All bills
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 5600 2007–08 |
Remittances for nonresidentsAmends RCW 82.08.0273 relating to sales tax exemptions and remittances for nonresidents. | Jerome Delvin (R-8) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| SB 5601 2007–08 |
Voters' pamphletsThe Secretary of State must print and distribute a voters' pamphlet every general election, as well as every primary election in an even-numbered year. EFFECT OF CHANGES MADE BY RECOMMENDED SUBSTITUTE AS PASSED COMMITTEE... | Eric Oemig (D-45) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| SB 5602 2007–08 |
Presidential primary ballotAmends RCW 29A.56.040 relating to presidential primary ballots. | Pam Roach (R-31) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| SB 5604 2007–08 |
Elective officeRevises provisions affecting candidates for elective office. Repeals RCW 29A.20.131, 29A.20.141, and 29A.20.161. | Pam Roach (R-31) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| SB 5605 2007–08 |
Ins for pharmacy servicesEffective January 1, 2008, all insurance plans that cover prescription costs are required to contract with all willing pharmacy providers with the same terms and conditions. Contracts may not allow different copayments,... | Karen Keiser (D-33) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| SB 5606 2007–08 |
Cardiac delivery systemAdult nonemergent coronary interventions are tertiary services and must be performed in hospitals which have obtained a certificate of need to provide such services in compliance with rules adopted by the Department of Health... | Jim Kastama (D-25) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| SB 5608 2007–08 |
Trail grooming servicesDeclares that the tax levied by RCW 82.08.020 does not apply to sales of trail grooming services to the state of Washington or nonprofit corporations organized under chapter 24.03 RCW. For the purposes of this act, "trail... | Jean Berkey (D-38) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| SB 5609 2007–08 |
Part-time academic employeesSummer quarter is no longer within the definition of academic year. Part-time faculty are eligible for health benefits through the summer, even if they receive no work that quarter, if they have worked half-time or more of an... | Ed Murray (D-43) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| SB 5610 2007–08 |
Lodging businessesProvides tax exemptions for amenities purchased by lodging businesses for use by guests. | Craig Pridemore (D-49) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| SB 5611 2007–08 |
Microbreweries & breweriesMicrobreweries holding either a spirits, beer, and wine restaurant license or a wine and/or beer restaurant license may apply to the LCB for a location endorsement to either of these licenses. The location endorsement will... | Ken Jacobsen (D-46) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| SB 5612 2007–08 |
Online business trainingCTED will contract for the development, distribution, and promotion of an entrepreneurial and small business development online curriculum. | Derek Kilmer (D-26) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| SB 5614 2007–08 |
Photovoltaic systemsBill as referred to committee not considered. | Phil Rockefeller (D-23) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| SB 5616 2007–08 |
Health sciences and servicesHealth sciences and services authorities can be created by sponsoring local governments to promote bioscience-based economic development and advance new therapies and procedures to combat disease and promote public health.... | Chris Marr (D-6) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| SB 5617 2007–08 |
Watershed managementProvides that a watershed management partnership formed under the authority of RCW 39.34.210 that is composed entirely of public agencies authorized to exercise the power of eminent domain in the manner provided by chapter... | Brian Weinstein (D-41) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| SB 5618 2007–08 |
Assisting manufacturersWMS is to create programs which: (1) provide modernization services to firms with 50 or fewer employees; (2) assist firms become certified in internationally recognized quality assurance programs; (3) develop partnerships to... | Paull Shin (D-21) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| SB 5621 2007–08 |
Certified capital companiesA certified capital company is defined as a company in Washington certified by the Department of Community, Trade, and Economic Development that primarily invests in independently owned and operated Washington businesses with... | Jim Kastama (D-25) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| SB 5622 2007–08 |
Collective bargainingUnder the Personnel System Reform Act, employees of institutions of higher education who are exempt from state employee collective bargaining are listed. There are no references to employees who are covered by or exempt from... | Jeanne Kohl-Welles (D-36) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| SB 5623 2007–08 |
Salary bonus for teachersProvides that in addition to the statewide certificated instructional staff salary allocations in the state omnibus appropriations act, each school district shall receive allocations sufficient to fund a salary bonus... | Mike Carrell (R-28) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| SB 5624 2007–08 |
Health care providersThe laws outlining unfair insurance practices and fraud are expanded to require a person or entity engaged in insurance business in Washington not to unfairly discriminate against optometrists. | Jim Kastama (D-25) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| SB 5626 2007–08 |
School directorsProvides that, subject to available funding, each member of a school district board of directors shall complete a minimum of seven hours of training annually. The hours of training obtained by each member must be posted on the... | Rosemary McAuliffe (D-1) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| SB 5629 2007–08 |
Canvassing of ballotsProvides that, in counties voting entirely by mail, a random audit of the ballot counting equipment may be conducted upon mutual agreement of the political party observers or at the discretion of the county auditor. The random... | Eric Oemig (D-45) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| SB 5630 2007–08 |
Community & economic devCities, towns, counties, public corporations, and port districts are authorized to create partnerships and limited liability companies, and enter into public or private agreements, to implement the federal New Markets Tax... | Jim Kastama (D-25) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| SB 5631 2007–08 |
Prescription drugsRequires every wholesale distributor who engages in the wholesale distribution of prescription drugs to be licensed by the department of licensing, and every nonresident wholesale distributor must be licensed by the department... | Karen Keiser (D-33) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| SB 5632 2007–08 |
Motor vehicle insuranceThe bill as referred to committee not considered. | Jim Kastama (D-25) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| SB 5633 2007–08 |
Core training requirementsAll corrections personnel of the state and all counties and municipal corporations transferred or promoted to a supervisory or management position on or after January 1, 1982, must, within the first six months of entry into... | Dale Brandland (R-42) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |