Harriet Spanel
Senator
· Democrat
· District 40
· most recent term 2007–08
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148
Bills as prime sponsor
48
of those became law
1,094
Bills co-sponsored
15,154
Recorded votes
1.7%
Absent or excused
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 5600 1999–00 |
WW II veterans memorialA sales and use tax exemption is provided for labor and services rendered and tangible personal property that becomes an ingredient or component of a World War II memorial on the state capitol grounds during the course of... | Don Benton (R-17) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2000 |
| SB 5616 1999–00 |
Driver's license extensionThe exemption is extended from driver's license renewal requirements currently enjoyed by members of the military to spouses and dependents. | Jim Horn (R-41) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2000 |
| SB 5627 1999–00 |
Impact fees/taxationExempts certain impact fees from sales and use taxation. | Karen Fraser (D-22) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2000 |
| SB 5630 1999–00 |
Farm worker housingThe Housing Finance Commission is authorized to auction tax credits that purchasers could use as a credit against their business and occupation tax or their public utility tax liability. The amount of credits that may be... | Margarita Prentice (D-11) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2000 |
| SB 5637 1999–00 |
Forest land reconveyanceA county may request, with the agreement of municipalities affected, the return of forest land that it provided to the state to protect municipal water supplies. The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) must reconvey the land... | Harriet Spanel (D-40) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2000 |
| SB 5645 1999–00 |
Whistleblower protectionRequires that, in order to be investigated, an assertion of improper governmental action must be provided to the auditor within one year after the occurrence of the asserted improper governmental action. Declares the auditor... | Julia Patterson (D-33) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2000 |
| SB 5696 1999–00 |
Election costsThe state of Washington must assume its prorated costs of a state primary or general election in even as well as odd numbered years. | Bob McCaslin (R-4) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2000 |
| SB 5717 1999–00 |
Youthbuilt programRevises provisions relating to the Washington youthbuilt program. Makes appropriations to carry out the purposes of the act. Repeals RCW 50.67.030. | Margarita Prentice (D-11) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2000 |
| SB 5773 1999–00 |
Dental hygiene boardThe Board of Dental Hygiene is created. The board must convene at least once a year in meetings that are open and public. | Pat Thibaudeau (D-43) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2000 |
| SB 5795 1999–00 |
Camps & retreat centers/taxDeclares that all real and personal property owned by a nonprofit organization, association, or corporation qualified for exemption under section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. Sec. 501(c)(3)) that... | Mary Margaret Haugen (D-10) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2000 |
| SB 5826 1999–00 |
Open space rights acquisitnLiability for back taxes is increased from the tax benefit over the previous seven years to the tax benefit over the previous 10 years. Thirty percent of the back taxes, penalties, and interest is distributed to the county and... | Mary Margaret Haugen (D-10) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2000 |
| SB 5859 1999–00 |
Credit union/nonprobate asstExempts credit unions from the testamentary disposition of nonprobate assets act. | Margarita Prentice (D-11) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2000 |
| SB 5930 1999–00 |
Maternity care/at-risk mothrMaternity care services are extended from two months to three years postpartum for women whose family income is up to 185 percent of the federal poverty level. These services include inpatient and outpatient medical care, case... | Darlene Fairley (D-32) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2000 |
| SB 5935 1999–00 |
Salmon recovery task forceA managing task force is created to oversee a wide variety of habitat restoration programs on salmon bearing streams. The task force is comprised of 16 voting members and at least 25 ex officio members. | Ken Jacobsen (D-46) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2000 |
| SB 5945 1999–00 |
Elected official harassmentProvides that "unlawful harassment" means knowing and willful conduct directed at an elected official that seriously alarms, harasses, or is detrimental to the official, or the official's staff or family, and serves no... | Harriet Spanel (D-40) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2000 |
| SB 5956 1999–00 |
Comm/tech coll part-time facThe differences between full- and part-time pay rates are addressed in two ways--increased compensation and establishment of a joint select committee to explore the availability of resources to address the issue long-term.... | Jeanne Kohl-Welles (D-36) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2000 |
| SB 6017 1999–00 |
Vehicle emission inspectionUsed motor vehicles sold by licensed motor vehicle dealers, located in a county where vehicle emission inspections are required, must have a valid certificate of inspection or compliance if: (1) the vehicle is from outside an... | Harriet Spanel (D-40) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2000 |
| SB 6028 1999–00 |
Salmon habitat/recreatn landProvides that, in order to provide funds necessary for the acquisition of critical salmon habitat and recreation areas, there shall be issued and sold upon the request of the committee a maximum of one billion dollars of... | Ken Jacobsen (D-46) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2000 |
| SB 6050 1999–00 |
Vehicle fuel taxRevises provisions relating to the determination of the proportion of motor vehicle fuel tax derived from a tax on marine fuel. Declares that the percent of all moneys paid as motor vehicle fuel tax which is tax on marine fuel... | Georgia Gardner (D-42) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2000 |
| SB 6057 1999–00 |
PERS plan 3Establishes the public employees' retirement system, plan 3. | Senator (D-35) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2000 |
| SB 6095 1999–00 |
Water conservation & reuseDeclares an intent to encourage water conservation and reuse as a means of meeting existing and future water supply demands, including the need to address water supply needs for growing communities and new industrial,... | Harriet Spanel (D-40) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2000 |
| SB 6097 1999–00 |
Streamflow and lake levelsFinds that adequate streamflows and lake levels are necessary for protecting and recovering salmon stocks and for achieving the state's high standards for protecting perennial water systems declared in the 1971 water resource... | Karen Fraser (D-22) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2000 |
| SB 6098 1999–00 |
Public water supply managmntDeclares that the purpose of this act is to promote an increase in the conservation and efficient use of water by public water systems; to encourage public water supply management to occur on a regionally coordinated basis,... | Ken Jacobsen (D-46) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2000 |
| SB 6099 1999–00 |
Water right transfer/changeDeclares that it is the purpose of this act to clarify the water code and to eliminate unwise doctrinal barriers that impede or prevent parties from pursuing innovative transfer agreements, while assuring that other recognized... | Tracey Eide (D-30) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2000 |
| SB 6100 1999–00 |
Salmon recovery facilitationDeclares that it is the purpose of this act to provide local governments with a schedule for revising shoreline master programs consistently with state guidelines in a manner that provides the highest priority upon... | Tracey Eide (D-30) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2000 |
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