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Senate > McDermott > Bill Sponsorship

Senator Joe McDermott

Biennium:

Prime Sponsored Bills

Bill Number	Brief Description
SB 6181	Providing an employee of the county legislative authority may be appointed to the county canvassing board.
SB 6449	Protecting freedom of student press and speech.
SB 6495	Requiring the appointment of nonvoting labor members to public transportation governing bodies.
SB 6503	Approving the segmented mathematics assessment as an alternative assessment. Fiscal Note
SB 6521	Concerning human remains. Fiscal Note
SB 6701	Expanding the types of property subject to seizure and forfeiture in money laundering provisions. Fiscal Note
SB 6702	Providing treatment programs as an alternative to total confinement for offenders convicted of nonviolent and nonsex offenses. Fiscal Note
SB 6738	Increasing certain bid limits on purchases of public works materials.
SB 6777	Clarifying interests in certain state lands.
SB 6778	Allowing voter registration up to and on election day.
SB 6824	Changing provisions relating to process servers.
SB 6872	Enacting the community schools act of 2008. Fiscal Note
SB 6943	Concerning process servers.
SR 8720	Honoring J.P. Patches and his alter ego Chris Wedes.

Secondary Sponsored Bills

Bill Number	Brief Description
SB 6180	Regarding postelection audits.
SB 6184	Addressing most serious offenses. Fiscal Note
SB 6186	Changing the time frame covered by the twenty-one day preelection campaign finance report. Fiscal Note
SB 6189	Requiring pharmacy owners to file a certificate of compliance.
SB 6201	Modifying candidate filing provisions. Fiscal Note
SB 6258	Concerning adulterated pet food.
SB 6272	Expanding financial literacy through education and counseling to promote greater homeownership security. Fiscal Note
SB 6274	Removing the six inch freeboard exception from the requirement to cover vehicular loads of dirt, sand, or gravel.
SB 6276	Creating a pilot program placing domestic violence advocates in offices of the division of children and family services. Fiscal Note
SB 6281	Limiting property tax levies for ports in counties with large populations.
SB 6304	Allowing institutions of higher education to adopt rules regulating firearms on campus.
SB 6305	Granting discretion to the department of health with respect to federal funding for the prevention of teen pregnancy. (REVISED FOR ENGROSSED: Concerning the department of health's application for federal funding for the prevention of teen pregnancy. ) Fiscal Note
SB 6314	Providing for arts education funding. Fiscal Note
SB 6332	Increasing the debt limit of the housing finance commission. Fiscal Note
SB 6356	Providing a leasehold excise tax exemption for nonprofit folk, ethnic, and traditional arts festivals.
SB 6357	Regarding service of process in domestic violence cases.
SB 6379	Concerning sales tax incentives for highly energy efficient appliances and equipment. Fiscal Note
SB 6406	Creating a program for offender education. Fiscal Note
SB 6407	Increasing the small business credit for the business and occupation tax. Fiscal Note
SB 6411	Addressing the regulation of conversion condominiums.
SB 6420	Adding bicyclist and pedestrian safety information to drivers' education curriculum. Fiscal Note
SB 6421	Providing medical coverage for smoking cessation programs. Fiscal Note
SB 6442	Modifying provisions relating to the office of public defense.
SB 6443	Regarding disciplinary actions for education employees committing sexual offenses. Fiscal Note
SB 6450	Regarding reimbursement for school district and educational service district costs for performance audits. Fiscal Note
SB 6451	Regarding reimbursement for school district costs for performance audits.
SB 6469	Regarding urban forestry. Fiscal Note
SB 6473	Concerning the property tax exemption income eligibility requirements for senior citizens and veterans with service-connected disabilities.
SB 6483	Enacting the local farms-healthy kids and communities act. Revised for 2nd Substitute: Enacting the local farms-healthy kids act. Fiscal Note
SB 6508	Authorizing the creation of beach management districts. Fiscal Note
SB 6516	Regarding greenhouse gases emissions and providing for green collar jobs. Revised for 1st Substitute: Providing a framework for reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the Washington economy. Fiscal Note
