Washington State Senate

Introduction and First Reading of
Bills, Memorials, Joint Resolutions and Concurrent Resolutions
2015 Regular Session of the 64th Legislature
BRAD OWEN, President of the Senate PAM ROACH, President Pro Tem
HUNTER G. GOODMAN, Secretary of the Senate SHARON BROWN, Vice President Pro Tem

January 14, 2015 - Wednesday 3RD DAY
SB 5087 By Senators Rolfes, Ranker, McCoy, Billig, Cleveland, Jayapal, Darneille, Conway, Chase, Hasegawa, Liias, Hargrove, Pedersen, Keiser, Fraser, Kohl-Welles, Habib, Nelson, Frockt and McAuliffe; by request of Governor Inslee

Concerning oil transportation safety.

Referred to Committee on ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT & TELECOMMUNICATIONS.

SB 5088 By Senators Pearson, Hargrove, Honeyford, Parlette, Keiser, Liias, Hobbs, Hatfield, Kohl-Welles, Frockt, Dammeier, Rolfes, Hewitt, Dansel, Fraser, Chase and Conway; by request of Commissioner of Public Lands

Concerning a geological hazards assessment.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES & PARKS.

SB 5089 By Senators Brown, Hewitt and Sheldon

Revising definitions in the energy independence act to promote the use of clean energy in the future.

Referred to Committee on ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT & TELECOMMUNICATIONS.

SB 5090 By Senators Brown, Hewitt and Sheldon

Providing an additional alternative compliance option in the energy independence act to promote the use of clean energy in the future.

Referred to Committee on ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT & TELECOMMUNICATIONS.

SB 5091 By Senators Brown, Hewitt and Sheldon

Including nuclear energy in the definition of a "qualified alternative energy resource" for the purposes of RCW 19.29A.090.

Referred to Committee on ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT & TELECOMMUNICATIONS.

SB 5092 By Senators Brown, Hewitt and Sheldon

Including nuclear energy in the principles that guide development and implementation of the state's energy strategy.

Referred to Committee on ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT & TELECOMMUNICATIONS.

SB 5093 By Senators Brown, Hewitt, Mullet and Sheldon

Creating the nuclear energy education program.

Referred to Committee on ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT & TELECOMMUNICATIONS.

SB 5094 By Senators Brown, Hewitt, Sheldon and Hatfield

Allowing incremental electricity produced as a result of efficiency improvements to hydroelectric generation projects whose energy output is marketed by the Bonneville power administration to qualify as an eligible renewable resource under the energy independence act.

Referred to Committee on ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT & TELECOMMUNICATIONS.

SB 5095 By Senators Honeyford and Keiser; by request of Governor Inslee

Concerning state general obligation bonds and related accounts.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 5096 By Senators Honeyford and Keiser; by request of Governor Inslee

Concerning the supplemental capital budget.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 5097 By Senators Honeyford, Keiser and Hatfield; by request of Governor Inslee

Concerning the capital budget.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 5098 By Senators Billig, Litzow, Jayapal and McAuliffe

Increasing efficiency in child care reporting.

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

SB 5099 By Senators Darneille, O'Ban, Conway, Dammeier, Roach, Miloscia and Becker

Restricting conditional releases of sexually violent predators outside their county of origin.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES, MENTAL HEALTH & HOUSING .

SB 5100 By Senators Hobbs and King

Concerning the processing of certain motor vehicle-related violations applicable to rental cars.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 5101 By Senators Padden and O'Ban

Modifying mental status evaluation provisions.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SB 5102 By Senators Padden and Hargrove

Authorizing urban governmental services for schools in rural areas.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & STATE SECURITY.

SB 5103 By Senators Becker, Padden, Pearson and O'Ban

Requiring that hearings involving the office of the insurance commissioner be presided over by administrative law judges.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SB 5104 By Senator Padden

Concerning the possession or use of alcohol and controlled substances in sentencing provisions.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SB 5105 By Senators Padden, Frockt, O'Ban, Fain, Fraser, Pearson, Roach and Darneille

Making a fourth driving under the influence offense a felony.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SB 5106 By Senators O'Ban, Padden, Fain and Roach

Creating a civil action for webcam unauthorized remote access.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SB 5107 By Senators Padden, Pedersen, Roach, O'Ban, Darneille and Benton

Encouraging the establishment of therapeutic courts.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SB 5108 By Senators Padden, Billig, Miloscia, Hasegawa and Chase

Clarifying the order of candidate names on ballots.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & STATE SECURITY.

