Past bills
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 2247 1997–98 |
Alien offendersRevises RCW 9.94A.280 relating to alien offenders. | Dave Schmidt (R-44) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| HB 2249 1997–98 |
Property tax reliefEstablishes procedures for value averaging. Provides for property tax credits. Revises provisions relating to the 106 percent limit. | Hans Dunshee (D-39) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| HB 2250 1997–98 |
Deferred property tax distriRevises RCW 84.38.120 relating to payment to municipal corporations of property taxes deferred by senior citizens and persons retired by reason of disability. | Helen Sommers (D-36) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| HB 2252 1997–98 |
Inmate work program goalsRevises RCW 72.09.111 to delete requirements that provide for yearly increases in the number of inmates employed in work programs. | Tom Huff (R-26) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| HB 2253 1997–98 |
Office of health policyProvides that the governor shall establish an office of health policy by July 1, 1997. The office is to develop coordinated and cost-effective methods of purchasing health care for state government and to provide policy... | Eileen Cody (D-11) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| HB 2254 1997–98 |
Dispensing opticiansProvides that an applicant for certification as a refracting optician must first be licensed as a dispensing optician by the state and meet the following educational requirements approved by the secretary: (1) Completion of... | Mary Skinner (R-14) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| HB 2256 1997–98 |
General obligation bondsProvides that, for the purpose of providing funds to finance the projects described and authorized by the legislature in the capital and operating appropriations acts for the 1997-99 fiscal biennium, and all costs incidental... | Barry Sehlin (R-10) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| HB 2257 1997–98 |
Supplemental capital budgetAdopts a supplemental capital budget. | Barry Sehlin (R-10) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| HB 2260 1997–98 |
Nursing care in own homeRequires the nursing quality assurance commission in conjunction with the department of social and health services, the department of health, and other appropriate agencies to, by December 1997, prepare a report to the... | Tom Huff (R-26) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| HB 2262 1997–98 |
Higher ed tuition and feesProvides that, beginning with the 1997-98 academic year, tuition fees shall increase based on a five-year rolling average of per capita personal income as contained in the even-year September Washington economic and revenue... | Tom Huff (R-26) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| HB 2263 1997–98 |
Aquatic lands enhancmnt acctThe use of the Aquatic Lands Enhancement Account is expanded to include 1) shellfish management, enforcement and enhancement; and 2) restoration of native wild salmon stock. Fiscal Note: Not requested. | Tom Huff (R-26) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| HB 2265 1997–98 |
Student assessment systemRepeals section 803, chapter 335, Laws of 1995. | Grace Cole (D-32) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| HB 2266 1997–98 |
Medicaid nursing facilitiesFinds that alternative placement of residents and potential residents of nursing facilities and utilization of home and community-based long-term care services has reduced the demand for nursing facility capacity in the state,... | Helen Sommers (D-36) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| HB 2268 1997–98 |
Nursing home payment systemExtends the time frame for revision of the nursing home payment system. | Helen Sommers (D-36) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| HB 2269 1997–98 |
Civil indigent legal servcesEstablishes the civil indigent legal services account. | Marlin Appelwick (D-46) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| HB 2270 1997–98 |
Forest fire protection costsRevises RCW 76.04.610 relating to assessments for forest fire protection. | Helen Sommers (D-36) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| HB 2271 1997–98 |
County public health accountRevises RCW 82.44.110 relating to an increase in the amount of motor vehicle excise tax transmitted to the county public health account. | Eileen Cody (D-11) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| HB 2273 1997–98 |
Safe storage of firearmsProvides that a person is guilty of a gross misdemeanor if the person stores or leaves a loaded firearm in a location where the person knows, or reasonably should know, that a child is likely to gain access, and a child... | Ida Ballasiotes (R-41) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| HB 2274 1997–98 |
Rural nat resources impactMakes an appropriation of forty million dollars for the biennium ending June 30, 1999, from the unemployment compensation fund to the employment security department for the purposes of funding RCW 50.22.090. Repeals RCW 43.31.651. | Jim Buck (R-24) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| HB 2275 1997–98 |
Property rightsDeclares that subject to any exceptions in this act, a private property owner must receive compensation from government for a regulatory taking of private property. | Dave Mastin (R-16) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| HB 2280 1997–98 |
Personal responsibility actProvides that a family that includes an adult who has received temporary assistance for needy families for sixty months after the effective date of this section shall be ineligible for further temporary assistance for needy... | Roger Bush (R-2) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| HB 2286 1997–98 |
Naturopathic physiciansRevises provisions relating to the regulation of naturopathic physicians. | Phil Dyer (R-5) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| HB 2287 1997–98 |
Nonprofit hospital saleProvides that a person may not engage in the acquisition of a hospital without first having applied for and received the approval of the department under this act. Directs the department, in consultation with the attorney... | Phil Dyer (R-5) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| HB 2291 1997–98 |
Distressed areas/lodging taxAny county that is or contains an eligible area or any city within that county may use the 2 percent state-shared hotel-motel tax or their local-option hotel-motel tax for public restrooms, parking facilities, or other... | Jim Dunn (R-17) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| HB 2294 1997–98 |
Court of appeals budgetDirects the judicial branch to submit its budget proposals directly to the appropriate committees of the legislature without prior review of the office of financial management and without application of rules adopted by the... | Tom Huff (R-26) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |