Linda Evans Parlette
Senator
· Republican
· District 12
· most recent term 2015–16
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213
Bills as prime sponsor
60
of those became law
1,088
Bills co-sponsored
14,922
Recorded votes
4.0%
Absent or excused
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 6627 2009–10 |
Prescriptions by ARNPsGrants prescriptive authority to Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioners in other states. | Chris Marr (D-6) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 83, Laws of 2010 |
Mar 17, 2010 |
| SB 5000 2009–10 |
Limiting property taxationDeclares an intent to provide property tax relief by setting base years for property tax valuation computation and limiting property tax valuation increases to one percent per year over the base year until ownership of the... | Senator (D-35) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 15, 2010 |
| SB 5007 2009–10 |
Associate transfer degreesAllows technical colleges to offer Associate transfer degrees that prepare students for entry into professional fields. | Rosemary McAuliffe (D-1) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 15, 2010 |
| SB 5016 2009–10 |
Special election datesThe March and May special elections are eliminated. | Joe McDermott (D-34) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Mar 15, 2010 |
| SB 5018 2009–10 |
Historic preservationThe Historic Preservation Grant Program is established within the AHP. Funding for the grant program is subject to appropriations. Grants may be issued by the director of the preservation grant for purposes of maintaining,... | Senator (R-15) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Mar 15, 2010 |
| SB 5022 2009–10 |
Outdoor wood-fired boilersOutdoor wood-fired boilers (OWBs) may be installed and used in Washington, provided that they comply with certain requirements. | Senator (R-15) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 15, 2010 |
| SB 5033 2009–10 |
Medical & mobility equipmentProvides a sales and use tax exemption for prescribed durable medical equipment used in the home and prescribed mobility enhancing equipment. | Dan Swecker (R-20) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 15, 2010 |
| SB 5052 2009–10 |
Young adult health insuranceInsurance carriers may design and offer a separate individual health plan targeted at young adults between the ages of 19 and 34. | Linda Evans Parlette (R-12) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 15, 2010 |
| SB 5099 2009–10 |
Annual property revaluationsBy January 1, 2014, all counties must revalue real property annually. The Department of Revenue provides guidance and financial assistance to counties converting to annual revaluations. | Linda Evans Parlette (R-12) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 15, 2010 |
| SB 5114 2009–10 |
Water rights relinquishmentThe bill removes the existing language in the forfeiture statute that provides for a loss of "some portion thereof" of a water right for non-use and provides that an owner of a water right does not relinquish that person's... | Senator (R-15) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 15, 2010 |
| SB 5137 2009–10 |
Renewable energy resourcesChanging the Definition of Biomass. The following are added to the definition of "biomass energy:" wooden demolition or construction debris, food waste that is decomposed in an anaerobic digester, and black liquors derived from algae. | Senator (R-15) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 15, 2010 |
| SB 5170 2009–10 |
Citizen advisory boardThe Citizen Advisory Board and related statutes enacted in the 2005 legislative session are repealed. | Phil Rockefeller (D-23) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 15, 2010 |
| SB 5183 2009–10 |
Sexual depictions of minorsThe crime of possession of depictions of a minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct is expanded to include a second degree. A person commits this offense in the second degree if that person intentionally views over the... | Steve Hobbs (D-44) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 15, 2010 |
| SB 5198 2009–10 |
Public utility tax creditsCreating a Cost-Recovery Incentive Program for Solar Hot Water Heaters . Starting July 1, 2009, an electric or gas utility may provide a rebate to its retail customers for the costs of installing solar water heating systems in... | Steve Hobbs (D-44) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 15, 2010 |
| SB 5203 2009–10 |
Autism disorders insuranceInsurance carriers and health plans offered through the Public Employees Benefits Board program must cover the diagnosis and treatment of autism spectrum disorders for individuals less than 21 years of age. Autism spectrum... | Steve Hobbs (D-44) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 15, 2010 |
| SB 5211 2009–10 |
Candidates for public officeLibel or defamation per se are defined as statements that tend (a) to expose a living person to hatred, contempt, ridicule, or obloquy, or to deprive that person of the benefit of public confidence or social intercourse, or to... | Senator (D-35) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 15, 2010 |
| SB 5242 2009–10 |
Leaving work voluntarilyDetermines good faith for qualifying for unemployment compensation benefits when leaving work voluntarily. Provides that the act applies to claims with an effective date on or after the effective date of the act. | Senator (R-15) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 15, 2010 |
| SB 5280 2009–10 |
Energy independence actAllowing Conservation to Meet Eligible Renewable Resource Targets . Conservation achieved in excess of a biennial target may be used to meet an eligible renewable resource target. A qualifying utility may not claim as... | Janéa Holmquist Newbry (R-13) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Mar 15, 2010 |
| SB 5301 2009–10 |
Sales & use tax usesAllows the county mental health and chemical dependency sales and use tax to partially supplant existing funds until January 1, 2015. | Jim Hargrove (D-24) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 15, 2010 |
| SB 5311 2009–10 |
Firefightr survivor benefitsThe line-of-duty death and disability benefits paid to the surviving spouses of members of the FRPS do not cease upon the remarriage of the surviving spouse. An actuarially-equivalent optional spousal survivor benefit is... | Karen Fraser (D-22) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Mar 15, 2010 |
| SB 5333 2009–10 |
WSPRS deferred option planA voluntary DROP is created for members of WSPRS. Certain retirement-eligible WSPRS members who elect to participate in DROP direct their retirement allowance into a DROP account, and they continue their employment with WSP... | Mary Margaret Haugen (D-10) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 15, 2010 |
| SB 5345 2009–10 |
Renewable energyChanging the Definition of Biomass. The following are added to the definition of "biomass energy:" organic byproducts of pulping process, wooden demolition or construction debris, food waste that is decomposed in an anaerobic... | Janéa Holmquist Newbry (R-13) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 15, 2010 |
| SB 5362 2009–10 |
Minimum hourly wageRequires every employer to pay each of his or her employees, who has reached the age of eighteen years, wages at a rate of not less than eight dollars and fifty-five cents per hour. | Linda Evans Parlette (R-12) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 15, 2010 |
| SB 5382 2009–10 |
Mouse and rat trapsThis bill would exempt any trap used to capture old world and new world rats and mice from the definition of a body-gripping trap. | Bob Morton (R-7) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 15, 2010 |
| SB 5406 2009–10 |
Standrd health questionnaireExempts individuals who are eligible to purchase Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) continuation coverage or who drop COBRA continuation coverage from taking the Standard Health Questionnaire when they... | Karen Keiser (D-33) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 15, 2010 |
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