Marko Liias
Senator
· Democrat
· District 21
· most recent term 2025–26
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388
Bills as prime sponsor
87
of those became law
1,615
Bills co-sponsored
13,071
Recorded votes
3.5%
Absent or excused
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 5479 2015–16 |
Contractor fining by DESAuthorizes the director of the department of enterprise services to impose a fine on a contractor for cause in replacement of, or in addition to, debarment. | Marko Liias (D-21) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| SB 5480 2015–16 |
Construction aggregate, etc.DOT, Washington State construction associations, and local government entities must adopt a goal of recycling 70 percent of construction aggregate and recycled concrete materials in state and local transportation and... | Curtis King (R-14) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| SB 5484 2015–16 |
Higher ed tuition settingPublic baccalaureate tuition-setting authority for undergraduate, resident students is removed and returned to the operating budget. | Barbara Bailey (R-10) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| SB 5487 2015–16 |
Higher ed programs/UW, WSUProvides that Washington State University (WSU) may offer and teach medicine and forestry as major lines of study. | Senator (R-6) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| SB 5494 2015–16 |
Tobacco and vapor productsRaises the legal smoking age to twenty-one. | Mark Miloscia (R-30) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| SB 5506 2015–16 |
Sexual health ed/abuse, etc.Every public school that offers sexual health education must include information on preventing sexual abuse and violence and understanding consent. The Superintendent of Public Instruction, in consultation with the Department... | Rosemary McAuliffe (D-1) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| SB 5526 2015–16 |
Bullying, etc., in schoolsBy August 1, 2016, each school district must adopt or amend if necessary a transgender student policy and procedure that at a minimum incorporates the model transgender student policy and procedure created by WSSDA. Each... | Marko Liias (D-21) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| SB 5527 2015–16 |
Voter registrationThe deadlines for registration to participate in an upcoming primary, special, or general election are changed as follows: registrations sent through the mail must be sent no later than 28 days before the election for the... | Marko Liias (D-21) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| SB 5528 2015–16 |
Political committeesA political committee may not receive 70 percent or more of its funds from another political committee, either directly or indirectly through any combination of other or intermediary political committees. | Andy Billig (D-3) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| SB 5535 2015–16 |
Citizens' initiative reviewA pilot program is established for citizens' review of initiatives. The Citizens' Initiative Review Oversight Committee (Committee) is created to implement the pilot project. | Joe Fain (R-47) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| SB 5537 2015–16 |
Reg. fire protection serviceA regional city may create an Authority. Regional city means a city with no less than either 40 percent of the total population of the county in which the city is located, or 50,000 residents. | Cyrus Habib (D-48) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| SB 5544 2015–16 |
K-12 employee wagesPhases in the compensation technical working group's recommendations for comparable, market-based salaries for all K-12 staff and a revised compensation system for certificated instructional staff. | Rosemary McAuliffe (D-1) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| SB 5545 2015–16 |
Postretirement employmentRemoves postretirement employment language in the teachers' retirement system, the school employees' retirement system, and the public employees' retirement system laws. | Rosemary McAuliffe (D-1) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| SB 5546 2015–16 |
Beginning teacher salariesIncreases state allocations and school districts' minimum pay requirements for beginning educators to the comparable wage established by the compensation technical work group as adjusted for inflation. | Marko Liias (D-21) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| SB 5548 2015–16 |
School bus driver immunityA school bus driver who has a valid commercial driver's license is immune from civil or criminal liability for acts that: the driver reasonably believes are necessary; are taken in good faith and without gross negligence; are... | Marko Liias (D-21) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| SB 5567 2015–16 |
Wage liens/wage recovery actEstablishes the Washington wage recovery act. | Karen Keiser (D-33) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| SB 5568 2015–16 |
Wage violations, damages forIncreases the penalty for certain wage violations. | Steve Conway (D-29) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| SB 5569 2015–16 |
Employee antiretaliationAddresses retaliation and discrimination against employees and providing protection for employees. | Bob Hasegawa (D-11) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| SB 5588 2015–16 |
Property assessment appealsWithin 60 days of a taxpayer's request for review of a tax claim or valuation dispute , the county assessor must make valuation criteria and comparable sales available to a taxpayer at least 21 business days prior to the hearing. | Pam Roach (R-31) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| SB 5604 2015–16 |
Countywide planning policiesThe BLP must encompass land uses and activities necessary to determine the quantity and type of land available and suitable, rather than only suitable, for development, both for residential and employment-based activities. One... | Marko Liias (D-21) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| SB 5609 2015–16 |
Synthetic plastic microbeadsPhases out the manufacturing and wholesale purchase of personal care products and over-the-counter drugs containing synthetic plastic microbeads over the course of five years. | Barbara Bailey (R-10) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| SB 5614 2015–16 |
Parks and recreational landA county may allocate up to 25 percent of conservation futures tax revenues collected during the previous year for maintenance and operations of parks and recreational land if it has acquired rights or interests in 100 or more... | Don Benton (R-17) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| SB 5617 2015–16 |
Marine etc. fuel tax refundsRestores the refund percentages of fuel tax purchases made by boaters, off-road vehicle riders, and snowmobilers into nonhighway-purpose accounts established to benefit nonhighway users of fuel. | Judy Warnick (R-13) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| SB 5621 2015–16 |
Dentistry, the practice ofRevises the definition of the practice of dentistry. | Curtis King (R-14) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| SB 5630 2015–16 |
Equal pay and opportunitiesEstablishes the equal pay opportunity act. Updates the existing state equal pay act to address income disparities, employer discrimination, and retaliation practices. | Annette Cleveland (D-49) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
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