Bills sponsored or co-sponsored by Pam Roach
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 5107 1997–98 |
Business corp. consentCorporate action may be authorized or taken by the non-unanimous written consent of the shareholders of a nonpublic company, where provision is made for such consent in the articles of incorporation. Provisions relating to... | Pam Roach (R-31) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 19, Laws of 1997 |
Apr 15, 1997 |
| SB 5108 1997–98 |
IRAs/community propertyThe nonaccount holder spouse may transfer, at death, the community property interest in the account holder spouse's IRA to the nonaccount holder spouse's estate, testamentary trust, inter vivos trust, or other successor... | Pam Roach (R-31) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 20, Laws of 1997 |
Apr 15, 1997 |
| SB 5109 1997–98 |
Limited liability companiesFormation and operation of one-member limited liability companies is authorized. | Pam Roach (R-31) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 21, Laws of 1997 |
Apr 15, 1997 |
| SB 5142 1997–98 |
Collection of judgmentsCounty clerks may use the same means to collect civil judgments where the county is the creditor as are available against criminal defendants. | Pam Roach (R-31) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 24, Laws of 1997 |
Apr 15, 1997 |
| SB 5183 1997–98 |
District court jurisdictionA city may, by interlocal agreement, contract with the county to transfer jurisdiction and venue over a defendant held in a county jail outside the city limits to the district court. The same judicial services are provided by... | Pam Roach (R-31) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 25, Laws of 1997 |
Apr 15, 1997 |
| SB 5254 1997–98 |
Owner liability/recreatn usePublic or private landowners who allow members of the public to use their lands for purposes of skateboarding or other nonmotorized wheel based activities, hang gliding, or paragliding are not liable for unintentional injuries... | Jeanine Long (R-44) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 26, Laws of 1997 |
Apr 15, 1997 |
| SB 7902 1997–98 |
B & O tax rates lowered J.S.B&O tax rates are reduced to their pre-1993 levels, effective July 1, 1997, as follows: the selected business service rate is reduced from 2.0 percent to 1.5 percent; the financial business service rate is reduced from 1.6... | Patricia Hale (R-8) | Vetoed Vetoed by the Governor |
Mar 18, 1997 |
| SB 5555 1997–98 |
Parents' rights in educationA new chapter is created in the common schools code to establish parental rights with respect to their children's education. Intent . The Legislature declares it the inherent and unalienable right and responsibility of parents... | Val Stevens (R-39) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Mar 17, 1997 |
| SB 5835 1997–98 |
Property tax limitationA limitation is placed on adding to the tax rolls large valuation increases to real property. Each year, the current appraised value is compared to the assessed value for the previous year. | Dan Swecker (R-20) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 3, Laws of 1997 |
Mar 6, 1997 |
| SB 6247 1995–96 |
Economic developmentWEDFA may provide nonrecourse revenue bond financing for more than five economic development projects per year if: 1) the bonds finance manufacturing or processing activities; and 2) the total project cost is less than $10 million. | Betti Sheldon (D-23) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 310, Laws of 1996 |
Mar 30, 1996 |
| SB 6262 1995–96 |
Cougar transport tagsThe Fish and Wildlife Commission may authorize the purchase of cougar transport tags subsequent to harvest without hounds and can stipulate conditions for their validation and use. The commission is to review cougar management... | Bob Morton (R-7) | Vetoed Vetoed by the Governor |
Mar 30, 1996 |
| SB 6285 1995–96 |
Offender HIV test resultsDepartment of Corrections (DOC) health care providers and local public health officers are required to disclose the sexually transmitted disease status of DOC offenders to the superintendent or administrator of the facility.... | Joseph Zarelli (R-18) | Vetoed Vetoed by the Governor |
Mar 30, 1996 |
| SB 6392 1995–96 |
Managed care disclosuresAll health maintenance organizations and health care service contractors must disclose information about their health plans. The disclosure must be in concise and specific terms and must include any costs associated with the... | Jeannette Wood (R-21) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 312, Laws of 1996 |
Mar 30, 1996 |
| SB 6680 1995–96 |
Agency performance assessmntThe Legislative Committee on Performance Review (LCPR) is established. The 13-member bipartisan committee consists of the minority and majority leaders of each house, the chairs and ranking minority members of the... | Sid Snyder (D-19) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 317, Laws of 1996 |
Mar 30, 1996 |
| SB 6274 1995–96 |
Sex offender supervisionA number of changes are made to the terms and conditions of sex offenders who are supervised in the community. For sex offenders sentenced under the special sex offender sentencing alternative (SSOSA), time spent in the... | Jeanine Long (R-44) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 275, Laws of 1996 |
Mar 29, 1996 |
| SB 5322 1995–96 |
Death benefit awardLaw enforcement officers and fire fighters who are members of the Law Enforcement Officers' and Fire Fighters' Retirement System Plans I and II, volunteer fire fighters, members of the Washington State Patrol Retirement... | Marcus Gaspard (D-25) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 226, Laws of 1996 |
Mar 28, 1996 |
| SB 6401 1995–96 |
Aluminum productn/tax exmptnSales of carbon, petroleum coke, coal tar, pitch, and similar substances that become an ingredient or component of anodes or cathodes used in producing aluminum for sale are exempt from sales tax. | Albert Bauer (D-49) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 170, Laws of 1996 |
Mar 28, 1996 |
| SB 6526 1995–96 |
Naturopath prescriptions/taxThe sale and use of medicines of mineral, animal, and botanical origin prescribed, administered, or used in treatment of an individual by a naturopath are exempt from both sales and use taxes. | Harriet Spanel (D-40) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 162, Laws of 1996 |
Mar 25, 1996 |
| SB 5516 1995–96 |
Drug-free workplacesEmployers that implement drug-free workplace programs may receive a 5 percent premium discount on their workers' compensation payments. Total premium discounts may not exceed $5 million per year. | Brad Owen (D-35) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 127, Laws of 1996 |
Mar 21, 1996 |
| SB 6272 1995–96 |
School emplyee/record checksAll current school employees who have regularly unsupervised access to children and who have not had a background check must begin the process for record checks by June 30, 1997. Employees and school districts cannot be... | Rosemary McAuliffe (D-1) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 126, Laws of 1996 |
Mar 21, 1996 |
| SB 6089 1995–96 |
Firearms range acct fundingThe requirement for applicants to be registered as a nonprofit or not-for-profit organization with the United States federal Internal Revenue Service is eliminated. | Marilyn Rasmussen (D-2) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 96, Laws of 1996 |
Mar 15, 1996 |
| SB 6220 1995–96 |
Volunteer fire fightr benftsThe benefit provided for a fire fighter who becomes temporarily disabled as a result of the performance of fire fighting duties is an amount equal to his or her monthly wage or $2,550 per month, whichever is less, for a period... | Brad Owen (D-35) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 57, Laws of 1996 |
Mar 13, 1996 |
| SB 6284 1995–96 |
Public records/sales-use taxA sales and use tax exemption is provided for the sale and use of public records that are copied under a request for the record for which no fee is charged, other than a statutorily set fee or a fee to cover the actual costs... | Kathleen Drew (D-5) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 63, Laws of 1996 |
Mar 13, 1996 |
| SB 5140 1995–96 |
Drug-free zonesPublicly-owned and publicly-operated civic centers designated by a local governing authority as drug-free zones are added as a new category to the current list of places where the penalties for drug-related crimes are doubled.... | Jeanne Kohl-Welles (D-36) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 14, Laws of 1996 |
Mar 7, 1996 |
| SB 5476 1995–96 |
Shared leaveThe provision of the state leave sharing program that allows only certain employees to transfer sick leave is removed. As a result, all state employees are allowed to request the transfer of sick leave, in addition to annual... | Valoria Loveland (D-16) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 7, 1996 |