Past bills
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 5566 2015–16 |
Employee status enforcementEstablishes the employee fair classification act to simplify and enforce employee status under employment laws to ensure fairness to employers and employees. | Senator (D-46) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| SB 5567 2015–16 |
Wage liens/wage recovery actEstablishes the Washington wage recovery act. | Karen Keiser (D-33) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| SB 5568 2015–16 |
Wage violations, damages forIncreases the penalty for certain wage violations. | Steve Conway (D-29) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| SB 5569 2015–16 |
Employee antiretaliationAddresses retaliation and discrimination against employees and providing protection for employees. | Bob Hasegawa (D-11) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| SB 5570 2015–16 |
Daylight saving time exemp.The state of Washington exercises its right under the Uniform Time Act to opt out of daylight saving time, and remain on Pacific Standard Time year-round. | John McCoy (D-38) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| SB 5571 2015–16 |
Convention cntrs tx deferralA state and local retail sales and use tax deferral, currently applicable only to construction by a PFD of a new baseball stadium with a retractable roof or canopy and natural turf, is made available to a PFD for the purposes... | Joe Fain (R-47) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| SB 5572 2015–16 |
Marijuana sales, etc.The 1000-foot buffer requirement on the siting of marijuana businesses also included marijuana research facilities. | Jeanne Kohl-Welles (D-36) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| SB 5573 2015–16 |
E-cigarettes, vapor productsAddresses vapor inhalation products. | Senator (D-46) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| SB 5574 2015–16 |
Reproductive health careRequires a health plan, issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2016, to: (1) Provide coverage for contraceptive drugs, devices, and other products approved by the federal food and drug administration; voluntary sterilization... | Steve Hobbs (D-44) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| SB 5576 2015–16 |
Workplace injury reportingA worker must immediately report any accident to the worker's employer or supervisor. The report must be in writing, signed by the worker, and submitted to the employer within 60 days of the date of the injury, or before the... | Senator (R-6) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| SB 5578 2015–16 |
Housing trust fund projectsPreference is given to Housing Trust Fund projects involving collaborative partnerships between local school districts and either public housing authorities or nonprofit housing providers that help low-income children succeed... | Bruce Dammeier (R-25) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| SB 5579 2015–16 |
Security guards and firearmsIn addition to the other circumstances in which a transfer is permitted without a background check, a background check is not required for the transfer of a firearm between licensed private security guards or transfers of a... | Bruce Dammeier (R-25) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| SB 5580 2015–16 |
Ticket brokers and resellersEvery online ticket broker doing business in Washington State must prominently display immediately above the button used to purchase tickets in a 12-point or larger font the following disclosure: "You are buying tickets from a... | Bruce Dammeier (R-25) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| SB 5582 2015–16 |
Massage therapy, reflexologyImposes penalties on an owner of a massage business or reflexology business where the unlicensed practice of massage therapy or reflexology has been committed. | Annette Cleveland (D-49) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| SB 5583 2015–16 |
Species status/F&W comm.Directs the Fish and Wildlife Commission to consider petitions for changing the classification of an endangered, threatened, or sensitive terrestrial mammal species on a regional basis based on the biological status of the... | Brian Dansel (R-7) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| SB 5584 2015–16 |
Water quality determinationsThe bill as referred to committee not considered. | Brian Dansel (R-7) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| SB 5585 2015–16 |
Real estate/local governmentThe bill as referred to committee not considered. | Brian Dansel (R-7) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| SB 5586 2015–16 |
Disability comp SS offsetThe pension and time-loss offset for social security retirement benefits does not apply to workers who were receiving or had applied to receive social security retirement benefits prior to the date of their injury. | Steve Conway (D-29) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| SB 5587 2015–16 |
State treasurers conferenceThe Treasurer and designated employees may solicit gifts for a national conference within the state that has been approved by the Treasurer. In these circumstances, the $50 value threshold does not apply and the gift is... | Senator (R-2) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| SB 5588 2015–16 |
Property assessment appealsWithin 60 days of a taxpayer's request for review of a tax claim or valuation dispute , the county assessor must make valuation criteria and comparable sales available to a taxpayer at least 21 business days prior to the hearing. | Pam Roach (R-31) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| SB 5589 2015–16 |
Peace officer discipliningA law enforcement agency may not take punitive action against a peace officer solely because the officer's name was placed on a potential impeachment list in a "Brady disclosure." The law enforcement agency may take punitive... | Steve O'Ban (R-28) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| SB 5590 2015–16 |
Medicaid managed health careThe Medicaid-managed care plans must pay a nonparticipating provider no more than the Medicaid fee schedule if the managed care plan has made good faith efforts to contract with the nonparticipating provider. The July 1, 2016,... | Bruce Dammeier (R-25) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| SB 5592 2015–16 |
Security guard backgrnd chksAddresses fingerprint-based background checks for all security guard license applicants. | Bob Hasegawa (D-11) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| SB 5594 2015–16 |
Federal funding programsBy December 1 of each year, the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Committee must report to the Legislature on federal funding for health and human services and K–12 education programs that require changes in state statutes as... | Senator (R-2) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| SB 5595 2015–16 |
Association health plansDeclares that association health care plans meeting certain standards should be continued as a means of providing health care as the affordable care act is implemented. | Senator (R-2) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |