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 24, 2019 - Thursday		11TH DAY

	SB 5559	By Senator Padden Concerning commencement of civil actions. Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.
	SB 5560	By Senators Padden and Pedersen Concerning mediation of disputes between elected officials. Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.
	SB 5561	By Senators Takko, King and Hobbs Directing the department of ecology to adopt a rule governing the evaluation of greenhouse gas emissions under chapter 43.21C RCW. Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT, ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY.
	SB 5562	By Senators Randall and Darneille; by request of Department of Health Modernizing the control of certain communicable diseases. Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG TERM CARE.
	SB 5563	By Senators Hobbs, Fortunato and Takko; by request of Board of Pilotage Commissioners Concerning mandatory rest periods for pilots. Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.
	SB 5564	By Senators Brown, Wellman, Warnick, Takko, Hobbs, Walsh, Zeiger, Frockt, Wilson, L., Becker and Padden Creating the building business ecosystems act. Referred to Committee on FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & TRADE.
	SB 5565	By Senators Kuderer, Wellman, Palumbo, Hunt, Keiser, Das, Randall and Takko Concerning direct contractor liability for payment of wages and benefits. Referred to Committee on LABOR & COMMERCE.
	SB 5566	By Senators Braun and Takko; by request of Department of Labor & Industries Concerning setting fees for administration of the prevailing wage program. Referred to Committee on LABOR & COMMERCE.
	SB 5567	By Senators Honeyford, Takko, Short, Rolfes and Warnick Revising hydraulic project eligibility standards under RCW 77.55.181 for conservation district-sponsored fish habitat enhancement projects. Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE, WATER, NATURAL RESOURCES & PARKS.
	SB 5568	By Senators Wilson, C. and Darneille; by request of Department of Social and Health Services Concerning certain providers sharing background checks. Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES, REENTRY & REHABILITATION.
	SB 5569	By Senators Keiser, Rivers, Van De Wege and McCoy; by request of Department of Social and Health Services Concerning the nursing facility medicaid payment system. Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG TERM CARE.
	SB 5570	By Senators Saldaña and Warnick Concerning port district worker development and occupational training programs. Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION & WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.
	SB 5571	By Senators Randall, O'Ban, Conway and Holy Creating a military benefit zone program. Referred to Committee on FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & TRADE.
	SB 5572	By Senators Honeyford, Takko, Short, Warnick and Schoesler Authorizing modernization grants for small school districts. Referred to Committee on EARLY LEARNING & K-12 EDUCATION.
	SB 5573	By Senators Warnick, Hunt, Fortunato, Takko, Zeiger, Wilson, C., Hasegawa, Walsh, Schoesler, McCoy, Honeyford, Rolfes, Sheldon and Liias Concerning domestic violence and traumatic brain injury. Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES, REENTRY & REHABILITATION.
	SB 5574	By Senators Salomon, Bailey, Wellman, Walsh, Takko, Hobbs, Short, Warnick, Mullet, Keiser, Brown and Becker Concerning K-12 computer science education data. Referred to Committee on EARLY LEARNING & K-12 EDUCATION.
	SB 5575	By Senator Salomon; by request of Attorney General Creating a program for the consolidation of traffic-based financial obligations to facilitate reinstatement of driving privileges that are suspended because of failure to pay. Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.
	SB 5576	By Senators Wilson, C., Nguyen, Palumbo and Warnick Improving climate science education. Referred to Committee on EARLY LEARNING & K-12 EDUCATION.
	SB 5577	By Senators Rolfes, Frockt, Liias and McCoy; by request of Office of the Governor Concerning the protection of southern resident orca whales from vessels. Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE, WATER, NATURAL RESOURCES & PARKS.
	SB 5578	By Senators Van De Wege, Liias, Carlyle, Frockt, Billig, Conway, Hunt, Pedersen, Palumbo and McCoy; by request of Office of the Governor Reducing threats to southern resident killer whales by improving the safety of oil transportation. Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT, ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY.
	SB 5579	By Senators Billig, Carlyle, Pedersen, Palumbo, Hasegawa, Keiser, Rolfes, Saldaña, Van De Wege, Frockt, Conway, Hunt and Liias Concerning the volatility of crude oil received in the state by rail. Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT, ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY.
	SB 5580	By Senators Rolfes, Palumbo and Frockt; by request of Office of the Governor Implementing recommendations of the southern resident killer whale task force related to increasing habitat and forage fish abundance. Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE, WATER, NATURAL RESOURCES & PARKS.
	SB 5581	By Senators Rolfes, Braun and Carlyle; by request of Department of Revenue Improving the effectiveness and adequacy of state tax laws by clarifying and simplifying nexus provisions, by decreasing compliance and administrative burdens for taxpayers and the department of revenue, by facilitating the collection of new tax revenue resulting from the United States supreme court's decision in South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc., by providing more consistent tax obligations for both domestic and foreign sellers, and by simplifying the expiration of sales tax sourcing mitigation payments to local governments on September 30, 2019. Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.
	SB 5582	By Senator Saldaña Increasing funding for affordable housing. Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.
	SB 5583	By Senators Wilson, C., Van De Wege, Holy, Walsh, Darneille, Zeiger, Saldaña, Cleveland, Nguyen and Hawkins Increasing access to fruits and vegetables for individuals with limited incomes. Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES, REENTRY & REHABILITATION.
	SB 5584	By Senators Mullet, Takko, Wilson, L. and Hobbs; by request of Board of Pilotage Commissioners Concerning joint self-insurance programs for property and liability risks. Referred to Committee on FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & TRADE.
	SB 5585	By Senator Takko Concerning cooperation between conservation districts. Referred to Committee on LOCAL GOVERNMENT.
	SB 5586	By Senators Darneille, Rivers, Hasegawa, Fortunato, Hunt, Wilson, C., Takko, Rolfes, Schoesler, Warnick, Honeyford, Walsh, Wilson, L., Zeiger, Sheldon, McCoy and Liias Requiring traumatic brain injury screenings for children entering the foster care system. Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES, REENTRY & REHABILITATION.
	SB 5587	By Senators Salomon, Takko, Short, Brown, Honeyford and Van De Wege Authorizing product certification agencies to certify building products and methods of construction, design, and systems as an alternate code compliance for modern technical methods, devices, and improvements. Referred to Committee on LOCAL GOVERNMENT.
	SB 5588	By Senators Hawkins, Palumbo, Ericksen, Van De Wege, Fortunato, Short, Billig, Hobbs, Braun, Takko, Warnick, Sheldon, Wagoner, Hunt, Das, Zeiger, Wellman, King, Nguyen, Hasegawa, Kuderer, Bailey, Rivers, Holy, Wilson, L., Padden and Walsh Authorizing the production, distribution, and sale of renewable hydrogen. Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT, ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY.
	SB 5589	By Senators Schoesler, Mullet, Becker, Brown, Hobbs, King, Bailey, Fortunato, O'Ban, Rivers, Padden, Wagoner, Wilson, L., Honeyford, Warnick, Short, Ericksen, Holy, Hawkins and Walsh Prohibiting local taxes based on employee wages, employee hours, or the number of employment positions. Referred to Committee on LOCAL GOVERNMENT.
	SB 5590	By Senators Schoesler, Mullet, Becker, Short, Fortunato, O'Ban, Walsh, Hobbs, Warnick, Bailey, Honeyford and Hawkins Establishing school district depreciation subfunds for the purposes of preventative maintenance. Referred to Committee on EARLY LEARNING & K-12 EDUCATION.
	SB 5591	By Senator Schoesler Exempting previously registered vehicles from the stolen vehicle check fee. Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.
	SB 5592	By Senator Schoesler Easing ambulance restrictions in rural areas. Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG TERM CARE.
	SB 5593	By Senators Liias, Wilson, C. and Das Addressing equity in access to dual credit opportunities. Referred to Committee on EARLY LEARNING & K-12 EDUCATION.