SB 5109 By Senator Brown

Concerning infrastructure financing for local governments.

Referred to Committee on TRADE & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

SB 5110 By Senator Brown

Permitting school siting outside of urban growth areas.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & STATE SECURITY.

SB 5111 By Senator Brown

Concerning projects of statewide significance for economic development and transportation.

Referred to Committee on TRADE & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

SB 5112 By Senators Brown, Parlette and Benton

Creating a pilot program that provides incentives for investments in Washington state job creation and economic development.

Referred to Committee on TRADE & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

SB 5113 By Senator Brown

Requiring the department of commerce to coordinate and advance the siting and manufacturing of small modular reactors in the state to meet future energy supply, environmental, and energy security needs.

Referred to Committee on ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT & TELECOMMUNICATIONS.

SB 5114 By Senator Brown

Providing incentives for production of modular reactors.

Referred to Committee on ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT & TELECOMMUNICATIONS.

SB 5115 By Senator Brown

Studying the siting of small modular reactors in Washington.

Referred to Committee on ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT & TELECOMMUNICATIONS.

SB 5116 By Senators Cleveland, Nelson, Keiser and Chase

Directing the office of financial management to take action when the legislature fails to fully fund a bistate megaproject.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 5117 By Senators Cleveland, Nelson, Liias, Frockt, Fraser and Chase

Concerning the development of a bistate transportation project.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 5118 By Senators Cleveland, Hobbs, Frockt, Nelson, Liias, Pedersen, Keiser, Chase, Rolfes, Fraser, Conway and Mullet

Requiring a bistate work group for certain transportation projects.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 5119 By Senators Angel and Mullet

Providing authority for two or more nonprofit corporations to participate in a joint self-insurance program covering property or liability risks.

Referred to Committee on FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS & INSURANCE.

SB 5120 By Senator Parlette

Concerning school district dissolutions.

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

SB 5121 By Senators Kohl-Welles, Rivers, Bailey, Pedersen, Liias, McAuliffe, Frockt, Chase, Keiser and Hatfield

Establishing a marijuana research license.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH CARE .

SB 5122 By Senators Kohl-Welles, Frockt, Liias, Bailey and McAuliffe

Concerning precollege placement measures.

Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION.

SB 5123 By Senators Frockt, Kohl-Welles, Mullet, Pedersen, Jayapal, Darneille, McCoy, Conway and Keiser

Concerning tenant screening.

Referred to Committee on FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS & INSURANCE.

SB 5124 By Senators Warnick, Honeyford, Dansel, Fain, Keiser, Roach, Mullet and Darneille

Prohibiting the sale of vapor products to minors.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SB 5125 By Senators Padden, Darneille, Roach and Hatfield

Increasing district court civil jurisdiction.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SB 5126 By Senators Padden, Darneille, Roach and Hatfield

Addressing the issuance of subpoenas in proceedings involving the employment security department.

Referred to Committee on COMMERCE & LABOR.

SB 5127 By Senators Angel, Roach and O'Ban

Providing that veterans with total disability ratings and their surviving spouses and domestic partners are eligible to qualify for a property tax exemption without meeting certain income requirements.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & STATE SECURITY.

SB 5128 By Senators Liias, Frockt, Hobbs, Pedersen, Habib, Kohl-Welles, Darneille, Keiser, Nelson, Rolfes, McAuliffe, Fraser, McCoy, Chase, Billig, Conway, Cleveland, Jayapal, Hasegawa and Ranker

Concerning dedicated funding sources for high capacity transportation service.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 5129 By Senators Pearson and Honeyford

Concerning overriding considerations of the public interest in management of the waters of the state.

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

SB 5130 By Senators Pearson and Benton

Restricting marijuana producer and processor businesses from being located in certain residential and rural areas.

Referred to Committee on COMMERCE & LABOR.

SB 5131 By Senators Pearson and Honeyford

Concerning the Skagit instream flow rule.

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

SB 5132 By Senators Kohl-Welles, Frockt, Hasegawa, Keiser, Chase, Rolfes, Nelson, Conway, Liias, Jayapal, Cleveland, Darneille, McCoy, Ranker, Billig, Pedersen and Benton

Requiring the submission of a waiver to the federal government to create the Washington health security trust.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH CARE .

SB 5133 By Senators Bailey, Baumgartner, Kohl-Welles and Frockt

Concerning a study of higher education cost drivers.

Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION.

SB 5134 By Senators Bailey, Pearson, Ericksen and Honeyford

Concerning base flows and minimum instream flows.

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

SB 5135 By Senators Bailey, Pearson, Ericksen and Honeyford

Ensuring that certain existing water uses are not subject to interruption.

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

SB 5136 By Senators Bailey, Pearson, Ericksen, Honeyford and Benton

Repealing an instream flow rule and adopting a new instream flow rule.

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

SB 5137 By Senators Hatfield, Pearson, Hobbs, Chase, Conway, Roach, McAuliffe, O'Ban and Mullet

Providing a complimentary discover pass to veterans with a one hundred percent service-connected disability.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES & PARKS.

SB 5138 By Senators Roach, Liias and Keiser; by request of Office of Financial Management

Concerning notice and review processes for annexations, deannexations, incorporations, disincorporations, consolidations, and boundary line adjustments under Titles 35 and 35A RCW.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & STATE SECURITY.

SB 5139 By Senators Roach, Liias, Conway, Benton, McCoy, Dansel and Ericksen

Concerning building code standards for certain buildings four or more stories high.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & STATE SECURITY.

SB 5140 By Senators Billig, Miloscia, Liias, Rolfes, Cleveland, Darneille, Habib, Keiser, Conway, Jayapal, Chase, Mullet, Pedersen and Hasegawa

Allowing motor voter preregistration for sixteen and seventeen year olds.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & STATE SECURITY.

SB 5141 By Senators Becker, Frockt, Dammeier, Bailey, Rivers, Brown and Parlette

Concerning the alternative process for awarding contracts for university medical buildings and facilities.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 5142 By Senators Becker, Bailey, Rivers, Brown and Keiser

Modifying health benefit exchange provisions related to the aggregation or delegating the aggregation of funds that comprise the premium for a health plan.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH CARE .

SB 5143 By Senators Becker, Bailey, Dammeier, Rivers, Frockt, Brown and Parlette

Concerning the availability of childhood immunization resources for expecting parents.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH CARE .

SB 5144 By Senators Dammeier, Becker, Bailey, Rivers, Brown, Parlette and O'Ban

Requiring all meetings of the Robert Bree collaborative to be subject to the open public meetings act.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH CARE .

SB 5145 By Senators Dammeier, Frockt, Becker, Bailey, Rivers and Brown

Concerning the membership of the health technology clinical committee.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH CARE .

SB 5146 By Senators Bailey and Rivers

Concerning quality assurance standards for medicaid purchasing.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH CARE .

SB 5147 By Senators Becker, Bailey, Brown and Rivers

Concerning monitoring health and health outcomes for medicaid patients.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH CARE .

SB 5148 By Senators Parlette, Dammeier, Chase, Conway, McAuliffe and O'Ban

Allowing members who retire early under alternate early retirement provisions as set forth in RCW 41.32.765(3) and 41.32.875(3) to work as substitute teachers and continue receiving retirement benefits at the same time.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 5149 By Senators Keiser, Frockt, Conway, Bailey and Parlette

Concerning certificates of need appeals process.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH CARE .

SB 5150 By Senators Keiser, Becker, Frockt, Parlette, Conway, Jayapal, Cleveland, Bailey and Chase

Requiring health insurance carriers to provide notification of carrier network changes.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH CARE .

SB 5151 By Senators Keiser, Frockt, Conway, Jayapal, Bailey, Cleveland, Parlette, Chase, McAuliffe and Hasegawa

Concerning cultural competency education for health care professionals.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH CARE .

SB 5152 By Senators Parlette, Keiser and Becker

Implementing a value-based system for nursing home rates.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH CARE .

SB 5153 By Senators Billig, Roach, Sheldon, Fain, Liias, Mullet, Fraser, Dansel, McCoy, Rolfes, Cleveland, Darneille, Habib, Padden, Nelson, Benton, Chase, Keiser, Jayapal, Hasegawa and Frockt

Increasing transparency of campaign contributions.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & STATE SECURITY.

SJM 8000 By Senator Brown

Requesting the permanent siting and development of a federal nuclear waste repository.

Referred to Committee on ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT & TELECOMMUNICATIONS.