Washington State Senate

Introduction and First Reading of
Bills, Memorials, Joint Resolutions and Concurrent Resolutions
2017 Regular Session of the 65th Legislature
CYRUS HABIB, President of the Senate TIM SHELDON, President Pro Tem
HUNTER G. GOODMAN, Secretary of the Senate JIM HONEYFORD, Vice President Pro Tem

January 31, 2017 - Tuesday 23RD DAY
SB 5596 By Senator Darneille

Phasing out use of the valid court order exception to place youth in detention for noncriminal behavior.

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

SB 5597 By Senators O'Ban and Pedersen; by request of Department of Social and Health Services

Concerning electronic payments to the division of child support when remitting funds in response to an order to withhold income.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SB 5598 By Senators Pedersen, Angel, Rolfes, King, Darneille, Bailey, Brown, Mullet, Carlyle, Braun, Hobbs, Palumbo, Wellman, Keiser, Honeyford, Ranker, Nelson, Liias, McCoy, Billig, Cleveland, Hasegawa, Frockt, Conway, Rivers, Saldaña, Kuderer, Chase, Hunt, Fain, Walsh, Van De Wege, Rossi, Zeiger, Warnick, Becker, Takko, Wilson and Schoesler

Granting relatives, including but not limited to grandparents, the right to seek visitation with a child through the courts.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SB 5599 By Senators Rivers, Baumgartner, Bailey and Braun

Requiring unused state funds for the health care benefits of long-term care workers to be returned to the state.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 5600 By Senators Darneille and Saldaña

Concerning rehabilitated offenders.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SB 5601 By Senators Darneille, Hasegawa, Wellman and Chase

Concerning teachers' postretirement employment options.

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

SB 5602 By Senators Keiser, Cleveland, Wellman, Rolfes, Nelson, Kuderer, Conway, Pedersen, Hobbs, Saldaña, McCoy, Liias and Ranker

Requiring health plans to cover, with no cost sharing, all preventive services required to be covered under federal law as of December 31, 2016.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH CARE .

SB 5603 By Senator Fortunato

Exempting state highway projects from local ordinances.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 5604 By Senators Rivers and Cleveland

Purchasing managed dental care for medicaid enrollees.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH CARE .

SB 5605 By Senators Walsh and Billig; by request of Superintendent of Public Instruction

Aligning the office of the superintendent of public instruction's background check authority with that of the department of early learning.

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

SB 5606 By Senators Walsh, Rivers and Cleveland

Authorizing licensed marijuana producers to sell marijuana plants and marijuana seeds to qualifying medical marijuana patients and designated providers, and to sell marijuana seeds to medical marijuana cooperatives.

Referred to Committee on COMMERCE, LABOR & SPORTS.

SB 5607 By Senators Braun, Rivers, Fain, Zeiger and Schoesler

Concerning education.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 5608 By Senator Darneille

Allowing minors to consent to share their personally identifying information in the Washington homeless client management information system.

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

SB 5609 By Senator Darneille

Addressing resource limitations for public assistance.

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

SB 5610 By Senator Darneille

Addressing the sentencing of juveniles.

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

SB 5611 By Senators Zeiger, O'Ban and Conway

Creating a demonstration project for preserving public infrastructure and agricultural lands in floodplains.

Referred to Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES & PARKS.

SB 5612 By Senators Padden and Pedersen

Concerning the death investigations account.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SB 5613 By Senator Darneille

Addressing confinement in juvenile rehabilitation facilities for juveniles convicted in adult court.

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

SB 5614 By Senator Darneille

Concerning diversion agreements and counsel and release agreements.

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

SB 5615 By Senators Sheldon, Padden, Fortunato, Hobbs and Warnick

Authorizing the development of new manufactured housing communities outside of urban growth areas under the growth management act.

Referred to Committee on LOCAL GOVERNMENT.

SB 5616 By Senator Fortunato

Limiting the enforcement of administrative rules and policies.

Referred to Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT.

SB 5617 By Senator Fortunato

Limiting the enforcement of policies of the department of ecology.

Referred to Committee on ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT & TELECOMMUNICATIONS.