Washington State Senate

Introduction and First Reading of
Bills, Memorials, Joint Resolutions and Concurrent Resolutions
2013 Regular Session of the 63rd Legislature
BRAD OWEN, President of the Senate TIM SHELDON, President Pro Tem
HUNTER G. GOODMAN, Secretary of the Senate PAULL SHIN, Vice President Pro Tem

February 4, 2013 - Monday 22ND DAY
SB 5541 By Senators Hobbs, Fain, Hatfield and Harper

Concerning the redemption of real property.

Referred to Committee on FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, HOUSING & INSURANCE.

SB 5542 By Senators Keiser, Becker and Honeyford; by request of Health Care Authority and LEOFF Plan 2 Retirement Board

Addressing public employee benefits.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH CARE .

SB 5543 By Senators Hatfield and Shin

Regarding state and private partnerships for managing salmonid hatcheries.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES & PARKS.

SB 5544 By Senators Ranker, Litzow, Fain, Hasegawa, Schlicher, Kline, Kohl-Welles, McAuliffe and Shin

Requiring an online higher education transfer and student advising system.

Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION.

SB 5545 By Senators Ranker, Ericksen, Fain, Litzow and Shin

Establishing the working waterfront redevelopment jobs act.

Referred to Committee on ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT & TELECOMMUNICATIONS.

SB 5546 By Senators Ranker, Litzow, Fraser, Nelson, Billig, Cleveland, Kohl-Welles and Shin

Concerning floatation devices on state-owned aquatic lands and in state waters.

Referred to Committee on ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT & TELECOMMUNICATIONS.

SB 5547 By Senators Ranker, Litzow, Shin and Kline

Addressing ocean acidification by taking action on the recommendations of the governor's blue ribbon panel on ocean acidification.

Referred to Committee on ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT & TELECOMMUNICATIONS.

SB 5548 By Senators Ranker, Nelson, Billig, Hasegawa, Keiser, Schlicher, Kline, Kohl-Welles, Shin and Rolfes

Limiting differential tuition.

Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION.

SB 5549 By Senators Becker, Chase, Keiser and Darneille

Concerning the education of surgical technologists.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH CARE .

SB 5550 By Senators Padden, Kline and Carrell

Concerning privileging and professional conduct reviews by health care professional review bodies.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SB 5551 By Senators Conway, Carrell and Shin

Concerning competency to stand trial evaluations.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SB 5552 By Senators Darneille, Kline, Chase, Nelson, Hasegawa, Kohl-Welles, Keiser, McAuliffe and Shin

Improving child support collections by requiring reporting of compensation and establishing an intercept program.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

SB 5553 By Senators Schlicher, Becker, Keiser, Parlette and Shin

Requiring the department of health to study the potential to divert ambulances to urgent care facilities.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH CARE .

SB 5554 By Senators Schlicher, Becker, Parlette, Keiser, Frockt, Ranker, Hasegawa, Shin and Kline

Requiring a study of the prescription monitoring program and its role in increasing coordination of care.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH CARE .

SB 5555 By Senator Ericksen

Enacting the Washington state renewable energy space heating act.

Referred to Committee on ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT & TELECOMMUNICATIONS.

SB 5556 By Senators Darneille, Dammeier, Schlicher, Conway, Roach, McAuliffe, Becker, Carrell, Delvin and Shin

Concerning missing endangered persons.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SB 5557 By Senators Chase, Hasegawa, Nelson, Fraser, McAuliffe, Shin, Kline and Murray

Encouraging educating students on the content and importance of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

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

SB 5558 By Senators Fain, Hobbs, Keiser, Shin and Kline; by request of Housing Finance Commission

Creating loan-making authority for down payment assistance for single-family homeownership.

Referred to Committee on FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, HOUSING & INSURANCE.

SB 5559 By Senators Bailey, Kohl-Welles, Tom and McAuliffe

Authorizing educational specialist degrees at Central Washington University and Western Washington University.

Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION.

SB 5560 By Senators Bailey, Kohl-Welles and Tom

Modifying job skills program provisions.

Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION.

SB 5561 By Senators Hatfield, Schoesler, Harper, Honeyford and Shin

Concerning the business and occupation taxation of dairy products.

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

SB 5562 By Senators Becker, Cleveland, Schlicher, Bailey and Keiser

Concerning providers and facilities' participation in the provision of medical care or in the withholding or withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment in accordance with a form developed by the department of health.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH CARE .

