Washington State Senate

Introduction and First Reading of
Bills, Memorials, Joint Resolutions and Concurrent Resolutions
2019 Regular Session of the 66th Legislature
CYRUS HABIB, President of the Senate KAREN KEISER, President Pro Tem
BRAD HENDRICKSON, Secretary of the Senate STEVE CONWAY, Vice President Pro Tem

January 23, 2019 - Wednesday 10TH DAY
SB 5485 By Senators Darneille and Cleveland

Licensing of music therapists.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG TERM CARE.

SB 5486 By Senators Padden, Kuderer and Bailey

Concerning activities that exploit persons with dwarfism.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SB 5487 By Senators Padden and Kuderer

Providing personal caregiver access in places of public resort, accommodation, assemblage, or amusement.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SB 5488 By Senators Darneille, Saldaña and Wilson, C.

Concerning the sentencing of persons under the age of twenty-one years at the time of the commission of a crime.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES, REENTRY & REHABILITATION.

SB 5489 By Senators Saldaña, Das, Nguyen, Hasegawa, Darneille, Palumbo, Randall, McCoy, Conway and Billig

Establishing a healthy environment for all by creating a definition of environmental justice, directing agencies to address environmental health disparities, and creating a task force.

Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT, ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY.

SB 5490 By Senators Frockt, Brown and Hobbs

Transferring duties of the life sciences discovery fund.

Referred to Committee on FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & TRADE.

SB 5491 By Senators Darneille, Saldaña and Wilson, C.

Sentencing for persistent offenders who committed crimes as juveniles.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SB 5492 By Senators Billig, Padden, Pedersen, Holy and Dhingra

Sentencing of motor vehicle-related felonies.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SB 5493 By Senators Zeiger, Darneille and Walsh

Establishing a board of advisors to provide local guidance to community services offices operated by the department of social and health services.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES, REENTRY & REHABILITATION.

SB 5494 By Senators Zeiger, Darneille and Walsh

Concerning the baby court initiative.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES, REENTRY & REHABILITATION.

SB 5495 By Senators Zeiger, Nguyen and Padden

Concerning social media extortion and relief.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SB 5496 By Senators Zeiger and Hunt

Concerning modification of precinct and district boundary lines.

Referred to Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT, TRIBAL RELATIONS & ELECTIONS.

SB 5497 By Senators Wellman, Nguyen, Hasegawa, Kuderer, Frockt, Das, Keiser, Saldaña, Mullet, McCoy, Randall, Cleveland, Hunt and Liias

Establishing a statewide policy supporting Washington state's economy and immigrants' role in the workplace.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SB 5498 By Senator Takko

Establishing compassionate care renewals for medical marijuana qualifying patients.

Referred to Committee on LABOR & COMMERCE.

SB 5499 By Senators Kuderer, Zeiger and Hunt; by request of Secretary of State

Requiring the secretary of state to print and distribute a voters' pamphlet for the primary in each even-numbered year and for the general election every year.

Referred to Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT, TRIBAL RELATIONS & ELECTIONS.

SB 5500 By Senators Hunt, Zeiger and Kuderer; by request of Secretary of State

Concerning state reimbursement of election costs and payment of prepaid postage return costs.

Referred to Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT, TRIBAL RELATIONS & ELECTIONS.

SB 5501 By Senators Zeiger and Hunt; by request of Secretary of State

Repealing the electronic authentication act.

Referred to Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT, TRIBAL RELATIONS & ELECTIONS.

SB 5502 By Senators Zeiger and Hunt; by request of Secretary of State

Aligning statutory redistricting deadlines to the Constitution.

Referred to Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT, TRIBAL RELATIONS & ELECTIONS.

SB 5503 By Senator Das

Concerning state board of health rules regarding on-site sewage systems.

Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT, ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY.

SB 5504 By Senators Warnick, Sheldon, Hasegawa, Hunt, Zeiger, Takko, Wagoner, Hawkins and Honeyford

Concerning state agency employee access to peer-reviewed journals.

Referred to Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT, TRIBAL RELATIONS & ELECTIONS.

SB 5505 By Senators Hobbs and King

Addressing the use of local stormwater charges paid by the department of transportation.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 5506 By Senators Hobbs and King

Concerning parking at rest areas.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 5507 By Senator Keiser; by request of Attorney General

Amending the application of the occupational disease presumption for cancer for Hanford site workers.

Referred to Committee on LABOR & COMMERCE.

SB 5508 By Senators Fortunato, Darneille, Saldaña, Pedersen, King, Sheldon, Hobbs, Dhingra and Holy; by request of Washington State Patrol

Clarifying background check requirements for an application for a concealed pistol license.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SB 5509 By Senators Zeiger, Hunt and Kuderer; by request of Secretary of State

Concerning names used by candidates in elections.

Referred to Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT, TRIBAL RELATIONS & ELECTIONS.

SB 5510 By Senator Walsh

Concerning choice in service for individuals eligible to receive employment and day program services.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG TERM CARE.

SB 5511 By Senators Wellman, Sheldon, Carlyle, Short, McCoy, Nguyen and Takko; by request of Office of the Governor

Expanding affordable, resilient broadband service to enable economic development, public safety, health care, and education in Washington's communities.

Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT, ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY.

SB 5512 By Senators McCoy, Wellman, Hunt and Wilson, C.; by request of Professional Educator Standards Board

Concerning basic skills assessments for approved teacher preparation programs.

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

SB 5513 By Senators Keiser, Conway, Wellman, Frockt and Saldaña

Concerning the employer-employee relationship.

Referred to Committee on LABOR & COMMERCE.

SB 5514 By Senators Padden, Wellman and Zeiger

Concerning first responder agency notifications to schools regarding potential threats.

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

SB 5515 By Senators Walsh 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 5516 By Senators Cleveland, Becker, Palumbo, Frockt, Dhingra, Darneille, Braun, Randall, Rivers, O'Ban, Keiser, Conway, Van De Wege, Wagoner, Das, Pedersen, Takko, Hunt and Zeiger; by request of Office of the Governor

Establishing a behavioral health innovation and integration campus within the University of Washington school of medicine.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG TERM CARE.

SB 5517 By Senators Cleveland, Sheldon, Salomon, Bailey and Hunt

Concerning an ambulance transport quality assurance fee.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG TERM CARE.

SB 5518 By Senators Cleveland, King, Takko, Warnick, Short, Wilson, L. and Honeyford

Requiring property sold in tax lien foreclosure proceedings to be sold as is.

Referred to Committee on LOCAL GOVERNMENT.

SB 5519 By Senators Cleveland, King, Takko, Warnick, Short, Braun, Wilson, L. and Honeyford

Concerning mosquito control districts.

Referred to Committee on LOCAL GOVERNMENT.

SB 5520 By Senators Wilson, L., Takko, Short, Palumbo and Sheldon

Concerning urban growth areas.

Referred to Committee on LOCAL GOVERNMENT.

SB 5521 By Senators Takko, Zeiger and Padden

Concerning the distribution of connecting Washington funds to local and state transportation agencies.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 5522 By Senator Takko

Providing code cities with the ability to annex unincorporated areas pursuant to a jointly approved interlocal agreement with the county.

Referred to Committee on LOCAL GOVERNMENT.

SB 5523 By Senator Braun

Improving managed care organization performance in caring for medicaid clients.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG TERM CARE.

SB 5524 By Senator Short

Concerning agency obligations.

Referred to Committee on LOCAL GOVERNMENT.

SB 5525 By Senator Short

Concerning whitetail deer population estimates.

Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE, WATER, NATURAL RESOURCES & PARKS.

SB 5526 By Senators Frockt, Cleveland, Kuderer, Randall, Keiser, Dhingra, Conway, Wellman, Darneille, Hunt and Hobbs; by request of Office of the Governor

Increasing the availability of quality, affordable health coverage in the individual market.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG TERM CARE.

SB 5527 By Senators Hasegawa, Nguyen and McCoy

Establishing guidelines for government procurement and use of automated decision systems in order to protect consumers, improve transparency, and create more market predictability.

Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT, ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY.

SB 5528 By Senators Hasegawa, Saldaña and Nguyen

Concerning the procurement and use of facial recognition technology by government entities in Washington state and privacy rights relating to facial recognition technology.

Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT, ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY.

SB 5529 By Senators Saldaña, Hobbs, Nguyen, Hunt and McCoy

Authorizing the use of automated license plate recognition systems.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 5530 By Senators Frockt and Kuderer

Concerning medical debt.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SB 5531 By Senator Padden

Establishing criminal penalties for unauthorized use, presentation, transfer, or acquisition of supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SB 5532 By Senators Braun and Rolfes

Concerning special education.

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

SB 5533 By Senator Braun

Concerning certificates of parental improvement.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES, REENTRY & REHABILITATION.

SB 5534 By Senator Braun

Studying outcomes for children in the early childhood education and assistance program.

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

SB 5535 By Senator Braun

Analyzing child care costs and affordability.

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

SB 5536 By Senators Braun and Keiser

Concerning intermediate care facilities for individuals with intellectual disability.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG TERM CARE.

SB 5537 By Senators Braun, Keiser, Darneille, Palumbo, Frockt, Rolfes, Conway, Becker, Brown, Wagoner, Warnick and Honeyford

Expanding community-based behavioral health facilities through issuance of state bonds.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 5538 By Senator Braun

Concerning free speech at institutions of higher education.

Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION & WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.

SB 5539 By Senator Braun

Concerning family and medical leave program coverage.

Referred to Committee on LABOR & COMMERCE.

SB 5540 By Senator Braun

Concerning the designation and support of projects of statewide significance.

Referred to Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT, TRIBAL RELATIONS & ELECTIONS.

SB 5541 By Senator Hasegawa

Creating a state revenue reform task force.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 5542 By Senators Kuderer, Randall, Takko, Van De Wege, Dhingra, Saldaña, Keiser, Wellman and Conway

Protecting patient care.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG TERM CARE.

SB 5543 By Senator Takko

Retaining productive farmland.

Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE, WATER, NATURAL RESOURCES & PARKS.

SB 5544 By Senators Hobbs, King, Saldaña, Zeiger, Mullet, Padden and Fortunato

Increasing the types of commercial driver waivers allowed for military veterans.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 5545 By Senators Das, Rolfes, Takko and McCoy; by request of Department of Ecology

Concerning sustainable recycling.

Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT, ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY.

SB 5546 By Senators Conway, Zeiger, Darneille, Fortunato and Becker

Creating a pilot project to establish an enhanced 211 drug line in certain counties.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG TERM CARE.

SB 5547 By Senators Van De Wege, Braun, Takko, Warnick and Short

Concerning the proposed department of natural resources' marbled murrelet long-term conservation strategy.

Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE, WATER, NATURAL RESOURCES & PARKS.

SB 5548 By Senator Wellman; by request of Superintendent of Public Instruction

Providing multiple pathways to a meaningful high school diploma.

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

SB 5549 By Senators Liias, King, Hunt and Braun

Modernizing resident distillery marketing and sales restrictions.

Referred to Committee on LABOR & COMMERCE.

SB 5550 By Senators Saldaña and Warnick

Implementing the recommendations of the pesticide application safety work group.

Referred to Committee on LABOR & COMMERCE.

SB 5551 By Senators Dhingra, Palumbo and Das

Concerning courthouse facility dog assistance for testifying witnesses.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SB 5552 By Senators Liias, Warnick, Van De Wege, Short, Rolfes, Schoesler, Wagoner and Honeyford

Concerning the protection of native pollinators, including bees.

Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE, WATER, NATURAL RESOURCES & PARKS.

SB 5553 By Senator Hunt

Concerning safety and sanitation of fitness centers.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG TERM CARE.

SB 5554 By Senators Wilson, C., Nguyen and Darneille

Concerning school notifications.

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

SB 5555 By Senator Ericksen

Ensuring that components of solar energy systems are produced in the United States or according to Washington state environmental standards.

Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT, ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY.

SB 5556 By Senator Ericksen

Making small-scale community capital projects more cost-effective and affordable.

Referred to Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT, TRIBAL RELATIONS & ELECTIONS.

SB 5557 By Senators Liias, Hunt and Van De Wege

Concerning seismic hazard risk reduction.

Referred to Committee on LOCAL GOVERNMENT.

SB 5558 By Senator Saldaña

Reinstating the authority of the department of social and health services and the health care authority to purchase interpreter services for applicants and recipients of public assistance who are sensory-impaired.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES, REENTRY & REHABILITATION.

SJR 8204 By Senator Braun

Amending the Constitution to guarantee the right to fish, hunt, and otherwise harvest wildlife.

Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE, WATER, NATURAL RESOURCES & PARKS.