Bills sponsored or co-sponsored by Jeanne Kohl-Welles
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 5213 1999–00 |
Private school employees$ Requires approved private schools to obtain | Rosemary McAuliffe (D-1) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 187, Laws of 1999 |
May 5, 1999 |
| SB 5214 1999–00 |
Firearms on school premisesC Requires immediate notification of a mental health professional whenever a minor is arrested for possession of a firearm on school grounds. | Rosemary McAuliffe (D-1) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 167, Laws of 1999 |
May 5, 1999 |
| SB 5279 1999–00 |
Child mental health treatmnt$ The Department of Social and Health Services must first receive parental consent or obtain court permission before admitting a dependent child to an inpatient mental health facility. | Jeanne Kohl-Welles (D-36) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 188, Laws of 1999 |
May 5, 1999 |
| SB 5720 1999–00 |
Real estate researchC Establishes a $10 assessment on real estate licensees to support a research center for real estate research beginning October 1, 1999. | Paull Shin (D-21) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 192, Laws of 1999 |
May 5, 1999 |
| SB 5102 1999–00 |
Fire fighter training$ Enhances the retirement benefits provided to volunteer fire fighters. | Mary Margaret Haugen (D-10) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 117, Laws of 1999 |
Apr 28, 1999 |
| SB 6020 1999–00 |
Social security numbersC Postpones the requirement that the Department of Licensing collect Social Security numbers of applicants for driver = s licenses until the date specified under federal law. | Jim Hargrove (D-24) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 138, Laws of 1999 |
Apr 28, 1999 |
| SB 5010 1999–00 |
Custodial employee miscondct$ Defines sexual contact between an employee or a departmental contractor and an inmate as employee misconduct. | Jeanne Kohl-Welles (D-36) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 72, Laws of 1999 |
Apr 22, 1999 |
| SB 5215 1999–00 |
Higher ed tuition/veteransC Eliminates the June 30, 1999, expiration date for the programs allowing the institutions of higher education to exempt Vietnam veterans and Persian Gulf veterans from tuition increases. | Albert Bauer (D-49) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 82, Laws of 1999 |
Apr 22, 1999 |
| SB 5278 1999–00 |
Foreign hi ed branch campus$ Removes mandatory requirement that the Higher Education Coordinating Board approve foreign degree-granting institutions. | Jeanne Kohl-Welles (D-36) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 85, Laws of 1999 |
Apr 22, 1999 |
| SB 5432 1999–00 |
Retirement charitable deduct$ Permits PERS retirees to authorize charitable deductions from their retirement allowances. | Karen Fraser (D-22) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 83, Laws of 1999 |
Apr 22, 1999 |
| SB 5234 1999–00 |
Custodial sexual misconduct$ Creates a new crime of custodial sexual misconduct C in the first degree as a class C felony and, in the second degree, as a gross misdemeanor. | Jeanine Long (R-44) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 45, Laws of 1999 |
Apr 20, 1999 |
| SB 5734 1999–00 |
Mother Joseph Day$ Designates April 16, as Mother Joseph day, and September 4 as Marcus Whitman day, as unpaid non-legal days of recognition. | Albert Bauer (D-49) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 26, Laws of 1999 |
Apr 16, 1999 |
| SB 5509 1999–00 |
Holocaust victims insurance$ Allows the Insurance Commissioner to create a Holocaust Survivor Assistance Office and Holocaust Insurance Company Registry to assist Holocaust survivors, heirs, and beneficiaries recover improperly denied insurance proceeds... | Adam Kline (D-37) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 8, Laws of 1999 |
Apr 15, 1999 |
| SB 5446 1999–00 |
Local campaign fundingThe prohibition on the use of public funds to finance political campaigns for local offices is eliminated. | Rosa Franklin (D-29) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Mar 16, 1999 |
| SB 5232 1999–00 |
Contractors/consumer protctnThe Department of Labor and Industries is to deny a contractor's application for registration and suspend an active registration if the applicant or registrant was a major participant in a contracting company with an... | Jim Horn (R-41) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Mar 15, 1999 |
| SB 6396 1997–98 |
Real estate research centerThe Washington Center for Real Estate Research is established, to be located in the College of Business and Economics at WSU. The center is financed by a fee of $10 to be assessed on each real estate broker, associate broker,... | Jeannette Wood (R-21) | Vetoed Vetoed by the Governor |
Apr 3, 1998 |
| SB 6449 1997–98 |
Intangble rights roylties/txA new tax classification is created for businesses receiving income from royalties. Income received from royalties is taxed at 0.484 percent. | James West (R-6) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 331, Laws of 1998 |
Apr 3, 1998 |
| SB 6470 1997–98 |
Software taxationThe customization of canned software is considered a service. Therefore, the sale is not subject to sales tax and the seller pays B&O tax under the service classification. | James West (R-6) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 332, Laws of 1998 |
Apr 3, 1998 |
| SB 6588 1997–98 |
Movie snack counters/taxFood purchased at movie theater snack counters is added to the list of locations that are exempt from the special restaurant tax. | Shirley Winsley (R-28) | Vetoed Vetoed by the Governor |
Apr 3, 1998 |
| SB 6599 1997–98 |
Nonprofit fundraising/taxAmounts received by nonprofit organizations for fund-raising activities are exempt from B&O tax and sales tax. Fund-raising activities are activities involving the direct solicitation of money or property or the anticipated... | Don Benton (R-17) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 336, Laws of 1998 |
Apr 3, 1998 |
| SB 5305 1997–98 |
Drugs used to faciltate rapeThe criminal penalties for unlawful acts involving Flunitrazepam are made the same as the current penalties for unlawful acts involving controlled substances classified under Schedule II that are narcotics. | Darlene Fairley (D-32) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 290, Laws of 1998 |
Apr 2, 1998 |
| SB 6541 1997–98 |
Tourism development fundingA tourism development advisory committee is created within the Department of Community, Trade, and Economic Development. The committee is comprised of members of the House of Representatives and the Senate, along with... | George Sellar (R-12) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 299, Laws of 1998 |
Apr 2, 1998 |
| SB 6560 1997–98 |
Electric customer rightsRetail electric customers have the right to receive specified disclosures from their electricity distribution utilities. Required disclosures include consumer protection policies and procedures and the utility's annual report... | Lisa Brown (D-3) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 300, Laws of 1998 |
Apr 2, 1998 |
| SB 6727 1997–98 |
Education investmentsThe definition of incentive savings is clarified to allow administrative savings in entitlement programs to be deposited in the Savings Incentive Account, and the definition of entitlement programs is clarified to include... | James West (R-6) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 302, Laws of 1998 |
Apr 2, 1998 |
| SB 5760 1997–98 |
Mentally ill offendersThe court must order a presentence report before imposing a sentence when the court determines that the defendant may be a mentally ill person. | Jeanine Long (R-44) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 260, Laws of 1998 |
Apr 1, 1998 |