Washington State Senate 5th Order

Introduction & First Reading
Short Titles and Referrals
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 8, 2007 1ST DAY
 
  SB 5000 By Senators Zarelli, Benton, Parlette, Holmquist, Stevens, Swecker, Pflug, Delvin, McCaslin, Brandland, Schoesler, Honeyford, Hewitt and Roach

Implementing a proposed constitutional amendment creating a rainy day reserve fund.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

  SB 5001 By Senators Benton, Pflug, Carrell, Schoesler, Morton, Stevens, Delvin, McCaslin, Holmquist, Zarelli, Roach, Hewitt and Honeyford

Reenacting and reaffirming Initiative Measure No. 747, which limits regular property tax levies to a maximum of one percent higher than the previous year.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

  SB 5002 By Senators Hewitt, Pflug, Honeyford, Swecker, Morton, Stevens, Parlette, Delvin, McCaslin and Schoesler

Changing tuition waivers for families of fallen veterans and national guard members.

Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION.

  SB 5003 By Senator Pflug

Concerning the state parks and recreation commission centennial 2013 account.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES, OCEAN & RECREATION.

  SB 5004 By Senator Carrell

Reducing the threshold levels for the reporting and filing requirements of the business and occupation tax.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

  SB 5005 By Senators Brandland and Fraser; by request of Department of Community, Trade, and Economic Development

Increasing nonconstruction loan limits for projects using financing through the public works board.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

  SB 5006 By Senators Fraser and Brandland; by request of Department of Community, Trade, and Economic Development and Public Works Board

Recommending authorization for projects by the public works board.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

  SB 5007 By Senators Jacobsen and McCaslin

Modifying the sales and use taxation of vessels.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

  SB 5008 By Senators Weinstein, Tom, Murray, Kohl-Welles, Kline and Jacobsen

Increasing the maximum levy percentage for school districts.

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

  SB 5009 By Senators Haugen, Hatfield and Poulsen

Exempting biodiesel fuel used for nonhighway farm use from sales and use tax.

Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE & RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

  SB 5010 By Senators Honeyford and Hewitt

Creating a state park foster home pass.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES, OCEAN & RECREATION.

  SB 5011 By Senators Kohl-Welles, Parlette and Keiser

Removing the expiration date on the 2006 beer and wine distribution bill.

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

  SB 5012 By Senator Pflug

Stabilizing distributions to the education legacy trust account.

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

  SB 5013 By Senators Schoesler, Sheldon and Holmquist

Limiting tuition increase authority.

Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION.

  SB 5014 By Senator Pridemore; by request of Office of the State Actuary

Amending the process for adopting contribution rates for the state retirement systems.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

  SB 5015 By Senator Jacobsen

Designating the state ornithologist.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES, OCEAN & RECREATION.

  SB 5016 By Senator Jacobsen

Limiting petitions for guardianship by professional guardians.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

  SB 5017 By Senator Jacobsen

Allocating guardianship fees and costs to substantially prevailing party.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

  SB 5018 By Senator Jacobsen

Prohibiting a professional guardian from serving as both guardian or limited guardian and attorney or guardian ad litem.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

  SB 5019 By Senator Jacobsen

Creating associate faculty positions for part-time faculty at community and technical colleges.

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

  SB 5020 By Senator Jacobsen

Requiring that part-time community college faculty be paid on the same scale as full-time faculty.

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

  SB 5021 By Senator Jacobsen

Providing a specific funding mechanism for making community and technical college faculty salary increment awards.

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

  SB 5022 By Senator Jacobsen

Authorizing a county to impose taxes for certain viaduct or bridge projects.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

  SB 5023 By Senator Jacobsen

Modifying the fuel tax rate used to determine fuel tax distributions to fund nonhighway expenditures.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

  SB 5024 By Senator Jacobsen

Increasing fees to fund community traumatic brain injury services.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

  SB 5025 By Senator Jacobsen

Regarding the administration of American Indian scholarship funds.

Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION.

  SB 5026 By Senator Murray

Providing a sales and use tax exemption for recovered wood waste boiler equipment.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

  SB 5027 By Senators Kohl-Welles, Murray and Jacobsen

Providing excise tax relief for zoos.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

  SB 5028 By Senators Eide, McAuliffe, Weinstein, Jacobsen, Shin, Kohl-Welles, Pridemore, Kastama, Spanel, Rockefeller, Fairley, Tom, Poulsen, Hatfield, Prentice, Kline, Haugen and Regala

Providing for a simple majority of voters voting to authorize school district bonds.

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

  SB 5029 By Senators Hobbs, Fairley, Roach, Kastama, Swecker and Pridemore

Revising veterans' scoring criteria in examinations.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

  SB 5030 By Senators Hobbs, Fairley, Roach, Kastama, Swecker and Pridemore

Addressing veterans' benefits.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

  SB 5031 By Senator Jacobsen

Protecting tenants of conversion condominiums.

Referred to Committee on CONSUMER PROTECTION & HOUSING.

  SB 5032 By Senators Pridemore and Zarelli

Concerning the Vancouver national historic reserve.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

  SB 5033 By Senators Prentice, Parlette, Kohl-Welles, Rasmussen, Regala, Fairley, Rockefeller, Kline, Haugen, Weinstein, McAuliffe, Spanel, Kastama, Franklin, Keiser, Shin, Hatfield, Pridemore, Hargrove, Jacobsen, Berkey and Poulsen

Recognizing women's suffrage day.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS.

  SB 5034 By Senators Regala, Eide, Swecker, Weinstein, Franklin, Rasmussen, Brandland, Spanel, Jacobsen, McAuliffe, Poulsen, Keiser, Shin, Pridemore, Fraser, Fairley, Rockefeller, Kline, Kohl-Welles, Tom and Murray; by request of Department of Ecology

Phasing out the use of polybrominated diphenyl ethers.

Referred to Committee on WATER, ENERGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS.

  SB 5035 By Senators Hatfield and Schoesler

Extending the expiration date for reporting requirements on timber purchases.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

  SB 5036 By Senators Eide, Weinstein, Brown, Rockefeller, Regala, Fraser, Murray, Berkey, Kauffman, Jacobsen and Keiser

Repealing the application of the sunset act to the intermediate driver's license program.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

  SB 5037 By Senators Eide, Weinstein, Murray, Berkey, Regala, Rockefeller, Kauffman, Keiser, Spanel and Jacobsen

Restricting the use of a wireless communications device while operating a moving motor vehicle.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

  SB 5038 By Senators Eide, Shin, Weinstein, Hobbs, Oemig, Marr, Murray, Regala, Rockefeller, Rasmussen, Hatfield, Kilmer, Keiser and Jacobsen

Combating auto theft.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

  SB 5039 By Senators Eide, Murray, Marr, Shin, Rockefeller, Weinstein, Rasmussen, Kauffman, Keiser and Jacobsen

Providing for the state investment board to administer scholarship endowment funds.

Referred to Committee on FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS & INSURANCE.

  SB 5040 By Senators Eide, Franklin, Fairley, Shin, Rockefeller, Weinstein, Marr, Oemig, Hobbs, Haugen, Kilmer, Murray, Keiser, Rasmussen, Jacobsen and Kauffman

Creating a survivors' endowed scholarship program.

Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION.

  SB 5041 By Senator Prentice; by request of Insurance Commissioner

Modifying insurance commissioner regulatory assessment fee provisions.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

  SB 5042 By Senator Berkey; by request of Insurance Commissioner

Regulating the business of insurance.

Referred to Committee on FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS & INSURANCE.

  SB 5043 By Senators Haugen, Jacobsen, Fairley, Keiser, Regala, Hatfield, Berkey and Fraser

Dedicating a portion of the state property tax levy to state parks.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES, OCEAN & RECREATION.

  SJR 8200 By Senators Zarelli, Benton, Parlette, Holmquist, Stevens, Swecker, Pflug, Delvin, McCaslin, Brandland, Schoesler, Roach, Hewitt and Honeyford

Creating a rainy day reserve fund.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

  SJR 8201 By Senator Franklin

Amending the state Constitution to provide for a revenue stabilization fund.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

  SJR 8202 By Senators Eide, McAuliffe, Weinstein, Jacobsen, Shin, Kohl-Welles, Pridemore, Fairley, Spanel, Rockefeller, Berkey, Rasmussen, Kastama, Keiser, Poulsen, Hatfield, Tom, Prentice, Haugen, Regala, Franklin and Brown

Amending the Constitution to provide for a simple majority of voters voting to authorize a school levy.

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

  SJR 8203 By Senators Eide, McAuliffe, Weinstein, Jacobsen, Shin, Kohl-Welles, Pridemore, Kastama, Spanel, Rockefeller, Fairley, Tom, Poulsen, Hatfield, Prentice, Haugen, Regala and Brown

Amending the Constitution to provide for a simple majority of voters voting to authorize a school district bond measure.

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

  SJR 8204 By Senators Haugen, Jacobsen, Fairley, Keiser, Regala, Hatfield, Berkey and Fraser

Dedicating a portion of the state property tax levy to state parks.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES, OCEAN & RECREATION.

  SCR 8400 By Senators Brown and Hewitt

Adopting joint rules.

BOOST.