Bills sponsored or co-sponsored by Jeanine Long
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 5236 2001–02 |
Newborn infant safety$ Eliminates criminal liability for a parent who abandons an infant, 72 hours or younger, in a hospital to a qualified person. | Jeanne Kohl-Welles (D-36) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 331, Laws of 2002 |
Apr 3, 2002 |
| SB 5373 2001–02 |
Civil actions/arbitration$ Provides an offer of compromise procedure that effects the award of reasonable attorney fees and costs when an arbitration award is appealed to superior court. | Larry Sheahan (R-9) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 339, Laws of 2002 |
Apr 3, 2002 |
| SB 6428 2001–02 |
Agency loss prevention$ Requires the Office of Financial Management to form a loss prevention review team to review a death, serious injury, or other substantial loss that allegedly involves a state agency. | Betti Sheldon (D-23) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 333, Laws of 2002 |
Apr 3, 2002 |
| SB 6429 2001–02 |
Admissibility of evidence$ Makes inadmissible as evidence in a civil action an expression of sympathy or benevolence relating to the pain, suffering, or death of a person involved in an accident. | Betti Sheldon (D-23) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 334, Laws of 2002 |
Apr 3, 2002 |
| SB 6763 2001–02 |
Victims of crimes$ Creates a Washington State Task Force on Funding for Community-Based Services to Victims of Crime. | Jeralita "Jeri" Costa (D-38) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 351, Laws of 2002 |
Apr 3, 2002 |
| SB 6530 2001–02 |
Salvage vehicles$ Extends the definition of a "salvage vehicle" to include vehicles over six years old that had a retail fair market value of at least $6,500 just prior to being destroyed. | Marilyn Rasmussen (D-2) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 245, Laws of 2002 |
Mar 29, 2002 |
| SB 5692 2001–02 |
Youth court$ Authorizes otherwise diversion-eligible juvenile offenses, civil infractions, and traffic infractions to be diverted to youth courts under certain circumstances. | Jeralita "Jeri" Costa (D-38) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 237, Laws of 2002 |
Mar 28, 2002 |
| SB 5369 2001–02 |
Child support/jurisdiction$ Allows the custodial parent (in addition to the responsible parent) to be a party to administrative hearings to establish child support. | Adam Kline (D-37) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 199, Laws of 2002 |
Mar 27, 2002 |
| SB 5735 2001–02 |
Motorcycle taillights$ Authorizes motorcycles to have a blue insert on the taillight. | Georgia Gardner (D-42) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 196, Laws of 2002 |
Mar 27, 2002 |
| SB 6286 2001–02 |
Sex offenders/sentencing$ Changes the time period within which certain sex offenders must be evaluated by the Department of Corrections and the Indeterminate Sentence Review Board. | Jeanine Long (R-44) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 174, Laws of 2002 |
Mar 27, 2002 |
| SB 6627 2001–02 |
Community service$ Changes the term "community service" to "community restitution" throughout the Washington statute. | Jeralita "Jeri" Costa (D-38) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 175, Laws of 2002 |
Mar 27, 2002 |
| SB 6232 2001–02 |
Ammonia$ Amends statutes relating to theft or unlawful possession or storage of anhydrous ammonia to change "anhydrous ammonia" references to "pressurized ammonia gas." $ Provides that the crime of unlawful storage of ammonia does... | Marilyn Rasmussen (D-2) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 133, Laws of 2002 |
Mar 26, 2002 |
| SB 6233 2001–02 |
Ephedrine/pseudoephedrine$ Includes possession of the salts, isomers, and salts of isomers of ephedrine or psuedoephedrine within the crime of possession of ephedrine or psuedoephedrine with intent to manufacture methamphetamine. | Marilyn Rasmussen (D-2) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 134, Laws of 2002 |
Mar 26, 2002 |
| SB 6402 2001–02 |
Inmate funds & wages$ Requires that a certain percentage of an inmate's wages or gratuities be deducted for payment of legal financial obligations. | Jeralita "Jeri" Costa (D-38) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 126, Laws of 2002 |
Mar 26, 2002 |
| SB 6412 2001–02 |
International matchmaking$ Requires international matchmaking organizations doing business in Washington to notify prospective foreign spouses of the availability of a background check and marital history information for its clients who are residents... | Jeanne Kohl-Welles (D-36) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 115, Laws of 2002 |
Mar 26, 2002 |
| SB 6488 2001–02 |
Sex offender web site$ Requires the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs (WASPC) to create a web site containing links to county operated web sites containing sex offender registration information. | Jeralita "Jeri" Costa (D-38) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 118, Laws of 2002 |
Mar 26, 2002 |
| SB 6596 2001–02 |
Spokane district judges$ Increases the number of district court judges in Spokane County from nine to 10. | Bob McCaslin (R-4) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 138, Laws of 2002 |
Mar 26, 2002 |
| SB 6140 2001–02 |
Regional trans investmentA county with a population over 1.5 million and adjoining counties with a population over 500,000 may create Regional Transportation Investment Districts (RTID). | Dan McDonald (R-48) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 56, Laws of 2002 |
Mar 21, 2002 |
| SB 6272 2001–02 |
Sexually violent predators$ Authorizes the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) to contract with health care practitioners and health care facilities to provide basic medical care to sexually violent predators. | Jeanine Long (R-44) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 58, Laws of 2002 |
Mar 21, 2002 |
| SB 6482 2001–02 |
Alcohol/drug abuse treatment$ Removes the six month limitation on alcohol and drug treatment services for indigent persons. | Jeanine Long (R-44) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 64, Laws of 2002 |
Mar 21, 2002 |
| SB 6594 2001–02 |
Secure transition facilities$ Allows, under certain circumstances, the siting of secure community transition facilities (SCTF) in certain counties irrespective of land use and other laws. | Don Carlson (R-49) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 68, Laws of 2002 |
Mar 21, 2002 |
| SB 5162 2001–02 |
Safety rest areas$ The Department of Transportation is authorized to solicit proposals from private and nonprofit entities for a joint safety rest area demonstration project. | Don Benton (R-17) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 14, 2002 |
| SB 5253 2001–02 |
Civil jury trial fees$ Raises the fee for demanding a jury in a civil trial in district court from $50 to $125. | Bob McCaslin (R-4) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 14, 2002 |
| SB 5416 2001–02 |
Drug-affected infants$ Requires primary health care providers to screen pregnant or lactating women for nonprescription use of controlled substances. | Julia Patterson (D-33) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 14, 2002 |
| SB 5480 2001–02 |
Relative caregiver program$ Requires the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS), within existing resources, to convene a workgroup on kinship caregivers, develop a briefing on the policy issues for the Legislature, and submit the briefing by... | Darlene Fairley (D-32) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 14, 2002 |