Majority Senate Democrats put out a list of bills that technically died on Ash Wednesday because they were not approved by the committee to which there were assigned.

But if they were among your favorites, don't go into mourning just yet.

Easter is April 12. And yes, some of these could rise from the dead by then or a couple weeks thereafter.

But just for the record, here are a few bills from the "Dead Bill List."

Sen. Ed Murray's proposal to get rid of the death penalty in Washington did die. So is his proposal to allow same-sex marriages. So too did Sen. Ken Jacobsen's perennial proposal to let him bring his dog into a bar when he goes drinking. (Just for the record, I've never seen Jake with a drink OR a dog. But I live in Tacoma.)

And Jake's bill to try to revive the Western Washington University football Vikings is dead, too.

Sen. Jim Honeyford's proposal for a 4-day school week is dead, but I think the House version is still alive.

SB 5444 and HB 1410 are dead, which should please the 82,000-strong Washington Education Association. Those are the bills that would implement some of the recommendation of the Basic Education Finance Task Force, like merit pay for teachers. (I guess their deaths clear the way for the WEA to become decidedly more active in the pursuit of a tax package for the ballot, or so I'm told. Then again, parts of these bills could come back three days after Good Friday.)

Also dead is Sen. Mike Carrell's proposal to make people prove they are U.S. citizens before they can register to vote. (I guess he figured he margin of victory over Debi Srail would have been greater is all of her supporters had to be legal immigrants.)

Here is the rest of the Senate list:

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Dead bill report 2009

Agriculture & Rural Economic Development Committee

SB 5329 – Animal spay/neuter assistance program (Pridemore)

SB 5338 – Cloned animal food labeling (Jacobsen)

SB 5956 – Voluntary participation in animal identification systems. (Schoesler)

Early Learning & K-12 Education Committee

SB 5112 – Removing the state requirement for a 180-day school year. (Honeyford)

SB 5444 – Phasing in recommendations of the Basic Education Finance Task Force over a six-year period, beginning in 2011. (Jarrett)

SB 5607 – Implementing the Full Funding Coalition proposal in regards to the Joint Task Force on Basic Education Finance, including a funding increase this biennium. (McAuliffe)

SB 5658 – Establishing a pilot project in Spanish and Chinese foreign language instruction pilot program. (Roach)

SB 5188 – Requiring school districts to provide or pay for any necessary remedial education to college students that they issued high school diplomas to. (Stevens)

Economic Development, Trade & Innovation Committee

SB 8004 – Urging Congress and the President of the United States to increase the number of available H-1B visas and mandate that employers hiring through the H-1B visa program pay a fee of $10,000 into a domestic training fund. (Shin)

Environment, Water & Energy Committee

SB 5418 – Promoting electric vehicles by providing tax breaks, directing state agencies to install charging stations and setting a target for state motor pools to become fully electric or biofuel by 2016 (Jarrett)

SB 5578 – Water resource management regarding stock-water from exempt wells (Schoesler)

SB 5867 – Assuring water supplies for new sub divisions (Fraser)

Financial Institutions, Housing & Insurance Committee

SB 5094 – Prohibiting financial institutions from charging interchange fees that are more than one and one-half percent of the total cost of a retail transaction. (Jacobsen)

SB 5858 – Prohibiting a mortgage broker from receiving a yield spread premium payment prior to or after the closing of a residential mortgage loan. (Tom)

SB 5884 – Allowing loans to community development financial institutions under the linked deposit program. (Kline)

SB 6054 – Providing that an obligation of good faith is imposed in the performance and enforcement of all contracts and duties governed by homeowners' associations and in all other transactions involving declarants, associations, and their members. (Fraser)

Government Operations & Elections Committee

SB 5214 – Requiring the state to erect and maintain monuments outside all military bases in the state displaying the base’s name, branch and insignia. (Carrell)

SB 8005 – Petitioning President Obama and a host of other federal and state officials to reverse the 9th Circuit Supreme Court’s ruling to protect school children from “a coercive requirement to affirm God” while reciting the Pledge of Allegiance. (Holmquist)

SB 8402 – Preventing the Legislature from acting on any problems except budgets and matter necessary to implement budgets. (Stevens)

SB 5213 – Requiring anyone attempting to register to vote provide proof of citizenship (Carrell)

Health & Long-Term Care Committee

SB 5203- Requiring each health plan offered to public employees and their covered dependents to include coverage for the diagnosis of autism spectrum disorders and treatment of autism spectrum disorders in individuals less than twenty-one years of age. (Hobbs)

SB 5857- Prohibiting a food establishment operating under a permit issued by a local public health officer from serving food containing artificial trans fat. (Tom)

Higher Education & Workforce Development Committee

SB 5784 – A bill to create a task force to make recommendations about how potentially reinstate the Western Washington University football program prior to the 2009 season. (Jacobsen)

SB 5077 – Creating the historically Black college fund pilot project (Jacobsen)

SB 5405 – Expanding the definition of "resident student" for the purposes of determining whether a student pays resident tuition rates at Washington institutions of higher education. (Oemig)

Human Services & Corrections Committee

SB 5217 – No public money may be allocated for or expended upon the placement of works of art in any facility operated by the Department of Corrections (Carrell)

SB 5477 – Grandparent visitation rights (Shin)

SB 5643 – Grandparent visitation rights (Franklin)

SB 6013 – Grandparent visitation rights (Carrell)

Judiciary Committee

SB 5674 – Recognizes the right of all citizens in Washington state, including same-sex couples, to obtain civil marriage licenses. (Murray)

SB 5476 – Abolishes the death penalty. (Murray)

SB 5838 – Allows cities and counties to create their own crime for injuring or killing someone in traffic offenses. (McDermott)

SB 5216 – Criminals would face an enhanced sentence if they wear body armor while committing a crime. (Carrell)

SB 5144 – Provides a financial incentive for filing a lawsuit when another person has filed in order to recover the money lost to fraud. (Kline)

SB 5183 – Someone is guilty of possession of child pornography if they intentionally view it on the Internet. (Hobbs)

Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection Committee

SB 5068 – Known as the “Air Passenger Bill of Rights.” Provides airline passengers with the assurances of food, water, ventilations and sanitary facilities. (Jacobsen)

SB 5362 – Suspends the voter-approved minimum wage increases tied to the Consumer Price Index. This would keep our state’s minimum wage stagnant at its current level -- $8.55. (Parlette)

SB 5243 – Prevents the Department of Labor & Industries from adopting new rules and requires a thorough review of the effectiveness of its current rules. (Honeyford)

SB 5675 – A car dealer must disclose any known car defects in writing. If a buyer discovers an undisclosed defect within 6 months of purchase, the buyer can seek remedies and void the transaction – if the buyer can prove the seller knew of the defect. (Murray)

SB 5465 – Reduces the amount of time that injured workers can receive worker compensation funds when their case is being reviewed by the Department of Labor & Industries. (Holmquist)

SB 5336 – Allows dogs in bars and coffee shops. (Jacobsen)

Natural Resources, Ocean & Recreation Committee

SB 5389 – Concerning animal trapping—larger overhaul of the initiative. A House Bill is still alive. (Hatfield)

SB 5559– Increasing youth hunting safety. A House Bill is still alive. (Kohl-Welles)

SB 5128 – Addressing natural resource impacts from off-road vehicle use/impact. No House Bill. (Jacobsen)