Karen Keiser
Senator
· Democrat
· District 33
· most recent term 2023–24
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670
Bills as prime sponsor
146
of those became law
3,615
Bills co-sponsored
20,996
Recorded votes
1.5%
Absent or excused
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 1641 2001–02 |
Low-income prsns/car insrnce$ The State Insurance Commissioner is required to create a liability insurance plan designed to enable low-income, uninsured persons to obtain motor vehicle liability insurance at affordable rates. | Sharon Tomiko Santos (D-37) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| HB 1642 2001–02 |
Property tx/senior citizens$ Changes income thresholds for the senior citizens property tax relief program from fixed income thresholds to thresholds based on county median family income. | Sharon Tomiko Santos (D-37) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| HB 1688 2001–02 |
Teachers/housing$ Authorizes the development of recommendations for methods the state may use to provide a housing supplement to certificated instructional staff. | Cheryl Pflug (R-5) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| HB 1703 2001–02 |
Prescription drugs$ The Department of General Administration will create a prescription drug price program to lower prescription drugs for uninsured and underinsured residents of the state. | Steve Conway (D-29) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| HB 1720 2001–02 |
Prescription drug assistance$ The Department of Social and Health Services will submit a waiver request to the Health Care Financing Administration to establish a prescription drug assistance program. | Jeanne Edwards (D-1) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| HB 1723 2001–02 |
Economic revitalization$ Provides a business and occupation (B&O) tax credit for cash contributions by businesses that are used to support a local downtown or neighborhood commercial district revitalization program. | Val Ogden (D-49) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| HB 1730 2001–02 |
Trauma care/injury report$ Health care practitioners, hospitals and other health care facilities, are required to report gunshot wounds to appropriate law enforcement agencies within a reasonable period of time, but before release of the patient. | Shay Schual-Berke (D-33) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| HB 1734 2001–02 |
Vulnerable adult abuseRecognizes that vulnerable adults, while living in their own homes, may be abused, neglected, financially exploited, or abandoned by individuals entrusted to provide care for them. | Carolyn Edmonds (D-32) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| HB 1748 2001–02 |
Prequalifying contractorsAuthorizes any agency or local government to establish uniform standards and procedures to prequalify competent and responsible contractors from which to award contracts for public works, repair, or maintenance. | Mark Miloscia (D-30) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| HB 1755 2001–02 |
College awareness project$ Establishes the College Awareness Project to encourage under served and under represented populations of this state to seek a higher education. | Phyllis Gutierrez Kenney (D-46) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| HB 1768 2001–02 |
School nursesRequires that, beginning with the 2001-2002 school year, each school district shall maintain a ratio of not less than one school nurse for every one thousand five hundred full-time equivalent students. In the 2002-03 school... | Karen Keiser (D-33) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| HB 1772 2001–02 |
Child safety restraint sysRevises child safety restraint laws. | Shay Schual-Berke (D-33) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| HB 1779 2001–02 |
Teachers/continuing eduProvides that certificated instructional staff who have a master's degree and ninety credits shall not be required to obtain continuing education. | Al O'Brien (D-1) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| HB 1786 2001–02 |
Student achievementFindings It is found that the governance of the common school system must be analyzed in its entirety to ascertain whether current education laws serve children or the system. To that end, most education laws except those that... | Kathy Haigh (D-35) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| HB 1805 2001–02 |
State-owned aquatic landsProvides that, upon request of a city, the department and city may enter into an agreement authorizing the city to manage state-owned aquatic lands for the purpose of operating a publicly owned marina. | Kelly Barlean (R-10) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| HB 1818 2001–02 |
Student safetyTo the extent funds are appropriated: | Phil Rockefeller (D-23) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| HB 1824 2001–02 |
Hazardous substances$ Includes special districts, port districts, and other legal entities in the definition of "person" as it is used in the Model Toxics Control Act. | Shay Schual-Berke (D-33) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| HB 1841 2001–02 |
High schools/course optionsRequires all public high schools of the state to provide, directly or in cooperation with a community or technical college, an apprenticeship committee, or another school district, for students the opportunity to take any or... | Kathy Haigh (D-35) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| HB 1850 2001–02 |
Cmmnty hlth centr facilities$ The community health center assistance program is created within Washington Health Care Facilities Authority for the purpose of providing loans, subsidized loans or loan payment guarantees for qualifying community health... | Jeff Morris (D-40) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| HB 1860 2001–02 |
Low-income energy asst prgrmFinds that: (1) The state is experiencing dramatic increases in the costs of electricity and natural gas, with increases averaging between thirty and seventy percent, as a result of many factors out of the state's direct control. | Jeff Gombosky (D-3) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| HB 1862 2001–02 |
School employees/housing$ Provides a housing allowance for non-supervisory classified and certificated school employees. | Laura Ruderman (D-45) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| HB 1868 2001–02 |
Clothing & school suppliesDeclares that, subject to the conditions and limitations provided under this section, the tax levied by RCW 82.08.020 does not apply to the sale of a clothing item with a selling price of one hundred fifty dollars or less or... | Jean Berkey (D-38) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| HB 1890 2001–02 |
Educator quality standardsThe powers, duties, and functions of the SBE for educator preparation and certification are transferred to the PESB. | Karen Keiser (D-33) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| HB 1894 2001–02 |
Studded tiresDeclares that, for a vehicle registered in a county west of the crest of the Cascade mountain range, it is unlawful to use metal studs imbedded within the tire between March 1st and December 1st. | Tom Mielke (R-18) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| HB 1902 2001–02 |
Health care informationRevises the definition of health care information to include a patient's deoxyribonucleic acid and identified sequence of chemical base pairs. | Al O'Brien (D-1) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
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