Bills sponsored or co-sponsored by Senator
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 6255 2015–16 |
Judge impartialityThe commission must discipline judges who fail to disqualify themselves in any proceeding where their impartiality is questioned because: (1) the judge knows or learns, in a timely motion, that a party, party's lawyer, or the... | Senator (D-35) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| SB 6256 2015–16 |
Energy financing voter app.Under the Act, a major public energy project does not include a plant or installation that generates electricity through the use of an SMR. An SMR is defined as a scalable nuclear power plant using reactors, where each reactor... | Senator (D-35) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| SB 6275 2015–16 |
Dental office supportAddresses dental office support services. | Senator (R-18) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| SB 6291 2015–16 |
Weighted GPAsEstablishes a Legislative task force on weighted grade point average systems that consists of four legislators and 10 nonvoting members representing specified education-related organizations. | John Braun (R-20) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| SB 6292 2015–16 |
Ed funding/fed. forest landsThe reduction of a school district's basic education allocation due to receipt of federal forest revenue is eliminated. | John Braun (R-20) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| SB 6298 2015–16 |
Homeless students gap actSchool Support for Homeless Students and Unaccompanied Youth. OSPI must create a competitive grant process to evaluate and award state-funded three-year grants to school districts to increase identification of homeless... | Senator (D-46) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| SB 6302 2015–16 |
Minors/marijuana retailersAnyone who serves or admits a person under age 21 to a retail outlet is guilty of a gross misdemeanor unless an exception applies. Anyone under age 21 who does not fit under an exception to the law and enters a retail outlet... | Senator (R-18) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| SB 6303 2015–16 |
Marijuana disposalThe LCB is authorized to develop rules to allow marijuana retailers to properly dispose of marijuana products. | Senator (R-18) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| SB 6304 2015–16 |
Marijuana sales/cooperativesLicensed marijuana producers may grow marijuana plants for sale to medical marijuana cooperatives. All marijuana plants grown by a medical marijuana cooperative must be purchased or cloned from a plant purchased from a... | Senator (R-18) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| SB 6305 2015–16 |
Liquor enforcement officersLiquor enforcement officers have the power and authority to enforce the laws and to serve and execute warrants under additional statutory codes. The officers may only exercise this authority while conducting their enforcement... | Senator (R-18) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| SB 6324 2015–16 |
Spirits & wine pref. pricingA manufacturer of liquor, distillery, brewery, or domestic winery offering a different price to on-premises retailers than the price offered to off-premises retailers is lawful, so long as the price offered to an on-premises... | Senator (R-18) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| SB 6332 2015–16 |
Teacher shortageIncreases the state salary allocation to school districts for beginning teachers. | Steve Litzow (R-41) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| SB 6334 2015–16 |
GMA/rail dependent usesAdds definitions of "freight rail dependent uses" and "short line railroad" to the Growth Management Act, and provides that the terms "rural development" and "rural character" include railroad tracks and freight rail dependent uses. | Don Benton (R-17) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| SB 6340 2015–16 |
Voter preregistrationA person who is at least 17 years of age and who meets all other voter registration requirements may preregister to vote electronically, by mail, or at a DOL licensing facility. The name of a person who preregisters to vote is... | Joe Fain (R-47) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| SB 6353 2015–16 |
School levy lid revs./delayThe bill as referred to committee not considered. | Senator (R-18) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| SB 6355 2015–16 |
High-technology researchA research and development B&O tax credit and sales tax deferral program are created, effective January 1, 2017, and expiring January 1, 2026. A business whose qualified R&D spending exceeds 0.92 percent of the business's... | Senator (D-46) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| SB 6369 2015–16 |
Contraceptives/year supplyRequires a health benefit plan issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2017, that includes coverage for contraceptive drugs, to provide reimbursement for a twelve-month supply of contraceptive drugs obtained at one time by... | Steve Hobbs (D-44) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| SB 6372 2015–16 |
Detention rooms and housesThe population of counties that must provide and maintain a detention room or detention house is raised from fifty thousand inhabitants to two hundred fifty thousand inhabitants. | Jeannie Darneille (D-27) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| SB 6375 2015–16 |
Marijuana clubsLocal governments may license and regulate marijuana use locations within their jurisdictions where consumption of marijuana is permitted. These licensees must prohibit the entry of persons under the age of 21 to marijuana use... | Senator (R-18) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| SB 6384 2015–16 |
Dual purposes of landClarifies that potential dual purposes of land do not reduce the scope of immunity provided by section 2 of this act. Finds that the state supreme court has created a disincentive for recreational facility investments in its... | Curtis King (R-14) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| SB 6395 2015–16 |
Transit auth. board membersNineteen non-partisan RTA board members must be directly elected from 19 districts containing approximately equal shares of the population. Board members may not hold other elected offices. | Steve O'Ban (R-28) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| SB 6396 2015–16 |
Rule review and expirationRequires that any agency rule must be within the power delegated to the agency as authorized by law, and any rule that conflicts with a statute is void. | John Braun (R-20) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| SB 6399 2015–16 |
Massage transfer programsRequires the state board of massage to adopt rules to allow massage programs that are approved by the board to establish transfer programs that accept an individual's credits or clock hours from schools that have not been... | Senator (R-18) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| SB 6411 2015–16 |
Professional service corps.Extends the time that a recipient of all outstanding shares of a professional corporation may be a director, officer, or shareholder of the corporation from 12 months to 36 months, provided that at least one officer and one... | Jan Angel (R-26) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| SB 6415 2015–16 |
Career & tech. ed. materialsA minimum funded amount for CTE and skills center programs' MSOC is set in statute and tied to the general education MSOC. For students in grades 7-12 in exploratory CTE courses, the MSOC amount is set at a rate that is equal... | Christine Rolfes (D-23) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |