Kevin Van De Wege
Senator
· Democrat
· District 24
· most recent term 2023–24
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210
Bills as prime sponsor
55
of those became law
1,293
Bills co-sponsored
12,711
Recorded votes
1.8%
Absent or excused
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 5655 2019–20 |
Government contractingDeclares an intent to require better evaluation of contract performance by increasing transparency and accountability of public contracts. | Senator (D-22) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 5661 2019–20 |
Survivorship benefit optionsEliminates the written consent requirement that a spouse or domestic partner must provide when certain joint pension benefit options are selected by a member of a state retirement system. | Steve Conway (D-29) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 5666 2019–20 |
Off-road vehicles/local gov.Expands the current authority cities and towns with populations under 3000 and counties have for designating any road or highway in their respective jurisdiction as suitable for off-road vehicle use to also apply to wheeled... | Senator (D-35) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 5675 2019–20 |
Drought preparednessAuthorizes the department of ecology to: (1) Issue a drought advisory when it appears that drought conditions may develop; (2) Upon issuance of a drought emergency order, notify the public of the order; (3) Issue grants to... | Dean Takko (D-19) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 5704 2019–20 |
Children's ed. savings acct.Creates the Washington Children's Education Savings Program. | Marko Liias (D-21) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 5705 2019–20 |
Opportunity scholarship prgDefines private sources to include contributions from private organizations, corporations, municipalities, or counties. | Guy Palumbo (D-1) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 5709 2019–20 |
American Indian scholarshipsRenames the American Indian Endowed Scholarship to be the Native American Endowed Scholarship. | John McCoy (D-38) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 5712 2019–20 |
War on terror monumentEstablishes a legislative work group to study and make recommendations on a monument to honor service members who died in the global war on terror. | Steve Hobbs (D-44) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 5715 2019–20 |
Subst use disorder treatmentRequires the Department of Health (DOH) to certify an applicant as a chemical dependency professional (CDP) if they are a licensed professional or experienced agency-affiliated counselor, participate in a 35-hour training,... | Senator (D-46) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 5732 2019–20 |
Foundat. public health servsAddresses the governmental public health system which is comprised of the department of health, state board of health, local health jurisdictions, sovereign tribal nations, and Indian health programs. | Kevin Van De Wege (D-24) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 5752 2019–20 |
NaturopathyAuthorizes a naturopath to: (1) Prescribe and administer legend drugs and controlled substances, contained in schedules III through V of the uniform controlled substances act, as necessary in the practice of naturopathy; and... | Kevin Van De Wege (D-24) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 5775 2019–20 |
Water & sewer/indiv meteringRequires owners, landlords, and property managers or third-party billing entities of multi-unit buildings to provide submeters to measure water use by unit. | Senator (D-22) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 5788 2019–20 |
Local infrastructure fundingPrioritizes deposits into the public works assistance account for grants to address fish barriers consistent with the comprehensive strategy to maximize habitat value of culvert correction investments and infrastructure... | Mark Mullet (D-5) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 5790 2019–20 |
Commercial fishing revenueAllows a portion of the revenue from enhanced food fish excise taxes that are collected from commercial fishing, to be distributed to the city in which the fish was landed. | Dean Takko (D-19) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 5798 2019–20 |
Fish barrier removal/taxesExempts construction and repair costs associated with fish barrier removal from sales and use taxes. | Mark Schoesler (R-9) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 5805 2019–20 |
Afford. care act protectionsCodifies various provisions included in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act into state law. | Annette Cleveland (D-49) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 5810 2019–20 |
Working families' tax creditExpands the eligibility and benefits of the Working Families Tax Exemption Program. | Joe Nguyen (D-34) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 5813 2019–20 |
Arena projects/taxesProvides for the deferral of state and local sales and use taxes for eligible projects that may include a qualifying arena and associated parking structures, plazas, tunnels and public spaces, or an ice hockey practice facility. | Marko Liias (D-21) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 5822 2019–20 |
Universal health care systemCreates a work group on establishing a universal health care system in Washington. | Emily Randall (D-26) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 5833 2019–20 |
Dental assistants, etc.Permits a dental assistant to perform dental prophylaxis with supragingival scaling, periodontal probing, and gross debridement with an ultrasonic device under the close supervision of a supervising dentist. Permits a dental... | Kevin Van De Wege (D-24) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 5836 2019–20 |
Nursing home rates/inflationChanges the rate rebase of the direct care and indirect care components of the nursing home payment methodology from even-numbered calendar years to annually, beginning on July 1, 2019. | Kevin Van De Wege (D-24) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 5841 2019–20 |
Vaccines/personal objectionEliminates the philosophical or personal objection exception for vaccines required to attend school or a licensed day care center. | Annette Cleveland (D-49) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 5849 2019–20 |
Occup. disease presumptionMakes the occupational disease presumptions for firefighters applicable to certain emergency medical technicians and public employee fire investigators. | Patty Kuderer (D-48) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 5853 2019–20 |
School constructionMakes phased changes to the Student Space Allocation (SSA) and the Funding Assistance Percentage (FAP), two of the funding formula components of the School Construction Assistance Program (SCAP), beginning July 1, 2019, and... | Jamie Pedersen (D-43) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 5863 2019–20 |
Short-term accomodationsExpands the definitions of transient accommodation, lodging unit, and person. | Kevin Van De Wege (D-24) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2020 |
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