Senator Dan Swecker

Biennium:

Prime Sponsored Bills


Bill NumberBrief Description
SB 5033 Concerning sales and use tax exemptions for prescribed durable medical equipment used in the home and prescribed mobility enhancing equipment.  Fiscal Note
SB 5268 Creating the fish and wildlife equipment revolving account.  Fiscal Note
SB 5348 Removing references to mitigation banking project eligibility for moneys in the habitat conservation account and the riparian protection account.  Fiscal Note
SB 5371 Concerning parent taught driver training education courses.  Fiscal Note
SB 5632 Permitting retired participants to resume volunteer firefighter, emergency worker, or reserve officer service.  Fiscal Note
SB 5633 Concerning amusement parks.  Fiscal Note
SB 5634 Concerning property tax exemptions on public assembly halls. 
SB 5635 Creating a pilot project to evaluate the use of electronic traffic flagging devices. 
SB 5636 Authorizing the civil air patrol to assist the state in homeland security, disaster relief, and search and rescue operations.
Revised for 1st Substitute: Creating a trust account on behalf of the Washington wing of the civil air patrol.
  Fiscal Note
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 5690 Assisting small forest landowners to keep their land in active working forestry.  Fiscal Note
SB 5704 Concerning creation of a flood district by three or more counties. 
SB 5705 Regarding voting rights in special districts. 
SB 5706 Regarding unreasonable use of force on children. 
SB 5719 Modifying title and registration requirements for kit vehicles. 
SB 5871 Concerning sales and use tax exemptions for prescribed power wheelchairs.  Fiscal Note
SB 6030 Addressing infrastructure requirements for fully contained communities under the growth management act. 
SB 6058 Funding a Lewis county watershed project. 
SB 6068 Modifying the definition of "conviction" for the purposes of the uniform commercial driver's license act.  Fiscal Note
SB 6145 Authorizing the siting of a master planned location for major auctioneering activity. 
SR 8649 Reaffirming the Senate's commitment to preferred employment opportunities for veterans. 

Secondary Sponsored Bills


Bill NumberBrief Description
SB 5033 Concerning sales and use tax exemptions for prescribed durable medical equipment used in the home and prescribed mobility enhancing equipment.  Fiscal Note
SB 5268 Creating the fish and wildlife equipment revolving account.  Fiscal Note
SB 5348 Removing references to mitigation banking project eligibility for moneys in the habitat conservation account and the riparian protection account.  Fiscal Note
SB 5371 Concerning parent taught driver training education courses.  Fiscal Note
SB 5632 Permitting retired participants to resume volunteer firefighter, emergency worker, or reserve officer service.  Fiscal Note
SB 5633 Concerning amusement parks.  Fiscal Note
SB 5634 Concerning property tax exemptions on public assembly halls. 
SB 5635 Creating a pilot project to evaluate the use of electronic traffic flagging devices. 
SB 5636 Authorizing the civil air patrol to assist the state in homeland security, disaster relief, and search and rescue operations.
Revised for 1st Substitute: Creating a trust account on behalf of the Washington wing of the civil air patrol.
  Fiscal Note
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 5690 Assisting small forest landowners to keep their land in active working forestry.  Fiscal Note
SB 5704 Concerning creation of a flood district by three or more counties. 
SB 5705 Regarding voting rights in special districts. 
SB 5706 Regarding unreasonable use of force on children. 
SB 5719 Modifying title and registration requirements for kit vehicles. 
SB 5871 Concerning sales and use tax exemptions for prescribed power wheelchairs.  Fiscal Note
SB 6030 Addressing infrastructure requirements for fully contained communities under the growth management act. 
SB 6058 Funding a Lewis county watershed project. 
SB 6068 Modifying the definition of "conviction" for the purposes of the uniform commercial driver's license act.  Fiscal Note
SB 6145 Authorizing the siting of a master planned location for major auctioneering activity. 
SR 8649 Reaffirming the Senate's commitment to preferred employment opportunities for veterans. 
SB 5000 Limiting property taxation.  Fiscal Note
SB 5002 Creating the Washington heritage livestock and poultry breed recognition program.  Fiscal Note
SB 5003 Providing a sales and use tax exemption for breathalyzers sold to businesses who provide alcohol for consumption on-site.  Fiscal Note
SB 5004 Creating a mobile custom farm slaughtering unit loan program.
Revised for 1st Substitute: Promoting local meat production.
  Fiscal Note
SB 5005 Creating a program to certify and market certain cattle from Washington as either "natural beef cattle" or "natural grass-fed beef cattle."
Revised for 1st Substitute: Regarding naturally raised beef cattle.
  Fiscal Note
SB 5007 Allowing public technical colleges to offer associate transfer degrees.
Revised for 1st Substitute: Allowing public technical colleges to offer degrees that prepare students to transfer to certain bachelor degree programs.
  Fiscal Note
SB 5008 Regarding hunting licensing requirements for members of the military. 
SB 5009 Creating a military service exemption for benefits charged to the experience rating accounts of employers.  Fiscal Note
SB 5012 Directing the Washington state patrol to develop a plan to assist in the recovery of missing persons.  Fiscal Note
SB 5018 Concerning historic preservation.  Fiscal Note
SB 5019 Concerning resident curators of state properties. 
SB 5020 Issuing horseless carriage plates to trailers more than thirty years old if certain conditions are met.   Fiscal Note
SB 5021 Exempting electricity generated from renewable resources from the requirements of chapter 19.28 RCW. 
SB 5022 Authorizing the use of outdoor wood-fired boilers.  Fiscal Note
SB 5023 Regulating fire suppression.  Fiscal Note
SB 5029 Recodifying and making technical clarifications to campaign funding and disclosure laws.  Fiscal Note
SB 5030 Concerning militia records, property, command, and administration.  Fiscal Note
SB 5031 Concerning rental or lease of armories.  Fiscal Note
SB 5032 Concerning the Washington code of military justice.  Fiscal Note
SB 5034 Adjusting veterans' scoring criteria. 
SB 5035 Improving veterans' access to services. 
SB 5036 Concerning veterans' relief. 
SB 5037 Providing funding for certain state route number 2 highway projects. 
SB 5041 Increasing state contracts with veteran-owned businesses.  Fiscal Note
SB 5042 Providing a waiver of penalties for first-time paperwork violations by small businesses.  Fiscal Note
SB 5053 Creating the Washington state flag account.  Fiscal Note
SB 5073 Improving budget transparency by consolidating accounts into the state general fund. 
SB 5100 Authorizing the purchase, storage, and administration of medications by occupational therapists. 
SB 5130 Regarding prisoner access to public records.  Fiscal Note
SB 5149 Creating the geothermal assessment committee.  Fiscal Note
SB 5159 Extending the time period for motor vehicle fuel excise tax and special fuel tax refunds.  Fiscal Note
SB 5162 Providing loans to small cities for certain appeals under the growth management act.  Fiscal Note
SB 5165 Implementing a transfer of development rights program.  Fiscal Note
SB 5183 Addressing the viewing of sexually explicit depictions of minors on the internet.  Fiscal Note
SB 5184 Evaluating the need for a digital forensic crime lab.  Fiscal Note
SB 5186 Establishing a period of public and legislative review of appropriations legislation. 
SB 5188 Requiring school districts to provide remedial postsecondary education or to pay for the cost. 
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 5196 Increasing the personal needs allowance for persons receiving state-financed care. 
SB 5203 Regarding insurance coverage for autism spectrum disorders.  Fiscal Note
SB 5213 Modifying voter registration provisions. 
SB 5215 Removing the notice requirement when an attorney or private investigator requests vehicle owner information. 
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 5219 Creating a legislative task force to address housing for individuals at a high risk of being homeless.
Revised for 1st Substitute: Establishing a focus group to examine the need to provide housing for certain populations at risk of being homeless.
 
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 5238 Authorizing the department of retirement systems to assist with mailing information to certain members of the state retirement systems. 
SB 5246 Concerning the effect of zoning ordinances on motor vehicle collection and restoration. 
SB 5253 Concerning criminal defendants who are guilty and mentally ill.  Fiscal Note
SB 5255 Regarding aquatic lands lease rates for marinas.  Fiscal Note
SB 5269 Establishing a license limitation program for harvest and delivery of Pacific sardines into the state.  Fiscal Note
SB 5270 Modifying voter registration provisions.  Fiscal Note
SB 5271 Modifying provisions relating to candidate filing.  Fiscal Note
SB 5275 Offering health insurance premiums to members of the national guard.  Fiscal Note
SB 5289 Adding a certain ferry route and roads to the scenic and recreational highway system.  Fiscal Note
SB 5327 Making technical corrections to election provisions.  Fiscal Note
SB 5328 Naming public spaces in the Washington state heritage center.  Fiscal Note
SB 5331 Granting tribal authorities limited control over speed limits on nonlimited access state highways within tribal reservation boundaries. 
SB 5332 Administering the Washington state patrol retirement system.
Revised for 1st Substitute: Addressing the administration of the Washington state patrol retirement system.
  Fiscal Note
SB 5333 Creating a Washington state patrol retirement system deferred option plan.
Revised for 1st Substitute: Creating a Washington state patrol retirement system deferred retirement option plan.
  Fiscal Note
SB 5339 Creating a committee to study the feasibility of creating a board with public records act and open public meetings act responsibilities.  Fiscal Note
SB 5344 Providing an emergency response system for the Strait of Juan de Fuca.
Revised for 1st Substitute: Concerning emergency response towing vessels.
  Fiscal Note
SB 5361 Feeding hungry children through school breakfast and lunch programs and summer food service programs.  Fiscal Note
SB 5362 Establishing a set minimum hourly wage. 
SB 5363 Designating certain state routes as highways of statewide significance.  Fiscal Note
SB 5365 Addressing liability for damages to state property resulting from the illegal operation of a vehicle.  Fiscal Note
SB 5377 Concerning funding for infrastructure that supports dense, affordable development in transit-oriented areas.  Fiscal Note
SB 5382 Exempting traps for mice and rats from the restrictions on traps in RCW 77.15.192. 
SB 5383 Including a wolf-hybrid in the definition of a "potentially dangerous wild animal."
Revised for 1st Substitute: Regarding wolf-hybrids.
 
SB 5387 Addressing the detection of motorcycles and bicycles at vehicle-activated traffic control signals. 
SB 5388 Requiring motor vehicle dealers to disclose whether a new motor vehicle has sustained damage, repaired or not, in the sale of the new motor vehicle.
Revised for 1st Substitute: Concerning the disclosure of any known damage and repair to a new motor vehicle by motor vehicle dealers.
 
SB 5389 Concerning animal trapping. 
SB 5413 Concerning the assault of a law enforcement officer or other employee of a law enforcement agency.  Fiscal Note
SB 5418 Regarding electric vehicles.  Fiscal Note
SB 5421 Establishing the upper Columbia river recreational salmon and steelhead pilot stamp program.
Revised for 1st Substitute: Creating the Columbia river recreational salmon and steelhead pilot stamp program.
  Fiscal Note
SB 5422 Limiting liability for making certain land and water areas available for recreational use under a hydroelectric license. 
SB 5430 Concerning water discharge fees.  Fiscal Note
SB 5433 Modifying provisions of local option taxes. 
SB 5435 Protecting financial and medical information presented to the board of accountancy.  Fiscal Note
SB 5450 Concerning permits for and advertising by household goods carriers.  Fiscal Note
SB 5458 Concerning economic stimulus transportation funding and appropriations. 
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 5481 Concerning veterans' burials.  Fiscal Note
SB 5482 Modifying provisions governing two-wheeled and three-wheeled vehicles.  Fiscal Note
SB 5486 Requiring a comprehensive lakes management strategic plan.  Fiscal Note
SB 5492 Applying RCW 41.56.430 through 41.56.490 to employees working under a site certificate issued under chapter 80.50 RCW.  Fiscal Note
SB 5494 Determining the amount of motor vehicle fuel tax moneys derived from tax on marine fuel. 
SB 5496 Extending the time period for the department of transportation to enter into an agreement for a rail line over the Milwaukee Road corridor. 
SB 5499 Concerning bond amounts for department of transportation highway contracts.  Fiscal Note
SB 5510 Regarding notification in dependency matters.  Fiscal Note
SB 5513 Concerning law enforcement authority that relates to civil infractions and unlawful transit conduct. 
SB 5522 Authorizing internet voting for service voters and overseas voters.  Fiscal Note
SB 5558 Repealing the 2007 family and medical leave insurance act. 
SB 5560 Regarding state agency climate leadership.  Fiscal Note
SB 5572 Providing collective bargaining for child care center directors and workers.  Fiscal Note
SB 5631 Counting absentee ballots. 
SB 5641 Removing essential government services as a condition to exempt from taxation property belonging to federally recognized Indian tribes.  Fiscal Note
SB 5652 Requiring a reduction in toll rates charged to motorcycles. 
SB 5654 Creating a child welfare transparency committee. 
SB 5655 Regarding height restrictions on amateur radio antennas. 
SB 5656 Splitting the department of social and health services into several smaller, more focused agencies. 
SB 5657 Concerning background information of certain guardians ad litem. 
SB 5658 Creating a pilot program of Spanish and Chinese language instruction. 
SB 5660 Encouraging each school district and community to work in partnership to promote programs that will help students develop saleable skills. 
SB 5661 Exempting the annual parental declaration of intent to home school from the public disclosure act. 
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 5684 Addressing environmental mitigation in highway construction. 
SB 5695 Authorizing the Washington state patrol to accept donations.  Fiscal Note
SB 5723 Providing support for small business assistance.  Fiscal Note
SB 5726 Clarifying the integration of shoreline management act policies with the growth management act.  Fiscal Note
SB 5738 Requiring the office of the superintendent of public instruction to review annual school district compliance reports.  Fiscal Note
SB 5739 Revising provisions relating to renewing a concealed pistol license by members of the armed forces. 
SB 5740 Requiring drug testing of peace officers.  Fiscal Note
SB 5750 Addressing the protection of consumers by providing flexibility in the repayment of certain debts.  Fiscal Note
SB 5755 Concerning alternative health care practitioners. 
SB 5756 Concerning hazardous substance information.  Fiscal Note
SB 5768 Concerning the state route number 99 Alaskan Way viaduct replacement project. 
SB 5778 Requiring disclosure of certain course material information for higher education courses.  Fiscal Note
SB 5783 Concerning the fuel tax rate used to determine fuel tax distributions to the snowmobile account. 
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 5799 Creating the state capitol campus special height district.  Fiscal Note
SB 5800 Regarding shorelines of statewide significance.  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 5820 Including a child fourteen or younger in the aggravated first degree murder provisions. 
SB 5829 Establishing a pilot program for family counseling. 
SB 5830 Establishing the office of the health care authority ombudsman. 
SB 5836 Concerning the transport of infrastructure project materials through marine transportation facilities.  Fiscal Note
SB 5843 Identifying qualified applicants and procedures within the Washington wildlife and recreation program.  Fiscal Note
SB 5850 Protecting workers from human trafficking violations.  Fiscal Note
SB 5867 Verifying water supplies for new subdivisions. 
SB 5872 Limiting the period of time in which level of service standards for local transportation facilities may be used to prohibit development under local comprehensive plans. 
SB 5907 Limiting mandatory overtime for corrections officers and sergeants.
Revised for 1st Substitute: Limiting mandatory overtime for corrections officers and sergeants employed by a county jail.
 
SB 5938 Clarifying the permitting, training, and licensing process for driver training schools. 
SB 5974 Regarding live nonambulatory livestock. 
SB 5979 Authorizing the department of natural resources to conduct a forest biomass energy demonstration project.  Fiscal Note
SB 6007 Requiring cooperation when planning to accommodate projected population growth and the resulting development needs under the growth management act. 
SB 6012 Increasing the maximum amount of financial assistance that may be granted or loaned by the department of transportation for airports owned or controlled by municipalities or federally recognized Indian tribes.
Revised for 1st Substitute: Increasing the maximum amount of financial assistance that may be granted or loaned by the department of transportation to certain airports.
  Fiscal Note
SB 6016 Regarding educator training to enhance skills of students with dyslexia.  Fiscal Note
SB 6031 Reorganizing the provision of family and children's services. 
SB 6040 Concerning the expenditure of funds for the Interstate 5/Columbia river crossing/Vancouver project. 
SB 6047 Authorizing a property tax levy to reimburse taxing districts for property taxes refunded under chapter 84.69 RCW and property taxes abated under RCW 84.70.010.  Fiscal Note
SB 6064 Establishing transportation accountability regions and regional transportation accountability boards. 
SB 6088 Addressing commute trip reduction for state agencies.  Fiscal Note
SB 6092 Creating a task force to study milk pricing concerns in Washington state.  Fiscal Note
SB 6095 Clarifying that retirement costs continue to be authorized as a charge included in the Puget Sound pilotage district tariff. 
SB 6106 Concerning collective bargaining for marine employees of the department of transportation.  Fiscal Note
SB 6109 Concerning ferries. 
SB 6115 Changing provisions relating to sex offenders. 
SB 6120 Creating a state property tax levy dedicated to parks.  Fiscal Note
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 8000 Requesting the Postal Service to issue a postage stamp commemorating Nisei veterans. 
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 8005 Requesting that the words "under God" remain in the Pledge of Allegiance. 
SJM 8009 Requesting the department of homeland security and congress to examine the federal T visa program. 
SJM 8016 Regarding government spending policies. 
SJR 8206 Placing restrictions on tax increases. 
SJR 8207 Amending the Constitution to include toll revenue to be used exclusively for highway purposes. 
SJR 8208 Repealing a conflicting residency requirement for voting in a presidential election. 
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 8214 Guaranteeing a secret ballot. 
SJR 8216 Dedicating a portion of the state property tax levy to state parks. 
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 8619 Honoring Wilcox Farms. 
SR 8622 Honoring the Tri-City entities participating in "Energy Independence Day." 
SR 8634 Recognizing department of transportation and Washington state patrol employees for their work and efforts during the storms of 2007, 2008, and 2009. 
SR 8635 Honoring those who work with victims of traumatic brain injury. 
SR 8636 Recognizing Pat Durham, Grand Madam President of the international Ladies Auxiliary of the Fraternal Order of Eagles. 
SR 8655 Recognizing Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences. 
SR 8660 Celebrating the Apple Blossom Festival.