Bills sponsored or co-sponsored by Pam Roach
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 5604 2007–08 |
Elective officeRevises provisions affecting candidates for elective office. Repeals RCW 29A.20.131, 29A.20.141, and 29A.20.161. | Pam Roach (R-31) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| SB 5606 2007–08 |
Cardiac delivery systemAdult nonemergent coronary interventions are tertiary services and must be performed in hospitals which have obtained a certificate of need to provide such services in compliance with rules adopted by the Department of Health... | Jim Kastama (D-25) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| SB 5608 2007–08 |
Trail grooming servicesDeclares that the tax levied by RCW 82.08.020 does not apply to sales of trail grooming services to the state of Washington or nonprofit corporations organized under chapter 24.03 RCW. For the purposes of this act, "trail... | Jean Berkey (D-38) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| SB 5612 2007–08 |
Online business trainingCTED will contract for the development, distribution, and promotion of an entrepreneurial and small business development online curriculum. | Derek Kilmer (D-26) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| SB 5622 2007–08 |
Collective bargainingUnder the Personnel System Reform Act, employees of institutions of higher education who are exempt from state employee collective bargaining are listed. There are no references to employees who are covered by or exempt from... | Jeanne Kohl-Welles (D-36) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| SB 5671 2007–08 |
Alternative fuelExempts alternative fuel from taxation if manufactured in Washington state. | Janéa Holmquist Newbry (R-13) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| SB 5683 2007–08 |
Growth management actA new concurrency provision in the GMA is specified. If a jurisdiction requires payment of transportation impact fees, that jurisdiction may not prohibit development approvals based on failure to achieve applicable LOS... | Pam Roach (R-31) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| SB 5684 2007–08 |
Growth management planningThe process for designating industrial land banks and approving major industrial developments is amended as follows: A master-planned location for major industrial developments is approved through a two-step process: (1) the... | Dan Swecker (R-20) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| SB 5690 2007–08 |
Special taxing districtsA city transportation authority is dissolved and terminated if the events as specified in this Act occur before or after the effective date of the Act. | Brian Weinstein (D-41) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| SB 5701 2007–08 |
County commissionersThe board of county commissioners of a noncharter county may be elected by voters of the commissioner district upon approval of a ballot proposition authorizing election by district. The ballot proposition may be submitted to... | Don Benton (R-17) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| SB 5703 2007–08 |
Senate confirmationRequires senate confirmation of certain commission and department appointments. | Don Benton (R-17) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| SB 5704 2007–08 |
Mineral prospectingProvides that beginning July 1, 2007, the state parks and recreation commission and the department of fish and wildlife shall establish a pilot program to evaluate the impacts of small scale mineral prospecting on ocean... | Don Benton (R-17) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| SB 5705 2007–08 |
RobberyDeclares that evidence showing that the establishment robbed was a financial institution is not required when "bank," "savings and loan," "trust," "payday," or "credit union" appears in the name of the establishment. | Don Benton (R-17) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| SB 5708 2007–08 |
Property tax exemptionsAll persons who are at least 60 years old or retired due to disability are eligible for the property tax deferral program. | Linda Evans Parlette (R-12) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| SB 5713 2007–08 |
License plate emblemsProvides for a distinguished flying cross emblem. | Pam Roach (R-31) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| SB 5727 2007–08 |
Nursing facility medicaidRevises provisions relating to the nursing facility medicaid payment system. | Karen Keiser (D-33) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| SB 5757 2007–08 |
Health professions lic feesThe cost of each profession or occupation licensing program must be borne by the members of every profession except that the Secretary of the Department of Health will set fees for all certified health professions equally and... | Craig Pridemore (D-49) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| SB 5783 2007–08 |
Care providersAdditional factors to be considered by an interest arbitration panel resolving an impasse in collective bargaining involving individual providers or family child care providers under the PECBA are specified. | Jeanne Kohl-Welles (D-36) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| SB 5789 2007–08 |
Small employersThe premium assistance available for the SEHIP program may be provided for any available health benefit plan offered by a small employer, including a high deductible health plan with a health savings account. | Linda Evans Parlette (R-12) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| SB 5804 2007–08 |
Asbestos liabilityA corporation that assumed or incurred asbestos-related liabilities due to a merger or consolidation with a predecessor corporation on or before January 1, 1972, has limited asbestos-related liabilities. | Margarita Prentice (D-11) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| SB 5817 2007–08 |
Sex offenses against childAny sex offense committed against a child under the age of 18 may be prosecuted at any time after commission. | Chris Marr (D-6) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| SB 5818 2007–08 |
Public hospital districtsProvides that, as an alternative procedure to RCW 70.44.400, territory within an incorporated city of less than twenty thousand in population may be withdrawn from a public hospital district in the following manner and upon... | Pam Roach (R-31) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| SB 5819 2007–08 |
State board of educationProvides that the state board of education shall be comprised of two nonpartisan members from each congressional district of the state, not including any congressional district at large, elected by the voters of each... | Pam Roach (R-31) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| SB 5820 2007–08 |
Body piercingProvides that every person who engages in body piercing on any minor under the age of eighteen is guilty of a misdemeanor, unless a parent of, or a legal guardian of, the minor provides informed consent in writing, furnishes... | Pam Roach (R-31) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| SB 5821 2007–08 |
Body art facilitiesThe bill as referred to committee not considered. | Pam Roach (R-31) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |