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2005 Legislative Session IGR Commitee Bill Approval May 23, 2005 Prohibits facially neutral housing policy that adversely impacts disabled persons or other persons due to their race, color, sex, marital status, source of income, familial status, religion or national origin to greater extent than it adversely impacts persons generally. Prohibits discrimination against disabled person or discrimination due to race, color, sex, marital status, source of income, familial status, religion or national origin by multiple listing service, real estate brokers' organization or other service, organization or facility relating to business of selling or renting dwellings. Requires Commissioner of Bureau of Labor and Industries to investigate complaint of discrimination within 30 days of filing of complaint. Allows court trial for SB 0706 2 Support violation. Allows attorney fees. Imposes civil penalties. 3/09 Entitles contractor on public contract or contractor's surety to recover from Commissioner of Bureau of Labor and Industries reasonable attorney fees, expert witness fees, costs and disbursements and any other costs and expenses incurred by contractor and contractor's surety in investigating, responding to and resolving claim against contractor's payment bond if commissioner's actual recovery from contractor's payment bond, through settlement, civil SB 0707 2 Oppose action or otherwise, is less than 90 percent of amount of claim stated in notice of claim. 3/24 Defines isolated wetlands and marginal wetlands for purposes of regulation of removal and filling of material. Allows removal and filling of material in certain isolated and marginal wetlands and in wetlands of less than one acre in size to occur without permit. Allows city with population of 50,000 or fewer persons to develop approval or denial procedures for idevelopment permits, building permi.ts or actions that affect marginal and isolated wetlands. SB 0710 2 Oppose Declares emergency, effective on passage. 3/09 Transfers functions relating to management of wetlands, removal of materials from beds or banks of waters of state and filling of waters of state from Department of State Lands to State SB 0711 2 Oppose Department of Agriculture. 3/09 Directs office of State Fire Marshal to adopt fire safety standards for cigarettes. Requires cigarette manufacturer to certify that manufacturer's cigarettes meet fire safety standards before cigarettes may be sold in state. Appropriates moneys to office of State Fire Marshal for establishing fire safety standards for cigarettes. Imposes civil penalties. Declares emergency, SB 0738 2 Support effective on passage. 3/17 30