All bills
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 2380 1997–98 |
Unemployment comp benefitsRevises provisions prescribing methods for determining unemployment compensation weekly benefit amounts. | Jim Dunn (R-17) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| HB 2381 1997–98 |
Corporal punishmnt in schoolProvides that no teacher, principal, or other person employed by a school board or employed in a school may subject a student to corporal punishment. Designates actions which are not prohibited and provides that in determining... | Jim Dunn (R-17) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| HB 2382 1997–98 |
Long-term care residnt rghtsState run nursing homes (referring to the Washington Soldiers Home at Orting and the Washington Veterans = home at Retsil), boarding homes, and adult family homes are required to only admit or retain individuals that they can... | Jim Dunn (R-17) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| HB 2384 1997–98 |
Solid fuel burning devicesRequires the department of ecology, in cooperation with local air pollution control agencies and representatives from the hearth products industry and other appropriate stakeholders shall analyze the new federal standards and... | John Pennington (R-18) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| SB 5000 1997–98 |
B&O tax rates loweredB&O tax rates are reduced to their pre-1993 levels, effective July 1, 1997, as follows: the selected business service rate is reduced from 2.0 percent to 1.5 percent; the financial business service rate is reduced from 1.6... | Patricia Hale (R-8) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| SB 5001 1997–98 |
School levy funding replacedSchool districts = levy authority is reduced by 10 percent over two years. The state must pay each school district an amount equivalent to a 5 percent levy for calendar year 1998, and an amount equivalent to a 5 percent levy... | Albert Bauer (D-49) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| SB 5004 1997–98 |
State aquatic lands exchangeThe Legislature intends to expedite exchanges of state-owned aquatic lands when those aquatic lands benefit commerce and an exchange would foster improved public use and access to aquatic lands. | Mary Margaret Haugen (D-10) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| SB 5007 1997–98 |
Liens filed by DSHSThe requirements that the lien and notice to withhold and deliver be signed and include a demand to withhold and deliver are deleted. DSHS may serve the lien and the notice to withhold and deliver by electronic device. | Jeanine Long (R-44) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| SB 5013 1997–98 |
Health care insur prepaymntsThe HMO and HCSC exemption from the 2 percent premium tax for Medicare payments is continued indefinitely. | James West (R-6) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| SB 5014 1997–98 |
State property tax reductionEstablishes the property tax reduction fund in the state treasury. Designates a process for determining the moneys to be deposited in the property tax reduction fund and the emergency reserve fund. | Betti Sheldon (D-23) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| SB 5015 1997–98 |
State property tax reductionReduces the state property tax levy for 1997 by five percent. | Betti Sheldon (D-23) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| SB 5019 1997–98 |
Persistent sex offendersThe definition of "persistent offender" is amended to include an offender who has two separate convictions for a most serious offense that is also a sex offense involving a victim who is a minor. | Darlene Fairley (D-32) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| SB 5021 1997–98 |
Elections for Olympic gamesProvides that a county that is the primary venue of the international Olympic games may not expend funds in direct or indirect support of the hosting of the games unless the hosting of the games has been approved by the voters... | Dwight Pelz (D-37) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| SB 5022 1997–98 |
Increasing offender scoringAn additional point is added to an adult defendant = s offender score if the defendant was under community supervision, community custody or post-release supervision at the time of the current offense or offenses. | Harold Hochstatter (R-13) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| SB 5023 1997–98 |
Disabled/sr property tax defDefines local government and local improvement districts. Declares that "special assessment" means an assessment levied in a local improvement district or otherwise levied by a local government to pay for all or part of the... | Dan Swecker (R-20) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| SB 5024 1997–98 |
Used mobile home definedThe definition of used mobile home in the real estate excise tax chapter is amended by removing the requirement that the mobile home be fixed to the land. The effect is that mobile homes that still have their axles in place,... | Shirley Winsley (R-28) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| SB 5025 1997–98 |
Columbia Riv. gillnet licensOnly salmon gillnet fishers in Grays Harbor-Columbia River or Willapa Bay-Columbia River areas who had a commercial license in 1993, but failed to renew in 1994, 1995, or 1996, are regulated. The specified parties can qualify... | Valoria Loveland (D-16) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| SB 5026 1997–98 |
Water rights adjudicationThe superior court appoints a referee to whom the proceeding is referred directly. Any individual who is an employee, or who in the three years prior to the commencement of the proceeding has been an employee, of a party to a... | Dan Swecker (R-20) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| SB 5027 1997–98 |
DOE water-related actionsCertain actions of the Department of Ecology are defined as A water quantity decisions, @ including: (1) decisions to grant or deny permits or certificates for a right to the beneficial use of water, or to amend, change, or... | Dan Swecker (R-20) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| SB 5031 1997–98 |
Juvenile persistent offendrsDefines "persistent offenders." Designates sentencing standards for persistent offenders. | Dan Swecker (R-20) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| SB 5032 1997–98 |
Writs of restitutionIt is specified that a sheriff may not require a bond for service and execution of a writ of restitution to remove a mobile home, a mobile home tenant, or the personal property of the mobile home tenant. The sheriff may... | Dan Swecker (R-20) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| SB 5036 1997–98 |
Purchase of seized propertyA law enforcement officer and his or her spouse, or anyone acting in concert with or on his or her behalf may not purchase, by auction or any other means, any property seized by or forfeited as a result of an arrest or... | Pam Roach (R-31) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| SB 5037 1997–98 |
Vehicle excise tax distribtnRevises the distribution formula for revenues related to motor vehicle excise taxes. Repeals RCW 82.44.155 and 82.44.160. | Don Benton (R-17) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| SB 5038 1997–98 |
Columbia R. Gorge commissionIf the Columbia River Gorge Commission has zoned an existing property or parcel in such a way as to prohibit development and the property or parcel is within a city's boundaries or was purchased before January 1, 1987, the... | Don Benton (R-17) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| SB 5039 1997–98 |
Business constructn tax defrRequires application for deferral of taxes to be made before initiation of construction of, or acquisition of equipment or machinery for the investment project. Directs the department to perform three assessments on the tax... | Don Benton (R-17) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |