Senator Mike Hewitt

Biennium:

Prime Sponsored Bills


Bill NumberBrief Description
SB 5008 Regarding hunting licensing requirements for members of the military. 
SB 5102 Adding two district court judges in Benton county.  Fiscal Note
SB 5125 Concerning the Washington horse racing commission Washington bred owners' bonus fund and breeder awards account.  Fiscal Note
SB 5720 Including stepchildren in tuition waivers for children of veterans and national guard members.  Fiscal Note
SB 6027 Concerning the work of the joint select committee on beer and wine regulation. 

Secondary Sponsored Bills


Bill NumberBrief Description
SB 5008 Regarding hunting licensing requirements for members of the military. 
SB 5102 Adding two district court judges in Benton county.  Fiscal Note
SB 5125 Concerning the Washington horse racing commission Washington bred owners' bonus fund and breeder awards account.  Fiscal Note
SB 5720 Including stepchildren in tuition waivers for children of veterans and national guard members.  Fiscal Note
SB 6027 Concerning the work of the joint select committee on beer and wine regulation. 
SB 5075 Concerning the community economic revitalization board's project selection criteria.  Fiscal Note
SB 5109 Concerning property valuation freezes for senior citizens and persons retired due to physical disability.  Fiscal Note
SB 5110 Allowing spas, wedding boutiques, and art galleries to serve wine to their customers who are twenty-one years of age or older.
Revised for 1st Substitute: Allowing spas, wedding boutiques, and art galleries to serve wine or beer to their customers who are twenty-one years of age or older. (REVISED FOR ENGROSSED: Allowing wedding boutiques and art galleries to serve wine or beer to their customers who are twenty-one years of age or older. )
 
SB 5114 Eliminating the partial relinquishment of water rights. 
SB 5161 Extending tax incentives for renewable resources, including tidal and wave energy.  Fiscal Note
SB 5163 Removing the requirement to purchase art for public buildings during the 2009-2011 biennium. 
SB 5183 Addressing the viewing of sexually explicit depictions of minors on the internet.  Fiscal Note
SB 5184 Evaluating the need for a digital forensic crime lab.  Fiscal Note
SB 5186 Establishing a period of public and legislative review of appropriations legislation. 
SB 5193 Allowing a nonresident alien to possess weapons when hunting with a Washington-licensed hunter. 
SB 5194 Concerning the generation of electricity in energy parks.  Fiscal Note
SB 5212 Modifying parenting plans based on the military service of a parent.  Fiscal Note
SB 5214 Concerning military monuments.  Fiscal Note
SB 5215 Removing the notice requirement when an attorney or private investigator requests vehicle owner information. 
SB 5217 Concerning expenditures for works of art.  Fiscal Note
SB 5218 Controlling computer access by residents at the special commitment center and persons released to less restrictive alternatives.  Fiscal Note
SB 5232 Protecting registered school students from sexual misconduct by school employees.
Revised for 1st Substitute: Protecting enrolled school students from sexual misconduct by school employees.
  Fiscal Note
SB 5233 Addressing county elected officials keeping offices at the county seat. 
SB 5234 Extending state route number 397 to Interstate 82.  Fiscal Note
SB 5246 Concerning the effect of zoning ordinances on motor vehicle collection and restoration. 
SB 5248 Enacting the interstate compact on educational opportunity for military children.  Fiscal Note
SB 5257 Correcting statutory references. 
SB 5258 Qualifying for good cause for late filing of reports, contributions, penalties, or interest. 
SB 5280 Recognizing conservation achieved in excess of biennial conservation targets as an eligible renewable resource under chapter 19.285 RCW, the energy independence act. 
SB 5296 Regarding public facilities district formation and authority.
Revised for 1st Substitute: Regarding the authority of towns, cities, and counties to form public facilities districts.
  Fiscal Note
SB 5345 Regarding renewable energy. 
SB 5358 Concerning sales and use tax exemptions in respect to aircraft used in intrastate commuter operations.  Fiscal Note
SB 5362 Establishing a set minimum hourly wage. 
SB 5382 Exempting traps for mice and rats from the restrictions on traps in RCW 77.15.192. 
SB 5390 Concerning the tax on cleaning up radioactive waste and other byproducts of weapons production and nuclear research and development.  Fiscal Note
SB 5403 Concerning the contractual relationships between distributors and producers of malt beverages. 
SB 5405 Regarding resident student classification.  Fiscal Note
SB 5422 Limiting liability for making certain land and water areas available for recreational use under a hydroelectric license. 
SB 5441 Creating incentives for the use of biomass in renewable energy production.  Fiscal Note
SB 5460 Reducing the administrative cost of state government during the 2007-2009 and 2009-2011 fiscal biennia. 
SB 5462 Simplifying and adding certainty to the calculation of workers' compensation benefits. 
SB 5463 Creating a good faith defense for certain minimum wage and overtime compensation complaints.  Fiscal Note
SB 5465 Establishing requirements for industrial insurance final settlement agreements. 
SB 5466 Defining the term employ for minimum wage purposes. 
SB 5467 Concerning tax incentives for the production, distribution, sale, and use of alcohol fuel, wood biomass fuel, biodiesel fuel, and biodiesel feedstock.  Fiscal Note
SB 5470 Providing sales and use tax exemptions for senior residents of qualified low-income senior housing facilities.  Fiscal Note
SB 5483 Concerning the reporting requirements of small domestic wineries.  Fiscal Note
SB 5505 Providing a consistent definition for renewable or alternative energy resources. 
SB 5515 Modifying and adding definitions related to school district employee benefits. 
SB 5558 Repealing the 2007 family and medical leave insurance act. 
SB 5637 Allowing members of the armed forces to submit an application for renewal of a concealed pistol license by mail. 
SB 5638 Concerning fire protection district contracts. 
SB 5647 Establishing a pilot local water management program in one qualified jurisdiction.  Fiscal Note
SB 5662 Allowing certain health care coverage deductions from the calculation of disposable income for the purpose of qualifying for senior property tax programs. 
SB 5663 Concerning property tax exemptions for service-connected disabled veterans and senior citizens. 
SB 5664 Limiting the power of eminent domain. 
SB 5693 Removing the requirement to purchase art for public buildings during the 2009-2011 biennium.  Fiscal Note
SB 5729 Concerning alcohol sales.  Fiscal Note
SB 5793 Concerning privately operated manlifts.
Revised for 1st Substitute: Concerning a single-occupancy farm conveyance.
 
SB 5817 Defining commercial agricultural purposes to include current farming practices and activities related to the raising, harvesting, feeding, breeding, managing, selling, care, or training of a farm product.
Revised for 1st Substitute: Concerning current use valuation of farm and agricultural lands.
  Fiscal Note
SB 5840 Modifying the energy independence act. 
SB 5875 Concerning the convention place station expansion.  Fiscal Note
SB 5916 Authorizing the department of information services to engage in high-speed internet adoption, deployment, and digital inclusion activities.
Revised for 2nd Substitute: Authorizing the department of information services to engage in high-speed internet adoption, deployment, and digital inclusion activities. (REVISED FOR ENGROSSED: Regarding broadband adoption and deployment. )
  Fiscal Note
SB 5917 Conducting an assessment of high-speed internet service in the state.  Fiscal Note
SB 5942 Concerning the taxation of newspapers.  Fiscal Note
SB 5955 Concerning the ability to locate underground facilities. 
SB 5961 Reducing the business and occupation tax burden on the newspaper industry. 
SB 5962 Reducing the business and occupation tax rate on the business of printing, and of publishing newspapers, magazines, or periodicals.  Fiscal Note
SB 5963 Regarding unemployment insurance.  Fiscal Note
SB 5992 Creating the community agricultural worker safety grant program. 
SB 5996 Reducing the business and occupation tax rate for retailers, wholesalers, and service providers of motor vehicles.  Fiscal Note
SB 5997 Providing sales and use tax exemptions to eligible data centers located in a rural county as defined in RCW 82.14.370(5). 
SB 6057 Concerning business and occupation tax exemptions for new businesses.  Fiscal Note
SB 6064 Establishing transportation accountability regions and regional transportation accountability boards. 
SB 6115 Changing provisions relating to sex offenders. 
SB 6153 Replacing the tax credit for the motion picture competitiveness program with a tax credit for the program for supported employment services for individuals with developmental disabilities as they transition from high school to the workforce.  Fiscal Note
SB 6154 Concerning basic health plan eligibility.  Fiscal Note
SB 6155 Modifying general assistance provisions.  Fiscal Note
SB 6156 Providing economically responsible solutions for higher education funding and access.  Fiscal Note
SJM 8002 Requesting that Congress audit the Federal Reserve System. 
SJM 8005 Requesting that the words "under God" remain in the Pledge of Allegiance. 
SJM 8016 Regarding government spending policies. 
SJR 8206 Placing restrictions on tax increases. 
SJR 8209 Requiring extraordinary revenue growth to be transferred to the budget stabilization account.  Fiscal Note
SJR 8210 Prohibiting the adoption of budgets that result in projected deficits. 
SCR 8401 Calling a joint session to honor deceased former members. 
SCR 8404 Providing for the 2008-2018 state comprehensive plan for workforce training. 
SCR 8408 Adjourning SINE DIE. 
SR 8600 Notifying the House that the Senate is ready to transact business. 
SR 8603 Amending Senate Rules. 
SR 8604 Honoring the National Guard. 
SR 8605 Honoring Tom Darling. 
SR 8606 Honoring home education families. 
SR 8612 Honoring Miss Washington 2008. 
SR 8616 Celebrating the 150th birthday of the City of Olympia. 
SR 8618 Honoring President Emeritus V. Lane Rawlins. 
SR 8619 Honoring Wilcox Farms. 
SR 8622 Honoring the Tri-City entities participating in "Energy Independence Day." 
SR 8624 Recognizing the 4-H youth development program. 
SR 8627 Celebrating Big Brothers Big Sisters Day. 
SR 8654 Honoring Peggy Pritchard Olson. 
SR 8658 Establishing May 2009 as arts education month.