Past bills
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 5588 2003–04 |
Pilot corrections facilitiesRequires the Sentencing Guidelines Commission (SGC) to submit a plan to the Legislature for establishing pilot regional correctional facilities by December 31, 2003. | Adam Kline (D-37) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Jan 28, 2004 |
| SB 5653 2003–04 |
Residency for public schoolsPermits children who live in a home that is located in Idaho but that has a Washington address assigned by the United States Postal Service to attend school in Washington as resident students. | Larry Sheahan (R-9) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Jan 28, 2004 |
| SB 5690 2003–04 |
Internet transaction taxesExempts remote sellers from business and occupation taxes and sales and use tax collection requirements for transactions via internet servers owned by unaffiliated businesses. | Dino Rossi (R-5) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Jan 28, 2004 |
| SB 5692 2003–04 |
Health & human services infoCreates 211 as the official state dialing code for public access to information and referral for health and human services and information about access to services after a natural or non-natural disaster. | Don Carlson (R-49) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Jan 28, 2004 |
| SB 5709 2003–04 |
Community-based nursing careAllows registered nurses in in-home care settings to delegate nursing care tasks, including the administration of medication and tasks requiring substantial skill, to nursing assistants when the individual patient is in stable... | Alex Deccio (R-14) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Jan 28, 2004 |
| SB 5714 2003–04 |
Financial inst law parityGrants state chartered banks the same powers and authorities conferred upon state chartered thrifts. | Don Benton (R-17) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Jan 28, 2004 |
| SB 5717 2003–04 |
Financial fraud equipmentCreates six financial fraud crimes pertaining to the use, possession, or production of payment instruments, identification, or devices used to produce fraudulent documents. | Shirley Winsley (R-28) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Jan 28, 2004 |
| SB 5718 2003–04 |
Public disclosure exemptionsExempts federal social security numbers from public disclosure and copying except when disclosure is expressly required, governed, or authorized by other law. | Shirley Winsley (R-28) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Jan 28, 2004 |
| SB 5742 2003–04 |
Hiring retireesThe number of hours that a retired member of PERS 1 or TERS 1 may work for an eligible employer after one month of separation without pension benefit reductions is decreased from 1,500 to 867. Retirees who are separated from... | Senator (R-15) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Jan 28, 2004 |
| SB 5801 2003–04 |
Pblc wrks job order contractAllows public bodies authorized to use alternative public works contracting procedures to award contracts using the job order contract process. | Shirley Winsley (R-28) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Jan 28, 2004 |
| SB 5828 2003–04 |
Meningococcal immunizationRequires post-secondary educational institutions to provide certain students with information about meningococcal meningitis. | Larry Sheahan (R-9) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Jan 28, 2004 |
| SB 5852 2003–04 |
Tobacco settlementProvides enforcement provisions for requirements adopted under the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement. | Senator (R-15) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Jan 28, 2004 |
| SB 5859 2003–04 |
Mineral trespassCreates the felony crime of mineral trespass. | Don Benton (R-17) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Jan 28, 2004 |
| SB 5870 2003–04 |
Sex & kidnapping offendersRequires a registered sex or kidnapping offender who is employed by an institution of higher education to inform the county sheriff. | Val Stevens (R-39) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Jan 28, 2004 |
| SB 5904 2003–04 |
Prescription drugsThe Health Care Authority will negotiate price discounts with prescription drug manufacturers. | Alex Deccio (R-14) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Jan 28, 2004 |
| SB 6001 2003–04 |
Lawful vehicle combinationsA vehicle combination consisting of a motor vehicle weighing more than 4,000 pounds unladen, a travel trailer, and a trailer designed for hauling a boat, snowmobiles or nonhighway vehicles is authorized. The combination must... | Don Benton (R-17) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Jan 28, 2004 |
| SB 6029 2003–04 |
Retirement actuarial fundingChanges the method of determining the actuarial value of state retirement plan assets to one that recognizes the variation of a year's investment return from the long-term rate of investment return over a varying period based... | Dino Rossi (R-5) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Jan 28, 2004 |
| SB 6051 2003–04 |
Payment of excise taxesRequires taxpayers with total tax liability greater than $4,800 in a calendar year to report and pay taxes by the 20th of the month rather than the 25th. | Jeanne Kohl-Welles (D-36) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Jan 28, 2004 |
| SB 6212 2003–04 |
Financial literacyThe Legislative Ad Hoc Committee on Financial Literacy is created, composed of four senators, four representatives, and a member from the Governor's office, the Superintendent of Public Instruction (SPI), the Department of... | Karen Keiser (D-33) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 28, 2004 |
| SB 6263 2003–04 |
Home-based driver trainingDOL may review and approve driver training courses designed for use in home-based instruction. If DOL authorizes such a driver training course, then a person that is providing home-based instruction to his or her own child may... | Dan Swecker (R-20) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 28, 2004 |
| SB 6644 2003–04 |
Educational staff associatesProvides that, beginning in the 2004-2005 school year, the determination of years of service for occupational therapists, physical therapists, speech-language pathologists, audiologists, school nurses, social workers,... | Marilyn Rasmussen (D-2) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 28, 2004 |
| SB 6645 2003–04 |
Health care liabilityRevises provisions relating to health care liability. | Jim Kastama (D-25) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 28, 2004 |
| SB 6647 2003–04 |
School bus fuelsEvery student transportation program, whether operated by a school district or a commercial chartered bus service, is exempt from the special fuel taxes, if the district or service is using natural gas or liquified petroleum... | Brian Murray (R-6) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 28, 2004 |
| SB 6648 2003–04 |
Low-emission vehiclesAuthorizes the use of high-occupancy vehicle lanes by low-emission vehicles. | Brian Murray (R-6) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 28, 2004 |
| SB 6652 2003–04 |
Tax expenditure reportRequests the governor to prepare a tax expenditure report as part of the biennial budget documents under RCW 43.88.030. The tax expenditure report shall include the listing of exemptions prepared by the department of revenue... | Erik Poulsen (D-34) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 28, 2004 |