SB 6520	Requiring additional information on property tax statements and notices of assessed value.
SB 6530	Regarding the children's safe products act. Fiscal Note
SB 6533	Prohibiting discrimination based on lawful source of income. Fiscal Note
SB 6547	Prohibiting discrimination in community athletics programs. Fiscal Note
SB 6572	Allowing microbreweries to maintain off-premises warehouses for distribution.
SB 6580	Addressing the impacts of climate change through the growth management act.
SB 6610	Extending the national board for professional teaching standards bonus to certificated principals. Fiscal Note
SB 6636	Increasing estimated cost minimums required on water-sewer district contracts for materials and work.
SB 6661	Regarding child care licensing actions. Revised for 1st Substitute: Regarding child care licensing.
SB 6662	Increasing the number of school nurses. Fiscal Note
SB 6673	Creating extended learning opportunities. Revised for 2nd Substitute: Creating learning opportunities. Fiscal Note
SB 6685	Regarding the ethical use of e-mail for legislative updates.
SB 6688	Addressing the desirability of reasonable fares for frequent ferry users.
SB 6696	Changing the requirements for, and recoveries under, a wrongful death cause of action, or a survival action. Revised for 1st Substitute: Changing the requirements for, and recoveries under, a wrongful injury or death cause of action, or a survival action. Fiscal Note
SB 6703	Allowing a certificate of discharge to be issued when an existing order excludes or prohibits an offender from having contact with a specified person or business, or coming within a set distance of any specified location.
SB 6707	Addressing the practice of interior design. Fiscal Note
SB 6713	Requiring the department of social and health services to contract with counties to provide early intervention services for children with developmental disabilities. Fiscal Note
SB 6716	Expanding rights and responsibilities for domestic partnerships.
SB 6717	Increasing public utility district commissioner salaries.
SB 6737	Authorizing collective bargaining for Washington State University employees who are enrolled in academic programs. Fiscal Note
SB 6750	Providing for stays of industrial insurance orders on appeal. Fiscal Note
SB 6751	Allowing individuals who left work to enter certain apprenticeship programs to receive unemployment insurance benefits. Fiscal Note
SB 6779	Revising provisions setting the compensation of jurors.
SB 6810	Encouraging water efficiency.
SB 6820	Creating the Washington investment in student excellence scholarship program. Revised for 1st Substitute: Requiring a study of funding sources for opportunity grants, apprenticeship programs, and scholarships. Fiscal Note
SB 6830	Exempting car sharing from retail sales and use tax. Fiscal Note
SB 6879	Regarding the joint task force on basic education finance.
SB 6907	Allowing state employees to use state-owned electronic devices for limited personal use.
SB 6931	Providing funding for additional emphasis patrols for DUI enforcement and chemical dependency treatment. Fiscal Note
SJM 8022	Proposing a regional presidential primary.
SJM 8026	Requesting that the new Tacoma Narrows bridge be named the Bob Oke bridge.
SJM 8027	Acknowledging and reaffirming the federal Equal Rights Amendment.
SJM 8029	Requesting the Postal Service to issue a postage stamp commemorating Nisei veterans.
SJM 8033	Requesting the United States Congress to reconsider and halt the procurement of foreign-made tankers for use by the United States Air Force.
SJR 8223	Repealing a conflicting residency requirement for voting in a presidential election.
SR 8697	Honoring the Washington national guard.
SR 8701	Honoring Karen Marchioro.
SR 8702	Recognizing the Washington state achievers scholarship program.
SR 8707	Regarding a resolution to create a Safe Kids Week in Washington.
SR 8711	Recognizing the 4-H Youth Development Program.
SR 8721	Recognizing Girls and Women in Sports Day.
SR 8724	Honoring individuals with autism.
SR 8726	Honoring Dr. Jerilyn McIntyre.
SR 8728	Honoring the Future Farmers of America.

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