Washington State Senate
	Introduction and First Reading of Bills, Memorials, Joint Resolutions and Concurrent Resolutions
	2008 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
THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 2008		11TH DAY

	SB 6788	By Senators Keiser, Brandland, Fairley and Honeyford Assisting local governments with payment for extraordinary prisoner medical expenses. Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.
	SB 6789	By Senators Kilmer, Fairley, Rockefeller and Roach Requiring public notification of industrial development levies by port districts. Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.
	SB 6790	By Senators Hargrove, Stevens, Regala, Shin, Kline and Kohl-Welles Creating a pilot program for the postsecondary education of inmates. Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.
	SB 6791	By Senators Hargrove, Stevens and Marr Clarifying permitted uses of moneys currently collected under the county legislative authority sales and use tax for chemical dependency or mental health treatment programs and services or therapeutic courts. Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.
	SB 6792	By Senators Hargrove and Stevens Concerning dependency matters. Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.
	SB 6793	By Senators Pflug and Parlette Developing alternative benefits packages for medicaid beneficiaries. Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.
	SB 6794	By Senators Haugen, Spanel, Shin and Rockefeller; by request of Governor Gregoire Requiring the procurement of new ferry vessels that carry no more than one hundred motor vehicles. Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.
	SB 6795	By Senators Kauffman and Prentice Providing a state sales and use tax credit for public facilities districts located within two counties. Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.
	SB 6796	By Senators Fraser, Zarelli and Kastama Concerning the information required to be reported in the annual economic impact report on lodging tax revenues. Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.
	SB 6797	By Senators Kastama and Kilmer Concerning sales and use tax for public facilities in urban counties. Referred to Committee on ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TRADE & MANAGEMENT.
	SB 6798	By Senators Hargrove, Morton, Pridemore, Delvin, Sheldon, Hatfield, Fairley and Shin Increasing assistance to cities and counties. Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.
	SB 6799	By Senators Regala, Prentice and Fraser; by request of Department of Revenue Concerning the sourcing, for sales and use tax purposes, of sales of tangible personal property by florists. Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.
	SB 6800	By Senators Hobbs, Oemig and Haugen Concerning the disposition of publicly owned railroad infrastructure. Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.
	SB 6801	By Senators Kastama, Prentice, Eide, Weinstein, Kauffman, Fraser, McAuliffe, Kline, Rasmussen and Spanel Requiring a minimum of three years' notice on closures or conversions of mobile home parks and manufactured housing communities. Referred to Committee on CONSUMER PROTECTION & HOUSING.
	SB 6802	By Senators Carrell, Kilmer and Rasmussen Creating a military improvement zone program. Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.
	SB 6803	By Senators McAuliffe, Hargrove and Rasmussen Establishing restricted licenses for persons who fail to comply with child support obligations. Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.
	SB 6804	By Senators Kilmer, Carrell, Hobbs, Shin, Roach, Kohl-Welles, Marr, McAuliffe, Rasmussen and Benton Providing grants to community colleges for long-term care worker training. Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION.
	SB 6805	By Senators Haugen, Rasmussen, McAuliffe, Kline and Kohl-Welles Promoting farmland preservation and environmental restoration through conservation markets. Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE & RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
	SB 6806	By Senators Haugen, Rasmussen and Shin Providing tax incentives for anaerobic digester production. Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE & RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
	SB 6807	By Senators Kastama, Keiser, Fairley and Kohl-Welles Restricting long-term care facilities. Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.
	SB 6808	By Senator Prentice Requiring local bridge owners to maintain, replace, or appropriate funds for bridges deemed to be especially deficient. Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.
	SB 6809	By Senators Pridemore, McAuliffe, Rockefeller, Eide, Oemig, Hatfield, Regala, Fraser, Delvin, Brown, Fairley, Tom, Kilmer, Keiser, Franklin, Kauffman, Kline, Rasmussen, Spanel, Jacobsen and Kohl-Welles Providing a tax exemption for working families measured by the federal earned income tax credit. Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.
	SB 6810	By Senators Shin, Schoesler, Kline, Weinstein, Berkey, Franklin, McDermott, Delvin, Hargrove, Hewitt, Pridemore, Hobbs, Rasmussen, Fraser, Kastama, Fairley, Murray, Keiser, Kauffman, Kohl-Welles, Oemig, Kilmer and McAuliffe Encouraging water efficiency. Referred to Committee on WATER, ENERGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS.
	SB 6811	By Senators Hobbs, Delvin, Hatfield, Shin and McAuliffe Providing business and occupation tax incentives for businesses that use recycled material. Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.
	SB 6812	By Senators Roach, Rasmussen, Shin and McAuliffe Creating autism diagnostic clinics in public hospital districts. Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.
	SB 6813	By Senators Rasmussen, Roach, Kastama, Kilmer, Franklin, Regala and Kauffman Creating a roving early intervention specialist pilot program. Referred to Committee on EARLY LEARNING & K-12 EDUCATION.
	SB 6814	By Senators Rasmussen, Kilmer, Brandland, Kauffman, Holmquist, Berkey, Eide, Hatfield and Hargrove Concerning paydates for employees participating in state active military duty. Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.
	SB 6815	By Senators Rasmussen, Shin, Kastama and Regala Authorizing paid leaves of absence for military personnel needs. Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE, RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT.
	SB 6816	By Senators Prentice, Pflug, Keiser, Rasmussen, Parlette, Fraser and Shin; by request of Health Care Authority Administering benefits under the public employees' benefits board. Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.
	SB 6817	By Senator Swecker Penalizing late reports and late unemployment insurance contributions. Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE, RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT.
	SB 6818	By Senators Oemig, Brandland, Tom, Zarelli, Kastama, Weinstein, Kilmer, Keiser and Kohl-Welles Promoting transparency in state expenditures. Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.
	SJM 8029	By Senators Weinstein, McCaslin, Roach, Tom, Kline, Hargrove, Carrell, McDermott, Hobbs, Marr, Shin, Rasmussen and Kohl-Welles Requesting the Postal Service to issue a postage stamp commemorating Nisei veterans. Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.
FIRST READING OF HOUSE BILLS
	ESHB 1030	By House Committee on Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness (originally sponsored by Representatives Takko, Lovick, Simpson, Haler, Blake, Campbell, Ross, Skinner, Newhouse, Conway, Morrell, Chandler, McDonald, Rodne, Kristiansen, Wallace, Moeller, VanDeWege, McCune, Williams, Bailey, Warnick, Upthegrove, Alexander and Pearson) Enhancing the penalty for eluding a police vehicle. Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.
	SHB 1032	By House Committee on Technology, Energy & Communications (originally sponsored by Representatives Morris, Hudgins, Anderson, Wallace, Moeller, B. Sullivan and Chase) Creating a sustainable energy trust. Referred to Committee on WATER, ENERGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS.
	EHB 1057	By Representatives Hudgins, Dunshee, Wood and Chase Requesting information on the use of alternative fuels. Referred to Committee on WATER, ENERGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS.
	SHB 1141	By House Committee on Human Services (originally sponsored by Representatives Roberts, Haler, O'Brien, Green, Goodman, Kagi, Appleton, Walsh, Williams, Dickerson, Darneille, Flannigan, McCoy, Hinkle, Pettigrew and Hasegawa) Modifying diversion records provisions. Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.
	HB 1142	By Representatives Williams, Warnick, O'Brien, Rodne, Campbell, Lantz and Goodman Changing provisions regarding statutory costs. Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.
	HB 1143	By Representatives Lantz, O'Brien, Williams, Campbell, Rodne, Goodman and Moeller Concerning notices of dishonor. Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.
	HB 1230	By Representatives Hurst, Roach, Sullivan and Simpson Designating state route number 164 as a highway of statewide significance. Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.
	EHB 1283	By Representatives Roach, McDonald, Morrell, Rolfes, Kelley, Skinner, Orcutt, Priest, Takko, Conway, Appleton, Newhouse, Haler, Moeller, VanDeWege, McCune, Roberts and Springer Authorizing high school diplomas to be issued to persons who left high school before graduation to serve in the United States armed forces. Referred to Committee on EARLY LEARNING & K-12 EDUCATION.
	HB 1345	By Representatives Wood, Condotta, Kristiansen, Lantz, Dickerson, Morrell, McCune and Conway; by request of Gambling Commission Prohibiting minors from participating in gambling activities. Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE, RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT.
	ESHB 1394	By House Committee on Higher Education (originally sponsored by Representatives Williams, Roach, O'Brien, Hurst, Ormsby, Chase and Simpson) Authorizing incentive grants to support medical research and products to improve services to persons with developmental disabilities. Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION.
	HB 1403	By Representatives O'Brien, Hinkle, Condotta, Fromhold, Ahern, McCune and Warnick Modifying snowmobile registration requirements. Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.
	HB 1404	By Representatives Wallace, Hinkle, Condotta, O'Brien, Fromhold, Ahern, McCune and Warnick Providing a sales tax exemption for certain trail grooming services. Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.
	SHB 1879	By House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources (originally sponsored by Representatives Blake, B. Sullivan, Moeller, Kretz, Morris, Strow, Pettigrew, Orcutt, Armstrong, McCoy, Linville, VanDeWege, Takko, Lovick, Williams, Haigh, Sullivan, Sump, Kenney and Ormsby) Authorizing the department of natural resources to offer nominally valuable materials to nonprofit organizations. Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES, OCEAN & RECREATION.
	HB 1923	By Representatives Hunt and Condotta Modifying requirements for motor vehicle transporter license applications. Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.
	HB 2017	By Representatives Ericks, Lovick, O'Brien and Dunshee Designating state route number 527 as a highway of statewide significance. Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.
	HB 2090	By Representatives Dickerson, Dunn and Kenney Adding the director of the department of early learning to the family policy council. Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.
	HB 2137	By Representatives Wallace, Skinner, Kagi, Hankins, Roberts, Chase, Kenney, Moeller, Simpson and Santos Allowing school employees' children with disabilities to enroll in special services programs in the district where the employee is assigned. Referred to Committee on EARLY LEARNING & K-12 EDUCATION.
	HB 2170	By Representatives Ross, O'Brien, Pearson, Newhouse, Curtis, Rodne, McCune, Kelley, Eddy, Goodman, VanDeWege, Hurst, Simpson and Moeller Protecting employees, contract staff, and volunteers of a law enforcement agency. Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.
	ESHB 2191	By House Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Representatives Lantz, Warnick, Pedersen, Williams, Moeller, Seaquist, Morrell, Kelley, Simpson and Ormsby) Limiting deferred prosecution in domestic violence cases. Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.
	HB 2437	By Representatives Seaquist, McDonald, Fromhold, Armstrong, Takko, Hankins, Blake, Lantz, Morrell, McCoy, McIntire, Kenney, Schual-Berke, Appleton, Kagi, Sullivan, Dunn, Chase, Upthegrove, Liias, Simpson, Barlow, Ericks, Green and Warnick; by request of Department of Community, Trade, and Economic Development Authorizing public works board projects. Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.