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
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16, 2005 66TH DAY
 
  SB 6088 By Senator Jacobsen

Modifying the petroleum products tax.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.
  SB 6089 By Senators Finkbeiner, Jacobsen, Esser, Kastama, Schmidt and Swecker

Modifying provisions related to the financing of central Puget Sound transportation improvements.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.
FIRST READING OF HOUSE BILLS
  EHB 1016 By Representatives Campbell, Kirby, Appleton and Simpson

Limiting when the presence of a dog may affect the availability of homeowner's insurance.

Referred to Committee on FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, HOUSING & CONSUMER PROTECTION.
  ESHB 1029 By House Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Representatives Simpson, Rodne, B. Sullivan and Anderson)

Regulating ATVs.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.
  ESHB 1031 By House Committee on Commerce & Labor (originally sponsored by Representatives Conway, Cody, Simpson, Wood, Green, McIntire, Morrell, Kenney, P. Sullivan and Darneille; by request of Governor Locke)

Providing long-term funding for problem gambling.

Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE, RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT.
  SHB 1065 By House Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Representatives Hudgins, Ericksen, McCoy, Haigh, Miloscia, Simpson, Upthegrove, Kessler, Appleton, Williams, Curtis, Conway, Nixon, P. Sullivan, Kenney, Hinkle, Wallace, Jarrett, Dunn, Linville, Morris, Wood, Hunter, Sells, Clibborn, Morrell, Campbell, B. Sullivan and Chase; by request of Department of Veterans Affairs)

Authorizing the armed forces license plate collection.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.
  EHB 1068 By Representatives Quall, McDermott and Haigh; by request of Governor Locke and Superintendent of Public Instruction

Eliminating mandatory norm-referenced student assessments.

Referred to Committee on EARLY LEARNING, K-12 & HIGHER EDUCATION.
  EHB 1074 By Representatives Dunshee, Jarrett, Chase and Schual-Berke; by request of Department of Community, Trade, and Economic Development

Increasing the administrative cap on the housing assistance program and the affordable housing program.

Referred to Committee on FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, HOUSING & CONSUMER PROTECTION.
  ESHB 1080 By House Committee on Criminal Justice & Corrections (originally sponsored by Representatives McDonald, O'Brien and Morrell)

Protecting dependent persons.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.
  SHB 1097 By House Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Representatives Schual-Berke, Hinkle, Kagi, McCoy, Dickerson, Sells, Hunter, Roach, Tom, Nixon, Jarrett, Upthegrove, Murray, Campbell, Pettigrew, Roberts, Simpson, Ormsby, Appleton, Morrell, Haler, Dunn, P. Sullivan, O'Brien, Chase, Strow and Conway; by request of Washington Council for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect)

Creating the "Keep Kids Safe" license plate series.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.
  SHB 1116 By House Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Representatives Wallace, Ericksen, Linville, Kristiansen, Grant, Serben, Walsh, Sells and Strow)

Authorizing a "Ski & Ride Washington" license plate.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.
  SHB 1169 By House Committee on Local Government (originally sponsored by Representatives Quall, P. Sullivan, Talcott, Strow, Grant, Buri, Morrell, Miloscia, Dickerson, Morris, Lovick, Simpson, Tom, Chase, Kenney, O'Brien, Sells, Ormsby, Haigh and Santos)

Including public school facilities as essential public facilities.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.
  SHB 1210 By House Committee on Natural Resources, Ecology & Parks (originally sponsored by Representatives B. Sullivan, Buck, Blake, Kretz, Upthegrove, Eickmeyer, Orcutt and Morrell; by request of Department of Fish and Wildlife)

Providing for temporary combination fishing licenses.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES, OCEAN & RECREATION.
  SHB 1216 By House Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Representatives Lovick, Eickmeyer, Upthegrove, Ericksen, Morrell, Dickerson, Holmquist and Sells)

Providing funding for watchable wildlife activities by creating the "Wild On Washington" license plates.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.
  SHB 1218 By House Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Representatives B. Sullivan, Lovick, Eickmeyer, Upthegrove, Ericksen, Morrell, Dickerson, Sells and Ormsby)

Authorizing endangered wildlife license plates.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.
  SHB 1236 By House Committee on Criminal Justice & Corrections (originally sponsored by Representatives O'Brien, Morrell, Miloscia, Lovick, Darneille and Lantz)

Changing duties for aiding injured persons.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.
  ESHB 1251 By House Committee on Financial Institutions & Insurance (originally sponsored by Representatives Santos, Roach, Kirby, Morrell, Simpson, Hasegawa, P. Sullivan and McIntire)

Regulating tax refund anticipation loans.

Referred to Committee on FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, HOUSING & CONSUMER PROTECTION.
  HB 1254 By Representatives Wood, Jarrett, Simpson, B. Sullivan, Wallace, Kilmer, Hankins, Haler, Hunter, Morrell, Lovick, Nixon and Ormsby

Authorizing the "share the road" special license plate.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.
  E2SHB 1291 By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Cody, Bailey, Morrell, Hinkle, Green, Moeller, Kessler, Haigh, Linville, Kagi, Santos and Ormsby)

Improving health care professional and health care facility patient safety practices.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.
  HB 1383 By Representatives Condotta, Bailey, Newhouse, Curtis, Hinkle, Pearson, Kretz, Strow, Armstrong, Kristiansen, Talcott, Skinner and Holmquist

Requiring the public employees' benefits board to develop a health savings account option for employees.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.
  HB 1399 By Representatives Quall, McCoy, Cox, Blake, Sells, Skinner, Fromhold, Clements, Appleton, Morris, Linville, Hunter, Darneille, Ormsby, Morrell, Murray, Roberts, Campbell, Chase, P. Sullivan, Santos, Haigh, Dunn and Simpson

Authorizing public tribal colleges to participate in the running start program.

Referred to Committee on EARLY LEARNING, K-12 & HIGHER EDUCATION.
  ESHB 1402 By House Committee on Criminal Justice & Corrections (originally sponsored by Representative O'Brien; by request of Sentencing Guidelines Commission)

Regulating supervision of offenders who travel or transfer to or from another state.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.
  SHB 1419 By House Committee on Financial Institutions & Insurance (originally sponsored by Representatives Kirby, Roach, Santos, Newhouse and Williams)

Reserving state authority to regulate customer financial transactions.

Referred to Committee on FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, HOUSING & CONSUMER PROTECTION.
  HB 1429 By Representatives Dickerson, Ericksen, Murray, Linville, B. Sullivan, Lovick, Talcott, Campbell, Chase, Nixon and Simpson

Authorizing personal rapid transit and magnetic levitation transit systems.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.
  E2SHB 1458 By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Hunt, Dickerson, McCoy, B. Sullivan, Williams, Haigh, Appleton, Linville, Chase, Dunshee, Simpson, Upthegrove, Moeller and McDermott)

Concerning the management of on-site sewage disposal systems in marine areas.

Referred to Committee on WATER, ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT.
  SHB 1541 By House Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Representatives Murray, Woods, Wallace, Jarrett, Ericksen, Morris, B. Sullivan, Chase, Schual-Berke, Rodne and Dickerson)

Enacting the Transportation Innovative Partnerships Act.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.
  SHB 1591 By House Committee on Health Care (originally sponsored by Representatives Schual-Berke, Hinkle, Cody, Skinner and Moeller)

Concerning assisted care facilities.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.
  ESHB 1631 By House Committee on Local Government (originally sponsored by Representatives Clibborn, Fromhold, Moeller, Wallace and Jarrett)

Using revenues under the county conservation futures levy.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.
  SHB 1643 By House Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Representative B. Sullivan)

Extending liability immunity to certain skate parks that charge a nominal fee.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.
  E2SHB 1688 By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Cody, Clibborn, Moeller, Sommers, Kenney and Schual-Berke)

Creating a task force to review health care facilities and services supply issues.(REVISED FOR ENGROSSED: Studying and preparing recommendations to improve and update the certificate of need program.)

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.
  SHB 1747 By House Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Representatives Wood, Rodne, Priest, Clements, Lantz, Williams, Darneille and Ormsby)

Administering the state-funded civil representation of indigent persons.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.
  SHB 1806 By House Committee on State Government Operations & Accountability (originally sponsored by Representatives Kenney, Haigh, Kessler, Morrell, Dickerson, Williams, P. Sullivan, Ericks, Anderson, McDermott, Wood, Linville, Moeller and Hudgins; by request of Governor Gregoire)

Encouraging the ethical transfer of technology for the economic benefit of the state.

Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE, RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT.
  ESHB 1830 By House Committee on State Government Operations & Accountability (originally sponsored by Representatives Hunt, Jarrett, Morrell, McDonald, Pettigrew, Hasegawa, Eickmeyer, Clibborn, Simpson and Ericks)

Establishing an independent oversight committee on traditional and alternative public works contracting procedures.(REVISED FOR ENGROSSED: Establishing the capital projects review board.)

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.
  SHB 1834 By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives McIntire, Anderson, Kessler, Conway, Fromhold, Clements, Kagi, Linville, Jarrett, Hunter, Tom, Hinkle, Upthegrove, Kilmer, Wood and Santos)

Using performance measures for budgeting decisions.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.
  EHB 1848 By Representatives Springer, Tom, Lantz, Priest, Hunter, Jarrett, Clibborn, Serben, Fromhold, Rodne, Williams, Flannigan, Kessler, O'Brien and Simpson

Addressing construction defect disputes involving multiunit residential buildings.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.
  SHB 1850 By House Committee on Health Care (originally sponsored by Representatives Schual-Berke and Cody)

Creating a retired volunteer medical worker license.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.
  SHB 1887 By House Committee on Finance (originally sponsored by Representatives Hasegawa, Orcutt and Chase)

Modifying exemptions to the litter tax.

Referred to Committee on WATER, ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT.
  SHB 1893 By House Committee on Education (originally sponsored by Representatives McDermott, Kenney and Dickerson)

Providing for a certification endorsement for teachers of the deaf and hard of hearing.

Referred to Committee on EARLY LEARNING, K-12 & HIGHER EDUCATION.
  EHB 1917 By Representatives Conway, Wood and Chase

Improving stability in industrial insurance premium rates.

Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE, RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT.
  SHB 1918 By House Committee on Commerce & Labor (originally sponsored by Representatives Conway, Wood and Chase)

Implementing a recommendation of the joint legislative audit and review committee with regard to industrial insurance.

Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE, RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT.
  SHB 1995 By House Committee on Capital Budget (originally sponsored by Representatives Lantz, Skinner, Hunt, Moeller and Upthegrove)

Concerning historic public facilities.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.
  SHB 2033 By House Committee on Finance (originally sponsored by Representatives McIntire, Orcutt, Conway, Hunter, Chase and Santos)

Modifying the allocation of printing and publishing income for municipal business and occupation taxes.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.
  ESHB 2056 By House Committee on Commerce & Labor (originally sponsored by Representatives Conway and Wood)

Regulating recreational vehicle shows.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.
  ESHB 2060 By House Committee on Health Care (originally sponsored by Representatives Cody, Schual-Berke, Appleton, Morrell, Moeller, Green, Clibborn, Kenney, Upthegrove, Conway, Chase, Darneille, Haigh and Santos)

Expanding participation in state purchased health care programs.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.
  E2SHB 2069 By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Morrell, Hankins, Cody, Sells, Green, Kenney, Moeller, Conway and Chase; by request of Governor Gregoire)

Expanding access to insurance coverage through the small business assist program.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.
  HB 2131 By Representatives Conway and Springer; by request of Department of Licensing

Concerning the master licensing service.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.
  ESHB 2157 By House Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Representatives Murray, Simpson, B. Sullivan, Dickerson, Sells, Ericks, McIntire and Conway)

Authorizing the creation of a regional transportation improvement authority.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.
  SHB 2169 By House Committee on Children & Family Services (originally sponsored by Representatives Walsh, Grant, Buri, Cox and Haler)

Creating a pilot project authorizing small counties to regulate day care.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.
  2SHB 2212 By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Hunter, Cox, Haigh, Talcott and Lantz)

Revising educator certification provisions.

Referred to Committee on EARLY LEARNING, K-12 & HIGHER EDUCATION.
  EHB 2219 By Representatives Hunt, DeBolt, Williams and Alexander

Expanding eligibility for urban industrial land banks.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.
  SHB 2225 By House Committee on Financial Institutions & Insurance (originally sponsored by Representative Kirby; by request of State Treasurer)

Allowing certain higher education endowment grant funds to be deposited outside the state.

Referred to Committee on FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, HOUSING & CONSUMER PROTECTION.
  EHB 2254 By Representative Cody

Clarifying protections provided to quality improvement activities.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.
  E2SHB 2259 By House Committee on Finance (originally sponsored by Representatives Takko, Simpson, Schindler and Blake)

Modifying water-sewer district provisions.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.
  ESHB 2266 By House Committee on Health Care (originally sponsored by Representatives Campbell, Morrell, Green, Moeller, Lantz, Cody, McCune, Haler, Lovick, McDonald and Ahern)

Concerning access to certain precursor drugs.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.
  SHJM 4003 By House Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Representatives Ericksen, Kessler, Haler, O'Brien, Talcott, Chase, Dickerson and B. Sullivan)

Requesting Congress to consider Washington for magnetic levitation transportation funding.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.