Past bills
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 5477 2003–04 |
Delivery of endorsementsRequires recording officers to deliver all recorded documents. | Paull Shin (D-21) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 239, Laws of 2003 |
May 12, 2003 |
| SB 5515 2003–04 |
Workers' comp appeal boardAllows the chairperson and the industrial appeals judges of the Board of Industrial Insurance Appeals to be either active or judicial members of the Washington State Bar Association. | Stephen Johnson (R-47) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 224, Laws of 2003 |
May 12, 2003 |
| SB 5545 2003–04 |
Fees for vital recordsIncreases the vital records fee by $4.00 (from $13.00 to $17.00) for every copy of a birth, marriage, divorce, and death certificate issued at both the Center for Health Statistics and by local health jurisdictions (LHJs). | Luke Esser (R-48) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 241, Laws of 2003 |
May 12, 2003 |
| SB 5579 2003–04 |
Boarding homesA boarding home license is not needed when services are initiated and arranged by persons other than the facility owner. | Linda Evans Parlette (R-12) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 231, Laws of 2003 |
May 12, 2003 |
| SB 5592 2003–04 |
GarnishmentsAllows attorneys for creditors to issue writs of garnishment following a district court judgment against a debtor. | Joyce Mulliken (R-13) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 222, Laws of 2003 |
May 12, 2003 |
| SB 5596 2003–04 |
Juvenile rehab facilitiesRequires the Juvenile Rehabilitation Administration to establish rules relating to custodial assaults and to report custodial assaults to local law enforcement. | Val Stevens (R-39) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 229, Laws of 2003 |
May 12, 2003 |
| SB 5601 2003–04 |
Liability for charity careProvides immunity to physicians from liability for their negligence while rendering unpaid services at community clinics. | Bob McCaslin (R-4) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 256, Laws of 2003 |
May 12, 2003 |
| SB 5616 2003–04 |
Insurer foreign investmentsAuthorizes an insurer to invest an aggregate amount of not more than 10 percent of its assets in the obligations of foreign governmental entities or the securities of foreign corporations. | Don Benton (R-17) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 251, Laws of 2003 |
May 12, 2003 |
| SB 5641 2003–04 |
Unlawful transaction/insrncPrescribes criminal and civil penalties for the unauthorized solicitation or transaction of insurance business on the part of insurers, agents, brokers, solicitors, health care service contractors, and health maintenance organizations. | Don Benton (R-17) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 250, Laws of 2003 |
May 12, 2003 |
| SB 5654 2003–04 |
Fire protection districtsAllows multiple fire protection districts to annex into a newly incorporated city or town. | Bob McCaslin (R-4) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 253, Laws of 2003 |
May 12, 2003 |
| SB 5676 2003–04 |
Education opportunity grantPermits the Educational Opportunity Grant (EOG) to be used at a branch campus or by students from any county and makes additional changes to update EOG statutes. | Don Carlson (R-49) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 233, Laws of 2003 |
May 12, 2003 |
| SB 5694 2003–04 |
Integrated permit systemRequires the Office of Permit Assistance to develop a guide for creating a unified project decision support document and to develop recommendations for an integrated permit system through the use of a pilot project. | Dan Swecker (R-20) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 245, Laws of 2003 |
May 12, 2003 |
| SB 5716 2003–04 |
Fraudulent drivers' licensesMakes it a class C felony to manufacture, sell, or deliver a forged, stolen, fictitious, counterfeit, fraudulently altered or unlawfully issued driver's license or identicard. | Margarita Prentice (D-11) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 214, Laws of 2003 |
May 12, 2003 |
| SB 5726 2003–04 |
Cooperative associationsAllows members of a cooperative association to elect nonmembers to its board of directors. | Bob Morton (R-7) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 252, Laws of 2003 |
May 12, 2003 |
| SB 5737 2003–04 |
Abandoned propertyIncreases the value threshold from $25 to $50 at which a business must provide to the Department of Revenue (DOR) names and addresses of unclaimed property owners. | Don Benton (R-17) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 237, Laws of 2003 |
May 12, 2003 |
| SB 5749 2003–04 |
Sex offender postreleaseAuthorizes a designee of the Indeterminate Sentence Board (ISRB) to administer hearings for any sex offender accused of violating his or her community custody status. | Jim Hargrove (D-24) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 218, Laws of 2003 |
May 12, 2003 |
| SB 5766 2003–04 |
Administrative rule noticeProviding businesses with notice of certain administrative rules. | Pam Roach (R-31) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 246, Laws of 2003 |
May 12, 2003 |
| SB 5779 2003–04 |
Sibling relationshipsRequires the court to address the relationship between a child and his or her sibling in dependency or termination proceedings. | Val Stevens (R-39) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 227, Laws of 2003 |
May 12, 2003 |
| SB 5811 2003–04 |
Foster careEncourages foster parents to facilitate greater involvement of birth parents with their children in foster care. | Jim Hargrove (D-24) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 226, Laws of 2003 |
May 12, 2003 |
| SB 5829 2003–04 |
Nursing techniciansNursing students or recent graduates of a nursing program who are employed by a hospital or nursing home must be registered by the Department of Health in order to perform specific nursing tasks. | Alex Deccio (R-14) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 258, Laws of 2003 |
May 12, 2003 |
| SB 5890 2003–04 |
Agricultural workersDirects the Department of Labor and Industries to initiate a pilot project on mandatory medical monitoring for certain cholinesterase-inhibiting pesticides. | Dan Swecker (R-20) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 255, Laws of 2003 |
May 12, 2003 |
| SB 5933 2003–04 |
Cigarette tax contractsAdds the Samish Indian Nation, the Quileute Tribe, and the Kalispel Tribe to the list of tribes with which the Governor may make cigarette tax contracts. | Jim Hargrove (D-24) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 236, Laws of 2003 |
May 12, 2003 |
| SB 5970 2003–04 |
Family law handbookRequires the county auditor to distribute a family law handbook to an individual who applies for a marriage license under RCW 26.04.140. | Jim Hargrove (D-24) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 225, Laws of 2003 |
May 12, 2003 |
| SB 5977 2003–04 |
Highway rights of wayRequires the Department of Transportation to establish a process to lease locations within highway rights of way for wireless telecommunications equipment. | Luke Esser (R-48) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 244, Laws of 2003 |
May 12, 2003 |
| SB 5991 2003–04 |
Secure comm trans facilitiesChanges the minimum staffing ratios at the Secure Community Transition Facility on McNeil Island to one staff member to three residents during waking hours, and one staff member to four residents during normal sleeping hours. | Val Stevens (R-39) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 216, Laws of 2003 |
May 12, 2003 |