Washington State Senate
	Introduction and First Reading of Bills, Memorials, Joint Resolutions and Concurrent Resolutions
	2005 Regular Session of the 59th Legislature

BRAD OWEN, President of the Senate		ROSA FRANKLIN, President Pro Tem
THOMAS HOEMANN, Secretary of the Senate		PAULL SHIN, Vice President Pro Tem
MONDAY, JANUARY 31, 2005		22ND DAY

	SB 5600	By Senators Franklin, Kohl-Welles, Benton, Keiser, Kastama, Spanel, Fairley and Brown Encouraging employers to be infant-friendly. Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE, RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT.
	SB 5601	By Senator Eide Modifying property taxation for fire protection services. Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.
	SB 5602	By Senators Rasmussen and Schoesler; by request of Department of Agriculture Managing livestock nutrients. Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE & RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
	SB 5603	By Senators Hargrove and McAuliffe Requiring an education and higher education finance study. Referred to Committee on EARLY LEARNING, K-12 & HIGHER EDUCATION.
	SB 5604	By Senators Prentice, Zarelli, Roach and Benton Providing a tax credit for syrup sales. Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.
	SB 5605	By Senators Thibaudeau, Pflug, Keiser, Deccio, Kohl-Welles, Parlette, Shin and McAuliffe Regulating naturopathic physicians. Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.
	SB 5606	By Senators Pridemore, Schmidt, McAuliffe and Kohl-Welles; by request of Governor Gregoire Concerning the activation of the national guard. Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.
	SB 5607	By Senators Deccio and Keiser; by request of Insurance Commissioner Regulating health care grievance and appeal processes. Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.
	SB 5608	By Senators Shin, Schmidt, Rockefeller, Mulliken, Carrell and Roach Limiting the authority to condemn property outside the boundaries of the condemning entity. Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.
	SB 5609	By Senators Shin, Mulliken, Keiser, Carrell, Kohl-Welles and Benson Increasing the operating fee waiver authority for Central Washington University. Referred to Committee on EARLY LEARNING, K-12 & HIGHER EDUCATION.
	SB 5610	By Senator Jacobsen Promoting salmon recovery on a regionwide basis. Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES, OCEAN & RECREATION.
	SB 5611	By Senators Esser, Kline, Regala, Hewitt, Fairley, McCaslin, Zarelli, Weinstein, Stevens, Johnson, Brandland, Hargrove and Franklin Changing the interest rate on legal financial obligations. Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.
	SB 5612	By Senators Berkey, Schmidt, Keiser, Roach, Kohl-Welles, Oke, Pridemore, Fairley, Kline, Shin and McAuliffe Expanding programs eligible for housing assistance grants and loans. Referred to Committee on FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, HOUSING & CONSUMER PROTECTION.
	SB 5613	By Senators Berkey, Schmidt, Keiser, Roach, Kohl-Welles, Fairley, Pridemore, Oke and McAuliffe Authorizing community colleges to deduct certain payments from tuition waivers. Referred to Committee on EARLY LEARNING, K-12 & HIGHER EDUCATION.
	SB 5614	By Senators Keiser, Parlette, Rasmussen, Hargrove, Honeyford, Mulliken, Berkey, Oke and Kohl-Welles Requiring annual audits of the state industrial insurance fund. Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE, RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT.
	SB 5615	By Senators Franklin, Delvin, Kohl-Welles, Parlette, Roach, Brown, Schmidt, Berkey, McAuliffe and Oke; by request of LEOFF Plan 2 Retirement Board Receiving a disability allowance under the law enforcement officers' and fire fighters' retirement system, plan 2. Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.
	SB 5616	By Senators Parlette, Kohl-Welles, Delvin, Doumit, Brown, Schmidt, Berkey, McAuliffe and Schoesler; by request of LEOFF Plan 2 Retirement Board Permitting members of the law enforcement officers' and fire fighters' retirement system plan 2 to make a one-time purchase of additional service credit. Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.
	SB 5617	By Senators Parlette, Kohl-Welles, Delvin, Doumit, Franklin, Schmidt, McAuliffe and Schoesler; by request of LEOFF Plan 2 Retirement Board Suspending a retirement allowance upon reemployment. Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.
	SB 5618	By Senators Kline, Pridemore, Kastama, Poulsen, Rockefeller, Fairley and Kohl-Welles Clarifying the process for designation of forest lands of long-term commercial significance. Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES, OCEAN & RECREATION.
	SB 5619	By Senators Kline, Pridemore, Kastama, Poulsen, Rockefeller, Fairley, Fraser and Kohl-Welles Requiring consideration of water quality during growth management planning. Referred to Committee on WATER, ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT.
	SB 5620	By Senators Kline, Mulliken, Pridemore, Kastama, Poulsen, Rockefeller, Fairley and Kohl-Welles Providing for priority consideration of voluntary buffers in open space plans and public benefit rating systems. Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.
	SB 5621	By Senators McAuliffe, Weinstein, Pridemore, Rockefeller, Kohl-Welles and Rasmussen Requiring the superintendent of public instruction to adopt standards for voluntary certification of preschools. Referred to Committee on EARLY LEARNING, K-12 & HIGHER EDUCATION.
	SB 5622	By Senators Doumit, Johnson, Kastama, Keiser, McAuliffe, Finkbeiner, Prentice, Delvin, Roach, Berkey, Pflug, Hewitt, Zarelli, Schmidt, Kline, Rockefeller, Benton and Kohl-Welles Conforming Washington's tax structure to the streamlined sales and use tax agreement. Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.
	SB 5623	By Senators Haugen and Esser Clarifying that sales and use tax does not apply to certain regional transit authority service agreements. Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.
	SB 5624	By Senators Kastama, McAuliffe, Hargrove, Weinstein, Spanel and Delvin Authorizing local government funding of ambulance and emergency services. Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.
	SB 5625	By Senators Kohl-Welles, Schoesler, Hewitt, Poulsen, McAuliffe and Delvin Regarding gender equity reporting. Referred to Committee on EARLY LEARNING, K-12 & HIGHER EDUCATION.
	SB 5626	By Senators Doumit, Hewitt, Prentice, Roach, Zarelli, Rasmussen and Regala Modifying the business and occupation tax of wholesale sales of motor vehicle and special fuels. Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.
	SB 5627	By Senators Kline, Johnson and Delvin; by request of Integrated Justice Information Board Addressing the failure to respond to citations and notices of infractions. Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.
	SB 5628	By Senators Keiser and Parlette Revising insurance coverage of pharmacy services. Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.
	SB 5629	By Senator Jacobsen Creating the office of student assistance to handle student financial aid programs. Referred to Committee on EARLY LEARNING, K-12 & HIGHER EDUCATION.
	SB 5630	By Senator Jacobsen Providing funding for parks and recreational facilities. Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES, OCEAN & RECREATION.
	SB 5631	By Senators Regala, Hargrove, Stevens, Brandland, Kline, McAuliffe, Franklin, Prentice, Esser, Delvin and Kohl-Welles Changing provisions relating to inmate work programs. Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.
	SB 5632	By Senators Schoesler, Hewitt, Mulliken, Parlette, Rasmussen, Roach, Jacobsen, Haugen and Honeyford Describing educational visits to small agricultural employers. Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE, RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT.
	SB 5633	By Senators Carrell, Rasmussen, Rockefeller, Shin, Stevens, Hargrove, Mulliken and McAuliffe Revising provisions relating to retention of information concerning unfounded allegations of child abuse or neglect. Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.
	SB 5634	By Senators Schoesler, Sheldon, Carrell, Stevens, Schmidt, Shin, Mulliken, Morton, Benson, Delvin, Pflug, Esser, Roach, Johnson and Benton Requiring that educational credits used to increase teachers' salaries are earned at verified accredited educational institutions. Referred to Committee on EARLY LEARNING, K-12 & HIGHER EDUCATION.
	SB 5635	By Senators Schoesler, Mulliken, Esser, Hargrove, Hewitt, Carrell, Stevens, Benson, Schmidt, Honeyford, McCaslin, Sheldon and Benton Clarifying the process for restoration of the right to possess firearms. Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.
	SB 5636	By Senators Keiser, Benson, Franklin, Parlette, Kline, Thibaudeau and Kastama Revising provision for imposition of sanctions on health professionals. Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.
	SB 5637	By Senators Keiser, Thibaudeau, Franklin, Kline, Prentice, McAuliffe and Kohl-Welles Creating the "Health Care Responsibility Act" to expand access to health insurance coverage. Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.
	SB 5638	By Senators McAuliffe, Rasmussen and Poulsen Changing student assessment provisions. Referred to Committee on EARLY LEARNING, K-12 & HIGHER EDUCATION.
	SJM 8010	By Senators Rasmussen, Schoesler, Sheldon, Franklin, Roach, Spanel, Deccio, McAuliffe, Shin, Haugen, Prentice, Fairley, Rockefeller, Mulliken and Morton Petitioning the United States Department of Agriculture to delay plans to reopen the border to Canadian cattle and beef products. Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE & RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
	SJM 8011	By Senators McAuliffe, Weinstein, Kline, Franklin, Spanel, Rasmussen, Keiser, Schmidt, Rockefeller, Pridemore, Jacobsen, Prentice, Fairley, Brown, Doumit, Poulsen, Thibaudeau, Regala, Eide, Shin and Berkey Petitioning the President and Congress to fully fund the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. Referred to Committee on EARLY LEARNING, K-12 & HIGHER EDUCATION.
FIRST READING OF HOUSE BILLS
	SHB 1154	By House Committee on Financial Institutions & Insurance (originally sponsored by Representatives Schual-Berke, Campbell, Kirby, Jarrett, Green, Kessler, Simpson, Clibborn, Hasegawa, Appleton, Moeller, Kagi, Ormsby, Chase, McCoy, Kilmer, Williams, O'Brien, P. Sullivan, Tom, Morrell, Fromhold, Dunshee, Lantz, McIntire, Sells, Murray, Kenney, Haigh, Darneille, McDermott, Dickerson, Santos and Linville) Requiring that insurance coverage for mental health services be at parity with medical and surgical services. Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.