Washington State Senate
	Introduction and First Reading of Bills, Memorials, Joint Resolutions and Concurrent Resolutions
	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
MONDAY, JANUARY 16, 2006		8TH DAY

	SB 6560	By Senators Eide, Shin and Sheldon Continuing funding for the public facilities construction loan revolving account. Referred to Committee on INTERNATIONAL TRADE & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
	SB 6561	By Senators Rockefeller and Kohl-Welles Revising requirements for elevator mechanic licenses. Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE, RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT.
	SB 6562	By Senator Swecker Authorizing critical areas safe harbor agreements. Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.
	SB 6563	By Senators Haugen, Brandland and Oke Revising admissibility in a civil action of failing to wear safety belt assemblies and failing to use child restraint systems. Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.
	SB 6564	By Senators Zarelli, Regala, Rockefeller, Doumit, Hewitt, Rasmussen, Johnson and Shin; by request of Lieutenant Governor Modifying the property tax exemption for nonprofit schools and colleges. Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.
	SB 6565	By Senators Kastama, Kohl-Welles and Kline; by request of Secretary of State Concerning valid voter registrations. Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.
	SB 6566	By Senators Eide, Esser, Swecker, Haugen, Prentice and McAuliffe; by request of Department of Transportation Revising commute trip reduction provisions. Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.
	SB 6567	By Senators McAuliffe, Schmidt, Pridemore, Schoesler, Shin and Kohl-Welles Revising terms of appointment of student regents and trustees. Referred to Committee on EARLY LEARNING, K-12 & HIGHER EDUCATION.
	SB 6568	By Senators Regala, Carrell and Oke Modifying animal fighting provisions. Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.
	SB 6569	By Senators Kastama and Swecker; by request of Department of Community, Trade, and Economic Development Clarifying the best available science requirements to protect critical areas. Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.
	SB 6570	By Senators Fairley, Benton, Berkey and Honeyford Requiring lenders to consider retail installment contracts for the purchase of motor vehicles. Referred to Committee on FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, HOUSING & CONSUMER PROTECTION.
	SB 6571	By Senators Berkey, Benton, Fairley, Honeyford, Franklin and Parlette Refining the definition of "bushing." Referred to Committee on FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, HOUSING & CONSUMER PROTECTION.
	SB 6572	By Senator Hargrove Revising the unlawful detainer process under the residential landlord-tenant act. Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.
	SB 6573	By Senators Zarelli, Honeyford, Sheldon, Hargrove, Morton, Swecker and Mulliken Maintaining and enhancing the viability of agriculture. Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE & RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
	SB 6574	By Senators Mulliken, Sheldon, Schoesler, Morton and Honeyford Concerning property. Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.
	SB 6575	By Senators Rasmussen, Roach, Kastama, Brandland, Berkey, Doumit, Rockefeller, Shin and Franklin; by request of Department of Agriculture Identifying accessory uses on agricultural lands. Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE & RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
	SB 6576	By Senators Hargrove, Brandland, Rasmussen and McAuliffe; by request of Washington State Patrol Clarifying procedures for forwarding sex offender information. Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.
	SB 6577	By Senator Prentice; by request of Department of Revenue Modifying the electronic administration of the real estate excise tax. Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.
	SB 6578	By Senator Pridemore; by request of Department of Revenue Regarding insurance premiums tax. Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.
	SB 6579	By Senators McAuliffe, Eide, Weinstein, Schmidt, Berkey, Rasmussen, Franklin, Keiser and Shin Requiring parents be notified when a juvenile is taken into custody. Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.
	SB 6580	By Senators McAuliffe, Schmidt, Weinstein, Carrell, Berkey, Rasmussen, Oke and Shin Creating work groups to evaluate issues relating to juvenile sex offenders and kidnapping offenders in schools. Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.
	SB 6581	By Senators Poulsen and Delvin Regarding water resource management in the Columbia river basin. Referred to Committee on WATER, ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT.
	SB 6582	By Senators Berkey, Jacobsen, Franklin and Rasmussen Authorizing the state parks golden age pass. Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES, OCEAN & RECREATION.
	SB 6583	By Senator Berkey Exempting indigent persons from the local transit agency motor vehicle excise tax. Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.
	SB 6584	By Senators Kohl-Welles, Benton, Fairley, Keiser and Kline Regulating mortgage lenders and credit card issuers. Referred to Committee on FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, HOUSING & CONSUMER PROTECTION.
	SB 6585	By Senators Doumit, Zarelli, Schmidt and Rasmussen; by request of LEOFF Plan 2 Retirement Board Allowing department of fish and wildlife enforcement officers to transfer service credit. Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.
	SB 6586	By Senators Haugen and McCaslin Allowing second class cities and towns to pay claims by check or warrant. Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.
	SB 6587	By Senators Kastama, Regala, Keiser, Deccio, Thibaudeau, Rasmussen, McAuliffe, Kohl-Welles and Kline Creating an office of mental health ombudsman. Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.
	SB 6588	By Senator Eide Providing tax incentives for certain multiple-unit dwellings in urban centers. Referred to Committee on FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, HOUSING & CONSUMER PROTECTION.
