All bills
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 5630 2019–20 |
GMA hearings/compositionRequires at least one Growth Management Hearings Board member from each board region must have experience as a city or county planner. | Senator (R-8) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 5631 2019–20 |
State & local taxationRequires the department of revenue to: (1) Make publicly available an online searchable database of all taxes and tax rates in the state for each taxing district; and (2) Provide tax rate calculators on the searchable database... | Senator (R-8) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 5632 2019–20 |
Tax court, creatingCreates a tax court as a court of record with statewide jurisdiction which will consist of one judge selected from each division of the court of appeals and commissioners as are appointed by the tax court. | Senator (R-8) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 5634 2019–20 |
State building code councilRequires the State Building Code Council to adopt or amend statewide codes every five years, beginning in 2020. | Senator (R-8) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 5637 2019–20 |
Behav. health entities/taxesIncreases the number of mental health and behavioral health professionals in the workforce. | Senator (R-8) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 5639 2019–20 |
Growth mngmnt hearings boardRequires the Growth Management Hearings Board to allow the planning jurisdiction to retain and examine scientific experts or other expert witness to assist in reviewing a petition involving critical areas. | Senator (R-8) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 5642 2019–20 |
Intramuscular needlingAuthorizes a physical therapist to perform intramuscular needling only after being issued an intramuscular needling endorsement by the secretary of the department of health. | Annette Cleveland (D-49) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 5644 2019–20 |
Homeless hosting/religiousProhibits county, city, and town ordinances from placing undue burden on religious organizations providing housing or shelters for the homeless. | Jeannie Darneille (D-27) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 5645 2019–20 |
Child-placing agenciesDirects the Department of Children, Youth and Families to conduct a child-placing agency (CPA) contract evaluation and rate analysis of the current rates compared with actual costs incurred by CPAs. | Jeannie Darneille (D-27) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 5646 2019–20 |
Affordable housing/sales taxAuthorizes a county or city to impose a local sales tax, credited against the state sales tax, for affordable or supportive housing. | Patty Kuderer (D-48) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 5647 2019–20 |
ARNP payment parityProhibits a health carrier from reimbursing an advanced registered nurse practitioner in an amount less than he or she would reimburse for the same service if provided by a physician in the same area served. | Emily Randall (D-26) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 5648 2019–20 |
Hospitals/ARNPs & PAsAddresses the duty of a hospital or facility to request information from physician assistants and advanced registered nurse practitioners, who will provide clinical care under his or her license, before granting or renewing... | Karen Keiser (D-33) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 5650 2019–20 |
Teaching cursive in schoolsRequires common schools to give instruction in cursive writing. Requires a school district board of directors, when it reviews or adopts its English language arts curriculum, to incorporate curricula to teach cursive writing. | Judy Warnick (R-13) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 5653 2019–20 |
Motorcycle parking methodsAuthorizes motorcycles to park at an angle on any highway so long as it does not extend into the roadway. | Phil Fortunato (R-31) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 5654 2019–20 |
Rewards cardsAdds rewards cards as property that is exempt from the Uniform Unclaimed Property Act. | Mark Mullet (D-5) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 5655 2019–20 |
Government contractingDeclares an intent to require better evaluation of contract performance by increasing transparency and accountability of public contracts. | Senator (D-22) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 5656 2019–20 |
Public works contractingRemoves limitations on design-build projects between $2 million and $10 million. | Senator (D-46) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 5657 2019–20 |
Opioid pollution/wastewaterRequires a general or individual waste discharge permit or national pollution discharge elimination system permit, issued or renewed by the department of ecology, for a publicly owned wastewater treatment plant that directly... | Senator (R-2) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 5658 2019–20 |
Bullion tax preferencesRepeals the tax exemption for sales of precious metal bullion or monetized bullion. | Senator (D-22) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 5659 2019–20 |
Pharmaceutical ads/B&O taxImposes a business and occupation tax surcharge on amounts received by a person, including persons in the business of radio and television broadcasting, for the sale of advertising space or time in a media outlet to promote... | Karen Keiser (D-33) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 5660 2019–20 |
Mental health professionalsAllows a health care professional to disclose health care information to law enforcement to protect another from a threat of physical violence. | John McCoy (D-38) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 5661 2019–20 |
Survivorship benefit optionsEliminates the written consent requirement that a spouse or domestic partner must provide when certain joint pension benefit options are selected by a member of a state retirement system. | Steve Conway (D-29) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 5662 2019–20 |
Cloud computing solutionsRequires state agencies to evaluate certain criteria prior to adopting a cloud computing solution. | Guy Palumbo (D-1) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 5663 2019–20 |
Drug compoundingExempts the following from the definition of "compounding" for purposes of chapter 18.64 RCW: Mixing, reconstitution, or other acts that are performed in accordance with directions contained in approved labeling provided by... | Annette Cleveland (D-49) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 5664 2019–20 |
Identicard/homelessCreates a Homeless Indenticard Program to provide certain homeless individuals a no fee original or renewal identicard on a one-time basis. | Annette Cleveland (D-49) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2020 |