Past bills
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 5430 1995–96 |
Insurance co capital/surplusA risk-based capital (RBC) program for life, disability, and property and casualty insurance companies is established by statute. The RBC program is based on the NAIC model. | Margarita Prentice (D-11) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 83, Laws of 1995 |
Apr 18, 1995 |
| SB 5433 1995–96 |
Insurers' investmentsThe provision that prohibits an insurance company from acquiring a majority of the stock issued by a corporation is removed. | Margarita Prentice (D-11) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 84, Laws of 1995 |
Apr 18, 1995 |
| SB 5435 1995–96 |
Medicare policies limitatnsOn or after January 1, 1996, the maximum preexisting condition limitation is three months. On or after January 1, 1996, full transfer and portability among and between the Medicare supplemental policies with standardized... | Margarita Prentice (D-11) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 85, Laws of 1995 |
Apr 18, 1995 |
| SB 5437 1995–96 |
Insurance company disclosursMaterial transactions of insurance companies, certified health plans, health care service contractors, and health maintenance organizations must be reported to the Office of the Insurance Commissioner annually (if the... | Margarita Prentice (D-11) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 86, Laws of 1995 |
Apr 18, 1995 |
| SB 5440 1995–96 |
Firearms on school propertyStudents carrying firearms on school grounds must be expelled for a period of one year. The federal definition of firearm is incorporated. | Rosemary McAuliffe (D-1) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 87, Laws of 1995 |
Apr 18, 1995 |
| SB 5764 1995–96 |
Redistricting commissionThe redistricting commission must submit a redistricting plan to the Legislature no later than December 15 of the year ending in one. | Emilio Cantu (R-41) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 88, Laws of 1995 |
Apr 18, 1995 |
| SB 5767 1995–96 |
Muni irrigatn assessmnt distA city or town may consolidate separate irrigation assessment districts for the purposes of construction, rehabilitation, and maintenance. The consolidated districts need not be in the same neighborhood, and any money... | Alex Deccio (R-14) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 89, Laws of 1995 |
Apr 18, 1995 |
| SB 5769 1995–96 |
Unploymnt comp overpaymentsThe Employment Security Department may assess overpayments on UI benefits up to two years after the final payments are made to a worker, or two years after the individual benefit year, whichever is greater. The act applies to... | Alex Deccio (R-14) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 90, Laws of 1995 |
Apr 18, 1995 |
| SB 5804 1995–96 |
Power of appointment releaseRelease of power in probate is effective when the release instrument is delivered to a trustee of the property and the person holding the property. Additionally, a copy of the instrument may be published in a legal newspaper... | Stephen Johnson (R-47) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 91, Laws of 1995 |
Apr 18, 1995 |
| SB 5820 1995–96 |
Telecomm/cable service theftCurrent statutes are amended to expand theft and unlawful sale of cable to include theft and unlawful sale of all subscription video services. New provisions are added dealing with theft of telecommunications services, and... | Dean Sutherland (D-17) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 92, Laws of 1995 |
Apr 18, 1995 |
| SB 5835 1995–96 |
Restraining ordersThe statute that allows police officers to arrest without a warrant those persons who violate restraining orders is amended to reference two statutes in the domestic relations chapters that also allow courts to issue... | Stephen Johnson (R-47) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 93, Laws of 1995 |
Apr 18, 1995 |
| SB 5857 1995–96 |
Public works subcontractingSubcontractors whose subcontracts are 10 percent of the bid price must be listed. The format used for listing is more easily understood by the general public. | Bob Morton (R-7) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 94, Laws of 1995 |
Apr 18, 1995 |
| SB 5871 1995–96 |
Plumbers advisory boardThe initial terms of the board members are clarified. It is further clarified that a member whose term expires continues to serve until his or her replacement is appointed. | Dwight Pelz (D-37) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 95, Laws of 1995 |
Apr 18, 1995 |
| SB 5918 1995–96 |
Mental health servicesThe Department of Social and Health Services is required to proceed with the project to streamline accountability systems which affect the community mental health service delivery system. The definition of community mental... | Betti Sheldon (D-23) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 96, Laws of 1995 |
Apr 18, 1995 |
| SB 6026 1995–96 |
Washington state grownAgricultural commodities may be labeled, advertised, marked or sold with the words "Washington State Grown" or similar language if the product is grown or raised in Washington State. Agricultural commodities that are not grown... | Marilyn Rasmussen (D-2) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 97, Laws of 1995 |
Apr 18, 1995 |
| HB 1086 1995–96 |
Personal property liensThe law concerning foreclosure of personal property liens is rewritten for clarification, and is recodified from the statute dealing with real property foreclosure to the statute dealing with personal property foreclosure.... | Tim Hickel (R-30) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 62, Laws of 1995 |
Apr 17, 1995 |
| HB 1157 1995–96 |
For hire vehicles/taxationThe requirement that interstate and foreign commerce carriers obtain a one-transit permit or have the first use be an interstate or foreign haul in order to receive the retail sales and use tax exemption on motor vehicles or... | Steve Van Luven (R-48) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 63, Laws of 1995 |
Apr 17, 1995 |
| HB 1360 1995–96 |
Osteopaths/discriminationHealth maintenance organizations, professional service corporations, and hospitals are prohibited from discriminating against doctors of osteopathic medicine who have been board certified or eligible under an approved... | Phil Dyer (R-5) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 64, Laws of 1995 |
Apr 17, 1995 |
| HB 1427 1995–96 |
Emer medical service professThe specific categories of mobile intravenous technician, mobile airway management technician and mobile intensive care paramedic are repealed and defined categorically as "emergency medical service intermediate life support... | Phil Dyer (R-5) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 65, Laws of 1995 |
Apr 17, 1995 |
| HB 1433 1995–96 |
Defacement of state monumntsA person who knowingly defaces a state monument or memorial is guilty of a misdemeanor. A person who causes damage to a state monument or memorial does not need to act maliciously. | Steve Conway (D-29) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 66, Laws of 1995 |
Apr 17, 1995 |
| HB 1457 1995–96 |
Asian Pacific American affrsThe Asian-American Affairs Commission is renamed the Asian Pacific American Affairs Commission. The term "Asian Pacific Americans" is defined to include persons of Cambodian, Laotian, and other South Asian ancestry. | Velma Veloria (D-11) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 67, Laws of 1995 |
Apr 17, 1995 |
| HB 1624 1995–96 |
Final plat approvalAfter a preliminary plat is approved, the time within which the final plat must be approved is extended to five years. If the final plat is not approved within five years, the proposed subdivision lapses. | Cheryl Hymes (R-40) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 68, Laws of 1995 |
Apr 17, 1995 |
| HB 1761 1995–96 |
Energy plant output measurmnThe definition that determines whether an energy project is considered by the Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council is clarified by stating the 250 megawatt generating threshold for electricity production is measured using... | Sarah Casada (R-25) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 69, Laws of 1995 |
Apr 17, 1995 |
| HB 1856 1995–96 |
Hazardous sub/lender liabltyThe Washington Model Toxics Control Act (MTCA) is modified to clarify the liability of lenders. A lender is not liable as an owner or operator if the lender acquires title to a contaminated site simply by foreclosing under the... | Jerry Blanton (R-21) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 70, Laws of 1995 |
Apr 17, 1995 |
| SB 5040 1995–96 |
Dist court districting commWhen forming a county district court redistricting committee in a county in which there is a city with a population of 10,000 or more, a representative of cities and towns with populations of less than 3,000 must be selected... | Mary Margaret Haugen (D-10) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 37, Laws of 1995 |
Apr 17, 1995 |