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
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2008		33RD DAY

	SB 6947	By Senator Prentice Relating to criminal justice. Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.
	SB 6948	By Senator Prentice Relating to human services. Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.
	SB 6949	By Senators Brown, Hargrove and Kauffman Simplifying the administration of the low-income homeowner deferral program. Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.
FIRST READING OF HOUSE BILLS
	4SHB 1103	By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Campbell, Green, Kenney, Hudgins, Appleton, Schual-Berke and Cody) Increasing the authority of regulators to remove health care practitioners who pose a risk to the public. Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.
	EHB 1129	By Representatives Dickerson and McIntire Providing excise tax relief for zoos. Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.
	2SHB 1273	By House Committee on Insurance, Financial Services & Consumer Protection (originally sponsored by Representatives Roach, Ericks, Hurst, Kirby, Strow, Newhouse, Simpson, Williams, Haler, O'Brien, Moeller, Pearson, VanDeWege, McCune, Kenney, Rolfes and Morrell) Authorizing fraud alert networks. Referred to Committee on FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS & INSURANCE.
	EHB 1383	By Representatives Appleton, Campbell, Cody, Hinkle, Morrell, Walsh, Schual-Berke, Curtis, Green, Clibborn, Lantz, Moeller, Condotta, Hasegawa, Kagi and Santos Regulating body piercing. (REVISED FOR ENGROSSED: Regulating body modification. ) Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.
	SHB 1421	By House Committee on State Government & Tribal Affairs (originally sponsored by Representatives Green, Miloscia, Kretz, Armstrong, Appleton, Kessler, Ormsby, Warnick and Moeller; by request of Secretary of State) Modifying address confidentiality program provisions. Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.
	E4SHB 1806	By House Committee on App Subcom Ed (originally sponsored by Representatives Pedersen, Upthegrove, Campbell, Kenney, McDermott, Morrell, Chase, Appleton, Dunshee, McIntire, Santos, Moeller, Darneille, Roberts, Hudgins, Hunt, Hasegawa, Conway, O'Brien, Green, Rolfes, Simpson, Schual-Berke, Goodman, Wood and Lantz) Developing a model integrated pest management program. Referred to Committee on EARLY LEARNING & K-12 EDUCATION.
	ESHB 1865	By House Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Representatives Williams, O'Brien, Springer, Fromhold, Warnick and McCune) Limiting the obligations of landlords under writs of restitution. Referred to Committee on CONSUMER PROTECTION & HOUSING.
	2ESHB 2016	By House Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Representatives Springer, Lantz, Wallace, Seaquist, Sullivan, Moeller, Lovick, Takko, Kessler, Morrell, Rolfes, Ericks, VanDeWege, Goodman, Simpson, Linville and Ormsby) Changing provisions pertaining to eminent domain. Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.
	2SHB 2216	By House Committee on Local Government (originally sponsored by Representatives Appleton, Sells, Simpson, Takko, Wallace, Ormsby, Conway and Strow) Requiring the appointment of nonvoting labor members to public transportation governing bodies. Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.
	SHB 2337	By House Committee on Technology, Energy & Communications (originally sponsored by Representative Armstrong) Regarding services provided by television reception improvement districts. Referred to Committee on WATER, ENERGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS.
	SHB 2427	By House Committee on Commerce & Labor (originally sponsored by Representatives Kenney, Hankins, Dickerson, Conway, Ormsby, Pettigrew, Santos, Fromhold, Haler, Sullivan, Schual-Berke, Moeller, McCoy, Quall, Darneille, Morris, Williams, Skinner, Flannigan, Bailey, Kelley, Hunt, Campbell, Grant, Morrell, Chase, Barlow and Green) Modifying provisions for the cosmetology apprenticeship program. Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE, RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT.
	HB 2460	By Representative Fromhold Concerning the leasehold excise tax exemption for certain amphitheater property. Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.
	HB 2469	By Representatives Upthegrove, VanDeWege, Hinkle, Dickerson and Lantz; by request of Department of Natural Resources Eliminating references to pierhead lines and regarding authorizing structures within waterways. Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES, OCEAN & RECREATION.
	SHB 2472	By House Committee on Ecology & Parks (originally sponsored by Representatives Blake, Warnick, Condotta, Sells, Linville, Hinkle, VanDeWege, McCoy, Lantz, Morrell, Loomis, Kretz, Chase, Kristiansen and McDonald; by request of Department of Natural Resources) Seeking to improve recreational opportunities on state-owned lands managed by the department of natural resources. Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES, OCEAN & RECREATION.
	SHB 2474	By House Committee on Health Care & Wellness (originally sponsored by Representatives Cody, Wood, Morrell, Barlow and Green) Modifying supervised experience requirements for social worker licenses. Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.
	SHB 2475	By House Committee on Health Care & Wellness (originally sponsored by Representatives Cody, Morrell and Green) Regarding the scope of practice of health care assistants. Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.
	SHB 2482	By House Committee on Local Government (originally sponsored by Representative Moeller) Addressing the signature validation process for petitions that seek annexation. Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.
	HB 2483	By Representatives Moeller and Dunn Modifying assessed valuation requirements for the direct petition method of annexation. Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.
	SHB 2487	By House Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Representatives Moeller and Morrell) Concerning vulnerable adult protection orders. Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.
	HB 2492	By Representatives Takko, Blake, McIntire, Haigh and Orcutt Modifying the date for establishing school district boundaries for excess property tax levies. Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.
	ESHB 2494	By House Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Representatives Moeller, Ormsby and Chase) Requiring the department of health to develop a medical treatment preference form and limiting liability for providers who act in accordance with such forms. Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.
	SHB 2496	By House Committee on Commerce & Labor (originally sponsored by Representatives Conway, Williams, Condotta, Moeller, Chandler, Green, Hurst, Wood, McIntire, Kenney and Chase) Enhancing the mobility of certified public accountants. Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE, RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT.
	HB 2497	By Representatives Green, Seaquist, Williams, Cody, Condotta, Hinkle, Morrell and Simpson Repealing RCW 18.79.255. Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.
	HB 2510	By Representatives Simpson, O'Brien and Appleton Allowing medicare only health insurance benefits for certain employees of political subdivisions under a divided referendum process. Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.
	EHB 2516	By Representatives Green, Roberts, Schual-Berke and Loomis Eliminating requirements for scoliosis screening in schools. Referred to Committee on EARLY LEARNING & K-12 EDUCATION.
	EHB 2518	By Representatives Schual-Berke, Hinkle, Pedersen, Green, Morrell, Moeller, Seaquist, VanDeWege, Ormsby and Cody Concerning retired volunteer medical worker licenses. Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.
	SHB 2522	By House Committee on Select Committee on Environmental Health (originally sponsored by Representatives Hudgins, Campbell and Chase) Regarding civil penalty provisions for on-site sewage disposal systems administered by local health jurisdictions. Referred to Committee on WATER, ENERGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS.
	2SHB 2523	By House Committee on App Subcom Ed (originally sponsored by Representatives Hudgins, Schual-Berke, Hasegawa, Roberts, Goodman, Kenney, Santos, Chase and Quall) Creating the position of world language supervisor in the office of the superintendent of public instruction. Referred to Committee on EARLY LEARNING & K-12 EDUCATION.
	SHB 2541	By House Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Representatives Kelley, McCune, Springer, Williams, Miloscia and Campbell) Concerning reserve accounts and studies for condominium associations. Referred to Committee on CONSUMER PROTECTION & HOUSING.
	HB 2544	By Representatives Hunter, Orcutt, Ericks, Moeller, Ormsby, McIntire, Kenney and Conway; by request of Department of Revenue Concerning tax exemptions for temporary medical housing provided by health or social welfare organizations. Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.
	SHB 2551	By House Committee on Human Services (originally sponsored by Representatives Dickerson, Appleton, McCoy, Roberts, Kenney and Kagi) Expanding the types of treatment programs provided under the suspended disposition alternative for juveniles. Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.
	HB 2558	By Representatives Upthegrove, Clibborn, O'Brien, Kenney and Rolfes; by request of Department of Ecology Exempting certain minor new construction associated with construction storm water general permits from SEPA. Referred to Committee on WATER, ENERGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS.
	HB 2565	By Representatives O'Brien and Pearson; by request of Attorney General Including defendants who are persons specifically authorized to assist and act at the direction of law enforcement officers for the purpose of affirmative defenses. Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.
	SHB 2567	By House Committee on State Government & Tribal Affairs (originally sponsored by Representative Haler) Increasing the civil penalty for violating the open public meetings act. Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.
	HB 2571	By Representatives Seaquist, McCoy, McCune, Conway, Hurst, Haigh, Morrell, Campbell, VanDeWege, Chase, Barlow, Green and Simpson; by request of Department of Veterans Affairs Modifying armed forces provisions. Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.
	SHB 2582	By House Committee on Higher Education (originally sponsored by Representatives Roberts, Hasegawa, Ormsby, Jarrett, Sells, Williams, Appleton, McIntire, Goodman, Green and Quall) Regarding child care at institutions of higher education. Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION.
	2SHB 2598	By House Committee on App Subcom Ed (originally sponsored by Representatives Sullivan, Ormsby, Haigh, Schual-Berke, Green and Simpson) Regarding an online mathematics curriculum. Referred to Committee on EARLY LEARNING & K-12 EDUCATION.
	EHB 2607	By Representatives Santos, Hasegawa, Ormsby, Anderson, Lantz, Hudgins, Upthegrove, Sullivan, Chase, Darneille and Simpson Requiring the professional educator standards board to convene a work group regarding English language learner students. Referred to Committee on EARLY LEARNING & K-12 EDUCATION.
	EHB 2608	By Representatives Hasegawa, Wallace, Sells and Chase; by request of Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board Clarifying terms for workforce and economic development. Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION.
	HB 2629	By Representatives Kagi, Wallace, Kenney, Simpson, Ormsby, Roberts, Moeller, Goodman, Hudgins, Haigh, Fromhold, Haler, Barlow and Chase Providing for the delivery of educational services to children who are deaf and hearing impaired. Referred to Committee on EARLY LEARNING & K-12 EDUCATION.
	HB 2637	By Representatives Pearson, O'Brien, Ericks, Ross and Roach; by request of Attorney General Concerning records in a criminal case. Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.
	EHB 2641	By Representatives Jarrett, Priest, Wallace, Ormsby, McIntire, Sells, Morrell, Upthegrove, Sullivan and Haler Creating a pilot program to test performance agreements at institutions of higher education. Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION.
	HB 2652	By Representatives Morrell, Fromhold, Moeller, McIntire, Simpson and Kenney; by request of Health Care Authority and Department of Retirement Systems Transferring the dependent care assistance program to the health care authority by coordinating benefit plans that allow state and public employees to pay on a pretax basis. Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.
	SHB 2654	By House Committee on Health Care & Wellness (originally sponsored by Representatives Hinkle, Cody, Moeller, Green and Kenney) Creating a process for certifying community-based mental health services. Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.
	HB 2655	By Representatives Conway, Condotta, Green and Wood; by request of Employment Security Department Concerning the imposition of delinquency tax rates for qualified employers. Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE, RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT.
	SHB 2661	By House Committee on Commerce & Labor (originally sponsored by Representatives Green and Morrell) Allowing for reasonable self-storage facility late fees. Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE, RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT.
	SHB 2670	By House Committee on Health Care & Wellness (originally sponsored by Representatives Campbell, Hunt and Kenney; by request of Governor Gregoire) Modifying disclosure provisions under the adverse health events and incident reporting system. Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.
	2SHB 2674	By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Barlow, Morrell, Moeller, Conway, Simpson and Kenney; by request of Governor Gregoire) Modifying credentialing standards for counselors. Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.
	SHB 2679	By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Roberts, Pettigrew, Hunt, Hasegawa, Sullivan, Chase, Morrell, McIntire, Santos, Barlow, Simpson, Kenney, Goodman, Wood, Darneille, Lantz and McDonald) Creating programs to improve educational outcomes for students in foster care. Referred to Committee on EARLY LEARNING & K-12 EDUCATION.
	2SHB 2722	By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Pettigrew, Kenney, Morris, Sullivan, Hasegawa, Upthegrove, Loomis, Pedersen, Darneille, Conway, Hudgins, Quall, Ericks, Kagi and Ormsby) Creating an advisory committee to address the achievement gap for African-American students. Referred to Committee on EARLY LEARNING & K-12 EDUCATION.
	HB 2730	By Representatives Rolfes, Appleton and Hudgins Addressing the provision of ferry service by port districts. Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.
	HB 2740	By Representatives Hudgins, Conway and Condotta Concerning private cemeteries. Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE, RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT.
	HB 2762	By Representatives Takko, Blake, Orcutt and Herrera; by request of Board For Judicial Administration Increasing the number of district court judges in Cowlitz county. Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.
	SHB 2775	By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Barlow, Moeller, Wood, O'Brien, Ormsby, Hasegawa, Green, Seaquist, Goodman, Roberts, Lantz, Sullivan, McIntire and Kelley) Regarding bonuses for instructional staff certified by the national board for professional teaching standards. Referred to Committee on EARLY LEARNING & K-12 EDUCATION.
	E2SHB 2783	By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Wallace, Chase, Anderson, Sells, Haigh, Roberts, Hasegawa, Morrell, Sullivan, Kenney and Hudgins) Regarding transfer and articulation between institutions of higher education. Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION.
	E2SHB 2798	By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Pettigrew, Hinkle, Kenney, Springer, Blake, Priest, Hunt, Linville, Newhouse, Kretz, Dunshee, Green, Hudgins, Campbell, Ericks, Walsh, McCune, Quall, Goodman, Hurst, Seaquist, Hunter, Anderson, Hasegawa, Cody, Williams, Dickerson, Kagi, Roberts, Takko, Morrell, McIntire, Schual-Berke, Nelson, Rolfes, Loomis, Liias, Simpson, VanDeWege, McCoy, Warnick, Pedersen, Lantz, Appleton, Upthegrove, Sells, Conway, Sullivan, Santos, Moeller and Ormsby) Enacting the local farms-healthy kids act. Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE & RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
	2SHB 2805	By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Schual-Berke, Cody, Barlow, Hudgins, Hunt, Green, Hasegawa, Pedersen, Loomis, Santos and Kagi) Regarding the collection of umbilical cord blood. Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.
	2SHB 2808	By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Sullivan, Upthegrove, Quall, Liias, Priest, Green, Conway, Pedersen, Kenney, Hudgins, Santos, Kelley and Ormsby) Providing additional opportunities to assist students who have not completed all graduation requirements. Referred to Committee on EARLY LEARNING & K-12 EDUCATION.
	SHB 2810	By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Sullivan, Quall, Upthegrove, Anderson, Conway, Kenney, Haigh, Hudgins, Santos, Simpson and Ormsby) Enhancing resources and assistance in school districts with concentrations of English language learners. Referred to Committee on EARLY LEARNING & K-12 EDUCATION.
	SHB 2811	By House Committee on App Subcom Ed (originally sponsored by Representatives Sullivan, Liias, Quall, Haigh, Simpson and Ormsby) Creating the healthy student grant program. Referred to Committee on EARLY LEARNING & K-12 EDUCATION.
