Washington State Senate | |||
Introduction and First Reading of Bills, Memorials, Joint Resolutions and Concurrent Resolutions |
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2006 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, JANUARY 11, 2006 | 3RD DAY | ||
SB 6308 | By Senators Carrell, Stevens, Regala, Schoesler, Schmidt, Oke and Rasmussen Creating a joint select committee on offenders programs, sentencing, and supervision. Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS. |
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SB 6309 | By Senators Carrell, Pflug, Schoesler, Benton, Schmidt, Esser, Roach, Stevens, Johnson, Benson, Mulliken, Deccio, Parlette, Delvin, Hewitt, Honeyford and Sheldon Reinstating the Washington state pick-up credit for federal estate and transfer taxes. Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS. |
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SB 6310 | By Senators Carrell, Benton, Mulliken, Schoesler, Stevens, Zarelli and Schmidt Changing the elements of adverse possession. Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY. |
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SB 6311 | By Senators Carrell, Benton, Schoesler, Schmidt, Benson, Shin, Esser and Rasmussen Providing a bonus for teachers in high market demand subjects. Referred to Committee on EARLY LEARNING, K-12 & HIGHER EDUCATION. |
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SB 6312 | By Senators Carrell, Benton and Pflug Restricting the solicitation of money or employment from the side of a public highway. Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION. |
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SB 6313 | By Senators Carrell and Stevens Regarding recidivism reduction through discharge of convicted felons. Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY. |
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SB 6314 | By Senators Carrell, Benton, Mulliken, Schmidt, Schoesler, Roach, Stevens, Benson, Delvin, Oke and Sheldon Protecting children, vulnerable persons, and communities by strengthening laws regarding sex offenders regardless of whether the perpetrator was known or unknown to the victim at the time of the crime, and kidnapping offenders. Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY. |
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SB 6315 | By Senators Carrell, Benton, Roach, Mulliken, Oke, Schoesler, Schmidt, Regala, Delvin, Stevens, Benson, Sheldon and Esser Modifying sex offender provisions. Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS. |
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SB 6316 | By Senators Carrell, Benton, Morton, Schmidt, Schoesler, Oke, Deccio, Delvin, Benson and Mulliken Providing a procedure for court-ordered visitation with a child for grandparents. Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY. |
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SB 6317 | By Senators Carrell, Benton, Pflug, Mulliken, Schoesler, Stevens, Oke and Esser Modifying voter registration provisions. Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS. |
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SB 6318 | By Senators Stevens, Pflug, Roach, Mulliken, Benson, Benton, Carrell, Parlette, Oke, Deccio, Delvin, Esser, Honeyford, Hewitt and Sheldon Requiring a two-thirds vote in order for the legislature to declare an emergency. Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS. |
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SB 6319 | By Senators Regala, Brandland, Stevens, Kline, Weinstein, Doumit, Carrell, Keiser, Rockefeller, Berkey, Haugen, Fairley, Spanel, Pflug, Sheldon, Rasmussen, McAuliffe, Shin, Roach and Benton Changing provisions for sex offender registration. Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS. |
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SB 6320 | By Senators Regala, Brandland, Franklin, Doumit, Rasmussen, Carrell, Haugen, Pridemore, Kline, Stevens, Keiser, Berkey, Thibaudeau, Jacobsen, Pflug, Sheldon, Kohl-Welles, McAuliffe, Roach and Benton Revising the model policy for disclosure of sex offender information. Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS. |
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SB 6321 | By Senators Regala, Brandland, Stevens, Carrell, Kline, Keiser, Rockefeller, Berkey, Haugen, Fairley, Spanel, Pflug, Sheldon, Rasmussen, McAuliffe, Shin and Roach Changing the eligibility requirement for the special sex offender sentencing alternative. Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY. |
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SB 6322 | By Senators Regala, Brandland, Kohl-Welles, Carrell, Kastama, Stevens, Keiser, Doumit, Rockefeller, Kline, Rasmussen, Berkey, Haugen, Shin, Jacobsen, McAuliffe, Pflug, Sheldon, Roach and Benton Relating to electronic monitoring of sex offenders. Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS. |
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SB 6323 | By Senators Regala, Swecker, Kastama and Rasmussen Limiting exceptions to the reporting requirements under chapter 42.17 RCW. Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS. |
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SB 6324 | By Senators Regala, Schmidt, Thibaudeau, Stevens, Brown, Eide, Franklin, Pridemore, Keiser, Rasmussen, Fairley, Rockefeller, Jacobsen, Kohl-Welles, McAuliffe and Roach Expanding foster care and support services provisions. Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS. |
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SB 6325 | By Senators Regala, Kline, Fairley, Stevens, Rasmussen and McAuliffe Establishing residences for sex offenders. Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS. |
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SB 6326 | By Senators Shin, Rasmussen, Pflug, Doumit, Rockefeller, Weinstein, Pridemore, Hewitt, Jacobsen, Thibaudeau, Swecker, Sheldon, Oke, Keiser, Kohl-Welles, Franklin, Kline and Berkey Providing a source of funding for customized work force training. Referred to Committee on INTERNATIONAL TRADE & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. |
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SB 6327 | By Senators Shin, Swecker, Pflug, Rockefeller, McAuliffe, Doumit, Franklin, Rasmussen, Thibaudeau, Berkey, Keiser, Schoesler, Sheldon and Fairley Financing local economic development projects. Referred to Committee on INTERNATIONAL TRADE & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. |
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SB 6328 | By Senators Shin, Pflug, Sheldon, Schmidt, Doumit, Benton, McAuliffe, Swecker, Rasmussen, Berkey, Jacobsen, Kohl-Welles and Roach Creating a joint legislative task force on aerospace manufacturing. Referred to Committee on INTERNATIONAL TRADE & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. |
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SB 6329 | By Senators Shin, Rasmussen, Berkey, Swecker, Sheldon, Schmidt, Oke, Honeyford and Mulliken Providing excise tax relief for aerospace product development businesses. Referred to Committee on INTERNATIONAL TRADE & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. |
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SB 6330 | By Senators Shin, Kastama, Sheldon, Rasmussen, Doumit, Weinstein, Fraser, Swecker, McAuliffe, Oke, Eide, Honeyford, Franklin, Mulliken, Prentice, Pflug, Kohl-Welles, Jacobsen and Roach Establishing the Washington trade corps fellowship program. Referred to Committee on INTERNATIONAL TRADE & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. |
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SB 6331 | By Senators Carrell and Stevens Concerning unfounded or meritless child abuse or neglect reports. Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS. |
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SB 6332 | By Senators Zarelli, Pridemore, Benton, Doumit and Kohl-Welles Modifying spirits, beer, and wine restaurant license provisions. Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE, RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT. |
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SB 6333 | By Senators Parlette, Morton, Mulliken, Johnson, Pflug, Deccio, Roach, Schoesler, Benson, Sheldon, Carrell, Delvin, Oke, Stevens, Esser and Benton Requiring photo identification at the polls. Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS. |
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SB 6334 | By Senators Fairley, Benton, Franklin, Kline, Rasmussen and Shin; by request of Housing Finance Commission Increasing the debt limit of the housing finance commission. Referred to Committee on FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, HOUSING & CONSUMER PROTECTION. |
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SB 6335 | By Senator Haugen Expanding the waiver of interest and penalties for property tax delinquencies. Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS. |
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SB 6336 | By Senators Haugen, Prentice, Fairley, Oke, Fraser, Swecker, Shin, Kline, Rockefeller, Eide, Kohl-Welles, Keiser, McAuliffe, Rasmussen, Franklin, Thibaudeau, Jacobsen, Brown and Sheldon Revising the definition of income for public assistance to exclude housing assistance or housing vouchers for military personnel or veterans. Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS. |
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SB 6337 | By Senators Haugen, Mulliken and Rasmussen Changing compensation requirements for members of the governing body of diking and drainage districts. Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS. |
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SB 6338 | By Senators Haugen, Oke, Berkey, Swecker, Eide, Mulliken, Spanel, Kline, Rasmussen, McAuliffe, Shin and Fairley Regarding the property tax exemption for seniors and for persons retired due to disability. Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS. |
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SB 6339 | By Senator Haugen Allocating federal surface transportation program enhancement funds. Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION. |
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SB 6340 | By Senator McCaslin Modifying notice provisions for parents in noncompliance with child support orders. Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS. |
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SB 6341 | By Senators Prentice, Esser, Keiser, Pflug, Franklin and Roach; by request of Department of Labor & Industries Including failure to secure a load in the first degree as a compensable crime under the crime victims' compensation program. Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS. |
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SB 6342 | By Senators Kline, Esser and Pflug; by request of Board For Judicial Administration Changing the election and appointment provisions for municipal court judges. Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY. |
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SB 6343 | By Senators Kline, Kastama, Weinstein, Rasmussen, Fairley, Keiser, Thibaudeau, Pflug, Kohl-Welles, Roach and Benton Requiring a high school course in civics. Referred to Committee on EARLY LEARNING, K-12 & HIGHER EDUCATION. |
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SB 6344 | By Senators Kline, Kohl-Welles, Hargrove, Rockefeller, Shin and Benton Monitoring personal information collected by state agencies. Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS. |
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SB 6345 | By Senators Rasmussen, Berkey, Kastama, Fairley, Keiser, Eide, Haugen, Jacobsen, Spanel, Prentice, Rockefeller, Franklin and Oke; by request of Governor Gregoire and Commissioner of Public Lands Reaffirming existing Washington state law in the state Constitution, state supreme court decisions, and statutes relating to the use of eminent domain by state and local governments. Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS. |
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SB 6346 | By Senators Kline, Weinstein and Keiser Penalizing the false or fraudulent refusal of an insurance claim. Referred to Committee on FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, HOUSING & CONSUMER PROTECTION. |
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SB 6347 | By Senators Kline and Keiser Changing provisions relating to industrial insurance claims made due to emergency response. Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE, RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT. |
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SB 6348 | By Senators Kline, Keiser, Thibaudeau, Regala, Rockefeller, Kohl-Welles, Rasmussen, McAuliffe and Fairley Extending availability of legal aid to undocumented alien victims of domestic violence and human trafficking. Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY. |
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SB 6349 | By Senators Kline, Haugen and Franklin Requiring the projected costs of certain criminal justice legislation to be appropriated into accounts to be used for capital costs. Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY. |
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SB 6350 | By Senators Kline, Kohl-Welles, Thibaudeau, Pridemore, Franklin, Regala, Haugen, Jacobsen and Spanel Specifying actions required for vesting of rights in land use actions. Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS. |
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SB 6351 | By Senators Kastama, McCaslin and Pflug; by request of Attorney General Allowing members of the executive and legislative ethics boards to serve a second term. Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS. |
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SB 6352 | By Senators Kohl-Welles, Keiser, Franklin and Fairley Protecting agricultural workers. Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE, RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT. |
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SB 6353 | By Senators Sheldon and Stevens Concerning recreational landowners' liability. Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY. |
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SB 6354 | By Senators Sheldon and Stevens Concerning recreational landowners' liability. Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY. |
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SB 6355 | By Senators Sheldon and Stevens Concerning off-road vehicles. Referred to Committee on WATER, ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT. |
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SB 6356 | By Senators Kohl-Welles, Keiser, McAuliffe, Franklin, Thibaudeau, Fairley, Prentice and Kline Establishing minimum labor standards for certain large employers as related to health care services expenditures. Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE, RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT. |
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SB 6357 | By Senators Kohl-Welles, Keiser, Brandland, Regala, Eide, Stevens, Oke and McAuliffe Authorizing additional locations for the transfer of newborn children. Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS. |
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SB 6358 | By Senators Morton and Rasmussen Concerning hunter education requirements. Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES, OCEAN & RECREATION. |
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SB 6359 | By Senators Kohl-Welles, Parlette and Kline; by request of Employment Security Department Ensuring employers do not evade their contribution rate. Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE, RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT. |
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SB 6360 | By Senator McCaslin Requiring follow up on employment referrals by the employment security department. Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE, RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT. |
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SB 6361 | By Senator Honeyford Modifying office of financial management rule reporting requirements. Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS. |
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SB 6362 | By Senators Kohl-Welles, Keiser, Jacobsen and Kline Modifying voter registration provisions. Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS. |
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SB 6363 | By Senators Keiser, Benson, Franklin, Poulsen, Thibaudeau, Kline and Parlette Developing worksite health promotion programs. Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE. |
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SB 6364 | By Senators Roach, Rasmussen, Kastama, Haugen and Kline Prohibiting certain activities on motor driven boats and vessels. Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES, OCEAN & RECREATION. |
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SB 6365 | By Senators Rasmussen, Schoesler, Jacobsen, Fraser and Shin; by request of Department of Agriculture Changing the registration fees for weighing and measuring devices. Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE & RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. |
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SB 6366 | By Senators Keiser, Thibaudeau and Kline Concerning preparation and response to pandemic influenza. Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE. |
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SB 6367 | By Senators Haugen, Jacobsen and Berkey Requiring voluntary measures be included in critical area development regulations. Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS. |
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SB 6368 | By Senators Haugen, Benson, Kline, Kohl-Welles, Keiser, Carrell and Fairley Discontinuing the nursing facility bed tax. Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS. |
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SB 6369 | By Senators Haugen, Mulliken and Rasmussen Providing excise tax exemptions for water services provided by small water systems. Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS. |
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SB 6370 | By Senator Haugen Regarding property tax exemptions for nonprofit organizations and associations. Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS. |
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SB 6371 | By Senators Rasmussen, Schoesler, Shin, Jacobsen and Sheldon; by request of Department of Agriculture Regulating the disposal of dead animals. Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE & RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. |
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SB 6372 | By Senators Keiser, Deccio, Spanel, Zarelli, Pflug, Kline, Kohl-Welles and Rasmussen Requiring timely assessment of assisted living facility applicants. Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE. |
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SB 6373 | By Senators Keiser, Deccio, Zarelli and Spanel Removing expiration of reporting to the legislature of holding a boarding home medicaid eligible resident's room or unit. Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE. |
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SB 6374 | By Senators Spanel, Zarelli and Deccio Concerning assisted living facility medicaid minimum occupancy of fifty percent or greater. Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE. |
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SB 6375 | By Senators Rasmussen, Schoesler, Jacobsen, Honeyford, Shin, Morton and Delvin Creating an advisory committee to evaluate animal identification programs. Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE & RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. |
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SB 6376 | By Senators Rasmussen, Honeyford, Jacobsen, Shin, Morton and Delvin Changing livestock inspection fee provisions. Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE & RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. |
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SB 6377 | By Senators Doumit, Rasmussen, Schoesler, Swecker, Morton, Zarelli, Shin and Pflug Regarding milk sales under cow share agreements. Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE & RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. |
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SB 6378 | By Senators Shin, Schoesler, Berkey, Brandland, Keiser, Fairley, McAuliffe and Delvin Licensing persons offering athletic training services. Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE, RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT. |
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SB 6379 | By Senators Poulsen, Morton, Fraser, Finkbeiner, Rockefeller and Rasmussen; by request of Department of Community, Trade, and Economic Development Increasing temporarily the statewide cap for the customer assistance public utility tax credit. Referred to Committee on WATER, ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT. |
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SB 6380 | By Senators Poulsen, Morton, Fraser, Finkbeiner, Rockefeller, Rasmussen and Fairley; by request of Department of Community, Trade, and Economic Development Providing a limited public utility tax credit for gas distribution businesses. Referred to Committee on WATER, ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT. |
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SB 6381 | By Senators Haugen and Deccio Providing a windshield tint exemption for law enforcement vehicles. Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION. |
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SB 6382 | By Senators Hewitt, Kohl-Welles, Rasmussen, Finkbeiner, Pflug and Sheldon; by request of Horse Racing Commission Authorizing the Washington horse racing commission to expend a statutorily limited amount of its operating funds for the development of the equine industry, improvement of racing facilities, and equine health research. Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE, RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT. |
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SB 6383 | By Senators Jacobsen, Spanel and Benton Requiring labeling on food from cloned animals. Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE & RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. |
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SB 6384 | By Senators Fraser, Prentice, Doumit, Zarelli and Brandland; by request of Governor Gregoire Adopting the 2006 supplemental capital budget. Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS. |
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SB 6385 | By Senators Prentice, Doumit, Rasmussen, Fairley, Zarelli, Rockefeller, Brandland, Fraser, Pflug and Sheldon; by request of Governor Gregoire Providing excise tax relief by modifying due dates and eliminating an assessment penalty. Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS. |
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SB 6386 | By Senators Prentice, Zarelli, Fairley, Fraser, Rockefeller, Shin and Brandland; by request of Governor Gregoire Making 2006 supplemental operating appropriations. Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS. |
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SB 6387 | By Senator Rockefeller Eliminating the six inch freeboard exception from the requirement to cover vehicular loads of dirt, sand, or gravel. Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION. |
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SB 6388 | By Senators Benton, Oke, Stevens, Pflug, Benson, Johnson, Mulliken, Zarelli, Schoesler, Schmidt, Carrell, Honeyford, Delvin, Deccio, Parlette, Hewitt, Sheldon, Roach and Esser Limiting the power of eminent domain. Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS. |
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SB 6389 | By Senators Benton, Oke, Stevens, Shin, Zarelli, Benson, Carrell, Hewitt, Delvin, Mulliken, Schmidt, Parlette, Pflug, Rasmussen, Schoesler, Keiser, Honeyford, Roach, McCaslin, Sheldon and Esser Changing provisions relating to sex offenders. Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY. |
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SB 6390 | By Senators Keiser, Deccio, Thibaudeau and Fairley Regarding adjustment of boarding home rates. Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE. |
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SB 6391 | By Senators Keiser, Deccio, Thibaudeau and Fairley Concerning the provision of services to independent residents in a continuing care retirement community. Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE. |
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SB 6392 | By Senators Keiser, Deccio, Thibaudeau and Kohl-Welles; by request of Insurance Commissioner Regulating group health benefit plan coverage of mental health services. Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE. |
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SB 6393 | By Senators Rasmussen, Schoesler, Shin, Swecker, Morton, Haugen, Doumit, Sheldon, Mulliken, Delvin, Deccio, Kastama, Honeyford, McAuliffe and Benton Providing excise tax exemptions for fuel used by farmers. Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE & RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. |
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SB 6394 | By Senators Rasmussen, Swecker, Sheldon, Schoesler, Doumit, Mulliken, Deccio, Morton, Kastama, Delvin, Honeyford and Franklin Providing sales and use tax exemptions for special fuel used for certain purposes. Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE & RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. |
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SB 6395 | By Senators Oke, Regala, Carrell, Eide and Rasmussen Authorizing hospital benefit zone financing. Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS. |
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SB 6396 | By Senators Kohl-Welles, Schmidt, Pridemore, Keiser, Franklin, Thibaudeau, Spanel and Jacobsen Modifying the accumulation and use of sick leave accrued by part-time faculty. Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE, RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT. |
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SB 6397 | By Senators Kohl-Welles, Schmidt, Pridemore, Jacobsen, Kline and Shin Providing for academic employee salary increments for community and technical colleges. Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE, RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT. |
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SB 6398 | By Senator Jacobsen Limiting the issuance of special permits for oversized vehicles. Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION. |
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SJM 8028 | By Senators Kohl-Welles, Keiser, Thibaudeau, McCaslin and Kline Requesting Congress to allow states to decide whether marijuana should be used legally for medicinal purposes. Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE. |
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SJR 8220 | By Senators Carrell, Kastama, Morton, Mulliken, Regala, Schoesler, Schmidt, Stevens, Pridemore and Benson Repealing a conflicting residency requirement for voting in a presidential election. Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS. |
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SJR 8221 | By Senators Haugen and Rasmussen Authorizing the legislature to enact certain homestead exemptions from property taxation. Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS. |