Bills sponsored or co-sponsored by Maralyn Chase
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 5459 2015–16 |
Family & medical leave insurAllows workers to care for family members with a serious health condition or to recover from their own serious health condition. Expands duties of the employment security department. Requires each employer, for each... | Karen Keiser (D-33) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| SB 5461 2015–16 |
Marijuana convictionsAuthorizes a person convicted of a misdemeanor marijuana offense to apply to the sentencing court for a vacation of the applicant's record of conviction for the offense. | Kevin Ranker (D-40) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| SB 5462 2015–16 |
Public works contractorsRequires an agency, in determining whether a bidder is a responsible bidder, to consider previous and existing compliance by the bidder with federal and state laws prohibiting discrimination, including Title VII of the civil... | Kevin Ranker (D-40) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| SB 5463 2015–16 |
Cultural & heritage programsPermits a county or city to create a cultural access program (CAP). | Andy Hill (R-45) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| SB 5469 2015–16 |
Education employee COLAsRequires an incremental increase to base salary allocations to be provided to school districts for school employees in addition to the required cost-of-living adjustments. Requires each college district to receive an... | Bob Hasegawa (D-11) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| SB 5473 2015–16 |
PERS, TRS, SERS/earlier agesProvides retirement benefits at an earlier age in plans 2 and 3 of the public employees' retirement system, the teachers' retirement system, and the school employees' retirement system. | Maralyn Chase (D-32) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| SB 5479 2015–16 |
Contractor fining by DESAuthorizes the director of the department of enterprise services to impose a fine on a contractor for cause in replacement of, or in addition to, debarment. | Marko Liias (D-21) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| SB 5484 2015–16 |
Higher ed tuition settingPublic baccalaureate tuition-setting authority for undergraduate, resident students is removed and returned to the operating budget. | Barbara Bailey (R-10) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| SB 5487 2015–16 |
Higher ed programs/UW, WSUProvides that Washington State University (WSU) may offer and teach medicine and forestry as major lines of study. | Senator (R-6) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| SB 5492 2015–16 |
Tax exemption accountabilityEstablishes the tax exemption transparency and accountability act. Creates a tax expenditure budget as part of the biennial budget adopted by the legislature. Reforms the tax expenditure process by including tax expenditures... | Senator (D-46) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| SB 5493 2015–16 |
Cannabis hlth & beauty aidsCannabis health and beauty aids are exempt from all regulations in the Controlled Substances Act pertaining to marijuana, marijuana concentrates, or marijuana-infused products. | Jeanne Kohl-Welles (D-36) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| SB 5495 2015–16 |
Educator professional growthPGPs in educator license renewals submitted through the eCert system in the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction are exempt from public inspection and copying. | Steve Litzow (R-41) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| SB 5496 2015–16 |
Teacher certificationThe four specific alternative route pathways to teacher certification are removed from statute. Instead PESB is allowed to establish policies based on expectations for program outcomes. | Steve Litzow (R-41) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| SB 5497 2015–16 |
Prof. educator standards brdThe legislative intent is specified as clarifying that data exchanged between educator preparation programs and PESB are protected under FERPA. PESB is expressly named as an authorized representative of the state's educational... | Steve Litzow (R-41) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| SB 5499 2015–16 |
Nefarious drone enterpriseCreates a 12-month sentencing enhancement that must be added to a sentence of a criminal defendant who was proven to have used an unmanned aerial vehicle to facilitate or commit any crime. | Pam Roach (R-31) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| SB 5502 2015–16 |
Intimate images/distributingA person whose intimate images are distributed without authorization has the right to take legal action against the person who made the intimate images available to others. The exposed person may sue for damages and may also... | Mike Padden (R-4) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| SB 5503 2015–16 |
Habitual property offendersA prosecutor may file a special allegation to increase an offender's standard felony sentencing range if the offender is a habitual property offender. | Mike Padden (R-4) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| SB 5505 2015–16 |
Office of corrections ombudsThe Office of the Corrections Ombuds is created within the Governor's Office. | Rosemary McAuliffe (D-1) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| SB 5506 2015–16 |
Sexual health ed/abuse, etc.Every public school that offers sexual health education must include information on preventing sexual abuse and violence and understanding consent. The Superintendent of Public Instruction, in consultation with the Department... | Rosemary McAuliffe (D-1) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| SB 5519 2015–16 |
Marijuana reformA comprehensive marijuana reform act including the following: | Jeanne Kohl-Welles (D-36) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| SB 5526 2015–16 |
Bullying, etc., in schoolsBy August 1, 2016, each school district must adopt or amend if necessary a transgender student policy and procedure that at a minimum incorporates the model transgender student policy and procedure created by WSSDA. Each... | Marko Liias (D-21) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| SB 5531 2015–16 |
State wildlife accountAn anadromous surcharge is added to the commercial fishing, harvest, sale, purchase, or processing of any anadromous species. The surcharge must be deposited into the state wildlife account. | Brian Hatfield (D-19) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| SB 5535 2015–16 |
Citizens' initiative reviewA pilot program is established for citizens' review of initiatives. The Citizens' Initiative Review Oversight Committee (Committee) is created to implement the pilot project. | Joe Fain (R-47) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| SB 5544 2015–16 |
K-12 employee wagesPhases in the compensation technical working group's recommendations for comparable, market-based salaries for all K-12 staff and a revised compensation system for certificated instructional staff. | Rosemary McAuliffe (D-1) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| SB 5545 2015–16 |
Postretirement employmentRemoves postretirement employment language in the teachers' retirement system, the school employees' retirement system, and the public employees' retirement system laws. | Rosemary McAuliffe (D-1) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |