Bills sponsored or co-sponsored by Joseph Zarelli
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 6291 1997–98 |
Island co.vehicle tax refundRepeals RCW 46.68.080 and 47.17.990. | Don Benton (R-17) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 15, 1998 |
| SB 6292 1997–98 |
Vehicle excise tax distribtnProvides that, on the first day of the months of January, April, July, and October of each year, and after the distributions under RCW 82.44.150(2) and (3), the state treasurer based upon information provided by the department... | Don Benton (R-17) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 15, 1998 |
| SB 6296 1997–98 |
English as common languageDeclares that a purpose of this act is to recognize the government's affirmative responsibility to encourage and ensure greater opportunities for individuals to learn the common language, as recognized by this act. | Don Benton (R-17) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 15, 1998 |
| SB 6336 1997–98 |
Regional centers fundingAuthorizes the legislative authority of a city with a population of one hundred thousand or more located in a county with a population of three hundred thousand or more but less than one million to impose a sales and use tax... | Albert Bauer (D-49) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 15, 1998 |
| SB 6244 1997–98 |
Offender educational servcesSchool districts containing a correctional facility operated by DOC are not required to educate inmates under the age of 18 within the facility. | Senator (D-35) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 1998 |
| SB 6266 1997–98 |
Class size improvement progrMakes an appropriation of twenty-five million dollars to carry out the purposes of the act. | Rosemary McAuliffe (D-1) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 1998 |
| SB 6268 1997–98 |
School attendanceRevises RCW 28A.225.020 to require public schools to take specified steps to eliminate or reduce the absences of children under the age of eight who are enrolled in schools. | Rosemary McAuliffe (D-1) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 1998 |
| SB 6193 1997–98 |
Petition for divorceA marriage is irretrievable broken when reasonable grounds exist. "Reasonable grounds" include: (1) infection with a sexually transmitted disease not known by the spouse at the time of marriage; (2) abandonment for one or more... | Val Stevens (R-39) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 1998 |
| SB 5000 1997–98 |
B&O tax rates loweredB&O tax rates are reduced to their pre-1993 levels, effective July 1, 1997, as follows: the selected business service rate is reduced from 2.0 percent to 1.5 percent; the financial business service rate is reduced from 1.6... | Patricia Hale (R-8) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| SB 5007 1997–98 |
Liens filed by DSHSThe requirements that the lien and notice to withhold and deliver be signed and include a demand to withhold and deliver are deleted. DSHS may serve the lien and the notice to withhold and deliver by electronic device. | Jeanine Long (R-44) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| SB 5031 1997–98 |
Juvenile persistent offendrsDefines "persistent offenders." Designates sentencing standards for persistent offenders. | Dan Swecker (R-20) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| SB 5057 1997–98 |
Growth management act exmptnAny county may adopt a resolution removing the county, and the cities in the county, from the requirement to plan under GMA provisions which are not of general application to all counties. If a county chooses to opt out, it... | Bob McCaslin (R-4) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| SB 5080 1997–98 |
Property damage/tax exemptnsA sales and use tax exemption is allowed on labor and services used to repair or replace residential buildings and on certain tangible personal property damaged or destroyed as a result of the weather conditions between... | Jeanne Kohl-Welles (D-36) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| SB 5088 1997–98 |
Contact with child injunctnAuthorizes courts to grant injunctions that forbid contact between a child and a person over age eighteen when the contact is detrimental to the child. | Pam Roach (R-31) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| SB 5090 1997–98 |
Residential burglaryThe crime of residential burglary is included in the definition of A most serious offense. @ | Pam Roach (R-31) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| SB 5123 1997–98 |
Sexually aggressive youthThe Legislature intends that the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) develop a policy for assessing sexual aggressiveness and vulnerability to sexual victimization of youth who are placed in state-operated or... | Jeanne Kohl-Welles (D-36) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| SB 5134 1997–98 |
Sex offender communty custdyThe Department of Corrections (DOC) is authorized to sanction sex offenders who violate community custody conditions to either state or local correctional facilities, regardless of when the violation occurred. DOC is... | Joseph Zarelli (R-18) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| SB 5156 1997–98 |
Initiative 601 amendmentThe provisions of Initiative 601 (Chapter 2, Laws of 1994) can be amended only by a two-thirds vote of each house of the Legislature. | Joseph Zarelli (R-18) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| SB 5166 1997–98 |
Minor health care/consentRepeals RCW 70.24.110 and 70.96A.095. | Val Stevens (R-39) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| SB 5167 1997–98 |
Homosexualty/school presentnThe Legislature finds that the principles of morality and truth, as well as instruction to avoid profanity and falsehood, are prerequisites to a sound education and the maintenance of a virtuous and ethical society. | Val Stevens (R-39) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| SB 5168 1997–98 |
Minor driver traffic violatnWritten notice of the filing of a traffic infraction must be mailed within three business days to the registered owner of the vehicle involved in the traffic infraction if it was operated by a minor and the minor committed the... | Val Stevens (R-39) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| SB 5170 1997–98 |
False accusation/child abuseCivil and criminal penalties are established for intentionally making a false allegation of child abuse or neglect in the context of completing a parenting plan or child custody agreement. | Pam Roach (R-31) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| SB 5182 1997–98 |
Board of education membersThe composition, membership and method of electing the State Board of Education is modified. The board must be entirely comprised of the Superintendent of Public Instruction and two nonpartisan members from each state... | Pam Roach (R-31) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| SB 5189 1997–98 |
Sex offender regstratn violaRegistered sex offenders must notify the county sheriff within 72 hours of moving within the county. The 14-day advance notice for moves outside the county is not changed. | Calvin Goings (D-25) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| SB 5214 1997–98 |
Property tax reliefProvides that there is allowed a credit against the state regular real property tax equal to the tax imposed on the first sixty-two thousand dollars of assessed valuation of owner-occupied residential property, multiplied by... | Betti Sheldon (D-23) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |