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
February 5, 2016 - Friday		26TH DAY

	SB 6646	By Senators Litzow, Carlyle, Hill and McAuliffe Recognizing art and cultural resources as components of state environmental policy. Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & SECURITY.
	SB 6647	By Senators Nelson, Hasegawa, Jayapal, Liias, Cleveland, Frockt, Rolfes, Hobbs, Billig, Carlyle, Chase, Takko, Keiser, Ranker, Darneille, McAuliffe, Fraser, Conway, Pedersen, Mullet, McCoy, Habib, Benton and Hargrove Responding to the crisis of homelessness in Washington. Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.
	SB 6648	By Senator Fain Concerning benefits and exclusion within dental benefit coverage. Referred to Committee on HEALTH CARE .
	SB 6649	By Senators Nelson and Hasegawa Concerning collection agency practices. Referred to Committee on COMMERCE & LABOR.
	SB 6650	By Senator Darneille Eliminating the manufacturing machinery and equipment exemption for methanol manufactured in part from liquid natural gas or compressed natural gas. Referred to Committee on TRADE & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
	SB 6651	By Senators Fain, Rivers, Litzow, Keiser and Benton Ensuring equal pay for equal work by amending and enhancing enforcement of equal pay and protecting worker communications about wages. Referred to Committee on COMMERCE & LABOR.
	SJM 8023	By Senators Hobbs, Bailey and King Requesting that the Stanwood railway station be named "Mary Margaret Haugen Station." Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.
FIRST READING OF HOUSE BILLS
	ESHB 1248	By House Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Representatives Shea, Sawyer, Rodne, Jinkins, Walkinshaw, Fitzgibbon, Kilduff and Pollet) Concerning court proceedings. Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.
	E2SHB 1390	By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Goodman, Holy, Jinkins, Kagi, Moscoso, Ormsby and Pollet) Concerning legal financial obligations. Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.
	4SHB 1541	By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Santos, Ortiz-Self, Tharinger, Moscoso, Orwall and Gregerson) Implementing strategies to close the educational opportunity gap, based on the recommendations of the educational opportunity gap oversight and accountability committee. Referred to Committee on EARLY LEARNING & K-12 EDUCATION.
	ESHB 1646	By House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards (originally sponsored by Representatives Senn, Walsh, Lytton, Santos, Orwall, Wylie, Robinson, Reykdal, Gregerson, Appleton, Jinkins, Farrell, Van De Wege, Carlyle, McBride, Kagi, Goodman, Kilduff, Tarleton, Ortiz-Self, Cody, Riccelli, Clibborn, Ryu, Gregory, Walkinshaw, Springer, Sawyer, Fitzgibbon, Hudgins, Fey, Dunshee, Peterson, Moeller, Bergquist, Hunt, S., Moscoso, Pollet, Takko, Sells, Sullivan, Stanford, Morris, Tharinger and Ormsby) 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.
	E2SHB 1745	By House Committee on State Government (originally sponsored by Representatives Moscoso, Bergquist, Hunt, S., Haler, Orwall, Sawyer, Stanford, Walkinshaw, Appleton, Reykdal, Fitzgibbon, Tharinger, Fey, Jinkins, Wylie, Goodman, Ormsby, Farrell, Riccelli, Sells, Hudgins, Lytton, McBride and Santos) Enacting the Washington voting rights act. Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & SECURITY.
	SHB 1790	By House Committee on Education (originally sponsored by Representatives Springer, Muri, Ortiz-Self and Reykdal) Clarifying the authority of a nurse working in a school setting. Referred to Committee on EARLY LEARNING & K-12 EDUCATION.
	ESHB 2307	By House Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards (originally sponsored by Representatives Farrell, Senn, Riccelli, Appleton, Wylie, Robinson, Tarleton, Goodman, Ormsby, Tharinger, Gregerson, Pollet, Sullivan, Stanford, Jinkins, Kuderer, Ortiz-Self, Hunt, S., Blake, Lytton, Kilduff, Fitzgibbon, Kagi, Sells, Reykdal, Walkinshaw, Rossetti, Sawyer, Orwall, Peterson, Van De Wege, McBride, Kirby, Fey, Santos, Cody, Hudgins, Bergquist, Moscoso and Frame) Providing reasonable accommodations in the workplace for pregnant women. (REVISED FOR ENGROSSED: Requiring reasonable accommodations in employment for pregnancy, childbirth, or pregnancy-related health conditions. ) Referred to Committee on COMMERCE & LABOR.
	HB 2315	By Representatives Kirby, Blake and Stanford; by request of Department of Financial Institutions Addressing the expiration date of the mortgage lending fraud prosecution account. Referred to Committee on FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS & INSURANCE.