Past bills
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 6532 1997–98 |
Hospice care coverageAll state purchased health care that provides coverage for hospice care may not require, as a condition of receiving that care, that a person agree not to receive other covered medical care. Any insurer that provides coverage... | Pat Thibaudeau (D-43) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 21, 1998 |
| SB 6543 1997–98 |
Automobile clubsAutomobile clubs are defined as any person who, for financial considerations, promises subscribers to assist in matters relating to travel and operation and maintenance of a motor vehicle, as well as other services that may... | Shirley Winsley (R-28) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 21, 1998 |
| SB 6547 1997–98 |
Pipefitter/fuel gas installrEstablishes provisions relating to certificates of competency as a pipefitter and as a fuel gas piping installer. | Ray Schow (R-30) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 21, 1998 |
| SB 6548 1997–98 |
Coin-operated car wash/taxExempts unassisted self-service motor vehicle wash, wax, and vacuum services rendered through coin-operated devices from sales and use taxes. Establishes requirements to qualify for the exemptions. | Patricia Hale (R-8) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 21, 1998 |
| SB 6554 1997–98 |
Lodging tax revenue useRevises RCW 67.28.180 to specify the use of lodging tax revenues. | Ken Jacobsen (D-46) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 21, 1998 |
| SB 6555 1997–98 |
SEPA exemptionsDecisions pertaining to the following actions are exempt from the State Environmental Policy Act within urban growth areas: (1)The construction of a residential structure of ten or fewer dwelling units; (2)The construction of... | Bob Morton (R-7) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 21, 1998 |
| SB 6561 1997–98 |
Security guard functionsRevises provisions relating to functions and licensing of security guards. | Ray Schow (R-30) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 21, 1998 |
| SB 6564 1997–98 |
Parking facility financingExcludes facilities which may be funded pursuant to chapter 28B.07, 35.82, 43.180, or 70.37 RCW or parking facilities designed primarily to support private commercial activity from the definition of a nonprofit facility in RCW... | Senator (D-35) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 21, 1998 |
| SB 6566 1997–98 |
Mental health parityDeclares an intent to end discrimination in Washington state in the offering of insurance coverage for mental disorders by requiring that health insurers provide coverage for mental health services at parity with medical and... | Pat Thibaudeau (D-43) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 21, 1998 |
| SB 6569 1997–98 |
Scien salmon/steelhead panelDeclares an intent of the legislature to create a scientific review panel to develop project funding criteria on a program level that ensures that state recovery efforts are based upon sound science and directed to high... | Ken Jacobsen (D-46) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 21, 1998 |
| SB 6570 1997–98 |
Habitat restoration informtnDeclares an intent to create a pilot project within the center for stream side studies that would serve to educate the public on the functioning of healthy watersheds and provide technical information to volunteer... | Ken Jacobsen (D-46) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 21, 1998 |
| SB 6571 1997–98 |
Pharmaceutical business/taxWholesalers that warehouse and resell pharmaceutical drugs are provided a tax reduction. The tax is based on a newly created category,"gross warehousing income," which is defined as 4 percent of gross income. | Jeannette Wood (R-21) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 21, 1998 |
| SB 6576 1997–98 |
End-of-life care actDeclares that a qualified patient has the right to make voluntary and informed choices of care including a request for home care, hospice care, psychological and social counseling, palliative care, as well as a voluntary... | Darlene Fairley (D-32) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 21, 1998 |
| SB 6577 1997–98 |
Minimum wage increaseThe state minimum wage for those 18 and older is $5.75 for 1999, $6.50 for the year 2000, and for each year thereafter the minimum wage is adjusted for inflation by the Director of the Department of Labor and Industries. | Rosa Franklin (D-29) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 21, 1998 |
| SB 6579 1997–98 |
County recording proceduresRevises provisions relating to recording documents in the county auditor's office. | Patricia Hale (R-8) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 21, 1998 |
| HB 2762 1997–98 |
Truant students/driving privProvides that the department of licensing shall not consider an application of any minor under the age of eighteen years for a driver's license if the applicant is a student subject to this act unless the department is... | Mike Carrell (R-28) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 20, 1998 |
| HB 2765 1997–98 |
1997 Pend Oreille co. floodMakes an appropriation of eight hundred twenty-nine thousand dollars from the general fund to the military department for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1998, and is provided solely for the 1997 Pend Oreille county flood... | Bob Sump (R-7) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 20, 1998 |
| HB 2766 1997–98 |
Private activity bond allocaProvides that in the event that the state ceiling is increased, fifty percent of the initial allocation of any such increase shall be made for housing and the remainder of the initial allocation of any such increase shall be... | Steve Van Luven (R-48) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 20, 1998 |
| HB 2767 1997–98 |
Child support enforcementVarious changes are made to the statutes governing child support enforcement to implement the recent amendments to the federal Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996. An entity receiving an... | Larry Sheahan (R-9) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 20, 1998 |
| HB 2768 1997–98 |
Environ restoratn & improvmnAn environmental restoration and improvement account is created in the custody of the State Treasurer. All fines, penalties, and damages recovered by the state as a result of civil or criminal fines imposed for violations of... | Karen Keiser (D-33) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 20, 1998 |
| HB 2771 1997–98 |
Students/malicious harassmntProvides that, where sexual and other malicious harassment are particularly pernicious threats to school safety, the legislature intends to require that public school districts establish, publicize and enforce policies... | Ed Murray (D-43) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 20, 1998 |
| HB 2775 1997–98 |
Water rightsA procedure is established under which a person who used water for certain uses before January 1, 1993, without a state water use permit or certificate is allowed to continue to use the water. This procedure applies to persons... | Kelli Linville (D-42) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 20, 1998 |
| HB 2777 1997–98 |
Lawful use of forceThe statute governing when a defendant has a complete defense to a civil action for injury or death and the statutes governing when the use of force is lawful in the criminal context, and when reimbursement is allowed, are... | Mike Carrell (R-28) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 20, 1998 |
| HB 2781 1997–98 |
Polling place interpretersQualifications and restrictions for interpreters are established. These qualifications and restrictions do not apply to a person brought to the polling place by a voter to act as his or her interpreter. | Jim Dunn (R-17) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 20, 1998 |
| HB 2783 1997–98 |
Domestic violenceDeclares that collecting information and entering it in the judicial information system under this section does not constitute the practice of law, and clerks are not responsible for incorrect or incomplete information... | Jeralita "Jeri" Costa (D-38) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 20, 1998 |