Bills sponsored or co-sponsored by Karen Keiser
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 6276 2013–14 |
National guard/dental insur.Provides dental insurance for certain Washington national guard members. | Steve Hobbs (D-44) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 20, 2014 |
| SB 6291 2013–14 |
Tenant screeningIf a prospective tenant has a comprehensive screening report produced within 30 days of the rental housing application date and that report is made available to the prospective landlord, the landlord may not charge the... | Senator (D-46) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 20, 2014 |
| SB 6292 2013–14 |
Tenant relocation assistanceUnder RLTA, landlords must provide tenants with 90 days' written notice for any new rule of tenancy, including a change in the amount of rent charged. The state law authorizing tenant relocation assistance is amended so that... | Jeanne Kohl-Welles (D-36) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 20, 2014 |
| SB 6294 2013–14 |
Save toward retirement planThe Save Toward a Retirement Today retirement savings plan (STaRT) is created in DRS. The director of DRS (director) must design a plan to implement and operate the program. | Mark Mullet (D-5) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 20, 2014 |
| SB 6302 2013–14 |
Emergency services coverageAddresses health insurance coverage of emergency services and conforms with certain provisions of federal law. | Karen Keiser (D-33) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 20, 2014 |
| SB 6304 2013–14 |
Health care deliveryHealth insurance plans are subject to requirements for benefit design management and additional contracting standards. Health plans may not impose cost sharing that requires a covered person to pay more than 50 percent of the... | Linda Evans Parlette (R-12) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 20, 2014 |
| SB 6310 2013–14 |
Biological material/crimesProhibits a governmental entity from destroying biological material collected, or work product generated, by law enforcement during or in connection with a criminal investigation or case relating to a felony offense. | Jeannie Darneille (D-27) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 20, 2014 |
| SB 6197 2013–14 |
Telecommunications consumersRequires a person who provides a telecommunications service to provide pro rata credits to customers for service outages when the service is not available for a total of four hours or more in a monthly billing cycle. | Kevin Ranker (D-40) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 17, 2014 |
| SB 6225 2013–14 |
In-home care servicesRequires decisions, as to the hours of in-home care to be provided, to be based solely upon an objective assessment of medical need. Requires the department of social and health services to provide eligible individuals with... | Karen Keiser (D-33) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 17, 2014 |
| SB 6229 2013–14 |
Good samaritans/EPI pen useA person who uses an epinephrine autoinjector of any brand prescribed by an osteopathic physician or physician during an emergency, and all other persons and entities providing emergency services, are immune from civil... | Mark Mullet (D-5) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 17, 2014 |
| SB 6231 2013–14 |
Federal basic health programRequires the state health care authority to develop a blueprint for the establishment of a federal basic health program. | Karen Keiser (D-33) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 17, 2014 |
| SB 6232 2013–14 |
Health insurance carriersHealth insurance carriers must provide notice to health care providers of changes in provider networks including the buying, selling, or transferring of a provider network. The notice must be provided with at least 60 days'... | Karen Keiser (D-33) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 17, 2014 |
| SB 6233 2013–14 |
Small business ownersAn additional B&O tax credit is provided for small group health insurance that was purchased by a self-employed business owner that participated in insurance as a group of one person. The credit is provided as a one-time... | Karen Keiser (D-33) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 17, 2014 |
| SB 6235 2013–14 |
Educational employee compRestores the suspended inflationary increases in educational employee compensation. | Steve Hobbs (D-44) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 17, 2014 |
| SB 6140 2013–14 |
Chem dependncy professionalsPersons credentialed as a CDP or a CDPT may treat patients in chemical dependency treatment programs certified by DSHS only. | Senator (R-2) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 16, 2014 |
| SB 6142 2013–14 |
Detention standardsModifies provisions relating to detention standards for persons with mental disorders or chemical dependency. | Kirk Pearson (R-39) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 16, 2014 |
| SB 6161 2013–14 |
K-12 educators/prof. devel.Provides funding to support professional development outside the regular school year. Requires the legislature to appropriate sufficient funds to provide at least two professional development days per year for all state-funded... | Christine Rolfes (D-23) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 16, 2014 |
| SB 6170 2013–14 |
Cultural competency edBy July 1, 2015, DOH must develop and make available a list of approved CE opportunities related to cultural competency for disciplining authorities authorized to establish CE requirements for their respective health care... | Karen Keiser (D-33) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 16, 2014 |
| SB 6174 2013–14 |
Good samaritansAddresses infectious disease testing, free of charge, for good samaritans. | Annette Cleveland (D-49) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 16, 2014 |
| SB 6048 2013–14 |
Flame retardantsProhibits the sale, distribution, or manufacturing of children's products or residential upholstered furniture containing certain flame retardants. | Jim Hargrove (D-24) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 15, 2014 |
| SB 6070 2013–14 |
Gen. st. revenue computationAligns the computation of general state revenues with Article VIII, section 1 of the state Constitution. | Senator (R-15) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 15, 2014 |
| SB 6073 2013–14 |
Eosinophilic GI disordersHealth benefit plans issued or renewed after December 31, 2015, must offer benefits or coverage for medically necessary elemental formula, regardless of delivery method, when a licensed health care provider with prescriptive... | Senator (D-46) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 15, 2014 |
| SB 6091 2013–14 |
Biological products prescripAddresses prescriptions of biological products and interchangeable biological products. | Bruce Dammeier (R-25) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 15, 2014 |
| SB 6111 2013–14 |
Provider safety equipmentRequires the department of social and health services to develop a methodology to provide sterile and nonsterile gloves for individual providers to use in the course of providing services to certain clients. | Karen Keiser (D-33) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 15, 2014 |
| SB 6120 2013–14 |
Public works assistance acctChanges the time frame in which money must be deposited in the education legacy trust account and the public works assistance account from public utility taxes and taxes on the sale of property. | Steve Hobbs (D-44) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 15, 2014 |