Past bills
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 5142 1991–92 |
Wrecker regulation exmptionsProvides that persons or firms which deal only in motor vehicles and second-hand parts that are thirty years old or older are not included in the term "motor vehicle wrecker". | Bob McCaslin (R-4) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 1992 |
| SB 5144 1991–92 |
Presidential electorsProvides that each party shall nominate one elector from each congressional district and two electors at large. Requires the electors to vote for the candidates winning the popular vote in the districts, and the electors at... | Jack Metcalf (R-10) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 1992 |
| SB 5146 1991–92 |
Physical therapistsDeletes the expiration date of June 30, 1991. Repeals sections 17 and 18, chapter 297, Laws of 1990 . | Bob McCaslin (R-4) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 1992 |
| SB 5149 1991–92 |
Gifts/public office fundsA separate account shall be established from which all public office fund expenditures are made. Registration with the PDC is required within two weeks of the day the public office fund is created. | Gary Nelson (R-21) | Passed Legislature Passed Legislature · no Governor action recorded |
Jan 13, 1992 |
| SB 5152 1991–92 |
Contractor registrationAuthorizes the department of labor and industries to require that persons registering as contractors attend a seminar on laws and practices applicable to the business of contracting in the state. | Ray Moore (D-36) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 1992 |
| SB 5153 1991–92 |
Plumbing regulationRequires the department of labor and industries to establish separate certification requirements for backflow preventer assembly installers and backflow preventer assembly testers. Takes effect July 1, 1991. | Patrick R. McMullen (D-40) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 1992 |
| SB 5154 1991–92 |
Employment of minorsThe director of the Department of Labor and Industries is to issue written citations for violations of the child labor standards of the state's industrial welfare law. For first-time, nonserious violations, an abatement period... | Ann Anderson (R-42) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 1992 |
| SB 5155 1991–92 |
Wage payment laws violationsAuthorizes the assessment of interest on back wages and the imposition of civil penalties and criminal penalties for violations of wage laws. | Adam Smith (D-33) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 1992 |
| SB 5157 1991–92 |
Indian hunting/fishng rightsUnless the Wildlife Commission first determines that under federal law, a nontreaty tribe or its members have reservation hunting or fishing rights off the reservation, the Department of Wildlife may not grant any special... | Scott Barr (R-7) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Jan 13, 1992 |
| SB 5159 1991–92 |
Universal auto insuranceThe Washington Automobile Insurance Corporation (WAIC) is created to operate on a nonprofit basis a plan of universal compulsory automobile insurance without regard to the age, marital status or sex of applicants. | Ray Moore (D-36) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 1992 |
| SB 5160 1991–92 |
Clear Creek dam rebuildingMakes an appropriation of one million seven hundred fifty thousand dollars to rebuild the Clear Creek dam. | Jim Matson (R-14) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 1992 |
| SB 5161 1991–92 |
Diabetics supplies/tax exempSyringes and glucose monitoring tabs, strips, and equipment prescribed for a diabetic's individual treatment by a licensed physician or osteopath are exempt from state and local sales and use taxes. | Phil Talmadge (D-34) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 1992 |
| SB 5162 1991–92 |
Senior citizen/tax exemptnsApplication for exemption is required every two years. | Phil Talmadge (D-34) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 1992 |
| SB 5163 1991–92 |
Alternative dispute resolutnThe provisions of the arbitration statute (RCW 7.04) shall apply to arbitration agreements between public agencies. Arbitration standards are provided for disputes occurring between any governmental health departments. | Phil Talmadge (D-34) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 1992 |
| SB 5164 1991–92 |
Firearms access to minorsA person is guilty of a misdemeanor if he or she improperly stores or leaves a loaded firearm, and if a child subsequently gains access to the firearm without lawful permission or supervision and exhibits the firearm in a... | Phil Talmadge (D-34) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 1992 |
| SB 5165 1991–92 |
Health dept reference revsnsNumerous state statutes are amended to make correct references to the Department of Health which was created in 1989 as a separate department of state government. | Gary Nelson (R-21) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Jan 13, 1992 |
| SB 5166 1991–92 |
Exploitation of minorsDefines terms. Prohibits a person from recklessly, and with knowledge of its character, displaying matter which is harmful to minors. Makes a violation a gross misdemeanor offense. | Gary Nelson (R-21) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 1992 |
| SB 5168 1991–92 |
Property tax exemptionPersons whose combined disposable household incomes are less than $18,000 are authorized a partial property tax exemption on their principal residences and up to one acre of land on which they are situated according to the... | Ray Moore (D-36) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 1992 |
| SB 5169 1991–92 |
Property tax valuationThe increase in the assessed value of owner-occupied residential property is limited to 5 percent per year, but the assessment cannot exceed fair market value. Property would be revalued to fair market value on sale or change... | Ray Moore (D-36) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 1992 |
| SB 5171 1991–92 |
False political advertisingPolitical advertising that contains a false statement of a material fact, that falsely represents that a candidate is an incumbent, or that falsely indicates that a person or organization supports or endorses the candidate,... | Brad Owen (D-35) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 1992 |
| SB 5172 1991–92 |
Medical disciplinary boardProvides a definition of "nontraditional healing arts." | Ray Moore (D-36) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 1992 |
| SB 5173 1991–92 |
Death penalty/certain rpistsA person who commits rape in the first degree or rape of a child in the first degree must be sentenced to death if: 1) the person has been previously convicted of either rape in the first degree or rape of a child in the first... | Gerald "Jerry" Saling (R-5) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 1992 |
| SB 5175 1991–92 |
Unlicensed contractorsIncreases the levels of offense for crimes by unlicensed contractors from a misdemeanor to a gross misdemeanor offense. | Larry Vognild (D-38) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 1992 |
| SB 5176 1991–92 |
In-state contractors/pub wksState and local agencies must award a public contract for public works to the lowest responsible resident bidder whose bid does not exceed 10 percent over the lowest responsible nonresident bidder. | Larry Vognild (D-38) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 1992 |
| SB 5177 1991–92 |
Voter registrationVoter registration files for all precincts are closed against original registration or transfers from other precincts for 15 days immediately preceding every election and primary to be held in such precincts. Reference to... | Sid Snyder (D-19) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 1992 |