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 21, 2013 - Thursday		39TH DAY

	SB 5833	By Senators Murray, Keiser, Hasegawa, Harper, Conway, Shin, Hobbs, Nelson, Kohl-Welles, Kline, Fraser, McAuliffe and Frockt Regulating interpreter services. Referred to Committee on COMMERCE & LABOR.
	SB 5834	By Senators Roach, Holmquist Newbry, Conway and McAuliffe; by request of Governor Inslee Concerning veteran-owned businesses. Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS.
	SB 5835	By Senators Tom and Bailey Concerning differential tuition. Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION.
	SB 5836	By Senators Honeyford, Bailey and Hatfield Providing certainty for local governments on water resource decisions. Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE, WATER & RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
	SB 5837	By Senators Frockt and McAuliffe Implementing career and college ready graduation requirements. Referred to Committee on EARLY LEARNING & K-12 EDUCATION.
	SB 5838	By Senators Hewitt, Keiser, Becker and Bailey Restoring some of the nursing facility payment methodology changes made during 2011. Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.
	SB 5839	By Senators Kline, Chase, Darneille, Conway, Keiser, Hasegawa and Kohl-Welles Creating a cause of action for the protection of employees acting in furtherance of public policy. Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.
	SB 5840	By Senators Kline and Chase Concerning foreclosure. Referred to Committee on FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, HOUSING & INSURANCE.
	SB 5841	By Senators Rivers and Benton Modifying the distribution of initial and renewal vehicle license fees. Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.
	SB 5842	By Senators Tom, Fain, Sheldon and Litzow Encouraging the creation of competitive districts in the redistricting plan. Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS.
	ESB 5843	By Senators Tom, Billig, Hill, Hobbs, Murray, Darneille, Kohl-Welles, Conway 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. (REVISED FOR ENGROSSED: Strengthening the review of the legislature's goals for tax preferences by requiring that every new tax preference provide a statement of legislative intent and include an expiration date where applicable. ) Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.
	SB 5844	By Senators Sheldon and Roach Modifying collective bargaining law to authorize the right of state workers employed in the community and technical college system as nontenured part-time academic employees to form a collective bargaining unit for the protection of their common interests. Referred to Committee on COMMERCE & LABOR.
	SB 5845	By Senators Becker, Dammeier, Bailey, Litzow, Braun, Schoesler, Holmquist Newbry, Smith, Ericksen, Rivers, Hill, Carrell, Honeyford, Benton, Pearson, Sheldon and King Concerning attorney compensation from clients with little or no ability to pay. Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.
FIRST READING OF HOUSE BILLS
	HB 1014	By Representatives McCoy, Appleton, Hunt, Hurst, Moscoso, Ryu, Sells, Dahlquist, Johnson, Zeiger, Fitzgibbon, Wilcox, Stanford, Hudgins, Haigh, Tharinger, Van De Wege, Morrell, Ormsby, Upthegrove, Pollet, Bergquist, Reykdal, Kochmar, Jinkins, O'Ban and Santos Recognizing "Native American Heritage Day." Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS.
	HB 1277	By Representatives Sawyer, Zeiger, McCoy, Angel, Appleton, Morris, Kirby, Maxwell, Santos, Liias, Tarleton, Freeman, Morrell, Riccelli, Wilcox, Lytton, Jinkins, Ryu, Dahlquist, Fey, Pollet and Ormsby Concerning tribes holding conservation easements. Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES & PARKS.
	HB 1319	By Representatives Johnson, McCoy, Ross, Hunt, Rodne, Orwall, Green, Jinkins, Upthegrove, Chandler, Orcutt, Pedersen, Vick, Roberts, Alexander, Klippert, Holy, Short, Morrell, Smith, Buys, Kochmar, Liias, Moeller, Appleton, Angel, Zeiger, O'Ban, Wilcox, Hurst, Van De Wege, Shea, Fagan, Bergquist, Moscoso, Tarleton, Freeman and Fey Recognizing a welcome home Vietnam veterans day. Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS.
	SHB 1331	By House Committee on Higher Education (originally sponsored by Representatives Riccelli, Zeiger, Tarleton, Seaquist, Buys, Sawyer, Tharinger, Stonier, Bergquist, Liias, Upthegrove, Freeman, Farrell, Springer, Roberts, Jinkins, Maxwell, Fagan, Magendanz, Santos, Pollet, Fitzgibbon, Moscoso, Morrell, Fey and Dahlquist) Authorizing student advisory committees at institutions of higher education. Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION.