Revising fingerprinting requirements for licensing of private investigators and private security guards.

Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE & CONSUMER PROTECTION.

SB 6099 By Senators Rolfes, Nelson, Chase and Conway; by request of Office of Financial Management

Regarding school district levy elections.

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

SB 6100 By Senators Hargrove and Roach

Updating the administration of the sexual assault grant programs.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

SB 6101 By Senators Morton, Delvin, Schoesler, Sheldon and Honeyford

Clarifying the definition of "qualifying utility" for the purposes of chapter 19.285 RCW, the energy independence act.

Referred to Committee on ENERGY, NATURAL RESOURCES & MARINE WATERS.

SB 6102 By Senators Regala, Rolfes, Nelson, Fraser, Chase and Kline

Protecting air quality that is impacted by high emitting solid fuel burning devices.

Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT.

SB 6103 By Senators Keiser and Fraser

Requiring registration of reflexologists.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

SB 6104 By Senators Keiser, Fraser and Kline

Granting authority to the secretary of health to conduct inspections of massage business establishments.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

SB 6105 By Senators Parlette, Hatfield, Conway, Becker, Keiser and Shin

Exempting veterinarians from the data submission requirements of the prescription monitoring program.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

SB 6106 By Senator Hewitt

Increasing the allowable electrical generating capacity of a net metering system to two megawatts.

Referred to Committee on ENERGY, NATURAL RESOURCES & MARINE WATERS.

SB 6107 By Senators Becker, Keiser, Conway, Swecker, Pridemore, Harper, King, Kilmer, Schoesler, Fain, Frockt, Haugen, Honeyford, Hatfield, Hill and Parlette

Concerning prescription review for medicaid managed care enrollees.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

SB 6108 By Senators Harper and Fain

Clarifying the location at which the crime of theft of rental, leased, lease-purchased, or loaned property occurs.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

SB 6109 By Senators Pridemore, Swecker and Prentice; by request of Attorney General and State Auditor

Exempting video and audio recordings of closed executive session meetings from public inspection and copying.

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

SB 6110 By Senator Carrell

Regulating fees and charges related to the operation of sewerage systems operated by the county.

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

SB 6111 By Senator Swecker

Concerning fees for certain vehicle title, registration, and permitting services.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 6112 By Senators Eide, King, Haugen, Fain and Shin

Concerning the use of alternative traction devices on tires under certain conditions.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 6113 By Senator Prentice

Concerning the disclosure of personally identifying information on certain transit passes and fare payment media.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 6114 By Senators Shin, Prentice and Nelson

Concerning proof of payment for certain transportation fares.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 6115 By Senators Keiser, Becker, Kastama, Conway and Pflug

Concerning the health care workforce.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

SB 6116 By Senators Fraser, Swecker, Pridemore, Ranker and Murray

Concerning on-site sewage program management plans.

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

SB 6117 By Senators McAuliffe, Litzow, Eide, Shin, Pridemore and Harper

Regarding academic audits of the lowest-achieving schools in required action districts.

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

SB 6118 By Senators McAuliffe, Litzow, Chase, Eide, Shin, Rolfes, Harper and Frockt

Implementing recommendations of the 2010 working group regarding programs for highly capable students.

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

SB 6119 By Senators McAuliffe, Eide, Shin, Keiser, Conway, Harper, Frockt and Litzow

Enacting the career pathways act.

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

SB 6120 By Senators Nelson, Swecker, Harper, Hargrove, Kohl-Welles, Fraser, Kastama, Pridemore, Rolfes, Frockt, Ranker, Regala, Shin, Tom, Kline, Chase, Keiser and Conway

Concerning children's safe products.

Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT.

SB 6121 By Senators Frockt, Tom, Kastama, Shin and Kline

Requiring the office of student financial assistance to provide a financial aid counseling curriculum for institutions of higher education.

Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION & WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.

SB 6122 By Senator Carrell

Concerning unattended pet animals with a choke chain.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.