Bills sponsored or co-sponsored by Pam Roach
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 6517 2013–14 |
Agency employees' ID numbersExempts public agency employee and volunteer driver's license and identicard numbers from public inspection and copying. | Pam Roach (R-31) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 106, Laws of 2014 |
Mar 27, 2014 |
| SB 6339 2013–14 |
Involuntary servitudeCreates the offense "Coercion of Involuntary Servitude." | Karen Fraser (D-22) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 52, Laws of 2014 |
Mar 19, 2014 |
| SB 6069 2013–14 |
Sex offenders/cmty custodyAuthorizes the Department of Corrections to require a sex offender to refrain from having contact with the victim of the crime or an immediate family member of the victim as a condition of the offender's community custody. | Senator (R-18) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 35, Laws of 2014 |
Mar 17, 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 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 5514 2013–14 |
Vacant manuf'd housing lotsProhibits rates, charges, noncapital fees, or other costs associated with water, light, power, heat, sewer, and drainages systems for any vacant lot in a manufactured housing community unless: (1) the lot individually receives... | Pam Roach (R-31) | 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 5965 2013–14 |
Sexually violent predatorsRequires the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) to make a recording of an annual evaluation available to the committed person. | Mike Padden (R-4) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 13, 2014 |
| SB 6005 2013–14 |
Human resources directorEliminates statutory references to the Human Resources Director and transfers nearly all of its authority and functions to the Director of the Office of Financial Management (OFM), or the OFM Director's designee. | Pam Roach (R-31) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 13, 2014 |
| SB 6008 2013–14 |
Water-sewer districtsRequires voter approval for the assumption of jurisdiction over a water-sewer district (district) serving more than 1,000 residents by a city or town that is wholly or at least 80 percent located in a county with a population... | Maralyn Chase (D-32) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 13, 2014 |
| SB 6025 2013–14 |
Body armorRequires that all firearm and deadly weapon sentencing enhancements are to be doubled if an offender was wearing body armor at the time of the offense. | Steve O'Ban (R-28) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 13, 2014 |
| SB 6045 2013–14 |
State agency permittingRequires state executive branch agencies (agencies) to track and record performance data regarding permit timeliness. | Senator (R-8) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 13, 2014 |
| SB 6049 2013–14 |
Businesses hiring veteransPUT or B&O tax credits are provided to businesses that provide positions to qualified employees. A qualified employee is an unemployed veteran who is employed in a permanent full-time position for at least two consecutive full... | Steve O'Ban (R-28) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 13, 2014 |
| SB 6057 2013–14 |
Devel disabilities/hiringA credit is created for use against any B&O tax due for employers who hire individuals with a developmental disability. The credit is equal to $250 per calendar quarter for each full-time employment position filled by an... | Senator (R-8) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 13, 2014 |
| SB 6060 2013–14 |
Public water systemsModifies the public participation requirements of the Growth Management Act by establishing new notification provisions related to Group A public water systems. | Jan Angel (R-26) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 13, 2014 |
| SB 6096 2013–14 |
Industrial/manuf. facilitiesCreates a 10 year property tax exemption on the value of new construction of industrial/manufacturing facilities meeting specified criteria. | Kirk Pearson (R-39) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 13, 2014 |
| SB 6150 2013–14 |
Medal of Honor license plateAllows registered owners who have been awarded the Medal of Honor to apply for Medal of Honor special license plates for use on up to three motor vehicles. | Barbara Bailey (R-10) | 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 6286 2013–14 |
Land use/horticultureDefines farm and agricultural lands eligible for current use tax classification to include certain commercial horticultural lands used to grow plants in containers. | Senator (R-18) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 13, 2014 |
| SB 6290 2013–14 |
Miniature hobby boilersExempts currently certified miniature hobby boilers from inspection requirements and other provisions under the boiler and unfired pressure vessels laws. | Senator (D-35) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 13, 2014 |
| SB 6445 2013–14 |
Uniformed personnelIncludes as "uniformed personnel" for the purposes of interest arbitration under the Public Employees' Collective Bargaining Act, court protection employees and court marshals who meet certain criteria. | Pam Roach (R-31) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 13, 2014 |
| SB 5059 2013–14 |
Rendering criminal assistnceProvides that a renderer cannot use as a defense to rendering criminal assistance, that he or she did not have specific knowledge of the underlying crime committed by the offender receiving assistance, or that the knowledge... | Mike Carrell (R-28) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 3, 2014 |
| SB 5118 2013–14 |
Birth certificates, originalEstablishes standards under which an adopted person over the age of 18 may obtain an uncertified copy of the original birth certificate. | Mike Carrell (R-28) | 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 |