Bills sponsored or co-sponsored by Senator
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 5961 2021–22 |
BiocharRequires state agencies and local governments to consider whether biochar products can be used when planning government-funded projects that are public works or when soliciting and reviewing bids for such projects, and... | Senator (R-42) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 293, Laws of 2022 |
Mar 31, 2022 |
| SB 5912 2021–22 |
Children on medicaidRequires the Health Care Authority to align Apple Health's schedule for providing early and periodic screening, diagnosis, and treatment benefits with the Bright Future Guidelines of the American Academy of Pediatrics. | Senator (R-42) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 10, 2022 |
| SB 5979 2021–22 |
K-12 intensive tutoringEstablishing the K-12 intensive tutoring grant program. | John Braun (R-20) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 21, 2022 |
| SB 5882 2021–22 |
Riparian stock wateringEstablishes that nothing contained in the Water Code shall be construed to lessen, enlarge, or modify the existing rights of any riparian stock watering rights. | Ron Muzzall (R-10) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Feb 17, 2022 |
| SB 5936 2021–22 |
Agricultural disaster assistRequires the Conservation Commission to develop a short-term disaster recovery financial assistance program (Program) for farmers and ranchers. | Senator (R-42) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 3, 2022 |
| SB 5966 2021–22 |
Cost and water right dataRequires the Department of Ecology (Ecology) to identify the number of water rights, claims, or exempt uses of water, within specified purposes or categories of water use, that would be included in the water right adjudication... | Senator (R-42) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 31, 2022 |
| SB 5841 2021–22 |
Law enf. employmentAuthorizes cities and counties to impose a sales and use tax at a rate of 0.10 percent for employing additional commissioned law enforcement officers and funding criminal justice purposes. | Jeff Holy (R-6) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 28, 2022 |
| SB 5945 2021–22 |
Human traffickingAmending the criminal penalty and statute of limitations for human trafficking. | Senator (R-42) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 25, 2022 |
| SB 5937 2021–22 |
Flood recovery assistanceProviding financial assistance to aid impacted communities in the recovery from floods occurring November 2021 through January 2022. | Senator (R-42) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 24, 2022 |
| SB 5913 2021–22 |
Property tax/senior, veteranIncreases each of the base income thresholds for the senior citizen and disabled persons property tax exemption program by $5,000. | Senator (R-42) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 19, 2022 |
| SB 5896 2021–22 |
DES vehicle charging reportRequires Department of Enterprise Services to report annually on the estimated amount of state-purchased electricity consumed by plug-in electric vehicles and the number of plug-in electric vehicles using state office locations. | Senator (R-42) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 18, 2022 |
| SB 5897 2021–22 |
Fuel tax suspensionConcerning a temporary suspension of the state motor vehicle fuel tax. | Senator (R-42) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 18, 2022 |
| SB 5879 2021–22 |
Insurance use of credit infoRequires insurers to provide reasonable exceptions to insurance rates for consumers experiencing extraordinary life circumstances, if contacted in writing. | Perry Dozier (R-16) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 17, 2022 |
| SB 5857 2021–22 |
Toxics control accts/waterRemoves the 60 percent distribution of hazardous substance tax (HST) revenues to the Model Toxics Control (MTCA) Operating Account. | John Braun (R-20) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2022 |
| SB 5858 2021–22 |
Education/parent rightsEstablishing parents' bill of rights related to their child's public education. | Perry Dozier (R-16) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2022 |