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Washington State Senate | 5th Order | |
Introduction & First Reading Short Titles and Referrals |
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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 | ||
MONDAY, JANUARY 21, 2008 | 8TH DAY | ||
SB 6608 | By Senators Kline, Honeyford, Carrell, Brandland, Roach, Regala, Shin, King, Rasmussen and Holmquist Concerning criminal street gangs. Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY. |
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SB 6609 | By Senators Fairley, Rasmussen, Haugen, Jacobsen, Marr, Shin and Roach Exempting specialty agricultural structures from building code requirements. Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS. |
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SB 6610 | By Senators Tom, McAuliffe, McDermott, Marr, Shin, Regala and Rasmussen Extending the national board for professional teaching standards bonus to certificated principals. Referred to Committee on EARLY LEARNING & K-12 EDUCATION. |
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SB 6611 | By Senators Pridemore, Kohl-Welles, Shin and Rasmussen Enhancing Washington state history and government course requirements for high school graduation. Referred to Committee on EARLY LEARNING & K-12 EDUCATION. |
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SB 6612 | By Senators Roach, Benton and Rasmussen Ensuring valid voter signatures on petitions count. Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS. |
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SB 6613 | By Senators Kilmer, Pridemore, Marr and Shin Developing a twenty-year statewide infrastructure investment strategy. Referred to Committee on ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TRADE & MANAGEMENT. |
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SB 6614 | By Senators Weinstein, Kline and Fairley Specifying how exemplary damages may be recovered. Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY. |
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SB 6615 | By Senators Tom, Prentice, McCaslin, Kline and Weinstein Granting authority of a watershed management partnership to exercise powers of its forming governments. Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY. |
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SB 6616 | By Senators Brandland, Kastama, Zarelli, Prentice, Shin, Hobbs, Carrell, Kilmer, Jacobsen, Roach, Regala, Haugen, Hewitt and Rasmussen Encouraging private investment in port terminal facilities by providing tax incentives to local governments. Referred to Committee on ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TRADE & MANAGEMENT. |
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SB 6617 | By Senators Murray, Kauffman, Schoesler, McAuliffe, Marr, Kohl-Welles and Kline Protecting residents of intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded. Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE. |
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SB 6618 | By Senators Keiser, Marr, Kauffman, McAuliffe and Kohl-Welles Applying arbitration to bargaining by the state and the Washington state patrol. Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE, RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT. |
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SB 6619 | By Senator Morton Addressing the use and storage of traffic safety camera images. Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION. |
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SB 6620 | By Senators Pridemore, Oemig, Hatfield, Fraser, Rasmussen and Shin; by request of Lieutenant Governor Regarding biological remediation technologies for on-site sewage disposal systems. Referred to Committee on WATER, ENERGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS. |
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SB 6621 | By Senators Hobbs, Holmquist, Marr and Hewitt Regarding the accountability of state property under the control of state employees. Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS. |
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SB 6622 | By Senators Franklin, Spanel, Keiser, Fairley, McAuliffe, Regala, Shin, Kohl-Welles and Kline Providing legal redress for targets of workplace bullying, abuse, and harassment. Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE, RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT. |
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SB 6623 | By Senators Marr and Parlette; 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. |
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SB 6624 | By Senators Kline, Keiser and Kohl-Welles Prohibiting requests for waivers of rights of residents of long-term care facilities. Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE. |
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SB 6625 | By Senators Swecker, Kastama, Zarelli, Benton, Delvin, Honeyford, Rasmussen and Holmquist Regarding parent taught driver training education courses. Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION. |
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SB 6626 | By Senators Kilmer, Kastama, Rasmussen, Regala, Franklin, Marr, Carrell and Shin Creating a sales and use tax deferral program for eligible investment projects in community empowerment zones. Referred to Committee on ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TRADE & MANAGEMENT. |
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SB 6627 | By Senators Kastama, Rasmussen, Kilmer, Franklin, Carrell, Marr, Regala and Shin Concerning the international services business and occupation tax credit. Referred to Committee on ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TRADE & MANAGEMENT. |
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SB 6628 | By Senators Prentice, Fairley and Rasmussen; by request of Department of Social and Health Services Clarifying the state's ability to recover from defendants the cost of mental health treatment provided at state hospitals. Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS. |
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SB 6629 | By Senators Franklin and Prentice; by request of Department of Social and Health Services Making clarifications to the nursing facility medicaid payment system in relation to the use of minimum occupancy in setting cost limits and application of the statewide average payment rate specified in the biennial appropriations act. Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS. |
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SB 6630 | By Senators Kastama, Rasmussen, Kilmer, Regala and Kohl-Welles Extending the tax incentives provided for qualified research and development to persons performing both phase I and II clinical trials. Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE. |
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SB 6631 | By Senators Berkey, Benton, Marr and Roach Adopting the life settlements model act. Referred to Committee on FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS & INSURANCE. |
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SB 6632 | By Senators Roach and Jacobsen Establishing requirements for appointments of guardians. Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY. |
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SB 6633 | By Senator McCaslin Siting new mobile home parks and manufactured housing communities. Referred to Committee on CONSUMER PROTECTION & HOUSING. |
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SB 6634 | By Senators Benton and Carrell Regarding the taking of private property. Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY. |
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SB 6635 | By Senators Hobbs, Roach, Keiser, Benton, McAuliffe and Shin; by request of LEOFF Plan 2 Retirement Board Defining basic salary for the purpose of employer contributions to an account formed under section 457 of the United States internal revenue code for the benefit of members of the law enforcement officers' and firefighters' retirement system plan 2. Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS. |
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SB 6636 | By Senators Fairley, Benton, McDermott and Kline Increasing estimated cost minimums required on water-sewer district contracts for materials and work. Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS. |
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SB 6637 | By Senators Murray, Hewitt and Kohl-Welles; by request of University of Washington Allowing certain alcohol permit holders to obtain alcohol in nonbeverage form directly from suppliers. Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE, RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT. |
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SB 6638 | By Senators Murray, Roach, McAuliffe, Kohl-Welles, Fairley, Kline, Kauffman, Jacobsen, Eide and Pflug Reallocating existing lodging taxes for heritage and arts programs in a county with a population of one million or more. Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS. |
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SB 6639 | By Senators Kauffman, Prentice, Shin, Marr, Kilmer, Schoesler and Roach Requiring bereavement leave for employees of four-year institutions of higher education. Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION. |
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SB 6640 | By Senators Rasmussen, King, Sheldon, McAuliffe, Rockefeller, Holmquist, Kauffman, Schoesler and Kohl-Welles Providing opportunities for professional development for instructional assistants. Referred to Committee on EARLY LEARNING & K-12 EDUCATION. |
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SB 6641 | By Senators Regala, Zarelli and Carrell; by request of Department of Revenue Providing that voter-approved increases in property tax levy limitations for a multiyear period of up to six years do not permanently increase a taxing district's levy base, unless otherwise provided in the ballot proposition. Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS. |
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SB 6642 | By Senators Jacobsen and Kline Authorizing the issuance of certain special license plates to persons with disabilities for up to two vehicles. Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION. |
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SB 6643 | By Senators Sheldon, Jacobsen, McAuliffe, Shin, Stevens, Hatfield, Roach, Benton, Kline, Rockefeller and Delvin Allowing motorcycles to stop and proceed through traffic signal controlled intersections under certain conditions. Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION. |
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SB 6644 | By Senators Keiser, Franklin, Kastama, Fairley, Marr, Delvin, Kohl-Welles, Brandland, Schoesler and Rasmussen Establishing requirements for primary medical eye care. Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE. |
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SB 6645 | By Senators Pridemore, Carrell, Murray, Schoesler, Holmquist, Stevens, Kohl-Welles, Roach and Rasmussen; by request of Select Committee on Pension Policy and LEOFF Plan 2 Retirement Board Providing interruptive military service credit for members of plans 2 and 3 who provide proof to the director that their interruptive military service was during a period of war defined in RCW 41.04.005. Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS. |
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SB 6646 | By Senators Pridemore, Carrell, Schoesler, Fraser, Holmquist, McAuliffe, Marr, Shin, Stevens, Kohl-Welles, Roach and Rasmussen; by request of Select Committee on Pension Policy and LEOFF Plan 2 Retirement Board Addressing the survivor benefits of employees who die while honorably serving in the national guard or military reserves during a period of war. Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS. |
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SB 6647 | By Senators Schoesler, Holmquist, Murray, Fraser, Kohl-Welles and Rockefeller; by request of Select Committee on Pension Policy Authorizing the higher education coordinating board to offer higher education annuities and retirement income plans. Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS. |
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SB 6648 | By Senators Keiser, Fraser and Kohl-Welles; by request of Select Committee on Pension Policy Participating in insurance plans and contracts by separated plan 2 members of certain retirement systems. Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS. |
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SB 6649 | By Senators Keiser, Fraser, McAuliffe, Shin, Kohl-Welles and Rasmussen; by request of Select Committee on Pension Policy Regulating health care coverage for retired or disabled school employees or state employees. Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS. |
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SB 6650 | By Senators Murray, Holmquist, McAuliffe, Kohl-Welles, Parlette and Rasmussen; by request of Select Committee on Pension Policy Providing benefits for the survivors of certain firefighters. Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS. |
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SB 6651 | By Senators Pridemore, Schoesler, Fraser, Holmquist, Shin and Rasmussen; by request of Select Committee on Pension Policy Providing for vesting after five years of service in the defined benefit portion of the public employees' retirement system, the school employees' retirement system, and the teachers' retirement system plan 3. Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS. |
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SB 6652 | By Senators Pridemore, Schoesler, Holmquist, Roach and Rasmussen; by request of Select Committee on Pension Policy Extending the survivor annuity option for preretirement death in plan 1 of the public employees' retirement system to members who die after leaving active service. Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS. |
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SB 6653 | By Senators Murray, Holmquist, Schoesler, Roach and Rasmussen; by request of Select Committee on Pension Policy and LEOFF Plan 2 Retirement Board Allowing department of fish and wildlife enforcement officers to transfer service credit. Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS. |
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SB 6654 | By Senators Kilmer, Schoesler, Holmquist, Murray, Roach and Rasmussen; by request of Select Committee on Pension Policy Addressing service credit for members working a partial year in plans 2 and 3 of the teachers' retirement system and the school employees' retirement system. Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS. |
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SB 6655 | By Senators Schoesler, Holmquist, Murray, Fraser and Rasmussen; by request of Select Committee on Pension Policy Transferring public employees' retirement system plan 2 members to the school employees' retirement system plan 2. Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS. |
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SB 6656 | By Senators Schoesler, Murray, Holmquist, Fraser, Shin and Rasmussen; by request of Select Committee on Pension Policy Purchasing service credit in plan 2 and plan 3 of the teachers' retirement system for public education experience performed as a teacher in a public school in another state or with the federal government. Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS. |
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SB 6657 | By Senators Murray, Fraser and Rasmussen; by request of Select Committee on Pension Policy Including salary bonuses for individuals certified by the national board for professional teaching standards as earnable compensation. Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS. |
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SB 6658 | By Senators Murray, Rockefeller, Honeyford, Morton and Kline Regarding the procurement of renewable resources. Referred to Committee on WATER, ENERGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS. |
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SB 6659 | By Senators Prentice and Brandland Addressing the availability of nutrition information. Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE. |
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SB 6660 | By Senators Pridemore, Pflug and Rasmussen Changing requirements for sanctioning an area agency on aging. Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS. |
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SB 6661 | By Senators Franklin, Hargrove, Regala, Brandland, McDermott, Kohl-Welles, McAuliffe, Kline and Rasmussen Regarding child care licensing actions. Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS. |
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SB 6662 | By Senators Kauffman, McAuliffe, Hobbs, Keiser, Tom, Marr, Kilmer, Rasmussen, Kohl-Welles, McDermott, Weinstein, Spanel and Shin; by request of Superintendent of Public Instruction Increasing the number of school nurses. Referred to Committee on EARLY LEARNING & K-12 EDUCATION. |
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SB 6663 | By Senators Schoesler, Pridemore, Roach, Zarelli, Holmquist, Keiser and Kohl-Welles Improving tax program administration by correcting, clarifying, eliminating, repealing, and decodifying statutes related to the department of revenue. Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS. |
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SB 6664 | By Senators Carrell, Pridemore, Roach, Fraser, McCaslin, Pflug and Rasmussen; by request of Select Committee on Pension Policy and LEOFF Plan 2 Retirement Board Indexing the one hundred fifty thousand dollar death benefit for public employees. Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS. |
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SB 6665 | By Senators Hargrove, Stevens and Marr Regarding the intensive case management and integrated crisis response pilot programs. Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS. |
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SB 6666 | By Senators Murray, Zarelli, Eide, Holmquist, Hobbs, Parlette and Shin; by request of Governor Gregoire Providing partial sales and use tax exemptions for certain computer server equipment. Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS. |
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SB 6667 | By Senators Haugen, Pridemore and Marr Establishing high-capacity transportation corridor areas. Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION. |
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SB 6668 | By Senators Pflug and Fairley Addressing the annexation of territory within a code city. Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS. |
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SB 6669 | By Senators Kline, Roach, Fairley, Benton, Rasmussen, Regala, McAuliffe and Kohl-Welles Permitting persons with developmental disabilities to make living decisions regarding independent supported living providers. Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE. |
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SB 6670 | By Senators Carrell, McCaslin, Marr, Kohl-Welles, Roach and Kline; by request of Attorney General Concerning the filing of police incident reports for victims of identity theft. Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY. |
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SB 6671 | By Senators Carrell, McCaslin and Marr; by request of Attorney General Concerning records in a criminal case. Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY. |
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SB 6672 | By Senators Carrell, McCaslin, Marr and Roach; by request of Attorney General Changing identity theft provisions. Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY. |
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SB 6673 | By Senators McAuliffe, Brandland, Hobbs, McDermott, Rasmussen, Weinstein, Oemig, Tom, Kauffman, Hargrove, Fairley, Franklin and Shin; by request of Superintendent of Public Instruction Creating extended learning opportunities. Referred to Committee on EARLY LEARNING & K-12 EDUCATION. |
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SB 6674 | By Senators McAuliffe and Tom Authorizing certain school districts and educational service districts to designate a district treasurer. Referred to Committee on EARLY LEARNING & K-12 EDUCATION. |
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SB 6675 | By Senators McAuliffe, Shin, Pflug, Berkey, Fairley and Tom Allowing public technical colleges to offer associate transfer degrees. Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION. |
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SB 6676 | By Senators Rasmussen, Schoesler, Jacobsen, Morton, Haugen, Shin, Swecker and Hatfield Establishing a program for forage and mulches used in federal wilderness areas and on forest service lands. Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES, OCEAN & RECREATION. |
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SB 6677 | By Senators Fraser, Roach, Fairley and McCaslin; by request of State Treasurer Changing the composition of the board of directors of the Washington materials management and financing authority. Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS. |
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SB 6678 | By Senators Haugen, Prentice, Hobbs, Swecker, McCaslin, Brandland, Spanel, Jacobsen, Oemig, Fairley, Franklin, Fraser, King, Eide, Marr, Brown, Carrell, Berkey, Hatfield, Rasmussen, Rockefeller, Regala, Pridemore, Tom, Sheldon, Hargrove, Weinstein, Shin, Parlette, Murray, McAuliffe, Stevens, Kohl-Welles, Roach and Holmquist Authorizing the issuance of special license plates to mothers of United States armed forces members killed in combat. Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION. |
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SB 6679 | By Senators Hargrove, Jacobsen, Hatfield and Kohl-Welles Creating a forestry carbon offset program. Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES, OCEAN & RECREATION. |
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SB 6680 | By Senators Regala, Kohl-Welles, Roach, Kline, McCaslin, McAuliffe and Shin Allowing persons over age seventy-five an exemption for jury service. Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY. |
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SB 6681 | By Senators Regala, Benton, Fairley, Weinstein, Roach, Oemig, Kline, McCaslin and Kohl-Welles Regarding political signage in condominiums. Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS. |
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SB 6682 | By Senators Kohl-Welles, Brandland, Keiser, Franklin, Hargrove, McAuliffe and Shin Regarding the department of social and health services providing background checks for home care agencies. Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE. |
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SB 6683 | By Senators Fraser, Kohl-Welles and Hargrove Expanding the activities that may be funded by the prostitution prevention and intervention account. Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS. |
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SB 6684 | By Senators Shin, Berkey, Regala, Kohl-Welles and McAuliffe Requiring language access services for persons with limited English proficiency in health care and insurance matters. Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE. |
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SB 6685 | By Senators Pflug, Tom, Roach, Fairley, Jacobsen, Marr, Hobbs, Kilmer, Rockefeller, Kohl-Welles, Delvin, Hewitt, Brown, Swecker, Weinstein, Morton, Kline, Parlette, Pridemore, McDermott, Benton, Brandland and Honeyford Regarding the ethical use of e-mail for legislative updates. Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS. |
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SB 6686 | By Senators Roach, Rasmussen, Hargrove, Carrell, Benton and Kline Including active duty members of the United States armed forces in concealed pistol licensing requirements. Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY. |
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SJM 8028 | By Senators Shin, Berkey, Honeyford, Hobbs, Swecker, Delvin, Roach, Rasmussen and Benton Requesting that the President and Congress support the participation of Taiwan in the World Health Organization. Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE. |
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SJR 8227 | By Senators Carrell, Benton, Stevens, Zarelli, Pflug, Honeyford, King, Roach, Sheldon, Swecker, Holmquist, Morton, Delvin, Hewitt, Schoesler, Kastama, Brandland, McCaslin and Parlette Amending the Constitution to provide standards of review for bills and laws passed by the people. Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY. |
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FIRST READING OF HOUSE BILLS |
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SHB 1148 | By House Committee on Housing (originally sponsored by Representatives Simpson, Dunn, Orcutt, McCune, Chase, Wallace, Ormsby and Springer) Addressing the restriction of mobile home or manufactured home locations. Referred to Committee on CONSUMER PROTECTION & HOUSING. |
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HB 1149 | By Representatives O'Brien, Dunn, McCune, Wallace and Simpson Eliminating advance property tax payments for binding site plans. Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS. |
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ESHB 1727 | By House Committee on Local Government (originally sponsored by Representatives Springer, Eddy, Dunn, Pettigrew, B. Sullivan, Buri, Strow, Ahern, Orcutt, Takko, Anderson, Haler, Upthegrove, Simpson, Jarrett, Rodne, Sells, O'Brien, Newhouse, Miloscia, Hinkle, Walsh, McCune, Kagi, Williams, Lovick, Linville, Quall, McDonald, Warnick, Kristiansen, Hurst, Seaquist, Kenney and Sullivan) Planning to ensure sufficient land and densities available to accommodate growth. Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & ELECTIONS. |
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EHB 1956 | By Representatives Pettigrew, Miloscia, Santos, Sells, Ormsby and Hasegawa Prohibiting discrimination based on lawful source of income. Referred to Committee on CONSUMER PROTECTION & HOUSING. |
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SHB 2014 | By House Committee on Housing (originally sponsored by Representatives Chase, Santos, Kenney, Hasegawa, Miloscia, Simpson and Ormsby) Addressing the regulation of conversion condominiums. Referred to Committee on CONSUMER PROTECTION & HOUSING. |
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SHB 2279 | By House Committee on Housing (originally sponsored by Representatives Darneille, Springer, Pettigrew, O'Brien, Hasegawa and Santos) Prohibiting discrimination against affordable housing developments. Referred to Committee on CONSUMER PROTECTION & HOUSING. |