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
MONDAY, JANUARY 29, 2007		22ND DAY

	SB 5665	By Senators Keiser, Fairley, Franklin and Kohl-Welles Establishing the state employee health program and a state employee health demonstration project. Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.
	SB 5666	By Senators Marr, Kohl-Welles, Brown, Hobbs, Keiser, Franklin, Kastama, Kilmer and Kline Increasing the amount the treasurer may use for the linked deposit program. Referred to Committee on FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS & INSURANCE.
	SB 5667	By Senators Franklin, Eide, Rasmussen, Kilmer, Regala, Marr and Shin Providing excise tax relief for small businesses. Referred to Committee on ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TRADE & MANAGEMENT.
	SB 5668	By Senators Fraser, Rasmussen, Jacobsen, Kohl-Welles and Shin Modifying gain-sharing benefits. Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.
	SB 5669	By Senators Holmquist, Poulsen, Rasmussen, Pflug, Oemig, Swecker, Clements, Schoesler, Roach, Rockefeller and Kilmer Requiring agencies to expedite decisions regarding the implementation of renewable fuel standards. Referred to Committee on WATER, ENERGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS.
	SB 5670	By Senators Holmquist, Rasmussen and Clements Changing the basic education funding formula. Referred to Committee on EARLY LEARNING & K-12 EDUCATION.
	SB 5671	By Senators Holmquist, Poulsen, Honeyford, Carrell, Benton, Stevens, Rasmussen, Roach, Oemig, Schoesler, Swecker, Parlette and Hewitt Exempting alternative fuel from taxation if manufactured in Washington state. Referred to Committee on WATER, ENERGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS.
	SB 5672	By Senator Fairley Requiring special purpose districts and municipalities to post certain information on their web sites. Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.
	SB 5673	By Senators Holmquist, Clements, Morton, Hewitt, Rasmussen and Stevens Addressing wildlife property damage complaints. Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES, OCEAN & RECREATION.
	SB 5674	By Senators Haugen, Fairley and Kline Authorizing registered voters who reside outside of, but own land in, a water district to be elected as a water district commissioner. Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.
	SB 5675	By Senators Franklin, Kohl-Welles, Keiser, Murray and Kline Increasing minimum industrial insurance benefits. Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE, RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT.
	SB 5676	By Senators Keiser, Kohl-Welles, Murray, Prentice, Hatfield and Kline Revising provision for receipt of temporary total disability. Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE, RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT.
	SB 5677	By Senators Murray, Kohl-Welles, Keiser, Prentice, Hatfield and Kline Concerning adjustments to industrial insurance total disability compensation reductions. Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE, RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT.
	SB 5678	By Senators Kohl-Welles, Clements, Keiser and Holmquist Requiring a study of the incidence of total permanent disability pensions in the state's workers' compensation system. Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE, RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT.
	SB 5679	By Senators Clements and Holmquist Establishing requirements for industrial insurance final settlement agreements. Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE, RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT.
	SB 5680	By Senators Kilmer, Rockefeller, Kohl-Welles, Poulsen and Shin Providing for reduction of ferry charges. Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.
	SB 5681	By Senators Kilmer and Marr Reducing toll project costs by transferring sales and use tax collections to the project's tolling account. Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.
	SB 5682	By Senators Kohl-Welles, Swecker, Fairley, Oemig and Jacobsen Clarifying time frames for voter registration challenges. Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.
	SB 5683	By Senators Roach, Swecker, Hargrove, Sheldon and Rasmussen Addressing transportation concurrency and impact fees under the growth management act. Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.
	SB 5684	By Senators Swecker, Roach, Hargrove and Sheldon Regarding growth management planning. Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.
	SB 5685	By Senators Tom, Schoesler, Zarelli, Oemig, Regala, Kilmer, Kohl-Welles, Rasmussen and Roach; by request of Department of Revenue Restoring the business and occupation tax credit for high technology research and development spending. Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.
	SB 5686	By Senators Zarelli, Benton, Pridemore, Kline and Rasmussen Allowing public utility districts to disburse low-income energy assistance contributions. Referred to Committee on WATER, ENERGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS.
	SB 5687	By Senators Keiser, Kohl-Welles and Kline Modifying provisions on permanent partial disability claims. Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE, RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT.
	SB 5688	By Senators Kohl-Welles, Keiser and Kline Modifying who may receive industrial insurance claimants' notices, orders, or warrants. Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE, RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT.
	SB 5689	By Senator Hobbs Taxing the sale of food from vending machines in the same manner as other sales of food. Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.
	SB 5690	By Senators Weinstein, McCaslin, Roach, Tom, Kline, Jacobsen and Kohl-Welles Regarding the dissolution of a special taxing district. Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.
	SB 5691	By Senators Zarelli, Prentice and Roach Defining the near general fund and requiring revenue forecasts thereof. Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.
	SB 5692	By Senators Rasmussen and Morton Regulating conservation easements. Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE & RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
	SB 5693	By Senators Fraser, Clements and Kohl-Welles Allowing raffles by state employees. Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE, RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT.
	SB 5694	By Senator Fraser Appointing a director of the sentencing guidelines commission. Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.
	SB 5695	By Senators Fraser, Swecker, Rockefeller, Rasmussen and Regala Authorizing a biomonitoring program. Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.
	SB 5696	By Senators Franklin, Benton, Kohl-Welles, Keiser, Fairley, Kastama, Murray, McAuliffe, Kline and Rasmussen Creating the Washington state patient safety act. Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.
	SB 5697	By Senators Hargrove, Kline, Weinstein, Regala, Kohl-Welles, Shin and Rasmussen Concerning criminal violations of no-contact orders, protection orders, and restraining orders. Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.
	SB 5698	By Senators Hargrove, Regala and Shin; by request of Department of Social and Health Services Concerning case management services for dangerous mentally ill offenders. Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.
	SB 5699	By Senators Keiser, Kohl-Welles and Fairley; by request of Department of Social and Health Services Modifying provisions affecting medical benefits. Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.
	SB 5700	By Senators Prentice, Kohl-Welles, Franklin, Keiser, Murray, Hatfield, Weinstein, Rasmussen, Hargrove, Tom and Kline Requiring a state policy of neutrality towards unionization for persons using aerospace-related tax incentives. Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE, RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT.
	SB 5701	By Senators Benton, Pridemore, Roach, Swecker and Stevens Establishing a procedure for the election of county commissioners by district. Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.
	SB 5702	By Senators Benton, Keiser, Swecker, Kohl-Welles and Roach Requiring notice to certain employees of a claim of exemption from paying unemployment insurance taxes. Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE, RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT.
	SB 5703	By Senators Benton, Roach, Stevens, Swecker, Holmquist and Carrell Requiring senate confirmation of certain commission and department appointments. Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.
	SB 5704	By Senators Benton, Carrell, Stevens, Schoesler, Morton, Swecker and Roach Creating a pilot project to examine the impacts of small scale mineral prospecting on coastal areas. Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES, OCEAN & RECREATION.
	SB 5705	By Senators Benton, Roach, Carrell, Hatfield, Swecker, Stevens, Clements, Delvin and Holmquist Classifying financial institutions in robbery provisions. Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.
	SB 5706	By Senators Benton, Roach, Schoesler, Stevens, Swecker, Clements and Holmquist Including a child fourteen or younger in the aggravated first degree murder provisions. Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.
	SB 5707	By Senators Parlette, Haugen, Swecker, Stevens, Holmquist, Benton and Kilmer Limiting, for property tax purposes, the assessed value of a residence for persons who are sixty-one and older. Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.
	SB 5708	By Senators Parlette, Benton, Swecker, Carrell, Stevens and Roach Relating to the qualification requirements for property tax exemptions and deferrals for senior citizens and persons retired for reasons of disability. Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.
	SB 5709	By Senators Parlette, Swecker and Carrell Providing for the scheduling of real property revaluations and physical inspections for property tax purposes. Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.
	SB 5710	By Senator Parlette Creating joint withdrawal and annexation procedures for public hospital districts. Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.
	SB 5711	By Senators Parlette, Delvin and Shin Expanding the offender score to include offenses concerning the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug. Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.
	SB 5712	By Senator Parlette Revising provisions for the Washington state health insurance pool. Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.
	SB 5713	By Senators Roach, Rasmussen, Fairley, Swecker, Hobbs, Morton, Shin, Holmquist, Carrell, Clements, Benton, Parlette, Stevens and Delvin Creating a new vehicle license plate emblem for veterans and military personnel. Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.
	SB 5714	By Senators Roach, Prentice, Rasmussen, Oemig, Clements, Rockefeller, Tom, Fairley, Hobbs, Shin, Swecker, Holmquist, Benton, Stevens, Parlette, Delvin and Kline Creating a pilot program of Spanish and Chinese language instruction. Referred to Committee on EARLY LEARNING & K-12 EDUCATION.
	SB 5715	By Senators Benton, Berkey, Hobbs, Prentice, Hatfield, Franklin and Shin; by request of Insurance Commissioner Concerning persons selling, soliciting, or negotiating insurance. Referred to Committee on FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS & INSURANCE.
	SB 5716	By Senators Keiser, Kastama, Franklin and Kline; by request of Insurance Commissioner Regulating retainer health care practices. Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.
	SB 5717	By Senators Berkey, Hobbs, Prentice, Hatfield and Franklin; by request of Insurance Commissioner Establishing a program of market conduct oversight within the office of the insurance commissioner. Referred to Committee on FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS & INSURANCE.
	SB 5718	By Senators Kohl-Welles, Hargrove, Regala, Stevens, Keiser and Rasmussen Imposing penalties for engaging in the commercial sexual abuse of minors. Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.
	SB 5719	By Senators Kohl-Welles, Weinstein, Honeyford, Kauffman, Delvin, Kline and Rasmussen Restricting unsolicited direct mail marketing. Referred to Committee on CONSUMER PROTECTION & HOUSING.
	SB 5720	By Senator Marr Conforming legal notice broadcast requirements to current practice. Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.
	SB 5721	By Senator Kohl-Welles Concerning financial arrangements involving sports/entertainment facility license holders. Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE, RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT.
	SB 5722	By Senators Regala, Haugen, Weinstein and Rasmussen Excluding common rodent traps from the definition of "body-gripping trap." Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES, OCEAN & RECREATION.
	SB 5723	By Senators Rasmussen, Clements, Hatfield, Roach, Shin, Morton, Kline, Schoesler, Haugen, Sheldon, Hargrove, Kohl-Welles, Fairley, Honeyford, Franklin, Keiser, Berkey, Kauffman, Kilmer, Jacobsen, Kastama, Benton, Zarelli and Parlette Creating and funding the community agricultural worker safety grant program. Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE & RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
	SB 5724	By Senators Prentice, Murray, Berkey, Weinstein, Kohl-Welles, Kauffman, Oemig, Kline, Regala, Eide, Hobbs, Poulsen, Pridemore, Jacobsen, Shin, Franklin, Rockefeller, Fraser and Rasmussen Providing for designating a survivor beneficiary in public pension systems. Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.
	SB 5725	By Senators Franklin, Kline, Weinstein, Fairley and Kohl-Welles Making health care providers' billing statements admissible. Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.
	SB 5726	By Senators Weinstein, Kline and Franklin Creating the insurance fair conduct act. Referred to Committee on CONSUMER PROTECTION & HOUSING.
	SB 5727	By Senators Keiser, Zarelli, Kohl-Welles, Roach, Benton, Pridemore, Franklin, Clements, Kilmer, Fairley, Kline, Kastama, Oemig, Kauffman and Rasmussen Addressing the nursing facility medicaid payment system. Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.
	SJM 8007	By Senators Rasmussen, Roach, Hatfield, Schoesler, Clements, Shin, Morton, Haugen, Sheldon, Honeyford, Hargrove, Kohl-Welles, Kastama, Franklin, Benton, Kilmer and Jacobsen Requesting federal legislation to preserve the use and access of pack and saddle stock animals on public lands. Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES, OCEAN & RECREATION.
	SJM 8008	By Senators Prentice, Rockefeller, Berkey, Weinstein, Kauffman, Marr, Oemig, Kline, Hobbs, Murray, Poulsen, Rasmussen, Kastama, Shin, Franklin, Hatfield, Sheldon, Kohl-Welles, Jacobsen, Fraser, Pridemore and Kilmer Asking that the federal government provide veterans' benefits owed to Filipino veterans. Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.
	SJR 8218	By Senators Parlette, Haugen, Swecker, Benton, Stevens, Roach and Kilmer Providing property tax relief on the assessed value of real property based on the property owner's age. Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.
	SJR 8219	By Senators Swecker, Hargrove, Benton, Sheldon, Holmquist, Carrell, Roach, Zarelli, Clements, Delvin and Rasmussen Defining marriage as between a male and a female. Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.
FIRST READING OF HOUSE BILLS
	HB 1064	By Representatives Seaquist, Morrell, Haigh, Kelley, Miloscia, Hunt, Appleton, Conway, P. Sullivan, McDonald, Haler, Wallace, Moeller, B. Sullivan, Kenney, Hunter, Chase, Ormsby, Upthegrove and Hurst Addressing veterans' benefits. Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.
	HB 1065	By Representatives Kelley, Morrell, Haigh, Miloscia, Hunt, Seaquist, Conway, P. Sullivan, McDonald, Haler, Moeller, B. Sullivan, Campbell and Hurst Revising veterans' scoring criteria in examinations. Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.