Washington State Senate 5th Order

Introduction & First Reading
Short Titles and Referrals
2013 Regular Session of the 63rd Legislature
BRAD OWEN, President of the Senate TIM SHELDON, President Pro Tem
HUNTER G. GOODMAN, Secretary of the Senate PAULL SHIN, Vice President Pro Tem

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2013 39TH DAY
SB 5833 By Senators Murray, Keiser, Hasegawa, Harper, Conway, Shin, Hobbs, Nelson, Kohl-Welles, Kline and Fraser

Regulating interpreter services.

Referred to Committee on COMMERCE & LABOR.

SB 5834 By Senators Roach and Holmquist Newbry; by request of Governor Inslee

Concerning veteran-owned businesses.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS.

SB 5835 By Senators Tom and Bailey

Concerning differential tuition.

Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION.

SB 5836 By Senator Honeyford

Providing certainty for local governments on water resource decisions.

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

SB 5837 By Senator Frockt

Implementing career and college ready graduation requirements.

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

SB 5838 By Senators Hewitt, Keiser and Becker

Restoring some of the nursing facility payment methodology changes made during 2011.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 5839 By Senators Kline, Chase, Darneille, Conway, Keiser and Hasegawa

Creating a cause of action for the protection of employees acting in furtherance of public policy.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SB 5840 By Senators Kline and Chase

Concerning foreclosure.

Referred to Committee on FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, HOUSING & INSURANCE.

SB 5841 By Senators Rivers and Benton

Modifying the distribution of initial and renewal vehicle license fees.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 5842 By Senators Tom, Fain, Sheldon and Litzow

Encouraging the creation of competitive districts in the redistricting plan.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS.

SB 5843 By Senators Tom, Billig, Hill, Hobbs and Murray

Strengthening the review of the legislature's goals for tax preferences by requiring that every new tax preference provide an expiration date and statement of legislative intent.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 5844 By Senator Sheldon

Modifying collective bargaining law to authorize the right of state workers employed in the community and technical college system as nontenured part-time academic employees to form a collective bargaining unit for the protection of their common interests.

Referred to Committee on COMMERCE & LABOR.

SB 5845 By Senators Becker, Dammeier, Bailey, Litzow, Braun, Schoesler, Holmquist Newbry, Smith, Fain, Ericksen, Rivers, Hill, Carrell, Honeyford, Benton, Pearson, Sheldon, King, Parlette and Hewitt

Concerning attorney compensation from clients with little or no ability to pay.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

FIRST READING OF HOUSE BILLS

HB 1014 By Representatives McCoy, Appleton, Hunt, Hurst, Moscoso, Ryu, Sells, Dahlquist, Johnson, Zeiger, Fitzgibbon, Wilcox, Stanford, Hudgins, Haigh, Tharinger, Van De Wege, Morrell, Ormsby, Upthegrove, Pollet, Bergquist, Reykdal, Kochmar, Jinkins, O'Ban and Santos

Recognizing "Native American Heritage Day."

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS.

HB 1277 By Representatives Sawyer, Zeiger, McCoy, Angel, Appleton, Morris, Kirby, Maxwell, Santos, Liias, Tarleton, Freeman, Morrell, Riccelli, Wilcox, Lytton, Jinkins, Ryu, Dahlquist, Fey, Pollet and Ormsby

Concerning tribes holding conservation easements.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES & PARKS.

HB 1319 By Representatives Johnson, McCoy, Ross, Hunt, Rodne, Orwall, Green, Jinkins, Upthegrove, Chandler, Orcutt, Pedersen, Vick, Roberts, Alexander, Klippert, Holy, Short, Morrell, Smith, Buys, Kochmar, Liias, Moeller, Appleton, Angel, Zeiger, O'Ban, Wilcox, Hurst, Van De Wege, Shea, Fagan, Bergquist, Moscoso, Tarleton, Freeman and Fey

Recognizing a welcome home Vietnam veterans day.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS.

SHB 1331 By House Committee on Higher Education (originally sponsored by Representatives Riccelli, Zeiger, Tarleton, Seaquist, Buys, Sawyer, Tharinger, Stonier, Bergquist, Liias, Upthegrove, Freeman, Farrell, Springer, Roberts, Jinkins, Maxwell, Fagan, Magendanz, Santos, Pollet, Fitzgibbon, Moscoso, Morrell, Fey and Dahlquist)

Authorizing student advisory committees at institutions of higher education.

Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION.