SB 5886 - Allowing voters to indicate abstention from voting on any particular office.

SB 5835 - Allowing judicial candidates freedom of speech. - NOT HEARD

SB 5841 - Authorizing counties to tax employees not living in Washington for the value of government services they receive. - NOT HEARD

SB 5824 - Allowing rural fire protection districts to contract with cities for ambulance services and impose a monthly utility service charge on each developed residential property located in the fire protection district. (Proposed Substitute will be offered; copies are available from Committee Staff.) - NOT HEARD

SB 5659 - Authorizing additional funding for local governments. - NOT HEARD

SB 5735 - Adjusting the limit applicable to the contracting of public works by a special purpose water-sewer district. - NOT HEARD

SB 5965 - Revising the makeup of public facilities district boards of directors.

SJM 8019 - Requesting Congress to expeditiously build and deploy a missile defense system. - NOT HEARD

ESHB 1053 - Enhancing government accountability. - NO ACTION

SB 5705 - Conforming the department of services for the blind provisions with federal law.

SB 5477 - Requiring the delivery of endorsements by recording officers.

SB 5638 - Revising the definition of "public records" as it applies to state legislative offices. - NO ACTION

SB 5399 - Revising absentee and mail ballot procedures. - NO ACTION

SB 5443 - Revising the requirements for absentee ballots. (Proposed Substitute will be offered; copies are available from Committee Staff.) - NO ACTION

SB 5441 - Allowing initiative and referendum petitions on 8 1/2 by 11 paper. - NO ACTION

SB 5390 - Regarding permissible uses of state resources by elected officials with regard to ballot propositions. - NO ACTION

SB 5747 - Requiring the supervisor of elections in charter counties to be an elected position.