Past bills
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 3170 2005–06 |
Hydrogen highwayDesignates State Route 5 as Washington Hydrogen Highway. | Brian Sullivan (D-21) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 14, 2006 |
| HB 3227 2005–06 |
Forestry resourcesPermits log harvesters and log haulers to form cooperative associations to participate in a negotiation process (that includes arbitration) with forest landowners over the rates of compensation that, if approved by the... | Steve Conway (D-29) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 14, 2006 |
| HB 3234 2005–06 |
Homeless tent encampmentsMandates that counties, cities, and towns may not restrict faith communities from hosting homeless tent encampments and may not set a maximum duration of those encampments for less than 90 days. | Mark Miloscia (D-30) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 14, 2006 |
| HB 3243 2005–06 |
Services to childrenExtends the reporting date for the Joint Task Force on the Administration and Delivery of Services to Children and Families (Task Force) to December 1, 2006. | Shay Schual-Berke (D-33) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 14, 2006 |
| HB 3251 2005–06 |
Stadium sales & use taxAllows restaurants, taverns, and bars in the Chinatown/International District of Seattle to credit the King County restaurant food and beverage sales tax against the state portion of the retail sales tax. | Sharon Tomiko Santos (D-37) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 14, 2006 |
| HB 3308 2005–06 |
Fossil fuel/revenueDirects the Commissioner of Public Lands to establish the royalty rate for oil and gas production from state lands at between 5 and 30 percent. | Jeff Morris (D-40) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 14, 2006 |
| HB 3311 2005–06 |
Private propertyDeclares that this act is intended to protect the use and value of private property while providing for a healthy environment and ensuring that government agencies do not damage the use or value of private property except if... | Joel Kretz (R-7) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 11, 2006 |
| HB 3312 2005–06 |
Fair employment practicesDeclares an intent to set forth certain rights and remedies with respect to wrongful discharge. These rights and remedies are intended to aid the enforcement of the state's antidiscrimination laws and related policies by... | Maralyn Chase (D-32) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 11, 2006 |
| SB 5134 2005–06 |
Disabled hunt/fish committeeExtends the Fish and Wildlife Commission's Advisory Committee for Persons with Disabilities for an additional three years. | Ken Jacobsen (D-46) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Feb 11, 2006 |
| SB 5673 2005–06 |
High tech b & o tax creditFor the purposes of calculating the high-technology B&O tax credit for R&D spending, the average tax rate is based on a business's total annual taxable amount rather than taxable income. | Margarita Prentice (D-11) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Feb 11, 2006 |
| SB 5893 2005–06 |
Commercial fish receiversSecondary commercial fish receivers must maintain sufficient records so that the Department can ascertain the origin of fish and shellfish in their possession. | Ken Jacobsen (D-46) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Feb 11, 2006 |
| SB 6199 2005–06 |
Sports entertainment/liquorAn entity which provides food and beverage service for a small public or private sports entertainment facility in which baseball is played and which seats fewer than 5000 persons and is operational for not more than 3 months a... | Phil Rockefeller (D-23) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Feb 11, 2006 |
| SB 6538 2005–06 |
Flavored malt beverage"Beer" is defined to include flavored malt beverages. A definition of "flavored malt beverage" is added to comply with federal law. | Jeanne Kohl-Welles (D-36) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Feb 11, 2006 |
| SB 6578 2005–06 |
Insurance premiums taxThe Legislature finds that the insurance premiums tax is intended to be in lieu of any other tax imposed on the privilege of conducting an insurance business, but not in lieu of property taxes or retail sales taxes. The... | Craig Pridemore (D-49) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Feb 11, 2006 |
| SB 6722 2005–06 |
LEOFFRS disability allowanceA member of the Law Enforcement Officers' and Fire Fighters' Retirement System, Plan 2 (LEOFF 2) who is totally disabled in the line of duty is entitled to a disability allowance equal to 70 percent of final average salary. | Rosa Franklin (D-29) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Feb 11, 2006 |
| SB 6887 2005–06 |
Juror compensationWhen funding is appropriated, for Superior Court juror compensation only, the minimum amount of daily juror compensation is raised to $20, and the maximum amount is raised to $40. At minimum, counties will provide $10 and the... | Adam Kline (D-37) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Feb 11, 2006 |
| SB 6894 2005–06 |
Gambling/background checksDeclares an intent that the gambling commission, in exercising its oversight pursuant to RCW 9.46.070(7), shall not require review of individual shareholders of corporations publicly traded on a major exchange, including the... | Ken Jacobsen (D-46) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 11, 2006 |
| SB 6895 2005–06 |
Unemployment ins/religionProvides that before an entity can claim an exemption provided in RCW 50.44.040(1), it must first indicate to the department in a manner established by rule that it has informed all of its employees before they were hired that... | Don Benton (R-17) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 11, 2006 |
| SB 6157 2005–06 |
Crab pot buoy tag programOut-of-state fishers are required to purchase and use buoy tags. | Ken Jacobsen (D-46) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Feb 10, 2006 |
| SB 6457 2005–06 |
Additional service creditMembers of the Public Employees', Teachers', School Employees' Plans 2 and 3, the Public Safety Employees' Retirement System Plan 2, the Law Enforcement Officers' and Fire Fighters' Plan 1, and the Washington State Patrol... | Craig Pridemore (D-49) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Feb 10, 2006 |
| SB 6484 2005–06 |
Narcotics task forcesIt is the intent of the Legislature to appropriate at least $4 million annually for local drug task forces, including any funds provided by the federal government. Three pilot projects are established to fund local drug task... | Mark Doumit (D-19) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Feb 10, 2006 |
| SB 6655 2005–06 |
Retirement for judgesThe SRB is available to all judges who are not members of the judicial retirement system, without regard to which other retirement system they may belong. The administrator for the courts is specifically authorized to disburse... | Karen Fraser (D-22) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Feb 10, 2006 |
| HB 3309 2005–06 |
Basic education expendituresProvides that, beginning with the 2007-2009 fiscal biennium and thereafter, appropriations for the purposes of this act and other K-12 education purposes must be made in legislation that is separate from the omnibus operating... | Glenn Anderson (R-5) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 9, 2006 |
| SB 5803 2005–06 |
Internet safetyRequires the Washington State School Safety Center Advisory Committee to develop and distribute a pamphlet to promote internet safety. | Rosemary McAuliffe (D-1) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Feb 9, 2006 |
| SB 5943 2005–06 |
Medical use of marijuanaIndividuals charged with a violation of state law relating to marijuana may raise this defense at trial. Valid documentation provided by a physician need only state that medical use of marijuana may benefit a particular... | Jeanne Kohl-Welles (D-36) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Feb 9, 2006 |