Bills sponsored or co-sponsored by Debbie Regala
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 5385 2011–12 |
State wildlife accountIncreases the license fee for certain recreational licenses issued by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. | Debbie Regala (D-27) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 339, Laws of 2011 |
May 12, 2011 |
| SB 5622 2011–12 |
State land recreation accessCreates the Discover Pass and Day-Use Permit and requires these permits to be visible in any vehicle located at a designated recreation site or recreation lands managed by the Department of Natural Resources, the Washington... | Kevin Ranker (D-40) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 320, Laws of 2011 |
May 12, 2011 |
| SB 5722 2011–12 |
Local option sales tx moneysModifies non-supplant restrictions with respect to the local mental health and chemical dependency sales and use tax. | Jim Hargrove (D-24) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 347, Laws of 2011 |
May 12, 2011 |
| SB 5005 2011–12 |
Immunization exemptionRequires the form used to exempt a child from school immunizations to include a statement, to be signed by a health care practitioner, that immunization information on the benefits and risks to the child has been provided to... | Karen Keiser (D-33) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 299, Laws of 2011 |
May 10, 2011 |
| SB 5025 2011–12 |
Inmate public record requestProhibits a court from awarding a penalty under the Public Records Act if the request for public records was made by an inmate in a correctional facility, unless the court finds that the public agency acted in bad faith. | Jim Hargrove (D-24) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 300, Laws of 2011 |
May 10, 2011 |
| SB 5656 2011–12 |
Indian child welfare actCreates a Washington State Indian Child Welfare Act to govern child dependency, parental termination, and adoption hearings involving an Indian child. | Jim Hargrove (D-24) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 309, Laws of 2011 |
May 10, 2011 |
| SB 5907 2011–12 |
Prison safetyRequires the Department of Corrections (DOC) to establish Statewide and Local Security Advisory Committees to provide a comprehensive review of the DOC's security policies and procedures within its prisons. | Jeanne Kohl-Welles (D-36) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 252, Laws of 2011 |
May 5, 2011 |
| SB 5271 2011–12 |
Vessels/abandoned, derelictMakes it a misdemeanor for a person to intentionally, without authorization, cause a vessel to sink, break up, or block navigational channels. | Phil Rockefeller (D-23) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 247, Laws of 2011 |
May 3, 2011 |
| SB 5784 2011–12 |
Regional ocean partnershipRequires the Governor to recommend to the Legislature activities and projects to be funded from the Marine Resources Stewardship Trust Account. | Steve Litzow (R-41) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 250, Laws of 2011 |
May 3, 2011 |
| SB 5073 2011–12 |
Medical use of cannabisEstablishes a regulatory system for producing, processing, and dispensing cannabis intended for medical use. | Jeanne Kohl-Welles (D-36) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 181, Laws of 2011 |
Apr 29, 2011 |
| SB 5769 2011–12 |
Coal-fired generationApplies the following schedule for imposing an emissions standard on a coal-fired baseload electric generation facility in Washington that emitted more than 1 million tons of green house gases in calendar year 2005: one boiler... | Phil Rockefeller (D-23) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 180, Laws of 2011 |
Apr 29, 2011 |
| SB 5036 2011–12 |
Vessel & species removal feeEliminates the expiration date for the derelict vessel and invasive species removal fee. | Debbie Regala (D-27) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 169, Laws of 2011 |
Apr 27, 2011 |
| SB 5526 2011–12 |
Stirling convertersCreates a preferential business and occupation tax rate for businesses that manufacture solar energy systems using stirling converters. | Debbie Regala (D-27) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 179, Laws of 2011 |
Apr 27, 2011 |
| SB 5352 2011–12 |
Medicaid/eyeglassesAuthorizes the Department of Corrections' class II Correctional Industry program to sell eyeglasses to health professionals for the sole purpose of providing those eyeglasses to enrollees of the state medical program. | Senator (R-15) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 100, Laws of 2011 |
Apr 18, 2011 |
| SB 5423 2011–12 |
Legal financial obligationsRevises the standards for the reduction or waiver of interest on legal financial obligations imposed as part of a criminal judgment and sentence. | Debbie Regala (D-27) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 106, Laws of 2011 |
Apr 18, 2011 |
| SB 5546 2011–12 |
Human traffickingExpands the definition of Trafficking in the second degree to include when a person "transfers" or "receives" by any means, another person, knowing that force, fraud, or coercion would be used to cause the victim to engage in... | Jeanne Kohl-Welles (D-36) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 111, Laws of 2011 |
Apr 18, 2011 |
| SB 5020 2011–12 |
Social workersProhibits a person from representing himself or herself as a social worker unless he or she is qualified as a social worker by licensure or by graduation from an accredited social work program, b eginning January 1, 2012 . | Ed Murray (D-43) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 89, Laws of 2011 |
Apr 15, 2011 |
| SB 5168 2011–12 |
Gross misdemeanor sentencesLowers the maximum imprisonment for a gross misdemeanor to 364 days. | Margarita Prentice (D-11) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 96, Laws of 2011 |
Apr 15, 2011 |
| SB 5195 2011–12 |
Driving w/ suspended licenseProvides that the prosecuting attorney may require certain violations of Driving While License Suspended or Revoked in the third degree to be referred to the prosecutor's office for consideration of filing an information or... | Adam Kline (D-37) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 46, Laws of 2011 |
Apr 13, 2011 |
| SB 5242 2011–12 |
Motorcycle profilingRequires the Criminal Justice Training Commission to ensure that issues related to motorcycle profiling are addressed in basic law enforcement training and offered to in-service law enforcement officers. | Jim Hargrove (D-24) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 49, Laws of 2011 |
Apr 13, 2011 |
| SB 5307 2011–12 |
Military training/medicalRequires military training or experience to be recognized toward licensure for certain health professions, unless the training or experience is determined not to be equivalent to state standards. | Derek Kilmer (D-26) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 32, Laws of 2011 |
Apr 13, 2011 |
| SB 5388 2011–12 |
Rec areas/owner liabilityLimits liability of hydroelectric project owners under the Recreational Use Immunity Statute. | Linda Evans Parlette (R-12) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 53, Laws of 2011 |
Apr 13, 2011 |
| SB 6846 2009–10 |
Enhanced 911 servicesIncreases the maximum tax rate by 5 cents and 20 cents, respectively, for state and county enhanced 911 excise taxes. | Dale Brandland (R-42) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 19, Laws of 2010, 1st Special Session |
Apr 13, 2010 |
| SB 5899 2009–10 |
B & O tax creditAuthorizes a credit against the state's business and occupation tax for businesses with 20 or fewer employees that create a new position for which a health care plan is offered. | Derek Kilmer (D-26) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Apr 12, 2010 |
| SB 6470 2009–10 |
Indian children/dependencyAdds the evidentiary standards required under the Indian Child Welfare Act to the dependency statutes. | Claudia Kauffman (D-47) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 288, Laws of 2010 |
Apr 1, 2010 |