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

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2005 32ND DAY
 
  SB 5851 By Senators Mulliken, Swecker, Schmidt and Oke

Regarding health care provider right of conscience.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

  SB 5852 By Senators Swecker, Mulliken, Schmidt, Stevens, Oke and Benton

Prohibiting public funding of abortion.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

  SB 5853 By Senators McAuliffe, Schmidt and Kohl-Welles; by request of State Board of Education

Reclassifying the state board of education as a class four group.

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

  SB 5854 By Senators McAuliffe, Schmidt, Kohl-Welles and Shin; by request of State Board of Education

Adopting state policy on educational equity.

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

  SB 5855 By Senators McAuliffe, Schmidt, Kohl-Welles and Shin; by request of State Board of Education

Making the superintendent of public instruction a voting member of the state board of education.

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

  SB 5856 By Senators Brandland and Haugen

Revising negligence standards regarding the failure to wear safety belts.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

  SB 5857 By Senators Prentice and Kohl-Welles

Authorizing a business and occupation tax deduction for certain nonprofit community health centers.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

  SB 5858 By Senator Haugen

Requiring the governor to appoint the director of fish and wildlife.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES, OCEAN & RECREATION.

  SB 5859 By Senators Haugen and Rasmussen

Mitigating loss of farmland.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

  SB 5860 By Senators Haugen, Swecker and Kohl-Welles

Modifying vehicle licensing fee provisions.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

  SB 5861 By Senators Keiser, Thibaudeau, Prentice, Franklin, Kline, Kohl-Welles and McAuliffe; by request of Insurance Commissioner

Stabilizing the health insurance market and reducing the number of uninsured individuals in Washington state.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

  SB 5862 By Senators Pflug, Eide, Shin and Rasmussen; by request of Lieutenant Governor and Secretary of State

Creating the association of Washington generals.

Referred to Committee on INTERNATIONAL TRADE & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

  SB 5863 By Senators Prentice, Zarelli and Shin; by request of Department of Revenue

Improving consistency among tax incentives enacted during the 2003-2005 biennium.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

  SB 5864 By Senators Prentice, Schmidt, Esser, Shin, Berkey, Zarelli and Rasmussen; by request of Department of Revenue and Department of Community, Trade, and Economic Development

Providing excise tax relief for the development of commercial airplanes.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

  SB 5865 By Senators Franklin, Delvin, Roach, Kohl-Welles, Keiser and Rasmussen

Establishing objectives for certain fire department services.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

  SB 5866 By Senators Delvin, Pridemore, Rockefeller, Schmidt, Kohl-Welles, Benson, Carrell, Shin, Brandland, Schoesler and Rasmussen

Making an election effecting retirement allowances under the public employees' and teachers' retirement systems.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

  SB 5867 By Senators Schmidt, McAuliffe, Finkbeiner, Esser, Mulliken, Berkey, Shin, Kohl-Welles, Delvin and Rasmussen

Creating a pilot program for baccalaureate degrees at selected community and technical colleges.

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

  SB 5868 By Senators Schmidt, McAuliffe, Berkey, Mulliken, Weinstein, Schoesler, Delvin and Rasmussen

Implementing a strategic direction for higher education.

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

  SB 5869 By Senators Swecker, Jacobsen, Oke, Spanel, Hargrove, Morton, Doumit, Stevens and Rasmussen

Concerning planting of certain trout.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES, OCEAN & RECREATION.

  SB 5870 By Senators Jacobsen, Kline, Kohl-Welles and Mulliken

Requiring the public institutions of higher education to use admission standards similar to those used by United States military academies.

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

  SB 5871 By Senators Jacobsen and Kohl-Welles

Requiring that part-time community college faculty be paid on the same scale as full-time faculty.

Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE, RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT.

  SB 5872 By Senators Stevens, Carrell, Mulliken, Deccio, Finkbeiner, Delvin, Benson, Johnson, Oke, Hewitt and Schmidt

Creating the department of family and children's services.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

  SB 5873 By Senators Stevens, Hargrove, Regala, Carrell, Mulliken, Schmidt, Zarelli, Deccio, Benson, McCaslin, Delvin, Brandland, Johnson, Hewitt, Kohl-Welles and Pflug

Revising the duties of the family and children's ombudsman.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

  SB 5874 By Senators Kohl-Welles, Schmidt, Pridemore, Mulliken, McAuliffe, Berkey, Carrell, Shin, Rockefeller and Delvin

Evaluating where an additional four-year baccalaureate institution should be located.

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

  SB 5875 By Senator Hargrove

Clarifying the interests of parents and alleged fathers under the juvenile court act.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

  SB 5876 By Senators Honeyford, Rockefeller, Esser, Carrell, Johnson, McCaslin and Hargrove

Modifying the judicial conduct commission.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

  SB 5877 By Senators Prentice, Oke, Haugen, Stevens, Franklin, Benson, Pridemore, Brandland, Rockefeller, Doumit, Weinstein, Kohl-Welles, Sheldon, Rasmussen, Thibaudeau, Jacobsen, Keiser, Mulliken, Pflug and McAuliffe

Addressing the employment and retirement rights of members of the armed forces called to active duty.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

  SB 5878 By Senators Prentice, Oke, Haugen, Benson, Franklin, Shin, Pridemore, Rockefeller, Hargrove, Fraser, Stevens, Kline, Rasmussen, Mulliken and McAuliffe

Prohibiting internet gambling.

Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE, RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT.

  SB 5879 By Senators Prentice, Oke, Haugen, Benson, Franklin, Pridemore, Shin, Rockefeller, Fraser, Hargrove, Stevens and Rasmussen

Prohibiting out-of-state contributions to gambling ballot measures.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.