Past bills
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 6537 2013–14 |
Minority & women's businessIn addition to a local government entity or state-created public corporation, a person having reason to believe that a particular business should not have been certified may petition OMWBE for reconsideration. Person is... | Pam Roach (R-31) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Mar 3, 2014 |
| SB 6538 2013–14 |
Early ed/children in welfareThe bill as referred to committee not considered. | Senator (R-18) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Mar 3, 2014 |
| SB 6540 2013–14 |
Flame retardantsBeginning July 1, 2015, the manufacture, sale, and distribution of residential upholstered furniture and children's products of which any component contains more than 100 parts per million of TDCPP or TCEP are prohibited.... | Doug Ericksen (R-42) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Mar 3, 2014 |
| SB 6554 2013–14 |
Life alert servicesThe bill as referred to committee not considered. | Kevin Ranker (D-40) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Mar 3, 2014 |
| SB 6577 2013–14 |
Transportation revenueAddresses transportation revenue relating to: (1) Additional and cumulative tax rates on certain motor vehicle and special fuel taxes; (2) Increasing and/or establishing certain motor vehicle fees; and (3) Local revenue... | Curtis King (R-14) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 3, 2014 |
| SB 6578 2013–14 |
Additive trans. fundingAdopts an additive transportation budget. Makes appropriations. Provides a contingent effective date. | Curtis King (R-14) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 3, 2014 |
| SB 6579 2013–14 |
Transportation funding bondsRequires 4.285 billion dollars of general obligation bonds to be issued and sold upon the request of the department of transportation to provide funds necessary for the location, design, right-of-way, and construction of... | Curtis King (R-14) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 3, 2014 |
| SB 6580 2013–14 |
Statewide elected officialsRevises the definition of "official duty," for purposes of ethics laws, to provide clarification of activities that constitute official duties of statewide officials. | Sharon Nelson (D-34) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 3, 2014 |
| SB 6566 2013–14 |
Clemency and pardons boardGood cause, in the context of the Governor's ability to grant a respite or reprieve, means that the Governor has undergone an individualized consideration of the facts of a specific conviction after receiving a recommendation... | Steve O'Ban (R-28) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 28, 2014 |
| SB 6576 2013–14 |
Oil spillsEcology must post a quarterly report on the terrestrial and maritime transportation of oil on its website. The report must include information currently collected by Ecology under existing programs related to oil... | John McCoy (D-38) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 27, 2014 |
| HB 2791 2013–14 |
Hospital safety net assessmtRemoves the provisions of the Hospital Safety Net Assessment Program that phase out the assessments, supplemental payments, and increased managed care payments by July 1, 2019. | Ross Hunter (D-48) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 26, 2014 |
| HB 2793 2013–14 |
Low-income health care/I-502Requires revenue from marijuana excise taxes and license fees, penalties, and forfeitures to be disbursed to the general fund for the state health care authority to support state-funded low-income health programs instead of to... | Ross Hunter (D-48) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 26, 2014 |
| SB 6523 2013–14 |
Higher ed opportunitiesAdds to the list of persons eligible for the State Need Grant (SNG): | Barbara Bailey (R-10) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 1, Laws of 2014 |
Feb 26, 2014 |
| SB 6574 2013–14 |
Education financingDeclares an intent to improve education financing by providing a beginning proposal for an expenditure plan as required by the state supreme court's order dated January 9, 2014. | Rosemary McAuliffe (D-1) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 26, 2014 |
| SB 6575 2013–14 |
Eye drop prescriptionsAuthorizes a pharmacist to provide for one early refill of a prescription for eye drops to treat glaucoma, without consulting a physician or obtaining a new prescription or refill from a physician, if certain conditions are met. | Linda Evans Parlette (R-12) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 26, 2014 |
| SB 5202 2013–14 |
Companion animalsCreates a spay/neuter assistance program within the Department of Health to pay for spaying and neutering of dogs and cats owned by low income individuals, as well as feral and free-roaming cats. | Maralyn Chase (D-32) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Feb 25, 2014 |
| SB 5251 2013–14 |
B&O tax exemption for R&D(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE) Provides a business and occupation tax exemption, during the first five years of production, for certain manufacturing research and development activities. | Maralyn Chase (D-32) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Feb 25, 2014 |
| SB 5392 2013–14 |
State retirement systemAn additional category of excess compensation is created to include any increases in the compensation used to calculate a retirement allowance that exceeds one and one-half times the person's reportable compensation from the... | Barbara Bailey (R-10) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Feb 25, 2014 |
| SB 5454 2013–14 |
Infant HIV testingWhen an infant younger than one year of age is placed in out-of-home care, DSHS or another supervising agency must request that the infant's treating physician test the infant for HIV if the birth mother's HIV status is known... | Christine Rolfes (D-23) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Feb 25, 2014 |
| SB 5471 2013–14 |
InsuranceMakes a number of changes applying to insurers providing health coverage. | Sharon Nelson (D-34) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Feb 25, 2014 |
| SB 5499 2013–14 |
Filing initiative measuresThe text of an initiative to the people must be filed with the Secretary of State within 20 months prior to the election at which it is to be submitted. The text of an initiative to the Legislature must be filed with the... | Don Benton (R-17) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Feb 25, 2014 |
| SB 5597 2013–14 |
Locksmith servicesLocksmiths cannot misrepresent their geographic location by listing a local telephone number in a local telephone directory if, without conspicuous disclosure, calls to the number are routinely forwarded to a location outside... | Steve Conway (D-29) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Feb 25, 2014 |
| SB 5680 2013–14 |
Economic developmentModifies the list of agencies that must fully participate in the Business Licensing Service. | Senator (R-8) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Feb 25, 2014 |
| SB 5713 2013–14 |
Higher ed/self-supportingThe governing board of a public baccalaureate institution must provide at least six months' notice to current and prospective students when a decision is made to change a degree program that is supported by state funding to a... | Jeanne Kohl-Welles (D-36) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Feb 25, 2014 |
| SB 5735 2013–14 |
Sex or kidnapping offendersAllows law enforcement agencies to disclose information about a level I offender to any individual who identifies the offender by name but requires that requests for information about level I offenders be in writing. | Jim Hargrove (D-24) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Feb 25, 2014 |