Phil Rockefeller
Senator
· Democrat
· District 23
· most recent term 2011–12
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179
Bills as prime sponsor
40
of those became law
1,508
Bills co-sponsored
9,717
Recorded votes
2.9%
Absent or excused
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 5141 2011–12 |
Motorcycle instruct. permitsLimits the Department of Licensing to issuing a third motorcycle instruction permit only upon presentation of documented evidence that the permittee is enrolled in an authorized motorcycle skills education program. | Phil Rockefeller (D-23) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 246, Laws of 2011 |
May 3, 2011 |
| SB 5271 2011–12 |
Vessels/abandoned, derelictMakes it a misdemeanor for a person to intentionally, without authorization, cause a vessel to sink, break up, or block navigational channels. | Phil Rockefeller (D-23) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 247, Laws of 2011 |
May 3, 2011 |
| SB 5436 2011–12 |
Vessel antifouling paintsProhibits the sale of new recreational water vessels with antifouling paint containing copper beginning January 1, 2018. | Kevin Ranker (D-40) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 248, Laws of 2011 |
May 3, 2011 |
| SB 5784 2011–12 |
Regional ocean partnershipRequires the Governor to recommend to the Legislature activities and projects to be funded from the Marine Resources Stewardship Trust Account. | Steve Litzow (R-41) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 250, Laws of 2011 |
May 3, 2011 |
| SB 5769 2011–12 |
Coal-fired generationApplies the following schedule for imposing an emissions standard on a coal-fired baseload electric generation facility in Washington that emitted more than 1 million tons of green house gases in calendar year 2005: one boiler... | Phil Rockefeller (D-23) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 180, Laws of 2011 |
Apr 29, 2011 |
| SB 5546 2011–12 |
Human traffickingExpands the definition of Trafficking in the second degree to include when a person "transfers" or "receives" by any means, another person, knowing that force, fraud, or coercion would be used to cause the victim to engage in... | Jeanne Kohl-Welles (D-36) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 111, Laws of 2011 |
Apr 18, 2011 |
| SB 5635 2011–12 |
Surface water right permitsAuthorizes the Department of Ecology to approve changes to a point of diversion under a surface water right permit located between Columbia River miles 215.6 and 292. | Senator (R-15) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 117, Laws of 2011 |
Apr 18, 2011 |
| SB 5664 2011–12 |
Lake Washington InstituteChanges the name of Lake Washington Technical College to the Lake Washington Institute of Technology. | Rosemary McAuliffe (D-1) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 118, Laws of 2011 |
Apr 18, 2011 |
| SB 5307 2011–12 |
Military training/medicalRequires military training or experience to be recognized toward licensure for certain health professions, unless the training or experience is determined not to be equivalent to state standards. | Derek Kilmer (D-26) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 32, Laws of 2011 |
Apr 13, 2011 |
| SB 5135 2011–12 |
Unemployment insurance prog.Establishes a cap of 1.22 percent on the flat social rate and reduces the multipliers used for certain graduated social rates for rate year 2011. | Jeanne Kohl-Welles (D-36) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 3, Laws of 2011 |
Feb 11, 2011 |
| SB 6409 2009–10 |
Opportunity pathways accountCreates the Washington Opportunity Pathways Account (Account) in the State Treasury. | Jim Kastama (D-25) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 27, Laws of 2010, 1st Special Session |
Apr 23, 2010 |
| SB 5899 2009–10 |
B & O tax creditAuthorizes a credit against the state's business and occupation tax for businesses with 20 or fewer employees that create a new position for which a health care plan is offered. | Derek Kilmer (D-26) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Apr 12, 2010 |
| SB 6267 2009–10 |
Water right processingAuthorizes an alternative cost-reimbursement process for water right applications. | Phil Rockefeller (D-23) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 285, Laws of 2010 |
Apr 1, 2010 |
| SB 6468 2009–10 |
Weatherization/residentialRenames the Low-Income Weatherization Assistance Account to the Low-Income Weatherization and Structural Rehabilitation Assistance Account. | Claudia Kauffman (D-47) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 287, Laws of 2010 |
Apr 1, 2010 |
| SB 6485 2009–10 |
Craft distilleriesIncreases the gallon threshold to qualify as a craft distillery from 20,000 to 60,000 gallons. | Chris Marr (D-6) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 290, Laws of 2010 |
Apr 1, 2010 |
| SB 6355 2009–10 |
Higher education systemEndorses the System Design Plan approved by the Higher Education Coordinating Board (HECB). | Derek Kilmer (D-26) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 245, Laws of 2010 |
Mar 29, 2010 |
| SB 6696 2009–10 |
Education reformProvides authority and specifies a process for the Superintendent of Public Instruction (SPI) and the State Board of Education to implement an accountability system that recognizes successful schools and requires certain... | Rosemary McAuliffe (D-1) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 235, Laws of 2010 |
Mar 29, 2010 |
| SB 6345 2009–10 |
Wireless communicationsProhibits the holder of either an intermediate driver's license or an instruction permit from operating a motor vehicle while using a wireless communication device except in the case of an emergency. | Tracey Eide (D-30) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 223, Laws of 2010 |
Mar 26, 2010 |
| SB 6214 2009–10 |
Growth mgmt hearings boardsConsolidates the powers, duties, and functions of the three regional Growth Management Hearings Boards into a single Growth Management Hearings Board. | Mary Margaret Haugen (D-10) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 211, Laws of 2010 |
Mar 25, 2010 |
| SB 6658 2009–10 |
Community solar projectsEstablishes a maximum electricity generating capacity of 75 kilowatts for community solar projects. | Phil Rockefeller (D-23) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 202, Laws of 2010 |
Mar 25, 2010 |
| SB 5295 2009–10 |
Publ records exemptions commAddresses unanimous recommendations from the Public Records Exemption Accountability Committee. | Adam Kline (D-37) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 128, Laws of 2010 |
Mar 19, 2010 |
| SB 5543 2009–10 |
Mercury reductionEstablishes a producer-financed product stewardship program for the collection, recycle, and disposal of mercury-containing lights. | Craig Pridemore (D-49) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 130, Laws of 2010 |
Mar 19, 2010 |
| SB 6202 2009–10 |
Vulnerable adultsPermits a financial institution, including a broker-dealer or investment adviser, to refuse to disburse funds from the account of a vulnerable adult or a suspected perpetrator of financial exploitation of a vulnerable adult... | Jim Hargrove (D-24) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 133, Laws of 2010 |
Mar 19, 2010 |
| SB 6248 2009–10 |
Bisphenol ABans the manufacture and sale of containers made with bisphenol A designed to hold food and beverages used by children under the age of 3 years beginning July 1, 2011. | Karen Keiser (D-33) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 140, Laws of 2010 |
Mar 19, 2010 |
| SB 6346 2009–10 |
Electric vehiclesAllows a person to operate a neighborhood electric vehicle (NEV) or medium-speed electric vehicle (MEV) on city and county streets and county roads in San Juan County with a speed limit of 45 miles per hour (mph) or less. | Kevin Ranker (D-40) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 144, Laws of 2010 |
Mar 19, 2010 |
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