Bills sponsored or co-sponsored by Albert Bauer
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 6308 1997–98 |
Retirement system fundingCreates the pension funding council and the pension funding work group. | Karen Fraser (D-22) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 15, 1998 |
| SB 6309 1997–98 |
Pub employees retirmnt IIIPERS Plan 3 . A PERS Plan 3 is created, effective January 1, 1999. Employees first joining PERS on or after this date automatically become members of PERS 3. | Shirley Winsley (R-28) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 15, 1998 |
| SB 6336 1997–98 |
Regional centers fundingAuthorizes the legislative authority of a city with a population of one hundred thousand or more located in a county with a population of three hundred thousand or more but less than one million to impose a sales and use tax... | Albert Bauer (D-49) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 15, 1998 |
| SB 6224 1997–98 |
Homestead exemption/seniorsRevises RCW 6.13.030 to increase the homestead exemption for persons over sixty-five years of age to one hundred thousand dollars. | Shirley Winsley (R-28) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 1998 |
| SB 6225 1997–98 |
Firearms possession/minorsRevises RCW 9.41.042 to require adult supervision of minors under fourteen in possession of firearms while hunting or trapping. | Albert Bauer (D-49) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 1998 |
| SB 6230 1997–98 |
Dept. of cultural resourcesMost of the existing heritage and arts functions of state government are reorganized into one new department. A 17-person Commission of Cultural Resources is created and is required to develop a strategic plan to achieve a... | Mary Margaret Haugen (D-10) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 1998 |
| SB 6275 1997–98 |
Slayer benefits/victim deathA slayer is prevented from acquiring interests in community or jointly owned property as a result of the death of his or her victim. The slayer's property rights to community or joint property owned with the victim are taken... | Albert Bauer (D-49) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 1998 |
| SB 6206 1997–98 |
Farmland conversionThe Department of Community, Trade, and Economic Development must develop criteria for identifying the effects of state programs on the conversion of farmland to non-agricultural uses. Each state agency must then review its... | Mary Margaret Haugen (D-10) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 1998 |
| SB 5001 1997–98 |
School levy funding replacedSchool districts = levy authority is reduced by 10 percent over two years. The state must pay each school district an amount equivalent to a 5 percent levy for calendar year 1998, and an amount equivalent to a 5 percent levy... | Albert Bauer (D-49) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| SB 5032 1997–98 |
Writs of restitutionIt is specified that a sheriff may not require a bond for service and execution of a writ of restitution to remove a mobile home, a mobile home tenant, or the personal property of the mobile home tenant. The sheriff may... | Dan Swecker (R-20) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| SB 5080 1997–98 |
Property damage/tax exemptnsA sales and use tax exemption is allowed on labor and services used to repair or replace residential buildings and on certain tangible personal property damaged or destroyed as a result of the weather conditions between... | Jeanne Kohl-Welles (D-36) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| SB 5106 1997–98 |
Advanced college tuition prgThe Washington advanced college tuition payment program is established, providing for the sale of tuition units redeemable at a future date for an equal number of tuition units regardless of any intervening increase in... | Rosemary McAuliffe (D-1) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| SB 5116 1997–98 |
Natural area preserve accessNatural area preserves must be accessible to the public for hunting, fishing and trapping. The activities of hunting, fishing and trapping are regulated by the Washington State Fish and Wildlife Commission and managed for... | Sid Snyder (D-19) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| SB 5122 1997–98 |
Timber harvesters/county taxAuthorizes county excise taxation of harvesters of timber on publicly owned land. | James West (R-6) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| SB 5161 1997–98 |
Mobile home tenant propertyLandlords are given authority to sell an abandoned mobile home or other personal property, or may have it removed from the park. The mobile home or other property may be sold at public auction after notifying any owner or... | Dan Swecker (R-20) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| SB 5162 1997–98 |
Vegetation removal on proprtAny property owner cutting down, falling, trimming or otherwise removing a tree or plant on property because of disease or endangerment to persons or property is not required by any governmental agency to obtain permission for... | Alex Deccio (R-14) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| SB 5165 1997–98 |
911 fundingThe up to 20 cent per-month state Enhanced 911 excise tax is extended to cellular telephone lines. | Bill Finkbeiner (R-45) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| SB 5180 1997–98 |
Personal service contractsAgency contracts for personal services must specify that the state owns all of the data generated under a personal service contract and that the state must take possession or have reasonable access to this data. The Office of... | Albert Bauer (D-49) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| SB 5197 1997–98 |
Undergraduate fellowshipsThe Washington Undergraduate Fellowship Trust Fund is established. The program is administered by the Higher Education Coordinating Board and funds appropriated by the Legislature are administered by the State Treasurer = s office. | Jeanne Kohl-Welles (D-36) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| SB 5198 1997–98 |
HEC board money transfersThe Higher Education Coordinating Board determines whether the funds appropriated to the State Work Study and the State Need Grant accounts can be spent within the individual program by the end of the fiscal period. If not,... | Jeannette Wood (R-21) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| SB 5215 1997–98 |
Beer and wine deliveryRequires the liquor control board to establish a one-year pilot project, commencing no later than December 1, 1997, and ending no later than December 1, 1998, that allows a holder of a beer and wine restaurant license that... | Betti Sheldon (D-23) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| 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 5225 1997–98 |
Legis. service retirmnt crdtWashington State Patrol members serving in the Legislature on or after January 1, 1995 may continue to earn service credit during the legislative session. Member and employer contributions are based on the compensation the... | Rosa Franklin (D-29) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| SB 5233 1997–98 |
Mobile home park impact feesLocal governments are required to calculate impact fees for residential housing on the basis of the value of the completed residence. | Don Benton (R-17) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| SB 5240 1997–98 |
Rules/governor's approvalFor agencies the heads of which are appointed by, and serve at the pleasure of, the Governor, the Governor = s signature is required on the rule after the proposed nonemergency rule has undergone the public hearing process,... | James West (R-6) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Jan 12, 1998 |