All bills
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 6749 2005–06 |
Foster care critical supportThis bill establishes a foster parent critical support and retention program for foster parents who care for children who are sexually or physically aggressive. | Jim Hargrove (D-24) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 3, 2006 |
| SB 6767 2005–06 |
Government performanceThe membership of the CAB is reconstituted. It consists of nine voting members. | Debbie Regala (D-27) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 3, 2006 |
| SB 6778 2005–06 |
Grey wolf managementThe Department of Fish and Wildlife must draft a grey wolf management plan and submit the plan to the Legislature by December 31, 2006. The Department must hold hearings in each of the Department's management regions. | Bob Morton (R-7) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 3, 2006 |
| SB 6846 2005–06 |
College in high school progThe College in the High School program is established in statute. The OSPI, SBCTC, and the public baccalaureate institutions must jointly develop and adopt rules for the CHS program. | Rosemary McAuliffe (D-1) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 3, 2006 |
| SB 6864 2005–06 |
Drug offender sentencingOffenders who receive a drug offender sentencing alternative sentence may only receive up to 33 percent, instead of up to 50 percent, aggregate earned release time. If the court elects to impose a prison-based DOSA sentence,... | Adam Kline (D-37) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 3, 2006 |
| SB 6868 2005–06 |
Air craft fuel tax exemptionThe aircraft fuel tax exemption for fuel used principally for crop dusting is expanded to include fuel used for aerial seed and fertilizer application. Sale and use of fuel for aircraft used principally for crop dusting and... | Joyce Mulliken (R-13) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 3, 2006 |
| SB 6880 2005–06 |
Psychoactive substancesA sixteen member commission is created to investigate and make recommendations for alternative regulatory approaches to the production, distribution, and control of psychoactive substances. The commission will focus on the... | Adam Kline (D-37) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 3, 2006 |
| SB 6886 2005–06 |
Bilingual voting assistanceProvides that if more than three percent of the voting-age population in a given county speak a common native language other than English, the county must recruit staff members and poll workers who are fluent in that native... | Margarita Prentice (D-11) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 3, 2006 |
| HB 2711 2005–06 |
Grandparents/visitationRepeals RCW 26.09.240 and removes 26.10.160(3) from current law. | Ruth Kagi (D-32) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 2, 2006 |
| HB 2719 2005–06 |
Taxes on mobile homesRequires a county treasurer to cancel taxes, delinquent by more than one year, on a mobile home in instances where the county treasurer determines that the seizure and sale of a mobile home will cost more than the amount of... | Al O'Brien (D-1) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 2, 2006 |
| HB 2988 2005–06 |
County sales & use taxesRemoves the restrictions that limit the purposes for which the 0.3 percent county public safety tax proceeds may be used. | Jim McIntire (D-46) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 2, 2006 |
| HB 3035 2005–06 |
Statutory costsAllows a plaintiff his or her costs if, after an action is filed, the defendant offers and the plaintiff accepts full or partial payment, and the plaintiff gave the defendant prior written notice that the defendant may be... | Brendan Williams (D-22) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 2, 2006 |
| HB 3036 2005–06 |
Notices of dishonorProvides that a person is presumed to have received a notice of dishonored check three days after the notice is mailed, and modifies the statutory form for the notice of dishonor. | Patricia Lantz (D-26) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 2, 2006 |
| HB 3051 2005–06 |
Statewide job creationExpands the Business and Occupation tax credit for new job creation by manufacturing, research and development, and computer service firms to all counties, so long as the firm is not located in a city with a population greater... | Dan Kristiansen (R-39) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 2, 2006 |
| HB 3058 2005–06 |
Public records provisionsAllows the State Archivist to assign a designee to serve on the state and local government records committee; | Tami Green (D-28) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 2, 2006 |
| HB 3066 2005–06 |
Account receivableDefines "account receivable" for the purposes of applying the six year statute of limitations for commencing certain actions. | Patricia Lantz (D-26) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 2, 2006 |
| HB 3199 2005–06 |
Geoduck pilot programDirects the Department of Natural Resources, in consultation with the Department of Fish and Wildlife, to conduct a pilot program to test the effectiveness of planting geoducks on state subtidal and intertidal aquatic lands in... | Sherry Appleton (D-23) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 2, 2006 |
| HB 3291 2005–06 |
Eating disorders/studentsProvides that all public middle and junior high schools in the state are strongly encouraged to ensure that instruction is provided to students in the health and fitness curriculum regarding identification of the warning... | Hans Dunshee (D-44) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 2, 2006 |
| HB 3292 2005–06 |
Credit card-based checksEstablishes provisions for regulating credit card-based checks. | Maralyn Chase (D-32) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 2, 2006 |
| HB 3294 2005–06 |
Mobile home parksProvides that when the owner of a mobile home park, as defined in RCW 59.20.030, is collecting garbage for that park's tenants on the effective date of an annexation by a city or town, the owner may continue collecting garbage... | Ed Orcutt (R-18) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 2, 2006 |
| HB 3295 2005–06 |
Smoking prohibition waiverProvides that, if the owner of a place of employment can document, using documents filed with the state department of revenue, a loss of ten percent or more of the gross revenue for the first quarter of 2006 versus the first... | Bill Grant (D-16) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 2, 2006 |
| HB 3296 2005–06 |
Creation of new countiesDeclares that the purpose of this act is to establish procedures for the orderly formation of new counties or consolidation of existing counties and to provide for an equitable apportionment of the debts, liabilities, and... | Toby Nixon (R-45) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 2, 2006 |
| SB 5017 2005–06 |
Sale of logs and woodThe Department of Natural Resources is required to identify monies deposited into the aquatic lands enhancement account that are derived from the sales of logs or other wood material from the state-owned aquatic lands of Lake... | Ken Jacobsen (D-46) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 2, 2006 |
| SB 5070 2005–06 |
Superior court judgesIncreases the number of superior court judicial positions in Skagit County from three to four. | Harriet Spanel (D-40) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Feb 2, 2006 |
| SB 5086 2005–06 |
Rural Washington loan fundAuthorizes the Rural Washington Loan Fund to retain the interest earnings the fund generates. | Paull Shin (D-21) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Feb 2, 2006 |