Past bills
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 5447 2017–18 |
Office of pub. guardianshipAuthorizes the Office of Public Guardianship to expand the program to also include supported decision-making assistance and estate administration. | Steve Conway (D-29) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Feb 22, 2018 |
| SB 5448 2017–18 |
Psychotropic med./studentsRequires school district boards of directors to adopt policies prohibiting school staff from denying students access to programs or services because the parent or guardian has refused to place the student on psychotropic medication. | Senator (R-18) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Feb 22, 2018 |
| SB 5453 2017–18 |
School construction grantsCreates a school construction assistance grant program for school districts with student enrollments of less than 1,000 administered by the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction. | Senator (R-15) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Feb 22, 2018 |
| SB 5456 2017–18 |
Unpaid accountsAmends the definition of "account receivable" for purposes of the six year statute of limitations. | John Braun (R-20) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Feb 22, 2018 |
| SB 5457 2017–18 |
Telemedicine payment parityRequires health plans to pay the same rate for a health care service provided through telemedicine or store and forward technology as an in-person service. | Senator (R-2) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Feb 22, 2018 |
| SB 5491 2017–18 |
Prevailing wage law recoveryProvides that the time period for the recovery of wages owed to a worker affected by a prevailing wage determination is tolled until the prevailing wage determination is final. | Bob Hasegawa (D-11) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Feb 22, 2018 |
| SB 5492 2017–18 |
Responsible bidder criteriaAdds training in public works and prevailing wage to the responsibility criteria a bidder must satisfy to be awarded a public works project. | Steve Conway (D-29) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Feb 22, 2018 |
| SB 5508 2017–18 |
Vehicle registration periodsCreates a two-year motor vehicle registration period. | Senator (R-12) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Feb 22, 2018 |
| SB 5524 2017–18 |
Diking districts/SnohomishExempts property in diking improvement districts within Snohomish County from Snohomish County Surface Water Management fees. | Steve Hobbs (D-44) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Feb 22, 2018 |
| SB 5542 2017–18 |
Overwater residencesClassifies historic overwater residences as conforming preferred uses under shoreline master programs. | Jeannie Darneille (D-27) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Feb 22, 2018 |
| SB 5558 2017–18 |
Released offender identicardRequires the Department of Corrections, working in conjunction with the Department of Licensing, to create and implement a program to provide a state-issued identicard to certain offenders released within Washington. | Jeannie Darneille (D-27) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Feb 22, 2018 |
| SB 5575 2017–18 |
Contracted highway workersExpands the scope of highway workers killed or totally disabled in the line of duty whose children and spouses qualify for tuition waivers to include highway workers employed by a general contractor or subcontractor on a... | Guy Palumbo (D-1) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Feb 22, 2018 |
| SB 5586 2017–18 |
Rx drug cost transparencyRequires issuers and drug manufacturers to report certain prescription drug pricing data on a yearly basis to a data organization contracted by the Office of Financial Management (OFM). | Kevin Ranker (D-40) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Feb 22, 2018 |
| SB 5592 2017–18 |
Tuition/activities feesRemoves the requirement that increases in fees cannot exceed the percentage increase in student tuition fees for resident undergraduate students. | Guy Palumbo (D-1) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Feb 22, 2018 |
| SB 5594 2017–18 |
People w/devel. disabilitiesProhibits long-term admissions to Fircrest School. | Karen Keiser (D-33) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Feb 22, 2018 |
| SB 5614 2017–18 |
Diversion agreementsChanges the filing criteria for criminal charges against a juvenile by removing the cap that a history of three or more diversions requires the prosecutor to file the charge. | Jeannie Darneille (D-27) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Feb 22, 2018 |
| SB 5624 2017–18 |
Electrical customer billingRequires each electric utility to provide either written or electronic notice of public hearings where changes in electricity rates will be considered or approved by the Utilities and Transportation Commission (UTC) or governing body. | Bob Hasegawa (D-11) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Feb 22, 2018 |
| SB 5634 2017–18 |
Retail theft/aggregationAllows a series of thefts committed by the same person from one or more mercantile establishments over a period of 180 days to be aggregated into one count. | Mike Padden (R-4) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Feb 22, 2018 |
| SB 5639 2017–18 |
Alt. student assessmentsPermits students attending a technical high school on a technical college campus to use an approved alternative assessment to demonstrate that the student has met the state standard, without having to take the statewide... | Steve Conway (D-29) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Feb 22, 2018 |
| SB 5641 2017–18 |
School district class namingModifies school district nomenclature by changing statutory references to: (1) "districts of the first class" or "first class districts" to "class one" districts; and (2) "districts of the second class" or "second class... | Karen Keiser (D-33) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Feb 22, 2018 |
| SB 5648 2017–18 |
Vehicular homicideClarifies that a driver may be guilty of vehicular homicide if the driver was operating a motor vehicle while impaired by fatigue. | Christine Rolfes (D-23) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Feb 22, 2018 |
| SB 5652 2017–18 |
Boundary review board actionPermits boundary review boards (boards) to allow affected jurisdictions to enter into agreements necessary to address conflicts with the board's factors and objectives prior to ruling on an annexation proposal. | Jan Angel (R-26) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Feb 22, 2018 |
| SB 5657 2017–18 |
Homeless hosting/religiousCreates new limitations for counties, cities or towns, and code cities when regulating a religious organization's ability to host homeless persons on property it owns or controls. | Mark Miloscia (R-30) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Feb 22, 2018 |
| SB 5667 2017–18 |
Off-duty employee conductProvides that it is an unfair practice for an employer to take an adverse employment action, or discriminate, against an employee or prospective employee because that person participates in any activity that is in furtherance... | Patty Kuderer (D-48) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Feb 22, 2018 |
| SB 5684 2017–18 |
Higher ed. infrastructureCreates the Higher Education Infrastructure Program. | Guy Palumbo (D-1) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Feb 22, 2018 |