Bills sponsored or co-sponsored by Joe Fain
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 5653 2017–18 |
Public employee benefits prgCreates a new Office of Public Employee Benefits within the executive branch that will house the Public Employees’ Benefits Board. | Senator (R-2) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| SB 5680 2017–18 |
Small securities offeringsModifies requirements for conducting small securities offerings or crowdfunding. | Joe Fain (R-47) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| SB 5681 2017–18 |
Background checks/athleticsRequires a community youth athletic program to notify parents of the program's policies relating to conducting criminal background checks for its employees and volunteers. | Joe Fain (R-47) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| SB 5686 2017–18 |
Sex. assault bill of rightsEnumerates seven rights of sexual assault survivors. | Senator (R-18) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| SB 5696 2017–18 |
Breakfast during school dayProvides that student participation in breakfast after the beginning of the school day must be considered instructional hours if students are provided the opportunity to engage in educational activity. | Lisa Wellman (D-41) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| SB 5712 2017–18 |
Bilingual ed. workforceEstablishes the Bilingual Educator Initiative as a long-term program to recruit, prepare, and mentor bilingual high school students to become future bilingual teachers and counselors. | Hans Zeiger (R-25) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| SB 5783 2017–18 |
Senior center property taxesProvides a property tax exemption for qualifying multipurpose nonprofit senior centers that currently do not qualify for tax relief. | Senator (D-35) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| SB 5797 2017–18 |
Residential real propertyPuts in place a multi-level process by which a servicer may enter abandoned residential real property to make repairs or remediate problems. | Mark Mullet (D-5) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| SB 5804 2017–18 |
Animal abuse registryRequires the Washington state patrol to maintain a registry of persons convicted of an animal abuse offense and make the registry available for inquiry to: (1) Law enforcement entities within the state including animal control... | Joe Fain (R-47) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| SB 5817 2017–18 |
RTA tax nullificationCertain Sound Transit taxes may be nullified through a voter-approved proposition, or a vote of a city or county legislative authority. | Dino Rossi (R-45) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| SB 5822 2017–18 |
Workers' compensation systemProvides that all economic and noneconomic damages in injured workers' third-party claims are subject to the recovery statutes. | Senator (R-6) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| SB 5829 2017–18 |
Paid family leaveDeclares that it is in the public's interest to provide reasonable paid family leave. | Joe Fain (R-47) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| SB 5833 2017–18 |
TRS plan 1 minimum allowanceIncreases the basic and alternate minimum benefits for members of the Teachers' Retirement System Plan 1 by 1.5 percent. | Senator (R-15) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| SB 5836 2017–18 |
Equal pay act enforcementExpresses the Legislature's intent to update the existing Washington State equal pay act to reflect the equal status of all workers in the state. | Joe Fain (R-47) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| SB 5838 2017–18 |
Parks maintenance backlogEstablishes a priority for using bonding authority to alleviate a backlog of maintenance needs at state parks. | Dino Rossi (R-45) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| SB 5850 2017–18 |
Lodging excise taxRemoves the lodging excise tax exemption for premises with fewer than sixty lodging units and imposes an excise tax on the sale of or charge made for the furnishing of a vacation rental, a home-sharing arrangement, or other... | Senator (D-46) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| SB 5853 2017–18 |
Career & technical educationDirects the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) to take actions to increase career and technical education (CTE) equivalency crediting on a broader scale across the state, subject to state appropriation. | Maureen Walsh (R-16) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| SB 5858 2017–18 |
Prof. certification/teachersAllows teachers and principals to renew their residency certificate in five-year intervals by completing ten credits or 100 clock-hours. | Joe Fain (R-47) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| SB 5865 2017–18 |
Contributions to candidatesProhibits the following from making contributions, to certain candidates, that are reportable under the fair campaign practices act: (1) A person that engages in collective bargaining on behalf of its membership with a local... | Joe Fain (R-47) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| SB 5893 2017–18 |
RTA MVET administrationRequires a Regional Transit Authority (RTA) to establish a motor vehicle excise tax (MVET) market value adjustment program (MVAP). | Steve O'Ban (R-28) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| SB 5922 2017–18 |
DES/state capitol campusCreates the State Capitol Executive Committee which includes two members of the Senate and two members of the House of Representatives. | Mark Schoesler (R-9) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| SB 6028 2017–18 |
Rx drug monitoring programCreates requirements for the review of the patient's prescription monitoring information when prescribing an opiate or benzodiazepine. | Kevin Van De Wege (D-24) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| SB 6050 2017–18 |
Opiate prescriptionsLimits the length of opiate prescriptions for first-time patients for outpatient use. | Annette Cleveland (D-49) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| SB 5924 2017–18 |
Trust lands exchangeDirects the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to exchange State Trust Land with Community and Technical College Forest Reserve land (Reserve land). | Joe Fain (R-47) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 35, Laws of 2017, 3rd Special Session |
Jul 7, 2017 |
| SB 5254 2017–18 |
Buildable lands & zoningModifies timelines and factors in the buildable lands report (BLR) program in the Growth Management Act. | Joe Fain (R-47) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 16, Laws of 2017, 3rd Special Session |
Jul 6, 2017 |