Bills sponsored or co-sponsored by Jeanne Kohl-Welles
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 5615 2013–14 |
Health professional programRequires the Office of Student Financial Assistance within the Washington Student Achievement Council to contract with a fundraiser, who is not a registered state lobbyist, to solicit and accept grants and donations from... | Senator (D-46) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 298, Laws of 2013 |
May 20, 2013 |
| SB 5669 2013–14 |
TraffickingExpands the definition of Trafficking to: | Mike Padden (R-4) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 302, Laws of 2013 |
May 20, 2013 |
| SB 5152 2013–14 |
Sounders FC and SeahawksCreates the Seattle Sounders Football Club special license plate. | Tracey Eide (D-30) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 286, Laws of 2013 |
May 17, 2013 |
| SB 5053 2013–14 |
Vehicle prowlingIncreases the penalty for the crime of Vehicle Prowling in the second degree from a gross misdemeanor to a class C felony on the offender's third or subsequent offense. | Nick Harper (D-38) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 267, Laws of 2013 |
May 16, 2013 |
| SB 5104 2013–14 |
Epinephrine autoinjectorsPermits school districts and schools to maintain a supply of epinephrine autoinjectors, including those that are prescribed in the name of the school district or school. | Mark Mullet (D-5) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 268, Laws of 2013 |
May 16, 2013 |
| SB 5148 2013–14 |
Medication access/uninsuredEstablishes a program for health practitioners, pharmacists, medical facilities, and drug manufacturers and wholesalers to donate, accept, and redistribute prescription drugs and supplies at no cost to people expressing a need. | Karen Keiser (D-33) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 260, Laws of 2013 |
May 16, 2013 |
| SB 5472 2013–14 |
Audiology degrees at WWUPermits the Board of Trustees of Western Washington University to offer applied, but not research, doctorate-level degrees in audiology. | Barbara Bailey (R-10) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 281, Laws of 2013 |
May 16, 2013 |
| SB 5491 2013–14 |
Educational healthEstablishes six statewide indicators of educational system health, such as student achievement on state assessments, graduation rates, and post-graduation education and employment. | Rosemary McAuliffe (D-1) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 282, Laws of 2013 |
May 16, 2013 |
| SB 5507 2013–14 |
Candidate and measure donorsRequires that a statement including the Public Disclosure Commission's website be included in a prominent position within the voters' pamphlet. | Andy Billig (D-3) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 283, Laws of 2013 |
May 16, 2013 |
| SB 5510 2013–14 |
Abuse of vulnerable adultsModifies the definition of "neglect" in the statutes concerning abuse of vulnerable adults to require that, under either set of conduct meeting the definition, the conduct must have been committed by a person or entity with a... | Senator (R-2) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 263, Laws of 2013 |
May 16, 2013 |
| SB 5102 2013–14 |
Animal cruelty reportingProvides licensed veterinarians with immunity from liability for reporting animal cruelty. | Kirk Pearson (R-39) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 245, Laws of 2013 |
May 15, 2013 |
| SB 5145 2013–14 |
Fire departmentsAuthorizes fire departments to implement a community assistance referral and education services program to assist local residents who use the 911 system for low acuity assistance calls. | Karen Keiser (D-33) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 247, Laws of 2013 |
May 15, 2013 |
| SB 5308 2013–14 |
Sexually exploited childrenCreates the Commercially Sexually Exploited Children Statewide Coordinating Committee. | Jeanne Kohl-Welles (D-36) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 253, Laws of 2013 |
May 15, 2013 |
| SB 5484 2013–14 |
Assault in 3rd degree/courtMakes an Assault offense that is committed during certain times and in certain areas of a courthouse an Assault in the third degree offense. | Adam Kline (D-37) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 256, Laws of 2013 |
May 15, 2013 |
| SB 5153 2013–14 |
Reg. support network clientsRequires the Regional Support Networks (RSNs) to adopt a uniform transfer agreement for the transfer of clients between the RSNs. | Jeanne Kohl-Welles (D-36) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 230, Laws of 2013 |
May 14, 2013 |
| SB 5396 2013–14 |
Spirits sampling on-premisesAuthorizes the holder of a spirits retail license that is also a participant in the responsible vendor program to provide customers with single-serving samples of 0.5 ounce or less of spirits for the purpose of sales promotion. | Mike Hewitt (R-16) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 234, Laws of 2013 |
May 14, 2013 |
| SB 5444 2013–14 |
Publicly owned proprty/taxesRemoves from statute a requirement that county assessors annually assess and send out real property valuation notices for publicly owned property that is exempt from taxation. | Bob Hasegawa (D-11) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 235, Laws of 2013 |
May 14, 2013 |
| SB 5607 2013–14 |
Theater licenses/beer, etc.Creates a license for theaters with no more than 120 seats per screen and that serve complete meals to sell spirits, beer, and wine for on-premise consumption. | Nick Harper (D-38) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 237, Laws of 2013 |
May 14, 2013 |
| SB 5674 2013–14 |
Farmers markets/wine, beerAllows for the sampling of domestic wine and beer at qualifying farmers markets under certain conditions. | Jeanne Kohl-Welles (D-36) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 238, Laws of 2013 |
May 14, 2013 |
| SB 5052 2013–14 |
Superior crt judges/WhatcomIncreases the number of statutorily authorized superior court judges in Whatcom County from three to four. | Doug Ericksen (R-42) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 210, Laws of 2013 |
May 10, 2013 |
| SB 5221 2013–14 |
Incompetent to stand trialRequires notification to the prosecutor and defense attorney when a facility determines not to file a civil commitment petition for a person whose felony or serious non-felony charges were dismissed due to incompetency to stand trial. | Jeanne Kohl-Welles (D-36) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 214, Laws of 2013 |
May 10, 2013 |
| SB 5355 2013–14 |
Unemployment insuranceSubjects individuals who commit unemployment claimant fraud for the first time to an additional penalty of 15 percent of benefits overpaid. | Janéa Holmquist Newbry (R-13) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 189, Laws of 2013 |
May 8, 2013 |
| SB 5496 2013–14 |
Online school programsProvides that if an approved private school applies also to offer an online school program, the statutory requirement for private schools to offer a specified number of instructional hours is deemed met. | John Braun (R-20) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 161, Laws of 2013 |
May 7, 2013 |
| SB 5565 2013–14 |
Background checksSpecifies under what circumstances the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) may not delay or deny licensure or unsupervised access to children based on information obtained or not obtained during background check processes. | Jim Hargrove (D-24) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 162, Laws of 2013 |
May 7, 2013 |
| SB 5161 2013–14 |
Gold star license platesAuthorizes widows or widowers, biological parents, adoptive parents, stepparents, adults in loco parentis or foster parents, biological children, or adopted children of United States Armed Forces members who died while in... | John Braun (R-20) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 137, Laws of 2013 |
May 3, 2013 |