Washington State Senate

Introduction and First Reading of
Bills, Memorials, Joint Resolutions and Concurrent Resolutions
2019 Regular Session of the 66th Legislature
CYRUS HABIB, President of the Senate KAREN KEISER, President Pro Tem
BRAD HENDRICKSON, Secretary of the Senate STEVE CONWAY, Vice President Pro Tem

January 16, 2019 - Wednesday 3RD DAY
SB 5201 By Senators Palumbo and Rivers

Authorizing marijuana retailers to sell certain products and merchandise.

Referred to Committee on LABOR & COMMERCE.

SB 5202 By Senators Palumbo and Rivers

Regarding the ability of business and nonprofit entities to obtain a marijuana license.

Referred to Committee on LABOR & COMMERCE.

SB 5203 By Senators Palumbo, Wagoner, Nguyen, Mullet, Carlyle and Hunt

Creating an apprenticeship program for inmates.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES, REENTRY & REHABILITATION.

SB 5204 By Senators Palumbo, Wilson, L. and Kuderer

Preventing breed-based dog regulations.

Referred to Committee on LOCAL GOVERNMENT.

SB 5205 By Senators Dhingra, King, Frockt, Zeiger, Pedersen, Das, Rolfes, Palumbo, Kuderer, Keiser and Wellman

Concerning provisions governing firearms possession by persons who have been found incompetent to stand trial and who have a history of one or more violent acts.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SB 5206 By Senators Dhingra, Rivers, Wellman, Salomon, Keiser, Nguyen, Das, Randall, Palumbo, Carlyle and Wilson, C.

Providing a sales and use tax exemption for certain feminine hygiene products.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG TERM CARE.

SB 5207 By Senators Dhingra, Hunt, Saldaña, Darneille, Das, Cleveland, Kuderer, Pedersen, Salomon and Nguyen

Concerning notification of felony voting rights and restoration.

Referred to Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT, TRIBAL RELATIONS & ELECTIONS.

SB 5208 By Senators Palumbo, Wilson, L., Mullet, Wilson, C., Carlyle, Cleveland, Kuderer, Zeiger and Liias

Concerning emergency medical services for animals.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG TERM CARE.

SB 5209 By Senators Palumbo, Rolfes, Hunt and Liias

Concerning retail pet stores.

Referred to Committee on LABOR & COMMERCE.

SB 5210 By Senators Palumbo, Bailey, Rolfes, Wilson, C., Randall and Hunt

Notifying purchasers of hearing instruments about uses and benefits of telecoil and bluetooth technology.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG TERM CARE.

SB 5211 By Senators Palumbo, Rolfes, Hunt and Zeiger

Prohibiting the use of live animals to practice invasive medical procedures in paramedic training programs.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG TERM CARE.

SB 5212 By Senators Palumbo, Wilson, L., Rolfes, Mullet, Wilson, C., Hunt and Kuderer

Concerning the adoption of dogs and cats used for science or research purposes.

Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION & WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.

SB 5213 By Senator Hobbs; by request of Office of Financial Management

Making 2017-2019 supplemental transportation appropriations.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 5214 By Senator Hobbs; by request of Office of Financial Management

Making transportation appropriations for the 2019-2021 fiscal biennium.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 5215 By Senators O'Ban, Rivers, Becker, Braun, Padden, Holy, Zeiger, Wilson, L., Brown, Schoesler, Warnick and Short

Encouraging economic growth by providing a state business tax credit for new employment positions.

Referred to Committee on FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & TRADE.

SB 5216 By Senators O'Ban and Frockt

Developing multistage threat assessments to increase safety in K-12 schools and institutions of higher education.

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

SB 5217 By Senators Keiser, Conway, Kuderer, Frockt and Saldaña

Concerning industrial insurance wage loss.

Referred to Committee on LABOR & COMMERCE.

SB 5218 By Senators Zeiger and Takko

Concerning mobile food units.

Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE, WATER, NATURAL RESOURCES & PARKS.

SB 5219 By Senators Padden, Pedersen, Becker, Palumbo, Zeiger, Van De Wege, Holy, Dhingra, Braun, Schoesler, Warnick, Ericksen, Honeyford, Bailey, Brown, Short, Sheldon, Fortunato and O'Ban

Concerning condominium construction warranties.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SB 5220 By Senators O'Ban, Palumbo, Conway, Becker and Zeiger

Modifying the election and authority of regional transit authority board members.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 5221 By Senators Palumbo, Rivers, Billig and Wellman

Concerning disclosure of contributions from political committees to other political committees.

Referred to Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT, TRIBAL RELATIONS & ELECTIONS.

SB 5222 By Senator Hasegawa

Creating the whole Washington health trust.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG TERM CARE.

SB 5223 By Senators Palumbo, Rivers, Rolfes, King, Carlyle, Mullet, McCoy, Wellman, Das, Nguyen, Randall, Frockt, Salomon, Keiser, Wilson, C., Kuderer, Darneille, Cleveland, Saldaña, Dhingra, Pedersen, Conway and Van De Wege

Concerning net metering.

Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT, ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY.

SB 5224 By Senators Kuderer, Hunt, Takko, Keiser, Nguyen, Darneille, Das, Wellman, Saldaña and McCoy

Concerning advisory votes.

Referred to Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT, TRIBAL RELATIONS & ELECTIONS.

SB 5225 By Senators Takko and Short

Clarifying the contracting procedures for cities.

Referred to Committee on LOCAL GOVERNMENT.

SB 5226 By Senator Kuderer

Concerning the off-duty conduct of an employee or a prospective employee.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SB 5227 By Senators Kuderer, Hunt, Takko and Nguyen

Concerning deadlines for receipt of voter registrations by election officials.

Referred to Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT, TRIBAL RELATIONS & ELECTIONS.

SB 5228 By Senator Takko

Concerning the authorization to impose special excise taxes on the sale of lodging.

Referred to Committee on LOCAL GOVERNMENT.

SB 5229 By Senators Zeiger and Hunt; by request of Secretary of State

Concerning the presidential primary.

Referred to Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT, TRIBAL RELATIONS & ELECTIONS.

SB 5230 By Senators Wilson, C. and Wilson, L.; by request of Department of Licensing

Amending motor vehicle laws to align with federal definitions, make technical corrections, and move an effective date to meet a federal timeline.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 5231 By Senators Bailey, Wagoner, Becker, Zeiger, Honeyford, Padden and Short

Concerning veteran survivor tuition waiver eligibility.

Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION & WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.

SB 5232 By Senators Bailey, Wagoner, Zeiger, Becker and Honeyford

Concerning the qualifications of a legal newspaper.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SB 5233 By Senator Keiser

Creating an alternative process for sick leave benefits for workers represented by collective bargaining agreements.

Referred to Committee on LABOR & COMMERCE.

SB 5234 By Senators Keiser and Palumbo

Modifying the excise tax for medical marijuana patients with recognition cards for products identified as beneficial for medical use.

Referred to Committee on LABOR & COMMERCE.

SB 5235 By Senators Keiser, King, Saldaña, Conway and Hasegawa

Concerning plumbing.

Referred to Committee on LABOR & COMMERCE.

SB 5236 By Senators Keiser, Conway, Wellman, Braun, Saldaña, Hasegawa, Wilson, C., Kuderer and Takko

Encouraging apprenticeships.

Referred to Committee on LABOR & COMMERCE.

SB 5237 By Senators Carlyle, Hunt, Saldaña and Nguyen

Creating a work group to replace certain Marcus Whitman statues.

Referred to Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT, TRIBAL RELATIONS & ELECTIONS.

SB 5238 By Senators Carlyle, Randall and Wilson, C.

Concerning concussions in youth sports.

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

SB 5239 By Senators Carlyle, Pedersen, Palumbo and Mullet

Concerning commercial transportation services freight deliverers.

Referred to Committee on LABOR & COMMERCE.

SB 5240 By Senators Carlyle and Braun

Authorizing the state investment board to invest the assets of the first-class cities' retirement systems.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 5241 By Senators Short, Takko, Brown and Mullet

Expanding the operable intent of RCW 34.05.271 and 34.05.272 to certain activities of natural resources agencies.

Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE, WATER, NATURAL RESOURCES & PARKS.

SB 5242 By Senator Short

Concerning the economic development of rural counties.

Referred to Committee on LOCAL GOVERNMENT.

SB 5243 By Senator Short

Concerning standing before the growth management hearings board.

Referred to Committee on LOCAL GOVERNMENT.

SB 5244 By Senators Short, Dhingra and Wilson, L.

Creating a domestic violence offender registry.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SB 5245 By Senator Short

Clarifying what science may be used by cities and counties to designate critical areas.

Referred to Committee on LOCAL GOVERNMENT.

SB 5246 By Senators Hunt and Zeiger

Concerning sunshine committee recommendations.

Referred to Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT, TRIBAL RELATIONS & ELECTIONS.

SB 5247 By Senators Frockt, Zeiger, Hobbs, Bailey, Rolfes and Hunt; by request of Military Department

Addressing catastrophic incidents that are natural or human-caused emergencies by providing guidance that may be used by state public schools to plan for seismic catastrophic incidents.

Referred to Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT, TRIBAL RELATIONS & ELECTIONS.

SB 5248 By Senators Dhingra, Padden, Kuderer, Palumbo, Wilson, L. and Holy

Changing the definition of theft.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SB 5249 By Senator Hunt

Eliminating certain requirements for the annexation of an unincorporated island of territory.

Referred to Committee on LOCAL GOVERNMENT.

SB 5250 By Senators Mullet and Palumbo

Concerning permanent daylight saving time in Washington state.

Referred to Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT, TRIBAL RELATIONS & ELECTIONS.

SB 5251 By Senators Mullet, Rivers and Palumbo

Concerning prescription drug cost transparency.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG TERM CARE.

SB 5252 By Senators Mullet, Wellman and Palumbo

Providing for approval of school district bonds by fifty-five percent of the voters voting.

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

SB 5253 By Senator Sheldon

Concerning the use of "van accessible" parking spots.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 5254 By Senators Sheldon and Conway

Modifying the operation of motorcycles on roadways laned for traffic.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 5255 By Senators Sheldon and Honeyford

Prohibiting road usage charges in rural counties.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 5256 By Senators Keiser, Saldaña and Randall

Concerning the use of the term birth center.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG TERM CARE.

SB 5257 By Senators Keiser, Cleveland, Dhingra, Randall, Kuderer and Darneille

Restricting the practice of female genital mutilation.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG TERM CARE.

SB 5258 By Senators Keiser, Wellman, Saldaña, Randall, Das, Dhingra, Cleveland, Conway, Wilson, C., Darneille, Kuderer, Takko and Salomon

Preventing the sexual harassment and sexual assault of certain isolated workers.

Referred to Committee on LABOR & COMMERCE.

SB 5259 By Senators Zeiger, Warnick, Van De Wege, Fortunato and Takko

Encouraging the success of agriculture on agricultural land.

Referred to Committee on LOCAL GOVERNMENT.

SB 5260 By Senators Zeiger, Hunt, Hobbs, Takko and Bailey

Concerning powers to waive statutory obligations or limitations during a state of emergency in order to cope with the emergency.

Referred to Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT, TRIBAL RELATIONS & ELECTIONS.

SB 5261 By Senators Zeiger, Kuderer, Das, Warnick and Nguyen

Creating a pilot program for certain cities to hire homeless persons for local beautification projects.

Referred to Committee on HOUSING STABILITY & AFFORDABILITY.

SB 5262 By Senators Zeiger and Wellman

Concerning special education.

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

SB 5263 By Senator Zeiger

Concerning school bus driver requirements.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 5264 By Senators Zeiger, Wellman and Honeyford

Concerning state funding for school construction, modernization, and asset preservation.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 5265 By Senators Zeiger, Hunt, Bailey and Hawkins

Concerning the role of volunteerism within state government.

Referred to Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT, TRIBAL RELATIONS & ELECTIONS.

SB 5266 By Senators Saldaña, Hunt, Hasegawa, McCoy and Keiser

Concerning timely elections for governing body members in jurisdictions modifying districting plans under the Washington voting rights act.

Referred to Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT, TRIBAL RELATIONS & ELECTIONS.

SB 5267 By Senators Saldaña, Darneille, Kuderer and O'Ban

Exempting certain marine cargo from vehicle registrations.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 5268 By Senator Hunt

Concerning the salaries of county sheriffs.

Referred to Committee on LOCAL GOVERNMENT.

SB 5269 By Senators Hunt, Darneille, Carlyle, McCoy, Hasegawa and Saldaña

Reorganizing school districts statewide.

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

SB 5270 By Senators Hunt, Kuderer, Wellman, Cleveland, Saldaña, Liias and McCoy

Concerning dates and timelines associated with the operation of the state primary and elections.

Referred to Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT, TRIBAL RELATIONS & ELECTIONS.

SB 5271 By Senator Hunt

Concerning the disclosure of personal wireless service charges or fees.

Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT, ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY.

SB 5272 By Senator Hunt

Increasing the maximum tax rate for the voter-approved local sales and use tax for emergency communication systems and facilities.

Referred to Committee on LOCAL GOVERNMENT.

SB 5273 By Senators Hunt, Kuderer, Wellman, Cleveland, McCoy, Dhingra, Saldaña, Billig, Mullet and Liias

Concerning the presidential primary.

Referred to Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT, TRIBAL RELATIONS & ELECTIONS.

SB 5274 By Senators Hasegawa, Hunt, Wilson, C., Billig and Nguyen

Concerning dental coverage for Pacific islanders residing in Washington.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG TERM CARE.

SB 5275 By Senators Hunt, Randall, Wilson, C. and Conway

Adding a nonvoting representative from the office of the insurance commissioner to the public employees' benefits board.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 5276 By Senator Ericksen

Authorizing hemp production in conformance with the agriculture improvement act of 2018.

Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE, WATER, NATURAL RESOURCES & PARKS.

SB 5277 By Senators Warnick, Takko, Wagoner, Hunt, King, Van De Wege, Zeiger, Braun, Schoesler and Honeyford

Ensuring the funding of agricultural fairs.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 5278 By Senators Mullet and Wilson, L.

Concerning reporting suspected fraud and theft of payment cards.

Referred to Committee on FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & TRADE.

SB 5279 By Senators Van De Wege and Warnick

Regulating outdoor burning for the protection of life or property and for public health, safety, and welfare.

Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE, WATER, NATURAL RESOURCES & PARKS.

SB 5280 By Senator McCoy

Concerning community solar gardens.

Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT, ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY.

SB 5281 By Senators Liias, Bailey, Hobbs, Wagoner, McCoy, Kuderer, Palumbo, Warnick and Salomon

Calculating the benchmark rate for certain community residential services.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 5282 By Senators Liias, Cleveland, Darneille, Short, Kuderer, Walsh, Brown, Randall, Dhingra and Rolfes

Requiring informed consent for pelvic exams.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG TERM CARE.

SB 5283 By Senators Liias, Kuderer, Wellman, Dhingra, Billig, Randall, Das, Saldaña, McCoy and Palumbo

Allowing persons who will turn eighteen years of age by the general election to vote in the primary election.

Referred to Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT, TRIBAL RELATIONS & ELECTIONS.

SB 5284 By Senators Liias, Wagoner and Van De Wege

Concerning smoke detection devices.

Referred to Committee on FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & TRADE.

SJM 8004 By Senators O'Ban, Rivers, Fortunato, Braun, Warnick, Becker, Honeyford, Bailey, Wagoner and Brown

Applying to Congress for a convention to propose an amendment to the United States Constitution related to a balanced federal budget.

Referred to Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT, TRIBAL RELATIONS & ELECTIONS.

SJM 8005 By Senators Short, Van De Wege, Warnick, Palumbo, Brown, McCoy, Braun, Liias, Schoesler, Hunt, Wilson, C. and Wilson, L.

Supporting the continued research, development, production, and application of biochar from our forests and agricultural lands.

Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE, WATER, NATURAL RESOURCES & PARKS.

SJR 8202 By Senators Mullet, Wellman and Palumbo

Amending the Constitution to allow at least fifty-five percent of voters voting to authorize school district bonds.

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