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 21, 2015 - Wednesday 10TH DAY
SB 5379 By Senators Hobbs, Kohl-Welles, Rivers, Hatfield, McAuliffe, Chase, Keiser and Jayapal

Adding posttraumatic stress disorder to the terminal or debilitating medical conditions that qualify for the medical use of marijuana.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH CARE .

SB 5380 By Senator Pearson

Modifying provisions of the code that deal with migratory birds.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES & PARKS.

SB 5381 By Senators Billig, Frockt, Pedersen, Kohl-Welles, Rolfes, Liias, Nelson, Fraser, Cleveland, McCoy and McAuliffe

Creating a protocol for the return of firearms in the possession of law enforcement agencies.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SB 5382 By Senators Parlette, Ericksen, Hatfield, Braun, Honeyford and Benton

Continuing tax preferences for aluminum smelters.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 5383 By Senators Hatfield, Becker and McAuliffe

Addressing gifts of food and beverage to state officers and state employees.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & STATE SECURITY.

SB 5384 By Senators Miloscia, Jayapal, Chase, Keiser, Conway, Hasegawa, Kohl-Welles, Darneille and Frockt

Achieving economic security through income sufficient to meet basic needs.

Referred to Committee on COMMERCE & LABOR.

SB 5385 By Senators Pedersen, Litzow, Liias, Fain, Roach, Kohl-Welles, Rivers, Darneille, Cleveland, Fraser, McAuliffe, Frockt and Chase

Creating a commissioner of civil marriages.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SB 5386 By Senators Pedersen, Miloscia, Rivers, Cleveland and Litzow; by request of Legislative Ethics Board

Addressing the reporting of gifts in the form of food and beverage to state officers and state employees.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & STATE SECURITY.

SB 5387 By Senators Pedersen and O'Ban; by request of Uniform Law Commission

Creating uniformity in common provisions governing business organizations and other entities.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SB 5388 By Senators Darneille, Pedersen, Kohl-Welles and Chase

Concerning child support.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SB 5389 By Senators Darneille and Chase

Implementing changes to child support based on the child support schedule work group report.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SB 5390 By Senators Dansel, Liias and Keiser; by request of State Treasurer

Implementing and operating state and county government investment pools.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & STATE SECURITY.

SB 5391 By Senators Litzow, Rolfes, Fain, Rivers, Dammeier, Ranker, Hill, McAuliffe, Angel, Benton, Chase, Keiser, Jayapal and Conway

Concerning applied baccalaureate degree programs at community and technical colleges leading to teacher certification.

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

SB 5392 By Senators Litzow, McAuliffe, Fain, Dammeier, Hill and Rivers

Eliminating the quality education council.

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

SB 5393 By Senators Litzow, Fain, Dammeier, Hill, Rivers and Angel

Providing flexibility for schools recognized for exemplary performance under the Washington achievement index.

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

SB 5394 By Senators Rivers, Darneille, Kohl-Welles, Cleveland, Brown and Keiser

Clarifying the applicability of child abduction statutes to residential provisions ordered by a court.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SB 5395 By Senators Roach, Liias, Benton and McCoy

Modifying exemptions relating to real estate appraisals.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & STATE SECURITY.

SB 5396 By Senators Roach, Liias, Benton, McCoy, Dammeier and Chase

Exempting information of guardians or family members of children enrolled in child care, early learning, parks and recreation, after-school, and youth development programs.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & STATE SECURITY.

SB 5397 By Senators Litzow, Hobbs and King

Concerning the disclosure of certain transportation-related information by the department of licensing.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 5398 By Senators Rivers and Hasegawa; by request of Liquor Control Board

Concerning marijuana, useable marijuana, and marijuana-infused products in public.

Referred to Committee on COMMERCE & LABOR.

SB 5399 By Senators Conway, Rivers, Hasegawa and Keiser; by request of Liquor Control Board

Concerning state liquor control board enforcement officers.

Referred to Committee on COMMERCE & LABOR.

SB 5400 By Senators Conway and Hasegawa; by request of Liquor Control Board

Implementing a temporary additional fee on licenses and permits issued by the Washington state liquor control board.

Referred to Committee on COMMERCE & LABOR.

SB 5401 By Senators Rivers, Hatfield, McAuliffe and Conway; by request of Liquor Control Board

Allowing the Washington state liquor control board to accept donations for funding informational material for the purpose of improving public awareness about marijuana consumption.

Referred to Committee on COMMERCE & LABOR.

SB 5402 By Senators Conway, Rivers, Hasegawa, McAuliffe and Keiser; by request of Liquor Control Board

Ensuring safe, responsible, and legal acquisition of marijuana by adults.

Referred to Committee on COMMERCE & LABOR.

SB 5403 By Senators Conway, O'Ban, Darneille, Cleveland, Rivers and Benton

Concerning competency to stand trial evaluations.

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

SB 5404 By Senators O'Ban, Darneille, Frockt, Miloscia, Kohl-Welles, McAuliffe, Chase, Pedersen and Conway; by request of Governor Inslee

Concerning homeless youth prevention and protection.

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

SB 5405 By Senators Pearson, Dansel and Warnick

Creating a task force to examine land ownership by the federal government in Washington.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES & PARKS.

SB 5406 By Senators Billig, Ranker, Cleveland, Nelson, Chase, Fraser, Rolfes, Kohl-Welles, Frockt and Keiser; by request of Governor Inslee

Concerning use of chemical action plans to require safer chemicals in Washington.

Referred to Committee on ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT & TELECOMMUNICATIONS.

SB 5407 By Senators Pearson, Bailey and Benton

Concerning existing lots and the Skagit instream flow rule.

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

SB 5408 By Senators Mullet, O'Ban, Darneille, Fain, Sheldon, Kohl-Welles, Chase and Keiser

Removing references to faith-based exemptions regarding criminal mistreatment of children and vulnerable adults.

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

SB 5409 By Senators Roach, Rivers, Angel and Benton

Concerning the use of credit cards for campaign expenditures.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & STATE SECURITY.

SB 5410 By Senators Roach, Angel, Miloscia, Bailey, Padden, Warnick, Hill, Dammeier and Benton

Modifying qualifications for disabled veterans to receive fee exempt license plates.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 5411 By Senators Roach, Rivers, Braun, Warnick, Dansel, Honeyford, Hatfield and Benton

Providing liability immunity for local jurisdictions when wheeled all-terrain vehicles are operated on public roadways.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & STATE SECURITY.

SB 5412 By Senator Angel

Addressing the regulation of service contracts.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SB 5413 By Senators Warnick, Chase, Honeyford, Hobbs and Hatfield

Increasing the flexibility for industrial development district levies for public port districts.

Referred to Committee on TRADE & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

SB 5414 By Senator McAuliffe

Regulating trees and shrubs located near solar energy systems.

Referred to Committee on ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT & TELECOMMUNICATIONS.

SB 5415 By Senators McAuliffe, Mullet, Chase, Rolfes, McCoy, Billig, Liias, Fraser, Cleveland, Keiser and Conway

Concerning professional educator learning days.

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

SB 5416 By Senators King and Benton

Concerning service fees on vessel-related transactions.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 5417 By Senators Rivers, Mullet, Dansel, Cleveland, Hatfield and Hill

Concerning local government marijuana policies.

Referred to Committee on COMMERCE & LABOR.

SB 5418 By Senators Keiser, Braun, Parlette, McAuliffe, Benton and Conway

Creating a pilot program to improve care for catastrophically injured workers.

Referred to Committee on COMMERCE & LABOR.

SB 5419 By Senators Litzow, McAuliffe, Rivers, Fain, Mullet, Frockt, Hill, Dammeier, Rolfes, Kohl-Welles and Chase

Enacting the student user privacy in education rights act.

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

SB 5420 By Senators Baumgartner and Braun

Introducing private competition in industrial insurance coverage.

Referred to Committee on COMMERCE & LABOR.

SB 5421 By Senators Baumgartner and Braun

Creating a teen summer employment wage.

Referred to Committee on COMMERCE & LABOR.

SB 5422 By Senators Baumgartner, Braun and Angel

Establishing a temporary teen training wage.

Referred to Committee on COMMERCE & LABOR.

SB 5423 By Senators McCoy, Rolfes, Ranker, Jayapal, McAuliffe, Frockt and Chase; by request of Department of Ecology

Reducing emissions by making changes to the clean car standards and clean car program.

Referred to Committee on ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT & TELECOMMUNICATIONS.

SB 5424 By Senators King, McCoy, Ericksen and Hobbs

Allowing public utility districts to produce and distribute renewable natural gas.

Referred to Committee on ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT & TELECOMMUNICATIONS.

SB 5425 By Senators Ericksen and Dansel

Providing a sales and use tax exemption for qualified broadband equipment.

Referred to Committee on ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT & TELECOMMUNICATIONS.

SB 5426 By Senators Ericksen and Benton

Requiring the use of liquefied natural gas as fuel in the ferry system.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 5427 By Senators Ericksen, Baumgartner, Angel, Brown, Bailey, Dansel, Padden and Benton

Concerning a sales and use tax exemption provided to the state on highway-related construction when the funds used were obtained from indebtedness.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 5428 By Senators Ericksen, Baumgartner and Benton

Concerning a sales and use tax exemption provided to the state on highway-related construction.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 5429 By Senator Ericksen

Concerning license plate fees and purchasing.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 5430 By Senators Ericksen, Brown and Hewitt

Amending the energy independence act.

Referred to Committee on ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT & TELECOMMUNICATIONS.

SB 5431 By Senators Chase, Hasegawa and Benton

Concerning synthetic plastic microbeads.

Referred to Committee on ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT & TELECOMMUNICATIONS.

SB 5432 By Senators Chase, Hasegawa and Benton

Concerning retail store carryout bags.

Referred to Committee on ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT & TELECOMMUNICATIONS.

SB 5433 By Senators Litzow, Rolfes, Roach, Fain, Hasegawa, Dammeier, McCoy, Nelson, Frockt, McAuliffe, Rivers, Kohl-Welles, Chase, Jayapal, Conway and Habib

Requiring Washington's tribal history, culture, and government to be taught in the common schools.

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

SB 5434 By Senators Bailey and Dammeier

Placing certain synthetic cannabimimetics into schedule I of the uniform controlled substances act.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH CARE .

SB 5435 By Senators Bailey and Schoesler

Expanding participation in the Washington state deferred compensation program.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 5436 By Senators Bailey and Dammeier

Concerning the joint legislative executive committee on aging and disability.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH CARE .

SB 5437 By Senators Litzow, McAuliffe, Fain, Billig, Rivers, Hill, Rolfes, Hasegawa, Jayapal, Habib, Kohl-Welles, Chase, Pedersen and Conway

Concerning breakfast after the bell programs.

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

SB 5438 By Senators King, Hobbs, Dammeier, Rolfes, Hill, Rivers, Liias, Mullet, Billig and Pedersen

Allowing bicycles to stop and proceed through traffic control signals under certain conditions.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 5439 By Senators Dansel and Benton

Eliminating penalties for delinquent property taxes.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & STATE SECURITY.

SB 5440 By Senators Jayapal, Becker and McAuliffe; by request of Department of Health

Concerning scope of practice for certified counselors and advisers.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH CARE .

SB 5441 By Senators Rivers, Frockt, Parlette, Bailey, Conway, Keiser and Benton

Addressing patient medication coordination.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH CARE .

SB 5442 By Senators Warnick and Hatfield; by request of Washington State Department of Commerce

Concerning eligibility criteria for the community economic revitalization board programs.

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

SB 5443 By Senators Dammeier, Frockt, Parlette, Keiser, Hill, Jayapal and Chase

Concerning disclosure of provider compensation programs by health plan carriers.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH CARE .

SB 5444 By Senators Hobbs, Liias, Mullet, Litzow, Pedersen, Fain, Frockt, Jayapal and Habib; by request of Governor Inslee

Establishing an electric vehicle infrastructure bank.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 5445 By Senators Liias, Litzow and Jayapal; by request of Governor Inslee

Extending the alternative fuel vehicle retail sales and use tax exemption.

Referred to Committee on ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT & TELECOMMUNICATIONS.

SB 5446 By Senators Hobbs, Liias, Mullet, Litzow, Pedersen, Fain, Frockt, McAuliffe, Benton, Chase and Jayapal; by request of Governor Inslee

Requiring incentives for electric vehicle readiness in buildings.

Referred to Committee on ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT & TELECOMMUNICATIONS.

SB 5447 By Senators Ericksen, Benton, King, Hobbs and Ranker

Concerning border area jurisdiction fuel tax authority.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 5448 By Senator Hatfield

Concerning the treatment of Lyme disease.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH CARE .

SB 5449 By Senators Braun, Rivers, Brown, Hobbs, Dammeier, Becker, Mullet, Sheldon, Warnick, Fain, Honeyford, Hewitt and Frockt

Creating a tax division of the court of appeals.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SJR 8201 By Senators Fain, Mullet, Litzow, Pedersen, Dammeier, Darneille, Hill, Kohl-Welles, Braun, Hobbs, Cleveland, Miloscia, Fraser, Rivers, Billig, Angel, Honeyford, Becker, Bailey, Warnick, Parlette, Padden, Hewitt, Ranker, Hatfield, McCoy, Chase, King, Dansel, Rolfes, O'Ban, Hargrove, Habib, Jayapal, Conway and Keiser

Amending the Constitution to address changes in state expenditures and revenues made by initiative.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SJR 8202 By Senators Chase, Hasegawa, Kohl-Welles and Jayapal

Amending the Constitution to allow an income tax.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.