	E2SHB 2826	By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Priest, Ormsby, Sullivan, Haigh, Fromhold, Quall, Wallace, Kenney, Anderson, Conway, Haler, Wood, Roach and Simpson; by request of Superintendent of Public Instruction) Regarding secondary career and technical education. Referred to Committee on EARLY LEARNING & K-12 EDUCATION.
	SHB 2848	By House Committee on Housing (originally sponsored by Representatives Ormsby, Barlow, Springer and Simpson) Concerning a voluntary contribution program for property owners taking the multifamily property tax exemption. Referred to Committee on CONSUMER PROTECTION & HOUSING.
	2SHB 2869	By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Liias, Sullivan, Ericks, Williams, Loomis, Simpson, Ormsby, Miloscia, Hasegawa, Roberts and Lantz) Extending the national board for professional teaching standards bonus to certificated principals. Referred to Committee on EARLY LEARNING & K-12 EDUCATION.
	2SHB 2870	By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Liias, Sullivan, Ericks, Williams, Loomis, Simpson, Ormsby, Miloscia, Hasegawa, Roberts, Santos, Quall and Nelson) Providing opportunities for professional development for instructional assistants. Referred to Committee on EARLY LEARNING & K-12 EDUCATION.
	SHB 2871	By House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources (originally sponsored by Representatives Kretz and McCune) Regarding penalties for small scale prospecting and mining violations. Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES, OCEAN & RECREATION.
	SHB 2881	By House Committee on Health Care & Wellness (originally sponsored by Representatives Hinkle, Kenney and Cody) Concerning the practice of dentistry. Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.
	HB 2909	By Representatives Orcutt, Blake, Kretz, McCune and VanDeWege Extending the study of the state's specialized forest product resources. Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES, OCEAN & RECREATION.
	HB 2920	By Representatives Kessler, Rodne, Springer, Upthegrove, Morrell and VanDeWege; by request of Attorney General Requiring the creation and distribution of an eminent domain information pamphlet. Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.
	SHB 2986	By House Committee on Finance (originally sponsored by Representatives Takko and Schindler) Concerning property tax collection and assessment. Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.
	SHB 3029	By House Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Representatives Eddy, Takko, Armstrong, Sells, Simpson and Springer) Providing access to a secure system to generate temporary permits to operate vehicles. Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.
	2SHB 3168	By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Goodman, Kagi, Walsh, Haler, Roberts, Pettigrew, Hinkle, Sullivan, Kessler, Green, Hudgins, Darneille, McIntire, Liias, Kelley, Kenney, Hankins, Nelson, Santos and Ormsby) Regarding the creation of the Washington head start program. Referred to Committee on EARLY LEARNING & K-12 EDUCATION.
	HB 3200	By Representatives Schmick, Simpson, Warnick, Schindler and Sullivan Establishing a cemetery district in a county. Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.
	SHB 3204	By House Committee on Health Care & Wellness (originally sponsored by Representatives Morrell, Campbell and Green) Establishing requirements for boarding homes that withdraw from medicaid participation. Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.
	SHB 3212	By House Committee on Education (originally sponsored by Representatives Santos and Hudgins) Monitoring and addressing achievement of groups of students. Referred to Committee on EARLY LEARNING & K-12 EDUCATION.
	HB 3220	By Representative Condotta Allowing counties, cities, and towns to conduct raffles under certain terms and conditions. Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE, RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT.
	SHB 3297	By House Committee on Commerce & Labor (originally sponsored by Representative Green) Concerning professional athletics regulated by the department of licensing. Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE, RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT.
	E2SHB 3306	By House Committee on App Subcom Ed (originally sponsored by Representatives Wallace and Dunn) Regarding eLearning at institutions of higher education. Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION.
	ESHCR 4408	By House Committee on Higher Education (originally sponsored by Representatives Wallace, Haigh and Sells) Requesting approval of the statewide strategic master plan for higher education. Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION.