Washington State Senate

Introduction and First Reading of
Bills, Memorials, Joint Resolutions and Concurrent Resolutions
2014 Regular Session of the 63rd Legislature
BRAD OWEN, President of the Senate TIM SHELDON, President Pro Tem
HUNTER G. GOODMAN, Secretary of the Senate SHARON BROWN, Vice President Pro Tem

January 13, 2014 - Monday 1ST DAY
SI 591

Protect our gun rights

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SI 594

Gun sales background check

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SB 5954 By Senators Hasegawa and Chase

Regarding industrial hemp.

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

SB 5955 By Senators Hasegawa, Chase, Keiser, Conway, Frockt, Kline and Kohl-Welles

Establishing the Washington publicly owned trust in order to create a financing infrastructure to implement Initiative Measure No. 502 that complies with the United States attorney general's guidance letter of August 29, 2013, thereby providing resources for public infrastructure and other public purposes.

Referred to Committee on FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, HOUSING & INSURANCE.

SB 5956 By Senators Hatfield, Sheldon and Braun

Concerning short-barreled rifles.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SB 5957 By Senators Honeyford and Mullet

Concerning the renewal of parking privileges for persons with disabilities.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 5958 By Senators McAuliffe, Hargrove, Rolfes, Mullet, Hasegawa, Chase, McCoy, Fraser, Kline, Fain, Hill, Keiser, King and Rivers

Concerning accountability in providing opportunities for certain students to participate in transition services.

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

SB 5959 By Senators McAuliffe, Rolfes, Mullet, Billig, Chase, Hasegawa, McCoy, Kline and Conway

Concerning professional educator learning days.

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

SB 5960 By Senators McAuliffe, Mullet, Billig and Rolfes

Changing the requirements for the relevant multiple measures of student growth used in teacher and principal evaluations.

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

SB 5961 By Senators Mullet, Fain and Hobbs

Concerning the enforcement of regional transit authority fares.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 5962 By Senators Honeyford and King

Concerning services provided by residential habilitation centers.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH CARE .

SB 5963 By Senators Bailey, Rivers, Chase, Braun, Conway, Schoesler, Shin, Roach, Hobbs, Darneille and Tom; by request of Washington Military Department

Concerning the composition of the officer promotion board.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS.

SB 5964 By Senators Fain, Rivers, Braun, Hasegawa, Rolfes, Conway, Frockt, Tom, Keiser, Mullet and Hill; by request of Attorney General

Concerning training public officials and employees regarding public records, records management, and open public meetings requirements.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS.

SB 5965 By Senators Padden, Darneille, O'Ban, Mullet, Hargrove, Dammeier, Pearson, Fain, Roach, Kohl-Welles, Kline, Conway, Keiser and McAuliffe; by request of Attorney General

Concerning sexually violent predators.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

SB 5966 By Senators Padden and Kline

Concerning the possession or use of alcohol, cannabis products, and controlled substances in sentencing provisions.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SB 5967 By Senators Padden, Kline and Keiser

Modifying mental status evaluation provisions.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SB 5968 By Senators Dammeier, Cleveland, Tom, King, Keiser and O'Ban

Addressing the safe care of inmates and suspects in Washington hospitals.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SB 5969 By Senators O'Ban, McCoy, Schoesler, Hobbs, Hatfield, Brown, Conway, Rolfes, Braun, McAuliffe and Benton

Providing for awarding academic credit for military training.

Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION.

SB 5970 By Senators O'Ban, McCoy, Schoesler, Hobbs, Hatfield, Conway, Rolfes, Holmquist Newbry and Braun

Evaluating military training and experience toward meeting licensing requirements.

Referred to Committee on COMMERCE & LABOR.

SB 5971 By Senators Roach, Chase, Bailey, Rivers, Conway, Schoesler, Shin, Hobbs, Darneille, Tom and Benton; by request of Military Department and State Auditor

Concerning the continuity of government and operations in the event of an emergency, disaster, or attack.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS.

