Past bills
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 6111 2001–02 |
Circuit power sourcesProvides that, where circuit power sources for installation of signaling circuits, power-limited circuits, and related equipment do not exceed twenty-five volts or fifty volt amps and where the total length of all conductors... | Sid Snyder (D-19) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| SB 6112 2001–02 |
Inquest hearingsFinds that the current statute governing inquest hearings needs to be modernized and updated to eliminate any potential for conflict of interest, ensure accountability of public officials, and maintain professionalism within... | Adam Kline (D-37) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| SB 6114 2001–02 |
Watershed/nat resource orgsDeclares that it is the policy of the state to encourage and help sustain voluntary nonprofit organizations formed for the purpose of protecting, enhancing, and restoring the biological, chemical, and physical processes of... | Debbie Regala (D-27) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| SB 6115 2001–02 |
Regional transit authoritiesProvides that regional transit authorities must honor their contractual obligations among the subareas within their boundaries and maintain subarea equity, such that no subarea benefits at the expense of another. Declares that... | Dino Rossi (R-5) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| SB 6116 2001–02 |
School athletic eventsLimits liability for physicians who provide medical care at school athletic events. | Rosemary McAuliffe (D-1) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| SB 6117 2001–02 |
School assessmentsRequires that assessments measuring the essential academic learning requirements be proven to be valid measures of basic academics before they are mandatory. | Harold Hochstatter (R-13) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| SB 6118 2001–02 |
Precinct committee officersProvides for the election of precinct committee officers at the primary. | Pam Roach (R-31) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| SB 6119 2001–02 |
Property tax/senior citizensDeclares that a taxpayer is eligible for a credit against the state levy imposed on the taxpayer's owner-occupied residence, if the following conditions are met: (1) The taxpayer must be sixty-four years of age or older on... | Bill Finkbeiner (R-45) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| SB 6120 2001–02 |
Robbery 2 & assualt 2Assault in the second degree and robbery in the second degree are removed from the definition of "most serious offenses". These two offenses do not count in support of a persistent offender finding. | Adam Kline (D-37) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| SB 6121 2001–02 |
Protection orders/tenantsProvides that, if a tenant is the petitioner in an action for a protection order under chapter 26.50 RCW and he or she notifies the landlord of the existence of a protection order that excludes the respondent from the dwelling... | Adam Kline (D-37) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| SB 6122 2001–02 |
Higher ed enrollment fundingIt is state policy to provide appropriations to meet the demand for higher education in the state. The state budget is required to include increased funding, up to the fiscal growth factor under Initiative 601, to support the... | Jeanne Kohl-Welles (D-36) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| SB 6123 2001–02 |
Sale of firearms/gun showsDeclares that a person who, while at a gun show or event, offers to sell or transfer a firearm to another person must be licensed as a dealer under 18 U.S.C Sec. 923 and post the license in accordance with 27 C.F.R. Sec.... | Jeanne Kohl-Welles (D-36) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| SB 6124 2001–02 |
Farm machinery & equipmentThe sale of used machinery and equipment used previously in a farming activity sold by one farmer to another is exempt from sales and use tax. A farmer is defined as a person who produces agricultural products for sale. | Linda Evans Parlette (R-12) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| SB 6125 2001–02 |
Information data basesCreates a statewide data base licensing service to secure cost-effective access to commercially produced information data base products. The information data bases shall be made available to citizens of Washington through all... | Jim Kastama (D-25) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| SB 6127 2001–02 |
Nonprofit orgs/property taxRevises provisions relating to the property taxation of nonprofit organizations engaged in the production and performances of musical, dance, artistic, dramatic, or literary works for the public. | Bill Finkbeiner (R-45) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| SB 6128 2001–02 |
Alternative energy sourcesProvides sales and use tax exemptions for alternative energy sources. Takes effect July 1, 2003. | James West (R-6) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| SB 6130 2001–02 |
Treble damagesProvides that, if the action is brought in superior court, the court may also award treble damages over and above actual damages awarded, provided that the treble damages do not exceed the treble damages that could have been... | Adam Kline (D-37) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| SB 6131 2001–02 |
ElectionsDirects the secretary of state to establish a program to assist county auditors to acquire and use modern voting systems and modern ballot processing systems from moneys in the voting systems modernization account created... | Adam Kline (D-37) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| SB 6132 2001–02 |
PERS & LEOFFRSAuthorizes a public employees' retirement system plan 1 member serving as a law enforcement officer, upon reaching age fifty, to transfer to the law enforcement officers' and fire fighters' retirement system plan 1. | Jeralita "Jeri" Costa (D-38) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| SB 6133 2001–02 |
TRS/school nursesIncludes school nurses under the definition of teachers' retirement system plan 1 earnable compensation. | Jeralita "Jeri" Costa (D-38) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| SB 6134 2001–02 |
Career guidance programCreates the comprehensive career guidance program to support parents' rights in the development of their child's educational plan. Appropriates the sum of two million seven hundred fifty thousand dollars, or as much thereof as... | Marilyn Rasmussen (D-2) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| SB 6135 2001–02 |
Bonds/local projectsFinds there are approximately seven hundred fifty million dollars of outstanding infrastructure loans to local governments executed under chapter 43.155 RCW that will be repaid over the next several decades with interest.... | Darlene Fairley (D-32) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| SB 6136 2001–02 |
TransportationProvides that, if an authority sells land that was acquired through condemnation, then it shall remit to the owner or owners from whom it obtained that land the difference between the amount paid for the land when acquired... | Dino Rossi (R-5) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| SB 6138 2001–02 |
Fish protection costsRequires every electric company that sends bills to retail customers to provide a notice in the bill, in easily understandable language, concerning the percentage of the retail electric customer's bill that is directly... | Bob Oke (R-26) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| SB 6139 2001–02 |
Airport noise mitigationAn amount equal to the sales and use tax paid on the construction or renovation of public school buildings within 15 miles of certain sized airports is deposited into a new airport noise mitigation account. Funds from the new... | Julia Patterson (D-33) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |