Bills sponsored or co-sponsored by Senator
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 5236 2005–06 |
Prevailing wage programDiscontinues the quarterly transfer of 30 percent of the Public Works Administration Account to the General Fund. | Jeanne Kohl-Welles (D-36) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 230, Laws of 2006 |
Mar 27, 2006 |
| SB 6635 2005–06 |
AdoptionDirects the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) to develop training on federal laws regarding multiethnic and interethnic adoptions. | Rosa Franklin (D-29) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 248, Laws of 2006 |
Mar 27, 2006 |
| SB 6731 2005–06 |
Sellers of travelMakes it a crime to knowingly promote travel for prostitution. | Karen Fraser (D-22) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 250, Laws of 2006 |
Mar 27, 2006 |
| SB 6141 2005–06 |
Wind turbine facilitiesIncludes the value of wind turbine facilities in the property tax levy limit calculation. | Senator (R-15) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 184, Laws of 2006 |
Mar 24, 2006 |
| SB 6225 2005–06 |
Domestic water pumping systCreates a specialty plumber certificate, issued by the Department of Labor and Industries, for persons installing, maintaining, and repairing domestic water pumping systems within the interior space of a residence. | Marilyn Rasmussen (D-2) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 185, Laws of 2006 |
Mar 24, 2006 |
| SB 6401 2005–06 |
Charter licensesEstablishes that charter boats include all vessels that charge a fee to fish, whether or not any fish are caught, or whether they are caught and then released. | Mark Doumit (D-19) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 186, Laws of 2006 |
Mar 24, 2006 |
| SB 6861 2005–06 |
Domestic water usersRequires the Department of Ecology to study and report on ways that stakeholders can better understand the competing interests of surface water users in basins currently involved in a water rights adjudication when water... | Jerome Delvin (R-8) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 170, Laws of 2006 |
Mar 22, 2006 |
| SB 6264 2005–06 |
Disability pension optionsAllows an injured worker entitled to an industrial insurance permanent total disability pension to change his or her pension option if the worker's designated beneficiary dies or the worker becomes divorced from the designated... | Jeanne Kohl-Welles (D-36) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 154, Laws of 2006 |
Mar 20, 2006 |
| SB 6376 2005–06 |
Livestock inspection feesModifies certain livestock inspection fees and provisions administered by the Department of Agriculture. | Marilyn Rasmussen (D-2) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 156, Laws of 2006 |
Mar 20, 2006 |
| SB 6519 2005–06 |
Sex offender registrationAllows a registered sex or kidnapping offender's photograph to be updated. | Don Benton (R-17) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 129, Laws of 2006 |
Mar 20, 2006 |
| SB 6429 2005–06 |
Native American informationExempts from public disclosure any information acquired during watershed analysis that identifies the location of certain cultural sites and artifacts. | Ken Jacobsen (D-46) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 86, Laws of 2006 |
Mar 17, 2006 |
| SB 6606 2005–06 |
Edu interpreters for hearingRequires the Superintendent of Public Instruction (SPI) to develop standards for educational interpreters for deaf and hard-of-hearing students. | Karen Fraser (D-22) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 68, Laws of 2006 |
Mar 15, 2006 |
| SB 6537 2005–06 |
Shipment of wineAllows both domestic wineries and out-of-state wineries to ship wine to Washington residents who are 21 or older for personal use and not for resale. | Jeanne Kohl-Welles (D-36) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 49, Laws of 2006 |
Mar 14, 2006 |
| SB 5319 2005–06 |
Animal trappingIt is illegal to use body-gripping traps to capture wild animals or wild birds, except for nuisance species, without a trapping permit issued by the Department of Fish and Wildlife. Trapping permits may be issued for... | Bob Oke (R-26) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 8, 2006 |
| SB 5527 2005–06 |
Automatic fee increaseState agencies are prohibited from adopting administrative rules that automatically increase fees by a formula amount, such as the fiscal growth factor or the consumer price index. | Bob Morton (R-7) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 8, 2006 |
| SB 6086 2005–06 |
Drought/retrofitting wellsSpecifically includes the retrofitting of domestic wells to maintain agricultural irrigation purposes as a physical works alteration that may be approved by DOE pursuant to the drought declaration provisions of the code. | Senator (R-15) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Mar 8, 2006 |
| SB 6262 2005–06 |
Workers' comp applicationsCreates an industrial insurance pilot project administered by the Department of Labor and Industries allowing participating employers to assist workers in filing industrial insurance claims. | Jeanne Kohl-Welles (D-36) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 8, 2006 |
| SB 6298 2005–06 |
Renewable fuelsThe bill exempts from the state retail sales and use tax the sale of parts and services needed to modify motor vehicles to use biodiesel or ethanol fuels of an 85 percent concentration or higher. | Joyce Mulliken (R-13) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Mar 8, 2006 |
| SB 6501 2005–06 |
Bioenergy assistance programEstablishes an Energy Freedom Program within the Department of Community, Trade and Economic Development. | Phil Rockefeller (D-23) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 8, 2006 |
| SB 6522 2005–06 |
Out-of-state political commRequires out-of-state political committees to report the name, address, and employer of each person or corporation contributing more than $1350 in the current calendar year if that committee participates in an election within... | Don Benton (R-17) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 8, 2006 |
| SB 6542 2005–06 |
Farming servicesExempts custom farming services, farm management services, contract labor services, services with respect to animals that are agricultural products, and the hauling of agricultural products and farm machinery from tax if done... | Joyce Mulliken (R-13) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 8, 2006 |
| SB 6704 2005–06 |
Manufacturing food productsExtends the Business and Occupation (B&O) tax exemption, sales and use tax deferral on manufacturing facilities, and warehouse tax remittance adopted for fruit and vegetable products in 2005 to seafood and dairy products and... | Marilyn Rasmussen (D-2) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 8, 2006 |
| SB 5528 2005–06 |
Hydraulic inspection feesEliminates fees for any hydraulic works project examined and approved by the Department of Ecology that are less than 10 years old. | Bob Morton (R-7) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Feb 27, 2006 |
| SB 5026 2005–06 |
Property tax abatementProperty that is destroyed and property reduced in value by 20 percent by a natural disaster after the assessment date may receive tax reductions during the year in which the destruction or damage occurred. The amount of the... | Debbie Regala (D-27) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Feb 24, 2006 |
| SB 5132 2005–06 |
Public employee informationExempts from public records disclosure certain information pertaining to public employees, volunteers, individual home care workers, and their dependents. | Mike Carrell (R-28) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Feb 24, 2006 |