SB 5563 By Senators Kohl-Welles, Litzow, Rolfes, Keiser, McAuliffe and Kline

Regarding training for school employees in the prevention of sexual abuse.

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

SB 5564 By Senators Smith, Billig, Baumgartner, Rolfes, Schlicher, Braun and Harper

Addressing when vehicles overtake and pass pedestrians or bicyclists.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 5565 By Senators Hargrove, Carrell, Keiser, Harper, Nelson, Kohl-Welles, McAuliffe and Kline

Concerning background checks for individuals seeking a license under chapter 74.13 RCW or unsupervised access to children.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

SB 5566 By Senators Pearson, Carrell and Harper

Concerning interviewing children in child protective services investigations at children's advocacy centers.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

SB 5567 By Senators Chase, Hasegawa, Nelson, Schlicher, Darneille, Kline, Billig, Harper, Conway, Shin, McAuliffe, Keiser, Rolfes and Cleveland

Changing requirements for membership on community and technical college boards of trustees.

Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION.

SB 5568 By Senators Hobbs, Kohl-Welles, Billig, Frockt, Chase, Harper, Hasegawa, Keiser, Shin, Kline and Nelson

Concerning the disclosure of certain information when screening tenants.

Referred to Committee on FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, HOUSING & INSURANCE.

SB 5569 By Senators McAuliffe, Litzow, Rolfes, Rivers, Billig, Dammeier, Mullet, Keiser and Kline

Establishing a requirement and system for reporting incidents of student restraint and isolation in public schools.

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

SB 5570 By Senators McAuliffe, Rolfes, Keiser and Kline

Concerning school funding.

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

SB 5571 By Senators McAuliffe, Litzow, Keiser, Dammeier, Rolfes, Rivers, Mullet, Kohl-Welles, Parlette, Shin, Ranker, Kline and Murray

Increasing public awareness of mental illness and its consequences.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

SB 5572 By Senators Rolfes and Pearson

Regarding the sea cucumber dive fishery.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES & PARKS.

SB 5573 By Senators Rolfes, Billig, McAuliffe, Frockt, Cleveland, Kohl-Welles, Keiser and Murray

Implementing the first biennium spending plan recommendations of the joint task force on education funding.

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

SB 5574 By Senators King and Shin

Revising the admissibility in a civil action of failing to wear safety belt assemblies and failing to use child restraint systems.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SB 5575 By Senators Pearson, Bailey, Becker, Sheldon, Carrell, Hill, Holmquist Newbry, Tom, Parlette, Smith and Braun

Concerning state parks funding.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES & PARKS.

SB 5576 By Senators Hobbs, Litzow, Keiser, Kohl-Welles, Ranker, Harper, Chase, Nelson, Conway, Eide, Hasegawa, Schlicher, Rolfes, Kline, Mullet, McAuliffe, Darneille, Cleveland, Frockt, Fraser, Murray, Billig and Hatfield

Concerning health plan coverage for the voluntary termination of a pregnancy.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SB 5577 By Senator Carrell

Protecting public employees who act ethically and legally.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

SB 5578 By Senators Fraser, Carrell, Padden, Darneille, Harper, Pearson, Hargrove and Kline

Exempting certain family day care providers who have been operating for at least five years from any requirement to have a high school diploma or equivalent education.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

SB 5579 By Senators Benton, Rivers and Braun

Addressing land use decisions.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS.

SB 5580 By Senator Roach

Modifying ballot processing provisions.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS.

SB 5581 By Senators Delvin and McAuliffe

Regarding the allocation of one-half of one percent of original public school construction for equipment and technology purposes.

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

SB 5582 By Senator Delvin

Concerning metropolitan park district property tax levies.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS.

SB 5583 By Senators Benton, Billig and Kohl-Welles

Requiring an annual permit fee on studded tire use.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 5584 By Senator Benton

Authorizing the sale of rights to name or rename state transportation facilities.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 5585 By Senator Benton

Requiring drug testing for recipients of benefits under the temporary assistance for needy families program.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

SB 5586 By Senators Ranker, Litzow, Keiser, Harper, Tom, Darneille, Chase, Nelson, Hasegawa, McAuliffe, Kohl-Welles and Shin

Requiring the certificate of need review to include a determination of whether hospitals are able to provide a full range of legal medical services.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH CARE .

SB 5587 By Senators Litzow, Dammeier, Rivers, Fain and Tom

Concerning student assessments.

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

SB 5588 By Senators Litzow, Dammeier, Sheldon, Rivers, Fain and Tom

Changing the definition of "school day."

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