Betti Sheldon
Senator
· Democrat
· District 23
· most recent term 2003–04
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126
Bills as prime sponsor
32
of those became law
763
Bills co-sponsored
10,246
Recorded votes
1.1%
Absent or excused
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 6266 1997–98 |
Class size improvement progrMakes an appropriation of twenty-five million dollars to carry out the purposes of the act. | Rosemary McAuliffe (D-1) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 1998 |
| SB 6267 1997–98 |
Time for learning programFinds that some students need additional help to have the opportunity to meet the learning standards established to meet the goals of basic education under RCW 28A.150.210. The legislature finds that alternative or additional... | Rosemary McAuliffe (D-1) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 1998 |
| SB 6268 1997–98 |
School attendanceRevises RCW 28A.225.020 to require public schools to take specified steps to eliminate or reduce the absences of children under the age of eight who are enrolled in schools. | Rosemary McAuliffe (D-1) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 1998 |
| SB 6269 1997–98 |
Educator technology trainingRevises RCW 28A.305.235 to authorize the use of the education savings account for technology training for educators. | Rosemary McAuliffe (D-1) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 1998 |
| SB 6280 1997–98 |
College tuition/needy familiMakes an appropriation of thirty-two million nine hundred thousand dollars to carry out the purposes of the act. | Ken Jacobsen (D-46) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 1998 |
| SB 5013 1997–98 |
Health care insur prepaymntsThe HMO and HCSC exemption from the 2 percent premium tax for Medicare payments is continued indefinitely. | James West (R-6) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| SB 5014 1997–98 |
State property tax reductionEstablishes the property tax reduction fund in the state treasury. Designates a process for determining the moneys to be deposited in the property tax reduction fund and the emergency reserve fund. | Betti Sheldon (D-23) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| SB 5015 1997–98 |
State property tax reductionReduces the state property tax levy for 1997 by five percent. | Betti Sheldon (D-23) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| SB 5080 1997–98 |
Property damage/tax exemptnsA sales and use tax exemption is allowed on labor and services used to repair or replace residential buildings and on certain tangible personal property damaged or destroyed as a result of the weather conditions between... | Jeanne Kohl-Welles (D-36) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| SB 5101 1997–98 |
Juror privacyJudges in criminal and civil cases must inform jurors prior to discharge of the right to discuss or not discuss the deliberations or verdict with anyone. The plaintiff, defendant or an agent of either may discuss the case with... | Bob Oke (R-26) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| SB 5106 1997–98 |
Advanced college tuition prgThe Washington advanced college tuition payment program is established, providing for the sale of tuition units redeemable at a future date for an equal number of tuition units regardless of any intervening increase in... | Rosemary McAuliffe (D-1) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| SB 5129 1997–98 |
Firearms access by minorsDeclares that it is a misdemeanor if a person violates this act and, as a result thereof, a minor gains access to a firearm and possesses or exhibits it, without the supervision required by law: (1) In a public place; or (2)... | Rosemary McAuliffe (D-1) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| SB 5130 1997–98 |
Motor home excise tax exmptnAuthorizes motor vehicle excise tax exemptions for motor homes of seniors and persons with permanent disabilities. | Rosemary McAuliffe (D-1) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| SB 5147 1997–98 |
Residential property tx exmpRevises RCW 84.36.381 relating to residential property tax exemptions. | Shirley Winsley (R-28) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| SB 5192 1997–98 |
Ferry worker raisesSubject to legislative appropriation, ferry employees are entitled to the interest earned on retroactive compensation increases. The interest, which must be based on the interest rate earned by the State Treasurer, is computed... | Jeanne Kohl-Welles (D-36) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| SB 5198 1997–98 |
HEC board money transfersThe Higher Education Coordinating Board determines whether the funds appropriated to the State Work Study and the State Need Grant accounts can be spent within the individual program by the end of the fiscal period. If not,... | Jeannette Wood (R-21) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| SB 5214 1997–98 |
Property tax reliefProvides that there is allowed a credit against the state regular real property tax equal to the tax imposed on the first sixty-two thousand dollars of assessed valuation of owner-occupied residential property, multiplied by... | Betti Sheldon (D-23) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| SB 5215 1997–98 |
Beer and wine deliveryRequires the liquor control board to establish a one-year pilot project, commencing no later than December 1, 1997, and ending no later than December 1, 1998, that allows a holder of a beer and wine restaurant license that... | Betti Sheldon (D-23) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| SB 5216 1997–98 |
Adoption records disclosureDeclares that, if the confidential intermediary obtains from the person being sought written consent for disclosure of only nonidentifying information to the petitioner, the court may then order that the nonidentifying... | Betti Sheldon (D-23) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| SB 5226 1997–98 |
Dental device taxationProvides that the tax levied by RCW 82.08.020 shall not apply to sales of dental appliances, devices, restorations, and substitutes, or to sales of hearing instruments, nor to sales of repair service for the items exempted.... | Jeannette Wood (R-21) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| SB 5248 1997–98 |
Women in military memorialMakes an appropriation of fifty thousand dollars for the cost of a memorial honoring the role of women in the nation's military services. | Karen Fraser (D-22) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| SB 5252 1997–98 |
Immigrant food assistanceRequires the department to establish a food assistance program for persons whose immigrant status meets the eligibility requirements of the federal food stamp program as of August 21, 1996, but who are no longer eligible... | Darlene Fairley (D-32) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| SB 5297 1997–98 |
Mastectomy health care benefEvery health carrier, including the high risk pool, and every health plan operated by the state Health Care Authority that provides coverage for mastectomies must permit the attending health care provider to make decisions... | Rosa Franklin (D-29) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| SB 5304 1997–98 |
Drug-induced rapeIt is specified that second degree rape can be committed by having sexual intercourse with another person who is incapable of consent due to controlled substance-induced physical helplessness or mental incapacity caused by the... | Darlene Fairley (D-32) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| SB 5319 1997–98 |
Vocationl student organiztnsThe Legislature recognizes the necessity of maintaining and promoting vocational student leadership organizations as an integral component of vocational-technical education programs. | Harold Hochstatter (R-13) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
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