	SB 5594	By Senators Liias, Warnick, Wilson, C. and Wellman Supporting media literacy and digital citizenship. Referred to Committee on EARLY LEARNING & K-12 EDUCATION.
	SB 5595	By Senator Mullet Exempting certain charitable or nonprofit organizations from obtaining a gambling license. Referred to Committee on LABOR & COMMERCE.
	SB 5596	By Senators Holy and Billig Extending the expiration date on the health sciences and services authority sales and use tax authorization. Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.
	SB 5597	By Senators Rolfes, Saldaña and McCoy Creating a work group on aerial pesticide applications in forestlands. Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE, WATER, NATURAL RESOURCES & PARKS.
	SB 5598	By Senators Rolfes, Nguyen and Carlyle Concerning student internet data privacy. Referred to Committee on EARLY LEARNING & K-12 EDUCATION.
	SB 5599	By Senator Hasegawa Expanding business opportunities for marijuana businesses operated by a municipal corporation, commission, or authority. Referred to Committee on LABOR & COMMERCE.
	SB 5600	By Senators Kuderer, Das, Nguyen, Frockt, Cleveland, Darneille, Saldaña, Hasegawa, Wilson, C., Conway, Randall, Wellman, Keiser, Hunt, Pedersen and Liias Concerning residential tenant protections. Referred to Committee on HOUSING STABILITY & AFFORDABILITY.
	SB 5601	By Senators Rolfes, Short, Keiser, Liias, Kuderer, Walsh, Hobbs, King, Warnick and Honeyford Concerning health care benefit management. Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG TERM CARE.
	SB 5602	By Senators Randall, Wilson, C., Nguyen, Das, Saldaña, Cleveland, Takko, Kuderer, Hasegawa, Rolfes, Van De Wege, Keiser, Hunt, Wellman, Billig, Dhingra, Conway, Pedersen, Frockt, Salomon, Palumbo, Darneille, McCoy, Liias, Mullet and Carlyle Eliminating barriers to reproductive health care for all. Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG TERM CARE.
	SB 5603	By Senators Randall, Wilson, C., Rolfes, O'Ban, Conway, Cleveland, Das, Zeiger and Hobbs Concerning enrollment and course registration access for children of military families. Referred to Committee on EARLY LEARNING & K-12 EDUCATION.
	SB 5604	By Senators Pedersen, Padden, Conway, Kuderer, Keiser, Salomon, Bailey and Dhingra; by request of Uniform Law Commission Concerning the uniform guardianship, conservatorship, and other protective arrangements act. Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.
	SB 5605	By Senators Nguyen, Keiser, Hunt, Salomon, Hasegawa, Saldaña, Das and Randall Concerning misdemeanor marijuana offense convictions. Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.
	SB 5606	By Senators Wellman, Das, Kuderer, Nguyen, Darneille, Hunt, Keiser, Carlyle, Takko and Saldaña Addressing language access in public schools. Referred to Committee on EARLY LEARNING & K-12 EDUCATION.
	SB 5607	By Senators Wellman, Das, Kuderer, Nguyen, Randall, Hunt, Carlyle, Darneille, Cleveland, Keiser, Takko, Saldaña, Liias and Van De Wege Concerning dual language learning in early learning and K-12 education. Referred to Committee on EARLY LEARNING & K-12 EDUCATION.
	SB 5608	By Senators Ericksen, Fortunato, Wilson, L., Bailey, Becker, Brown, Zeiger, Short, Honeyford, Padden and Rivers Lowering the ceiling of the business and occupation manufacturing tax rate to 0.2904 percent. Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.
	SB 5609	By Senators Ericksen, Padden, Fortunato, Short, Brown and Becker Establishing a responsible state spending limit to protect essential programs and taxpayers from unsustainable state budgets. Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.
	SB 5610	By Senators Ericksen, Fortunato, Becker, Short, Brown and Schoesler Reducing the state sales and use tax rate. Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.