Bills sponsored or co-sponsored by Pam Roach
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 5224 1997–98 |
Pension fund accountInvestment earnings of the pension funding account are credited to the pension funding account. | Albert Bauer (D-49) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| SB 5226 1997–98 |
Dental device taxationProvides that the tax levied by RCW 82.08.020 shall not apply to sales of dental appliances, devices, restorations, and substitutes, or to sales of hearing instruments, nor to sales of repair service for the items exempted.... | Jeannette Wood (R-21) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| SB 5234 1997–98 |
Lottery revenues/educationLottery revenues transferred to the state general fund are made available for common school education. One half of unclaimed prizes (up to $1 million each year) is transferred into the newly created education trust account. | Don Benton (R-17) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| SB 5235 1997–98 |
Driver's license renewalIn counties where no Department of Licensing field offices are located, the director may authorize county auditors to renew driver's licenses. | Don Benton (R-17) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| SB 5248 1997–98 |
Women in military memorialMakes an appropriation of fifty thousand dollars for the cost of a memorial honoring the role of women in the nation's military services. | Karen Fraser (D-22) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| SB 5256 1997–98 |
Motorcycle equipmentNo person under the age of 21 may ride a motorcycle, motor-driven cycle or moped without wearing a commercially manufactured motorcycle helmet. The requirement that motorcycle equipment (glasses, goggles, face shields and... | Pam Roach (R-31) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| SB 5260 1997–98 |
Urban stabilization actThe Legislature establishes the urban stabilization program. The program authorizes Washington cities to allocate a portion of state and local retail sales taxes and business and occupation taxes to assist in the financing of... | Ray Schow (R-30) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| SB 5262 1997–98 |
Fraud using driver's licenseIt is a gross misdemeanor to display any fictitious or fraudulently altered driver = s license or identicard or to lend or permit the unlawful use of one = s driver = s license or identicard. | Pam Roach (R-31) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| SB 5268 1997–98 |
Thoroughbred horses taxationAuthorizes tax exemptions related to thoroughbred horses. | Pam Roach (R-31) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| SB 5314 1997–98 |
Vehicle excise tax distribtnThe limit on the growth in the municipal criminal justice account and county criminal justice account is removed. Growth in the 5 percent allocation available to the State Patrol for enhancements to the crime laboratory system... | Irv Newhouse (R-15) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| SB 5333 1997–98 |
Discrimnatn against studentsCurrent laws are modified for students and graduates of a home-based, parochial or private school. Benefits, access or opportunities afforded to public school students who obtain a certificate of mastery cannot be denied to a... | Val Stevens (R-39) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| SB 5349 1997–98 |
High school graduatn requirmDirects the state board of education to provide by rule for high school credit equivalencies for physical education and elective requirements for educational experiences selected by parents and students consistent with... | Pam Roach (R-31) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| SB 5356 1997–98 |
School construction/tax exmpExempts school construction projects from sales and use taxes. | Julia Patterson (D-33) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| SB 5373 1997–98 |
State agency land purchasesProvides that no state agency may purchase a parcel of land in excess of one hundred contiguous acres in any county in which public land, federal land, and tribal land together constitute more than fifty-five percent of the... | Bob Morton (R-7) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| SB 5381 1997–98 |
Local public health financngIf excess funds become available in the county sales tax equalization account after existing statutorily required distributions are made, the State Treasurer must distribute the excess into the county public health account. | Shirley Winsley (R-28) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| SB 5399 1997–98 |
Juv hunting & fishing licensJuveniles under 18 years old may fish recreationally for food fish and game fish, and collect shellfish and seaweed without a license. The reduced fee juvenile steelhead license is available to persons under 18 years of age. | Pam Roach (R-31) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| SB 5403 1997–98 |
Distribution of estatesIf at the time of death a petition for dissolution, separation, or declaration of invalidity is pending, the surviving spouse takes whatever he or she would have been entitled to under a separation agreement had the decedent... | Bob Morton (R-7) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| SB 5427 1997–98 |
Hazardous waste remedies/taxThe term "retail sale" is amended so that retail sales tax does not apply to the sale of labor or services for environmental remedial action. "Environmental remedial action" includes services related to identification,... | Dan Swecker (R-20) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| SB 5428 1997–98 |
Juvenile dispositionsRevises provisions of chapter 13.40 RCW relating to juvenile dispositions. Repeals RCW 13.40.0354 and 13.40.125. | Joseph Zarelli (R-18) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| SB 5429 1997–98 |
Rules adoption authorityThe statutory authority for an agency to adopt new or change existing rules expires two years after the effective date of the statute cited as authority or two years after the effective date of this act, whichever is later. | Harold Hochstatter (R-13) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| SB 5441 1997–98 |
Partial-birth abortionsPartial-birth abortions, defined as partially vaginally delivering a living fetus before killing the fetus and completing the delivery, are prohibited, except where necessary to save the life of the mother and no other medical... | Val Stevens (R-39) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| SB 5444 1997–98 |
Lesser included offensesProvides that, if the defendant is charged with a crime, the definition of which provides for two or more alternatives for committing that offense, the trier of fact may consider whether the defendant committed a lesser... | Pam Roach (R-31) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| SB 5461 1997–98 |
Regulatory coordinationAll agencies must notify the Business Assistance Center of any adopted rule which regulates the same activity or subject matter as another provision of federal, state or local law and must engage in the same coordination... | Patricia Hale (R-8) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| SB 5485 1997–98 |
Law enforcmnt offcr retirmntEmployees hired as officers of liquor control enforcement and state park rangers, who are hired 90 days after the effective date of this act, become members of LEOFF II. Current members have one year to make an irrevocable... | James West (R-6) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| SB 5488 1997–98 |
LEOFF/fish & wildlife offcrsProvides that an employee who was a member of the public employees' retirement system on or before January 1, 1997, and, on the effective date of this act, is employed by the department of fish and wildlife as a fish and... | Pam Roach (R-31) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |