Washington State Senate

Introduction and First Reading of
Bills, Memorials, Joint Resolutions and Concurrent Resolutions
2022 Regular Session of the 67th Legislature
DENNY HECK, President of the Senate KAREN KEISER, President Pro Tem
SARAH BANNISTER, Secretary of the Senate STEVE CONWAY, Vice President Pro Tem
JOHN LOVICK, Vice President Pro Tem

January 11, 2022 - Tuesday 2ND DAY
SB 5765 By Senators Randall and Keiser

Concerning the practice of midwifery.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG TERM CARE.

SB 5766 By Senators Randall and Trudeau

Preserving a pregnant individual's ability to access abortion care.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG TERM CARE.

SB 5767 By Senators Stanford and Rivers

Regulating hemp-derived cannabinoids.

Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE & TRIBAL AFFAIRS.

SB 5768 By Senator Kuderer

Enhancing the regulation of vapor products.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG TERM CARE.

SB 5769 By Senator Wilson, L.

Reforming the state tax system by providing tax relief to residents, employees, and employers.

Referred to Committee on BUSINESS, FINANCIAL SERVICES & TRADE.

SB 5770 By Senator Mullet; by request of Secretary of State

Providing Washington state convention economy grants.

Referred to Committee on BUSINESS, FINANCIAL SERVICES & TRADE.

SB 5771 By Senators Holy and Randall; by request of State Board for Community and Technical Colleges

Including certain residents who do not have a high school diploma or credential and the number of students expected to enroll in basic education for adults courses at community and technical colleges in caseload forecast council forecasting.

Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION & WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.

SB 5772 By Senators Saldaña and Nguyen

Concerning postconviction access to counsel.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SB 5773 By Senators Stanford and Keiser

Extending collective bargaining rights to employees of the legislative branch of state government.

Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE & TRIBAL AFFAIRS.

SB 5774 By Senator Conway; by request of Secretary of State

Creating a work group to study and make recommendations on a monument to honor residents who died in the global war on terror.

Referred to Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT & ELECTIONS.

SB 5775 By Senators Wellman and Short

Concerning the acceleration of broadband deployment.

Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT, ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY.

SB 5776 By Senators Trudeau and Dhingra

Creating the criminal justice integrated data system and a violence and death investigation resource center.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SB 5777 By Senator Braun

Addressing the vaccination for COVID-19 requirement for children attending schools or day care centers.

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

SB 5778 By Senator Braun

Addressing the current backlog of vehicle inspections.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 5779 By Senator Padden

Concerning oversight of bail funds.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SB 5780 By Senator Padden

Altering eligibility for the graduated reentry program.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES, REENTRY & REHABILITATION.

SB 5781 By Senator Padden

Concerning organized retail theft.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SB 5782 By Senator Conway

Concerning the defense community compatibility account.

Referred to Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT & ELECTIONS.

SB 5783 By Senator Conway

Reestablishing the underground economy task force.

Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE & TRIBAL AFFAIRS.

SB 5784 By Senators Lovelett and Conway; by request of Department of Labor & Industries

Adding psychologists for mental health only claims to the list of those who can act as an attending provider.

Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE & TRIBAL AFFAIRS.

SB 5785 By Senators Lovelett and Wilson, C.; by request of Department of Social and Health Services

Concerning transitional food assistance.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES, REENTRY & REHABILITATION.

SB 5786 By Senator Schoesler

Protecting Puget Sound from wastewater pollution by requiring the department of ecology to strengthen the Puget Sound nutrient general permit.

Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT, ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY.

SB 5787 By Senator Nguyen; by request of State Treasurer

Concerning the linked deposit program.

Referred to Committee on BUSINESS, FINANCIAL SERVICES & TRADE.

SB 5788 By Senators Pedersen and Padden

Concerning guardianship of minors.

Referred to Committee on LAW & JUSTICE.

SB 5789 By Senators Randall and Nobles; by request of Student Achievement Council

Creating the Washington career and college pathways innovation challenge program.

Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION & WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.

SB 5790 By Senator Braun

Strengthening critical community support services for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG TERM CARE.

SB 5791 By Senator Schoesler

Concerning law enforcement officers' and firefighters' retirement system benefits.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 5792 By Senator Warnick; by request of Department of Commerce

Concerning tax incentives.

Referred to Committee on BUSINESS, FINANCIAL SERVICES & TRADE.

SB 5793 By Senators Wilson, C. and Trudeau; by request of Attorney General

Concerning stipends for low-income or underrepresented community members of state boards, commissions, councils, committees, and other similar groups.

Referred to Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT & ELECTIONS.

SB 5794 By Senators Dhingra and Kuderer

Concerning continuity of coverage for prescription drugs prescribed for the treatment of behavioral health conditions.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG TERM CARE.

SB 5795 By Senator Hasegawa

Concerning the application of the consumer protection act to the fair servicing and repair of manufactured products.

Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT, ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY.

SB 5796 By Senators Saldaña and Stanford

Restructuring cannabis revenue appropriations.

Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE & TRIBAL AFFAIRS.

SB 5797 By Senators Liias and Short

Concerning the opportunity scholarship program.

Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION & WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.

SB 5798 By Senator Wilson, C.

Increasing public school participation in the community eligibility provision of the United States department of agriculture.

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

SB 5799 By Senator Robinson

Modifying the application of the workforce education investment surcharge to provider clinics and affiliated organizations.

Referred to Committee on BUSINESS, FINANCIAL SERVICES & TRADE.

SB 5800 By Senator Schoesler

Modifying tax and revenue laws in a manner that is estimated to not affect state or local tax collections by easing compliance burdens for taxpayers, clarifying ambiguities, making technical corrections, and providing administrative efficiencies.

Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.

SB 5801 By Senator Keiser; by request of Department of Labor & Industries

Concerning attorney and witness fees in industrial insurance court appeals.

Referred to Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE & TRIBAL AFFAIRS.

SB 5802 By Senator Fortunato

Providing additional financial relief for property owners using the senior citizen and disabled persons property tax exemption and deferral programs by increasing the income thresholds and lowering the interest rate for deferred property taxes.

Referred to Committee on BUSINESS, FINANCIAL SERVICES & TRADE.

SB 5803 By Senator Rolfes

Establishing a presumption of liability for wildfires caused by an electric utility's equipment.

Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT, ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY.

SB 5804 By Senator Braun

Prohibiting gain-of-function research.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG TERM CARE.

SB 5805 By Senator McCune

Requiring parental or legal guardian approval before a child participates in comprehensive sexual health education.

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

SB 5806 By Senator McCune

Providing parents and legal guardians access to instructional materials.

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

SB 5807 By Senator Warnick

Improving behavioral health outcomes by enhancing engagement of state hospitals.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG TERM CARE.

SB 5808 By Senator King

Providing spoken language interpreters for medical appointments when the original spoken language interpreter fails to appear.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG TERM CARE.

SB 5809 By Senator Brown

Increasing the state's investment in cancer research to improve health outcomes and save lives.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG TERM CARE.

SB 5810 By Senators Mullet and Dozier

Concerning insurance regulation.

Referred to Committee on BUSINESS, FINANCIAL SERVICES & TRADE.

SB 5811 By Senator Rivers

Concerning freedom of pharmacy choice.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG TERM CARE.

SB 5812 By Senators Warnick and Stanford

Including Benton county as a county qualifying for the farm internship program.

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

SB 5813 By Senators Carlyle and Nguyen

Establishing data privacy protections to strengthen a consumer's ability to access, manage, and protect their personal data.

Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT, ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY.

SB 5814 By Senator Cleveland

Providing funding for medical evaluations of suspected victims of child abuse.

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES, REENTRY & REHABILITATION.

SB 5815 By Senators Cleveland and Saldaña

Implementing an identicard program to provide individuals a Washington state-issued identicard.

Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

SB 5816 By Senator Wagoner

Repealing the statewide 988 behavioral health crisis response and suicide prevention line tax and funding the program through the state general fund.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG TERM CARE.

SB 5817 By Senator Frockt; by request of Secretary of State

Restricting the use of synthetic media in campaigns for elective office.

Referred to Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT & ELECTIONS.

SB 5818 By Senators Salomon and Liias

Promoting housing construction in cities through amendments to and limiting appeals under the state environmental policy act and growth management act.

Referred to Committee on HOUSING & LOCAL GOVERNMENT.

SB 5819 By Senator Braun

Concerning the developmental disabilities administration's no-paid services caseload.

Referred to Committee on HEALTH & LONG TERM CARE.

SJM 8008 By Senators Das and Lovelett

Asking the United States Government to enter into a fossil fuel nonproliferation treaty.

Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT, ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY.