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
THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 2006 11TH DAY
 
  SB 6689 By Senators Brown, McAuliffe, Kohl-Welles and Rasmussen

Expanding the provisions of economic development grants and assistance.

Referred to Committee on INTERNATIONAL TRADE & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
  SB 6690 By Senators Thibaudeau, Deccio, Keiser and Johnson

Providing a certification exemption for the conduct of blood-drawing procedures by research staff in the homes of research study participants.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.
  SB 6691 By Senators Weinstein and Kline

Requiring notice to prosecutors when crime victims' records are sought.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.
  SB 6692 By Senator McCaslin

Authorizing recovery of damages for an unjust conviction and imprisonment.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.
  SB 6693 By Senators Kline and Kohl-Welles

Adjusting the schedule for review and revision of comprehensive plans and development regulations under the growth management act.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.
  SB 6694 By Senators Hargrove and Rasmussen

Requiring headlight use at all times during the fall and winter months.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.
  SB 6695 By Senators Schmidt, McAuliffe, Kohl-Welles, Rasmussen and Oke

Regarding tuition waivers for veterans and national guard members.

Referred to Committee on EARLY LEARNING, K-12 & HIGHER EDUCATION.
  SB 6696 By Senators Prentice, Hargrove, Zarelli, Stevens and McAuliffe; by request of Department of Social and Health Services

Clarifying the financial responsibility of the state and regional support networks for the costs associated with the care of individuals in need of involuntary treatment under chapter 71.05 RCW.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.
  SB 6697 By Senators Berkey, Schmidt, Shin, Haugen, McAuliffe, Kohl-Welles and Rasmussen

Establishing technology priorities for institutions of higher education.

Referred to Committee on EARLY LEARNING, K-12 & HIGHER EDUCATION.
  SB 6698 By Senators Pridemore, Carrell, Franklin, Roach and Oke

Exempting dietary supplements sold by chiropractors to their patients from sales and use tax.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.
  SB 6699 By Senators Pridemore, Schmidt, Zarelli, McAuliffe, Spanel and Delvin

Concerning cost savings on course materials for students at state universities, regional universities, and The Evergreen State College.

Referred to Committee on EARLY LEARNING, K-12 & HIGHER EDUCATION.
  SB 6700 By Senators Brown, McCaslin, McAuliffe, Franklin and Rasmussen

Promoting economic development and community revitalization.

Referred to Committee on INTERNATIONAL TRADE & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
  SB 6701 By Senators Rasmussen, Kastama, Jacobsen, Franklin, Roach and Kohl-Welles; by request of Governor Gregoire and Commissioner of Public Lands

Reaffirming Washington state's eminent domain laws with a right of first refusal.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.
  SB 6702 By Senators Fraser, Pridemore, Schoesler and Rasmussen

Authorizing bargaining for employee paid supplemental pension programs under chapter 41.80 RCW.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.
  SB 6703 By Senators Schoesler, Kohl-Welles, Parlette and Honeyford

Allowing spas to serve wine to their customers.

Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE, RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT.
  SB 6704 By Senators Rasmussen, Prentice, Doumit, Schoesler, Honeyford, Brandland, Sheldon, Morton and Mulliken

Modifying the excise taxation of the manufacturing, selling, and processing of certain food products.

Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE & RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
  SB 6705 By Senators Finkbeiner and Kastama

Prohibiting state officials from making public service announcements.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.
  SB 6706 By Senators Rockefeller, Schmidt, Rasmussen, McAuliffe, Pridemore, Schoesler, Delvin, Roach, Kohl-Welles and Mulliken

Requiring that a review of classified school employee funding be considered in the Washington Learns study.

Referred to Committee on EARLY LEARNING, K-12 & HIGHER EDUCATION.
  SB 6707 By Senator Jacobsen

Authorizing personal rapid transit and magnetic levitation transit systems.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.
  SB 6708 By Senator Jacobsen

Providing guidelines for the issuance and renewal of a geoduck diver license and requiring harvesters to help reseed state commercial beds.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES, OCEAN & RECREATION.
  SB 6709 By Senators Kastama, Eide, Prentice, Rasmussen, Fraser, McAuliffe and Rockefeller

Resolving manufactured/mobile home landlord and tenant disputes.

Referred to Committee on FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, HOUSING & CONSUMER PROTECTION.
  SB 6710 By Senators Keiser, Kline and Kohl-Welles

Providing for personal liability for failure to pay unemployment taxes.

Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE, RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT.
  SB 6711 By Senators Eide, Brown, Fairley and McAuliffe

Establishing a statewide online business training and entrepreneurial curriculum.

Referred to Committee on INTERNATIONAL TRADE & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
  SB 6712 By Senators Eide, Fairley, Brown, Keiser, McAuliffe and Franklin

Providing small businesses whose owners are trained in entrepreneurial development with excise tax relief.

Referred to Committee on INTERNATIONAL TRADE & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
  SB 6713 By Senators Eide, Brown, Fairley, Keiser and Kohl-Welles

Authorizing the development of self-employment assistance programs.

Referred to Committee on INTERNATIONAL TRADE & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
  SB 6714 By Senators Brown, Fairley, Eide, Keiser, McAuliffe, Franklin and Kohl-Welles

Establishing the microenterprise development program.

Referred to Committee on INTERNATIONAL TRADE & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
  SB 6715 By Senators Brown, Fairley, Eide, Keiser, McAuliffe and Kohl-Welles

Concerning entrepreneurial training opportunities.

Referred to Committee on INTERNATIONAL TRADE & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
  SB 6716 By Senators Fairley, Brown, Eide and McAuliffe

Changing the criteria for investigating and assessing performance in meeting community credit needs.

Referred to Committee on FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, HOUSING & CONSUMER PROTECTION.
  SB 6717 By Senators Kohl-Welles, Brandland, McAuliffe, Hargrove, Rockefeller, Shin, Rasmussen, Schmidt and Stevens

Extending the joint task force on criminal background check processes.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.
  SB 6718 By Senators Kohl-Welles, Brandland, McAuliffe, Rasmussen, Rockefeller, Schmidt, Shin, Hargrove, Stevens, Delvin and Roach

Expanding record check requirements for school employees.

Referred to Committee on EARLY LEARNING, K-12 & HIGHER EDUCATION.
  SB 6719 By Senators Brandland, Kohl-Welles, McAuliffe, Shin, Rockefeller, Rasmussen, Schmidt, Stevens and Hargrove

Ratifying the crime prevention and privacy compact.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.
  SB 6720 By Senators Brandland, Kohl-Welles, McAuliffe, Hargrove, Rockefeller, Schmidt, Rasmussen, Stevens, Delvin and Roach

Revising reporting requirements for criminal history record information.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.
  SB 6721 By Senators Johnson, Prentice and Kastama

Giving authority to municipalities and political subdivisions to provide medical coverage to their elected officials and commissioners.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.
  SB 6722 By Senators Franklin, Delvin, Keiser, Kohl-Welles and Rasmussen; by request of LEOFF Plan 2 Retirement Board

Establishing a catastrophic disability allowance under the law enforcement officers' and fire fighters' retirement system, plan 2.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.
  SB 6723 By Senators Eide, Delvin, Keiser, Kohl-Welles and Rasmussen; by request of LEOFF Plan 2 Retirement Board

Determining the retirement allowance of a member who is killed in the course of employment.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.
  SB 6724 By Senators Parlette, Keiser, Delvin, Fraser, Roach, Kohl-Welles and Rasmussen; by request of LEOFF Plan 2 Retirement Board

Addressing death benefit payments for law enforcement officers' and fire fighters' retirement system, plan 2.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.
  SB 6725 By Senator Haugen

Prohibiting motor vehicles towing trailers from using high-occupancy vehicle lanes.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.
  SB 6726 By Senator Haugen

Funding transportation safety improvements.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.
  SB 6727 By Senator Haugen

Authorizing the impoundment of motorcycles and motor-driven cycles operated by improperly licensed persons.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.
  SB 6728 By Senators Fraser, Swecker, Fairley, Prentice, Spanel, Thibaudeau and Franklin

Regarding a seller's disclosure of information concerning unimproved real property zoned residential.

Referred to Committee on WATER, ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT.
  SB 6729 By Senators Fraser, Swecker, Fairley, Regala, Keiser, Thibaudeau, Rockefeller, Delvin, McAuliffe, Kline, Shin, Haugen, Franklin, Prentice, Spanel, Pridemore and Kohl-Welles

Including water conservation in energy conservation provisions.

Referred to Committee on WATER, ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT.
  SB 6730 By Senators Fraser, Swecker, Fairley, Prentice, Kline, Thibaudeau and Franklin

Changing provisions relating to reclaimed water.

Referred to Committee on WATER, ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT.
  SB 6731 By Senators Fraser, Kohl-Welles, Deccio, Fairley, Mulliken, Prentice, Roach, Honeyford, McAuliffe, Keiser, Regala, Delvin, Franklin, Shin, Sheldon, Berkey, Rasmussen, Haugen, Thibaudeau, Kline and Parlette

Prohibiting sellers of travel from promoting travel for sex tourism.

Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE, RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT.
  SB 6732 By Senators Franklin and Rasmussen

Studying military uranium exposure.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.
  SB 6733 By Senators Jacobsen, Prentice, Thibaudeau, Poulsen, Kline and Kohl-Welles

Winding up the monorail transportation authority.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.
  SB 6734 By Senators Parlette, Benson, Honeyford, Schoesler, Morton, Zarelli, Deccio, Hewitt, Mulliken and Oke

Studying the minimum wage law.

Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE, RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT.
  SB 6735 By Senators McAuliffe, Schmidt, Pridemore, Delvin, Rockefeller, Eide, Kohl-Welles and Esser

Requiring a study of environmental education.

Referred to Committee on EARLY LEARNING, K-12 & HIGHER EDUCATION.
  SB 6736 By Senators Fairley, Mulliken and Haugen

Modifying the laws governing small loan amounts, interest, terms, and fees.

Referred to Committee on FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, HOUSING & CONSUMER PROTECTION.
  SB 6737 By Senators Fairley, Mulliken, Haugen, Franklin and Rasmussen

Modifying the laws regarding collection of small loan debt from military borrowers.

Referred to Committee on FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, HOUSING & CONSUMER PROTECTION.
  SB 6738 By Senators Fairley, Mulliken and Haugen

Modifying the laws governing small loan payment plans.

Referred to Committee on FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, HOUSING & CONSUMER PROTECTION.
  SB 6739 By Senators Deccio, Kastama, McCaslin, Keiser, Honeyford, Shin, Benson, Jacobsen and Thibaudeau

Modifying campaign contribution provisions.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.
  SB 6740 By Senators Fraser, Kohl-Welles, Fairley, Keiser and Franklin

Protecting homeowners who hire contractors to remodel or build their homes.

Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE, RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT.
FIRST READING OF HOUSE BILLS
  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.
  ESHB 1151 By House Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Representatives Lovick, Campbell, Lantz, Jarrett, Simpson, Williams, Murray and B. Sullivan)

Regulating the keeping of dangerous wild animals.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.
  EHB 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.
  EHB 1466 By Representatives Flannigan, Woods, Darneille, Condotta, Kirby, Orcutt, Simpson, Haigh, Nixon, Chase, Strow, Hunt, Blake, Campbell and Kagi

Allowing motorcycles to stop and proceed through traffic signals. (REVISED FOR ENGROSSED: Allowing street legal motorcycles to stop and proceed through traffic signals that fail to operate because of the motorcycle's size.)

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.
  HB 1471 By Representatives Lovick, McDonald and Takko

Changing provisions relating to authentication of documents.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.
  SHB 1510 By House Committee on Finance (originally sponsored by Representatives Morris, Quall, B. Sullivan and Chase)

Modifying the property taxation of nonprofit entities.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.
  HB 1717 By Representatives McDermott and Nixon

Conforming legal notice broadcast requirements to current practice.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.
  HB 1742 By Representatives Clibborn, Haler, Appleton, Ericks, Simpson, Kristiansen, Linville, Schindler and Quall

Providing tax incentives for certain multiple-unit dwellings in urban centers.

Referred to Committee on FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, HOUSING & CONSUMER PROTECTION.
  SHB 2337 By House Committee on Capital Budget (originally sponsored by Representatives Linville, Strow, Dunshee, Appleton, Haler, Chase, McCoy, Blake, Wallace, Ericksen, Ericks, Simpson, Green, Morrell, Ormsby, Kristiansen and Schual-Berke; by request of Department of Community, Trade, and Economic Development and Public Works Board)

Authorizing projects recommended by the public works board.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.
  HB 2406 By Representatives Roach and Kirby; by request of Insurance Commissioner

Changing insurance statutes, generally.

Referred to Committee on FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, HOUSING & CONSUMER PROTECTION.
  SHB 2415 By House Committee on Financial Institutions & Insurance (originally sponsored by Representatives Ericks, Roach, Kirby, Morrell, Green, Nixon, McDonald, Hasegawa, Conway, Simpson, Ormsby and Schual-Berke; by request of Insurance Commissioner)

Compensating the victims of uninsured and underinsured motorists.

Referred to Committee on FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, HOUSING & CONSUMER PROTECTION.