Bills sponsored or co-sponsored by Senator
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 6383 2011–12 |
Interscholastic activitiesAuthorizes the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA), or other voluntary nonprofit entity to whom control and supervision of interscholastic activities has been delegated, to impose penalties for rules violation. | Don Benton (R-17) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 155, Laws of 2012 |
Mar 29, 2012 |
| SB 6472 2011–12 |
Carbon monoxide alarmsRevises real estate seller disclosure forms to indicate whether the property is equipped with carbon monoxide alarms and smoke alarms. | Nick Harper (D-38) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 132, Laws of 2012 |
Mar 29, 2012 |
| SB 5188 2011–12 |
Traffic control signalsRequires all stoplights to have yellow change intervals that are at least as long as those identified in the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices. | Senator (R-2) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 85, Laws of 2012 |
Mar 23, 2012 |
| SB 5981 2011–12 |
Seed dealer license feesIncreases the seed dealer license fee. | Mark Schoesler (R-9) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 61, Laws of 2012 |
Mar 20, 2012 |
| SB 6384 2011–12 |
Persons w/devel disabilitiesRequires the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) to offer clients of the Division of Developmental Disabilities who are age 21 or older the option to transfer to a community access program after nine months of... | Linda Evans Parlette (R-12) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 49, Laws of 2012 |
Mar 19, 2012 |
| SB 5259 2011–12 |
Small wineries/tax & reportsWineries and wine certificate of approval holders that have a total taxable sales of wine in Washington of 6000 gallons or less during the calendar year preceding the tax due date must report on and pay taxes no more... | Adam Kline (D-37) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 20, Laws of 2012 |
Mar 7, 2012 |
| SB 5292 2011–12 |
Irrigation & port districtsModifies the definition of "critical areas" within the Growth Management Act to exclude certain water-based artificial features or constructs from being considered part of a fish and wildlife habitat conservation area, one of... | Senator (R-15) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 21, Laws of 2012 |
Mar 7, 2012 |
| SB 5575 2011–12 |
Biomass energy facilitiesDefines qualified biomass energy and modifies the definition of biomass energy. | Brian Hatfield (D-19) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 22, Laws of 2012 |
Mar 7, 2012 |
| SB 5083 2011–12 |
Real estate firms B&O taxExempts real estate commissions that are shared among more than two real estate firms from the business and occupation tax. | Kevin Ranker (D-40) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 322, Laws of 2011 |
May 12, 2011 |
| SB 5505 2011–12 |
Federal census dataAuthorizes an annexing city to use updated 2010 federal decennial census data to account for the resident population of complete federal census blocks located in territory to be annexed, if the date of annexation occurs within... | Andy Hill (R-45) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 342, Laws of 2011 |
May 12, 2011 |
| SB 5005 2011–12 |
Immunization exemptionRequires the form used to exempt a child from school immunizations to include a statement, to be signed by a health care practitioner, that immunization information on the benefits and risks to the child has been provided to... | Karen Keiser (D-33) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 299, Laws of 2011 |
May 10, 2011 |
| SB 5025 2011–12 |
Inmate public record requestProhibits a court from awarding a penalty under the Public Records Act if the request for public records was made by an inmate in a correctional facility, unless the court finds that the public agency acted in bad faith. | Jim Hargrove (D-24) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 300, Laws of 2011 |
May 10, 2011 |
| SB 5487 2011–12 |
Eggs and egg productsRequires new and renewal applicants for an egg handlers license to prove compliance with certain third party operational standards. | Mark Schoesler (R-9) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 306, Laws of 2011 |
May 10, 2011 |
| SB 5239 2011–12 |
Forest revenue/pub. schoolsDistributes federal forest revenues to school districts based on their proportion of resident enrolled students, rather than all enrolled students, compared to the total number of students in the county. | Senator (R-15) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 278, Laws of 2011 |
May 5, 2011 |
| SB 5350 2011–12 |
Unlawful solid waste dumpingRequires an enforcing authority to take reasonable action to determine and identify the person responsible for illegally dumping solid waste before requiring the owner or lessee of the property to clean up the site where... | Senator (R-15) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 279, Laws of 2011 |
May 5, 2011 |
| SB 5748 2011–12 |
Cottage food operationsRequires the Department of Agriculture to license cottage food facilities and allows the holder to prepare and sell certain foods in their home kitchens that are not potentially hazardous. | Phil Rockefeller (D-23) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 281, Laws of 2011 |
May 5, 2011 |
| SB 5035 2011–12 |
Manu & mobile home landlordsRequires manufactured/mobile home lot landlords to provide tenants with written receipts for cash payments, and requires landlords to provide written receipts for all other payment forms upon the request of a tenant. | Paull Shin (D-21) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 168, Laws of 2011 |
Apr 27, 2011 |
| SB 5167 2011–12 |
Tax statute clarificationsMakes technical corrections, clarifications, updates, and consolidations in the state tax code. | Mark Schoesler (R-9) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 174, Laws of 2011 |
Apr 27, 2011 |
| SB 5526 2011–12 |
Stirling convertersCreates a preferential business and occupation tax rate for businesses that manufacture solar energy systems using stirling converters. | Debbie Regala (D-27) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 179, Laws of 2011 |
Apr 27, 2011 |
| SB 5352 2011–12 |
Medicaid/eyeglassesAuthorizes the Department of Corrections' class II Correctional Industry program to sell eyeglasses to health professionals for the sole purpose of providing those eyeglasses to enrollees of the state medical program. | Senator (R-15) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 100, Laws of 2011 |
Apr 18, 2011 |
| SB 5359 2011–12 |
Contiguous land/property taxAllows parcels owned by members of the same family to be aggregated for purposes of the property tax current use programs. | Bob Morton (R-7) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 101, Laws of 2011 |
Apr 18, 2011 |
| SB 5364 2011–12 |
Public water system permitsRemoves the statutory operating permit fees for Group A public water systems and satellite system management agencies. | Dan Swecker (R-20) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 102, Laws of 2011 |
Apr 18, 2011 |
| SB 5555 2011–12 |
Water rights transfersRequires the Department of Ecology to provide notice of a proposed interbasin water rights transfer to the board of commissioners in the county of origin prior to issuing a change authorization. | Linda Evans Parlette (R-12) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 112, Laws of 2011 |
Apr 18, 2011 |
| SB 5635 2011–12 |
Surface water right permitsAuthorizes the Department of Ecology to approve changes to a point of diversion under a surface water right permit located between Columbia River miles 215.6 and 292. | Senator (R-15) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 117, Laws of 2011 |
Apr 18, 2011 |
| SB 5295 2011–12 |
Irrigation district propertyAllows the board of directors of an irrigation district to determine the lease duration for leases of district-owned land. | Jerome Delvin (R-8) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 50, Laws of 2011 |
Apr 13, 2011 |