Bills sponsored or co-sponsored by Betti Sheldon
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 5532 1999–00 |
Low-income rental housing/txProperty owned by nonprofit entities used to provide housing for very low-income households is exempt from taxation if certain conditions are met: (a) 100 percent of the units are occupied by very low-income households; (b)... | Rosemary McAuliffe (D-1) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2000 |
| SB 5600 1999–00 |
WW II veterans memorialA sales and use tax exemption is provided for labor and services rendered and tangible personal property that becomes an ingredient or component of a World War II memorial on the state capitol grounds during the course of... | Don Benton (R-17) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2000 |
| SB 5603 1999–00 |
School emplyee tuition waivePermanent classified employees of school districts and educational service districts are added to the list of eligible state employees who may attend state colleges and universities under the waiver program. | Rosemary McAuliffe (D-1) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2000 |
| SB 5630 1999–00 |
Farm worker housingThe Housing Finance Commission is authorized to auction tax credits that purchasers could use as a credit against their business and occupation tax or their public utility tax liability. The amount of credits that may be... | Margarita Prentice (D-11) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2000 |
| SB 5650 1999–00 |
LEOFF service transferPertains to law enforcement officers for a state parks and recreation commission and the state liquor control board. | Calvin Goings (D-25) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2000 |
| SB 5655 1999–00 |
Parents as scholars programThe Parents as Scholars Program is established as an extension of the Washington Workfirst Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Act. Student parents who have dependent children may receive assistance while attending an... | Jeanne Kohl-Welles (D-36) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2000 |
| SB 5678 1999–00 |
Geoduck beds on state landsA five-year pilot program to test the effectiveness of planting geoducks is authorized. The goal of the project is to determine whether harvestable levels may be propagated more efficiently than through natural means. | Betti Sheldon (D-23) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2000 |
| SB 5688 1999–00 |
Physical fitness services/txRevises RCW 82.04.050 to delete physical fitness services from the term "sale at retail" or "retail sale." | Betti Sheldon (D-23) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2000 |
| SB 5689 1999–00 |
Physical fitness services/txProvides that, upon every person engaging within this state in the business of providing physical fitness services not otherwise classified as a sale of retail; as to such persons, the amount of the tax with respect to such... | Betti Sheldon (D-23) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2000 |
| SB 5695 1999–00 |
Vehicle sales/taxationExemptions are provided from wholesaling B&O tax for wholesale sales of used motor vehicles and for new vehicles sold between dealers as accommodation sales for inventory purposes. An exemption from retailing B&O tax is... | Betti Sheldon (D-23) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2000 |
| SB 5709 1999–00 |
Farm use of pesticidesProvides that RCW 70.105D.040 does not apply to any person who, for the purpose of growing food crops, prepares, stores, mixes, transports, cleans residue of, applies, or otherwise uses pesticides or fertilizers on the farm... | Betti Sheldon (D-23) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2000 |
| SB 5715 1999–00 |
Extraordinry investmnt gainsRevises provisions relating to sharing extraordinary investment gains. | Calvin Goings (D-25) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2000 |
| SB 5747 1999–00 |
Counselors/privileged infoConfidential communications between a client and a certified counselor are privileged to the same extent and subject to the same conditions as exist for psychologists. The privilege does not apply in cases of involuntary... | Pat Thibaudeau (D-43) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2000 |
| SB 5807 1999–00 |
Retired/disabld health careRetired or disabled school district and educational service district employees, or retired state employees, who are receiving a state retirement allowance as of September 30, 1993, and their dependents may purchase health care... | Rosa Franklin (D-29) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2000 |
| SB 5823 1999–00 |
Higher ed accountabilityThe Washington Higher Education Improvement Fund is established. The fund is administered by the Higher Education Coordinating Board. | Jeanne Kohl-Welles (D-36) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2000 |
| SB 5880 1999–00 |
Needle stick protectionsThe Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) must adopt emergency rules by September 1999 (and six months after, adopt permanent rules) governing occupational exposure to blood-borne pathogens, such as Hepatitis B virus,... | Pat Thibaudeau (D-43) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2000 |
| SB 5887 1999–00 |
Disabled veterans/prop taxAuthorizes a property tax exemption to veterans with service-connected disabilities. | Marilyn Rasmussen (D-2) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2000 |
| SB 5938 1999–00 |
Electric utility bypassLegislative findings are added to reflect the Legislature's desire to avoid inappropriate cost shifting between and among customers of electric utilities, to preserve future legislative options for responding to bypass... | Karen Fraser (D-22) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2000 |
| SB 5956 1999–00 |
Comm/tech coll part-time facThe differences between full- and part-time pay rates are addressed in two ways--increased compensation and establishment of a joint select committee to explore the availability of resources to address the issue long-term.... | Jeanne Kohl-Welles (D-36) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2000 |
| SB 5985 1999–00 |
LEOFF plan 2 retirementMembers of LEOFF 2 who have completed at least 15 years of service and have reached age 50 may receive a early service retirement allowance. The early retirement allowance is the normal service retirement allowance, reduced by... | Adam Kline (D-37) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2000 |
| SB 5994 1999–00 |
State pension policy/fundingDeclares an intent to articulate the fiduciary responsibilities of the trustees and others who oversee the public retirement systems. The legislature also intends to promote effective monitoring of public retirement systems by... | Karen Fraser (D-22) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2000 |
| SB 6038 1999–00 |
Retirement actuarial reductnProvides for an actuarial reduction at the time of retirement. | Margarita Prentice (D-11) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2000 |
| SB 6040 1999–00 |
Federal employment lossesApplies to a county where federal employment is more than three thousand five hundred persons fewer than in the previous calendar year as verified by the Washington state employment security department. A county qualifying... | Betti Sheldon (D-23) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2000 |
| SB 6198 1999–00 |
Health insurance coverageAny state resident may purchase any plan purchased for the public employees' benefit program or for the Basic Health Plan. The premium may not exceed the lowest cost the state paid to purchase a given plan in fiscal year 1999,... | R. Lorraine Wojahn (D-27) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2000 |
| SB 5931 1999–00 |
Campaign finance/reporting$ A variety of requirements are made to encourage, and in some instances require, the electronic filing of reports with the Public Disclosure Commission (PDC) and to make reports that have been filed with the PDC available... | Julia Patterson (D-33) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 401, Laws of 1999 |
May 18, 1999 |