Bills sponsored or co-sponsored by Janéa Holmquist Newbry
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 6272 2013–14 |
Car dealers & manufacturersProvides additional authority for the Department of Licensing to deny a license for a new motor vehicle manufacturer or new motor vehicle dealer. | Mike Hewitt (R-16) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 214, Laws of 2014 |
Apr 3, 2014 |
| SB 5318 2013–14 |
Military/resident tuitionExpands eligibility to pay resident tuition for students on active military duty, National Guard members, and their spouses and dependents under certain conditions. | Barbara Bailey (R-10) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 183, Laws of 2014 |
Apr 2, 2014 |
| SB 5141 2013–14 |
Motorcycles @ traffic signalAllows motorcycles, under certain circumstances, to proceed through a vehicle-activated traffic control signal that is inoperable due to the size of the motorcycle. | Curtis King (R-14) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 167, Laws of 2014 |
Mar 31, 2014 |
| SB 6180 2013–14 |
Forest lands & timber landsProvides counties with the authority to merge open space timber programs into designated forest land programs. | John Braun (R-20) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 137, Laws of 2014 |
Mar 28, 2014 |
| SB 6522 2013–14 |
Structured settlements/infoAll information related to individual settlement agreements submitted to the BIIA is exempt from public disclosure. Information gathered during the settlement agreement process is a considered statement made in the course of... | Janéa Holmquist Newbry (R-13) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 142, Laws of 2014 |
Mar 28, 2014 |
| SB 6226 2013–14 |
Distillery spirits salesIncreases the annual spirits production limit for craft distillers from 60,000 gallons to 150,000 gallons. | Janéa Holmquist Newbry (R-13) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 92, Laws of 2014 |
Mar 27, 2014 |
| SB 6514 2013–14 |
Farmers markets/beer & wineChanges definition of "qualifying farmers market" such that farmers markets may qualify for retail sales and sampling of beer and wine produced by domestic wineries and microbreweries if the combined gross annual sales of... | Jeanne Kohl-Welles (D-36) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 105, Laws of 2014 |
Mar 27, 2014 |
| SB 5859 2013–14 |
Small rural hospitalsRequires the Health Care Authority to increase reimbursement rates by 25 percent for public hospitals with fewer than 150 beds that were federally designated as "sole community hospitals" and had Level III adult trauma... | John Braun (R-20) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 57, Laws of 2014 |
Mar 19, 2014 |
| SB 5097 2013–14 |
Discover pass/complimentaryAllows a married couple to combine their volunteer service hours in order to meet the 24 hours of volunteer time required to earn a complimentary Discover Pass during the 2015 and 2016 calendar years. | Senator (R-2) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 13, 2014 |
| SB 5112 2013–14 |
Retrospective rating planGives industrial insurance retrospective rating employers and groups authority to schedule independent medical examinations and consultations and vocational assessments. | Janéa Holmquist Newbry (R-13) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 13, 2014 |
| SB 5127 2013–14 |
Struct. settlements/workersThe age threshold for structured settlements is removed, allowing injured workers of any age to settle parts of their worker compensation claims through structured settlements. A best interest determination is not a... | Janéa Holmquist Newbry (R-13) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 13, 2014 |
| SB 5158 2013–14 |
Minimum wage and overtimeLimits liability of an employer for not paying minimum wage or overtime compensation if the employer acted in good faith conformity with and reliance on a wage payment rule, or an order, opinion, advice, determination, or... | John Braun (R-20) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 13, 2014 |
| SB 5199 2013–14 |
Irrigation & water rightsCreates a new, temporary process for certain water users who have transitioned to a more efficient irrigation technology to change their place of water use with the Department of Ecology. | Doug Ericksen (R-42) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 13, 2014 |
| SB 5676 2013–14 |
Personal voter signaturesExempts from public disclosure the signature of a voter who signs a petition that has been submitted to an agency. | John Braun (R-20) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 13, 2014 |
| SB 5970 2013–14 |
Licensing reqs/militaryProvides that military training and experience satisfies requirements for professional licensing if the training or experience is documented and is substantially equivalent to the requirements in state law. | Steve O'Ban (R-28) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 13, 2014 |
| SB 6194 2013–14 |
Voluntary planning under GMAAllows a county that elected to fully plan under the Growth Management Act (GMA) and that has 20,000 or fewer inhabitants to reduce the planning obligations that it and the cities within must satisfy under the GMA. | Brian Dansel (R-7) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 13, 2014 |
| SB 6206 2013–14 |
Telecomm installationsModifies the scope of telecommunications work to include providing operational power in certain circumstances. | Senator (R-15) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 13, 2014 |
| SB 6512 2013–14 |
Federal funding & state lawBy December 1 of each year, the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Committee must report to the Legislature on federal funding for health and human services and K-12 education programs that require changes in state statutes as... | Senator (R-2) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 13, 2014 |
| SB 6550 2013–14 |
Server equipmnt/data centersProviding a sales and use tax exemption for sales and uses related to eligible. | Janéa Holmquist Newbry (R-13) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 13, 2014 |
| SB 5014 2013–14 |
Eminent domainNo government can take or damage private land or any interest in real property for any purpose other than the construction of a public use facility or the provision of a public service necessary to protect public health and safety. | Don Benton (R-17) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Mar 3, 2014 |
| SB 5088 2013–14 |
High capacity trans./areasAn additional geographic limitation is added to the eligibility criteria to create an HCTCA, limiting the use of HCTCAs to only Spokane County. | Don Benton (R-17) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 3, 2014 |
| SB 5107 2013–14 |
Construction worker wagesDistinct prevailing wage rates must be calculated and paid to workers employed in residential construction. The definition of residential construction is changed to include incidental items such as site work, parking areas,... | Mike Padden (R-4) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 3, 2014 |
| SB 5119 2013–14 |
Body armorProvides that all firearm and deadly weapon sentencing enhancements are doubled if an offender or an accomplice was wearing body armor at the time of the offense. | Mike Carrell (R-28) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 3, 2014 |
| SB 5124 2013–14 |
Workers' comp benefitsThe current definition of wages is changed to the following: the gross monetary remuneration for services performed with respect to a pay period; the actual value of board, housing, and fuel received from the employer as part... | Janéa Holmquist Newbry (R-13) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Mar 3, 2014 |
| SB 5125 2013–14 |
Occupational disease claimsThe statutory definition of occupational disease is changed, so that an occupational disease must arise out of and in the course of the particular employment in which the worker is exposed to the disease and which meets a four... | Janéa Holmquist Newbry (R-13) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Mar 3, 2014 |