Washington State Senate

Introduction and First Reading of
Bills, Memorials, Joint Resolutions and Concurrent Resolutions
2011 Regular Session of the 62nd Legislature
BRAD OWEN, President of the Senate MARGARITA PRENTICE, President Pro Tem
THOMAS HOEMANN, Secretary of the Senate PAULL SHIN, Vice President Pro Tem

January 14, 2011 - Friday 5TH DAY
SB 5111 By Senators Sheldon, Rockefeller, King, Hobbs and Litzow

Privatizing the sale of liquor.

Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE & CONSUMER PROTECTION.

SB 5112 By Senators Hatfield, Honeyford, Sheldon and Schoesler

Changing restrictions on firearm noise suppressors.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

SB 5113 By Senator Hargrove

Reviewing discharges from state hospitals.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

SB 5114 By Senator Hargrove

Streamlining competency evaluation and competency restoration procedures.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

SB 5115 By Senators Harper, Pflug, Kline, Roach, Carrell and Kilmer

Concerning private transfer fee obligations.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

SB 5116 By Senators Swecker, Hatfield and Parlette

Concerning public health district authority as it relates to gifts, grants, conveyances, bequests, and devises of real or personal property.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS, TRIBAL RELATIONS & ELECTIONS.

SB 5117 By Senators Haugen, Ranker, Stevens and Shin

Concerning the population restrictions for a geographic area to qualify as a rural public hospital district.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS, TRIBAL RELATIONS & ELECTIONS.

SB 5118 By Senators Rockefeller, Ranker, Fraser and Kline

Concerning output-based air emission standards.

Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT, WATER & ENERGY.

SB 5119 By Senators Pridemore and Kline; by request of Secretary of State and Governor Gregoire

Canceling the 2012 presidential primary.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS, TRIBAL RELATIONS & ELECTIONS.

SB 5120 By Senators Keiser and Kline; by request of Insurance Commissioner

Regulating insurance rates.

Referred to Committee on FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, HOUSING & INSURANCE.

SB 5121 By Senator Hobbs; by request of Insurance Commissioner

Adopting the investments of insurers model act.

Referred to Committee on FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, HOUSING & INSURANCE.

SB 5122 By Senators Keiser and Kline; by request of Insurance Commissioner

Regulating health care insurance.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

SB 5123 By Senators Ranker, Morton and Hargrove

Regarding the institute of forest resources.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES & MARINE WATERS.

SB 5124 By Senators White, Pridemore, Fraser and Shin; by request of Secretary of State

Modifying elections by mail provisions.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS, TRIBAL RELATIONS & ELECTIONS.

SB 5125 By Senators Becker, Swecker and King; by request of Secretary of State

Counting absentee ballots.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS, TRIBAL RELATIONS & ELECTIONS.

SB 5126 By Senators Kilmer, Tom, Murray, Kastama, Rockefeller, Keiser, Conway, Regala, Hobbs, Shin and McAuliffe

Concerning compensation adjustments for government officials.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 5127 By Senators Kilmer, Parlette, Murray and Zarelli; by request of Governor Gregoire

Concerning state general obligation bonds and related accounts.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 5128 By Senators Haugen, King, White, Swecker, Hobbs and Shin

Concerning statewide transportation planning.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 5129 By Senator Haugen

Concerning portions of state highways better served by merged districts under certain circumstances.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 5130 By Senators Haugen and Shin

Prohibiting commercial motor vehicles in express lanes during peak hours.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 5131 By Senators Haugen, King and White

Expanding certain public facilities eligible to be credited against the imposition of impact fees.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 5132 By Senators Prentice, Tom and Kline; by request of Governor Gregoire

Concerning residential habilitation centers.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

SB 5133 By Senators Schoesler, Baumgartner and Delvin

Using state correctional facility populations to determine population thresholds for certain local government purposes.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS, TRIBAL RELATIONS & ELECTIONS.

SB 5134 By Senator Hatfield

Concerning historic vessels.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 5135 By Senators Kohl-Welles, Holmquist Newbry, King, Honeyford, Schoesler, Becker, Hobbs, Rockefeller, Baumgartner, Hill, Litzow and Benton; by request of Governor Gregoire

Responding to the current economic conditions by temporarily modifying the unemployment insurance program.

Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE & CONSUMER PROTECTION.

SB 5136 By Senators Kastama, Tom, Hobbs, Chase, Rockefeller, Haugen, McAuliffe, Shin, Hargrove, Harper, Hatfield, Zarelli and Litzow

Establishing the first nonprofit online university.

Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION & WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.

SB 5137 By Senators Pridemore, Swecker and Regala

Authorizing use of hearing officers for street vacation hearings.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS, TRIBAL RELATIONS & ELECTIONS.

SJR 8200 By Senators Shin, Chase, Hargrove, Harper, Prentice, Rockefeller, Holmquist Newbry, Fraser and Sheldon

Amending the Washington state Constitution so that judges may retire at the expiration of his or her term of office after attaining the mandatory retirement age.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

SJR 8201 By Senators Stevens, Schoesler, Morton and Honeyford

Amending Article XXVI of the state Constitution.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES & MARINE WATERS.

SJR 8202 By Senators Zarelli, Benton, Murray and Kilmer

Authorizing the reduction of public officials' salaries.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SJR 8203 By Senators Kilmer, Zarelli, Tom, Murray, Kastama, Keiser, Rockefeller, Regala, Conway, Hobbs, Shin, McAuliffe and Litzow

Amending the Constitution to allow for public official salary reductions.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.