Washington State Senate

Introduction and First Reading of
Bills, Memorials, Joint Resolutions and Concurrent Resolutions
2012 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

February 11, 2012 - Saturday 34TH DAY
FIRST READING OF HOUSE BILLS

SHB 1753 By House Committee on Education (originally sponsored by Representatives Liias, Hope, Clibborn, Maxwell and Billig)

Clarifying the authority of a nurse working in a school setting.

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

SHB 1852 By House Committee on Local Government (originally sponsored by Representatives Kelley, McCune, Ladenburg, Kirby and Green)

Revising the lien for collection of sewer charges by counties.

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

ESHB 2048 By House Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Representatives Kenney, Darneille, Dunshee, Hasegawa, Green, Upthegrove, Ormsby, Haigh, McCoy, Pedersen, Ryu, Pettigrew, Ladenburg, Moscoso, Hunt, Kagi, Dickerson, Appleton, Sells, Roberts, Reykdal, Frockt, Fitzgibbon, Finn, Goodman and Rolfes)

Concerning low-income and homeless housing assistance surcharges.

Referred to Committee on FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, HOUSING & INSURANCE.

SHB 2056 By House Committee on Health Care & Wellness (originally sponsored by Representatives Van De Wege, Bailey, Cody, Johnson and Warnick)

Concerning assisted living facilities.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

SHB 2149 By House Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Representatives Eddy and Kenney)

Concerning personal property tax assessment administration, authorizing waiver of penalties and interest under specified circumstances.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

ESHB 2197 By House Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Representatives Pedersen, Rodne and Eddy; by request of Uniform Laws Commission)

Concerning the Uniform Commercial Code.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

HB 2224 By Representatives Nealey and Pedersen; by request of Washington State Bar Association

Concerning Washington estate tax apportionment.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

ESHB 2229 By House Committee on Health Care & Wellness (originally sponsored by Representatives Jinkins, Hasegawa, Darneille, Wylie, Cody and Roberts)

Regarding reporting compensation of certain hospital employees.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

SHB 2234 By House Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Representatives Hurst and Dahlquist)

Addressing employer notification upon commercial driver's license suspension.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

HB 2244 By Representatives Hargrove, Sullivan and Moeller

Concerning the liability of landowners for unintentional injuries that result from certain public or private airstrip operations.

Referred to Committee on ENERGY, NATURAL RESOURCES & MARINE WATERS.

SHB 2252 By House Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Representative Fitzgibbon)

Concerning proof of payment for certain transportation fares.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SHB 2261 By House Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Representatives Takko, Reykdal, Orcutt, Wilcox, Jinkins, Finn and Hudgins)

Providing limited immunity for organizations making charitable donations of eye glasses or hearing instruments.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

HB 2275 By Representatives Goodman and Armstrong

Allowing a registered tow truck operator to reimpound a vehicle that has been redeemed from storage or purchased at auction and not removed from the operator's business premises.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

HB 2287 By Representatives Goodman, Dickerson, Kagi, Orwall, Kenney, Moeller, Kelley, Moscoso and Roberts

Providing credit towards child support obligations for veterans benefits.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

HB 2292 By Representatives Maxwell, Sells, Dahlquist, Hasegawa, Hudgins, Seaquist, Springer, Pettigrew, Lytton, Clibborn, Kenney, Orwall, Carlyle, Ryu, Roberts and Santos

Including Renton technical college in the aerospace training student loan program.

Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION & WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.

ESHB 2301 By House Committee on Business & Financial Services (originally sponsored by Representatives Green, Kirby, Pettigrew, Condotta and Jinkins)

Concerning mixed martial arts, boxing, martial arts, and wrestling.

Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE & CONSUMER PROTECTION.

HB 2329 By Representatives Takko, Orcutt, Blake, Chandler, Stanford, Taylor and Van De Wege; by request of Commissioner of Public Lands

Replacing encumbered state forest lands for the benefit of multiple participating counties.

Referred to Committee on ENERGY, NATURAL RESOURCES & MARINE WATERS.

ESHB 2331 By House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services (originally sponsored by Representatives Dickerson, Darneille, Takko, Roberts, Pettigrew, Goodman, Jinkins, Miloscia, Ryu, Hurst and Santos)

Concerning mandatory reporting of child abuse or neglect.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

ESHB 2335 By House Committee on Environment (originally sponsored by Representatives Short, Upthegrove and Springer)

Concerning standards for the use of science to support public policy.

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

HB 2339 By Representatives Sells, Condotta, Reykdal, Taylor and Springer

Providing unemployment insurance benefit charging relief for part-time employers who continue to employ a claimant on a part-time basis and the claimant qualified for two consecutive claims with wages attributable to at least one employer who employed the claimant in both base years.

Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE & CONSUMER PROTECTION.

ESHB 2344 By House Committee on Labor & Workforce Development (originally sponsored by Representatives Angel, Sells, Condotta and Moscoso)

Authorizing certain corporate officers to receive unemployment benefits.

Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE & CONSUMER PROTECTION.

ESHB 2347 By House Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Representatives Dammeier, Kelley, Wilcox, Van De Wege, Pearson, Hurst, Zeiger, Seaquist, Rodne, Ladenburg, Hope, Green, Klippert and Moscoso)

Concerning the possession of spring blade knives.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

SHB 2354 By House Committee on Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness (originally sponsored by Representatives Orwall, Asay, Hurst, Upthegrove, Armstrong, Ladenburg and Kenney)

Adding trafficking in stolen property in the first and second degrees to the six-year statute of limitations provisions.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

SHB 2355 By House Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Representatives Armstrong, Clibborn, Johnson and Rivers)

Concerning the use of alternative traction devices on tires under certain conditions.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

HB 2356 By Representatives Warnick, Dunshee, Haigh, Buys, Van De Wege and Tharinger

Concerning state capital funding of health and safety improvements at agricultural fairs.

Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE, WATER & RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

ESHB 2363 By House Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Representatives Goodman, Kenney, Orwall, Darneille, Ryu, Roberts, Appleton, Dickerson, Ladenburg, Reykdal, Jinkins, Santos and Kagi)

Protecting victims of domestic violence and harassment.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

E2SHB 2365 By House Committee on General Government Appropriations & Oversight (originally sponsored by Representatives Blake, Kretz, Dunshee and McCune; by request of Department of Fish and Wildlife)

Regarding large wild carnivore conflict management.

Referred to Committee on ENERGY, NATURAL RESOURCES & MARINE WATERS.

EHB 2368 By Representatives Seaquist, Hasegawa, Probst, Hunt, McCoy, Sells, Appleton, Moscoso, Maxwell, Kenney, Reykdal, Fitzgibbon, Ormsby, Finn, Lytton, Upthegrove, Dickerson, Moeller, Hudgins, Ladenburg, Darneille, Kagi and Tharinger

Requiring that at least one member on each community college board of trustees be from labor. (REVISED FOR ENGROSSED: Requiring that the board of trustees for each college district include at least one member from labor. )

Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION & WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.

HB 2393 By Representatives Rodne, Pedersen, Moscoso and Condotta; by request of Department of Social and Health Services

Concerning employer reporting to the state support registry.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

HB 2396 By Representatives Hudgins, Hinkle, Hunt, Sells, Zeiger, Appleton, Armstrong, Seaquist, Miloscia, Green, Blake, Ryu, Stanford, Hasegawa, Reykdal, Kenney, Kirby, Upthegrove, Jinkins, Fitzgibbon, Liias, Billig, McCoy, Dunshee, Van De Wege, Ormsby, Moeller, Probst, Goodman, Sullivan, Lytton, Haigh, Dickerson, Cody, Moscoso, Tharinger, Ladenburg, Hope, Orcutt, Maxwell and Kelley

Clarifying the number of employees within certain classifications within the consolidated technology services agency.

