All bills
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 5181 2011–12 |
State debt statutory limitCreates a Commission on State Debt to assist the Legislature in examining the kinds of debt incurred by the state, and the limitations on the amount and use of debt. | Linda Evans Parlette (R-12) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 46, Laws of 2011, 1st Special Session |
Jun 15, 2011 |
| SB 5459 2011–12 |
People w/devel. disabilitiesProhibits persons under the age of 16 from admission to a Residential Habilitation Center (RHC) and allows short-term crisis or respite admissions only for persons between the ages of 16 and 21. | Adam Kline (D-37) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 30, Laws of 2011, 1st Special Session |
Jun 15, 2011 |
| SB 5834 2011–12 |
Lodging tax/arts & heritageRetires the King County permanent and irreducible arts fund and allows the principal from the fund to be spent on the arts, culture, and heritage programs. | Ed Murray (D-43) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 38, Laws of 2011, 1st Special Session |
Jun 15, 2011 |
| SB 5860 2011–12 |
State employee compensationReduces base salaries for most state employees in the executive, legislative, and judicial branches by 3 percent until June 29, 2013. | Ed Murray (D-43) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 39, Laws of 2011, 1st Special Session |
Jun 15, 2011 |
| SB 5891 2011–12 |
Criminal justice savingsEliminates tolling of community custody while an offender is confined for violating a sentencing condition. | Ed Murray (D-43) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 40, Laws of 2011, 1st Special Session |
Jun 15, 2011 |
| SB 5912 2011–12 |
Family planning servicesRequires the Department of Social and Health Services to submit an application for an amendment to the Medicaid Take Charge family planning waiver to expand income eligibility from 200 to 250 percent of the federal poverty level. | Karen Keiser (D-33) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 41, Laws of 2011, 1st Special Session |
Jun 15, 2011 |
| SB 5921 2011–12 |
Social services programsTemporarily suspends WorkFirst activity requirements for certain Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF). | Debbie Regala (D-27) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 42, Laws of 2011, 1st Special Session |
Jun 15, 2011 |
| SB 5931 2011–12 |
State governmentCreates the Department of Enterprise Services (DES). | Senator (R-6) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 43, Laws of 2011, 1st Special Session |
Jun 15, 2011 |
| SB 5941 2011–12 |
Judicial branch fundingExtends the expiration date for surcharges on court filing fees that are deposited into the Judicial Stabilization Trust Account until July 1, 2013. | Tracey Eide (D-30) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 44, Laws of 2011, 1st Special Session |
Jun 15, 2011 |
| SB 5942 2011–12 |
Liquor warehousingDirects the Office of Financial Management (OFM) to conduct a competitive process for the selection of a private sector entity to lease and modernize the state's spirits warehousing and distribution facilities and related operations. | Mike Hewitt (R-16) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 45, Laws of 2011, 1st Special Session |
Jun 15, 2011 |
| HB 1131 2011–12 |
Student achievement fundMakes per student allocations from the Student Achievement Program in 2011-13 subject to appropriations in the budget. | Kathy Haigh (D-35) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 17, Laws of 2011, 1st Special Session |
Jun 7, 2011 |
| HB 1132 2011–12 |
Educational employeesSuspends Initiative 732 Cost-of-Living Adjustments for K-12 and applicable higher education system staff for the 2011-12 and 2012-13 school years. | Kathy Haigh (D-35) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 18, Laws of 2011, 1st Special Session |
Jun 7, 2011 |
| HB 1224 2011–12 |
B&O deduction/mental healthProvides a deduction from business and occupation tax to regional support networks and nonprofit mental health service providers for amounts received under a government funded mental health program. | Tami Green (D-28) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 19, Laws of 2011, 1st Special Session |
Jun 7, 2011 |
| HB 1346 2011–12 |
Tax law changesClarifies that a person who has a substantial nexus in Washington in any tax year will be deemed to have a substantial nexus with the state for the following tax year. | Ross Hunter (D-48) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 20, Laws of 2011, 1st Special Session |
Jun 7, 2011 |
| HB 1371 2011–12 |
Boards and commissionsEliminates five boards, commissions, and similar entities; transfers some entities into agencies; and makes some entities advisory. | Jeannie Darneille (D-27) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 21, Laws of 2011, 1st Special Session |
Jun 7, 2011 |
| HB 1410 2011–12 |
H.S. science assessmentsRequires that students beginning with the graduating class of 2015, rather than 2013, must meet the state standard in science to earn a Certificate of Academic Achievement (CAA), which is required for graduation. | Sharon Tomiko Santos (D-37) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 22, Laws of 2011, 1st Special Session |
Jun 7, 2011 |
| HB 1449 2011–12 |
Educator certificate feeAuthorizes the Superintendent of Public Instruction to charge a fee for processing initial educator certificates and other certification-related activities, but only after a new electronic certification system is funded by the... | Ross Hunter (D-48) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 23, Laws of 2011, 1st Special Session |
Jun 7, 2011 |
| HB 1738 2011–12 |
Medicaid single state agencyDesignates the Health Care Authority (Authority) as the single state agency for purposes of the Medicaid program. | Eileen Cody (D-34) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 15, Laws of 2011, 1st Special Session |
Jun 7, 2011 |
| HB 2119 2011–12 |
Default notices/beneficiaryRequires certain beneficiaries to remit to the Department of Commerce payments based on the number of owner-occupied residential real properties that have been issued notices of default between April 14, 2011, and June 30, 2011. | Tina Orwall (D-33) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 24, Laws of 2011, 1st Special Session |
Jun 7, 2011 |
| SB 5091 2011–12 |
Family leave insurance prog.Delays implementation of the family leave insurance program for three years. | Karen Keiser (D-33) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 25, Laws of 2011, 1st Special Session |
Jun 7, 2011 |
| SB 5289 2011–12 |
Property management/B&O taxAllows a business and occupation (B&O) tax deduction for a nonprofit property management company receiving compensation for on-site employees from the owner of a property. | Ed Murray (D-43) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 26, Laws of 2011, 1st Special Session |
Jun 7, 2011 |
| SB 5638 2011–12 |
Taxing district exemptionsAuthorizes a metropolitan park district in a county with a population of 1.5 million or more to move a portion of its property tax levy outside the $5.90 aggregate limit if it would otherwise have been subject to prorationing. | Karen Keiser (D-33) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 28, Laws of 2011, 1st Special Session |
Jun 7, 2011 |
| SB 5742 2011–12 |
Ferry systemExempts fuel purchased by the Washington State Ferries and county-owned ferries from state sales and use tax. | Mary Margaret Haugen (D-10) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 16, Laws of 2011, 1st Special Session |
Jun 7, 2011 |
| SB 5764 2011–12 |
Innovate WashingtonCreates Innovate Washington as the successor agency to the Washington Technology Center and the Spokane Intercollegiate Research and Technology Institute and the primary state agency growing the innovation-based economic... | Jim Kastama (D-25) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 14, Laws of 2011, 1st Special Session |
Jun 7, 2011 |
| SB 5919 2011–12 |
Education fundingProvides that increased instructional hours in Basic Education will be phased-in starting no earlier than the 2014-15 school year. | Ed Murray (D-43) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 27, Laws of 2011, 1st Special Session |
Jun 7, 2011 |