Bills sponsored or co-sponsored by Bob Hasegawa
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 6298 2015–16 |
Homeless students gap actSchool Support for Homeless Students and Unaccompanied Youth. OSPI must create a competitive grant process to evaluate and award state-funded three-year grants to school districts to increase identification of homeless... | Senator (D-46) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| SB 6303 2015–16 |
Marijuana disposalThe LCB is authorized to develop rules to allow marijuana retailers to properly dispose of marijuana products. | Senator (R-18) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| SB 6304 2015–16 |
Marijuana sales/cooperativesLicensed marijuana producers may grow marijuana plants for sale to medical marijuana cooperatives. All marijuana plants grown by a medical marijuana cooperative must be purchased or cloned from a plant purchased from a... | Senator (R-18) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| SB 6310 2015–16 |
Firearm responsible storageCreates the crime of child endangerment due to unsafe storage of a firearm. Requires a firearms dealer, when selling a firearm, to offer to sell or give the purchaser a locked box, a lock, or a device that prevents the firearm... | Pramila Jayapal (D-37) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| SB 6312 2015–16 |
Hospital district comm'rsAny agreement by a public hospital district's board of commissioners that delegates core legislative powers to another decision making body must be ratified by the District's voters in the next general election. | Karen Keiser (D-33) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| SB 6319 2015–16 |
Civil service qualificationsAs an alternative to being a United States citizen, applicants for city firefighter, city police, and county sheriff civil service positions may be lawful permanent residents of the United States. The requirements for city... | Pramila Jayapal (D-37) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| SB 6339 2015–16 |
Advisory measure recountsStatewide advisory votes are exempted from recount requirements. The Secretary of State may not direct a recount for any statewide advisory vote. | Pam Roach (R-31) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| SB 6340 2015–16 |
Voter preregistrationA person who is at least 17 years of age and who meets all other voter registration requirements may preregister to vote electronically, by mail, or at a DOL licensing facility. The name of a person who preregisters to vote is... | Joe Fain (R-47) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| SB 6362 2015–16 |
Tribal cultural resourcesTribal cultural resources are added as a protected resource under the FPA. Specifically, tribal cultural resources are added to the following provisions: to afford protection to forest soils, public resources, and cultural... | Maralyn Chase (D-32) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| SB 6368 2015–16 |
Academic support pilotA pilot project is established to create after-school learning labs in public middle and junior high schools. Learning lab means an after-school program that provides additional academic support to middle or junior high school... | Steve Hobbs (D-44) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| SB 6369 2015–16 |
Contraceptives/year supplyRequires a health benefit plan issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2017, that includes coverage for contraceptive drugs, to provide reimbursement for a twelve-month supply of contraceptive drugs obtained at one time by... | Steve Hobbs (D-44) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| SB 6376 2015–16 |
Human trafficking awarenessEstablishes January 11 as Human Trafficking Awareness Day. | Karen Fraser (D-22) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 9, Laws of 2016 |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| SB 6378 2015–16 |
Electronic product recyclingThe Authority must be guided by the policies and procedures for procurement of goods and services as developed by DES. The Board membership is revised. | Maralyn Chase (D-32) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| SB 6379 2015–16 |
Automatic voter registrationAn applicant for services or benefits at several state agencies, if eligible to register to vote, is automatically registered to vote when applying for services or benefits unless the applicant opts not to register. Automatic... | Pramila Jayapal (D-37) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| SB 6391 2015–16 |
Tribe emergency placementsAn authorized agency of a federally recognized tribe, instead of the Department, may request a federal name-based criminal history check when a child is placed in emergency out-of-home care. Thereafter the authorized agency of... | John Braun (R-20) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| SB 6393 2015–16 |
Small & limited public worksLegislative Findings . The Legislature finds that: public works contracting agencies need a streamlined and effective method for delivering small public works projects; and small, mini, and microbusinesses are essential to a... | Judy Warnick (R-13) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| SB 6394 2015–16 |
Hearing disability coverageEstablishes the hearing disability parity act. Requires each group contract for comprehensive health care services which is entered into, or renewed on or after January 1, 2017, to: (1) Include coverage for hearing aids for... | Christine Rolfes (D-23) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| SB 6407 2015–16 |
Recess time requirementRequires a public school district to provide a daily recess period of at least thirty minutes for students in grades kindergarten through five. | Joe Fain (R-47) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| SB 6415 2015–16 |
Career & tech. ed. materialsA minimum funded amount for CTE and skills center programs' MSOC is set in statute and tied to the general education MSOC. For students in grades 7-12 in exploratory CTE courses, the MSOC amount is set at a rate that is equal... | Christine Rolfes (D-23) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| SB 6418 2015–16 |
Oil transportation safetyEcology, by rule, must determine the amount necessary to establish financial responsibility by multiplying the reasonable anticipated per-barrel clean-up cost by the reasonable worst-case spill volume. Additional methods to... | Kevin Ranker (D-40) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| SB 6425 2015–16 |
Excess liquor revenue dist.Beginning fiscal year 2018 additional revenues, above the current fixed amount of $49.9 million per year, from the Fund will be distributed to local governments as follows: for FY 2018, $2.5 million; for FY 2019, $5 million;... | Mike Hewitt (R-16) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| SB 6440 2015–16 |
Flame retardant chemicalsBeginning July 1, 2017, no manufacturer, wholesale, or retailer may manufacture, knowingly sell, offer for sale, distribute for sale, or distribute for use in the state any children's products or residential upholstered... | Linda Evans Parlette (R-12) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| SB 6441 2015–16 |
Tenancy termination noticesRevises the residential landlord-tenant act with regard to the length of time in which a tenant must give notice for termination of a rental agreement. | Annette Cleveland (D-49) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| SB 6442 2015–16 |
Equal pay and opportunitiesEstablishes the equal pay opportunity act. Updates the existing state equal pay act to: (1) Address income disparities, employer discrimination, and retaliation practices; and (2) Reflect the equal status of workers in the state. | Annette Cleveland (D-49) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| SB 6448 2015–16 |
Dispute resolution feesAllows a county legislative authority to: (1) Increase the surcharge on each civil filing fee in district court and the surcharge on each filing fee for small claims actions; and (2) Impose a surcharge on each filing fee in... | Christine Rolfes (D-23) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |