Past bills
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 5439 2011–12 |
Oil spillsSpecifies the types of damages a person may be liable for in a civil action to recover damages for an unlawful oil spill. | Kevin Ranker (D-40) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Apr 11, 2012 |
| SB 5440 2011–12 |
Electric vehiclesProhibiting the WUTC From Regulating Electric Vehicle Charging Stations. | Phil Rockefeller (D-23) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Apr 11, 2012 |
| SB 5441 2011–12 |
County utility tax optionA county may impose an excise tax on a utility for the privilege of engaging in business as a utility. The county may seek voter approval to impose this tax, but is not required to do so. | Margarita Prentice (D-11) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Apr 11, 2012 |
| SB 5443 2011–12 |
Patients w/ dev disabilitiesSubject to the availability of amounts appropriated for this purpose, medical students at the UW, nursing students at Washington schools of nursing, and special and technical care students at Washington technical schools would... | Maralyn Chase (D-32) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Apr 11, 2012 |
| SB 5444 2011–12 |
State boundary bridgeIf funding allows, DOT must issue a request for proposals for construction of a state boundary bridge that would firstly, require a contractor to comply with various existing regulations, including worker health and safety,... | Steve Conway (D-29) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Apr 11, 2012 |
| SB 5446 2011–12 |
Manuf. housing communitiesCities, code cities, and counties are prohibited from denying authorized manufactured/mobile homes, recreational vehicles, or park models entry into, or requiring their removal from, a manufactured housing community based on... | Paull Shin (D-21) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Apr 11, 2012 |
| SB 5447 2011–12 |
Unoccupied mobile home lotsProhibits rates, charges, fees, or other costs from being charged, under certain circumstances, to a mobile home lot in a manufactured housing community while the lot is unoccupied. | Paull Shin (D-21) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Apr 11, 2012 |
| SB 5448 2011–12 |
Manu/mobile home definitionsThe current definition of R.V. used in the Program is changed to the definition used under the Act. | Mark Schoesler (R-9) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Apr 11, 2012 |
| SB 5449 2011–12 |
Stolen info technologyCreates a civil cause of action against persons that manufacture products sold in Washington while using stolen or misappropriated information technology in its business operations. | Lisa Brown (D-3) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Apr 11, 2012 |
| SB 5450 2011–12 |
Local mineral severance taxThe bill as referred to committee not considered. | Jim Hargrove (D-24) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Apr 11, 2012 |
| SB 5453 2011–12 |
Pacific salmon productionThe bill as referred to committee not considered. | Karen Fraser (D-22) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Apr 11, 2012 |
| SB 5454 2011–12 |
Health care assistants/drugsRestricts health care assistants certified in category C or E by the department of health from administering certain drugs. | Karen Keiser (D-33) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Apr 11, 2012 |
| SB 5455 2011–12 |
Teacher performanceEstablishes the top teacher recognition grant program to encourage excellence in the classroom teaching ranks and to recognize the most outstanding classroom teachers in the state. | Joseph Zarelli (R-18) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Apr 11, 2012 |
| SB 5456 2011–12 |
Death penalty eliminationThe death penalty is abolished in the state of Washington. | Ed Murray (D-43) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Apr 11, 2012 |
| SB 5458 2011–12 |
Medicaid fraudThe statute of limitations for prosecuting Medicaid theft and Medicaid false statement cases is ten years. In addition to the Secretary of DSHS, the AG may assess civil penalties on a person or entity committing Medicaid... | Karen Keiser (D-33) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Apr 11, 2012 |
| SB 5460 2011–12 |
Wrongly imprisoned personsProvides a claims process for persons who have been wrongly convicted and imprisoned. | Adam Kline (D-37) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Apr 11, 2012 |
| SB 5461 2011–12 |
Retrosp. rating plan claimsAuthorizes retrospective rating plan employers and groups who administer their plans with an approved claims administrator to assist the department of labor and industries in the processing of claims. | Mary Margaret Haugen (D-10) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Apr 11, 2012 |
| SB 5462 2011–12 |
Financial aid processThe bill as referred to committee not considered. | Derek Kilmer (D-26) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Apr 11, 2012 |
| SB 5464 2011–12 |
Clean energy partnershipThe Washington Clean Energy Partnership (CEP) is created and must develop, implement, and manage clean energy sector programs and funding initiatives. CEP is jointly administered by SIRTI and WTC or successor agency. | Phil Rockefeller (D-23) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Apr 11, 2012 |
| SB 5465 2011–12 |
Safety net assessmentCommunity residential service businesses are added to the public utility tax at a rate of 5.029 percent. Of the revenue from the tax on community residential services, 80.5 percent is deposited into the new Community... | Karen Keiser (D-33) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Apr 11, 2012 |
| SB 5466 2011–12 |
Medicaid nursing paymentsSeveral changes are made to the nursing facility rate structure, these changes are detailed below. Rebasing is postponed for one year and the cycle for rebasing moves from every even-numbered year to every odd-numbered year. | Karen Keiser (D-33) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Apr 11, 2012 |
| SB 5467 2011–12 |
Capital budget 2011-2013The Omnibus 2011-13 Capital Budget authorizes new capital projects for state agencies and institutions of higher education for the 2011-13 fiscal biennium. For additional information, see the Capital Budget Summary published... | Derek Kilmer (D-26) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Apr 11, 2012 |
| SB 5468 2011–12 |
Office of forecast councilsCF Council and the ERF Council are combined into one office, the Office of Forecast Councils. The supervisory positions of each council are eliminated and replaced with a director but the councils themselves and their duties,... | Craig Pridemore (D-49) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Apr 11, 2012 |
| SB 5469 2011–12 |
Boards and commissionsEliminates certain boards and commissions. | Craig Pridemore (D-49) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Apr 11, 2012 |
| SB 5470 2011–12 |
Educational employeesThe I-732 COLAs are suspended for K-12 public-school employees for the 2011-12 and 2012-13 school years, and the I-732 COLAs are suspended for community- and technical-college employees for the 2011-12 and 2012-13 fiscal... | Ed Murray (D-43) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Apr 11, 2012 |