All bills
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 6698 2005–06 |
Dietary supplementsThe sales and use tax does not apply to sales of dietary supplements for human use sold by a licensed chiropractor to the chiropractor's patients. | Craig Pridemore (D-49) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 19, 2006 |
| SB 6702 2005–06 |
Collective bargainingThe list of items which employer representatives are forbidden to negotiate is amended to allow bargaining over supplemental pension programs that are not provided by the state. Such pension plans must be funded entirely by... | Karen Fraser (D-22) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 19, 2006 |
| SB 6705 2005–06 |
Public service announcementsPublic service announcements are removed from the various means of communication that are exempt from the definition of electioneering communication. The Ethics in Public Service Act prohibits the use of state facilities to... | Bill Finkbeiner (R-45) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 19, 2006 |
| SB 6707 2005–06 |
Magnetic levitationDeclares that counties are authorized to impose with voter approval, by a simple majority of those voting, dedicated funding sources for magnetic levitation and personal rapid transit systems as set forth in RCW 81.104.150,... | Ken Jacobsen (D-46) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 19, 2006 |
| SB 6709 2005–06 |
Landlord & tenant disputesThe Office of Mobile Home Affairs within CTED is renamed the Office of Manufactured Housing (OMH). Process for Filing Complaints . A statutory process is created for the resolution of disputes between manufactured/mobile... | Jim Kastama (D-25) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 19, 2006 |
| SB 6721 2005–06 |
Medical coverage/officialsAny general or special purpose local government may provide health insurance coverage to its elected commissioners and their dependents as they do for all other of their employees. The costs of these policies for elected... | Stephen Johnson (R-47) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 19, 2006 |
| SB 6725 2005–06 |
HOV lanes/towing trailersMotor vehicles towing trailers are prohibited from using high-occupancy vehicle lanes on public highways, regardless of the number of occupants in the vehicle. "High-occupancy vehicle" is defined as a public transportation... | Mary Margaret Haugen (D-10) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 19, 2006 |
| SB 6726 2005–06 |
Trans safety improvementsRequires each insurer engaged in writing automobile policies to, on or before April 15th of each year, pay to the state treasurer through the commissioner's office a transportation enforcement fee. The fee shall be one dollar... | Mary Margaret Haugen (D-10) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 19, 2006 |
| SB 6733 2005–06 |
City trans authoritiesA new Caretaker Board is created to govern the authority during dissolution. The Board is comprised of 5 members and may act as long as a quorum of 3 members is present. | Ken Jacobsen (D-46) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 19, 2006 |
| SB 6734 2005–06 |
Minimum wage lawDirects the Washington state institute for public policy, in consultation with the employment security department, to conduct a study to address the impacts of Washington state's minimum wage law, and must report its findings... | Linda Evans Parlette (R-12) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 19, 2006 |
| SB 6736 2005–06 |
Small loansPay day lenders must perform an assessment of a borrower's ability to repay, evaluating the borrower's current and anticipated income, debts and employment. A pay day loan cannot exceed forty five percent of a borrower's... | Darlene Fairley (D-32) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 19, 2006 |
| SB 6737 2005–06 |
Military borrowersPay day lenders shall not threaten to contact a military borrower's chain of command, either verbally or in writing. The definition of "military borrower" is expanded to include the spouse of an active duty member, national... | Darlene Fairley (D-32) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 19, 2006 |
| SB 6738 2005–06 |
Small loan payment plansIf a borrower is unable to repay a pay day loan, the lender must provide a payment plan, without waiting for four loans. The payment plan constitutes a new loan, with a balance in the amount of the outstanding loan, net payments made. | Darlene Fairley (D-32) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 19, 2006 |
| HB 1545 2005–06 |
Adult family homesRequires food safety training for adult family home providers and staff. | Richard Curtis (R-18) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Jan 18, 2006 |
| HB 1716 2005–06 |
Underinsured motorist insRemoves the requirement for a written rejection when a named insured or spouse chooses a lower limit of property damage coverage related to uninsured motorists. | Dan Roach (R-31) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Jan 18, 2006 |
| HB 2639 2005–06 |
Aerospace developmentProvides excise tax relief for aerospace product development businesses. | Brian Sullivan (D-21) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 18, 2006 |
| HB 2997 2005–06 |
Payday lending employeesRequires the director to develop an internet-based education program for the employees of a licensee that has a small loan endorsement. The program must instruct employees about applicable state laws that pertain to payday... | Chris Strow (R-10) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 18, 2006 |
| HB 3000 2005–06 |
Commercial driver's licensesRevises commercial driver's license provisions. | Beverly Woods (R-23) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 18, 2006 |
| HB 3002 2005–06 |
Water managementDeclares that the state of Washington supports and shall participate in the implementation of a pilot intergovernmental program with federally recognized Indian tribes to voluntarily find collaborative solutions in water... | John McCoy (D-38) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 18, 2006 |
| HB 3005 2005–06 |
State's operating budgetFinds that in 2002 the governor initiated a new process for development of the operating budget that brought significant benefits to the people of Washington and that, if maintained as an integral part of the state's ongoing... | Gary Alexander (R-20) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 18, 2006 |
| HB 3006 2005–06 |
Required reserve fundImplements a proposed constitutional amendment creating the required reserve fund. | Glenn Anderson (R-5) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 18, 2006 |
| HB 3007 2005–06 |
Tax increase restrictionsProvides that, after July 1, 1995, any action or combination of actions by the legislature that constitutes a tax increase may be taken only if approved by a three-fifths vote of each house, and then only if state expenditures... | Joyce McDonald (R-25) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 18, 2006 |
| HB 3008 2005–06 |
Limits on state expendituresRequires that, prior to final passage of the omnibus operating budget by the legislature, the expenditure limit committee shall meet to adjust the expenditure limit for transfers and cost shifts under RCW 43.135.035 (4) and... | Gary Alexander (R-20) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 18, 2006 |
| HB 3009 2005–06 |
Motor vehicle liability insProvides that, the second and subsequent times a person fails to provide proof of financial responsibility or motor vehicle insurance when requested by a law enforcement officer, and any time a driver involved in an accident... | Daniel Newhouse (R-15) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 18, 2006 |
| HB 3011 2005–06 |
Urban arterial programUpdates various aspects of the urban arterial program. | Fred Jarrett (R-41) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 18, 2006 |