Bills sponsored or co-sponsored by Pam Roach
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 5589 2015–16 |
Peace officer discipliningA law enforcement agency may not take punitive action against a peace officer solely because the officer's name was placed on a potential impeachment list in a "Brady disclosure." The law enforcement agency may take punitive... | Steve O'Ban (R-28) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| SB 5604 2015–16 |
Countywide planning policiesThe BLP must encompass land uses and activities necessary to determine the quantity and type of land available and suitable, rather than only suitable, for development, both for residential and employment-based activities. One... | Marko Liias (D-21) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| SB 5615 2015–16 |
Firearms transfersIn addition to the other circumstances in which a transfer is permitted without a background check, a background check is not required for the transfer of a firearm between: members of the armed forces of the United States,... | Don Benton (R-17) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| SB 5637 2015–16 |
Peer mentoring programBy September 1, 2016, all six four-year institutions of higher education must create and implement a peer mentoring program modeled after WWU's C2C program. Working with the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges,... | Bob Hasegawa (D-11) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| SB 5655 2015–16 |
Homeownership opportunitiesA target of 25 percent of the money used by the Housing Trust Fund in any given cycle is established for the purpose of promoting homeownership for households at or below 80 percent of median family income. If the Housing... | Don Benton (R-17) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| SB 5661 2015–16 |
State ballot measuresThe Legislature may hold public hearings on ballot measures. | Pam Roach (R-31) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| SB 5664 2015–16 |
Interpreter servicesAuthorizes the department of social and health services and the state health care authority to purchase interpreter services on behalf of limited-English speaking applicants and recipients of public assistance. | Pramila Jayapal (D-37) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| SB 5673 2015–16 |
Synthetic cannabinoidsCreates civil liability under the Consumer Protection Act for the sale of synthetic cannabinoids, cathinones, and methcathinones. | Mike Padden (R-4) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| SB 5675 2015–16 |
Dual language instructionThe K-12 Dual Language Expansion Grant Program is created and administered by OSPI. Subject to appropriations, the superintendent must award no less than two grants to pairs of schools districts: one with an established dual... | Pam Roach (R-31) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| SB 5676 2015–16 |
High sch equivalency testsThe Legislature intends to ensure that adults who want to earn an HSE certificate have access to a variety of test options that are appropriate, low cost, and flexible. | Pam Roach (R-31) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| SB 5678 2015–16 |
Exempted info/public recordsThe bill as referred to committee not considered. | Kirk Pearson (R-39) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| SB 5696 2015–16 |
Railroad employee work hoursRegulates the hours of service for yardmasters. | Judy Warnick (R-13) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| SB 5697 2015–16 |
Crew size on certain trainsThe following minimum crew size requirements apply: Common carriers transporting freight or passengers must operate all trains and switching assignments over its roads with no fewer than two qualified crew members; Railroad... | Linda Evans Parlette (R-12) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| SB 5703 2015–16 |
PSERS/offender nursing careRevises the following definitions for purposes of the public safety employees' retirement system: (1) "Employer" to include the department of veterans affairs and the department of social and health services; and (2) "Member"... | Steve Hobbs (D-44) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| SB 5710 2015–16 |
For hire, limo, taxi/ind insExempts from mandatory industrial insurance, for hire vehicle operators who own or lease the for hire vehicle, chauffeurs who own or lease the limousine, and operators of taxicabs who own or lease the taxicab. | Joe Fain (R-47) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| SB 5714 2015–16 |
Govt surveillance technologyProhibits a state agency or state organization, having jurisdiction over criminal law enforcement or regulatory violations, from purchasing an extraordinary sensing device unless money is expressly appropriated by the... | Jim Hargrove (D-24) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| SB 5718 2015–16 |
Public education systemThe stated intent of the Legislature is to establish a process for formal consideration of potential equity and social justice impacts resulting from policy and fiscal decisionmaking in the state's public education system.... | Pramila Jayapal (D-37) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| SB 5724 2015–16 |
Safe routes to school progrmAt least $10.4 million of federal funds are dedicated to the Safe Routes to School program each biennium. The federal funds must come half from the Transportation Alternative program and half from the Highway Safety... | Andy Billig (D-3) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| SB 5726 2015–16 |
Good samaritan/disease testsAllows testing of a good samaritan to be performed, with his or her consent, in order to guide postexposure prophylaxis treatment of the good samaritan. | Senator (D-46) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| SB 5730 2015–16 |
Access roads utilized by DNRImposes on the Department of Natural Resources (DNR), in the context of the DNR's acquisitions of land and property interests for purposes of providing access by road to public lands from public highways, an affirmative and... | Kirk Pearson (R-39) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| SB 5734 2015–16 |
Apprenticeship trainingRevises the definition of "labor hours" for purposes of the apprenticeship utilization statute. | Pam Roach (R-31) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| SB 5736 2015–16 |
Performance mgmt savingsThe supervisor, in addition to preparing an official caseload forecast, must prepare estimated savings in forecasted programs from application of lean management or performance management or other processes at state agencies.... | Mark Miloscia (R-30) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| SB 5753 2015–16 |
Energy efficient constrctionA county may authorize an exemption from the county property tax levy for certain single-family or multi-family construction or improvement projects that result in third party, green building certification. | Marko Liias (D-21) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| SB 5766 2015–16 |
Electronic monitoringMonitoring agencies are public or private entities, including a sheriff's office and a police department, which supervise a monitored offender pursuant to a home detention program. | Pam Roach (R-31) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| SB 5769 2015–16 |
Noxious weeds on state landsThe unpaid costs of noxious weed control actions taken by a county board on state lands may be enforced by lien proceedings. | Mark Schoesler (R-9) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Mar 10, 2016 |