Past bills
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 5434 2017–18 |
Comm hospitals/mental healthRequires the Department of Social and Health Services to contract with Behavioral Health Organizations to provide a portion of their allocated long-term treatment capacity in the community, instead of in the state hospitals. | Senator (R-18) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| SB 5438 2017–18 |
Impact statements/two yearsDirects lead agencies to aspire to complete environmental impact statements (EISs) under the State Environmental Policy Act within two years of making a threshold determination that an EIS is required. | John Braun (R-20) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| SB 5439 2017–18 |
Coal electricity conversionExempts all charges for construction related to the conversion of a coal-fired electric generation facility into a natural gas-fired electric generation facility or biomass energy facility from state and local sales and use taxes. | John Braun (R-20) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| SB 5440 2017–18 |
WorkFirst poverty reductionRenames the Legislative-Executive WorkFirst Oversight Task Force as the Legislative-Executive WorkFirst Poverty Reduction Oversight Task Force (Task Force). | Hans Zeiger (R-25) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| SB 5445 2017–18 |
Eminent domain/economic dev.Provides that private property may be taken only for public use, that taking for economic development does not constitute public use, and that no public entity may take property for the purpose of economic development. | Mike Padden (R-4) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| SB 5446 2017–18 |
Cert. of need/psychiat. bedsProhibits the department of health from requiring a certificate of need for the addition of beds to alleviate the need to board psychiatric patients in emergency departments. Exempts a hospital licensed under chapter 70.41 RCW... | Senator (R-2) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| SB 5451 2017–18 |
Marijuana transfersAllows a licensed marijuana producer or employee of the producer to deliver, distribute, and sell immature marijuana plants and marijuana seeds to a licensed marijuana researcher and to receive or purchase the same from a... | Senator (R-18) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| SB 5452 2017–18 |
Local and community projectsMakes permanent law the terms and conditions of local and community project contracts funded through the capital budget. | Senator (R-15) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| SB 5455 2017–18 |
Cybersecurity performanceRequires Washington Technology Solutions (WaTech) to mutually develop procedures with the Legislature for providing cybersecurity information to members of the Legislature and to conduct an excellence assessment every two years. | Mark Miloscia (R-30) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| SB 5458 2017–18 |
Community impact statementsIncreases the time period that local government may submit a community impact statement to the Department of Corrections from 10 to 25 days. | Dean Takko (D-19) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| SB 5459 2017–18 |
Beginning educator supportExpands the Beginning Educator Support Team program to beginning principals. | Christine Rolfes (D-23) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| SB 5460 2017–18 |
L&I appeals timelineIncreases the Department of Labor and Industries' extension time period from 15 days to an additional 45 days during the appeals process regarding citations for violations of the Washington Industrial Safety and Health Act. | Karen Keiser (D-33) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| SB 5461 2017–18 |
Paternity disestablish./DNAAllows a petition to challenge paternity if genetic testing shows by clear and convincing evidence that the putative father is not the genetic father. | Christine Rolfes (D-23) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| SB 5462 2017–18 |
Oil transportation safetyRequires railroads to meet financial responsibility requirements. | Senator (D-36) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| SB 5463 2017–18 |
Storage of firearmsCreates a duty for the safe storage of firearms. | Guy Palumbo (D-1) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| SB 5464 2017–18 |
Washington investment trustEstablishes the Washington Investment Trust (Trust) to serve as a depositary for public funds including state funds and federal transportation funds. | Bob Hasegawa (D-11) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| SB 5466 2017–18 |
Construction in state watersEstablishes a Hydraulic Project Approval (HPA) fee schedule. | John McCoy (D-38) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| SB 5467 2017–18 |
Nuclear energy as alt energyAdds nuclear energy as a qualified alternative energy resource for the purposes of the voluntary green power program. | Senator (R-8) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| SB 5468 2017–18 |
Nuclear energy/st. strategyIncludes nuclear energy as a clean energy source in the guiding principles of the state energy strategy. | Senator (R-8) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| SB 5469 2017–18 |
Automatic voter registrationAutomatically registers to vote applicants for enhanced driver's licenses or enhanced identicards who meet voter registration qualifications and provide proof of United States citizenship and do not decline to register. | Joe Fain (R-47) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| SB 5471 2017–18 |
Medicaid reimbursement/PCPsRequires the Medicaid payment for primary care providers be not less than 100 percent of the Medicare rate. | Senator (R-18) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| SB 5473 2017–18 |
Polling place votingAuthorizes counties to establish polling place voting in all or part of the county by resolution or initiated by voter petitions. | Kirk Pearson (R-39) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| SB 5475 2017–18 |
Small modular reactors taxExempts the manufacturing and sale of small modular reactors (SMRs) from business and occupation tax. | Senator (R-8) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| SB 5476 2017–18 |
State need grant eligibilityMandates that families that earn up to 85 percent of the state's median family income are eligible to receive state need grant funding. | Senator (D-46) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| SB 5477 2017–18 |
Occup. disease presumptionsProvides occupational disease presumptions for fire investigators. | Hans Zeiger (R-25) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2018 |