Past bills
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 5722 2009–10 |
Basic education allocationsExcludes certain state forest land revenues from the basic education allocation. | Senator (D-35) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 15, 2010 |
| SB 5726 2009–10 |
Shoreline & growth mgmt actsThe GMA provides that shoreline master programs must provide a level of protection to wetlands and fish and wildlife habitat conservation areas located within shorelines of the state that assures no net loss of shoreline... | Adam Kline (D-37) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 15, 2010 |
| SB 5727 2009–10 |
Misleading voters/false infoEstablishes that a person providing false information regarding voter registration requirements, the date of an election, a poll site location, or the date that an absentee ballot must be mailed is guilty of a gross misdemeanor. | Joe McDermott (D-34) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 15, 2010 |
| SB 5728 2009–10 |
Unexpired terms of officeA person may be elected to fill the remainder of an unexpired term for the office of Governor at a general election held in an odd-numbered year. | Joe McDermott (D-34) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Mar 15, 2010 |
| SB 5729 2009–10 |
Sales of alcoholDeclares that the state of Washington currently contracts out part of its retail sales by allowing contract liquor stores to sell liquor. Further contracting out of the state's retail liquor sales will result in a system that... | Senator (D-35) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 15, 2010 |
| SB 5730 2009–10 |
Health coverage financingDSHS must submit a request to the federal government to expand the medical assistance program, with the goal of gaining federal financial participation for low-income adults with family incomes up to 200 percent of federal... | Karen Keiser (D-33) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 15, 2010 |
| SB 5733 2009–10 |
Research & developmentStep-up provisions are eliminated and the statutory rate is set at 1.0 percent for private R&D. Businesses conducting R&D through public universities, economic development entities, and public research institutions are granted... | Jim Kastama (D-25) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 15, 2010 |
| SB 5736 2009–10 |
Electric vehiclesThe exemption for new motor vehicles that use clean alternative fuels expires June 30, 2013. Clean alternative fuels means natural gas, propane, or hydrogen. | Phil Rockefeller (D-23) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 15, 2010 |
| SB 5737 2009–10 |
Sales, use, and B & O taxesA city or town may not require a business to be licensed or be required to pay business and occupation tax in the city or town if the only activity conducted in the city or town is the delivery by common carrier or by the... | Debbie Regala (D-27) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 15, 2010 |
| SB 5740 2009–10 |
Peace officer drug testingRequires drug testing of peace officers. | Curtis King (R-14) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 15, 2010 |
| SB 5741 2009–10 |
Dynamic fiscal notesRequires the office of financial management to convene a dynamic fiscal impact statement advisory committee to assist the office in establishing the process and methodology for developing dynamic fiscal impact statements and... | Mark Schoesler (R-9) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 15, 2010 |
| SB 5743 2009–10 |
Alternative student transEstablishes a safe routes to school program within the department of transportation. Requires the department of transportation to administer a competitive grant program for the safe routes to school program. Creates a... | Fred Jarrett (D-41) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 15, 2010 |
| SB 5744 2009–10 |
Log transprtation businessesRevises public utility tax provisions relevant to log transportation businesses. | Jim Hargrove (D-24) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 15, 2010 |
| SB 5745 2009–10 |
Invasive plant speciesThe State Noxious Weed Board must ensure that the definitions of certain terms in its administrative rules relating to a landowner's duty to control noxious weeds address the spread of noxious weeds by seed as well as other... | Jim Hargrove (D-24) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Mar 15, 2010 |
| SB 5747 2009–10 |
Plastics & plastic productsLevies a plastics tax to be collected by the department of revenue from every person engaging within the business of primary plastics manufacturing or of primary plastic container manufacturing in this state. Creates the... | Jim Hargrove (D-24) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 15, 2010 |
| SB 5748 2009–10 |
Regulatory assistance officeThe Governor is to appoint a director of the ORA. The ORA has a goal of providing citizens and businesses with information on 1) the average turnaround times for permits and other regulatory decisions; 2) an estimate of the... | Tracey Eide (D-30) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Mar 15, 2010 |
| SB 5749 2009–10 |
Mortgage broker practicesDefinitions for the following terms are newly incorporated into the Mortgage Brokers Practices Act: federal banking agencies; loan processor; nationwide mortgage licensing system and registry; and S.A.F.E. Act. The definition... | Jean Berkey (D-38) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Mar 15, 2010 |
| SB 5750 2009–10 |
Debt repayment flexibilityThe minimum term for a payday loan is 60 days. A licensee may only charge 10 percent of the principal as interest or fees for the endorsement of a small loan. | Craig Pridemore (D-49) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 15, 2010 |
| SB 5751 2009–10 |
Dentistry license issuanceThe DQAC is specifically named as having authority to issue a limited license to practice dentistry for university residents in postgraduate dental education or postdoctorate residents in commission-approved dental residency... | Ed Murray (D-43) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 15, 2010 |
| SB 5753 2009–10 |
Neighborhood stabilizationSales of qualifying residential housing units by qualifying sellers to qualifying buyers are exempt from the state REET until $1,000,000 of tax is exempted in any fiscal year. At that time, the exemption ends until the start... | Jean Berkey (D-38) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 15, 2010 |
| SB 5754 2009–10 |
Sustainable instream flowsPerennial rivers and streams of the state must be retained with base flows in an amount equal to 90 percent of the exceedance curve. | Senator (D-35) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 15, 2010 |
| SB 5755 2009–10 |
Alt healthcare practitionersDeclares that all individuals should be permitted to enter into a health profession unless there is an overwhelming need for the state to protect the interests of the public by restricting entry into the profession and, if... | Eric Oemig (D-45) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 15, 2010 |
| SB 5756 2009–10 |
Hazardous substance infoNo one may knowingly administer a product containing a hazardous material in concentrations high enough to become a hazardous substance without providing specific disclosure prior to the administration of the product. The... | Eric Oemig (D-45) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 15, 2010 |
| SB 5757 2009–10 |
Public trans governing brdsAny public transportation system governing body must include one nonvoting member recommended by the labor organization representing a majority of the public transportation employees within the respective area. If there is no... | Chris Marr (D-6) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Mar 15, 2010 |
| SB 5758 2009–10 |
DSHS & dependent childrenDSHS must place on its public website a document listing the duties and responsibilities DSHS has to a child subject to a dependency petition. DSHS must include in the document at least the following: reasonable efforts toward... | Jim Hargrove (D-24) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Mar 15, 2010 |