Bills sponsored or co-sponsored by Steve Conway
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 5324 2011–12 |
Employment trainingThe expiration date of the Washington Customized Employment Workforce Training Program is repealed. Additionally, RCW 28B.67.020 is reenacted in order to correct a 2009 amendment that neglected to recognized the expiration date. | Paull Shin (D-21) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Apr 11, 2012 |
| SB 5340 2011–12 |
Health care & care costsThe criteria for the review of CON applications are modified. The CON must be denied if the proposal is likely to promote unnecessary, excessive utilization of a service in a geographic area. | Karen Keiser (D-33) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Apr 11, 2012 |
| SB 5341 2011–12 |
Notice to injured workersThe bill as referred to committee not considered. | Karen Keiser (D-33) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Apr 11, 2012 |
| SB 5344 2011–12 |
Department of transportationBeginning in 2012 and at least once every three years thereafter, the Department of Transportation (DOT) must apply for an agency-wide performance review through the WSQA or a similar organization. The review must evaluate a... | Jim Kastama (D-25) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Apr 11, 2012 |
| SB 5353 2011–12 |
LEOFF & WSPRS/spouse benefitAuthorizes monthly death benefits for life and the continuation of those benefits regardless of remarriage for surviving spouses of certain retirement system members. | Steve Conway (D-29) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Apr 11, 2012 |
| SB 5354 2011–12 |
Occupational diseaseA law enforcement officer covered by LEOFF or a member of WSPRS who dies as the direct and proximate result of a heart attack or stroke is presumed to have died as the direct and proximate cause of a work related injury for... | Jim Hargrove (D-24) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Apr 11, 2012 |
| SB 5361 2011–12 |
Associate development orgsThe Department is required to provide export assistance training to ADOs. This training must include, but not be limited to, training in the fundamentals of export assistance; and information regarding the public and private... | Maralyn Chase (D-32) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Apr 11, 2012 |
| SB 5362 2011–12 |
PUD's low-income customersAuthorizes public utility districts to request voluntary contributions to help low-income customers pay their water and sewer bills. | Maralyn Chase (D-32) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Apr 11, 2012 |
| SB 5368 2011–12 |
Collective bargainingJuvenile Detention Employees . The binding interest arbitration provisions of the PECBA are extended to certain juvenile detention employees. These employees must be employed by a juvenile detention division created pursuant... | Jeanne Kohl-Welles (D-36) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Apr 11, 2012 |
| SB 5370 2011–12 |
Adverse health events systemThe bill as referred to committee not considered. | Karen Keiser (D-33) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Apr 11, 2012 |
| SB 5383 2011–12 |
Manuf/mobile home programOffice of Mobile/Manufactured Home Relocation Assistance. The name of the Office of Manufactured Housing is changed to the Office of Mobile/Manufactured Home Relocation Assistance. | Steve Conway (D-29) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Apr 11, 2012 |
| SB 5390 2011–12 |
ARNP prescriptionsAuthorizes pharmacies to fill prescriptions written by advanced registered nurse practitioners in other states. | Margarita Prentice (D-11) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Apr 11, 2012 |
| SB 5404 2011–12 |
Comm econ revitalization brdAdds enhancing job and business growth through facility development and other improvements in Innovation Partnership Zones (IPZs) as a general objective of the Community Economic Revitalization Board (CERB). | Maralyn Chase (D-32) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Apr 11, 2012 |
| SB 5433 2011–12 |
Manu/mobile home communitiesEstablishes additional duties for landlords under the Manufactured/Mobile Home Landlord-Tenant Act. | Karen Fraser (D-22) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Apr 11, 2012 |
| SB 5434 2011–12 |
Community & tech collegesAuthorizes the provision of additional compensation to academic employees at community and technical colleges with regard to collective bargaining. | Steve Conway (D-29) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Apr 11, 2012 |
| SB 5439 2011–12 |
Oil spillsSpecifies the types of damages a person may be liable for in a civil action to recover damages for an unlawful oil spill. | Kevin Ranker (D-40) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Apr 11, 2012 |
| SB 5444 2011–12 |
State boundary bridgeIf funding allows, DOT must issue a request for proposals for construction of a state boundary bridge that would firstly, require a contractor to comply with various existing regulations, including worker health and safety,... | Steve Conway (D-29) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Apr 11, 2012 |
| SB 5454 2011–12 |
Health care assistants/drugsRestricts health care assistants certified in category C or E by the department of health from administering certain drugs. | Karen Keiser (D-33) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Apr 11, 2012 |
| SB 5458 2011–12 |
Medicaid fraudThe statute of limitations for prosecuting Medicaid theft and Medicaid false statement cases is ten years. In addition to the Secretary of DSHS, the AG may assess civil penalties on a person or entity committing Medicaid... | Karen Keiser (D-33) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Apr 11, 2012 |
| SB 5462 2011–12 |
Financial aid processThe bill as referred to committee not considered. | Derek Kilmer (D-26) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Apr 11, 2012 |
| SB 5465 2011–12 |
Safety net assessmentCommunity residential service businesses are added to the public utility tax at a rate of 5.029 percent. Of the revenue from the tax on community residential services, 80.5 percent is deposited into the new Community... | Karen Keiser (D-33) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Apr 11, 2012 |
| SB 5474 2011–12 |
Higher ed retirement incomeRevises the retirement and annuity programs of the state's institutions of higher education for future participants to reflect changes that have already occurred in state pension plans. | Ed Murray (D-43) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Apr 11, 2012 |
| SB 5498 2011–12 |
For hire vehicles, operatorsThe following are subject to mandatory industrial insurance coverage: any business that is licensed to operate, or is operating, a for hire vehicle, taxicab, or limousine, and is operating that vehicle as an operator or... | Adam Kline (D-37) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Apr 11, 2012 |
| SB 5507 2011–12 |
Community & tech collegesAs part of its biennial budget, the SBCTC must request funds which, together with academic turnover savings, are sufficient to cover the projected state-funded costs of increments for the community and technical college... | Derek Kilmer (D-26) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Apr 11, 2012 |
| SB 5543 2011–12 |
Fire protection firmsCertificate of Competency Holder. A person must be certified by the State Director of Fire Protection (Director) and be a certificate of competency holder to perform work as a portable fire extinguisher technician,... | Jim Hargrove (D-24) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Apr 11, 2012 |