Bills sponsored or co-sponsored by Linda Evans Parlette
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 6081 2007–08 |
Outdoor burningAllows outdoor burning until July 1, 2008, within urban growth areas for cities having a population of less than 2,500 under certain conditions. HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH | Linda Evans Parlette (R-12) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Feb 29, 2008 |
| SB 6083 2007–08 |
Medical information(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE) Provides that health professionals shall pay a fee of twenty-five dollars in addition to their annual licensing fee to the department of health. This money shall be used to provide access... | Cheryl Pflug (R-5) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Feb 29, 2008 |
| SB 6212 2007–08 |
Recreational opportunities(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE) Establishes a work group to make recommendations for improving recreation on state trust lands, aquatic lands, and other state-owned lands managed by the department of natural resources. | Ken Jacobsen (D-46) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Feb 29, 2008 |
| SB 6412 2007–08 |
Permanent resident cardsTo verify a purchaser's age, a tobacco or liquor retailer may accept U.S. permanent resident cards, also known as green cards. | Jeanne Kohl-Welles (D-36) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Feb 29, 2008 |
| SB 6413 2007–08 |
Gender-based termsGender-specific terms and references are made gender-neutral in several Titles of the RCW. For example, references to "man" or "men" are changed to "person" or "persons," "councilman" is changed to "councilmember," and... | Jeanne Kohl-Welles (D-36) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Feb 29, 2008 |
| SB 6623 2007–08 |
Temporary medical housingTemporary medical housing provided by a health or social welfare (nonprofit) organization is exempted from state and local sales taxes and lodging taxes. | Chris Marr (D-6) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Feb 29, 2008 |
| SB 6650 2007–08 |
Firefighters' survivorsThe line-of-duty death and disability benefits paid to the surviving spouses of members of the FRPS do not cease upon the remarriage of the surviving spouse. An actuarially equivalent optional spousal survivor benefit is... | Ed Murray (D-43) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Feb 29, 2008 |
| SB 6718 2007–08 |
Chapter 385, laws of 2005The Citizen Advisory Board and related statutes are repealed in order to remove redundancies and conflicts, and to clarify the state auditor's role and authority for conducting performance audits. | Phil Rockefeller (D-23) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Feb 29, 2008 |
| SB 6736 2007–08 |
Developmental disabilities(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 2ND SUBSTITUTE) Requires the department of social and health services to adopt and implement rules that enable working age adults with developmental disabilities to pursue and maintain gainful employment in... | Marilyn Rasmussen (D-2) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Feb 29, 2008 |
| SB 6755 2007–08 |
Investment board personnelThe bill as referred to committee was not considered. | Lisa Brown (D-3) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Feb 29, 2008 |
| SB 6903 2007–08 |
Education capital projectsThe bill as referred to committee was not considered. | Karen Fraser (D-22) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Feb 29, 2008 |
| SB 6506 2007–08 |
Medical quality assurance(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE) Requires the Washington state medical quality assurance commission to conduct a medical quality assurance commission pilot project to evaluate the effect of granting the commission... | Chris Marr (D-6) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 8, 2008 |
| SB 6713 2007–08 |
Children w/disabilitiesDSHS must contract with all counties to provide funding for early intervention services to eligible children. Each county must partner with local lead agencies, school districts, and birth-to-three providers, to provide or... | Claudia Kauffman (D-47) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 8, 2008 |
| SB 6889 2007–08 |
Health care quality dataA standing work group is created to develop an accessible secure internet-based format for evidence-based information for all state residents to understand health records and the quality of performance of providers. | Cheryl Pflug (R-5) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 8, 2008 |
| SB 6909 2007–08 |
Nursing facility medicaidProvides that component rate allocations in direct care, therapy care, support services, and operations shall be adjusted for economic trends and conditions by three and seven-tenths percent for the July 1, 2008, rate setting:... | Chris Marr (D-6) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 7, 2008 |
| SB 6549 2007–08 |
Sustainable environment(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE) Creates the sustainable environment culminating project grant program to establish an organized regional approach to providing environmentally related culminating projects for students that... | Rosemary McAuliffe (D-1) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 1, 2008 |
| SB 6177 2007–08 |
Initiative 747The bill reinstates the 1 percent property tax revenue limit adopted by voters under Initiative 747. | Derek Kilmer (D-26) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Jan 30, 2008 |
| SB 6880 2007–08 |
Property tax exemptionAdditional deductions from the calculation of "disposable income" are allowed, including: health care insurance premiums for health care coverage, including dental coverage, vision coverage, and copayments; durable medical... | Don Benton (R-17) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 30, 2008 |
| SB 6827 2007–08 |
Worker's compensationDeclares that for a worker to receive benefits for an injury under Title 51, there must be a specific medical diagnosis directly related to the injury that must contribute by a factor of at least fifty percent to the worker's... | Janéa Holmquist Newbry (R-13) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 25, 2008 |
| SB 6793 2007–08 |
Medicaid beneficiariesFinds that the state must do more to control health care costs to ensure a sustainable public health care system. Requires that the department of social and health services shall submit a medicaid state plan amendment. | Cheryl Pflug (R-5) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 24, 2008 |
| SB 6816 2007–08 |
PEBB benefitsRequires the administrator of the state health care authority to adopt rules setting forth criteria for determining employee eligibility for benefits and the appeal process by which employees may appeal benefits and... | Margarita Prentice (D-11) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 24, 2008 |
| SB 6706 2007–08 |
Annual property revaluationsBy January 1, 2012 all counties must revalue real property annually. The Department of Revenue will provide guidance and financial assistance to counties converting to annual revaluations. | Eric Oemig (D-45) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 22, 2008 |
| SB 6708 2007–08 |
Water rightsEliminates the partial relinquishment of water rights. | Bob Morton (R-7) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 22, 2008 |
| SB 6666 2007–08 |
Computer server equipmentAn exemption from the state portion of the sales and use tax is provided for replacement server equipment and for labor and service rendered in respect to installing such replacement server equipment in an eligible computer... | Ed Murray (D-43) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 21, 2008 |
| SB 5116 2007–08 |
Tourism partnershipEliminates the Tourism Advisory Committee. | Jim Kastama (D-25) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Jan 18, 2008 |