Andy Billig
Senator
· Democrat
· District 3
· most recent term 2023–24
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94
Bills as prime sponsor
31
of those became law
643
Bills co-sponsored
9,359
Recorded votes
1.3%
Absent or excused
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 5513 2017–18 |
Tax exemptionsRequires the Department of Revenue Tax Exemption Report to be updated more frequently. | Senator (D-46) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 8, 2018 |
| SB 5539 2017–18 |
Motor vehicle felonies pilotEstablishes a pilot program authorizing courts entering sentences for certain motor vehicle felonies to impose one year of community custody in addition to the underlying term of confinement. | Andy Billig (D-3) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 8, 2018 |
| SB 5766 2017–18 |
Bullying, etc., in schoolsRequires agency development of a model transgender student policy and procedure, and school district adoption of a policy and procedure that incorporates the model. | Marko Liias (D-21) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 8, 2018 |
| SB 5919 2017–18 |
Internet privacy & securityRequires broadband Internet providers to obtain opt-in consent to sell or transfer certain customer information. | Kevin Ranker (D-40) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Mar 8, 2018 |
| SB 5955 2017–18 |
RTA tax & fee collectionRequires a regional transit authority (RTA) that includes portions of a county with a population of more than 1.5 million persons, if it imposes a motor vehicle excise tax (tax) of up to 0.8 percent first authorized in July... | Patty Kuderer (D-48) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 8, 2018 |
| SB 6003 2017–18 |
Student meals and nutritionRequires high-needs schools to offer breakfast after the bell (BAB) to each student beginning in the 2019-20 school year and only in years in which funding is specifically provided in a budget | Lisa Wellman (D-41) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 8, 2018 |
| SB 6052 2017–18 |
Death penalty eliminationEliminates the death penalty and provides that all persons convicted of Aggravated First Degree Murder must be sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of release or parole. | Maureen Walsh (R-16) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 8, 2018 |
| SB 6079 2017–18 |
Public employee birth datesExempts public employee and volunteer birthdates from public disclosure requirements. | Patty Kuderer (D-48) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 8, 2018 |
| SB 6080 2017–18 |
Alternative fuel vehicle taxExtends the retail sales and use tax exemption for clean alternative fuel vehicles so that it expires once 11,000 qualifying vehicles are titled in the state, rather than after 7500 qualifying vehicles are titled in the state. | Guy Palumbo (D-1) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Mar 8, 2018 |
| SB 6086 2017–18 |
Nonnative finfish releaseProhibits the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) from issuing or renewing any leases, or otherwise authorizing the use of state-owned aquatic lands for the purpose of Atlantic salmon aquaculture. | Kevin Ranker (D-40) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 8, 2018 |
| SB 6093 2017–18 |
Family med. res. network/WSUAdds Washington State University's Elson Floyd College of Medicine to the Family Medicine Residency Network. | Annette Cleveland (D-49) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 8, 2018 |
| SB 6102 2017–18 |
Employee reproductive healthCreates the Employee Reproductive Choice Act which makes it an unfair practice under the Washington Law Against Discrimination: | Kevin Ranker (D-40) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 8, 2018 |
| SB 6353 2017–18 |
Automatic voter registrationProvides for eligible applicants for enhanced driver's licenses or identicards who do not decline the option, to be automatically registered to vote. | Senator (D-22) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 8, 2018 |
| SB 6361 2017–18 |
Vacant land redevel tax expAllows a first-class city with a population of at least 150,000 but less than 250,000 to create a local property tax expenditure program, under which qualifying new construction is exempt from local property tax for 10 years. | Andy Billig (D-3) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 8, 2018 |
| SB 6468 2017–18 |
Behavioral health facilitiesAuthorizes the State Finance Committee to issue up to $500 million in general obligation bonds to finance community-based mental health facilities; $250 million will be subject to the debt limit and $250 will be outside of the... | John Braun (R-20) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Mar 8, 2018 |
| SB 6531 2017–18 |
School constructionMakes phased changes to the Construction Cost Allocation (CCA), Student Space Allocation (SSA), and the statutory Funding Assistance Percentage (FAP), the funding components of the School Construction Assistance Program... | Jamie Pedersen (D-43) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 8, 2018 |
| SB 6563 2017–18 |
Aviation biofuels work groupRequires the Office of Clean Technology at Washington State University to reestablish the Sustainable Aviation Biofuels Workgroup (workgroup). | Andy Billig (D-3) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 8, 2018 |
| SB 6620 2017–18 |
School securityAddresses school safety in a number of ways including implementing an emergency response system, establishing an anonymous reporting system, expanding regional school safety efforts, and facilitating school resource officers. | Senator (D-46) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Mar 8, 2018 |
| SB 5992 2017–18 |
Bump-fire stocksEstablishes criminal penalties and sentencing provisions relating to the manufacture, sale, purchase, possession, transfer, or transport of bump-fire stocks, or the use of a firearm containing a bump-fire stock in the... | Kevin Van De Wege (D-24) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 7, Laws of 2018 |
Mar 6, 2018 |
| SB 6037 2017–18 |
Uniform parentage actRevises various provisions regarding establishing and challenging parentage under the Uniform Parentage Act. | Jamie Pedersen (D-43) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 6, Laws of 2018 |
Mar 6, 2018 |
| SB 6203 2017–18 |
Carbon pollutionImposes a carbon pollution tax equal to $12 per metric ton of carbon dioxide emissions on the sale or use of fossil fuels within the state of Washington and the generation or import of electricity in Washington generated using... | Senator (D-36) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Mar 2, 2018 |
| SB 5140 2017–18 |
Workplaces/gender pay equityModifies the Equal Pay Act to prohibit discrimination in compensation, which includes discretionary and nondiscretionary wages and benefits; describe when employees are similarly employed; and provide a defense where a pay... | Annette Cleveland (D-49) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Feb 22, 2018 |
| SB 5154 2017–18 |
Driver's license under 21Requires the Department of Licensing to convert a driver's license to the driver's license format used for those 21 years old and older when that driver's license is held by an applicant turning 21 years old within a week and... | Joe Fain (R-47) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Feb 22, 2018 |
| SB 5155 2017–18 |
Student suspens. & expulsionProhibits school districts from suspending or expelling students enrolled in grades kindergarten through two (K-2) except in certain circumstances. | Andy Billig (D-3) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Feb 22, 2018 |
| SB 5386 2017–18 |
Initiative reviewExtends the time period in which initiative measures may be filed. | Jamie Pedersen (D-43) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Feb 22, 2018 |
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