Senator Mark Schoesler

Biennium:

Prime Sponsored Bills


Bill NumberBrief Description
SB 5076 Creating the Washington grain commission.  Fiscal Note
SB 5276 Eliminating the exclusive authority of the University of Washington and Washington State University to offer certain engineering courses.
Revised for 1st Substitute: Increasing the availability of engineering programs in public universities.
 
SB 5304 Lowering the general salary increase assumption for the actuarial funding of certain public retirement systems.  Fiscal Note
SB 5305 Repealing certain obsolete state retirement system statutes.   Fiscal Note
SB 5306 Studying disability benefit options for members of the public employees' retirement system plan 2 and plan 3, the teachers' retirement system plan 2 and plan 3, and the school employees' retirement system plan 2 and plan 3.  Fiscal Note
SB 5308 Authorizing the higher education coordinating board to offer higher education annuities and retirement income plans.  Fiscal Note
SB 5310 Addressing the state actuary's recommendations for assumptions used in the actuarial funding of the state retirement systems.  Fiscal Note
SB 5315 Extending the survivor annuity option for preretirement death in plan 1 of the public employees' retirement system to members who die after leaving active service.  Fiscal Note
SB 5437 Regarding the operation and authority of the state conservation commission.  Fiscal Note
SB 5578 Regarding water resource management.  Fiscal Note
SB 5717 Modifying provisions related to the distribution of tax proceeds from thermal electric generating facilities.  Fiscal Note
SB 5741 Concerning dynamic fiscal notes. 
SB 5764 Concerning horticultural pest and disease boards. 
SB 5765 Regarding the fruit and vegetable district fund.  Fiscal Note
SB 5774 Regarding school levy equalization.  Fiscal Note
SB 5793 Concerning privately operated manlifts.
Revised for 1st Substitute: Concerning a single-occupancy farm conveyance.
 
SB 5839 Regarding the administration of irrigation districts. 
SB 5956 Regarding voluntary participation in a state or national animal identification system. 
SB 5965 Concerning the burden of proof for corrections to property tax valuations made by public officials. 
SB 5975 Reducing the reporting requirements and business and occupation tax on small business. 
SR 8657 Honoring the Colfax Bulldogs girls' basketball team. 

Secondary Sponsored Bills


Bill NumberBrief Description
SB 5076 Creating the Washington grain commission.  Fiscal Note
SB 5276 Eliminating the exclusive authority of the University of Washington and Washington State University to offer certain engineering courses.
Revised for 1st Substitute: Increasing the availability of engineering programs in public universities.
 
SB 5304 Lowering the general salary increase assumption for the actuarial funding of certain public retirement systems.  Fiscal Note
SB 5305 Repealing certain obsolete state retirement system statutes.   Fiscal Note
SB 5306 Studying disability benefit options for members of the public employees' retirement system plan 2 and plan 3, the teachers' retirement system plan 2 and plan 3, and the school employees' retirement system plan 2 and plan 3.  Fiscal Note
SB 5308 Authorizing the higher education coordinating board to offer higher education annuities and retirement income plans.  Fiscal Note
SB 5310 Addressing the state actuary's recommendations for assumptions used in the actuarial funding of the state retirement systems.  Fiscal Note
SB 5315 Extending the survivor annuity option for preretirement death in plan 1 of the public employees' retirement system to members who die after leaving active service.  Fiscal Note
SB 5437 Regarding the operation and authority of the state conservation commission.  Fiscal Note
SB 5578 Regarding water resource management.  Fiscal Note
SB 5717 Modifying provisions related to the distribution of tax proceeds from thermal electric generating facilities.  Fiscal Note
SB 5741 Concerning dynamic fiscal notes. 
SB 5764 Concerning horticultural pest and disease boards. 
SB 5765 Regarding the fruit and vegetable district fund.  Fiscal Note
SB 5774 Regarding school levy equalization.  Fiscal Note
SB 5793 Concerning privately operated manlifts.
Revised for 1st Substitute: Concerning a single-occupancy farm conveyance.
 
SB 5839 Regarding the administration of irrigation districts. 
SB 5956 Regarding voluntary participation in a state or national animal identification system. 
SB 5965 Concerning the burden of proof for corrections to property tax valuations made by public officials. 
SB 5975 Reducing the reporting requirements and business and occupation tax on small business. 
SR 8657 Honoring the Colfax Bulldogs girls' basketball team. 
SB 5008 Regarding hunting licensing requirements for members of the military. 
SB 5018 Concerning historic preservation.  Fiscal Note
SB 5022 Authorizing the use of outdoor wood-fired boilers.  Fiscal Note
SB 5042 Providing a waiver of penalties for first-time paperwork violations by small businesses.  Fiscal Note
SB 5044 Changing work-study provisions.  Fiscal Note
SB 5048 Providing for coordination of workforce and economic development.  Fiscal Note
SB 5110 Allowing spas, wedding boutiques, and art galleries to serve wine to their customers who are twenty-one years of age or older.
Revised for 1st Substitute: Allowing spas, wedding boutiques, and art galleries to serve wine or beer to their customers who are twenty-one years of age or older. (REVISED FOR ENGROSSED: Allowing wedding boutiques and art galleries to serve wine or beer to their customers who are twenty-one years of age or older. )
 
SB 5111 Including off-premises sales for holders of a beer and wine boutique and gift delivery license. 
SB 5114 Eliminating the partial relinquishment of water rights. 
SB 5149 Creating the geothermal assessment committee.  Fiscal Note
SB 5163 Removing the requirement to purchase art for public buildings during the 2009-2011 biennium. 
SB 5186 Establishing a period of public and legislative review of appropriations legislation. 
SB 5193 Allowing a nonresident alien to possess weapons when hunting with a Washington-licensed hunter. 
SB 5195 Adopting the life settlements model act.  Fiscal Note
SB 5214 Concerning military monuments.  Fiscal Note
SB 5216 Creating a sentence enhancement for body armor.  Fiscal Note
SB 5217 Concerning expenditures for works of art.  Fiscal Note
SB 5218 Controlling computer access by residents at the special commitment center and persons released to less restrictive alternatives.  Fiscal Note
SB 5232 Protecting registered school students from sexual misconduct by school employees.
Revised for 1st Substitute: Protecting enrolled school students from sexual misconduct by school employees.
  Fiscal Note
SB 5233 Addressing county elected officials keeping offices at the county seat. 
SB 5237 Requiring the development of three-year baccalaureate programs. 
SB 5242 Determining good faith for qualifying for benefits when leaving work voluntarily. 
SB 5272 Regarding wildlife interactions.  Fiscal Note
SB 5274 Regarding damage caused by wildlife.  Fiscal Note
SB 5280 Recognizing conservation achieved in excess of biennial conservation targets as an eligible renewable resource under chapter 19.285 RCW, the energy independence act. 
SB 5299 Concerning water resource management on the Columbia and Snake rivers.  Fiscal Note
SB 5302 Granting half-time service credit for half-time educational employment prior to January 1, 1987, in plans 2 and 3 of the school employees' retirement system and the public employees' retirement system.  Fiscal Note
SB 5303 Transferring public employees' retirement system plan 2 members to the school employees' retirement system plan 2.  Fiscal Note
SB 5307 Addressing plan membership default provisions in the public employees' retirement system.  Fiscal Note
SB 5309 Allowing department of fish and wildlife enforcement officers to transfer service credit.  Fiscal Note
SB 5312 Increasing the duty-related death benefit for public employees.  Fiscal Note
SB 5313 Addressing interruptive military service credit within plans 2 and 3 of the public employees' retirement system, plans 2 and 3 of the school employees' retirement system, plans 2 and 3 of the teachers' retirement system, plan 2 of the law enforcement officers' and firefighters' retirement system, plan 2 of the Washington state patrol retirement system, and the public safety employees' retirement system.  Fiscal Note
SB 5314 Addressing the survivor benefits of employees who die while honorably serving in the national guard or military reserves during a period of war.  Fiscal Note
SB 5345 Regarding renewable energy. 
SB 5362 Establishing a set minimum hourly wage. 
SB 5383 Including a wolf-hybrid in the definition of a "potentially dangerous wild animal."
Revised for 1st Substitute: Regarding wolf-hybrids.
 
SB 5389 Concerning animal trapping. 
SB 5395 Concerning the excise taxation of bullion and rare earth metals.  Fiscal Note
SB 5422 Limiting liability for making certain land and water areas available for recreational use under a hydroelectric license. 
SB 5441 Creating incentives for the use of biomass in renewable energy production.  Fiscal Note
SB 5462 Simplifying and adding certainty to the calculation of workers' compensation benefits. 
SB 5463 Creating a good faith defense for certain minimum wage and overtime compensation complaints.  Fiscal Note
SB 5464 Restricting the use of industrial insurance funds.  Fiscal Note
SB 5465 Establishing requirements for industrial insurance final settlement agreements. 
SB 5466 Defining the term employ for minimum wage purposes. 
SB 5470 Providing sales and use tax exemptions for senior residents of qualified low-income senior housing facilities.  Fiscal Note
SB 5495 Providing limitations on rental housing inspections. 
SB 5505 Providing a consistent definition for renewable or alternative energy resources. 
SB 5515 Modifying and adding definitions related to school district employee benefits. 
SB 5517 Establishing a meat and poultry inspection program.  Fiscal Note
SB 5558 Repealing the 2007 family and medical leave insurance act. 
SB 5562 Concerning forestry operations.  Fiscal Note
SB 5570 Providing a property tax exemption for real and personal property leased to public hospitals established under chapter 36.62 RCW.  Fiscal Note
SB 5593 Regarding career and technical student organizations. 
SB 5634 Concerning property tax exemptions on public assembly halls. 
SB 5637 Allowing members of the armed forces to submit an application for renewal of a concealed pistol license by mail. 
SB 5638 Concerning fire protection district contracts. 
SB 5640 Concerning intermediate care facilities. 
SB 5662 Allowing certain health care coverage deductions from the calculation of disposable income for the purpose of qualifying for senior property tax programs. 
SB 5663 Concerning property tax exemptions for service-connected disabled veterans and senior citizens. 
SB 5664 Limiting the power of eminent domain. 
SB 5667 Limiting utility liens against rental property. 
SB 5668 Restricting the use of consignment contracts in the sale of used manufactured/mobile homes. 
SB 5676 Providing for career and technical education opportunities for middle school students.  Fiscal Note
SB 5693 Removing the requirement to purchase art for public buildings during the 2009-2011 biennium.  Fiscal Note
SB 5729 Concerning alcohol sales.  Fiscal Note
SB 5737 Concerning compliance with sales, use, and business and occupation tax requirements.  Fiscal Note
SB 5742 Concerning local government crime-free rental housing programs.
Revised for 1st Substitute: Concerning crime-free rental housing.
 
SB 5776 Regarding student fees, charges, and assessments. 
SB 5792 Concerning current use valuation under the property tax open space program.
Revised for 1st Substitute: Concerning eligibility of land growing Christmas trees for current use valuation under the property tax open space program.
  Fiscal Note
SB 5817 Defining commercial agricultural purposes to include current farming practices and activities related to the raising, harvesting, feeding, breeding, managing, selling, care, or training of a farm product.
Revised for 1st Substitute: Concerning current use valuation of farm and agricultural lands.
  Fiscal Note
SB 5831 Creating the Washington state essential worker pilot program.  Fiscal Note
SB 5835 Authorizing limited outdoor burning. 
SB 5874 Addressing the authority of the board of directors of a public facilities district.  Fiscal Note
SB 5893 Concerning actions by insurance companies against violators.
Revised for 1st Substitute: Establishing provisions for actions by insurance companies against violators.
 
SB 5914 Concerning student transportation funding.  Fiscal Note
SB 5916 Authorizing the department of information services to engage in high-speed internet adoption, deployment, and digital inclusion activities.
Revised for 2nd Substitute: Authorizing the department of information services to engage in high-speed internet adoption, deployment, and digital inclusion activities. (REVISED FOR ENGROSSED: Regarding broadband adoption and deployment. )
  Fiscal Note
SB 5917 Conducting an assessment of high-speed internet service in the state.  Fiscal Note
SB 5920 Restricting the underwriting of small loans by financial institutions holding a check cashers license and small loan endorsement by including a cap of thirty percent of the borrower's gross monthly income on the combined outstanding principal balances of all small loans.
Revised for 1st Substitute: Increasing small loan borrower protections by restricting the underwriting of small loans by businesses with a small loan endorsement, including a cap on the combined outstanding principal balances of all small loans, providing for a payment plan, and creating a database.
  Fiscal Note
SB 5939 Concerning personnel practices regarding exempt employment.  Fiscal Note
SB 5963 Regarding unemployment insurance.  Fiscal Note
SB 5977 Regarding the testing of the chemical content of products sold at retail. 
SB 5979 Authorizing the department of natural resources to conduct a forest biomass energy demonstration project.  Fiscal Note
SB 5992 Creating the community agricultural worker safety grant program. 
SB 5994 Eliminating boards and commissions on June 30, 2010.  Fiscal Note
SB 5995 Eliminating certain boards, committees, and commissions and the transfer of certain duties effective June 30, 2009. (REVISED FOR ENGROSSED: Eliminating certain boards, committees, and commissions and the transfer of certain duties. )  Fiscal Note
SB 5997 Providing sales and use tax exemptions to eligible data centers located in a rural county as defined in RCW 82.14.370(5). 
SB 6007 Requiring cooperation when planning to accommodate projected population growth and the resulting development needs under the growth management act. 
SB 6010 Concerning a state designated green source of wood fiber for state-funded construction. 
SB 6019 Concerning employee wellness programs. 
SB 6039 Creating a sentence for treatment program for juvenile offenders. 
SB 6040 Concerning the expenditure of funds for the Interstate 5/Columbia river crossing/Vancouver project. 
SB 6115 Changing provisions relating to sex offenders. 
SB 6153 Replacing the tax credit for the motion picture competitiveness program with a tax credit for the program for supported employment services for individuals with developmental disabilities as they transition from high school to the workforce.  Fiscal Note
SB 6154 Concerning basic health plan eligibility.  Fiscal Note
SB 6155 Modifying general assistance provisions.  Fiscal Note
SB 6156 Providing economically responsible solutions for higher education funding and access.  Fiscal Note
SJM 8002 Requesting that Congress audit the Federal Reserve System. 
SJM 8004 Requesting congress take action to maintain and develop a highly-skilled workforce in Washington. 
SJM 8016 Regarding government spending policies. 
SJR 8206 Placing restrictions on tax increases. 
SJR 8209 Requiring extraordinary revenue growth to be transferred to the budget stabilization account.  Fiscal Note
SJR 8210 Prohibiting the adoption of budgets that result in projected deficits. 
SJR 8215 Amending the state Constitution to require toll revenue to be used exclusively for highway purposes under Article II, section 40. 
SCR 8407 Returning bills to their house of origin. 
SR 8601 Adopting permanent senate rules. 
SR 8604 Honoring the National Guard. 
SR 8605 Honoring Tom Darling. 
SR 8606 Honoring home education families. 
SR 8612 Honoring Miss Washington 2008. 
SR 8616 Celebrating the 150th birthday of the City of Olympia. 
SR 8618 Honoring President Emeritus V. Lane Rawlins. 
SR 8619 Honoring Wilcox Farms. 
SR 8624 Recognizing the 4-H youth development program. 
SR 8644 Celebrating Dairy Day. 
SR 8655 Recognizing Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences. 
SR 8659 Commending Dennis Schatz.