Don Carlson
Senator
· Republican
· District 49
· most recent term 2003–04
2003–04 · Senate · R · LD 492001–02 · Senate · R · LD 491999–00 · House · R · LD 491997–98 · House · R · LD 491995–96 · House · R · LD 491993–94 · House · R · LD 49
184
Bills as prime sponsor
50
of those became law
900
Bills co-sponsored
9,706
Recorded votes
0.5%
Absent or excused
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 6001 2001–02 |
Fire code inspections$ Providing that, upon written notice of intent to seek a search warrant, if a tenant or landlord denies a fire official the right to search a dwelling unit or common area for fire code violations, a fire official may... | Don Carlson (R-49) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 263, Laws of 2002 |
Mar 29, 2002 |
| SB 6379 2001–02 |
State patrol retirement$ Provides Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Officers within the Washington State Patrol who elected to become commissioned officers between July 1, 2000, and June 30, 2001, the opportunity to purchase Washington State Patrol... | Don Carlson (R-49) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 269, Laws of 2002 |
Mar 29, 2002 |
| SB 6515 2001–02 |
School technology facilities$ Permits a school district to include in a capital project the costs of technology systems, facilities, and projects and to pay those costs from most of the revenue sources in the district = s capital projects fund. | Rosemary McAuliffe (D-1) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 275, Laws of 2002 |
Mar 29, 2002 |
| SB 6558 2001–02 |
School for the deaf$ Increases the powers and duties of the Board of Trustees at the Washington School for the Deaf (WSD). | Jeanne Kohl-Welles (D-36) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 209, Laws of 2002 |
Mar 28, 2002 |
| SB 5166 2001–02 |
Higher education$ Allows state financial aid to be used at a qualified branch of an out-of-state institution. | Jeanne Kohl-Welles (D-36) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 187, Laws of 2002 |
Mar 27, 2002 |
| SB 6376 2001–02 |
PERS plan 3$ Employees of state agencies and institutes of higher education will receive the transfer payment for transferring to PERS 3 if they receive service credit in June 2002. Employees of other organizations will receive the... | Debbie Regala (D-27) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 159, Laws of 2002 |
Mar 27, 2002 |
| SB 6380 2001–02 |
Retirement$ Provides greater flexibility in dividing retirement benefits in the event of a divorce for members of the Public Employees' Retirement System, the School Employees' Retirement System, the Teachers' Retirement System, the... | Shirley Winsley (R-28) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 158, Laws of 2002 |
Mar 27, 2002 |
| SB 5552 2001–02 |
Border county higher educatn$ The Border County Higher Education Project is made permanent and is expanded to include bordering Oregon counties and Washington institutions of higher education to participate in the program. | Don Carlson (R-49) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 130, Laws of 2002 |
Mar 26, 2002 |
| SB 6457 2001–02 |
Athlete agents$ Requires athlete agents to disclose certain specific information to student athletes and to educational institutions. | Don Carlson (R-49) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 131, Laws of 2002 |
Mar 26, 2002 |
| SB 6465 2001–02 |
County auditors$ Declares that the county auditor and his or her deputy may perform clerical or ministerial duties for any other county officer. Other county officers or their deputy may perform clerical or ministerial duties for the office... | Don Carlson (R-49) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 141, Laws of 2002 |
Mar 26, 2002 |
| SB 5999 2001–02 |
Telephone assistance program$ Expands the eligibility for the Washington Telephone Assistance Program by including individuals who have just completed participation in community voice mail programs. | Betti Sheldon (D-23) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 104, Laws of 2002 |
Mar 22, 2002 |
| SB 6594 2001–02 |
Secure transition facilities$ Allows, under certain circumstances, the siting of secure community transition facilities (SCTF) in certain counties irrespective of land use and other laws. | Don Carlson (R-49) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 68, Laws of 2002 |
Mar 21, 2002 |
| SB 5104 2001–02 |
Cnty conservatn futures levy$ Increases the existing levy for county conservation futures from 6.25 cents per $1,000 of assessed valuation to 10 cents per $1,000 of assessed valuation. | Don Carlson (R-49) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 14, 2002 |
| SB 5699 2001–02 |
State scholars programThe Washington Scholars Program is expanded to honor students who reside in a specific legislative district while commuting to a private high school in Oregon or Idaho and continuing to reside in Washington. | Don Carlson (R-49) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 14, 2002 |
| SB 5700 2001–02 |
Industrial land banksThe date at which the authority to designate land banks outside of UGAs is extended to December 31, 2007, for counties meeting the following criteria: (a) a population greater than 250,000 and is part of a metropolitan area... | Don Carlson (R-49) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 14, 2002 |
| SB 5882 2001–02 |
Musculoskeletal disordersThe implementation schedule for Washington State's ergonomics rules is delayed for two years. L&I performs extensive pilot demonstration projects with employees and employers of various sizes of businesses, to increase... | Senator (D-35) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 14, 2002 |
| SB 6284 2001–02 |
Air pollution/vehiclesNeighborhood electric vehicles (NEVs) are defined as "a self-propelled, electrically powered four-wheeled motor vehicle that has a speed attainable in one mile that is greater than 20 miles per hour but does not exceed 25... | Ken Jacobsen (D-46) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 14, 2002 |
| SB 6377 2001–02 |
TRS plan1$ Allows members of the Teachers Retirement System Plan 1 in extended school year programs to use either two consecutive fiscal years or two consecutive extended school years, as defined by their school districts, in the... | Debbie Regala (D-27) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 14, 2002 |
| SB 6383 2001–02 |
RetirementVested members of PERS, SERS, and TRS may begin receiving retirement benefits at age 70 2 without separating from service. Upon retiring, the employee no longer makes contributions or receives service credit but they may work... | Harriet Spanel (D-40) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 14, 2002 |
| SB 6411 2001–02 |
Running start program$ Allows The Evergreen State College to participate in the Running Start Program. | Jeanne Kohl-Welles (D-36) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 14, 2002 |
| SB 6425 2001–02 |
School meals & kithchens$ Revises the law that permits school districts to operate lunchrooms for students and employees, to permit the districts to operate meal programs in school buildings and to serve volunteers and organizations meeting in those... | Rosemary McAuliffe (D-1) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 36, Laws of 2002 |
Mar 14, 2002 |
| SB 6476 2001–02 |
Juvenile offndrs/counseling$ Permits restitution ordered under the Juvenile Justice Act of 1977("Act") for victim's counseling. | Jeralita "Jeri" Costa (D-38) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 14, 2002 |
| SB 6494 2001–02 |
Vehicle licensing$ A two-year vehicle licensing cycle is created for all vehicle classes except those paying gross weight fees for vehicles weighing 8,000 pounds or more. | Harold Hochstatter (R-13) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 14, 2002 |
| SB 6504 2001–02 |
Higher education$ Removes all references to "branch campus." $ Replaces the terms "branch campus" and "branch campuses" with site-specific campus names. | Jeanne Kohl-Welles (D-36) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 14, 2002 |
| SB 6572 2001–02 |
Conservation dis supervisors$ Specifies elections of conservation district supervisors are to be conducted according to the conservation district chapter election process. | Marilyn Rasmussen (D-2) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 43, Laws of 2002 |
Mar 14, 2002 |
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