Cheryl Pflug
Senator
· Republican
· District 5
· most recent term 2011–12
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111
Bills as prime sponsor
17
of those became law
669
Bills co-sponsored
10,154
Recorded votes
9.3%
Absent or excused
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 5463 2009–10 |
Minimum wage & overtime compAn employer is not subject to liability or penalty for failing to pay minimum wages or overtime compensation if the employer establishes that he or she acted in good faith and conformity with and reliance on a rule related to... | Janéa Holmquist Newbry (R-13) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 15, 2010 |
| SB 5464 2009–10 |
Industrial insurance fundsLimits expenditures from industrial insurance funds. | Janéa Holmquist Newbry (R-13) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 15, 2010 |
| SB 5465 2009–10 |
Indus insur final settlementEstablishes requirements for industrial insurance final settlement agreements. Directs the department of labor and industries to develop and maintain a registry system by which it records final settlement agreements entered... | Janéa Holmquist Newbry (R-13) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 15, 2010 |
| SB 5466 2009–10 |
Employ/minimum wage purposesDefines the terms "employ" and "work" for minimum wage purposes. | Janéa Holmquist Newbry (R-13) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 15, 2010 |
| SB 5500 2009–10 |
Methicillin-resistant staphA hospital MRSA risk assessment and surveillance program is established. Hospitals will screen patients upon admission and discharge from intensive care units for a three-month period each year. | Karen Keiser (D-33) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 15, 2010 |
| SB 5502 2009–10 |
Primary care physiciansEstablishes the Primary Care Physician Conditional Tuition Waiver Program and prescribes eligibility and repayment requirements. | Karen Keiser (D-33) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 15, 2010 |
| SB 5512 2009–10 |
Chemotherapy treatment costsBeginning January 1, 2010, all health plans that include coverage for cancer chemotherapy treatment must cover orally administered anticancer medication not less favorably than intravenously administered or injected cancer... | Chris Marr (D-6) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 15, 2010 |
| SB 5558 2009–10 |
Family & med leave insur actRepeals the 2007 family and medical leave insurance act. | Janéa Holmquist Newbry (R-13) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 15, 2010 |
| SB 5563 2009–10 |
Health employee labor hoursIn addition to licensed practical nurses and registered nurses, surgical technologists, radiologic technologists, and cardiovascular technologists may not be required to work overtime. The exception to the overtime prohibition... | Rosa Franklin (D-29) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Mar 15, 2010 |
| SB 5575 2009–10 |
Creating Bellevue CollegeBellevue College (BC) is established. The trustees for the BCC District become trustees of BC on October 1, 2010, and serve until the expiration of their current terms. | Fred Jarrett (D-41) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 15, 2010 |
| SB 5632 2009–10 |
Retirees resuming serviceAuthorizes retired participants to resume volunteer firefighter, emergency worker, or reserve officer service. | Dan Swecker (R-20) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 15, 2010 |
| SB 5654 2009–10 |
Child welfare committeeCreates a child welfare transparency committee within each of the six regions of the department of social and health services to review and investigate child welfare cases in which the department of social and health services... | Pam Roach (R-31) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 15, 2010 |
| SB 5657 2009–10 |
Guardians ad litemThe provisions allowing the court to find good cause to not appoint a GAL are removed. The provision permitting the appointment of an attorney for the child to suffice as a GAL is also removed. | Pam Roach (R-31) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 15, 2010 |
| SB 5662 2009–10 |
Senior property tax programsAllows certain health care coverage deductions from the calculation of disposable income for the purpose of qualifying for senior property tax programs. | Don Benton (R-17) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 15, 2010 |
| SB 5730 2009–10 |
Health coverage financingDSHS must submit a request to the federal government to expand the medical assistance program, with the goal of gaining federal financial participation for low-income adults with family incomes up to 200 percent of federal... | Karen Keiser (D-33) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 15, 2010 |
| SB 5751 2009–10 |
Dentistry license issuanceThe DQAC is specifically named as having authority to issue a limited license to practice dentistry for university residents in postgraduate dental education or postdoctorate residents in commission-approved dental residency... | Ed Murray (D-43) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 15, 2010 |
| SB 5755 2009–10 |
Alt healthcare practitionersDeclares that all individuals should be permitted to enter into a health profession unless there is an overwhelming need for the state to protect the interests of the public by restricting entry into the profession and, if... | Eric Oemig (D-45) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 15, 2010 |
| SB 5787 2009–10 |
Adult family home providersThe provision authorizing collective bargaining of health and welfare benefits for adult family home providers is modified. Collective bargaining for health and welfare benefits includes bargaining over eligibility and... | Karen Keiser (D-33) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 15, 2010 |
| SB 5788 2009–10 |
Low-income housing fundingCTED must use a life-cycle cost analysis in its process for evaluating proposals for funding under the HAP. The Commission is permitted to use a life-cycle cost analysis in evaluating proposals for its funding. County auditors... | Margarita Prentice (D-11) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Mar 15, 2010 |
| SB 5896 2009–10 |
Innovation grant authorityThe Washington Innovation Grant Authority (the authority) is created as an instrumentality of the state to provide grants to persons who have previously received LSDFA or other technology development grants. These grants can... | Cheryl Pflug (R-5) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 15, 2010 |
| SB 5897 2009–10 |
Technology discovery fundDeclares that promoting the development of new technologies is a fundamental purpose of state government. Declares it to be a clear public purpose and governmental function to promote technological advances through... | Cheryl Pflug (R-5) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 15, 2010 |
| SB 5898 2009–10 |
Health care councilThe Washington State Apple Health Community Care Council is created within DSHS. The Secretary of DSHS or designee and the administrator of the HCA are co-chairs for the council. The council also includes four members of the... | Cheryl Pflug (R-5) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 15, 2010 |
| SB 5917 2009–10 |
High-speed internet serviceDIS is to 1) create and maintain a geographic information system map of public high-speed internet services in the state, 2) contract with a nongovernmental entity to map private high-speed internet services in the state, and... | Jeanne Kohl-Welles (D-36) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Mar 15, 2010 |
| SB 5919 2009–10 |
Innovation discovery fundThe Innovation Discovery Fund Authority (authority) is created as a public instrumentality of the state to provide technology development grants for research to be conducted in the state of Washington. It consists of two... | Cheryl Pflug (R-5) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 15, 2010 |
| SB 5932 2009–10 |
Adult family homesRequires the department of social and health services to establish a specialty license to include geriatric specialty certification for providers who have successfully completed the University of Washington school of nursing... | Darlene Fairley (D-32) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 15, 2010 |
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