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 23, 2015 - Friday 12TH DAY
SB 5520 By Senators Rolfes and Billig; by request of Office of Financial Management

Modifying the high school assessment system by changing the administration of alternative assessments, continuing the requirement for students to demonstrate achievement of state academic standards to earn a high school diploma, and aligning the system with career and college ready graduation requirements.

Referred to Committee on EARLY LEARNING & K-12 EDUCATION.
SB 5521 By Senators Sheldon, Rivers, Becker, Warnick and Honeyford

Adding persons who serve legal process to assault in the third degree provisions.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.
SB 5522 By Senators Sheldon and Rivers

Expanding the definition of special district to include lake water quality districts.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & STATE SECURITY.
SB 5523 By Senators Sheldon, Rivers, Angel, Schoesler, Padden, Becker, Warnick, Honeyford and Roach

Removing the requirement that a process server disclose a social security number when registering.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.
SB 5524 By Senators Sheldon, Rivers, Parlette, Angel, Bailey, Becker, Warnick, Honeyford, Brown, Dammeier and Conway

Enhancing the employment of persons with disabilities.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & STATE SECURITY.
SB 5525 By Senators Sheldon and Ericksen

Concerning property taxation.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.
SB 5526 By Senators Liias, Litzow, Pedersen, Fain, McAuliffe, Rolfes, Darneille, Kohl-Welles, Mullet and Chase

Preventing harassment, intimidation, and bullying in public schools.

Referred to Committee on EARLY LEARNING & K-12 EDUCATION.
SB 5527 By Senators Liias, Roach, Billig, McCoy, Habib, Darneille, Mullet and Hasegawa

Concerning voter registration.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & STATE SECURITY.
SB 5528 By Senators Billig, Fain, Liias, Roach, Darneille, Mullet, McAuliffe and Hasegawa

Concerning contributions from political committees to other political committees.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & STATE SECURITY.
SB 5529 By Senators Warnick, Rivers, Schoesler, Honeyford, Parlette, Becker and King

Transferring a railroad right-of-way to the Port of Royal Slope.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.
SB 5530 By Senators Fain, Mullet, Pedersen and Litzow

Concerning cancellation or revocation of product subscriptions.

Referred to Committee on COMMERCE & LABOR.
SB 5531 By Senators Hatfield and Chase

Increasing revenue to the state wildlife account.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES & PARKS.
SB 5532 By Senators Rolfes, Bailey and Kohl-Welles

Modifying certain Washington gift of life award provisions.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & STATE SECURITY.
SB 5533 By Senators Hobbs, Rivers and Mullet

Establishing charges for providing electronic data under the public records act.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & STATE SECURITY.
SB 5534 By Senators Bailey, Kohl-Welles, Hill, Conway, Rivers, Rolfes, Hargrove and Chase

Creating the certified public accounting scholarship program.

Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION.
SB 5535 By Senators Fain, Liias, Rivers, Miloscia, Nelson, McCoy, Mullet, Dammeier, Litzow, Frockt, Hill, Chase, Darneille and Kohl-Welles

Establishing a citizens' initiative review pilot program.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & STATE SECURITY.
SB 5536 By Senators Sheldon and Angel

Concerning the recoupment of certain costs by collection agencies.

Referred to Committee on FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS & INSURANCE.
SB 5537 By Senators Habib, Miloscia, Roach, Dansel, Liias and Fain

Establishing regional fire protection service authorities within the boundaries of regional cities.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & STATE SECURITY.
SB 5538 By Senators Angel and Sheldon

Creating procedures for disposing property in the leased premises of a deceased tenant.

Referred to Committee on FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS & INSURANCE.
SB 5539 By Senators Roach, Sheldon, Angel and Warnick

Concerning delivery of a pistol to a current law enforcement officer.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.
SB 5540 By Senators Brown, Becker, Schoesler, Braun, Bailey, Warnick, Dammeier, Parlette and Conway

Recognizing the national day of the cowboy.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & STATE SECURITY.
SB 5541 By Senator Hill; by request of Department of Revenue

Improving tax fairness for businesses engaged in electronic commerce by eliminating inconsistent tax treatment of digital business inputs, ensuring that prewritten computer software developers remain eligible for the manufacturing machinery and equipment sales and use tax exemption, and providing greater clarity for out-of-state sellers concerning their tax obligations.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.
SB 5542 By Senator Hill; by request of Department of Revenue

Providing reasonable tools for the effective administration of the public utility district privilege tax.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.
SB 5543 By Senator Hill; by request of Department of Revenue

Improving the administration of unclaimed property laws.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & STATE SECURITY.
SB 5544 By Senators McAuliffe, Hasegawa, Chase, Liias, Rolfes, Conway, Kohl-Welles and Keiser

Establishing comparable and professional wages for K-12 employees.

Referred to Committee on EARLY LEARNING & K-12 EDUCATION.
SB 5545 By Senators McAuliffe, Chase, Liias, Conway and Keiser

Concerning postretirement employment.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.
SB 5546 By Senators Liias, Hasegawa, Chase, Conway, Rolfes, McAuliffe, Kohl-Welles and Keiser

Establishing competitive wages for beginning teacher salaries.

Referred to Committee on EARLY LEARNING & K-12 EDUCATION.
SB 5547 By Senators Bailey, Rivers, Angel, Becker, Warnick, Honeyford and Padden

Requiring a minimum grade point average or equivalent to renew a state need grant.

Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION.
SB 5548 By Senators Liias, Pearson, Hobbs, Pedersen and Rolfes

Providing immunity for school bus drivers.

Referred to Committee on EARLY LEARNING & K-12 EDUCATION.
SB 5549 By Senators Jayapal, Angel, Keiser and Cleveland; by request of Department of Health

Concerning the registration and disciplining of pharmacy assistants.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH CARE .
SB 5550 By Senators Habib and Fain

Regulating providers of commercial transportation services.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.
SB 5551 By Senators Pearson, Hatfield and Chase

Concerning salmon recovery project funds.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES & PARKS.
SB 5552 By Senators Padden, Baumgartner, Braun, Honeyford and Angel

Accommodating the civil rights of religious objectors to mandatory payments to labor organizations.

Referred to Committee on COMMERCE & LABOR.
SB 5553 By Senators Hasegawa, Chase, Jayapal, Rolfes, Darneille, Conway, Frockt and Kohl-Welles

Creating the Washington investment trust.

Referred to Committee on FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS & INSURANCE.
SB 5554 By Senators Warnick, Hatfield and Honeyford

Clarifying that irrigation district facilities are not within the definition of shorelands.

Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE, WATER & RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
SB 5555 By Senators Warnick, Hatfield and Honeyford

Concerning irrigation district review and conditioning authority.

Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE, WATER & RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
SB 5556 By Senators Warnick, Hatfield and Honeyford

Concerning irrigation district administration.

Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE, WATER & RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
SB 5557 By Senators Parlette, Conway, Rivers, Dammeier, Becker, Frockt, Schoesler, Keiser, Jayapal, Warnick and Honeyford

Services provided by pharmacists.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH CARE .
SB 5558 By Senators Angel and Keiser

Increasing the number of members on the board of osteopathic medicine and surgery.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH CARE .
SB 5559 By Senators Billig, McAuliffe, Conway, Litzow, Rolfes, Rivers and Kohl-Welles

Concerning tuition waivers for state and educational employees.

Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION.
SB 5560 By Senators Dammeier, Keiser, Rivers, McCoy, Angel, Becker, Bailey, Rolfes and Cleveland

Mitigating barriers to patient access to care resulting from health insurance contracting practices.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH CARE .
SB 5561 By Senators Bailey, Kohl-Welles, Frockt, Honeyford, Hewitt, Rolfes, McAuliffe and Angel

Concerning veteran survivor tuition waiver eligibility.

Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION.
SB 5562 By Senators Bailey, Kohl-Welles, Honeyford, Frockt and Keiser

Concerning budget submissions for capital design and construction at institutions of higher education.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.
SB 5563 By Senators Honeyford, Sheldon and Ericksen

Providing a business and occupation tax exemption for environmental handling charges.

Referred to Committee on ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT & TELECOMMUNICATIONS.
SB 5564 By Senators O'Ban, Darneille, Miloscia, Hargrove, Kohl-Welles, Fain, Jayapal, Brown, Habib, Dammeier, Frockt, Litzow, Warnick, Hasegawa and McAuliffe

Concerning the sealing of juvenile records and fines imposed in juvenile cases.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES, MENTAL HEALTH & HOUSING.
SB 5565 By Senators McCoy, McAuliffe, Miloscia, Frockt, Hill, Pedersen, Hasegawa, Hobbs, Darneille, Kohl-Welles, Keiser, Conway and Chase

Recognizing César Chávez day.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & STATE SECURITY.
SB 5566 By Senators Frockt, Hasegawa, Jayapal, Darneille, Keiser, Conway, Cleveland, Kohl-Welles, Nelson, McCoy, Chase, McAuliffe, Fraser and Billig

Simplifying and enforcing employee status under employment laws to ensure fairness to employers and employees and address the underground economy.

Referred to Committee on COMMERCE & LABOR.
SB 5567 By Senators Keiser, Hasegawa, Conway, Frockt, Darneille, Rolfes, Kohl-Welles, Jayapal, Liias, Ranker, Nelson, McCoy, Chase, McAuliffe, Fraser and Billig

Creating the Washington wage recovery act.

Referred to Committee on COMMERCE & LABOR.
SB 5568 By Senators Conway, Hasegawa, Jayapal, Frockt, Chase, Keiser, Darneille, Nelson, Rolfes, Liias, Kohl-Welles, Ranker, McCoy, McAuliffe, Fraser and Billig

Providing damages for wage violations.

Referred to Committee on COMMERCE & LABOR.
SB 5569 By Senators Hasegawa, Jayapal, McCoy, Kohl-Welles, Conway, Fraser, Ranker, Rolfes, Frockt, Keiser, Liias, McAuliffe, Chase, Darneille, Nelson and Billig

Concerning the employee antiretaliation act.

Referred to Committee on COMMERCE & LABOR.
SB 5570 By Senators McCoy, Darneille and Hasegawa

Exempting Washington state from daylight saving time.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & STATE SECURITY.
SB 5571 By Senators Fain, Pedersen, Kohl-Welles, Litzow, Chase and Habib

Providing a tax deferral for the expansion of certain existing public facilities district convention centers.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.
SB 5572 By Senators Kohl-Welles, Hasegawa, Cleveland, Darneille, Conway and Mullet

Concerning the sales, distribution, and delivery of marijuana.

Referred to Committee on COMMERCE & LABOR.
SJM 8007 By Senators Pearson, Hatfield, Hewitt, Chase, McAuliffe, Dansel and Warnick

Requesting Congress to provide the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration fisheries with sufficient resources to expedite review of Puget Sound hatchery and genetic management plans and that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration fisheries prioritize and conduct immediate review and approval of these plans.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES & PARKS.
SJR 8203 By Senators Sheldon, Ericksen and Padden

Setting base years for property tax valuation.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.