Bills sponsored or co-sponsored by Lisa Wellman
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 5559 2017–18 |
Vulnerable youth guardiansCreates a vulnerable youth guardianship as new legal action, without a filing fee, authorizing the court to appoint a guardian for a consenting vulnerable youth for purposes of Special Immigrant Juvenile (SIJ) status and an... | Jeannie Darneille (D-27) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| SB 5568 2017–18 |
Tuition freezeFreezes resident undergraduate tuition at 2017-18 levels at the public institutions of higher education in academic year 2018-19. | Marko Liias (D-21) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| SB 5601 2017–18 |
Teacher postretirement empl.Allows certain retired teachers that took early retirement to return to work as an administrator or in other non-instructional capacities for up to 867 hours per year without a suspension of their pension benefit until July 1, 2021. | Jeannie Darneille (D-27) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| SB 5602 2017–18 |
Preventive service coverageRequires a health plan to provide coverage for the same preventive services required to be covered under: (1) 42 U.S.C. Sec. 300gg-13 (2016); and (2) Federal rules or guidance in effect on December 31, 2016, implementing 42... | Karen Keiser (D-33) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| SB 5623 2017–18 |
Basic education programAddresses equitable and responsible investments in the state's basic education program and reductions to local effort contributions to fulfill the state's paramount duty for all children. Requires the superintendent of public... | Christine Rolfes (D-23) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| SB 5679 2017–18 |
Port districts/telecomm servAuthorizes rural port districts to acquire and operate telecommunications facilities for wholesale telecommunications services outside of their district for backhaul services. | Judy Warnick (R-13) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| SB 5696 2017–18 |
Breakfast during school dayProvides that student participation in breakfast after the beginning of the school day must be considered instructional hours if students are provided the opportunity to engage in educational activity. | Lisa Wellman (D-41) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| SB 5732 2017–18 |
Industrial hemp researchAppropriates funding for the Industrial Hemp Research Pilot program. | Bob Hasegawa (D-11) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| SB 5758 2017–18 |
College and career readinessRequires the Legislature to allocate an additional $400 per annual average full-time equivalent student enrolled in middle and high schools; this amount must be adjusted annually for inflation. | Senator (R-18) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| SB 5760 2017–18 |
Reproductive health careProvides that it is an unfair practice under state discrimination laws for an employer that provides health insurance to its employees to not provide contraceptive coverage. | Kevin Ranker (D-40) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| SB 5767 2017–18 |
Health care provider noticesRequires a health care provider's office to post a statement on its web site and in locations accessible to and visible by patients or clients that a health care provider will not perform certain medical procedures or... | Lisa Wellman (D-41) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| SB 5845 2017–18 |
Railroad employee work hoursRegulates the hours of service for yardmasters. | Senator (R-18) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| SB 5846 2017–18 |
Crew size on certain trainsRegulates minimum railroad crew staffing on trains carrying freight or passengers and trains transporting hazardous materials. | Maureen Walsh (R-16) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| SB 5852 2017–18 |
Militia/immigration lawsProhibits the governor from entering into a written agreement with the United States attorney general under the authority provided in 8 U.S.C. Sec. 1357(g) of the immigration and nationality act that enables the organized... | Senator (D-46) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| SB 5853 2017–18 |
Career & technical educationDirects the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) to take actions to increase career and technical education (CTE) equivalency crediting on a broader scale across the state, subject to state appropriation. | Maureen Walsh (R-16) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| SB 5894 2017–18 |
Behavioral health systemRequires integration of risk for long-term involuntary treatment into managed care by January 1, 2020. | Steve O'Ban (R-28) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| SB 5903 2017–18 |
Homelessness funding & serv.Increases the Homeless Housing and Assistance Act document recording surcharge fee from $40 to $90; makes it permanent. | Jeannie Darneille (D-27) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| SB 5905 2017–18 |
RTA MVET/vehicle valuationRequires a Regional Transit Authority (RTA) to defease Motor Vehicle Exercise Tax (MVET) backed bonds if, upon annual review, defeasing these bonds would not negatively impact an RTA's high capacity transportation system plan. | Steve Hobbs (D-44) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| SB 5906 2017–18 |
RTA low-income rebatesEstablishes a rebate program that a Regional Transit Authority (RTA) may use to provide up to a 40 percent rebate on Motor Vehicle Exercise Tax and/or property taxes paid to an RTA. | Rebecca Saldaña (D-37) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| SB 5907 2017–18 |
Transit agency integrationRequires transit agencies located in counties with a population of seven hundred thousand or more that border Puget Sound to, beginning in 2020, be able to demonstrate reasonable progress, as determined by the department of... | Marko Liias (D-21) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| SB 5982 2017–18 |
Voter info/registr. recordsAllows a voter's year of birth, rather than date of birth, contained in voter registration records or files to be made available for public inspection and copying under the public records act. | Jeannie Darneille (D-27) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| SB 5984 2017–18 |
Apple health on HB exchangePursuant to receipt of necessary federal waivers, requires the Health Care Authority (HCA) to establish the Apple Health Public Option alongside the Apple Health Plan. | Patty Kuderer (D-48) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| SB 6045 2017–18 |
Universal communicationsRepeals the July 1, 2020, expiration date of the state universal communications services program. | Dean Takko (D-19) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| SB 6049 2017–18 |
High capacity magazinesProhibits the manufacture, possession, sale, or transfer of a large capacity magazine (LCM) with the capacity of holding more than ten rounds of ammunition, unless the possession falls within one of the stated exceptions. | Senator (D-46) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| SB 6063 2017–18 |
Aerial crop protect./schoolsRequires the applicator of crop protection products to provide written notification to an affected school facility forty-eight hours before an aerial application that is conducted within one-quarter mile of the school... | Lisa Wellman (D-41) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2018 |