Past bills
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 5114 2011–12 |
Competency proceduresProvides that one expert or professional person (rather than two) be appointed to evaluate the competency or insanity of a criminal defendant, unless the defendant is charged with aggravated murder. | Jim Hargrove (D-24) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Apr 11, 2012 |
| SB 5118 2011–12 |
Output-based emission stds.The Department of Ecology ( DOE) and local air pollution control authorities must consider an output-based air emission standards approach when making determinations for air emission permits, orders, and regulations.... | Phil Rockefeller (D-23) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Apr 11, 2012 |
| SB 5120 2011–12 |
Insurance ratesThe bill as referred to committee not considered. | Karen Keiser (D-33) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Apr 11, 2012 |
| SB 5121 2011–12 |
Investments of insurers actThe Washington Investment Act is repealed and the Model Act, Defined Standards Version, is adopted in substantial part. The commissioner is authorized to enact rules that target specific investment practices and classes of... | Steve Hobbs (D-44) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Apr 11, 2012 |
| SB 5123 2011–12 |
Forest resources instituteThe scope of the Institute of Forest Resources is broadened to provide a framework for prioritizing and conducting interdisciplinary research on critical forest issues. The Director of the University of Washington's School of... | Kevin Ranker (D-40) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Apr 11, 2012 |
| SB 5125 2011–12 |
Absentee ballotsTabulation of absentee ballots may begin at 8 a.m. on the Monday immediately before the day of the primary or election. Results must be kept secret until after 8 p.m. on the day of the election. | Senator (R-2) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Apr 11, 2012 |
| SB 5126 2011–12 |
Govt officials' compensationIf a local salary commission decreases the salary of county or municipal elected officials, the decrease may take effect at any time, without regard to the officials' terms of office. | Derek Kilmer (D-26) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Apr 11, 2012 |
| SB 5128 2011–12 |
Statewide trans. planningRequires the convening, at least every seven years, of a three-person planning committee made up of members from the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT); the Washington State Transportation Commission... | Mary Margaret Haugen (D-10) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Apr 11, 2012 |
| SB 5129 2011–12 |
St highways/merged districtsStreamlines the existing mechanism for merging fire districts in order to more efficiently facilitate a partial merger of fire districts such that affected portions of state highways can be better served with quicker emergency... | Mary Margaret Haugen (D-10) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Apr 11, 2012 |
| SB 5130 2011–12 |
Vehicles in express lanesThe bill as referred to committee not considered. | Mary Margaret Haugen (D-10) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Apr 11, 2012 |
| SB 5131 2011–12 |
Public facilities/impact feeThe bill as referred to committee not considered. | Mary Margaret Haugen (D-10) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Apr 11, 2012 |
| SB 5132 2011–12 |
Residential habilitation ctrResidential habilitation center is defined as a state-operated facility for persons 21 years of age and older. All references to child in 71A.20 RCW are replaced with individual. | Margarita Prentice (D-11) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Apr 11, 2012 |
| SB 5133 2011–12 |
Correctional populationsA code city or town with a mayor-council form or council-manager form of government may include the population of any state correctional facility within its jurisdiction in calculating the population thresholds pertinent to... | Mark Schoesler (R-9) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Apr 11, 2012 |
| SB 5134 2011–12 |
Historic vesselsAn intent section regarding the hobby of collecting, preserving, restoring, and maintaining vessels of historic and special interest, as well as definitions for vessel collectors and historic vessels are added to the... | Brian Hatfield (D-19) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Apr 11, 2012 |
| SB 5136 2011–12 |
Nonprofit online universityThe bill as referred to committee not considered. | Jim Kastama (D-25) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Apr 11, 2012 |
| SB 5137 2011–12 |
Street vacation hearingsThe bill as referred to committee not considered. | Craig Pridemore (D-49) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Apr 11, 2012 |
| SB 5138 2011–12 |
Driver's license applicantsRequires an applicant, in order to apply for a driver's license or instruction permit, to provide his or her social security number or, if the applicant has not been issued a social security number, proof that the applicant is... | Jim Hargrove (D-24) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Apr 11, 2012 |
| SB 5139 2011–12 |
Wrongful conviction claimA person who has been convicted in Washington and imprisoned for one or more felonies of which that person is actually innocent may file a claim for compensation or damages against the state. A person is actually innocent of a... | Jim Hargrove (D-24) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Apr 11, 2012 |
| SB 5140 2011–12 |
Criminal alien offendersThe placement of an offender on conditional release status to ICE no longer requires the approval of the sentencing court and the prosecuting attorney or a determination by the secretary that the conditional release is in the... | Jim Hargrove (D-24) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Apr 11, 2012 |
| SB 5142 2011–12 |
Alternative learning progsProhibits school districts from advertising or marketing full-time enrollment in alternative learning experiences (ALE) as being a home-based instruction program. | Val Stevens (R-39) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Apr 11, 2012 |
| SB 5143 2011–12 |
Annexation/fire prot. distsProvides that an annexation by a city or code city of territory served by one or more fire protection districts is not subject to review by a boundary review board, if the annexation is achieved using the interlocal agreement process. | Rosemary McAuliffe (D-1) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Apr 11, 2012 |
| SB 5144 2011–12 |
Animal abuser registryRequires the registration of animal abusers and authorizes the release of certain information on animal abusers. | Rosemary McAuliffe (D-1) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Apr 11, 2012 |
| SB 5145 2011–12 |
Landscape conservationEnables local governments to finance certain infrastructure investments and to incentivize development right transfers in the central Puget Sound. | Scott White (D-46) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Apr 11, 2012 |
| SB 5146 2011–12 |
Patented & trademarked fruitPublic disclosure exemptions for certain agriculture-related information are revised to provide that information about production, interstate trade, and export of patented or trademarked fruit must be provided upon request to... | Senator (R-15) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Apr 11, 2012 |
| SB 5147 2011–12 |
Retirement age for judgesThe requirement that any judge, including a district judge, must retire from office at the end of the calendar year in which the judge attains the age of 75 years is eliminated. Effective on January 1, 2012, only if the... | Jim Hargrove (D-24) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Apr 11, 2012 |