Washington State Senate
Introduction and First Reading of
Bills, Memorials, Joint Resolutions and Concurrent Resolutions
2007 Regular Session of the 60th Legislature
BRAD OWEN, President of the Senate ROSA FRANKLIN, President Pro Tem
THOMAS HOEMANN, Secretary of the Senate PAULL SHIN, Vice President Pro Tem
FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 2007 5TH DAY
 
  SB 5171 By Senators Schoesler, Pridemore, Fairley, McAuliffe, Shin, Prentice, Sheldon, Franklin, Kline and Rasmussen; by request of Select Committee on Pension Policy

Establishing contribution rates in the Washington state patrol retirement system.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.
  SB 5172 By Senators Fraser, Schoesler, Pridemore, Fairley, Rockefeller, McAuliffe, Shin, Jacobsen, Eide, Keiser, Sheldon, Franklin, Kline, Murray, Rasmussen and Roach; by request of Select Committee on Pension Policy and LEOFF Plan 2 Retirement Board

Purchasing service credit for periods of temporary duty disability in the law enforcement officers' and fire fighters' retirement system plan 2, the teachers' retirement system, the school employees' retirement system, and the public safety employees' retirement system.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.
  SB 5173 By Senators Pridemore, McAuliffe, Fairley, Kline and Rasmussen; by request of Select Committee on Pension Policy

Addressing the public employment of retirees from the teachers' retirement system plan 1 and the public employees' retirement system plan 1.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.
  SB 5174 By Senators Pridemore and Schoesler; by request of Select Committee on Pension Policy

Making technical corrections in the public retirement systems.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.
  SB 5175 By Senators Pridemore, Schoesler, Fraser, Fairley, McAuliffe, Shin, Jacobsen, Prentice, Franklin and Rasmussen; by request of Select Committee on Pension Policy

Providing annual increases in certain retirement allowances.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.
  SB 5176 By Senators Pridemore, Schoesler, Fairley, Rockefeller, Keiser, McAuliffe, Jacobsen, Franklin, Berkey, Rasmussen and Fraser; by request of Select Committee on Pension Policy and LEOFF Plan 2 Retirement Board

Addressing the portability of public retirement benefits.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.
  SB 5177 By Senators Fraser, Schoesler, Pridemore, Fairley, McAuliffe, Jacobsen, Prentice, Keiser, Franklin, Rasmussen and Roach; by request of Select Committee on Pension Policy and LEOFF Plan 2 Retirement Board

Determining death benefits for public employees.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.
  SB 5178 By Senators Fraser, Sheldon, Kline, Eide, Fairley, Rockefeller, Prentice, McAuliffe, Franklin, Shin, Weinstein and Rasmussen

Amending the cost to purchase past service under an optional retirement benefit for certain judges.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.
  SB 5179 By Senators Kastama and Rasmussen

Regarding the operation of snowmobiles.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES, OCEAN & RECREATION.
  SB 5180 By Senators Kastama, Marr, Berkey, Shin, Murray, Rasmussen and Pflug

Regulating tattooing and body piercing.

Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE, RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT.
  SB 5181 By Senators Kastama, Fairley, Murray, Kauffman, Shin, Kline, Kohl-Welles, McAuliffe, Keiser, Rockefeller, Spanel, Pridemore, Jacobsen, Marr and Weinstein

Requiring signature gatherers to wear identification.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.
  SB 5182 By Senators Kastama, Shin, Tom, Marr, Keiser, Oemig, Rockefeller, Kohl-Welles, Brown, Spanel, Murray, Kline, Regala and Jacobsen

Requiring signature gatherers to sign initiative and referendum petitions.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.
  SB 5183 By Senators Hatfield, Roach, Pridemore, Poulsen, Holmquist, Sheldon, Fairley, Keiser, Kline, Kilmer, Hobbs, Kauffman, Rasmussen and Kohl-Welles

Regarding cost savings on course materials for students at community and technical colleges.

Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION.
  SB 5184 By Senators Hatfield, Clements and Rasmussen

Modifying sales and use tax provisions for public facilities districts.

Referred to Committee on ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TRADE & MANAGEMENT.
  SB 5185 By Senators Morton, Roach, Holmquist, Swecker, Clements and McCaslin

Allowing a county legislative authority to authorize hunting while operating an off-road vehicle.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES, OCEAN & RECREATION.
  SB 5186 By Senators Morton, Swecker, Hewitt, Holmquist, Pflug, McCaslin, Brandland, Parlette, Schoesler, Clements, Roach, Carrell and Berkey

Providing for the beneficial use of discarded vehicle tires.

Referred to Committee on WATER, ENERGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS.
  SB 5187 By Senators Haugen, Oemig, Kline, Marr, Kauffman, Keiser, Kilmer, Pridemore, Spanel, Jacobsen and Rasmussen

Exempting a portion of the valuation of residential property from property taxation.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.
  SB 5188 By Senators Haugen, Jacobsen, Prentice, Fairley, Kline, Marr, Kohl-Welles, Tom, Murray, Keiser and Rasmussen

Establishing a wildlife rehabilitation program.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES, OCEAN & RECREATION.
  SB 5189 By Senators Hargrove, McCaslin and Shin

Concerning administrative proceedings.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.
  SB 5190 By Senators Hargrove, McCaslin and Shin

Modifying provisions relating to the collection of legal financial obligations.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.
  SB 5191 By Senators Hatfield, Brandland, Sheldon and Delvin

Modifying missing persons provisions.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.
  SB 5192 By Senators Hatfield, Brandland, Sheldon and Delvin

Modifying the powers and funding of the forensic investigations council.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.
  SB 5193 By Senators Brandland, Hewitt, Parlette, Morton, Schoesler, Swecker, Clements, Stevens, McCaslin, Carrell, Keiser, Berkey and Kohl-Welles

Authorizing donation of unclaimed personal property to nonprofit charitable organizations.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.
  SB 5194 By Senators Kohl-Welles, Swecker, Fairley, Sheldon and Rasmussen

Establishing the joint task force on siting of essential public facilities.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.
  SB 5195 By Senators Kohl-Welles and Keiser

Defining employment and reporting requirements for third party payers and other employers providing employment services.

Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE, RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT.
  SB 5196 By Senators Kohl-Welles, Fairley, Oemig, Shin, Rockefeller, Murray and Tom

Requiring no primary in nonpartisan races for which only two candidates file.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.
  SB 5197 By Senators Tom, Kohl-Welles, Kline, Fairley, Murray, Weinstein, Regala and Jacobsen

Regulating the sale of firearms at gun shows and events.

Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE, RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT.
  SB 5198 By Senators Brandland and Haugen

Regarding the admissibility of failing to properly use safety belt and child restraint systems.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.
  SB 5199 By Senators Berkey, Prentice, Benton, Hobbs, Hatfield, Schoesler, Parlette, Franklin and Keiser; by request of Department of Financial Institutions

Restricting small loan practices.

Referred to Committee on FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS & INSURANCE.
  SB 5200 By Senators Delvin, Weinstein, Kohl-Welles, Morton, Pridemore, Kilmer, Rasmussen and Kline

Providing tax credits for contributions to low-income housing efforts.

Referred to Committee on CONSUMER PROTECTION & HOUSING.
  SB 5201 By Senators McCaslin, Kilmer, Holmquist and Kline

Providing property tax relief for senior citizens and persons retired because of physical disability.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.
  SB 5202 By Senators Delvin, Eide, Hewitt, Brandland, Pridemore, Holmquist, McCaslin, Haugen, Jacobsen, Honeyford, Rasmussen and Roach

Concerning permissible weaponry for on-duty law enforcement officers.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.
  SB 5203 By Senators Delvin, Kohl-Welles, Pflug and Roach

Including a holistic medicine practitioner on the Washington state medical quality assurance commission.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.
  SB 5204 By Senators Rasmussen, Schoesler, Shin, Hatfield, Jacobsen and Morton; by request of Department of Agriculture

Enforcing animal health laws.

Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE & RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
  SB 5205 By Senators Sheldon and Morton

Opening developed and disturbed areas of state parks to the recreational use of metal detectors.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES, OCEAN & RECREATION.
  SB 5206 By Senators Haugen and Swecker

Addressing the use of tires with retractable studs.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.
  SB 5207 By Senators Haugen, Murray and Spanel

Creating and funding the freight congestion relief account for the purpose of improving freight rail systems and state highways used as freight corridors through imposing a fee on the processing of shipping containers.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.
  SB 5208 By Senators Swecker, Marr and Haugen

Regarding bond amounts for certain department of transportation highway construction contracts.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.
  SB 5209 By Senators Haugen and Jacobsen

Relating to the preservation of historical state park resources.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES, OCEAN & RECREATION.
  SB 5210 By Senators Kastama, Kauffman, Berkey, Haugen, Murray, Marr, Pflug and Rasmussen

Addressing transportation concurrency under the growth management act.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.
  SB 5211 By Senators Carrell and Stevens

Concerning adult family homes.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.
  SB 5212 By Senators McAuliffe and Rasmussen

Regarding interim pay for certificated educational employees during probable cause hearings regarding contract status.

Referred to Committee on EARLY LEARNING & K-12 EDUCATION.
  SB 5213 By Senator Jacobsen

Promoting coordinated ocean management policies.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES, OCEAN & RECREATION.
  SB 5214 By Senator Jacobsen

Concerning specialized forest products.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES, OCEAN & RECREATION.
  SB 5215 By Senators Jacobsen and Kline

Modifying provisions with regard to recreational activities on certain lands.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES, OCEAN & RECREATION.
  SB 5216 By Senators Jacobsen and Sheldon

Maintaining Washington's working forest land base.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES, OCEAN & RECREATION.
  SB 5217 By Senators Jacobsen and Pridemore

Allowing counties to increase funding for properties acquired through conservation futures.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES, OCEAN & RECREATION.
  SB 5218 By Senator Jacobsen

Requiring that certain moneys from the sale of logs or wood from aquatic lands be used to fund the Thomas Burke Memorial Museum.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES, OCEAN & RECREATION.
  SB 5219 By Senator Jacobsen

Transferring the Northwest weather and avalanche center to the state parks and recreation commission.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES, OCEAN & RECREATION.
  SB 5220 By Senators Jacobsen, Kohl-Welles and Fraser

Supporting nature-based tourism.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES, OCEAN & RECREATION.
  SB 5221 By Senators Hargrove, Marr, Stevens, Carrell, Eide, Regala, Brandland, Kilmer and Rasmussen; by request of Indeterminate Sentence Review Board

Revising provisions relating to the release of offenders.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.
  SB 5222 By Senators Hargrove, Marr, Stevens, Eide, Carrell, Regala, Brandland and Kilmer; by request of Indeterminate Sentence Review Board

Modifying provisions affecting the appointment of indeterminate sentence review board members.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.
  SB 5223 By Senators Keiser, Parlette, Franklin, Kastama, Kohl-Welles, Pflug, Regala, Rasmussen and Kline

Providing insurance coverage to dependent children.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.
  SJM 8001 By Senators Jacobsen and Rasmussen

Requesting that Congress amend federal tax law to provide for the more uniform taxation of timber harvests among all private forest ownership structures to encourage ownership structures that promote sustainable forestry and strengthen the ability of the forest products manufacturing sector to compete in a global market.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES, OCEAN & RECREATION.
  SJR 8210 By Senators Haugen, Oemig, Kline, Marr, Brown, Kauffman, Keiser, Pridemore, Kilmer, Franklin, Spanel and Jacobsen

Providing a homestead exemption from property taxation for principal residences.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.
  SJR 8211 By Senators Haugen, Swecker, Marr, Kauffman and Murray

Increasing state indebtedness limits for transportation projects.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.