Shirley Winsley
Senator
· Republican
· District 28
· most recent term 2003–04
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275
Bills as prime sponsor
58
of those became law
3,509
Bills co-sponsored
11,892
Recorded votes
2.3%
Absent or excused
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 6143 2001–02 |
Sex & kidnapping offenders$ Requires county sheriffs to submit level III sex offender community notifications to legal newspapers. | Senator (D-35) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 283, Laws of 2001 |
May 14, 2001 |
| SB 5417 2001–02 |
Opiate substitution treatmnt$ Counties and cities must be consulted by the state in the control and regulation of opiate substitution treatment programs. | Julia Patterson (D-33) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 242, Laws of 2001 |
May 11, 2001 |
| SB 5702 2001–02 |
Forest lands/ taxation$ Eliminates the distinction between classified and designated forest lands by re-designating all classified forest lands as designated forest land and changing all references to "classified lands" to "designated lands." $... | Sid Snyder (D-19) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 249, Laws of 2001 |
May 11, 2001 |
| SB 5877 2001–02 |
Social workers & counselors(Proposed striking amendment) | Pat Thibaudeau (D-43) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 251, Laws of 2001 |
May 11, 2001 |
| SB 5184 2001–02 |
Vulnerable adult abuse$ The Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) is authorized to disclose the results of investigations conducted by the department on people who are working for home health agencies, hospice or home care agencies,... | Pat Thibaudeau (D-43) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 233, Laws of 2001 |
May 9, 2001 |
| SB 5449 2001–02 |
Identity theft$ Expands the definition of the crime of identity theft, increases the potential penalties, requires businesses to assist victims by providing access to information, and allows the court to enter orders requiring the... | Margarita Prentice (D-11) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 217, Laws of 2001 |
May 9, 2001 |
| SB 5905 2001–02 |
Tribal/state gaming compacts$ The state consents to federal court jurisdiction over disputes arising under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA) or under a state/tribal compact adopted under IGRA. | Margarita Prentice (D-11) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 236, Laws of 2001 |
May 9, 2001 |
| SB 5101 2001–02 |
Consumer prtctn/contractors$ Defines "residential homeowner" as a person owning or leasing real property upon which a single-family residence is to be built or improved, and the residence is one in which the person intends to reside upon completion of... | Margarita Prentice (D-11) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 159, Laws of 2001 |
May 7, 2001 |
| SB 5374 2001–02 |
Unauthorized sale of goods$ Prohibits the sale of baby food, infant formula, cosmetics, nonprescription drugs, or medical devices at unused property markets (including swap meets, flea markets, etc., but not trade shows) unless sold by an authorized... | Dow Constantine (D-34) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 160, Laws of 2001 |
May 7, 2001 |
| SB 5695 2001–02 |
Teacher certification$ Creates two new alternative routes to teacher certification through mentored internships that provide college graduates who do not have teaching degrees with a chance to become teachers after working for a year with... | Tracey Eide (D-30) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 158, Laws of 2001 |
May 3, 2001 |
| SB 5205 2001–02 |
Self-insurers$ Requires the Department of Labor and Industries and self-insured employers to provide all relevant medical records from an injured worker = s claim file to a physician examining the worker. | Margarita Prentice (D-11) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 152, Laws of 2001 |
May 2, 2001 |
| SB 5017 2001–02 |
Sale of precursor drugs$ Provides reporting and record keeping requirements for the sale of precursor drugs. | Rosa Franklin (D-29) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 96, Laws of 2001 |
Apr 19, 2001 |
| SB 5316 2001–02 |
Unemployment compensation$ Modifies the definition of ? reasonable assurance @ for faculty members who work at community or technical colleges and who have offers of employment in the next academic year or term conditioned on enrollment, funding, or... | Margarita Prentice (D-11) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 99, Laws of 2001 |
Apr 19, 2001 |
| SB 5317 2001–02 |
Unemployment compensation$ Prohibits educational employees from receiving unemployment benefits between academic terms or during vacations, when they have reasonable assurance of employment in the same capacity at any educational institution in the... | Margarita Prentice (D-11) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 100, Laws of 2001 |
Apr 19, 2001 |
| SB 5359 2001–02 |
Health prfssns brd members$ Allows the Secretary of Health to appoint any number of pro tem members to committees of a health professions board or commission. | Pat Thibaudeau (D-43) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 101, Laws of 2001 |
Apr 19, 2001 |
| SB 5572 2001–02 |
Highway signs/crime stoppers$ Authorizes ? crime stoppers @ signs to be visible from state or interstate highways. | Sid Snyder (D-19) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 107, Laws of 2001 |
Apr 19, 2001 |
| SB 5903 2001–02 |
Physician license fees$ Raises the $25 annual surcharge on physician licenses to no more than $35 to fund the Impaired Physicians Program. | Shirley Winsley (R-28) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 109, Laws of 2001 |
Apr 19, 2001 |
| SB 5206 2001–02 |
GeologistsThree separate effective dates for the law are specified. April 1, 2001 is the effective date for provisions of the law including the creation of the geologist licensing board, a geologist = s account at the Office of the... | Georgia Gardner (D-42) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 61, Laws of 2001 |
Apr 18, 2001 |
| SB 5273 2001–02 |
Election filing dates$ Increases the number of weeks before an election by which an event must have occurred to trigger the election officer to open a special filing period. | Georgia Gardner (D-42) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 46, Laws of 2001 |
Apr 17, 2001 |
| SB 5958 2001–02 |
Life & disability insurance$ Repeals the Washington Life and Disability Insurance Guaranty Association Act and replaces it with the model act of the same name that was developed by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners. | Margarita Prentice (D-11) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 50, Laws of 2001 |
Apr 17, 2001 |
| SB 5061 2001–02 |
Engineering systems$ Authorizes state agencies and local governments to award contracts for building engineering systems using a competitive process or a request for proposal process for the specific system, or a competitive process as part of a... | Shirley Winsley (R-28) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 34, Laws of 2001 |
Apr 16, 2001 |
| SB 5145 2001–02 |
PERS$ Creates an exemption from Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS) membership and related PERS retirement contributions for individuals employed exclusively as trainers or trainees in a housing authority resident training... | Jeanine Long (R-44) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 37, Laws of 2001 |
Apr 16, 2001 |
| SB 5048 2001–02 |
Mental hlth commitments$ Requires the court to give great weight to evidence of a person's prior history or pattern of decompensation and discontinuation of treatment when determining whether inpatient or a less restrictive alternative commitment is... | Jeanine Long (R-44) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 12, Laws of 2001 |
Apr 13, 2001 |
| SB 5051 2001–02 |
Chemical dependency$ A chemical dependency specialist may seek an involuntary treatment petition if the person meets one test for incapacitation, rather than two. | Jeanine Long (R-44) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 13, Laws of 2001 |
Apr 13, 2001 |
| SB 5258 2001–02 |
Disclosure/health care info$ It is a negligent violation of law to fax a patient = s confidential sexually transmitted disease information to an unauthorized recipient if the sender knew or had reason to know that the fax telephone number was incorrect. | Jeralita "Jeri" Costa (D-38) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 16, Laws of 2001 |
Apr 13, 2001 |
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