Past bills
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 5451 2011–12 |
Shoreline structuresAuthorizes new or amended shoreline master programs (master programs) that are approved by the Department of Ecology (DOE) on or after September 1, 2011, to include provisions authorizing qualifying residential and appurtenant... | Kevin Ranker (D-40) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 323, Laws of 2011 |
May 12, 2011 |
| SB 5485 2011–12 |
State's natural resourcesRequires the University of Washington and Washington State University to conduct a review of other states' building codes, international standards, peer-reviewed research, and models and tools of life-cycle assessment,... | Jim Hargrove (D-24) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 341, Laws of 2011 |
May 12, 2011 |
| SB 5505 2011–12 |
Federal census dataAuthorizes an annexing city to use updated 2010 federal decennial census data to account for the resident population of complete federal census blocks located in territory to be annexed, if the date of annexation occurs within... | Andy Hill (R-45) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 342, Laws of 2011 |
May 12, 2011 |
| SB 5531 2011–12 |
Commitments/judicial costsAllows a county to apply to its Regional Support Network (RSN) on a quarterly basis for reimbursement of judicial costs for civil commitment cases. | Curtis King (R-14) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 343, Laws of 2011 |
May 12, 2011 |
| SB 5614 2011–12 |
University of WashingtonChanges the process for requests for funds to implement the compensation and fringe benefit provisions of collective bargaining agreements between the University of Washington and representatives of classified employees. | Scott White (D-46) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 344, Laws of 2011 |
May 12, 2011 |
| SB 5622 2011–12 |
State land recreation accessCreates the Discover Pass and Day-Use Permit and requires these permits to be visible in any vehicle located at a designated recreation site or recreation lands managed by the Department of Natural Resources, the Washington... | Kevin Ranker (D-40) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 320, Laws of 2011 |
May 12, 2011 |
| SB 5636 2011–12 |
Univ Center of No. Puget SdAssigns management and leadership of the University Center of North Puget Sound to Washington State University. | Mary Margaret Haugen (D-10) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 321, Laws of 2011 |
May 12, 2011 |
| SB 5662 2011–12 |
In-state contractorsRequires the Department of General Administration (GA) to survey and make a list of which states provide a preference on public works projects to resident contractors. | Steve Conway (D-29) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 345, Laws of 2011 |
May 12, 2011 |
| SB 5688 2011–12 |
Shark finning activitiesCreates the crimes of unlawful trade in shark fins in the first and second degree. | Kevin Ranker (D-40) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 324, Laws of 2011 |
May 12, 2011 |
| SB 5691 2011–12 |
Crime victims' compensationEliminates the payment awards provided as permanent partial disability benefits given to victims of criminal acts. | Jim Hargrove (D-24) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 346, Laws of 2011 |
May 12, 2011 |
| SB 5722 2011–12 |
Local option sales tx moneysModifies non-supplant restrictions with respect to the local mental health and chemical dependency sales and use tax. | Jim Hargrove (D-24) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 347, Laws of 2011 |
May 12, 2011 |
| HB 1220 2011–12 |
Insurance ratesMakes the entirety of an individual or small group market health benefit plan rate filing open to public inspection, except for the numeric values of each rating factor used by the health carrier. | Christine Rolfes (D-23) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 312, Laws of 2011 |
May 11, 2011 |
| HB 1311 2011–12 |
Health care collaborativeEstablishes a collaborative to identify and review certain high-variation or high-utilization health care services and develop best practices guidelines related to those services and strategies to promote the use of those guidelines. | Eileen Cody (D-34) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 313, Laws of 2011 |
May 11, 2011 |
| SB 5122 2011–12 |
Affordable care actMakes changes to various health insurance provisions in light of federal health care reform. | Karen Keiser (D-33) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 314, Laws of 2011 |
May 11, 2011 |
| SB 5371 2011–12 |
Health insurance/under 19Requires health insurers to provide insurance coverage to persons under the age of 19 without preexisting condition exclusions and without a health screening examination. | Karen Keiser (D-33) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 315, Laws of 2011 |
May 11, 2011 |
| SB 5394 2011–12 |
Primary care health homesRequires the Department of Social and Health Services and the Health Care Authority to incorporate health homes and chronic care management incentives into certain state-purchased health care contracts. | Karen Keiser (D-33) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 316, Laws of 2011 |
May 11, 2011 |
| SB 5445 2011–12 |
Health benefit exchangeEstablishes a Health Benefit Exchange with a board to be appointed by December 15, 2011, which will take over planning duties from the Health Care Authority on March 15, 2012. | Karen Keiser (D-33) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 317, Laws of 2011 |
May 11, 2011 |
| HB 1267 2011–12 |
Domestic partners/parentageAmends the Uniform Parentage Act to: (1) reference state-registered domestic partnerships in specific provisions; (2) adopt some of the changes made by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws; (3) extend... | Jamie Pedersen (D-43) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 283, Laws of 2011 |
May 10, 2011 |
| HB 1312 2011–12 |
Public health care/waiverRequires the Administrator of the Health Care Authority to identify Basic Health Plan (BHP) enrollees who are eligible for Medicaid and transition them to that program. | Eileen Cody (D-34) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 284, Laws of 2011 |
May 10, 2011 |
| HB 1407 2011–12 |
Water system/negotiated saleAuthorizes a public utility district meeting certain geographic and population requirements to convey a water system, without voter approval, to a city or town that owns its own water system and has a population of less than... | Cindy Ryu (D-32) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 285, Laws of 2011 |
May 10, 2011 |
| HB 1560 2011–12 |
Health insurance partnershipEliminates the requirement for participation in the Health Insurance Partnership that small employers establish a cafeteria plan to allow employees to use pretax dollars for health benefit premiums. | Eileen Cody (D-34) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 287, Laws of 2011 |
May 10, 2011 |
| HB 1599 2011–12 |
Actual student success progCreates the Pay for Actual Student Success Program (PASS), to invest in proven dropout prevention and intervention programs and provide an annual financial award to high schools that demonstrate improvement in dropout... | Tim Probst (D-17) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 288, Laws of 2011 |
May 10, 2011 |
| HB 1716 2011–12 |
Secondhand dealers/metalCreates a new category of secondhand dealers called "secondhand precious metal dealers" who engage in transactions involving gold, silver, and platinum. | Katrina Asay (R-30) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 289, Laws of 2011 |
May 10, 2011 |
| HB 1725 2011–12 |
Workers' compensationAllows the Department of Labor and Industries (Department) to send notices electronically when requested by the worker, employer, or other person affected. | Mike Sells (D-38) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 290, Laws of 2011 |
May 10, 2011 |
| HB 1774 2011–12 |
Dependency mattersAllows the Department of Social and Health Services to place a dependent child with a person with whom the child's sibling or half sibling has been placed or with the adoptive parent of a sibling or half sibling, where the... | Roger Goodman (D-45) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 292, Laws of 2011 |
May 10, 2011 |