Doug Ericksen
Senator
· Republican
· District 42
· most recent term 2021–22
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304
Bills as prime sponsor
22
of those became law
770
Bills co-sponsored
16,305
Recorded votes
3.8%
Absent or excused
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 6509 2019–20 |
Salmonid abundanceDirects the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife to implement a pilot program to build and operate a financially self-supporting fish hatchery in partnership with nonprofit or private organizations at the port of Bellingham. | Senator (R-18) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 20, 2020 |
| SB 6520 2019–20 |
Scholarships/tax creditEstablishing a tax credit for contributions to student scholarship organizations. | Mark Schoesler (R-9) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 20, 2020 |
| SB 6462 2019–20 |
Local income taxesReaffirming the prohibition of the imposition of a local income tax. | Steve O'Ban (R-28) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 17, 2020 |
| SB 6390 2019–20 |
Nonprofit fund-raising/taxMaking the nonprofit and library fund-raising exemption permanent. | Phil Fortunato (R-31) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 16, 2020 |
| SB 6377 2019–20 |
Restaurant employ. trainingPermits the issuance of special training certificates with wage rates at 75 percent of minimum wage in restaurants. | Hans Zeiger (R-25) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 15, 2020 |
| SB 6380 2019–20 |
Chittenden locks, etc.Requires the Department of Commerce to examine and report on the economic and environmental costs and benefits of dismantling the Hiram M. Chittenden locks, breaching or removing the dams in the Seattle City Light Skagit River... | Doug Ericksen (R-42) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 15, 2020 |
| SB 6381 2019–20 |
Property tax reductionReducing the property tax. | Doug Ericksen (R-42) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 15, 2020 |
| SB 6283 2019–20 |
Waste discharge permitRequiring the department of ecology to develop a waste discharge general permit to reduce pollution resulting from the unauthorized use of public streets by owners or occupants of recreational vehicles or campers. | Senator (D-35) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2020 |
| SB 5347 2019–20 |
Electric utilities/climateMakes it a crime for an electric utility to advertise or offer any benefit, program or service that indicates the benefit, program, or service will prevent, reverse, slow, or in any similar way affect climate change, unless... | Doug Ericksen (R-42) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 5348 2019–20 |
Schools, etc. constr./taxesProvides a sales and use tax exemption on charges for labor and services rendered in respect to the constructing of new buildings for use by a public school district or an institution of higher education, or with respect to... | Doug Ericksen (R-42) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 5349 2019–20 |
Products identified as milkMakes it unlawful to sell, offer for sale, or deliver any product identified by the word "milk" if the product is not milk or does not contain milk products. | Doug Ericksen (R-42) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 5555 2019–20 |
Solar energy componentsDefines solar energy system under the Production Incentive Program and specifies components of a solar energy system must be produced or manufactured in the United States or according to Washington State environmental standards. | Doug Ericksen (R-42) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 5556 2019–20 |
Small-scale capital projectsExcludes the following from prevailing wages on public works provisions: Workers on a public works project funded in an omnibus capital appropriations act that has a total project cost less than twenty million dollars, and... | Doug Ericksen (R-42) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 5589 2019–20 |
Local taxes/employmentProhibits a city or town from imposing a tax measured by employee wages, employee hours, or the number of employment positions, which is initially enacted on or after January 1, 2019. | Mark Schoesler (R-9) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 5608 2019–20 |
B&O manufacturing tax rateLowers the business and occupation tax rate ceiling to increase the sustainability of manufacturing. | Doug Ericksen (R-42) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 5609 2019–20 |
State spending limitProtects essential programs and taxpayers from unsustainable state budgets by establishing a responsible state spending limit. | Doug Ericksen (R-42) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 5610 2019–20 |
Sales and use tax rateDecreases the sales and use tax rate, from six and one-half percent to six percent, of the selling price on retail sales. | Doug Ericksen (R-42) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 5629 2019–20 |
Small modular reactorsIncludes small modular reactors (SMRs) as a clean energy technology innovation encouraged under the guiding principles of the state energy strategy. | Senator (R-8) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 5650 2019–20 |
Teaching cursive in schoolsRequires common schools to give instruction in cursive writing. Requires a school district board of directors, when it reviews or adopts its English language arts curriculum, to incorporate curricula to teach cursive writing. | Judy Warnick (R-13) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 5823 2019–20 |
Ballot signature witnessesRequires witnesses who attest to the validity of a voter's signature mark on a ballot declaration to sign a declaration that they have personally observed the voter making the mark. Provides a procedure for a voter to follow... | Doug Ericksen (R-42) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 5824 2019–20 |
Salmon population/fundingImplements a pilot program to examine the opportunities and challenges association with organizing the department of fish and wildlife's fish hatchery activities to emulate the fish hatchery policies of the state of Alaska... | Doug Ericksen (R-42) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 5899 2019–20 |
Public facilities tax/ruralExpands the rural county sales and use tax for public facilities to border counties and extends the tax through 2045. | Mark Mullet (D-5) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 5914 2019–20 |
Higher education facultyEnacts the Higher Education Equity Act. | Doug Ericksen (R-42) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 5915 2019–20 |
Growth management actCreating greater flexibility for cities and counties to plan for the future of their citizens by minimizing costs. | Doug Ericksen (R-42) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2020 |
| SB 5934 2019–20 |
K-12 school constructionImproving affordability in K-12 school construction. | Doug Ericksen (R-42) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2020 |
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