Bills sponsored or co-sponsored by Dan Swecker
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 6248 1997–98 |
Geoduck harvesting agreemntsRevises RCW 79.96.080 to provide that if the harvesting agreement provides for discrete, separate harvest periods for portions of the total harvest allowed, the harvester may terminate the agreement, for any separate harvest... | Dan Swecker (R-20) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 1998 |
| SB 6249 1997–98 |
Geoduck harvesting agreemntsRevises RCW 34.05.010 and 79.96.080 relating to geoduck harvesting agreements. | Dan Swecker (R-20) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 1998 |
| SB 6262 1997–98 |
Property transfer to childDeclares that the provisions of chapter 58.17 RCW do not apply to divisions of land into lots or tracts if the owner transfers by deed not less than one and one-quarter acres nor more than five acres of property to a child for... | Dan Swecker (R-20) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 1998 |
| SB 6198 1997–98 |
Fish hatchery operationsA 16-member Hatchery Practices Advisory Committee is created consisting of representatives from the Fish and Wildlife Department Hatchery program, western Washington treaty tribes, eastern Washington treaty tribes, the federal... | Karen Fraser (D-22) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 1998 |
| SB 6199 1997–98 |
Aquatic protectn & enhancmntLand areas that protect or enhance aquatic habitat are added to the definition of open space land. The criteria for determining the eligibility of lands in an open space plan must include aquatic habitat protection and enhancement. | Karen Fraser (D-22) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 1998 |
| SB 6200 1997–98 |
Aquatic protectn & enhancmntShoreline areas that do not have dwellings and are used in a manner that protect or enhance aquatic habitat are added to the definition of open space. The Department of Fish and Wildlife or a conservation district must certify... | Karen Fraser (D-22) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 1998 |
| SB 6206 1997–98 |
Farmland conversionThe Department of Community, Trade, and Economic Development must develop criteria for identifying the effects of state programs on the conversion of farmland to non-agricultural uses. Each state agency must then review its... | Mary Margaret Haugen (D-10) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 1998 |
| SB 5000 1997–98 |
B&O tax rates loweredB&O tax rates are reduced to their pre-1993 levels, effective July 1, 1997, as follows: the selected business service rate is reduced from 2.0 percent to 1.5 percent; the financial business service rate is reduced from 1.6... | Patricia Hale (R-8) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| SB 5023 1997–98 |
Disabled/sr property tax defDefines local government and local improvement districts. Declares that "special assessment" means an assessment levied in a local improvement district or otherwise levied by a local government to pay for all or part of the... | Dan Swecker (R-20) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| SB 5024 1997–98 |
Used mobile home definedThe definition of used mobile home in the real estate excise tax chapter is amended by removing the requirement that the mobile home be fixed to the land. The effect is that mobile homes that still have their axles in place,... | Shirley Winsley (R-28) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| SB 5026 1997–98 |
Water rights adjudicationThe superior court appoints a referee to whom the proceeding is referred directly. Any individual who is an employee, or who in the three years prior to the commencement of the proceeding has been an employee, of a party to a... | Dan Swecker (R-20) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| SB 5027 1997–98 |
DOE water-related actionsCertain actions of the Department of Ecology are defined as A water quantity decisions, @ including: (1) decisions to grant or deny permits or certificates for a right to the beneficial use of water, or to amend, change, or... | Dan Swecker (R-20) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| SB 5031 1997–98 |
Juvenile persistent offendrsDefines "persistent offenders." Designates sentencing standards for persistent offenders. | Dan Swecker (R-20) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| SB 5032 1997–98 |
Writs of restitutionIt is specified that a sheriff may not require a bond for service and execution of a writ of restitution to remove a mobile home, a mobile home tenant, or the personal property of the mobile home tenant. The sheriff may... | Dan Swecker (R-20) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| SB 5073 1997–98 |
Public facilities fundingThe provision directing 75 percent of principal and interest payments to the general fund when loans were made with proceeds from bonds issued in 1983 is eliminated. Ten percent of the public utility tax imposed on sewerage... | Dan Swecker (R-20) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| SB 5078 1997–98 |
Merchant marine/retrmnt crdtRevises RCW 41.40.170 to credit merchant marine service for retirement purposes. | Dan Swecker (R-20) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| SB 5087 1997–98 |
Child victims of sex abuseAn interview by DSHS of a child regarding allegations of sexual abuse must be recorded by audiotape or by videotape if equipment is readily available. Failure to tape the interview does not affect the admissibility of the... | Pam Roach (R-31) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| SB 5088 1997–98 |
Contact with child injunctnAuthorizes courts to grant injunctions that forbid contact between a child and a person over age eighteen when the contact is detrimental to the child. | Pam Roach (R-31) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| SB 5090 1997–98 |
Residential burglaryThe crime of residential burglary is included in the definition of A most serious offense. @ | Pam Roach (R-31) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| SB 5097 1997–98 |
No-contact restrictionsThe law is clarified to provide that any order that a sentencing court issues prohibiting an offender from having contact with specified individuals or classes of individuals takes effect as soon as the judgment and sentence... | Pam Roach (R-31) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| SB 5122 1997–98 |
Timber harvesters/county taxAuthorizes county excise taxation of harvesters of timber on publicly owned land. | James West (R-6) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| SB 5147 1997–98 |
Residential property tx exmpRevises RCW 84.36.381 relating to residential property tax exemptions. | Shirley Winsley (R-28) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| SB 5161 1997–98 |
Mobile home tenant propertyLandlords are given authority to sell an abandoned mobile home or other personal property, or may have it removed from the park. The mobile home or other property may be sold at public auction after notifying any owner or... | Dan Swecker (R-20) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| SB 5165 1997–98 |
911 fundingThe up to 20 cent per-month state Enhanced 911 excise tax is extended to cellular telephone lines. | Bill Finkbeiner (R-45) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| SB 5214 1997–98 |
Property tax reliefProvides that there is allowed a credit against the state regular real property tax equal to the tax imposed on the first sixty-two thousand dollars of assessed valuation of owner-occupied residential property, multiplied by... | Betti Sheldon (D-23) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |