Senator Rodney Tom

Biennium:

Prime Sponsored Bills


Bill NumberBrief Description
SB 5110 Regarding local government purchasing.
Revised for 1st Substitute: Concerning local government purchasing of supplies, materials, or equipment.
 
SB 5172 Enacting the Ike act. 
SB 5811 Addressing employee wellness programs.  Fiscal Note
SB 5835 Concerning differential tuition. 
SB 5842 Encouraging the creation of competitive districts in the redistricting plan. 
SB 5843 Strengthening the review of the legislature's goals for tax preferences by requiring that every new tax preference provide an expiration date and statement of legislative intent. (REVISED FOR ENGROSSED: Strengthening the review of the legislature's goals for tax preferences by requiring that every new tax preference provide a statement of legislative intent and include an expiration date where applicable. )  Fiscal Note
SB 5849 Concerning electric vehicle charging stations.  Fiscal Note
SB 5856 Creating a defined contribution retirement plan for public employees.  Fiscal Note
SCR 8403 Calling a joint session to honor Governor Booth Gardner. 
SCR 8404 Returning bills to their house of origin. 
SCR 8405 Adjourning SINE DIE. 
SR 8600 Notifying the Governor that the Senate is ready to conduct business. 
SR 8662 Providing for conducting Senate business during the interim. 

Secondary Sponsored Bills


Bill NumberBrief Description
SB 5001 Requiring senate confirmation of growth management hearings board members. 
SB 5053 Modifying vehicle prowling provisions.  Fiscal Note
SB 5095 Providing proof of financial responsibility for motor vehicle operation.
Revised for 1st Substitute: Providing proof of financial responsibility for motor vehicle operation. (REVISED FOR ENGROSSED: Concerning proof of required documents for motor vehicle operation. )
  Fiscal Note
SB 5097 Allowing spouses to combine volunteer hours for purposes of receiving a complimentary discover pass.  Fiscal Note
SB 5124 Simplifying and adding certainty to the calculation of workers' compensation benefits. 
SB 5126 Concerning recovery for purposes of legal actions under the industrial insurance statutes.  Fiscal Note
SB 5127 Amending provisions governing structured settlements by removing age barriers and clarifying legislative intent.
Revised for 1st Substitute: Amending provisions governing structured settlements by removing age barriers and clarifying legislative intent. (REVISED FOR ENGROSSED: Amending provisions governing structured settlements by lowering age barriers and clarifying legislative intent. )
  Fiscal Note
SB 5128 Addressing compensation for injured workers.  Fiscal Note
SB 5129 Authorizing the establishment and use of veterans' treatment courts.  Fiscal Note
SB 5130 Concerning insurance coverage of treatment of eosinophilia gastrointestinal associated disorders.  Fiscal Note
SB 5131 Providing tax incentives for donations of modern laboratory equipment to higher education institutions and vocational skills centers.  Fiscal Note
SB 5146 Creating a competitive grant program for informal science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education.  Fiscal Note
SB 5150 Creating a task force to examine reform of the mental health system.  Fiscal Note
SB 5159 Repealing the family and medical leave insurance act.  Fiscal Note
SB 5181 Concerning flame retardants.  Fiscal Note
SB 5195 Allowing nonprofit institutions recognized by the state of Washington to be eligible to participate in the state need grant program.  Fiscal Note
SB 5213 Concerning prescription review for medicaid managed care enrollees.
Revised for 2nd Substitute: Concerning prescription review for medicaid managed care enrollees. (REVISED FOR PASSED LEGISLATURE: Concerning medication management services for medicaid managed care enrollees. )
  Fiscal Note
SB 5231 Ensuring hunter safety.  Fiscal Note
SB 5237 Establishing accountability for student performance in third grade.
Revised for 2nd Substitute: Establishing accountability for student performance in reading.
  Fiscal Note
SB 5242 Requiring policies regarding assignment of certificated instructional staff. 
SB 5243 Establishing policies to support academic acceleration for high school students.  Fiscal Note
SB 5244 Regarding school suspensions and expulsions.  Fiscal Note
SB 5245 Regarding the collection of student suspension and expulsion data.  Fiscal Note
SB 5246 Clarifying the teacher and principal evaluation process with the intent of strengthening the process.  Fiscal Note
SB 5279 Limiting use of public assistance benefits. 
SB 5280 Addressing criminal activities occurring at rental properties.
Revised for 1st Substitute: Addressing unlawful activities on certain properties.
  Fiscal Note
SB 5281 Requiring an empirical study of the validity and reliability of the current child welfare safety assessment tool.  Fiscal Note
SB 5282 Creating a statewide database of mental health commitment information.
Revised for 1st Substitute: Creating a statewide database of mental health commitment information. (REVISED FOR PASSED LEGISLATURE: Creating a work group for consolidation of statewide involuntary commitment information. )
  Fiscal Note
SB 5293 Extending the expiration dates of the local infrastructure financing tool program.  Fiscal Note
SB 5304 Providing cities and towns with the local options to permit digital outdoor advertising signs.  Fiscal Note
SB 5308 Establishing the commercially sexually exploited children statewide coordinating committee. 
SB 5312 Authorizing small consumer installment loans.  Fiscal Note
SB 5328 Creating a school-grading program that relies on the accountability index.  Fiscal Note
SB 5329 Creating the state superintendent school district.
Revised for 2nd Substitute: Assisting persistently lowest-achieving schools to become more accountable. (REVISED FOR ENGROSSED: Transforming persistently failing schools. )
  Fiscal Note
SB 5337 Modifying expiration dates affecting the department of natural resources' timber sale program.  Fiscal Note
SB 5339 Addressing wellness programs under the insurance code.  Fiscal Note
SB 5342 Concerning a sales and use tax exemption for restaurants in respect to certain items that impart flavor to food during the cooking process.  Fiscal Note
SB 5343 Concerning the rights of higher education students involved in military service.  Fiscal Note
SB 5376 Concerning juvenile firearms and weapons crimes.  Fiscal Note
SB 5389 Concerning sibling visitation for children in foster care.
Revised for 2nd Substitute: Concerning sibling visitation and sibling contact for children in foster care. (REVISED FOR PASSED LEGISLATURE: Concerning limitations on visitation or contact with children in foster care. )
  Fiscal Note
SB 5392 Limiting the impact of excess compensation on state retirement system contribution rates.  Fiscal Note
SB 5405 Concerning extended foster care services.  Fiscal Note
SB 5440 Creating support public schools special license plates.  Fiscal Note
SB 5445 Funding capital projects.
Revised for 1st Substitute: Funding public school capital projects.
  Fiscal Note
SB 5446 Providing a process for the state auditor's office to apply for investigative subpoenas.  Fiscal Note
SB 5497 Concerning assault in the third degree against a school employee.  Fiscal Note
SB 5504 Requiring state employees to be truthful when providing employment-related information. 
SB 5505 Encouraging valid voter signatures on petitions count and timely validation of signatures. 
SB 5531 Measuring performance of the child welfare system.  Fiscal Note
SB 5559 Authorizing educational specialist degrees at Central Washington University and Western Washington University.
Revised for 1st Substitute: Authorizing educational specialist degrees at Central Washington University, Western Washington University, and The Evergreen State College.
  Fiscal Note
SB 5560 Modifying job skills program provisions.  Fiscal Note
SB 5575 Concerning state parks funding.  Fiscal Note
SB 5586 Requiring the certificate of need review to include a determination of whether hospitals are able to provide a full range of legal medical services. 
SB 5587 Concerning student assessments.  Fiscal Note
SB 5588 Changing the definition of "school day."
Revised for 1st Substitute: Requiring an analysis of how school districts use school days.
  Fiscal Note
SB 5625 Requiring universal background checks for firearms transfers. 
SB 5632 Concerning the performance of spinal manipulation by physical therapists. 
SB 5663 Regarding derelict and abandoned vessels in state waters.  Fiscal Note
SB 5667 Providing for a single set of laws and procedures governing online learning. 
SB 5679 Improving the business climate and stimulating job creation by requiring certain agencies to establish a formal review process of existing rules.  Fiscal Note
SB 5680 Promoting economic development by providing information to businesses.  Fiscal Note
SB 5692 Concerning standby guardians and limited guardians. (REVISED FOR PASSED LEGISLATURE: Concerning standby guardians and standby limited guardians. ) 
SB 5710 Concerning reckless endangerment resulting from unsafe storage of firearms. 
SB 5711 Requiring universal background checks for firearms transfers. 
SB 5717 Addressing competitive contracting.  Fiscal Note
SB 5726 Placing geographic limitations on local paid sick leave and paid safe leave programs. 
SB 5728 Declaring state preemption of local paid sick and paid safe leave regulation. 
SB 5749 Repealing the unfunded state remittance for persons eligible for the federal earned income tax credit.  Fiscal Note
SB 5753 Providing flexibility in the education system.  Fiscal Note
SB 5808 Affirming centralized payroll services as nontaxable between affiliated companies.  Fiscal Note
SB 5815 Prohibiting a person from selling or giving a vapor product designed solely for smoking or ingesting tobacco or shisha to a minor. 
SB 5846 Requiring the evaluation of options to mitigate the effect of tolling Interstate 90 west of Interstate 405 on certain residents.  Fiscal Note
SB 5852 Improving student achievement and student outcomes. 
SB 5863 Providing a business and occupation tax exemption for charter schools and nonprofit education service providers.  Fiscal Note
SB 5883 Providing for more equitable funding of public higher education. 
SB 5887 Concerning the medical use of cannabis.  Fiscal Note
SB 5893 Creating a tuition surcharge for international students.  Fiscal Note
SB 5901 Providing education reforms.  Fiscal Note
SB 5907 Ensuring no net loss of public access to state recreational lands.  Fiscal Note
SJM 8001 Requesting that Interstate 5 be named the "Purple Heart Trail."  Fiscal Note
SR 8610 Honoring the career of Senator Bob Morton. 
SR 8611 Reaffirming Washington's commitment to a strong relationship with Taiwan. 
SR 8612 Honoring Senator Jerome Delvin. 
SR 8613 Honoring the National Guard. 
SR 8615 Honoring Washington girls and women in sports. 
SR 8622 Recognizing Gifted Education Day and Week. 
SR 8623 Offering best wishes for a fulfilling retirement to Consul General Gao Zhansheng. 
SR 8630 Celebrating the one hundredth anniversary of the Department of Agriculture. 
SR 8631 Honoring the legacy of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. 
SR 8632 Recognizing the British Columbia Legislative Internship Program. 
SR 8635 Honoring individuals with autism. 
SR 8636 Honoring Peace Corps volunteers and recognizing the 2013 Top Peace Corps Volunteer-Producing Colleges. 
SR 8642 Celebrating the National Day of the Cowboy. 
SR 8643 Proclaiming Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day. 
SR 8651 Honoring Doris M. Brougham for her lifelong achievements. 
SR 8653 Celebrating the Washington State Apple Blossom Festival. 
SR 8654 Recognizing the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival. 
SR 8655 Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the 1963 American Mt. Everest Expedition. 
SR 8657 Honoring the life of Margaret Thatcher.