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

April 14, 2011 - Thursday 95TH DAY
SB 5935 By Senator Hargrove

Addressing adoption support payments for hard to place children.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 5936 By Senators Honeyford, Ericksen, Carrell, Swecker and Schoesler

Repealing unnecessary provisions concerning the Washington State Bar Association.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

SB 5937 By Senator Shin

Concerning a temporary sales and use tax rate increase to provide funding for essential government services.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 5938 By Senators Hargrove and Zarelli

Changing disability lifeline programs.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 5939 By Senator McAuliffe

Regarding copayments for the early childhood education and assistance program.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 5940 By Senators Hobbs, Ericksen, Keiser, Tom, Kastama and Zarelli

Regarding reforms to school employee benefits purchasing.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 5941 By Senators Eide, Regala, Rockefeller and Kline

Concerning judicial branch funding.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 5942 By Senators Hewitt and Zarelli

Warehousing and distribution of spirits, including the lease and modernization of the state's spirits warehousing and distribution facilities and related operations.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 5943 By Senators Prentice and Zarelli

Concerning transition services for people with developmental disabilities.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 5944 By Senators Murray, White, Regala, Prentice, Rockefeller, Fraser, Harper, Ranker, Conway, Nelson, Kohl-Welles, Kline and Chase

Concerning revenue increases for purposes of imposing a supermajority voting requirement in the legislature.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 5945 By Senators Rockefeller, Prentice, Eide, Kohl-Welles, Harper, Nelson, White, Ranker, Kline, Murray, Chase, Fraser, Conway, Keiser, Shin and Regala

Modifying excise tax laws to provide funding for essential government services.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 5946 By Senators Ranker, White, Rockefeller, Harper, Conway, Kohl-Welles, Fraser, Prentice, Hargrove, Kline, Chase and Nelson

Strengthening compliance measures for the collection of excise taxes from corporate officers responsible for tax payments to provide funding for essential government services.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 5947 By Senators Eide, Conway, Kohl-Welles, Rockefeller, Ranker, Shin, Nelson, White, Murray, Kline and Chase

Repealing certain tax exemptions to provide funding for essential government services.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SJM 8009 By Senators Regala and Nelson

Requesting respectfully for adoption of the federal main street fairness act.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

FIRST READING OF HOUSE BILLS

ESHB 2026 By House Committee on Labor & Workforce Development (originally sponsored by Representatives Sells and Reykdal)

Creating the industrial insurance rainy day account.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.