All bills
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 6621 2007–08 |
State propertyProvides for the accountability of state property under the control of state employees. | Steve Hobbs (D-44) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 21, 2008 |
| SB 6622 2007–08 |
Workplace bullyingIt is an unlawful employment practice to subject an employee to an abusive work environment or to retaliate against an employee because he or she has opposed an unlawful employment practice or participated in an investigation... | Rosa Franklin (D-29) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 21, 2008 |
| SB 6624 2007–08 |
Long-term care waiversNo long-term care facility or nursing facility may require or request residents to sign waivers, without prior advice from the residents attorney, or any rights set forth in the vulnerable adults statute, chapter 74.34 RCW. | Adam Kline (D-37) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 21, 2008 |
| SB 6625 2007–08 |
Driver training by parentsAllows the director of licensing to review and approve parent taught driver training education courses designed for use in the home. The director may charge a fee for enrollment in a parent taught driver training education... | Dan Swecker (R-20) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 21, 2008 |
| SB 6630 2007–08 |
Phase I/II clinical trialsPersons specializing in Phase I and II clinical trials are eligible for the high technology R&D credit and deferral programs. R&D credits for Phase I and II clinical trials are not allowed for amounts received from a person... | Jim Kastama (D-25) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 21, 2008 |
| SB 6631 2007–08 |
Life settlements model actA life settlement contract is a written agreement between the policy owner and the third party, called the provider, that pays the owner less than the death benefit of the insurance policy in return for the policy owner's... | Jean Berkey (D-38) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 21, 2008 |
| SB 6632 2007–08 |
Guardian appointmentsRequires the court in appointing a guardian to consider persons otherwise qualified in the following order of priority: (1) A guardian currently acting for the alleged incapacitated person in this state or elsewhere; (2) A... | Pam Roach (R-31) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 21, 2008 |
| SB 6633 2007–08 |
Mobile home parksGMA counties, located in eastern Washington, may establish, in consultation with cities, a process for authorizing the siting of new mobile home parks and manufactured housing communities (park) outside of UGAs. | Bob McCaslin (R-4) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 21, 2008 |
| SB 6634 2007–08 |
Taking of private propertyProvides no government shall take or damage private land or any interest in real property that is not to be used expressly for the construction of a public use facility or the provision of a public service necessary to protect... | Don Benton (R-17) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 21, 2008 |
| SB 6635 2007–08 |
Definition of basic salaryThe definition of salary in LEOFF 2 is expanded to include all employer payments to an IRS-designated "457" deferred compensation plan. | Steve Hobbs (D-44) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 21, 2008 |
| SB 6639 2007–08 |
Bereavement leaveBereavement leave, for each death in the immediate family, must be allowed to all academic, administrative, classified, and exempt employees at the University of Washington, Washington State University, each of the regional... | Claudia Kauffman (D-47) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 21, 2008 |
| SB 6642 2007–08 |
Special license platesProvides instead of regular motor vehicle license plates, persons with disabilities are entitled to receive special license plates under this act or RCW 46.16.385 bearing the international symbol of access for up to two... | Ken Jacobsen (D-46) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 21, 2008 |
| SB 6643 2007–08 |
Motorcycles/traffic signalsAllows motorcycles to stop and proceed through traffic signal controlled intersections under certain conditions. | Senator (D-35) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 21, 2008 |
| SB 6646 2007–08 |
Survivor benefitsThe survivor of a member of the Public Employees', Teachers', School Employees', Public Safety Employees', Washington State Patrol, or Law Enforcement Officers' and Fire Fighters' Retirement Systems (PERS, TRS, SERS, PSERS,... | Craig Pridemore (D-49) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 21, 2008 |
| SB 6647 2007–08 |
Higher edu retirementThe HECB is authorized to offer employees participation in a higher education retirement plan, however the HECB is prohibited from offering the plans to any employee that is receiving or accruing a retirement allowance from... | Mark Schoesler (R-9) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 21, 2008 |
| SB 6648 2007–08 |
Plan 2/retirement systemsMembers of PERS, TRS, and SERS Plan 2, may elect continued coverage under the state's employee health benefits when they leave service whether or not they retire and begin to collect their pension benefit at that time. In... | Karen Keiser (D-33) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 21, 2008 |
| SB 6649 2007–08 |
Retired/disabled employeesRetired and disabled school and state employees who were receiving a retirement allowance as of January 1, 2001, and who did not elect to continue or defer insurance coverage through PEBB have an opportunity to enroll in PEBB... | Karen Keiser (D-33) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 21, 2008 |
| SB 6651 2007–08 |
PERS/SERS/TRS 3The vesting requirement for the defined benefit portion of Plan 3 of the Public Employees', Teachers', and School Employees' Retirement Systems (PERS 3, TRS 3, and SERS 3) is reduced to five years of service. | Craig Pridemore (D-49) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 21, 2008 |
| SB 6659 2007–08 |
Nutrition informationRestaurants with 25 or more locations in the country, under the same trade name, must provide nutrition information in one or more methods: on the menu or in writing at the point of sale, on standard food item packaging, at... | Margarita Prentice (D-11) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 21, 2008 |
| SB 6662 2007–08 |
School nursesBeginning with the 2008-09 school year, the basic education allocation must phase-in over five years a ratio of one certificated nurse per 750 students and school districts must provide professional registered nurses as... | Claudia Kauffman (D-47) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 21, 2008 |
| SB 6664 2007–08 |
Death benefitsThe $150,000 lump sum death benefit payable in the various state retirement systems, the higher education retirement plans, and to state, school district, and higher education employees who do not belong to a state retirement... | Mike Carrell (R-28) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 21, 2008 |
| SB 6666 2007–08 |
Computer server equipmentAn exemption from the state portion of the sales and use tax is provided for replacement server equipment and for labor and service rendered in respect to installing such replacement server equipment in an eligible computer... | Ed Murray (D-43) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 21, 2008 |
| SB 6667 2007–08 |
High-capacity transportationThe bill as referred to committee was not considered. | Mary Margaret Haugen (D-10) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 21, 2008 |
| SB 6670 2007–08 |
ID theft police reportsAllows a person who has learned or reasonably suspects that his or her financial information or means of identification has been unlawfully obtained, used by, or disclosed to another, as described in chapter 9.35 RCW, to file... | Mike Carrell (R-28) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 21, 2008 |
| SB 6671 2007–08 |
Criminal case recordsProvides when properly served with criminal process issued under this act, the recipient shall provide the applicant all records sought pursuant to the criminal process. The records shall be produced within twenty business... | Mike Carrell (R-28) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 21, 2008 |