All bills
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 6492 2005–06 |
Legal financial obligationsIf the offender has been ordered to pay LFO's, as a result of a felony offense, they may be converted to community restitution if there has been a change in circumstances such that the offender cannot reasonably pay. The LFO... | Adam Kline (D-37) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 3, 2006 |
| SB 6523 2005–06 |
Minimum age for gamblingPersons under the age of 21 are prohibited from wagering on activities regulated by the Gambling Commission in any part of A facility where alcohol for on-site consumption is sold or allowed. It is also unlawful to assist,... | Jeanne Kohl-Welles (D-36) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 3, 2006 |
| SB 6535 2005–06 |
Aquatic land leasesA city with a population of five hundred thousand or greater has 60 days from the effective date of the act to negotiate a lease of aquatic lands or the department can impose the lease conditions of the county in which the... | Ken Jacobsen (D-46) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Feb 3, 2006 |
| SB 6562 2005–06 |
Critical areas safe harborThe Department of Community, Trade, and Economic Development (CTED) will conduct a pilot project to study and develop recommendations for alternative statutory requirements, to be known as a "safe harbor agreement," that... | Dan Swecker (R-20) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 3, 2006 |
| SB 6587 2005–06 |
Mental helath ombudsmanA centralized, independent Office of Mental Health Ombudsman (OMHO) is created. Services are provided by a nonprofit organization contracting with the Department of Community, Trade, and Economic Development (CTED). | Jim Kastama (D-25) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 3, 2006 |
| SB 6685 2005–06 |
Mentally ill offendersThe Secretary of the Department of Corrections must serve as the chairperson of a statewide workgroup. The membership will include members of the judiciary, representatives of law enforcement agencies, and treatment providers,... | Debbie Regala (D-27) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 3, 2006 |
| SB 6718 2005–06 |
Records checks/schoolsSchool districts, educational service districts, the state school for the deaf and blind, and their contractors hiring employees are required to perform a record check before hiring an employee regardless of the amount of... | Jeanne Kohl-Welles (D-36) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 3, 2006 |
| SB 6730 2005–06 |
Reclaimed waterBy no later than the end of 2009, the Department of Ecology is required to adopt rules for reclaimed water use. The rules must address all aspects of reclaimed water use, including industrial uses, surface percolation, and... | Karen Fraser (D-22) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 3, 2006 |
| SB 6732 2005–06 |
Exposure to depleted uraniumEffective October 1, 2006, the Adjutant General of the Washington State National Guard is required to assist any eligible member or veteran in obtaining federal treatment services, who: l) Has been assigned a risk level I, II,... | Rosa Franklin (D-29) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 3, 2006 |
| SB 6747 2005–06 |
Safe school plansIf funding is provided, all schools must have comprehensive safe school plans in place by the beginning of the 2008-09 school year. The schools that have been "mapped" must include that information in their safe school plan by... | Phil Rockefeller (D-23) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 3, 2006 |
| SB 6749 2005–06 |
Foster care critical supportThis bill establishes a foster parent critical support and retention program for foster parents who care for children who are sexually or physically aggressive. | Jim Hargrove (D-24) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 3, 2006 |
| SB 6767 2005–06 |
Government performanceThe membership of the CAB is reconstituted. It consists of nine voting members. | Debbie Regala (D-27) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 3, 2006 |
| SB 6778 2005–06 |
Grey wolf managementThe Department of Fish and Wildlife must draft a grey wolf management plan and submit the plan to the Legislature by December 31, 2006. The Department must hold hearings in each of the Department's management regions. | Bob Morton (R-7) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 3, 2006 |
| SB 6846 2005–06 |
College in high school progThe College in the High School program is established in statute. The OSPI, SBCTC, and the public baccalaureate institutions must jointly develop and adopt rules for the CHS program. | Rosemary McAuliffe (D-1) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 3, 2006 |
| SB 6864 2005–06 |
Drug offender sentencingOffenders who receive a drug offender sentencing alternative sentence may only receive up to 33 percent, instead of up to 50 percent, aggregate earned release time. If the court elects to impose a prison-based DOSA sentence,... | Adam Kline (D-37) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 3, 2006 |
| SB 6868 2005–06 |
Air craft fuel tax exemptionThe aircraft fuel tax exemption for fuel used principally for crop dusting is expanded to include fuel used for aerial seed and fertilizer application. Sale and use of fuel for aircraft used principally for crop dusting and... | Joyce Mulliken (R-13) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 3, 2006 |
| SB 6880 2005–06 |
Psychoactive substancesA sixteen member commission is created to investigate and make recommendations for alternative regulatory approaches to the production, distribution, and control of psychoactive substances. The commission will focus on the... | Adam Kline (D-37) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 3, 2006 |
| SB 6886 2005–06 |
Bilingual voting assistanceProvides that if more than three percent of the voting-age population in a given county speak a common native language other than English, the county must recruit staff members and poll workers who are fluent in that native... | Margarita Prentice (D-11) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 3, 2006 |
| HB 2711 2005–06 |
Grandparents/visitationRepeals RCW 26.09.240 and removes 26.10.160(3) from current law. | Ruth Kagi (D-32) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 2, 2006 |
| HB 2719 2005–06 |
Taxes on mobile homesRequires a county treasurer to cancel taxes, delinquent by more than one year, on a mobile home in instances where the county treasurer determines that the seizure and sale of a mobile home will cost more than the amount of... | Al O'Brien (D-1) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 2, 2006 |
| HB 2988 2005–06 |
County sales & use taxesRemoves the restrictions that limit the purposes for which the 0.3 percent county public safety tax proceeds may be used. | Jim McIntire (D-46) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 2, 2006 |
| HB 3035 2005–06 |
Statutory costsAllows a plaintiff his or her costs if, after an action is filed, the defendant offers and the plaintiff accepts full or partial payment, and the plaintiff gave the defendant prior written notice that the defendant may be... | Brendan Williams (D-22) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 2, 2006 |
| HB 3036 2005–06 |
Notices of dishonorProvides that a person is presumed to have received a notice of dishonored check three days after the notice is mailed, and modifies the statutory form for the notice of dishonor. | Patricia Lantz (D-26) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 2, 2006 |
| HB 3051 2005–06 |
Statewide job creationExpands the Business and Occupation tax credit for new job creation by manufacturing, research and development, and computer service firms to all counties, so long as the firm is not located in a city with a population greater... | Dan Kristiansen (R-39) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 2, 2006 |
| HB 3058 2005–06 |
Public records provisionsAllows the State Archivist to assign a designee to serve on the state and local government records committee; | Tami Green (D-28) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 2, 2006 |