Washington State Senate

Introduction and First Reading of
Bills, Memorials, Joint Resolutions and Concurrent Resolutions
2017 Regular Session of the 65th Legislature
CYRUS HABIB, President of the Senate TIM SHELDON, President Pro Tem
HUNTER G. GOODMAN, Secretary of the Senate JIM HONEYFORD, Vice President Pro Tem

January 18, 2017 - Wednesday 10TH DAY
SB 5226 By Senators Zeiger, Rolfes, Braun, Rivers and Hunt

Eliminating school districts' liability for criminal misconduct of their students that occurs outside of school district custody or supervision.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SB 5227 By Senators King and Hobbs

Requiring drivers to stop for approaching other on-track equipment at railroad grade crossings.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 5228 By Senators Honeyford, Rivers, Fortunato, Becker, Bailey, Ericksen, Warnick and Pearson

Concerning the definition of hydraulic project in relation to the hydraulic project approval permits.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES & PARKS.

SB 5229 By Senators Honeyford, Keiser, King and Conway

Authorizing theaters with more than four screens to obtain a license to sell beer and wine.

Referred to Committee on COMMERCE, LABOR & SPORTS.

SB 5230 By Senators Wilson, Palumbo, Braun, Mullet, Baumgartner, Takko, Brown, Keiser, King, Miloscia, Chase, Walsh, Warnick and Hobbs

Concerning licensing and regulatory requirements of small business owners.

Referred to Committee on COMMERCE, LABOR & SPORTS.

SB 5231 By Senators Keiser, Kuderer and Conway

Concerning notice of charity care availability at time of billing and collection.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH CARE .

SB 5232 By Senators Brown, Palumbo, Walsh, Dansel, Takko and Chase

Allowing incremental electricity produced as a result of efficiency improvements to hydroelectric generation projects whose energy output is marketed by the Bonneville power administration to qualify as an eligible renewable resource under the energy independence act.

Referred to Committee on ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT & TELECOMMUNICATIONS.

SB 5233 By Senators Mullet, Palumbo, Rivers and Wilson

Concerning the employee status of language translators and interpreters.

Referred to Committee on COMMERCE, LABOR & SPORTS.

SB 5234 By Senators Mullet, Palumbo, Rivers, Liias and Wilson

Requiring establishment of a systemwide credit policy regarding AP exams.

Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION.

SB 5235 By Senator Takko

Withdrawing territory from a cemetery district.

Referred to Committee on LOCAL GOVERNMENT.

SB 5236 By Senators Zeiger, Fain, Rolfes, Warnick, Rivers and Liias

Creating the civic learning public-private partnership.

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

SB 5237 By Senators Bailey, Wilson, Chase, Rivers, Keiser, Rolfes and Zeiger; by request of Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board

Updating workforce investment act references and making no substantive changes.

Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION.

SB 5238 By Senators Warnick, Becker, Wellman, Rolfes and Zeiger

Requiring that cursive writing be taught in common schools.

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

SB 5239 By Senators Warnick, Takko, Ericksen and Becker

Ensuring that water is available to support development.

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

SB 5240 By Senators Mullet, Zeiger, Rivers, Angel, Takko, Hasegawa and Warnick

Increasing gradually the local government share of excess liquor revenues.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 5241 By Senators Carlyle, O'Ban and Darneille

Concerning the educational success of youth in foster care.

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

SB 5242 By Senators Fain and Mullet

Concerning permissible activities by insurers or insurance producers with customers and potential customers.

Referred to Committee on FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS & INSURANCE.

SB 5243 By Senators Dansel, Walsh, Hunt and Takko

Concerning certain public facilities district's authorization to acquire, construct, own, remodel, maintain, equip, reequip, repair, finance, and operate one or more recreational facilities other than a ski area with voter approval.

Referred to Committee on LOCAL GOVERNMENT.

SB 5244 By Senators O'Ban, Hobbs, Takko and Wilson

Concerning the means of communication between a buyer or lessee and an auto dealer during the "bushing" period.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 5245 By Senators Hobbs and Bailey

Defining veteran for the purpose of receiving certain benefits.

Referred to Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT.

SB 5246 By Senators Zeiger, Billig, Fain and Mullet; by request of Department of Early Learning

Concerning the department of early learning's access to records and personal information for purposes of determining character and suitability of child care workers and individuals who have unsupervised access to children in child care settings.

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

SB 5247 By Senators Zeiger, Mullet, Fain and Billig; by request of Department of Early Learning

Updating certain department of early learning advising and contracting mechanisms to reflect federal requirements, legislative mandates, and planned system improvements.

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

SB 5248 By Senators Rivers, Cleveland, Becker and Carlyle

Concerning persons to whom the department of health may provide prescription monitoring program data.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH CARE .

SB 5249 By Senators Keiser, Conway, Saldaña and Hasegawa

Providing damages for wage theft.

Referred to Committee on COMMERCE, LABOR & SPORTS.

SB 5250 By Senators Keiser, Rivers and Hasegawa

Concerning amendments to bylaws of a condominium association.

Referred to Committee on FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS & INSURANCE.

SB 5251 By Senators Takko, Warnick, Rolfes, McCoy and Zeiger

Concerning tourism marketing.

Referred to Committee on COMMERCE, LABOR & SPORTS.

SB 5252 By Senator Angel

Addressing the effectiveness of document recording fee surcharge funds that support homeless programs.

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

SB 5253 By Senators Cleveland, Rivers, Kuderer, Keiser and Conway

Addressing the Washington state health insurance pool.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH CARE .

SB 5254 By Senators Fain, Palumbo, Zeiger, Angel, Hobbs and Mullet

Ensuring adequacy of buildable lands and zoning in urban growth areas and providing funding for low-income housing and homelessness programs.

Referred to Committee on LOCAL GOVERNMENT.

SB 5255 By Senator Padden

Concerning seizure and forfeiture reporting.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SB 5256 By Senators Fain, Pedersen, Zeiger, Palumbo, Miloscia, Frockt and Darneille

Concerning sexual assault protection orders.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SB 5257 By Senators Kuderer, Palumbo and Billig

Including referred and diverted youth in establishing community juvenile accountability program guidelines.

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

SB 5258 By Senators Zeiger, Fain, Mullet and Rolfes

Creating the Washington academic, innovation, and mentoring (AIM) program.

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

SB 5259 By Senators Rivers, Cleveland, Darneille and Fain; by request of Governor Inslee

Changing the designation of the state behavioral health authority from the department of social and health services to the health care authority and transferring the related powers, functions, and duties to the health care authority and the department of health.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH CARE .

SB 5260 By Senator Warnick

Concerning the continuation of tax preferences supporting the solar silicon manufacturing industry.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 5261 By Senator Warnick

Concerning irrigation district authority.

Referred to Committee on ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT & TELECOMMUNICATIONS.

SB 5262 By Senators King and Hobbs

Modifying the weight limitation for certain vessels exempt from the pilotage act.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 5263 By Senator Warnick

Concerning the procurement of seeds by state agencies.

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

SB 5264 By Senators Rivers and Conway

Concerning virtual currency.

Referred to Committee on COMMERCE, LABOR & SPORTS.

SB 5265 By Senators Rivers, Wellman, Warnick, Hobbs, McCoy, Mullet, Takko, Keiser, Ranker and Chase

Concerning authorization for projects and appropriating funds recommended by the public works board.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 5266 By Senators O'Ban, Pedersen, Angel and Darneille

Modifying theft of rental, leased, lease-purchased, or loaned property provisions.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SB 5267 By Senators Hunt, Mullet, Chase, Darneille, Ranker, Wellman, McCoy, Nelson, Liias, Billig, Palumbo, Keiser, Saldaña, Kuderer, Conway, Rolfes, Carlyle, Cleveland, Hasegawa, Hobbs, Pedersen and Takko

Enacting the Washington voting rights act.

Referred to Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT.

SB 5268 By Senators Takko, Chase, Warnick, Schoesler, King, Sheldon, Saldaña, Cleveland, Pearson, Honeyford and Hawkins

Concerning notice to the licensee before a concealed pistol license expires.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SB 5269 By Senators Warnick, Honeyford and Takko; by request of Department of Ecology

Concerning WAC 173-563-020(4) and 173-531A-060 regarding the processing of applications for Columbia river water right permits to clarify legislative intent to ensure that the rules can be implemented as written.

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

SB 5270 By Senators Hawkins and Takko; by request of Department of Natural Resources

Concerning expiration dates affecting the department of natural resources’ contract harvesting program.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES & PARKS.

SB 5271 By Senators Hobbs and King; by request of Department of Licensing

Aligning existing definitions and practices to establish a uniform process for updating addresses of record and make conforming amendments to statutes administered by the department of licensing.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 5272 By Senators Saldaña, Hasegawa, Ranker, Chase, Hunt, Darneille, Wellman, Keiser, Cleveland and Takko

Vacating convictions arising from offenses committed as a result of being a victim of trafficking, promoting prostitution, or promoting commercial sexual abuse of a minor.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SB 5273 By Senator Fain

Implementing the electronic filing of court documents in certain courts.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SCR 8401 By Senators Bailey, Rolfes, Hasegawa, Chase, Rivers, Zeiger and Keiser; by request of Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board

Approving the 2016 state comprehensive plan for workforce training and education.

Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION.