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
March 5, 2011 - Saturday 55TH DAY
SB 5864 By Senators Benton, Roach, Carrell, Baxter, Baumgartner, Stevens, Morton, Zarelli, Holmquist Newbry, Ericksen, Parlette, Hill, Fain and Hewitt

Promoting greater governmental fiscal responsibility through limitations on expenditures.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.
SB 5865 By Senators Kline and Hargrove

Concerning participation in the WorkFirst program.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.
SB 5866 By Senators Kline and Hargrove

Reducing prison sentences in order to generate correctional cost savings and invest in evidence-based programming.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.
FIRST READING OF HOUSE BILLS
SHB 1037 By House Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Representatives Ross, Johnson, Bailey, Upthegrove, Hurst, Armstrong, Walsh, Hinkle, Angel, Warnick, Schmick, Short, Klippert, Dammeier, McCune, Fagan, Nealey, Blake, Ladenburg, Kristiansen, Pearson, Tharinger and Moeller; by request of Attorney General)

Placing restrictions on legal claims initiated by persons serving criminal sentences in correctional facilities.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.
SHB 1048 By House Committee on State Government & Tribal Affairs (originally sponsored by Representative Hunt)

Making technical corrections needed as a result of the recodification of campaign finance provisions.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS, TRIBAL RELATIONS & ELECTIONS.
SHB 1057 By House Committee on Labor & Workforce Development (originally sponsored by Representatives Hudgins, Green and Reykdal; by request of Department of Labor & Industries)

Creating the farm labor contractor account.

Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE & CONSUMER PROTECTION.
SHB 1084 By House Committee on State Government & Tribal Affairs (originally sponsored by Representatives McCoy and Hunt)

Creating the board on geographic names.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES & MARINE WATERS.
E2SHB 1144 By House Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Representatives McCoy, Crouse, Eddy, Morris, Haler, Kelley, Liias, Jacks, Frockt and Hudgins)

Concerning renewable energy investment cost recovery program.

Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT, WATER & ENERGY.
HB 1150 By Representatives Smith, Probst, Schmick, Warnick, Dahlquist, Hunt, Ross, Pearson, Dammeier, Kenney, Rodne, Kagi, Hargrove, Harris, Nealey, Short, Liias, Orcutt, Finn, Kelley, Takko, Taylor, Maxwell, Bailey, Reykdal, Upthegrove, Billig, Kristiansen, Frockt, Carlyle, Blake, Springer, Angel, Hurst, McCune, Rolfes, Condotta and Klippert

Extending the time in which a small business may correct a violation without a penalty.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS, TRIBAL RELATIONS & ELECTIONS.
EHB 1171 By Representatives Rolfes, Armstrong, Liias, Billig, Angel, Finn, Appleton, Seaquist and Reykdal

Concerning high capacity transportation system plan components and review.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.
SHB 1172 By House Committee on State Government & Tribal Affairs (originally sponsored by Representatives Kenney, Hasegawa, Maxwell, Finn, Ryu, Reykdal and Upthegrove)

Concerning beer and wine tasting at farmers markets.

Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE & CONSUMER PROTECTION.
HB 1178 By Representatives Appleton and Miloscia; by request of Office of Regulatory Assistance

Addressing the office of regulatory assistance.

Referred to Committee on ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TRADE & INNOVATION.
ESHB 1202 By House Committee on State Government & Tribal Affairs (originally sponsored by Representatives Hunt, Taylor and Moscoso)

Creating a pilot project to allow spirits sampling in state liquor stores and contract stores.

Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE & CONSUMER PROTECTION.
E2SHB 1206 By House Committee on General Government Appropriations & Oversight (originally sponsored by Representatives Dahlquist, Hurst, Pearson, Harris, Parker, Lytton, Rivers, Johnson, Taylor, Wilcox, Ross, Kelley, Ladenburg, Armstrong, Dammeier, Frockt and Schmick)

Concerning harassment against criminal justice participants.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.
ESHB 1265 By House Committee on Local Government (originally sponsored by Representatives Kagi, Ryu, Rodne, Liias, Takko, Roberts, Smith and Upthegrove)

Limiting residential densities of certain unincorporated portions of urban growth areas. (REVISED FOR ENGROSSED: Addressing land use planning in qualifying unincorporated portions of urban growth areas. )

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS, TRIBAL RELATIONS & ELECTIONS.
HB 1290 By Representatives Green, Cody, Van De Wege, Sells, Kenney and Reykdal

Concerning mandatory overtime for certain health care employees.

Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE & CONSUMER PROTECTION.
ESHB 1309 By House Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Representatives Roberts, Appleton, Rodne, Springer, Hasegawa, Ryu, Eddy, Green, Kagi and Kelley)

Concerning reserve accounts and studies for condominium and homeowners' associations.

Referred to Committee on FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, HOUSING & INSURANCE.
SHB 1339 By House Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Representatives Fitzgibbon, Hope, Rolfes, Appleton, Billig, Liias, Frockt, Haigh, Cody, Goodman, Moeller, Pedersen and Kenney)

Concerning negligent driving resulting in substantial bodily harm, great bodily harm, or death of a vulnerable user of a public way.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.
HB 1498 By Representatives Pettigrew, Orcutt, Sullivan, Parker, Springer, Kenney, Chandler, Condotta, Santos, Billig, Kagi, Stanford and Kelley

Concerning the taxation of employee meals provided without specific charge.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.
SHB 1516 By House Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Representatives Morris, Armstrong, Rolfes, Clibborn, Fitzgibbon, Liias, Maxwell, Appleton, Sells, Eddy and Smith)

Concerning the performance of state ferry system management.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.
EHB 1674 By Representatives Kenney, Smith, Ryu, Johnson, Walsh, Finn, Maxwell and Stanford

Providing that the manufacturing innovation and modernization extension service program is not to sunset.

Referred to Committee on ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TRADE & INNOVATION.
SHB 1783 By House Committee on Local Government (originally sponsored by Representatives Pedersen, Upthegrove, Takko, Blake, Rodne, Smith, Carlyle, Fitzgibbon, Springer, Angel and Kenney)

Amending the consideration of houseboats and houseboat moorages for the purposes of aquatic lands and shoreline management.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES & MARINE WATERS.
HB 1794 By Representatives Ladenburg, Klippert and Kelley; by request of Board For Judicial Administration

Adding court-related employees to the assault in the third degree statute.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.
SHB 1815 By House Committee on Education Appropriations & Oversight (originally sponsored by Representatives Sullivan, Anderson, Haigh, Dammeier, Parker, Maxwell, Reykdal and Santos)

Preserving the school district levy base.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.
ESHB 1864 By House Committee on Business & Financial Services (originally sponsored by Representatives Stanford, Frockt, Fitzgibbon, Ryu, Billig, Moscoso, Ladenburg and Kenney)

Concerning the business practices of collection agencies.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.
HB 1937 By Representatives Ryu, Kenney, Moscoso, Ladenburg and Roberts

Authorizing local improvement district funding to benefit innovation partnership zones for the purposes of economic development.

Referred to Committee on ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TRADE & INNOVATION.
HB 1939 By Representative Appleton

Defining federally recognized tribes as agencies for purposes of agency-affiliated counselors.

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