Bills sponsored or co-sponsored by Steve Conway
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 5836 2017–18 |
Equal pay act enforcementExpresses the Legislature's intent to update the existing Washington State equal pay act to reflect the equal status of all workers in the state. | Joe Fain (R-47) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
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 5848 2017–18 |
State tax preferencesAddresses state tax preferences with regard to: (1) Improving tax preference data collection; (2) Incorporating department of revenue-led work group recommendations for improving department of revenue annual surveys and... | Senator (D-36) | 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 5861 2017–18 |
State travel/travel awardsRequires travel awards earned by state officers and state employees, while conducting state business, to be used to reduce the costs of travel expenses of veterans in need of medical and health care. | Doug Ericksen (R-42) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| SB 5891 2017–18 |
H.S. graduation/science testDelays the use of the state science assessment as a high school graduation requirement until the graduating class of 2021. | Hans Zeiger (R-25) | 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 5910 2017–18 |
Private label credit acctsAddresses credits and refunds of sales taxes for bad debts regarding private label credit accounts. | Lynda Wilson (R-17) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| SB 5942 2017–18 |
School siting/GMAStates that chapter 36.70A RCW (the growth management act) does not prohibit: (1) A county from authorizing the siting of a school serving students residing within urban growth areas outside of urban growth areas in rural... | Steve Conway (D-29) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| SB 5945 2017–18 |
School siting/GMAAuthorizes a county planning under the Growth Management Act (GMA) to site a school in a rural area that serves students that reside in an urban growth area and authorizes the extension of public facilities and utilities to... | Hans Zeiger (R-25) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| SB 5979 2017–18 |
Wrongful death actionsRemoves the requirement that beneficiaries of wrongful death actions must be resident within the United States. | Bob Hasegawa (D-11) | 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 6023 2017–18 |
VA health plan reimbursementRequires a health plan that is issued or renewed by a health carrier on or after January 1, 2019, to reimburse any United States department of veterans affairs facility for covered services provided by the facility for any... | Christine Rolfes (D-23) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| SB 6028 2017–18 |
Rx drug monitoring programCreates requirements for the review of the patient's prescription monitoring information when prescribing an opiate or benzodiazepine. | Kevin Van De Wege (D-24) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| SB 6050 2017–18 |
Opiate prescriptionsLimits the length of opiate prescriptions for first-time patients for outpatient use. | Annette Cleveland (D-49) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| SB 6067 2017–18 |
Hospitals/ARNPs & PAsAddresses the duty of a hospital or facility to request information from physician assistants and advanced registered nurse practitioners, who will provide clinical care under his or her license, before granting or renewing... | Annette Cleveland (D-49) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| SB 6076 2017–18 |
Animal cruelty/sexualRevises the definitions of "sexual conduct" and "sexual contact" for purposes of the crime of animal cruelty in the first degree. | Guy Palumbo (D-1) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| SB 6082 2017–18 |
Labor bargaining/neutralityMakes it an unfair labor practice for an employer to not maintain neutrality with regard to employees seeking to exercise their collective bargaining rights. | Bob Hasegawa (D-11) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| SB 6100 2017–18 |
Working conn. childcareAllows individuals participating in higher education programs, including public or private four-year colleges or universities, to be eligible for Working Connections Child Care (WCCC) benefits. | Kevin Ranker (D-40) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| SB 6108 2017–18 |
Military/transp. planningRequires the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) and Regional Transportation Planning Organizations (RTPO) that include the most populous municipality in the state to give major military installations regional funding... | Steve Conway (D-29) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| SB 5646 2017–18 |
Resident'l habilitation ctrsMaintains the prohibition on long-term admissions to Yakima Valley School, and modifies the time at which the residential habitation center at Yakima Valley School will cease operation from when there are 16 persons residing... | Senator (R-15) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 19, Laws of 2017, 3rd Special Session |
Jul 6, 2017 |
| SB 5969 2017–18 |
Public employee bargainingRequires the Office of Financial Management to maintain a website with copies and summaries of tentatively agreed to collective bargaining agreements. | Karen Keiser (D-33) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 23, Laws of 2017, 3rd Special Session |
Jul 6, 2017 |