Jim Kastama
Senator
· Democrat
· District 25
· most recent term 2011–12
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343
Bills as prime sponsor
41
of those became law
990
Bills co-sponsored
12,371
Recorded votes
2.7%
Absent or excused
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 6807 2007–08 |
Long-term care facilitiesProhibits a boarding home from transferring or discharging a current resident on the basis that it is voluntarily withdrawing from the Medicaid program. | Jim Kastama (D-25) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 251, Laws of 2008 |
Mar 28, 2008 |
| SB 5256 2007–08 |
Veterans/property tax reliefDeducts veteran benefits awarded for service-connected disability from income calculation used for senior citizens and retired persons property tax relief programs. | Margarita Prentice (D-11) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 182, Laws of 2008 |
Mar 27, 2008 |
| SB 6196 2007–08 |
Local infrastructure financeIncreases state and local excise tax allocation revenue for Local Infrastructure Finance Tool program demonstration projects with a base year of 2008. | Craig Pridemore (D-49) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 209, Laws of 2008 |
Mar 27, 2008 |
| SB 6483 2007–08 |
Local food productionMakes changes to state procurement policy to encourage and facilitate the purchase of Washington grown food by state agencies and institutions of higher education. | Brian Hatfield (D-19) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 215, Laws of 2008 |
Mar 27, 2008 |
| SB 6588 2007–08 |
School accumulated leaveAllows the transfer of accumulated leave by common school employees and employees of Educational Service Districts to and from institutions of higher education. | Claudia Kauffman (D-47) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 174, Laws of 2008 |
Mar 26, 2008 |
| SB 6267 2007–08 |
Nurse practitioner authorityRepeals the limit on advanced registered nurse practitioners dispensing more than a 72-hour supply of schedule II through IV controlled substances. | Karen Keiser (D-33) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 154, Laws of 2008 |
Mar 25, 2008 |
| SB 5254 2007–08 |
Industry skill panelsDirects the Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board (WTECB) to allocate grants to support Industry Skill Panels. The WTECB must establish standards to evaluate the products and services created by skill panels. | Derek Kilmer (D-26) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 103, Laws of 2008 |
Mar 20, 2008 |
| SB 5179 2007–08 |
Snowmobile registrationA person who owns or transports a snowmobile in Washington, but does not operate it, is not required to register the snowmobile. | Jim Kastama (D-25) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 52, Laws of 2008 |
Mar 18, 2008 |
| SB 5278 2007–08 |
Public funds for politicsRemoves the prohibition of using public funds to finance political campaigns for local office. | Rosa Franklin (D-29) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 29, Laws of 2008 |
Mar 17, 2008 |
| SB 6626 2007–08 |
Community empowerment zonesCreating a sales and use tax deferral program for eligible investment projects in community empowerment zones. | Derek Kilmer (D-26) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 15, Laws of 2008 |
Mar 14, 2008 |
| SB 5367 2007–08 |
Trade corps fellowshipCreates the Washington Trade Corps Fellowship Program at the University of Washington Center for International Business Education and Research. | Paull Shin (D-21) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 13, 2008 |
| SB 5387 2007–08 |
Commercialization of techRequires the Department of Community, Trade and Economic Development, to the extent funds are appropriated, to contract with outside entities on a competitive bid basis to develop guides, a database, a website, training... | Jim Kastama (D-25) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 13, 2008 |
| SB 5517 2007–08 |
Personal needs allowanceThe Legislature establishes the PNA in statute and intends to increase it annually to reflect federal Social Security cost of living adjustments. The change applies to Medicaid residents in institutional and community settings... | Jean Berkey (D-38) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 13, 2008 |
| SB 5723 2007–08 |
Agricultural worker safetyCreates the Community Agricultural Worker Safety Grant Program within the Department of Agriculture. | Marilyn Rasmussen (D-2) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 13, 2008 |
| SB 5743 2007–08 |
Economic clustersIncreases the links between the Job Skills Program and cluster and industry specific public investments. | Jim Kastama (D-25) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 13, 2008 |
| SB 6184 2007–08 |
Most serious offensesAdds an out-of-state felony conviction to the list of "most serious offenses" if the offense has a minimum sentence of 10 years or more and was committed with sexual motivation. | Don Benton (R-17) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 7, Laws of 2008 |
Mar 13, 2008 |
| SB 6251 2007–08 |
Forest land conservationExtends the exception for payment of back taxes on designated forest land sold or transferred for the purpose of conserving open space land from counties with population greater than 1 million to counties with population... | Debbie Regala (D-27) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 13, 2008 |
| SB 6323 2007–08 |
Business tax incentives(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE) Provides that for purposes of tax credits for eligible business projects in rural counties: (1) The department of revenue shall not allow any credits which would cause the total to exceed... | Derek Kilmer (D-26) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Mar 13, 2008 |
| SB 6644 2007–08 |
Primary medical eye careRequires health carriers, beginning January 1, 2009, to meet various requirements related to enrollees' access to primary medical eye care providers for health care plans providing coverage for primary medical eye care. | Karen Keiser (D-33) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 13, 2008 |
| SB 6774 2007–08 |
Industry cluster growthIncreases maximum grant amounts, and adds eligible applicants, grant-making priorities, and fiscal parameters to the Industry Cluster Grant Program at the Department of Community, Trade, and Economic Development. | Jim Kastama (D-25) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 13, 2008 |
| SB 6775 2007–08 |
Community technologyCreates the Community Technology Opportunity Program at Washington State University. | Claudia Kauffman (D-47) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 13, 2008 |
| SB 5780 2007–08 |
Manufactured/mobile home(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE) Declares an intent to encourage and facilitate the preservation of existing manufactured/mobile home communities in the event of voluntary sales of manufactured/mobile home communities and,... | Tracey Eide (D-30) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Mar 10, 2008 |
| SB 5167 2007–08 |
Training systemCustomized training programs are added to the training systems evaluated and monitored by the Board. Customized training programs are those that are purposefully designed to fulfill the training needs of the students to... | Paull Shin (D-21) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Feb 29, 2008 |
| SB 5180 2007–08 |
Tattooing & body piercing(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE) Requires the department of health to: (1) Conduct a study of the tattooing and body piercing professions and make recommendations to the legislature as to whether the professions should be... | Jim Kastama (D-25) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Feb 29, 2008 |
| SB 5472 2007–08 |
Family counseling(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE) Requires the secretary of the department of health to establish a pilot program to provide merit checks of no more than one hundred dollars to no more than four hundred fifty couples who... | Jim Kastama (D-25) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Feb 29, 2008 |
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