Washington State Senate

Introduction and First Reading of
Bills, Memorials, Joint Resolutions and Concurrent Resolutions
2016 Regular Session of the 64th Legislature
BRAD OWEN, President of the Senate PAM ROACH, President Pro Tem
HUNTER G. GOODMAN, Secretary of the Senate SHARON BROWN, Vice President Pro Tem

January 20, 2016 - Wednesday 10TH DAY
SB 6408 By Senators Hill, McAuliffe, Litzow, Hobbs, Mullet, Benton, Rolfes, Frockt and Conway

Concerning paraeducators.

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

SB 6409 By Senators Bailey, Frockt, Braun, Becker, Carlyle and Chase; by request of Council of Presidents

Creating administrative efficiencies for institutions of higher education.

Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION.

SB 6410 By Senators Hewitt and Warnick

Requiring periodic certification elections for labor unions representing public employees.

Referred to Committee on COMMERCE & LABOR.

SB 6411 By Senators Angel, Bailey, Rivers, Becker, Warnick and Padden

Expanding the eligibility of certain representatives and transferees to serve as directors, officers, and shareholders of professional service corporations.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SB 6412 By Senators Hewitt and Schoesler

Modifying the penalty for taxpayers that do not submit an annual survey or report.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 6413 By Senators Mullet, Benton, Pedersen and Frockt

Modifying residential landlord-tenant act provisions relating to tenant screening, evictions, and refunds.

Referred to Committee on FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS & INSURANCE.

SB 6414 By Senators Rolfes, Pearson, Warnick and Angel

Concerning hatchery management agreements.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES & PARKS.

SB 6415 By Senators Rolfes, Rivers, Parlette, Cleveland, Bailey, Jayapal, McAuliffe, Ranker, Warnick, Angel, Benton and Hasegawa

Concerning career and technical education materials, supplies, and operating costs.

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

SB 6416 By Senators Liias, Fain, Rolfes, Rivers, King, Billig, Parlette, Mullet, Pearson, Habib, Sheldon, Roach, Hobbs, Darneille, Benton and Conway

Creating firefighter memorial special license plates.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 6417 By Senators Pearson and Roach

Adding certain commissioned court marshals of city police departments to the definition of uniformed personnel for the purpose of public employees' collective bargaining.

Referred to Committee on COMMERCE & LABOR.

SB 6418 By Senators Ranker, Rolfes, Nelson, Hargrove, Liias, Carlyle, Billig, Pedersen, Darneille, Keiser, Frockt, McCoy, Habib, Chase, Hasegawa and Conway

Concerning oil transportation safety.

Referred to Committee on ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT & TELECOMMUNICATIONS.

SB 6419 By Senators Ranker, Nelson, Rolfes, Frockt and Chase

Concerning air pollution emission control devices.

Referred to Committee on ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT & TELECOMMUNICATIONS.

SB 6420 By Senators Roach and Takko

Modifying certain land capacity review and evaluation requirements.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & SECURITY.

SB 6421 By Senators Ranker, Becker, McAuliffe and Mullet

Authorizing the use of epinephrine autoinjector devices through collaborative agreements.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH CARE .

SB 6422 By Senators Miloscia and Chase

Creating an affordable housing for all program.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES, MENTAL HEALTH & HOUSING.

SB 6423 By Senators Miloscia, Braun, Schoesler, Brown, Roach, Sheldon and Benton

Improving state budgeting through zero-based budget reviews.

Referred to Committee on ACCOUNTABILITY & REFORM.

SB 6424 By Senators Miloscia, Braun, Schoesler, Brown and Roach

Expanding the subjects to be covered in annual self-assessments performed by state agencies under the quality management statute and requiring the results of such assessments to be conveyed to the legislature.

Referred to Committee on ACCOUNTABILITY & REFORM.

SB 6425 By Senators Hewitt, Fraser, Roach, Parlette, Mullet, Hobbs, Rivers, Takko, McCoy, Liias, Warnick, Ericksen, Rolfes, Darneille, Habib, Sheldon, Chase, Hasegawa and Conway

Concerning gradually increasing the local government share of excess liquor revenues until the percentage-based method for distributions is restored.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 6426 By Senators Conway, Dammeier, Takko, Becker, Mullet, Sheldon and Chase

Allowing schools to be sited as essential public facilities outside an urban growth area.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & SECURITY.

SB 6427 By Senators Fain, Hargrove, Keiser, Honeyford, Rolfes and Roach

Specifying the documentation that must be provided to determine when sales tax applies to the sale of a motor vehicle to an enrolled tribal member.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 6428 By Senator King

Authorizing the freight mobility strategic investment board to remove funding allocation for projects after a certain number of years without construction occurring.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 6429 By Senators McAuliffe and Litzow

Creating the sandman act.

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

SB 6430 By Senators Parlette, Darneille, O'Ban and Conway

Providing continuity of care for recipients of medical assistance during periods of incarceration.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES, MENTAL HEALTH & HOUSING.

SB 6431 By Senators Mullet, Litzow, Billig and Fain

Requiring a study of costs associated with maternity and paternity leave for K-12 teachers.

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

SB 6432 By Senators Litzow, McAuliffe, Rolfes, Fain, Dammeier, Mullet, Carlyle and Darneille

Making provisions to evaluate student mental health services and provide students with skills that promote mental health and well-being and increase academic performance.

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

SB 6433 By Senators Bailey, Angel, Becker, Brown, Braun, Warnick and Rolfes

Authorizing the forfeiture of the pension of a public employee convicted of a felony for misconduct associated with such person's service as a public employee.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 6434 By Senators Bailey, Angel, Becker, Miloscia, Braun, Warnick and Roach

Garnishing public pensions to pay for the costs of incarceration of a public employee convicted of a felony for misconduct associated with such person's service as a public employee.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 6435 By Senators Bailey, Schoesler, Miloscia, Angel, Roach, Becker and Parlette

Creating optional salary deferral programs.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 6436 By Senator Ericksen

Concerning dredged materials.

Referred to Committee on ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT & TELECOMMUNICATIONS.

SB 6437 By Senators Roach, O'Ban, Schoesler, Warnick, Brown, Honeyford and Benton

Detecting and deterring dangerous drone operations near correctional facilities.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SB 6438 By Senators Schoesler and Hargrove

Concerning improvements to tax and licensing laws administered by the department of revenue.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 6439 By Senators Bailey, Conway, Schoesler, Hewitt and Roach

Addressing volunteer firefighters and reserve officers assisting with multiregional state emergencies.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 6440 By Senators Parlette, Cleveland, Becker, Rolfes, Warnick, Bailey, Miloscia, Nelson, Angel, Brown, Rivers, Frockt, Dammeier, O'Ban, King, Litzow, Hewitt, Fraser, Liias, Billig, Pedersen, Darneille, McCoy, Jayapal, Habib, Benton, Chase and Hasegawa

Reducing public health threats that particularly impact highly exposed populations, including children and firefighters, by establishing a process for the department of health to restrict the use of toxic flame retardant chemicals in certain types of consumer products.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH CARE .

SB 6441 By Senators Cleveland, Rolfes, Miloscia, Fraser, Darneille, Pedersen and Hasegawa

Increasing the notice of termination for tenancies under the residential landlord-tenant act.

Referred to Committee on FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS & INSURANCE.

SB 6442 By Senators Cleveland, Keiser, Rolfes, Jayapal, Fraser, Conway, McAuliffe, Chase, Liias, Pedersen, Darneille, Ranker, Takko, McCoy, Frockt, Habib and Hasegawa

Enacting the equal pay opportunity act by amending and enhancing enforcement of the equal pay act and protecting worker communications about wages and employment opportunities.

Referred to Committee on COMMERCE & LABOR.

SB 6443 By Senators Ericksen, Bailey, Padden, O'Ban, Angel, Becker, Braun, Miloscia, Warnick, Dammeier, Honeyford, Hewitt, Roach and Benton

Concerning human rights commission rules on gender segregated facilities.

Referred to Committee on COMMERCE & LABOR.

SB 6444 By Senators Braun and Angel

Regulating providers of commercial transportation services.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 6445 By Senators Braun and Angel

Clarifying the role of physician assistants in the delivery of mental health services.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH CARE .

SB 6446 By Senator Braun

Concerning survey requirements of ambulatory surgical facilities.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH CARE .

SB 6447 By Senators Rivers, Keiser, Cleveland, Frockt and Mullet; by request of Insurance Commissioner

Addressing third-party administrators and benefits managers.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH CARE .

SB 6448 By Senators Rolfes, Darneille and Hasegawa

Concerning filing fee surcharges for funding dispute resolution centers.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SJM 8017 By Senators Roach, Dammeier, O'Ban and Warnick

Requesting Congress to reform the harbor maintenance tax.

Referred to Committee on TRADE & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.