Bills sponsored or co-sponsored by Karen Keiser
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 5465 2011–12 |
Safety net assessmentCommunity residential service businesses are added to the public utility tax at a rate of 5.029 percent. Of the revenue from the tax on community residential services, 80.5 percent is deposited into the new Community... | Karen Keiser (D-33) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Apr 11, 2012 |
| SB 5466 2011–12 |
Medicaid nursing paymentsSeveral changes are made to the nursing facility rate structure, these changes are detailed below. Rebasing is postponed for one year and the cycle for rebasing moves from every even-numbered year to every odd-numbered year. | Karen Keiser (D-33) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Apr 11, 2012 |
| SB 5488 2011–12 |
Behavioral & primary careThe Department of Health and the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) must examine the best regulatory practices to facilitate and support the integration of primary care and behavioral health care in a county in... | Brian Hatfield (D-19) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Apr 11, 2012 |
| SB 5498 2011–12 |
For hire vehicles, operatorsThe following are subject to mandatory industrial insurance coverage: any business that is licensed to operate, or is operating, a for hire vehicle, taxicab, or limousine, and is operating that vehicle as an operator or... | Adam Kline (D-37) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Apr 11, 2012 |
| SB 5507 2011–12 |
Community & tech collegesAs part of its biennial budget, the SBCTC must request funds which, together with academic turnover savings, are sufficient to cover the projected state-funded costs of increments for the community and technical college... | Derek Kilmer (D-26) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Apr 11, 2012 |
| SB 5508 2011–12 |
Committee on health reformThe JSC is reauthorized and extended to June 30, 2012. The reauthorized JSC has co-chairs comprised of the chairs of the health committees of the Senate and House of Representatives, and two additional members from each caucus. | Linda Evans Parlette (R-12) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Apr 11, 2012 |
| SB 5514 2011–12 |
Health care facilities auth.Four legislative members are added to the Authority, one from each of the major caucuses in the House of Representatives and the Senate. The public member must have no fiduciary interest or responsibility toward any health... | Cheryl Pflug (R-5) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Apr 11, 2012 |
| SB 5515 2011–12 |
Freestanding emergency roomsA two-year moratorium on new construction of freestanding ERs is authorized. This applies to any hospital that has not already received approval for construction from the Department of Health as of January 1, 2011. | Cheryl Pflug (R-5) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Apr 11, 2012 |
| SB 5548 2011–12 |
Health care providersEntities that receive state funds may not prohibit a hospital or physician from entering into an agreement to provide student clinical rotations or residencies to qualified osteopathic or allopathic medical students. | Curtis King (R-14) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Apr 11, 2012 |
| SB 5552 2011–12 |
Protection orders/workplaceUnlawful harassment includes willful conduct towards a specific person or an employer which seriously alarms, annoys, harasses, or is detrimental to that person or employer and which serves no legitimate or lawful purpose. An... | Jeanne Kohl-Welles (D-36) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Apr 11, 2012 |
| SB 5556 2011–12 |
Social card gamesRequires a city that annexed an area and allowed a house-banked card game business in the annexed area to continue operating to also allow non house-banked existing card game businesses in the annexed area to continue to operate. | Margarita Prentice (D-11) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Apr 11, 2012 |
| SB 5583 2011–12 |
Voc rehab subcommitteeAn injured worker who has suffered the loss, or complete use of, two major limbs or eyesight may receive vocational services if the services will substantially improve the worker's quality of life or ability to function in an... | Jeanne Kohl-Welles (D-36) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Apr 11, 2012 |
| SB 5593 2011–12 |
Tanning facilitiesLicensure of Tanning Facilities. All tanning facilities in the state must be licensed by the Department of Health (DOH). | Jeanne Kohl-Welles (D-36) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Apr 11, 2012 |
| SB 5599 2011–12 |
Contractor misclassificationIt is a violation under the Registration of Contractors Act if the contractor engages more than two independent contractors to work on a single job site who are working on the same task, brings no workers to the job site who... | Jeanne Kohl-Welles (D-36) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Apr 11, 2012 |
| SB 5604 2011–12 |
Clean water jobsDOE is directed to collect a fee on petroleum products to offset the costs to local jurisdictions of managing storm water runoff. Fee revenue is deposited into the Storm Water Pollution Account and is directed toward projects... | Sharon Nelson (D-34) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Apr 11, 2012 |
| SB 5619 2011–12 |
Surgical facility licensingClarifies the surgical facilities that the department of health is mandated to license. | Karen Keiser (D-33) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Apr 11, 2012 |
| SB 5653 2011–12 |
State food purchasing policyRequires the department of general administration, in consultation with the department of health, to: (1) Adopt a model food purchasing policy for all agencies to establish standards for certain food; and (2) Assist agencies... | Jeanne Kohl-Welles (D-36) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Apr 11, 2012 |
| SB 5654 2011–12 |
Higher ed course numberingThe Higher Education Coordinating Board and the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges (SBCTC) convene representatives from each of the institutions of higher education, to establish a single set of common course... | Karen Keiser (D-33) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Apr 11, 2012 |
| SB 5666 2011–12 |
Tax exempt hospitalsModifies provisions relating to tax-exempt hospitals. Recognizes nonprofit hospitals that are providing essential community benefits while ensuring that compensation packages for nonprofit hospital employees are comparable... | Cheryl Pflug (R-5) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Apr 11, 2012 |
| SB 5696 2011–12 |
Prepaid wireless servicesThe definitions of gift cards and gift certificates are revised. Prepaid telephone calling cards and prepaid commercial mobile radio services are not to be classified as gift cards or gift certificates. | Margarita Prentice (D-11) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Apr 11, 2012 |
| SB 5745 2011–12 |
Local govt infrastructureA credit enhancement program for local infrastructure in the form of contingent loan agreements is created. | Derek Kilmer (D-26) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Apr 11, 2012 |
| SB 5753 2011–12 |
Penalties for violationsThird-party administrator and claims management entity are defined in industrial insurance statutes. The reasons for which L&I, or a person entitled to compensation under a final order, may institute proceedings against a... | Adam Kline (D-37) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Apr 11, 2012 |
| SB 5754 2011–12 |
Tax data publicationPublication of the statistics of any number of taxpayers in a classification does not violate the excise and property tax Secrecy Clause as long as the publication makes no identification of particular tax information other... | Adam Kline (D-37) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Apr 11, 2012 |
| SB 5756 2011–12 |
Neurodevelopmental therapiesExpands insurance coverage of neurodevelopmental therapies. | Steve Hobbs (D-44) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Apr 11, 2012 |
| SB 5785 2011–12 |
Alaskan way/Seattle seawallRequires the Washington State Department of Transportation to reconvene an expert review panel (ERP) for the purpose of updating the work that was completed by the 2006 ERP for the Alaskan Way Viaduct and Seattle Seawall... | Ed Murray (D-43) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Apr 11, 2012 |