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

February 1, 2017 - Wednesday 24TH DAY
SB 5618 By Senator Darneille

Concerning arrest of sixteen and seventeen year olds for domestic violence assault.

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

SB 5619 By Senators Rivers, Keiser and Hunt; by request of Insurance Commissioner

Addressing health care services balance billing.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH CARE .

SB 5620 By Senators King, Hobbs, Fain, Mullet and Palumbo

Concerning transportation network companies.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 5621 By Senators Brown, Hobbs, Rivers, Sheldon, Ericksen, Warnick, Honeyford, Becker and Braun

Concerning projects of statewide significance for economic development and transportation.

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

SB 5622 By Senators Rolfes and Mullet

Integrating career readiness standards and instruction into the program of basic education.

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

SB 5623 By Senators Rolfes, Billig, Wellman, Saldaña, Takko, Hunt, Darneille and Ranker

Fulfilling the state's paramount duty for all children through equitable and responsible investments in the state's basic education program and reductions to local effort contributions.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 5624 By Senators Hasegawa and Fortunato

Concerning transparency in retail electrical customer billing.

Referred to Committee on ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT & TELECOMMUNICATIONS.

SB 5625 By Senators Zeiger, Darneille, Walsh, Hunt and O'Ban; by request of Department of Commerce

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 5626 By Senators Miloscia, Cleveland and Rivers

Prohibiting the use of step therapy in treatments for stage four advanced, metastatic cancer.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH CARE .

SB 5627 By Senators Kuderer, Hunt and Saldaña

Concerning the sale of manufactured/mobile home communities.

Referred to Committee on FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS & INSURANCE.

SB 5628 By Senators Takko, Fortunato and Sheldon

Providing for fire protection district formation by the legislative authority of a city or town subject to voter approval.

Referred to Committee on LOCAL GOVERNMENT.

SB 5629 By Senators Angel and Hobbs

Creating and establishing the rights and duties for title insurance rating and advisory organizations.

Referred to Committee on FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS & INSURANCE.

SB 5630 By Senators Braun, Ranker, Mullet, Rivers, Cleveland, Zeiger and Liias; by request of Office of Financial Management

Reinstating tax preferences for certain high-technology research and development.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 5631 By Senators Becker and Frockt

Concerning the University of Washington's alternative process for awarding contracts.

Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION.

SB 5632 By Senators O'Ban, Palumbo, Angel, Wilson, Zeiger, Rossi and Padden

Modifying organized retail theft provisions.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SB 5633 By Senators Palumbo, Rossi, Angel, Pedersen, O'Ban, Wilson, Zeiger and Padden

Changing the definition of theft.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SB 5634 By Senators Padden, Angel, Palumbo, Wilson, Zeiger and Rossi

Concerning aggregating counts of retail theft with special circumstances.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SB 5635 By Senators Padden, Pedersen, Angel, Palumbo, O'Ban, Wilson, Rossi and Zeiger

Concerning retail theft with special circumstances.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SB 5636 By Senators Becker, Rivers, Bailey, Walsh and Fain

Concerning telemedicine licensure reciprocity.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH CARE .

SB 5637 By Senators Becker, Rivers, Bailey and O'Ban

Addressing health insurance mandates in the individual and small group markets.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH CARE .

SB 5638 By Senators Becker, Rivers, O'Ban, Miloscia, Walsh and Bailey

Exempting certain skilled nursing facilities from certificate of need requirements for the addition of beds for a limited period of time.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH CARE .

SB 5639 By Senators Conway and Zeiger

Concerning alternative student assessments.

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

SB 5640 By Senators Conway, Cleveland, Frockt and Zeiger

Concerning technical college diploma programs.

Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION.

SB 5641 By Senators Keiser and Honeyford

Changing nomenclature for first-class and second-class school districts.

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

SB 5642 By Senators Brown, King, Miloscia, Baumgartner, Bailey, Sheldon, Rivers, Zeiger, Honeyford and Hobbs

Concerning a pilot program that provides incentives for investments in Washington state job creation and economic development.

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

SB 5643 By Senators Wellman and Hobbs; by request of Department of Commerce

Concerning lead-based paint certification fees.

Referred to Committee on ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT & TELECOMMUNICATIONS.

SB 5644 By Senator Honeyford

Concerning skill center facility maintenance.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 5645 By Senator Honeyford

Addressing incumbent officeholder withdrawal of candidacy provisions.

Referred to Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT.

SB 5646 By Senators Honeyford, King, Chase and Keiser

Concerning services provided by residential habilitation centers.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH CARE .

SB 5647 By Senator Honeyford

Creating a low-income home rehabilitation revolving loan program.

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

SB 5648 By Senator Rolfes

Concerning vehicular homicide.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SB 5649 By Senator Hawkins

Modifying the eligibility requirements for certain counties to form a regional transportation planning organization.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 5650 By Senators Conway, Darneille, Zeiger and O'Ban

Creating the safe streets pilot project.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SB 5651 By Senators Conway, Becker and Zeiger

Concerning the siting of schools and school facilities.

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

SB 5652 By Senators Angel and Rolfes

Concerning actions by the boundary review board.

Referred to Committee on LOCAL GOVERNMENT.

SB 5653 By Senators Becker, Braun, Brown, Bailey, Padden, Zeiger, King, Wilson, O'Ban, Rossi, Walsh, Hawkins and Fain

Addressing the administration of the public employees' benefits program.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 5654 By Senators Rivers and Keiser

Protecting consumers from charges for out-of-network health care services.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH CARE .

SB 5655 By Senators Angel and Mullet

Concerning the delivery of insurance notices and documents by electronic means.

Referred to Committee on FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS & INSURANCE.

SB 5656 By Senators Miloscia and Rivers

Concerning the goal of ending homelessness.

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

SB 5657 By Senators Miloscia and Rivers

Concerning the hosting of the homeless by religious organizations.

Referred to Committee on LOCAL GOVERNMENT.

SB 5658 By Senator Pearson

Concerning the use of solid fuel burning devices.

Referred to Committee on ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT & TELECOMMUNICATIONS.

SB 5659 By Senators Bailey, Hawkins, Schoesler and Warnick

Addressing the eligibility of emergency medical technicians employed by public hospital districts for membership in the law enforcement officers' and firefighters' retirement system.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 5660 By Senators Hunt, Becker and Darneille; by request of Washington State Historical Society

Removing references to specific nonoperational historical facilities from state statute.

Referred to Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT.

SB 5661 By Senator Rolfes

Addressing interruptive service credit for members of the law enforcement officers' and fire fighters' retirement system.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 5662 By Senator Zeiger; by request of Superintendent of Public Instruction

Authorizing the superintendent of public instruction to designate a member of the professional educator standards board.

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

SB 5663 By Senators Zeiger, Takko, Frockt and Billig

Providing support for foster youth in obtaining drivers' licenses and automobile liability insurance.

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

SB 5664 By Senators Braun, Takko, Hawkins and King

Eliminating the reduction in state basic education funding that occurs in counties with federal forestlands.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 5665 By Senators Wilson, Keiser, Conway and King

Concerning the use of credit cards for purchases of spirits and wine by a purchaser licensed to sell spirits and/or wine for consumption on the licensed premises.

Referred to Committee on COMMERCE, LABOR & SPORTS.

SB 5666 By Senators Frockt and Palumbo

Establishing the Washington promise program.

Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION.

SCR 8402 By Senators Schoesler and Nelson

Honoring former members of the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Washington who have passed from this life.

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