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 28, 2015 - Wednesday 17TH DAY
SB 5647 By Senators Conway, Dansel and Fraser

Allowing counties to create guardianship courthouse facilitator programs.

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

SB 5648 By Senators Rolfes, Frockt, Fraser, Keiser and Conway

Amending the patient bill of rights to ensure continuity of care.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH CARE .

SB 5649 By Senators Darneille, Miloscia, Fraser, Keiser, Parlette, Benton, McCoy and Dammeier

Concerning involuntary outpatient mental health treatment.

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

SB 5650 By Senators Padden, Darneille, Pearson and Kohl-Welles; by request of Department of Corrections

Modifying provisions governing inmate funds subject to deductions.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SB 5651 By Senators Darneille, Kohl-Welles, Frockt, Jayapal, Keiser and Hasegawa

Eliminating detention for truant students found in contempt of a court order.

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

SB 5652 By Senators Darneille, Kohl-Welles, Frockt, Jayapal, Keiser and Hasegawa

Implementing recommendations of the joint legislative task force on juvenile sentencing reform.

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

SB 5653 By Senators Darneille, Padden, Kohl-Welles, O'Ban, Fraser and Pearson

Collecting DNA at jail and corrections facilities as part of the intake process.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SB 5654 By Senators Dansel and Benton

Concerning partial payment of current and delinquent taxes to the county treasurer.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & SECURITY.

SB 5655 By Senators Benton, Chase, Roach, Hasegawa, Keiser, Kohl-Welles, Rolfes and Honeyford

Concerning the provision of homeownership opportunities.

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

SB 5656 By Senators Rivers, Chase, Fain and Keiser; by request of Washington Traffic Safety Commission

Enhancing public safety by reducing distracted driving incidents caused by the use of personal wireless communications devices.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 5657 By Senators Mullet, Litzow, Billig, Frockt, McAuliffe, Keiser, Habib and Conway

Creating a pilot program to encourage school districts to extend the school day to provide homework assistance to middle schools.

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

SB 5658 By Senators Dansel and Kohl-Welles

Concerning the role of parties in cases related to certain notices and records.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SB 5659 By Senators Ericksen, Sheldon, Pearson, Braun, Hatfield, Hobbs, Mullet and Benton

Directing state investments of existing litter tax revenues under chapter 82.19 RCW in material waste management efforts without increasing the tax rate.

Referred to Committee on ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT & TELECOMMUNICATIONS.

SB 5660 By Senators Hobbs, Honeyford and Angel

Assisting small businesses licensed to sell spirits in Washington state.

Referred to Committee on COMMERCE & LABOR.

SB 5661 By Senators Roach, Liias, Mullet, Keiser and Benton

Allowing the legislature to hold public hearings on ballot propositions.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & SECURITY.

SB 5662 By Senators Kohl-Welles, Honeyford, Braun, Mullet and Rolfes

Authorizing a licensed domestic brewery or microbrewery to provide promotional items to a nonprofit charitable corporation or association.

Referred to Committee on COMMERCE & LABOR.

SB 5663 By Senators Darneille, Kohl-Welles and Hasegawa; by request of Department of Social and Health Services

Allowing youthful offenders who complete their confinement terms prior to age twenty-one equal access to a full continuum of rehabilitative and reentry services.

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

SB 5664 By Senators Jayapal, Miloscia, Hasegawa, Frockt, Darneille, Roach, Kohl-Welles, Nelson, Cleveland, Chase, Keiser, Hobbs, Conway, McAuliffe, Fraser and Habib

Promoting efficiency in the procurement of interpreter services.

Referred to Committee on COMMERCE & LABOR.

SB 5665 By Senators Hill, Liias, Fain, Brown and Benton; by request of Office of Financial Management

Reinstating tax preferences for high-technology research and development.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 5666 By Senators Ranker and Rolfes

Concerning cetacean captivity.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES & PARKS.

SB 5667 By Senators Hargrove, Miloscia, Hasegawa, Litzow, Rolfes, Billig, Keiser, Nelson, Frockt, Warnick and Kohl-Welles

Addressing the fiscal impacts of bills and budgets.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 5668 By Senators Habib, Hasegawa, McCoy, Jayapal, Kohl-Welles, Liias, Chase, Pedersen, Mullet, Keiser, Darneille, Conway and Fraser

Enacting the Washington voting rights act.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & SECURITY.

SB 5669 By Senator Hargrove

Creating a local rural mover license.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 5670 By Senators Braun, Chase, Kohl-Welles, Sheldon, Hatfield, Rivers, Bailey, Dansel, Ericksen, Becker and Hewitt

Clarifying expenditures under the state universal communications services program.

Referred to Committee on ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT & TELECOMMUNICATIONS.

SB 5671 By Senators Baumgartner, O'Ban, Braun and Angel

Addressing the payment of union dues by partial public employees.

Referred to Committee on COMMERCE & LABOR.

SB 5672 By Senators Conway, Keiser, Hasegawa, Kohl-Welles, Fraser, Benton and Darneille

Concerning nursing staffing practices at hospitals.

Referred to Committee on COMMERCE & LABOR.

SB 5673 By Senators Padden, Kohl-Welles, Roach, Miloscia, Pearson and Darneille

Concerning the distribution of synthetic cannabinoids and bath salts.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SB 5674 By Senators Cleveland and Keiser; by request of Department of Social and Health Services

Concerning enforcement standards for residential services and support providers.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH CARE .

SB 5675 By Senators Roach, Jayapal, McAuliffe, Parlette, Billig, Fain, Kohl-Welles, Benton, Hasegawa and Conway

Expanding dual language and bilingual instruction for early learners through secondary students.

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

SB 5676 By Senators Roach, Rolfes, Jayapal, Hargrove and Hasegawa

Concerning the acceptance of additional high school equivalency tests.

Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION.

SB 5677 By Senators Dansel, Fraser and Sheldon

Allowing county treasurers to retain a portion of the state property tax to defray the costs of collection.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & SECURITY.

SB 5678 By Senators Pearson, Roach, Schoesler and Hobbs

Concerning requesting public records for the purpose of obtaining exempted information relating to employment and licensing.

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & SECURITY.

SB 5679 By Senators McAuliffe, Litzow, Dammeier, Hasegawa, Liias, Chase, Rolfes, Jayapal, Parlette and Conway

Concerning transition services for special education students.

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

SB 5680 By Senators Frockt, Bailey, Kohl-Welles, Keiser and Hasegawa

Concerning family medicine residency programs in shortage areas.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH CARE .

SB 5681 By Senators Hill and Angel; by request of Office of Financial Management

Concerning state lottery accounts.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 5682 By Senators Keiser, Rivers, Benton and Angel

Allowing advanced registered nurse practitioners to sign and attest to certain documentation.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH CARE .

SB 5683 By Senators Litzow, Fain, Hill, Rivers, Brown and Angel

Creating a short-form registration statement for small securities offerings.

Referred to Committee on FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS & INSURANCE.