SB 5972 By Senators Pearson, Rolfes, Hargrove, Mullet, Sheldon, Hewitt, Cleveland, Honeyford, Fain, Hill, Braun, Fraser, Litzow, Parlette, Frockt and Kline; by request of Commissioner of Public Lands

Specifying recovery for fire damages to public or private forested lands.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES & PARKS.

SB 5973 By Senators Rolfes, Pearson, Honeyford, Cleveland, Hargrove, Hewitt, Fraser, Litzow, Parlette, Kline and McAuliffe; by request of Commissioner of Public Lands

Creating the community forest trust account.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES & PARKS.

SB 5974 By Senators Hewitt, Rolfes and McAuliffe; by request of Department of Veterans Affairs

Concerning veterans' homes.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS.

SB 5975 By Senators Conway, Bailey, Braun, Hobbs, Rolfes and McAuliffe; by request of Department of Veterans Affairs

Concerning the veterans innovations program.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS.

SB 5976 By Senators Fain and Hobbs

Addressing the notice given to owners of life insurance policies about alternative transactions.

Referred to Committee on FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, HOUSING & INSURANCE.

SB 5977 By Senators Hobbs and Fain

Addressing the regulation of service contracts and protection product guarantees.

Referred to Committee on FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, HOUSING & INSURANCE.

SB 5978 By Senators Hobbs and Fain

Addressing the regulation of service contracts and protection product guarantees.

Referred to Committee on FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, HOUSING & INSURANCE.

SB 5979 By Senators Sheldon, King, Pearson and O'Ban; by request of Washington State Patrol

Modifying provisions governing commercial motor vehicles.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 5980 By Senators Cleveland, Rivers and Keiser

Creating a quality improvement program for the licensees of the medical quality assurance commission.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH CARE .

SB 5981 By Senators Sheldon, Kline, Hewitt and Dammeier; by request of Board For Judicial Administration

Increasing the number of superior court judges in Mason county.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SB 5982 By Senator Ericksen

Preserving K-12 instructional time.

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

SB 5983 By Senators Ericksen, Sheldon, Holmquist Newbry, Honeyford and Benton

Limiting the authority of growth management hearings boards to hear petitions challenging the regulation of permit exempt wells.

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

SB 5984 By Senators Ericksen, Sheldon, Fain and Benton

Banning certain flame retardants in children's products and residential upholstered furniture.

Referred to Committee on ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT & TELECOMMUNICATIONS.

SB 5985 By Senators Darneille, Kline, Rolfes, Conway and Kohl-Welles; by request of Attorney General

Concerning the recovery of costs in consumer protection actions.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SB 5986 By Senators Ericksen, Braun, King, Honeyford, Bailey and Parlette

Eliminating the reduction in state basic education funding that occurs in counties with federal forest lands.

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

SB 5987 By Senators Hatfield and Roach

Providing an additional method for water-sewer districts to disburse funds.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS.

SB 5988 By Senators Fain, Hill, Litzow, Becker, Hewitt, Tom, King, Dammeier, Braun, Rivers, Bailey, Schoesler, Brown, Honeyford and O'Ban

Restricting the solicitation and acceptance of campaign contributions.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 5989 By Senators Hobbs, Baumgartner, Darneille, Schoesler, Ranker, Braun, Mullet, Dammeier, Pearson, Nelson, Fain, Rolfes, Hasegawa, Conway, Holmquist Newbry, Hatfield, Hewitt, Tom, McAuliffe, Benton, O'Ban and Kohl-Welles; by request of Governor Inslee and Attorney General

Strengthening economic protections for veterans and military personnel.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SB 5990 By Senator Ericksen

Concerning funding for programs under the environmental legacy stewardship program.

Referred to Committee on ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT & TELECOMMUNICATIONS.

SB 5991 By Senators Ericksen, Sheldon, Hewitt, Brown, Mullet, Honeyford and Benton

Studying nuclear power as a replacement for electricity generated from the combustion of fossil fuels.

Referred to Committee on ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT & TELECOMMUNICATIONS.

SB 5992 By Senators Ericksen, Schoesler, Sheldon, Brown, Braun, Honeyford and Benton

Allowing certain incremental electricity produced as a result of efficiency improvements and hydroelectric generation from certain irrigation facilities to qualify as an eligible renewable resource under chapter 19.285 RCW, the energy independence act.

Referred to Committee on ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT & TELECOMMUNICATIONS.

SB 5993 By Senator Ericksen

Concerning a sales tax exemption provided to state and local government on purchases made with debt proceeds.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 5994 By Senator Ericksen

Concerning a sales and use tax exemption provided to the state, public school districts, and public charter schools on school construction when the funds used were obtained from indebtedness.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 5995 By Senators Angel and Dammeier

Concerning local government selection of the appropriate sewer systems as part of growth management.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS.

SB 5996 By Senators Angel, Fain and McAuliffe

Requiring the department of licensing to adopt rules regarding online learning for training in cosmetology, manicuring, barbering, esthetics, and instruction.

Referred to Committee on COMMERCE & LABOR.

SB 5997 By Senator Angel

Authorizing the termination of all legal responsibilities of a nonparent if genetic testing shows by clear and convincing evidence that a man is not the genetic father of a child.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SB 5998 By Senator Angel

Establishing the position and authority of warrant officers in first-class cities to enforce court orders and outstanding warrants.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SB 5999 By Senators Pedersen, O'Ban, Kline and Fain; by request of Washington State Bar Association

Concerning corporate entity conversions.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SB 6000 By Senators O'Ban, Kline, Hewitt, Darneille, Brown, Fain, Dammeier, Honeyford and Baumgartner

Providing a property tax exemption for property held under lease, sublease, or lease-purchase by a nonprofit organization that provides job training, placement, or preemployment services.

Referred to Committee on TRADE & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

SB 6001 By Senators Eide and King; by request of Governor Inslee

Making 2013-2015 supplemental transportation appropriations.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 6002 By Senators Hill and Hargrove; by request of Governor Inslee

Making 2014 supplemental operating appropriations.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 6003 By Senators Roach and Hasegawa

Addressing the scope of state fire service mobilization.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS.

SB 6004 By Senators Hasegawa, Roach, Keiser and Hobbs

Concerning the election of public hospital district boards of commissioners.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS.

SB 6005 By Senators Roach and Hasegawa; by request of Office of Financial Management

Eliminating the human resources director.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS.

SB 6006 By Senators Roach and Hasegawa; by request of Office of Financial Management

Concerning the treatment of population enumeration data, including exempting it from public inspection and copying.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS.

SB 6007 By Senators Rivers, Hatfield, Braun, Tom and Benton

Clarifying the exemption in the public records act for customer information held by public utilities.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS.

SB 6008 By Senators Chase, Roach, Rivers, Hatfield, Hasegawa, Keiser and Benton

Modifying water-sewer district provisions.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS.

SB 6009 By Senators Padden and O'Ban

Establishing a special allegation for habitual property offenders.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SB 6010 By Senator Padden

Establishing penalties for altered or shaved keys.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SB 6011 By Senators Padden, Pearson, Hewitt, Brown and O'Ban

Increasing penalties for random assaults.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SB 6012 By Senator Padden

Prohibiting the state bar association from charging fees to judicial members.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SB 6013 By Senators Mullet and Tom

Making a technical correction to school law governing the use of epinephrine autoinjectors (EPI pens).

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

SB 6014 By Senators Roach and Fain

Concerning the operation of a vessel under the influence of an intoxicant.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SB 6015 By Senators Roach, Hasegawa and Darneille; by request of Secretary of State

Reconciling election laws.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS.

SJR 8211 By Senators Roach, Chase, Bailey, Rivers, Conway, Schoesler, Shin, Hobbs, Darneille and Benton; by request of Washington Military Department and State Auditor

Amending the state Constitution to provide continuity of state and local government during emergencies and disasters.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS.

SJR 8212 By Senators Hill, Fain, Litzow, Schoesler, Becker, King, Brown, Dammeier, Braun, Rivers, Honeyford and O'Ban

Restricting changes in salaries for legislators.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SCR 8408 By Senators Tom and Nelson

Establishing cutoff dates for the consideration of legislation during the 2014 regular session of the sixty-third legislature.

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