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

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2008 37TH DAY
 
FIRST READING OF HOUSE BILLS

  HB 1545 By Representatives Kirby, Ericks and Ormsby

Providing industrial insurance benefits for life for the surviving spouses of law enforcement officers.

Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE, RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT.

  E2SHB 1621 By House Committee on Finance (originally sponsored by Representatives B. Sullivan, Sells, Morrell, Lovick, Ormsby, Miloscia, Springer, McCoy, Sullivan, Hasegawa, O'Brien, Roberts, Conway, Wood, Haigh, Rolfes and Simpson)

Preserving manufactured/mobile home communities.

Referred to Committee on CONSUMER PROTECTION & HOUSING.

  E2SHB 1773 By House Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Representatives Clibborn and Jarrett)

Concerning the imposition of tolls.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

  HB 1775 By Representatives Hinkle, Pettigrew, Kretz, Grant, Armstrong, Pearson, Strow, Sump, Warnick and Blake

Regarding crimes against livestock belonging to another person.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

  E3SHB 1873 By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Ormsby, Haler, Pedersen, Wood, VanDeWege, Campbell, Flannigan, Kessler, Williams and Lantz)

Changing the requirements for, and recoveries under, a wrongful injury or death cause of action, or a survival action.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

  HB 2134 By Representatives VanDeWege, Linville, Grant, Walsh, Kenney, Curtis, Moeller, Conway, Fromhold, Seaquist, Sullivan, Hinkle, Ericks, Upthegrove, Schual-Berke, Hurst, Sells, Lovick, Williams, Campbell, Chase, Quall, Simpson, Hasegawa, Santos, Goodman, Haler, Ormsby and Kelley

Authorizing port district fire fighter membership in the law enforcement officers' and fire fighters' retirement system plan 2.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

  2SHB 2344 By House Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Representatives Wallace, Rodne, Hunter and Kenney)

Preserving rail corridors.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

  SHB 2444 By House Committee on Apps Subcom GG (originally sponsored by Representatives Pearson, McCune, Priest, Haler, Armstrong, Kristiansen, Crouse, Rodne, Bailey, Hinkle, Hailey, Kretz, Warnick, Sump, Roach, Orcutt, Newhouse, Ahern, Alexander, Skinner, Hurst, Schindler, Walsh, Smith, Campbell, Dunn, Herrera, Kelley and McDonald)

Requiring registered sex and kidnapping offenders to submit information regarding any e-mail addresses and any web sites they create or operate.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

  E2SHB 2449 By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Pettigrew, Conway, Goodman, Kagi, Haler, Priest, Morrell, Green, Appleton, Sullivan, Wood, Sells, Williams, Haigh, Campbell, Simpson, Wallace, Barlow, Ormsby, Kessler, Jarrett, Dunshee, Walsh, Hudgins, Moeller, VanDeWege, Blake, Hasegawa, Hunt, Liias, Miloscia, McIntire, Kenney, Santos, Cody, Nelson, Rolfes, Chase and Darneille)

Providing collective bargaining for child care center directors and workers.

Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE, RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT.

  HB 2485 By Representatives Fromhold, Orcutt, Wallace, Moeller, Dunn, Blake and McIntire

Modifying definitions applicable to local infrastructure financing tool program demonstration projects.

Referred to Committee on ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TRADE & MANAGEMENT.

  2SHB 2507 By House Committee on Capital Budget (originally sponsored by Representatives O'Brien, Ormsby, Hurst, Goodman, VanDeWege, Liias, Barlow, Green, Kelley, Warnick and Simpson)

Expanding the statewide first responder building mapping information system to higher education facilities.

Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION.

  2SHB 2514 By House Committee on Apps Subcom GG (originally sponsored by Representatives Quall, Appleton, McCoy, Morris, McIntire, Nelson, Kagi and Upthegrove)

Protecting orca whales from the impacts from vessels.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES, OCEAN & RECREATION.

  HB 2527 By Representatives Bailey, Kenney and Kretz

Modifying the definitions of rural county for certain economic development programs.

Referred to Committee on ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TRADE & MANAGEMENT.

  2SHB 2537 By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Cody, Hasegawa, Kenney, Morrell, Green and Loomis)

Modifications to the health insurance partnership act.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

  2SHB 2557 By House Committee on Apps Subcom GG (originally sponsored by Representatives Goodman, Barlow and Warnick)

Improving the operation of the trial courts.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

  SHB 2580 By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Hurst, McCoy, VanDeWege, Morrell, Campbell and Roach)

Concerning paydates for employees participating in state active military duty.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

  E2SHB 2624 By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives McCoy, Kessler, Appleton, Ormsby, VanDeWege, Hunt, Kenney, Darneille and Chase)

Concerning human remains.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

  SHB 2639 By House Committee on Local Government (originally sponsored by Representatives Takko, Kretz, Blake, Condotta, VanDeWege and Haler)

Regarding the procurement of renewable resources.

Referred to Committee on WATER, ENERGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS.

  HB 2650 By Representatives Santos, Ericks, Hunter and Wood; by request of Department of Revenue

Authorizing a cigarette tax agreement between the state of Washington and the Yakama Nation.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

  E2SHB 2668 By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Morrell, Green, Cody, Hunt, McCoy, Wallace, Pedersen, Campbell, McIntire, Conway, Simpson, Kenney and Darneille)

Expanding programs for persons needing long-term care. (REVISED FOR ENGROSSED: Concerning long-term care. )

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

  SHB 2756 By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Kelley, Green, Wallace, Rodne, McCune, Goodman, VanDeWege, Lantz, Seaquist, Hurst and Simpson)

Logging the telephone calls of residents of the special commitment center.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

  HB 2764 By Representatives O'Brien, Pearson, Dickerson, Loomis, Hurst, Morrell, Sullivan, Kenney, McDonald, Hudgins and Kelley; by request of Department of Corrections

Adding domestic violence court order violation to the list of offenses eligible for notification.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

  HB 2781 By Representatives Wallace, Chase, Sells, Conway, Morrell, Haigh, Hankins and Santos

Enhancing Washington state history and government course requirements for high school graduation.

Referred to Committee on EARLY LEARNING & K-12 EDUCATION.

  SHB 2823 By House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources (originally sponsored by Representatives Blake and Kretz)

Regarding the Willapa harbor oyster reserve.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES, OCEAN & RECREATION.

  2SHB 2829 By House Committee on Apps Subcom GG (originally sponsored by Representatives Kelley, Williams, Eddy, Rolfes, Lantz, Liias, Linville, Upthegrove, Green, Anderson, Nelson, Morrell, Fromhold, Kenney, Darneille, McIntire, Kirby, Haigh, Simpson, Hasegawa, O'Brien and Ormsby; by request of Governor Gregoire)

Expanding financial literacy through education and counseling to promote greater homeownership security.

Referred to Committee on FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS & INSURANCE.

  SHB 2836 By House Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Representatives Williams, Dickerson, Upthegrove, Rodne, Simpson, Dunshee, Morrell, Haigh and Ormsby)

Protecting animals from perpetrators of domestic violence.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

  SHB 2838 By House Committee on Insurance, Financial Services & Consumer Protection (originally sponsored by Representatives Williams, Roach, Kirby, Simpson, Ericks and Haler)

Regulating retention of personal information associated with access devices.

Referred to Committee on FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS & INSURANCE.

  HB 2850 By Representatives Rolfes, Upthegrove, Williams, Pedersen and Hunt

Regarding Puget Sound scientific research.

Referred to Committee on WATER, ENERGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS.

  ESHB 2884 By House Committee on Education (originally sponsored by Representatives Pettigrew, Kagi, Dickerson, Appleton, Roberts, Haler, Darneille, Hasegawa, Santos, Goodman, McIntire and Kenney)

Requiring policies on and limiting the use of mechanical, chemical, and physical restraint of students.

Referred to Committee on EARLY LEARNING & K-12 EDUCATION.

  SHB 2893 By House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources (originally sponsored by Representatives VanDeWege, Kessler, Moeller, Sells, Hunt, Takko, McCoy, Liias, Conway, Haigh, Blake, Ormsby, Loomis, O'Brien, Eickmeyer, Hasegawa, Green, Pearson and Nelson)

Modifying the composition of the forest practices board.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES, OCEAN & RECREATION.

  HB 2949 By Representatives Linville, Conway, Armstrong, Condotta, Fromhold and Wood; by request of Liquor Control Board

Designating nonappropriated expenses of the liquor control board paid from the liquor revolving fund.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

  SHB 2959 By House Committee on Commerce & Labor (originally sponsored by Representatives Wood, Ormsby, Springer, Conway, Linville, Barlow, Walsh and Quall)

Concerning craft distilleries.

Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE, RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT.

  SHB 2963 By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Conway, Campbell, Chase, Hasegawa, Sullivan, Simpson, Seaquist, Appleton, Sells, Wood, Green, Blake, Ericks, Kenney, Williams, McIntire, Pettigrew, Kirby, Moeller, Fromhold, Hunt, VanDeWege, Ormsby and Hudgins)

Authorizing collective bargaining for Washington State University employees who are enrolled in academic programs.

Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE, RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT.

  EHB 2985 By Representatives Liias, Ericks, Ormsby, Appleton, Hunt, O'Brien, Loomis, Pettigrew, Kagi, Blake, Simpson and Chase

Establishing local public works assistance funds.

Referred to Committee on ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TRADE & MANAGEMENT.

  ESHB 2996 By House Committee on Commerce & Labor (originally sponsored by Representatives Loomis, Dunshee, Simpson and Morrell)

Requiring aversive agents in antifreeze products.

Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE, RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT.

  SHB 3002 By House Committee on Commerce & Labor (originally sponsored by Representatives Williams, Sells, Ericks, Simpson, Hurst, Loomis, Conway, Liias, VanDeWege, Kenney, Linville and Ormsby)

Applying arbitration to bargaining by the state and the Washington state patrol.

Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE, RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT.

  EHB 3047 By Representatives Armstrong, Newhouse and Upthegrove

Requiring disclosure of certain information relating to higher education course materials.

Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION.

  ESHB 3051 By House Committee on Finance (originally sponsored by Representatives Seaquist, Lantz, Clibborn, Hunter, Liias, Rolfes and Green)

Concerning sales and use tax on transportation projects.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

  2SHB 3104 By House Committee on Finance (originally sponsored by Representatives Pedersen, Hankins, Moeller, Walsh, Linville, Takko, Upthegrove, Kessler, Jarrett, Ericks, Wallace, Grant, Eickmeyer, Quall, Clibborn, Dunshee, Lantz, Sullivan, Simpson, Blake, Hunter, Roberts, Rolfes, Williams, Sells, Schual-Berke, Springer, Eddy, Hunt, Hudgins, Santos, Cody, Seaquist, Fromhold, Nelson, McIntire, Chase, Hasegawa, Appleton, Darneille, Haigh, Sommers, Dickerson, Kirby, Wood, Flannigan, Conway, Goodman, Kenney, Kagi, Ormsby, Loomis, McCoy, Barlow, O'Brien, Pettigrew, Morris, Liias and VanDeWege)

Expanding rights and responsibilities for domestic partnerships.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

  HB 3106 By Representative Grant

Changing the name of the commission on pesticide registration to the commission on integrated pest management without changing responsibilities or authority of the commission.

Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE & RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

  E2SHB 3123 By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Morrell, Cody, Roberts, Green and Ormsby)

Establishing evidence-based nurse staffing in hospitals.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

  E2SHB 3125 By House Committee on Capital Budget (originally sponsored by Representatives Kenney, Haler, Sullivan, Simpson, Barlow, Quall, Kagi, Flannigan, Cody, Nelson, Ormsby, Darneille and Hasegawa)

Creating the building communities fund program.

Referred to Committee on ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TRADE & MANAGEMENT.

  2SHB 3129 By House Committee on App Subcom Ed (originally sponsored by Representatives Schmick, Anderson, Quall, Simpson and Ormsby)

Regarding online learning programs for high school students to earn college credit.

Referred to Committee on EARLY LEARNING & K-12 EDUCATION.

  E2SHB 3145 By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Kagi, Haler, Roberts, Walsh, Pettigrew, Dickerson, Conway, Green, Goodman, Kenney, Wood and Ormsby)

Implementing a tiered classification system for foster parent licensing.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

  ESHB 3166 By House Committee on Education (originally sponsored by Representatives Sullivan, Priest, Haler, Santos and Ormsby)

Concerning the design of the state assessment system and the WASL.

Referred to Committee on EARLY LEARNING & K-12 EDUCATION.

  E2SHB 3180 By House Committee on Capital Budget (originally sponsored by Representatives Ormsby, Green, Morrell, Liias, Dunn and Wood)

Addressing housing reform policies to achieve greater efficiencies in housing investments.

Referred to Committee on CONSUMER PROTECTION & HOUSING.

  SHB 3183 By House Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Representatives McDonald, Flannigan and Dunn)

Exempting park maintenance equipment operated by certain local jurisdictions from vehicle license and license plate requirements.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

  E2SHB 3205 By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Jarrett, Walsh, Kagi, Roberts, Hunter, Sullivan, Green, Kelley, Morrell, Chase, McIntire, Seaquist and Kenney)

Promoting the long-term well-being of children.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

  E2SHB 3216 By House Committee on Apps Subcom GG (originally sponsored by Representatives Seaquist, Morris, Upthegrove, Hudgins, Loomis, Kelley, Morrell, VanDeWege, Ericks, Hankins and Eddy)

Developing wave and tidal energy technologies in Washington.

Referred to Committee on WATER, ENERGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS.

  2SHB 3227 By House Committee on Apps Subcom GG (originally sponsored by Representatives Eickmeyer, Sump, Chase, Quall, Hasegawa, Appleton, Simpson, Haigh, Wallace, Dickerson, Takko, Conway, Pedersen, Kagi, Armstrong, Priest, Walsh, Hinkle, Condotta, McCoy, Roberts, Morris, Hudgins, Rolfes, Lantz, Schual-Berke, Morrell, Campbell, Sells, Sullivan, Kenney and Linville)

Protecting the water quality in Hood Canal.

Referred to Committee on WATER, ENERGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS.

  ESHB 3259 By House Committee on Finance (originally sponsored by Representatives Hunter, Hudgins, Schual-Berke, Upthegrove and McIntire)

Addressing the financing and operation of port districts.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

  2SHB 3274 By House Committee on Apps Subcom GG (originally sponsored by Representatives Simpson, Hudgins, Upthegrove, Hunter, Santos and Kenney)

Addressing public contracting by public port districts.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

  HB 3275 By Representatives Linville, Ericksen, Morris and McIntire

Revising the taxation of grocery distribution cooperatives.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

  EHB 3276 By Representatives Eddy and Warnick

Allowing a city to own land provided for the state horse park.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES, OCEAN & RECREATION.

  HB 3281 By Representatives Seaquist, Rolfes, Lantz, Appleton and Santos

Requiring public notification of industrial development levies by port districts.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

  SHB 3283 By House Committee on Finance (originally sponsored by Representatives Herrera, Takko, Orcutt, Hurst, Eddy, Sump, Ericks, Fromhold, McCoy, Hudgins, Kelley, Kessler, Dunn, Ormsby, Linville, Roach and McCune)

Relieving active duty military personnel of interest and penalties on delinquent excise taxes.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

  SHB 3291 By House Committee on Capital Budget (originally sponsored by Representatives Kelley, Santos, Pettigrew, Cody, Hudgins, Pedersen, Dickerson, Nelson, Quall, Kenney, Sullivan, McIntire, Green and Barlow)

Enacting the community schools act of 2008.

Referred to Committee on EARLY LEARNING & K-12 EDUCATION.

  ESHB 3329 By House Committee on Capital Budget (originally sponsored by Representatives Fromhold, McDonald, Ormsby, Wallace, Alexander, Sells and McIntire)

Prioritizing four-year higher education institutions' capital project requests.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

  2SHB 3349 By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Ericks, Eddy, Kelley, Conway, Springer and Rolfes)

Providing a review of the need for residential contractor licensing.

Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE, RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT.

  HJM 4029 By Representatives Liias, Loomis, Ericks, Sells, Rolfes, Seaquist, McCoy, Upthegrove, Hunt, Williams, Linville, Appleton, Smith, Morrell, McIntire and Pearson

Requesting that Congress fund the Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES, OCEAN & RECREATION.

  HJM 4030 By Representatives Pearson, Clibborn, Morrell, Kristiansen, Smith and Dunn

Requesting the 172nd Street overpass of Interstate 5 in Arlington to be named the "Oliver "Punks" Smith Interchange."

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.