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Washington State Senate | ||
Introduction and First Reading of Bills, Memorials, Joint Resolutions and Concurrent Resolutions |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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SB 5668 | By Senators Fraser, Rasmussen, Jacobsen, Kohl-Welles and Shin Modifying gain-sharing benefits. Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS. |
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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. |
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SB 5670 | By Senators Holmquist, Rasmussen and Clements Changing the basic education funding formula. Referred to Committee on EARLY LEARNING & K-12 EDUCATION. |
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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. |
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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. |
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SB 5673 | By Senators Holmquist, Clements, Morton, Hewitt, Rasmussen and Stevens Addressing wildlife property damage complaints. Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES, OCEAN & RECREATION. |
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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. |
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SB 5675 | By Senators Franklin, Kohl-Welles, Keiser, Murray and Kline Increasing minimum industrial insurance benefits. Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE, RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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SB 5679 | By Senators Clements and Holmquist Establishing requirements for industrial insurance final settlement agreements. Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE, RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT. |
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SB 5680 | By Senators Kilmer, Rockefeller, Kohl-Welles, Poulsen and Shin Providing for reduction of ferry charges. Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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SB 5684 | By Senators Swecker, Roach, Hargrove and Sheldon Regarding growth management planning. Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS. |
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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. |
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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. |
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SB 5687 | By Senators Keiser, Kohl-Welles and Kline Modifying provisions on permanent partial disability claims. Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE, RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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SB 5691 | By Senators Zarelli, Prentice and Roach Defining the near general fund and requiring revenue forecasts thereof. Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS. |
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SB 5692 | By Senators Rasmussen and Morton Regulating conservation easements. Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE & RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. |
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SB 5693 | By Senators Fraser, Clements and Kohl-Welles Allowing raffles by state employees. Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE, RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT. |
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SB 5694 | By Senator Fraser Appointing a director of the sentencing guidelines commission. Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY. |
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SB 5695 | By Senators Fraser, Swecker, Rockefeller, Rasmussen and Regala Authorizing a biomonitoring program. Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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SB 5710 | By Senator Parlette Creating joint withdrawal and annexation procedures for public hospital districts. Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS. |
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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. |
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SB 5712 | By Senator Parlette Revising provisions for the Washington state health insurance pool. Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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SB 5720 | By Senator Marr Conforming legal notice broadcast requirements to current practice. Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY. |
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SB 5721 | By Senator Kohl-Welles Concerning financial arrangements involving sports/entertainment facility license holders. Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE, RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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SB 5725 | By Senators Franklin, Kline, Weinstein, Fairley and Kohl-Welles Making health care providers' billing statements admissible. Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY. |
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SB 5726 | By Senators Weinstein, Kline and Franklin Creating the insurance fair conduct act. Referred to Committee on CONSUMER PROTECTION & HOUSING. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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FIRST READING OF HOUSE BILLS |
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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. |
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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. |