	SB 6589	By Senators Eide and McAuliffe Encouraging the development of affordable housing. Referred to Committee on FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, HOUSING & CONSUMER PROTECTION.
	SB 6590	By Senators Kline, Esser, Johnson and Weinstein; by request of Washington Uniform Legislation Commission Changing the effective date of the uniform interstate family support act. Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.
	SB 6591	By Senators Keiser and Deccio Expanding provisions relating to wholesale distribution of dangerous drugs. Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.
	SB 6592	By Senators Keiser, Kohl-Welles and Kline Requiring minimum paid sick leave from employment. Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE, RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT.
	SB 6593	By Senators Spanel and Berkey; by request of Washington Uniform Legislation Commission Adopting the uniform securities act of Washington. Referred to Committee on FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, HOUSING & CONSUMER PROTECTION.
	SB 6594	By Senators Regala, Prentice, Doumit, Eide, Keiser, Fairley, Franklin and Kline; by request of Governor Gregoire Conforming Washington's tax structure to the streamlined sales and use tax agreement. Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.
	SB 6595	By Senators Franklin, Esser, Keiser, Fairley, Kastama, Weinstein, Thibaudeau, Benton, Kline, Pridemore, Prentice, Kohl-Welles, Rasmussen and McAuliffe Requiring hospitals to establish a safe patient handling committee. Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE, RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT.
	SB 6596	By Senators Kline, Johnson, Weinstein and Esser Revising the dissolution of Washington corporations. Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.
	SB 6597	By Senators Johnson, Kline, Weinstein and Esser Modifying trusts and estates, generally. Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.
	SB 6598	By Senators Haugen and Jacobsen Concerning hunting on certain county-owned lands. Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES, OCEAN & RECREATION.
	SB 6599	By Senators Haugen, Berkey, Weinstein, Poulsen and Deccio Modifying central Puget Sound regional transportation governance and funding. Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.
	SB 6600	By Senators Haugen, Jacobsen and Berkey Restricting the requirement for residential density on islands consisting of rural lands. Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.
	SB 6601	By Senators Eide and Haugen; by request of Freight Mobility Strategic Investment Board Creating the freight mobility multimodal account. Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.
	SB 6602	By Senators Benson, McCaslin, Stevens, Carrell, Morton, Benton, Schoesler, Delvin, Esser and Roach Providing an exemption from the passenger vehicle weight fee. Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.
	SB 6603	By Senators Doumit, Morton and Parlette Establishing the wildfire prevention and protection work group. Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES, OCEAN & RECREATION.
	SB 6604	By Senators Prentice, Rasmussen and McAuliffe; by request of Governor Gregoire Providing excise tax relief for aerospace businesses. Referred to Committee on INTERNATIONAL TRADE & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
	SB 6605	By Senators Fraser, Oke, Fairley, Deccio, Franklin, Rasmussen and Kline Regarding educational interpreters for hearing-impaired students. Referred to Committee on EARLY LEARNING, K-12 & HIGHER EDUCATION.
	SB 6606	By Senators Fraser, Oke, Fairley, Deccio, Berkey, McAuliffe, Keiser, Kline, Regala, Honeyford, Thibaudeau, Mulliken, Pridemore, Rockefeller, Delvin, Rasmussen and Kohl-Welles Requiring standards for educational interpreters for students who are deaf or hard of hearing. Referred to Committee on EARLY LEARNING, K-12 & HIGHER EDUCATION.
	SB 6607	By Senators Kohl-Welles, Weinstein, McAuliffe, Pridemore, Rockefeller, Fairley, Keiser, Fraser, Franklin and Kline Requiring notification of pesticide application. Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.
	SCR 8416	By Senators Kastama and Kline Moving the September 2006 legislative assembly to a location east of the Cascade Mountains. Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.
FIRST READING OF HOUSE BILLS
	HB 1131	By Representatives Nixon, Haigh and Shabro Regulating mail to constituents. Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.
	EHB 1276	By Representatives Grant, Holmquist, Kessler, Upthegrove, Walsh, Linville, Nixon, Hinkle, Buri, Newhouse, Orcutt, Kristiansen, Campbell, Hankins, McDonald, Talcott, Bailey, Shabro, Skinner, Roach, Haigh, McCune, Kretz, Hunter, Moeller, Miloscia, Williams, O'Brien, Schindler, P. Sullivan, Blake, Anderson, Buck, Wallace, Chase, Condotta and Santos Requiring the governor's signature on significant legislative rules. Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.
	HB 1439	By Representatives Green, Nixon, Haigh, Upthegrove, Chase and Dunn; by request of Department of General Administration Allowing the state purchasing and material control director to receive electronic and web-based bids. Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.
	ESHB 1865	By House Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Representatives Kilmer, Woods, Lantz, Appleton, Talcott, Green and Williams) Modifying sales and use taxation related to the state route 16 corridor improvements project. Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.
	HB 1966	By Representatives Ericks, O'Brien, Lovick, Strow, Haler, Takko, Morrell, Nixon, Campbell, McIntire, Conway, Santos, Chase and Moeller Classifying identity theft as a crime against persons. Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.