Past bills
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 2119 2011–12 |
Default notices/beneficiaryRequires certain beneficiaries to remit to the Department of Commerce payments based on the number of owner-occupied residential real properties that have been issued notices of default between April 14, 2011, and June 30, 2011. | Tina Orwall (D-33) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 24, Laws of 2011, 1st Special Session |
Jun 7, 2011 |
| SB 5091 2011–12 |
Family leave insurance prog.Delays implementation of the family leave insurance program for three years. | Karen Keiser (D-33) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 25, Laws of 2011, 1st Special Session |
Jun 7, 2011 |
| SB 5289 2011–12 |
Property management/B&O taxAllows a business and occupation (B&O) tax deduction for a nonprofit property management company receiving compensation for on-site employees from the owner of a property. | Ed Murray (D-43) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 26, Laws of 2011, 1st Special Session |
Jun 7, 2011 |
| SB 5638 2011–12 |
Taxing district exemptionsAuthorizes a metropolitan park district in a county with a population of 1.5 million or more to move a portion of its property tax levy outside the $5.90 aggregate limit if it would otherwise have been subject to prorationing. | Karen Keiser (D-33) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 28, Laws of 2011, 1st Special Session |
Jun 7, 2011 |
| SB 5742 2011–12 |
Ferry systemExempts fuel purchased by the Washington State Ferries and county-owned ferries from state sales and use tax. | Mary Margaret Haugen (D-10) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 16, Laws of 2011, 1st Special Session |
Jun 7, 2011 |
| SB 5764 2011–12 |
Innovate WashingtonCreates Innovate Washington as the successor agency to the Washington Technology Center and the Spokane Intercollegiate Research and Technology Institute and the primary state agency growing the innovation-based economic... | Jim Kastama (D-25) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 14, Laws of 2011, 1st Special Session |
Jun 7, 2011 |
| SB 5919 2011–12 |
Education fundingProvides that increased instructional hours in Basic Education will be phased-in starting no earlier than the 2014-15 school year. | Ed Murray (D-43) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 27, Laws of 2011, 1st Special Session |
Jun 7, 2011 |
| SB 5956 2011–12 |
Collection agenciesClarifies the ability for a collection agency to make a call requesting payment or information to a phone that is not a cellular phone. | Nick Harper (D-38) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 29, Laws of 2011, 1st Special Session |
Jun 7, 2011 |
| HB 1795 2011–12 |
Higher ed opportunity actGrants tuition-setting authority to public baccalaureate institutions for all students for four years, through the 2014-15 academic year. | Senator (D-36) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 10, Laws of 2011, 1st Special Session |
Jun 6, 2011 |
| HB 2088 2011–12 |
Opportunity scholarship brdCreates the Opportunity Scholarship Program and the Opportunity Expansion Program to mitigate the impact of tuition increases, increase the number of baccalaureate degrees in high employer demand and other programs, and invest... | Tim Probst (D-17) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 13, Laws of 2011, 1st Special Session |
Jun 6, 2011 |
| SB 5182 2011–12 |
Student financial assistanceCreates the Office of Student Financial Assistance (Office) effective July 1, 2012, and moves financial aid program management from the Higher Education Coordinating Board (HECB) to the Office. | Scott White (D-46) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 11, Laws of 2011, 1st Special Session |
Jun 6, 2011 |
| SB 5749 2011–12 |
College tuition GET programChanges the membership of the Committee on Advanced Tuition Payment (Committee) so that members appointed by the Governor serve four-year terms instead of an unspecified period of time and adds two additional members... | Lisa Brown (D-3) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 12, Laws of 2011, 1st Special Session |
Jun 6, 2011 |
| HB 1248 2011–12 |
Emergency rule makingPermits agencies to adopt emergency rules to implement requirements or reductions in budgets enacted for the 2011-13 fiscal biennium. | Ross Hunter (D-48) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 2, Laws of 2011, 1st Special Session |
May 31, 2011 |
| HB 1277 2011–12 |
Long-term care oversightExpands licensing requirements for adult family home providers related to financial solvency, caregiving experience, maintaining a "home-like" setting, and responsibility for daily operations. | Eileen Cody (D-34) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 3, Laws of 2011, 1st Special Session |
May 31, 2011 |
| HB 1354 2011–12 |
School & educ serv districtsChanges the general apportionment payment schedule for school districts by reducing the June payment in the 2010-11 school year by $128 million, and adds an additional apportionment payment on the first day of July 2011 in the... | Senator (D-22) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 4, Laws of 2011, 1st Special Session |
May 31, 2011 |
| HB 2070 2011–12 |
Avg. salary/pension purposesProvides that pensions from specified Washington retirement systems based on salaries earned during the 2011-13 biennium will not be reduced by compensation forgone by a member due to reduced work hours, mandatory leave... | Larry Seaquist (D-26) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 5, Laws of 2011, 1st Special Session |
May 31, 2011 |
| HB 2115 2011–12 |
Statewide student assessmentProvides that the Legislature must be advised of the initial performance standards established by the State Board of Education (SBE) for the high school statewide assessment, rather than requiring that the initial standards be... | Kathy Haigh (D-35) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 6, Laws of 2011, 1st Special Session |
May 31, 2011 |
| SB 5581 2011–12 |
Nursing homesModifies nursing home rate components to reduce calculations produced within the payment methodology. | Karen Keiser (D-33) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 7, Laws of 2011, 1st Special Session |
May 31, 2011 |
| SB 5596 2011–12 |
Fed. medicaid program/DSHSRequires the Department of Social and Health Services to request federal approval to manage the state's Medicaid program within a targeted rate for each eligibility category. | Linda Evans Parlette (R-12) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 1, Laws of 2011, 1st Special Session |
May 31, 2011 |
| SB 5773 2011–12 |
Health savings acct optionRequires the Health Care Authority (HCA) to offer a high-deductible health plan with a health savings account as an option alongside its traditional comprehensive medical insurance offerings during the open enrollment period... | Joseph Zarelli (R-18) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 8, Laws of 2011, 1st Special Session |
May 31, 2011 |
| SB 5927 2011–12 |
State purchased health careRequires managed care systems to maintain networks of appropriate providers sufficient to provide adequate access to all services covered under contracts with the state, including hospital-based services. | Karen Keiser (D-33) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 9, Laws of 2011, 1st Special Session |
May 31, 2011 |
| SB 5846 2011–12 |
Retired public employeesProvides a $250 per month subsidy for health benefits for Teachers' Retirement System Plan 1 members that apply for retirement between June 1, 2011, and August 31, 2011, and begin retirement benefits by October 1, 2011. | Lisa Brown (D-3) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
May 25, 2011 |
| SB 5958 2011–12 |
Local funding/tourism, etc.After current obligations to stadium debt are paid, revenue from the 2 percent state-shared hotel-motel tax in King County is directed to a new local fund in King County: MLK Workforce Housing, Arts and Preservation,... | Scott White (D-46) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
May 19, 2011 |
| HB 1000 2011–12 |
Overseas and service votersEstablishes procedures to be followed by county auditors to facilitate voting by overseas and service voters. | Christopher Hurst (D-31) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 348, Laws of 2011 |
May 16, 2011 |
| HB 1084 2011–12 |
Board on geographic namesReestablishes the Board on Geographic Names. | John McCoy (D-38) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 355, Laws of 2011 |
May 16, 2011 |