All bills
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 6009 1997–98 |
Information technologyDIS = s function as service provider is separated from its function as regulator. | Bill Finkbeiner (R-45) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| SB 6010 1997–98 |
Public utility tax ratesRevises RCW 82.16.020 to lower the rates for light and power businesses and for water distribution businesses to three and six-tenths percent. | Dino Rossi (R-5) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| SB 6011 1997–98 |
Audit of LAMP & LITE projctsDIS is mandated to perform a thorough audit of LAMP, LITE and all companion projects. These are 15 items which the auditor must consider in ultimately forming a recommendation for continuing, abandoning or restructuring the project. | Dino Rossi (R-5) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| SB 6012 1997–98 |
Wage payment violationsFinds that the Washington state minimum wage law and wage claim laws do not require payment of interest on back wages owed and do not authorize adequate penalties against violators. To improve compliance, the department of... | Michael Heavey (D-34) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| SB 6013 1997–98 |
Higher ed retirement beneftsRevises provisions relating to retirement benefit plans of colleges and universities. | Eugene Prince (R-9) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| SB 6014 1997–98 |
City ownership of telecommunThe Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission (WUTC) is given the authority to approve the financing or operation plan of telecommunications systems owned or operated by cities. No city may own or operate a... | Bill Finkbeiner (R-45) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| SB 6016 1997–98 |
Retirement system membershipApplies to certain members of the retirement systems who are elected or appointed to the legislature or state elective positions. | Don Benton (R-17) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| SB 6017 1997–98 |
World War II vet memorialFinds that site designation for the Washington State World War II Memorial authorized and directed by chapter 348, Laws of 1995 which was passed by the 54th Legislature during the 1995 Regular Session, has not been adequately... | Don Benton (R-17) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| SB 6018 1997–98 |
Lodging businessesRevises RCW 19.48.010 to reduce the required number of transient rooms from fifteen to three to be defined as a hotel. | Mary Margaret Haugen (D-10) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| SB 6020 1997–98 |
Vocational rehabilitationDeclares that a person who provides rehabilitation for injured workers in the form of on-the-job training or transitional return to work under Title 51 RCW may elect coverage for injured workers receiving services, regardless... | R. Lorraine Wojahn (D-27) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| SB 6021 1997–98 |
Firearms instructor liabiltyDeclares that instructors of firearms safety, education, and familiarization classes authorized by and conducted at a sport shooting range are not subject to civil liability relating to or arising from accidents occurring... | Jim Hargrove (D-24) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| SB 6024 1997–98 |
Business & occupatn tx ratesDecreases and clarifies business and occupation tax rates. Repeals RCW 82.04.055. | Sid Snyder (D-19) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| SB 6025 1997–98 |
Machinry & equipmnt tx valueProvides that, if property is valued using a cost approach, the assessed value shall not reflect any deductions made from the estimation of cost because of the sales and use tax exemptions under RCW 82.08.02565 or 82.12.02565. | Sid Snyder (D-19) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| SB 6026 1997–98 |
Deer and elk tag feesRevises RCW 77.32.340 to increase deer and elk tag fees. | Ken Jacobsen (D-46) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| SB 6027 1997–98 |
Columbia river museumProvides that beginning on the effective date of this act, the director of community, trade, and economic development or the director's designee shall disburse, on a quarterly basis, to the environmental science and technology... | Patricia Hale (R-8) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| SB 6028 1997–98 |
Metropolitan park districtsEstablishes requirements and procedures to allow a zoo to be managed by a metropolitan park district. | Jeanne Kohl-Welles (D-36) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| SB 6029 1997–98 |
Catastrophic insur/health caProvides that, by January 1, 1999, the board shall offer a catastrophic insurance/health care savings account as an employee benefit option for all employees. | Gary Strannigan (R-38) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| SB 6031 1997–98 |
Package delivery/taxationPertains to "urban transportation business" which includes predominantly intrastate package delivery carriers transporting packages or parcels not exceeding one hundred pounds per package or parcel, and excluding the... | Jeanine Long (R-44) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| SB 6032 1997–98 |
Prescription requirementsRequires prescriptions to be typewritten. | Margarita Prentice (D-11) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| SB 6033 1997–98 |
Aviation research centerEstablishes the National Research Center for Aviation History, Space, and Technology at the Museum of Flight. Makes an appropriation of seven hundred fifty thousand dollars, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1998, from the... | Margarita Prentice (D-11) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| SB 6034 1997–98 |
Unemployment compensationThe unemployment insurance system is modified in three ways. Weekly Benefit Formula : Beginning with weeks of unemployment in January 1998, the formula is changed for determining weekly benefit amounts for claimants. | Ann Anderson (R-42) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| SB 6035 1997–98 |
State property tax eliminatnEliminates state property taxes over a ten-year period beginning in 1999. | Don Benton (R-17) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| SB 6036 1997–98 |
On-the-job trainingThe Jobs for the Future Program is established to provide undertrained, underemployed, and unemployed persons with on-the-job training opportunities. An on-the-job training council is established by the State Board for... | Ray Schow (R-30) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| SB 6037 1997–98 |
WA and B.C. ferry routesRequests the department of transportation to consider the economic impact on the state and the local community before any reduction in the level of service provided on ferry routes between the state and British Columbia, Canada. | Harriet Spanel (D-40) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| SB 6038 1997–98 |
Vehicle licensing fees evasnProvides that, in all cases where a person is found to have evaded the payment of taxes or license fees imposed in connection with the registration of a vehicle based upon information collected and presented to the department... | Don Benton (R-17) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |