Bills sponsored or co-sponsored by Karen Fraser
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 5421 2003–04 |
Newborn hearing screeningThe Department of Health must require a hearing screening of all newborn infants before they are discharged from the hospital. No screening, however, shall be provided to a newborn infant whose parent objects on religious grounds. | Betti Sheldon (D-23) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2004 |
| SB 5454 2003–04 |
PERS plan 1 rehireThe number of hours that a retired member of PERS 1 may work for an eligible employer after one month of separation without receiving pension benefit reductions is decreased from 1,500 to 867. PERS 1 retirees who remain... | Karen Fraser (D-22) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2004 |
| SB 5493 2003–04 |
Environmental qualityFinds that a system of environmental quality benchmarks is an integral component of transitioning from traditional command and control regulatory strategies to protect environmental quality to performance-based strategies that... | Debbie Regala (D-27) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2004 |
| SB 5495 2003–04 |
Environmental healthAn environmental health tracking system is established in the Department of Health. Its purpose is to monitor environmental exposures and chronic diseases in Washington residents. | Karen Keiser (D-33) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2004 |
| SB 5503 2003–04 |
Minimum wage violationsThe department may issue civil penalties of no less than $100 and no more than $1,000 for violations of minimum wage and wage collection laws. The department may also require an employer to pay unpaid wages, including interest... | Margarita Prentice (D-11) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2004 |
| SB 5504 2003–04 |
Lien against homeownerLien provisions relating to the remodel of a single-family residence are made identical to those that apply to the new construction of a single-family residence: the "notice of right to claim a lien" applies to goods or... | Karen Fraser (D-22) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2004 |
| SB 5516 2003–04 |
Extraordinary invstmnt gainsProvides that, beginning January 1, 2005, and on January 1st of odd-numbered years thereafter, the amount of extraordinary investment gains, if any, shall be used to provide a lump sum payment to each plan 1 retiree under... | Don Carlson (R-49) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2004 |
| SB 5525 2003–04 |
Retirement plan 2 membersMembers of PERS, TRS, and SERS, plan 2, may elect continued coverage under the state's employee health benefits when they leave service whether or not they retire and begin to collect their pension benefit at that time. In... | Shirley Winsley (R-28) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2004 |
| SB 5532 2003–04 |
International matchmakingThe information requested by a person in a foreign country is expanded to personal information and not just marital information. This includes previous marriages, annulments, and dissolutions; founded allegations of child... | Jeanne Kohl-Welles (D-36) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Jan 12, 2004 |
| SB 5534 2003–04 |
Motor vehicle smokeFinds that visible smoke from motor vehicles is a major indicator of poor vehicle performance, a factor contributing to the degradation of regional air quality, and is injurious to the public health and safety. Provides that... | Karen Keiser (D-33) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2004 |
| SB 5535 2003–04 |
Death benefitsProvides that the retirement allowance of a member who is killed in the course of employment, as determined by the director of the department of labor and industries, is not subject to an actuarial reduction. The member's... | James West (R-6) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2004 |
| SB 5544 2003–04 |
Bereavement leaveProvides for bereavement leave of three working days, not to be deducted from vacation or sick leave, for a death in the family. | Shirley Winsley (R-28) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2004 |
| SB 5549 2003–04 |
Trade policy joint commA joint legislative oversight committee on trade policy is created. The committee consists of four Senators, four Representatives, a representative of the Department of Agriculture, the State Trade Representative, and a... | Margarita Prentice (D-11) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Jan 12, 2004 |
| SB 5555 2003–04 |
Recovery of orca whalesDeclares that it is important that Washington state take strong measures to develop and implement a recovery strategy for the southern resident orcas, working closely with governmental and nongovernmental organizations with... | Jeanne Kohl-Welles (D-36) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2004 |
| SB 5594 2003–04 |
Hazardous wasteDOE must, after consulting with the waste management industry, business, local government, environmental groups, and other interested parties: Revise, by July 1, 2004, administrative rules governing financial assurance,... | Bob Morton (R-7) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2004 |
| SB 5595 2003–04 |
Wastewater discharge permitsResponsibility for publishing notice of an application for a waste discharge permit is transferred from the applicant to DOE. Upon DOE's receipt of an application, it provides notice of the application to all potentially... | Bob Morton (R-7) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2004 |
| SB 5621 2003–04 |
Workers' compensationAdopts standards under industrial insurance for rating pain-related impairments. | Rosa Franklin (D-29) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2004 |
| SB 5657 2003–04 |
PERS accrued sick leaveProvides that, at the time of separation from state service due to retirement or death, an eligible employee who is a member of the public employees' retirement system, plan 1 or the employee's estate may elect to receive... | Pam Roach (R-31) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2004 |
| SB 5669 2003–04 |
Termination of heatingThe prohibition against cutting off electricity during the winter months is clarified by deleting an expiration date. | Karen Fraser (D-22) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2004 |
| SB 5670 2003–04 |
Trafficking in personsProvides that a person is guilty of trafficking in the first degree when: (1) Such person knows that force, fraud, or coercion will be used to cause any person to engage in forced labor or involuntary servitude; (2) Such... | Karen Fraser (D-22) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2004 |
| SB 5679 2003–04 |
General administration deptGA is allowed to purchase additions to the Motor Pool fleet without needing specific appropriation authority. Greater flexibility is granted to GA for accepting vehicles from other agencies by repealing the current requirement... | Alex Deccio (R-14) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2004 |
| SB 5698 2003–04 |
Health & environmental lawsProvides that any citizen may commence a civil action on his or her own behalf against any person who is alleged to have violated an environmental or public health standard or requirement, or an order issued by a governmental... | Adam Kline (D-37) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2004 |
| SB 5724 2003–04 |
AntifreezeAntifreeze products containing at least 10 percent ethylene glycol and manufactured in this state after July 1, 2004, or sold after July 1, 2005, must contain an aversive agent to render the product unpalatable to humans and... | Darlene Fairley (D-32) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2004 |
| SB 5736 2003–04 |
Clean energy consumptionFinds that: (1) Energy production and consumption account for the vast majority of human-caused greenhouse gas emissions; (2) As a significant consumer of energy resources and a committed steward of public health and... | Karen Fraser (D-22) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2004 |
| SB 5741 2003–04 |
Puget Sound action teamFinds that the counties, cities, and special purpose units of local government have major responsibilities regarding the management, protection, and cleanup of surface waters draining to Puget Sound, and other land use... | Tracey Eide (D-30) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2004 |