All bills
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 6553 2011–12 |
Pooled benefits/school distsModifies requirements for school district employer pooled benefits. | Margarita Prentice (D-11) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Apr 11, 2012 |
| SB 6554 2011–12 |
Liquor control boardCombines the liquor control board and the gambling commission into a new agency to be known as the gambling and liquor commission. Abolishes the liquor control board and transfers its powers, duties, and functions to the... | Jim Kastama (D-25) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Apr 11, 2012 |
| SB 6556 2011–12 |
Diabetes action teamA Diabetes Action Team Public-Private Partnership (Partnership) is established to assess and determine the reach and impact of type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes, gestational diabetes, and prediabetes on the state. The diabetes... | Karen Keiser (D-33) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Apr 11, 2012 |
| SB 6557 2011–12 |
Real estate excise taxesThe 6.1 percent of revenues deposited into the PWAA must instead be deposited into the state General Fund. | Joseph Zarelli (R-18) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Apr 11, 2012 |
| SB 6558 2011–12 |
Qualifying utilitiesConservation achieved in excess of a qualifying utility’s biennial target may be used to meet the next biennial target. | Kevin Ranker (D-40) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Apr 11, 2012 |
| SB 6559 2011–12 |
Nonpower attributesCreating a REC Exception for Digesters and Others. Facilities that capture and destroy methane through a digester system, landfill gas collection system, or other mechanism are allowed to separate their nonpower attributes... | Kevin Ranker (D-40) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Apr 11, 2012 |
| SB 6560 2011–12 |
High-efficiency cogenerationClarifying the Definition of High-Efficiency Cogeneration. In meeting its conservation targets, a qualifying utility may count high-efficiency cogeneration owned and used by a retail electric customer, if the cogeneration... | Kevin Ranker (D-40) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Apr 11, 2012 |
| SB 6561 2011–12 |
Pulping and algae liquorsClassifying Spent Pulping Liquors as an Eligible Renewable Resource. Electricity from a facility powered by spent pulping liquors and liquors derived from algae and other sources is classified as an eligible renewable resource. | Kevin Ranker (D-40) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Apr 11, 2012 |
| SB 6562 2011–12 |
Defibrillators/high schoolsThe Superintendent of Public Instruction (SPI), in consultation with school districts, must develop and implement an AED program for each high school in the state. The program will ensure that an AED is provided on-site and a... | Rosemary McAuliffe (D-1) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Apr 11, 2012 |
| SB 6563 2011–12 |
LEOFF plans 1 and 2 mergerThe LEOFF 2 Board is replaced by a LEOFF Board. Board members occupying plan member positions may be appointed from either LEOFF 1 or LEOFF 2. | Lisa Brown (D-3) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Apr 11, 2012 |
| SB 6564 2011–12 |
Roll your own machinesProhibits a person from maintaining a machine at a retail establishment that enables a person to process tobacco, or a product that is made or derived from tobacco, into a roll or tube. | Karen Keiser (D-33) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Apr 11, 2012 |
| SB 6565 2011–12 |
State need grant/residencyExpands resident student eligibility for purposes of the state need grant program. | Ed Murray (D-43) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Apr 11, 2012 |
| SB 6567 2011–12 |
State expenditure limitThe bill as referred to committee not considered. | Joseph Zarelli (R-18) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Apr 11, 2012 |
| SB 6568 2011–12 |
AccountsThe Center for Childhood Deafness and Hearing Loss Account and the Washington State School for the Blind Account is created in the custody of the State Treasurer, to be used for fees for contracts, tuition, donations, and... | Craig Pridemore (D-49) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Apr 11, 2012 |
| SB 6569 2011–12 |
Vehicle dealersExempts a resident of a county with a population of ten thousand or less from certain penalties relating to vehicle dealer licenses. | Bob Morton (R-7) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Apr 11, 2012 |
| SB 6570 2011–12 |
Family and medical leaveEstablishes the family security act. Changes the name of the family leave insurance program to the family and medical leave insurance program. Changes the name of the family leave insurance account to the family and medical... | Karen Keiser (D-33) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Apr 11, 2012 |
| SB 6571 2011–12 |
Spirits taxes collectionAuthorizes the Department of Revenue to request that the Liquor Control Board suspend or not renew a spirits license if an entity is delinquent in remitting spirits taxes. | Jeanne Kohl-Welles (D-36) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Apr 11, 2012 |
| SB 6572 2011–12 |
Interpreter servicesThe Department of Enterprise Services (DES) must establish a master contract for spoken language interpreters for all state agencies in the executive branch. DES must develop and implement a new model for service delivery by... | Nick Harper (D-38) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Apr 11, 2012 |
| SB 6573 2011–12 |
Construction unemploymentEstablishes a temporary employment preference on public works contracts throughout the state to address the chronic unemployment and underemployment of residents in the construction industry. | Maralyn Chase (D-32) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Apr 11, 2012 |
| SB 6575 2011–12 |
Early release offendersAn offender is eligible for consideration for extraordinary medical placement upon written certification by a DOC-approved licensed treating physician that the offender: has a serious incapacitating medical need which requires... | Adam Kline (D-37) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Apr 11, 2012 |
| SB 6576 2011–12 |
School districts/recordsEach school district must adopt, by August 31, 2012, a policy to charge for the reasonable costs of responding to public records requests. Chargeable costs include the actual classified personnel costs to conduct the search,... | Lisa Brown (D-3) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Apr 11, 2012 |
| SB 6577 2011–12 |
Retired public employeesFrom September 1, 2012, through August 31, 2015, a subsidy of $250 per month is available for the purchase of health insurance through PEBB by retired members of PERS and TRS who who are ineligible for Medicare. In order to... | Lisa Brown (D-3) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Apr 11, 2012 |
| SB 6578 2011–12 |
Chemical dependency treatmntFifty percent of the license fees from spirits distributors are deposited into the Liquor Revolving Fund. Thirty percent are deposited into the newly created Chemical Dependency Treatment Account for treatment services... | Steve Hobbs (D-44) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Apr 11, 2012 |
| SB 6579 2011–12 |
Vessel pilotsA new exemption is added to the Public Records Act exempting from disclosure certain examination data used to develop or administer any examination or test conducted or given by or under the authority of the state Board. | Mary Margaret Haugen (D-10) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Apr 11, 2012 |
| SB 6580 2011–12 |
Customer-generated electrctyChanges requirements for first-time applications for the investment cost recovery incentive. | Joseph Zarelli (R-18) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Apr 11, 2012 |