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 29, 2015 - Thursday		18TH DAY

	SB 5684	By Senators Nelson, Hargrove, McCoy, Miloscia, Rolfes, Ranker, Fraser, Mullet, Habib, Billig, Frockt, Darneille, Liias, Hasegawa, Keiser, Cleveland, Conway, Jayapal and McAuliffe Concerning flame retardants. Referred to Committee on ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT & TELECOMMUNICATIONS.
	SB 5685	By Senators Padden, Bailey, Sheldon, Ericksen and Hewitt Concerning the election of supreme court justices by district. Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.
	SB 5686	By Senators Padden, Miloscia, Rivers, Dansel, Dammeier, Becker, Schoesler, Braun, Litzow, Warnick and Honeyford Addressing adjudicative proceedings involving a state agency that is also a party to the proceeding. Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.
	SB 5687	By Senators Hargrove, Miloscia, Dammeier, Parlette, Braun, Honeyford, Darneille, Warnick and McAuliffe Concerning standards for detention of persons with mental disorders or chemical dependency. Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES, MENTAL HEALTH & HOUSING.
	SB 5688	By Senators Litzow, Rolfes, McAuliffe, Fain, Hill, Kohl-Welles, Mullet, Billig, Darneille, Jayapal and Frockt Providing students with skills that promote mental health and well-being and increase academic performance. Referred to Committee on EARLY LEARNING & K-12 EDUCATION.
	SB 5689	By Senators Becker, Keiser, Dammeier, Frockt, Jayapal and McAuliffe Concerning the scope and costs of the diabetes epidemic in Washington. Referred to Committee on HEALTH CARE .
	SB 5690	By Senators Dammeier, Billig, Litzow, Rolfes, McCoy, Rivers, Hill, Fain, Cleveland, Hasegawa, Fraser and McAuliffe Concerning school-community learning assistance program action plans. Referred to Committee on EARLY LEARNING & K-12 EDUCATION.
	SB 5691	By Senators Rolfes, Keiser, Nelson, Darneille, Hasegawa, Conway and McAuliffe Concerning property tax relief for senior citizens and persons retired because of physical disability. Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & SECURITY.
	SB 5692	By Senators Hargrove and Darneille; by request of Department of Social and Health Services Addressing permanency plans of care for dependent children. Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES, MENTAL HEALTH & HOUSING.
	SB 5693	By Senators Miloscia, Darneille, Fraser and O'Ban; by request of Department of Social and Health Services Authorizing the department of social and health services special commitment center to seek eligibility and reimbursement for health care costs covered by federal medicare, medicaid, and veterans health benefits. Referred to Committee on HEALTH CARE .
	SB 5694	By Senators Padden, Baumgartner and Billig Allowing assessments for nuisance abatement in cities and towns. Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & SECURITY.
	SB 5695	By Senators Rivers, Liias, Mullet and Darneille Addressing health insurance coverage for abuse-deterrent opioid analgesic drugs. Referred to Committee on HEALTH CARE .
	SB 5696	By Senators Warnick, Hatfield, Dammeier, Hobbs, O'Ban, Pearson, Parlette, Chase, Rivers, Angel, Conway, Hasegawa, Roach, Pedersen, Miloscia, Cleveland, McCoy, Liias, Billig, Keiser, Benton and Jayapal Concerning hours of service for certain railroad employees. Referred to Committee on COMMERCE & LABOR.
	SB 5697	By Senators Parlette, Rivers, Liias, Conway, Pearson, Angel, Hatfield, Billig, Roach, Hasegawa, Pedersen, Hobbs, Warnick, Miloscia, McCoy, Bailey, Cleveland, Chase, Rolfes, Benton, Keiser, O'Ban, Jayapal and Frockt Establishing minimum crew size on certain trains. Referred to Committee on COMMERCE & LABOR.
	SB 5698	By Senators Hewitt, Hatfield, Schoesler and Warnick; by request of Office of Financial Management Extending the expiration date of tax preferences for food processing. Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE, WATER & RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
	SB 5699	By Senators Nelson, Darneille, Hasegawa, Keiser, Conway and McAuliffe; by request of Office of Financial Management Enacting an excise tax on capital gains to improve the fairness of Washington's tax system and provide funding for the education legacy trust account. Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.
	SB 5700	By Senators Hargrove, Hatfield, Conway and Warnick; by request of Office of Financial Management Extending the expiration date of tax preferences for biofuel, biomass, and energy conservation. Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.
	SB 5701	By Senators Warnick, Hargrove and Conway; by request of Office of Financial Management Creating a business and occupation tax credit for advanced composite manufacturing and wholesaling. Referred to Committee on TRADE & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
	SB 5702	By Senators Hobbs, Pearson, McCoy, Bailey, McAuliffe, Liias and Chase Concerning the taxation of wax and ceramic materials used to make molds. Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.
	SB 5703	By Senators Hobbs, Billig, Miloscia, Mullet, Conway, Dansel, Roach, Chase, Hargrove, Keiser, Fraser, Jayapal, Frockt, Pearson, Liias, Hatfield and Ranker Authorizing membership in the Washington public safety employees' retirement system for employees who provide nursing care to, or ensure the custody and safety of, offender, probationary, and patient populations in institutions and centers. Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.
	SB 5704	By Senators Billig, Benton, Fain, Liias, Hobbs and Mullet Establishing a sampling program to determine proof of financial responsibility to operate a motor vehicle. Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.
	SB 5705	By Senators Ericksen, Sheldon, Pearson, Becker, Bailey, Warnick and Padden Establishing a mineral prospecting and mining advisory committee. Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES & PARKS.
	SB 5706	By Senators Ericksen, Becker, Sheldon, Bailey, Baumgartner, Brown, Pearson, Warnick and Padden Extending the property tax exemption for certain nonprofit fair associations. Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.
	SB 5707	By Senators Ericksen, Baumgartner, Bailey, Warnick and Padden Exempting cities with a population of ten thousand or less from prevailing wage requirements. Referred to Committee on COMMERCE & LABOR.
	SB 5708	By Senators Ericksen, Bailey, Sheldon, Becker, Baumgartner, Brown, Pearson, Warnick and Padden Concerning the taxation of certain rented property owned by nonprofit fair associations. Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE, WATER & RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
	SB 5709	By Senator Keiser; by request of Department of Social and Health Services Concerning a consumer's right to assign hours to individual providers and the department of social and health services' authority to establish criteria regarding the payment of individual providers. Referred to Committee on HEALTH CARE .
	SB 5710	By Senators Fain, Habib, Roach, Jayapal, Hobbs, Hasegawa and Conway Addressing industrial insurance requirements and options for owners and lessees of for hire vehicles, limousines, and taxicabs. Referred to Committee on COMMERCE & LABOR.
	SB 5711	By Senators Rivers, Conway and Braun Providing a comprehensive spirits sales tax reduction for all consumers in both on-premise and off-premise settings. Referred to Committee on COMMERCE & LABOR.
	SB 5712	By Senator Pearson Addressing certain damage caused by wildlife. Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES & PARKS.
	SB 5713	By Senators Kohl-Welles, Hasegawa, Jayapal, Keiser, Darneille, Chase, Rolfes, Billig and Frockt Concerning legal financial obligations. Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.
	SB 5714	By Senators Hargrove, Kohl-Welles, Rivers, Roach, Chase, Darneille, Hasegawa, Benton, Keiser and Rolfes Concerning technology-enhanced government surveillance. Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.
	SB 5715	By Senators Fain, Pedersen, Braun and Angel Including the contents of fiscal impact statements in the ballot title for certain initiative measures. Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.
	SJM 8008	By Senators Hobbs, Roach, Conway, Miloscia, Hatfield, King, Bailey, Keiser, Billig, Padden, Mullet, Ericksen, Frockt, Fraser and McAuliffe Calling for a National Guard Stryker Brigade stationed on the west coast. Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & SECURITY.
	SJM 8009	By Senators Baumgartner, Brown, Honeyford, Angel, Benton, Schoesler, Parlette, Miloscia, Becker, Ericksen, Bailey, Warnick, Braun, Padden, Hewitt and Dammeier Promoting the competitiveness of Washington state ports. Referred to Committee on COMMERCE & LABOR.
	SJR 8205	By Senators Padden, Bailey, Sheldon, Ericksen and Hewitt Amending the state Constitution so that justices of the supreme court are elected by qualified electors of a supreme court judicial district. Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.
	SCR 8401	By Senators Schoesler, Nelson, Hasegawa and McAuliffe Honoring former members of the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Washington who have passed from this life. BOOST.
	SCR 8402	By Senators Kohl-Welles, Roach and Liias Establishing the Washington state commission on the evaluation of the legislature. Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & SECURITY.