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

SHB 2422 By House Committee on Technology, Energy & Communications (originally sponsored by Representatives Billig, Haler, Stanford, McCoy, Maxwell, Eddy, Nealey, Crouse, Probst, Liias, Parker, Van De Wege, Upthegrove, Ormsby, Kenney, Morris and Moscoso)

Supporting the development of aviation biofuels production.

Referred to Committee on ENERGY, NATURAL RESOURCES & MARINE WATERS.

SHB 2439 By House Committee on Health Care & Wellness (originally sponsored by Representatives Green, Warnick, Cody, Harris, Kelley, Clibborn, Jinkins, Roberts and Hurst)

Allowing persons satisfying physical therapy clinical education requirements to be exempt from licensure while under the direct supervision of a licensed physical therapist assistant.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

EHB 2449 By Representatives Goodman and Pedersen

Addressing the applicability of statutes of limitation in arbitration proceedings.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.

HB 2459 By Representatives Kagi, Armstrong and Johnson

Authorizing the Washington state patrol to confiscate license plates from a motor carrier who operates a commercial motor vehicle with a revoked registration.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

HB 2476 By Representatives Jinkins, Ladenburg, Armstrong, Clibborn and Hargrove

Modifying the boundaries of certain heavy haul corridors.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

HB 2482 By Representatives Kenney, Finn, Ryu, Hasegawa and Stanford

Designating innovation partnership zones.

Referred to Committee on ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TRADE & INNOVATION.

HB 2485 By Representatives Probst, Upthegrove and Dahlquist

Authorizing school districts to use electronic formats for warrants.

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

SHB 2491 By House Committee on Labor & Workforce Development (originally sponsored by Representatives Upthegrove and Orwall)

Addressing when predecessor-successor relationships do not exist for purposes of unemployment experience rating.

Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE & CONSUMER PROTECTION.

SHB 2492 By House Committee on Education Appropriations & Oversight (originally sponsored by Representatives Haigh, Dammeier, Maxwell, Dahlquist, Liias, Finn and Santos)

Requiring the state board of education to provide fiscal impact statements before making rule changes.

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

HB 2499 By Representatives Billig, Finn, Hunt, Appleton, Hasegawa, Reykdal, Liias, Ormsby, Sells, Jinkins, Fitzgibbon, Kagi, Miloscia, Kelley, Hudgins, Roberts and Pollet

Expanding disclosure of political advertising to include advertising supporting or opposing ballot measures.

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

EHB 2509 By Representatives Chandler, Bailey and Pearson

Promoting workplace safety and health by enacting the blueprint for safety program.

Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE & CONSUMER PROTECTION.

SHB 2512 By House Committee on Health Care & Wellness (originally sponsored by Representatives Harris, Kelley, Rivers, Appleton, Dahlquist, Cody and Buys)

Including pharmacists in the legend drug act.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

EHB 2513 By Representatives Roberts, Condotta, Hurst, Pedersen, Buys, Ryu, Kirby and Kelley

Exempting common interest community managers from real estate broker and managing broker licensing requirements.

Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE & CONSUMER PROTECTION.

HB 2524 By Representatives Orwall, Bailey, Hudgins, Hurst, Kenney and Kelley; by request of Department of Veterans Affairs

Concerning military spouses or registered domestic partners occupational licensing status during deployment or placement outside Washington state.

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

HB 2535 By Representatives Ladenburg, Johnson, Moscoso, Walsh, Ross, Klippert, Goodman, Nealey, Fitzgibbon, Appleton, Pollet, Green, Billig, Roberts, Kirby, Probst, Jinkins, Kagi, Lytton, Dickerson, Darneille, Santos and Kenney

Creating a juvenile gang court.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

SHB 2541 By House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services (originally sponsored by Representatives Darneille, Dickerson, Jinkins, Roberts, Appleton, Kagi and Kenney)

Concerning the sealing of juvenile records.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

ESHB 2545 By House Committee on Technology, Energy & Communications (originally sponsored by Representatives Zeiger, Ladenburg, Dammeier, Seaquist, Angel, Dahlquist, Wilcox, Jinkins, McCune and Kelley)

Including compressed natural gas in fuel usage requirements for local governments. (REVISED FOR ENGROSSED: Including compressed natural gas, liquefied natural gas, or propane in fuel usage requirements for local governments. )

Referred to Committee on ENERGY, NATURAL RESOURCES & MARINE WATERS.

EHB 2558 By Representative Moeller

Establishing a theater license to sell beer, including strong beer, or wine, or both, at retail for consumption on theater premises.

Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE & CONSUMER PROTECTION.

HB 2566 By Representatives Stanford, Takko, Blake and Hudgins

Increasing the penal sum of a surety bond required to be maintained by an appraisal management company.

Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE & CONSUMER PROTECTION.

SHB 2574 By House Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Representatives Kristiansen and Pearson)

Allowing special year tabs on certain special license plates for persons with disabilities.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SHB 2578 By House Committee on Health Care & Wellness (originally sponsored by Representative Moeller)

Concerning disciplinary actions against the health professions license of the subject of a department of social and health services finding.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

ESHB 2582 By House Committee on Health Care & Wellness (originally sponsored by Representatives Johnson, Cody, Ross, Jinkins, Green, Walsh, Hinkle, Clibborn, Liias, Kenney, Klippert, Smith, Alexander, Warnick, Fagan, Bailey, Ahern, Asay, Dahlquist, Kretz, DeBolt, Angel, Kelley, Hunt, Dickerson, Ladenburg, Orcutt, Zeiger, Wilcox, Finn, Wylie, Probst, Darneille, Moscoso, Kagi and Tharinger)

Requiring notice to patients for certain charges at a health care facility.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG-TERM CARE.

HB 2595 By Representatives Hinkle, Eddy, Warnick, Kristiansen and Angel

Expanding membership of the Washington state horse park authority.

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

EHB 2602 By Representatives Eddy, Springer, Takko, Carlyle and Tharinger

Establishing a joint select committee on junior taxing districts.

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

SHB 2603 By House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services (originally sponsored by Representatives Goodman, Kagi and Walsh)

Reformatting the juvenile offender sentencing grid.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

HB 2610 By Representatives Springer, Eddy, Goodman, Stanford, Moscoso and Kagi

Repealing provisions governing community municipal corporations.

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

HB 2639 By Representative Takko

Improving the function of the treasurer's office in handling advance taxes and assessments.

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

ESHB 2650 By House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources (originally sponsored by Representatives McCune and Blake)

Regarding state and private partnerships for managing salmonid hatcheries.

Referred to Committee on ENERGY, NATURAL RESOURCES & MARINE WATERS.

HB 2653 By Representatives Hansen and Upthegrove; by request of Utilities & Transportation Commission

Correcting technical statutory cross-references in previous private infrastructure development legislation for certain provisions relating to regulatory fees for wastewater companies.

Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT.

SHB 2657 By House Committee on Health & Human Services Appropriations & Oversight (originally sponsored by Representatives Roberts, Kagi, Maxwell and Kenney)

Revising provisions affecting adoption support expenditures.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

SHB 2658 By House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services (originally sponsored by Representative Kagi)

Exempting qualified licensed child care providers from school district and educational service district records check requirements.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES & CORRECTIONS.

ESHB 2664 By House Committee on Technology, Energy & Communications (originally sponsored by Representative Morris)

Concerning the voluntary option to purchase qualified energy resources.

Referred to Committee on ENERGY, NATURAL RESOURCES & MARINE WATERS.

HB 2705 By Representatives Sullivan and Kretz

Creating the office of legislative support services.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

HB 2741 By Representatives Rodne, Eddy, Dammeier and Haler; by request of Attorney General

Concerning health care claims against state and governmental health care providers arising out of tortious conduct.

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY.