Mark Schoesler
Senator
· Republican
· District 9
· most recent term 2025–26
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331
Bills as prime sponsor
93
of those became law
2,276
Bills co-sponsored
24,998
Recorded votes
0.8%
Absent or excused
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 5208 2017–18 |
Rural jobsProvides a process to establish a rural growth fund in order to invest in rural business concerns. | Judy Warnick (R-13) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| SB 5212 2017–18 |
Land use control ordinancesAmends the building permit and subdivision vesting statutes to add that permits and proposed divisions of land shall be considered under the environmental and development regulations, as well as the building/subdivision and... | Lynda Wilson (R-17) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| SB 5214 2017–18 |
Admin rules review committeeRequires the Joint Administrative Rules Review Committee (JARRC) to review a rule or agency action if the rule or action has an economic impact of $10 million or more, or if a petition for review is received from either a... | Lynda Wilson (R-17) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| SB 5239 2017–18 |
Water availabilityEstablishes that evidence of potable water for a building permit may include a water well report for a permit-exempt groundwater withdrawal that is not prohibited by Department of Ecology’s (Ecology) water resources rules. | Judy Warnick (R-13) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| SB 5275 2017–18 |
PERS to PSERS transfersAllows certain employees that thought they were eligible for the Public Safety Employees' Retirement System (PSERS) to transfer credit earned in the Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS) to PSERS. | Steve Conway (D-29) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| SB 5276 2017–18 |
Retirement system opt-outAllows public employees that first become eligible for coverage in certain public pension system at age 60 or older to opt out of retirement coverage. | Barbara Bailey (R-10) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| SB 5339 2017–18 |
Religious objector/labor orgModifies the standard for religious non-association with regard to union membership. | Steve O'Ban (R-28) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| SB 5350 2017–18 |
Adjud. proceeding deadlinesRequires an agency make a final decision within two years after an administrative challenge to an agency action. | Phil Fortunato (R-31) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| SB 5438 2017–18 |
Impact statements/two yearsDirects lead agencies to aspire to complete environmental impact statements (EISs) under the State Environmental Policy Act within two years of making a threshold determination that an EIS is required. | John Braun (R-20) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| SB 5439 2017–18 |
Coal electricity conversionExempts all charges for construction related to the conversion of a coal-fired electric generation facility into a natural gas-fired electric generation facility or biomass energy facility from state and local sales and use taxes. | John Braun (R-20) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| SB 5467 2017–18 |
Nuclear energy as alt energyAdds nuclear energy as a qualified alternative energy resource for the purposes of the voluntary green power program. | Senator (R-8) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| SB 5468 2017–18 |
Nuclear energy/st. strategyIncludes nuclear energy as a clean energy source in the guiding principles of the state energy strategy. | Senator (R-8) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| SB 5475 2017–18 |
Small modular reactors taxExempts the manufacturing and sale of small modular reactors (SMRs) from business and occupation tax. | Senator (R-8) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| SB 5500 2017–18 |
State building code councilPrevents the State Building Code Council (Council) from adopting substantial amendments to the State Building Code and Washington State Energy Code more frequently than every six years. | Senator (R-15) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| SB 5545 2017–18 |
Public emp. bargaining/PRARequires public employers to make collective bargaining proposals available to the public. | Lynda Wilson (R-17) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| SB 5607 2017–18 |
EducationReplaces the K-12 prototypical school funding allocation model for basic education with a per pupil guarantee model. | John Braun (R-20) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| SB 5659 2017–18 |
Hospital district EMTs/LEOFFClarifies that an emergency medical technician that is employed by a public hospital district only qualifies for membership in the Law Enforcement Officer and Fire Fighter Retirement System if they were a member of the Public... | Barbara Bailey (R-10) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| SB 5712 2017–18 |
Bilingual ed. workforceEstablishes the Bilingual Educator Initiative as a long-term program to recruit, prepare, and mentor bilingual high school students to become future bilingual teachers and counselors. | Hans Zeiger (R-25) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| SB 5720 2017–18 |
Production-based comp. wagesProvides that an agricultural employer who paid employees may elect to pay remedial compensation to their employees for break times and rest periods under certain remedies, and if the employer pays remedial compensation, the... | Senator (R-12) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| SB 5732 2017–18 |
Industrial hemp researchAppropriates funding for the Industrial Hemp Research Pilot program. | Bob Hasegawa (D-11) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| SB 5737 2017–18 |
Lobbying activityRequires lobbyists and lobbyists' employers who are required to file certain reports to file the reports required by the fair campaign practices act electronically over the internet as provided by the public disclosure... | Senator (R-18) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| SB 5738 2017–18 |
Newspaper B&O tax rateChanges the effective date of the last extension of the business and occupation tax rate for newspapers. | Mark Schoesler (R-9) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| SB 5786 2017–18 |
Fertilizer, etc./B&O taxCreates a business and occupation tax exemption for wholesale sales of agricultural crop protection products, seed, and fertilizer when there is specified common ownership of distributors and retailers. | Maureen Walsh (R-16) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| SB 5798 2017–18 |
Rules, yearly expirationRequires any rule adopted before November 1 to expire by June 1 of the following year unless postponed by the Legislature. | John Braun (R-20) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| SB 5822 2017–18 |
Workers' compensation systemProvides that all economic and noneconomic damages in injured workers' third-party claims are subject to the recovery statutes. | Senator (R-6) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor |
Jan 8, 2018 |
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