Bills sponsored or co-sponsored by Jeralita "Jeri" Costa
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 5449 2001–02 |
Identity theft$ Expands the definition of the crime of identity theft, increases the potential penalties, requires businesses to assist victims by providing access to information, and allows the court to enter orders requiring the... | Margarita Prentice (D-11) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 217, Laws of 2001 |
May 9, 2001 |
| SB 5468 2001–02 |
Chemical dependency$ Expands the pool of juvenile offenders potentially eligible for the Chemical Dependency Disposition Alternative. | Jeralita "Jeri" Costa (D-38) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 164, Laws of 2001 |
May 7, 2001 |
| SB 5270 2001–02 |
Victims' compensation$ Expands the Crime Victims' Compensation Act to those victims of persons who are subject to a sexually violent predator civil commitment proceeding. | Jeralita "Jeri" Costa (D-38) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 153, Laws of 2001 |
May 2, 2001 |
| SB 5014 2001–02 |
Sex & kidnapping offenders$ Makes the definition of sex offense in the criminal code and the definition of sex offense in the registration statute coincide. | Jeralita "Jeri" Costa (D-38) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 95, Laws of 2001 |
Apr 19, 2001 |
| SB 5255 2001–02 |
Public disclosure/terrorism$ Exempts from public inspection and copying vulnerability assessments and response plans intended to prevent or mitigate criminal terrorist acts. | Jim Kastama (D-25) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 98, Laws of 2001 |
Apr 19, 2001 |
| SB 5509 2001–02 |
Higher ed/student id$ Prohibits public institutions of higher education from using student, faculty, and | Jeanne Kohl-Welles (D-36) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 103, Laws of 2001 |
Apr 19, 2001 |
| SB 5903 2001–02 |
Physician license fees$ Raises the $25 annual surcharge on physician licenses to no more than $35 to fund the Impaired Physicians Program. | Shirley Winsley (R-28) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 109, Laws of 2001 |
Apr 19, 2001 |
| SB 6020 2001–02 |
Access to dental care$ Authorizes the Department of Health to establish a school sealant endorsement program for dental hygienists and dental assistants serving low-income, rural, at-risk children in school-based sealant programs. | Pat Thibaudeau (D-43) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 93, Laws of 2001 |
Apr 19, 2001 |
| SB 6035 2001–02 |
College board job bank$ Requires the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges to create an electronic job bank on its website to act as a clearinghouse for people seeking academic teaching positions at the state = s community and technical colleges. | Jeanne Kohl-Welles (D-36) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 110, Laws of 2001 |
Apr 19, 2001 |
| SB 5348 2001–02 |
Uniform child custody act$ Replaces the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act with the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act. | Jeralita "Jeri" Costa (D-38) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 65, Laws of 2001 |
Apr 18, 2001 |
| SB 5241 2001–02 |
Court venue$ Changes the venue provisions applicable to certain civil actions in district and superior courts. | Stephen Johnson (R-47) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 45, Laws of 2001 |
Apr 17, 2001 |
| SB 5367 2001–02 |
Community mobilization$ Moves the Community Mobilization Against Substance Abuse grant program to the Department of Community, Trade, and Economic Development (CTED). | Karen Fraser (D-22) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 48, Laws of 2001 |
Apr 17, 2001 |
| SB 5691 2001–02 |
Juvenile offender records$ Provides that a motion to seal a juvenile record filed on or after July 1, 1997, must be decided according to the law in effect on that date, regardless of when the adjudication occurred. | Jeralita "Jeri" Costa (D-38) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 49, Laws of 2001 |
Apr 17, 2001 |
| SB 5057 2001–02 |
City & town government$ Alters the way noncharter code cities change forms of government by specifying that officers serve the remainder of their terms. | Georgia Gardner (D-42) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 33, Laws of 2001 |
Apr 16, 2001 |
| SB 5118 2001–02 |
Adult offender/compact$ Updates the Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision that is a system of reciprocity for supervising offenders who move from one state to another. | Jeralita "Jeri" Costa (D-38) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 35, Laws of 2001 |
Apr 16, 2001 |
| SB 5047 2001–02 |
Correctional facilities$ Authorizes certain employees of the Department of Corrections (DOC) under some circumstances to use reasonable force to detain, search, or remove a person. | Jeanine Long (R-44) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 11, Laws of 2001 |
Apr 13, 2001 |
| SB 5048 2001–02 |
Mental hlth commitments$ Requires the court to give great weight to evidence of a person's prior history or pattern of decompensation and discontinuation of treatment when determining whether inpatient or a less restrictive alternative commitment is... | Jeanine Long (R-44) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 12, Laws of 2001 |
Apr 13, 2001 |
| SB 5252 2001–02 |
Crts of limited jurisdiction$ Authorizes district courts to have temporary venue over other district court criminal matters when there is an emergency. | Bob McCaslin (R-4) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 15, Laws of 2001 |
Apr 13, 2001 |
| SB 5258 2001–02 |
Disclosure/health care info$ It is a negligent violation of law to fax a patient = s confidential sexually transmitted disease information to an unauthorized recipient if the sender knew or had reason to know that the fax telephone number was incorrect. | Jeralita "Jeri" Costa (D-38) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 16, Laws of 2001 |
Apr 13, 2001 |
| SB 5002 1999–00 |
Fish and wildlife hot lineThe toll-free poaching hotline is authorized in statute and expanded to include calls on dangerous wildlife. The department must report the results of its investigative findings back to each person who provides a poaching or... | Ken Jacobsen (D-46) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Apr 27, 2000 |
| SB 6875 1999–00 |
GratuitiesDeclares that it is unlawful for a "seller," as defined in RCW 82.08.010, to label an amount as a "tip" or "gratuity" when that amount is not a genuine voluntary payment by a buyer in connection with a retail sale. | Margarita Prentice (D-11) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Apr 26, 2000 |
| SB 6368 1999–00 |
Lockouts/unemployment beneftMaximum unemployment insurance benefits are extended for workers who are unemployed due to a lockout. Benefits are payable until the lockout is terminated or until the worker has received 60 weeks of benefits, whichever occurs first. | Lisa Brown (D-3) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Apr 7, 2000 |
| SB 6402 1999–00 |
Civil service act reform$ The state = s civil service system is reformed with new classification rules to be adopted by March 15, 2003. | Darlene Fairley (D-32) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Apr 7, 2000 |
| SB 6513 1999–00 |
Privacy/comm transactionsPrivacy and control of personal information in a commercial context are addressed. Commercial entities affected are A information custodians, @ defined as all entities that maintain data containing personal or sensitive... | Margarita Prentice (D-11) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Apr 7, 2000 |
| SB 6871 1999–00 |
InitiativesProvides that an initiative measure, whether to the people or to the legislature, must display in full the text of any section of law that would be repealed by the measure. | Karen Fraser (D-22) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Apr 5, 2000 |