Mike Padden
Senator
· Republican
· District 4
· most recent term 2023–24
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266
Bills as prime sponsor
61
of those became law
922
Bills co-sponsored
12,440
Recorded votes
1.4%
Absent or excused
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 5327 2017–18 |
Court clerk dutiesMaintains the current statutory requirement for the court clerk to conform its performance to the court's direction. | Jan Angel (R-26) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 183, Laws of 2017 |
May 4, 2017 |
| SB 5810 2017–18 |
Attempted murderExtends the statute of limitations for Attempted Murder from three to 10 years. | Mike Padden (R-4) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 125, Laws of 2017 |
Apr 25, 2017 |
| SB 5813 2017–18 |
Crimes against minorsIncreases certain second degree offenses involving depictions of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct from class C felonies to class B felonies. | Mike Padden (R-4) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 126, Laws of 2017 |
Apr 25, 2017 |
| SB 5039 2017–18 |
Electronic legal materialAdopts the Uniform Electronic Legal Material Act, creating a framework for authentication, preservation, and accessibility of legal material in an official electronic record. | Jamie Pedersen (D-43) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 106, Laws of 2017 |
Apr 21, 2017 |
| SB 5085 2017–18 |
Voidable transactions actAdopts the Uniform Law Commission amendments to the Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act, including changing the title to the Uniform Voidable Transactions Act. | Jamie Pedersen (D-43) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 57, Laws of 2017 |
Apr 19, 2017 |
| SB 5543 2017–18 |
Land/flood control districtsAdds that a petition to appoint a board of appraisers may be signed by landowners representing 25 percent of the value of a flood control district's assessments. | Mike Padden (R-4) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 67, Laws of 2017 |
Apr 19, 2017 |
| SB 5011 2017–18 |
Business corporation actEstablishes procedures for the ratification or validation of defective corporate actions. | Jamie Pedersen (D-43) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 28, Laws of 2017 |
Apr 17, 2017 |
| SB 5012 2017–18 |
Trust assets distributionEstablishes a trust decanting statute that authorizes a trustee to modify the terms of an irrevocable trust or distribute the income and principal of an irrevocable trust to one or more second trusts. | Jamie Pedersen (D-43) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 29, Laws of 2017 |
Apr 17, 2017 |
| SB 5040 2017–18 |
Uniform business orgs. codeRevises the Uniform Business Organizations Code (UBOC) provisions governing certificates of existence and certificates of registration, required contents of a corporation's annual report, and revenue clearance certificate... | Jamie Pedersen (D-43) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 31, Laws of 2017 |
Apr 17, 2017 |
| SB 5277 2017–18 |
Disqualification of judgesChanges the terminology relating to disqualification of judges. | Mike Padden (R-4) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 42, Laws of 2017 |
Apr 17, 2017 |
| SB 5374 2017–18 |
St. employee whistleblowersIncludes state whistleblower protection for reporting on prohibited ex parte communications between a state employee and a presiding officer or judge in a matter involving the employee's agency. | Senator (R-2) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 44, Laws of 2017 |
Apr 17, 2017 |
| SB 5046 2015–16 |
Traffic safety commissionCorrects a codification error relating to the Washington Traffic Safety Commission (WTSC), clarifying certain provisions regarding designees of the Governor who may participate in or preside over meetings of the WTSC. | Mike Padden (R-4) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 206, Laws of 2016 |
Apr 1, 2016 |
| SB 6242 2015–16 |
ISRB/notice of petitionsRequires the Indeterminate Sentence Review Board to provide certain notices and keep comprehensive meeting minutes when reviewing parole eligible offenders who committed their offenses before July 1, 1984, and early release... | Steve O'Ban (R-28) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 218, Laws of 2016 |
Apr 1, 2016 |
| SB 6261 2015–16 |
Human remainsAdds a medical examiner as an additional person (in addition to the coroner) that an individual can notify when he or she knows of the existence and location of human remains. | Mike Padden (R-4) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 221, Laws of 2016 |
Apr 1, 2016 |
| SB 6338 2015–16 |
Cooperative assoc. mergersProvides that a member of a rural electric association is not entitled to dissent from a merger to which the association is a party if all members of the association have the right to continue their membership status in the... | Mike Padden (R-4) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 228, Laws of 2016 |
Apr 1, 2016 |
| SB 5105 2015–16 |
DUI 4th offense/felonyMakes it a felony level offense on a person's fourth Driving Under the Influence (DUI) conviction (instead of the fifth offense). | Mike Padden (R-4) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 29, 2016 |
| SB 6254 2015–16 |
Purple Heart license platesAllows individuals qualified to display Purple Heart special license plates to purchase additional plates for use on more than one motor vehicle. | Senator (D-35) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 31, Laws of 2016 |
Mar 25, 2016 |
| SB 5033 2015–16 |
Sexually violent predatorsIn each annual report completed by DSHS, the evaluator must indicate whether the committed person participated in the interview and examination. On request of the committed person, DSHS must audio record the annual review... | Mike Padden (R-4) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| SB 5066 2015–16 |
Blood samples/forensic testsDefines forensic phlebotomist. | Mike Padden (R-4) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| SB 5067 2015–16 |
Informants and accomplicesNew definitions identify the kinds of compensated witnesses who may give less reliable testimony in a criminal trial because of the value received in exchange for the testimony. In a criminal trial, the judge and jury must... | Mike Padden (R-4) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| SB 5102 2015–16 |
Rural schools/urban servicesAllows units of local government to provide urban governmental services, when feasible, to schools sited and permitted in certain rural areas. | Mike Padden (R-4) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| SB 5103 2015–16 |
Insurance comm hearings/ALJsAll administrative hearings authorized under the insurance code must be presided over by an administrative law judge with the Office of Administrative Hearings. The administrative law judge must issue a final decision with... | Senator (R-2) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| SB 5108 2015–16 |
Candidate ballot name orderThe order of candidate names on primary election ballots must be rotated for federal, state, county partisan, and judicial offices. Each county auditor must prepare as many sets of ballots as there are candidates for the... | Mike Padden (R-4) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| SB 5126 2015–16 |
Subpoenas/empl security deptAddresses the issuance of subpoenas in proceedings involving the employment security department. | Mike Padden (R-4) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| SB 5206 2015–16 |
Audits finding noncomplianceSeveral steps are mandated if the State Auditor finds, in an audit, that an agency has not complied with state law. Within 30 days of receiving an audit finding that it has not complied with state law, the audited agency must... | Senator (R-2) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 10, 2016 |
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