Past bills
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 6380 2007–08 |
School library programsProvides an allocation of either $12 per full-time equivalent student or a different amount as specified in the operating budget, to maintain and improve library materials, collections, and services, which must augment and... | Tracey Eide (D-30) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 13, 2008 |
| SB 6385 2007–08 |
Real propertyCreates statutory implied warranties for the construction of improvements upon residential real property. | Brian Weinstein (D-41) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 13, 2008 |
| SB 6386 2007–08 |
Minor's info publicationA new crime is created prohibiting the knowing publication of information relating to the location of children or a place where children regularly gather, or the specific time and location in which children or a particular... | Val Stevens (R-39) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 13, 2008 |
| SB 6395 2007–08 |
Orca whale protectionProhibits people and their vessels from being within 300 feet of or feeding any southern orca whale without an express exemption. | Harriet Spanel (D-40) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 13, 2008 |
| SB 6405 2007–08 |
Flood water rescue liabilityA person is liable for the cost of being rescued from flood waters on a highway if the person who was rescued intentionally ignored warning signs. The person must not be liable for the cost of the rescue if ignoring the... | Dan Swecker (R-20) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 13, 2008 |
| SB 6445 2007–08 |
Fire protection agenciesAllows fire protection agencies to recover any costs associated with responding to a fire or public safety incident involving a commercial vessel on navigable waters. | Craig Pridemore (D-49) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 13, 2008 |
| SB 6448 2007–08 |
Behavior support servicesCreates a program to provide services for children with developmental disabilities who exhibit intense behaviors. | Chris Marr (D-6) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 13, 2008 |
| SB 6450 2007–08 |
Performance audit costsRevenues from the performance audits of government account must be used for the cost of the performance audits, including reimbursing school districts and educational service districts for the costs incurred by school... | Rodney Tom (D-48) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 13, 2008 |
| SB 6452 2007–08 |
Yield spread premiumsRequires a written disclosure of the transaction costs that will be paid by the borrower if the mortgage broker receives a Yield Spread Premium (YSP) from the lender. | Rodney Tom (D-48) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 13, 2008 |
| SB 6453 2007–08 |
Education record releaseRequires that the education records of students who are dependent be transmitted to the Department of Social and Health Services within two school days after the record request is received. | Rodney Tom (D-48) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 13, 2008 |
| SB 6456 2007–08 |
Counselor credentialingSeparates the profession of registered counselors into three professions that can perform counseling functions: agency-affiliated counselors, certified advisors, and certified counselors. | Karen Keiser (D-33) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 13, 2008 |
| SB 6458 2007–08 |
Health professionalsThe disciplinary authority (which may be Secretary of the Department or one of the health profession boards or commissions) is allowed to grant a license subject to conditions. A disciplinary authority can deny an application... | Karen Keiser (D-33) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 13, 2008 |
| SB 6464 2007–08 |
Judicial district populationRemoves the requirement that the Office of Financial Management estimate and certify to the county legislative authority the population of each judicial district. | Darlene Fairley (D-32) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 13, Laws of 2008 |
Mar 13, 2008 |
| SB 6466 2007–08 |
Teaching Spanish and ChineseA task force is created to inventory world language programs, curricula, materials, and professional development currently available in Washington and make recommendations on how to increase quality programs. | Pam Roach (R-31) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 13, 2008 |
| SB 6470 2007–08 |
Patients with disabilitiesEstablishes a grant program to support research and training projects to improve services to people with developmental disabilities provided by health care providers. | Claudia Kauffman (D-47) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 13, 2008 |
| SB 6479 2007–08 |
Attachment disordersEstablishes a pilot program in Clark County to screen, assess, and treat children with reactive attachment disorder and other attachment problems. | Joseph Zarelli (R-18) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 13, 2008 |
| SB 6486 2007–08 |
Career/technical educationExtends the career and technical education curricula advisory committee beyond December 2008 and requires a report by December 2009 on the committee's recommendations. | Rosemary McAuliffe (D-1) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 13, 2008 |
| SB 6488 2007–08 |
DNA ID of offendersExpands the deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) identification system to include information from persons required to register as sex or kidnapping offenders. | Debbie Regala (D-27) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 13, 2008 |
| SB 6492 2007–08 |
Civil confinementExempts certain records containing specific and unique vulnerability assessments of emergency and escape plans at the Special Commitment Center from disclosure under the Public Disclosure Act. | Rosemary McAuliffe (D-1) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 13, 2008 |
| SB 6498 2007–08 |
Real estate licensureEstablishes licenses for real estate brokers, managing brokers, designated brokers, and firms, replacing the existing licenses for real estate salespersons and associate brokers. | Rodney Tom (D-48) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 13, 2008 |
| SB 6502 2007–08 |
Mercury releaseRequires the recycling of end-of-life mercury-added general purpose lamps by January 1, 2010, for all state-funded public agency facilities and by January 1, 2011, for all commercial, industrial, and retail facilities and... | Eric Oemig (D-45) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 13, 2008 |
| SB 6508 2007–08 |
Beach management districtsCreates a statutory scheme for beach management districts by emulating requirements for lake management districts. | Tracey Eide (D-30) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 13, 2008 |
| SB 6514 2007–08 |
Real property identificationThe requirement of the Washington statute of frauds, RCW 64.04.010 and 64.04.020, that a contract involving real estate contain a legal description of the real property, is met when applied to written agreements for the... | Rodney Tom (D-48) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 13, 2008 |
| SB 6525 2007–08 |
Drug offender sentencing altClarifies that offenders participating in the prison-based Drug Offender Sentencing Alternative program must spend one-half of the mid-point of the standard sentencing range on community custody following incarceration. | Adam Kline (D-37) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 13, 2008 |
| SB 6531 2007–08 |
Highway constructionRequires the Washington State Department of Transportation to consider using state and local public land first when agricultural lands of long-term commercial significance are being considered for environmental mitigation... | Mary Margaret Haugen (D-10) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 13, 2008 |