Washington State Senate

Introduction and First Reading of
Bills, Memorials, Joint Resolutions and Concurrent Resolutions
2020 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, 2020 - Friday 12TH DAY
SB 6596 By Senators Honeyford and Cleveland

Concerning school construction assistance program grants for small, rural districts.

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

SB 6597 By Senators Sheldon and O'Ban

Concerning vehicle combinations that may be operated on public highways.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 6598 By Senators Fortunato, Padden and Short

Increasing transparency in reproductive health.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG TERM CARE.

SB 6599 By Senator Nguyen; by request of Department of Social and Health Services

Updating food benefit references.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES, REENTRY & REHABILITATION.

SB 6600 By Senators O'Ban, Becker, Rivers, Walsh, Zeiger and Ericksen

Requiring licensure of state hospitals.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG TERM CARE.

SB 6601 By Senator Rolfes; by request of Department of Revenue

Authorizing the governor to enter into compacts with Indian tribes addressing certain state retail sales tax, certain state use tax, and certain state business and occupation tax revenues, as specified in a memorandum of understanding entered into by the state, Tulalip tribes, and Snohomish county, in January 2020, and including other terms necessary for the department of revenue to administer any such compact.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 6602 By Senator King

Accounting for differences across counties in setting new wage standards.

Referred to Committee on LABOR & COMMERCE.

SB 6603 By Senators Keiser and Walsh; by request of Liquor and Cannabis Board

Establishing a retail privilege endorsement to a marijuana producer license.

Referred to Committee on LABOR & COMMERCE.

SB 6604 By Senators Keiser and Hasegawa; by request of Liquor and Cannabis Board

Allowing additional marijuana retail licenses for social equity purposes.

Referred to Committee on LABOR & COMMERCE.

SB 6605 By Senators Holy and Pedersen

Licensing security guards.

Referred to Committee on LABOR & COMMERCE.

SB 6606 By Senators Liias, Mullet, Hobbs, Dhingra, Kuderer, Conway, Darneille, Keiser, Wilson, C., McCoy and Das

Concerning regional transit authorities.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 6607 By Senators Billig, Holy, McCoy, Zeiger, Salomon, King, Hunt and Wellman

Permitting students to wear traditional tribal regalia and objects of cultural significance at graduation ceremonies and related events.

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

SB 6608 By Senators Ericksen, Wagoner, Rivers and Honeyford

Supporting parental school choice.

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

SB 6609 By Senator King

Expanding the role of certain pharmacists.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG TERM CARE.

SB 6610 By Senator Kuderer

Concerning advisory votes.

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

FIRST READING OF HOUSE BILLS

E2SHB 1304 By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives MacEwen, Stonier, Santos, Harris, Steele, Griffey, Reeves, Stokesbary, Sells, Dolan, Eslick, Lekanoff, Bergquist, Jinkins, Leavitt, Thai and Wylie)

Concerning career and technical education in alternative learning experience programs.

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

HB 1702 By Representatives Van Werven, Leavitt, Kraft, Entenman, Rude, Sutherland, Dye, Gildon, Slatter, Chambers, Graham, Caldier, Eslick, Mosbrucker, Young, Jinkins, Bergquist, Doglio and Pollet

Informing students of low-cost course materials for community and technical college courses.

Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION & WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.

HB 1755 By Representatives Leavitt, Van Werven, Bergquist, Corry, Ybarra, Volz, Pollet, Dent, Lovick, Doglio, Ormsby and Santos

Allowing regional universities to offer doctorate level degrees in education.

Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION & WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.

HB 1829 By Representatives Chapman, Goehner and Reeves

Concerning veterans' assistance levies.

Referred to Committee on LOCAL GOVERNMENT.

EHB 1948 By Representatives Entenman, Stokesbary, Sullivan, Senn, Chambers, Ramos, Callan and Graham

Supporting warehousing and manufacturing job centers.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

HB 2051 By Representatives Lovick, Chapman, Griffey and Dent

Concerning firefighters and law enforcement officers pension and disability boards.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.