Past bills
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 1917 1997–98 |
Publ health dental hygienstsDeclares an intent of the legislature to provide access to oral health care services to medicaid eligible and low-income families and children and other dentally underserved populations by addressing some identified barriers. | Mary Skinner (R-14) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| HB 1918 1997–98 |
Marriage license applicantsRequires inclusion of the following statement in the application: "The laws of this state affirm your right to enter into this marriage and at the same time to live within the marriage free from violence and abuse. Neither you... | Mary Skinner (R-14) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| HB 1919 1997–98 |
Sales tax of certain servcesThe 1993 extension of sales taxes to services is repealed. | Brian Thomas (R-5) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| HB 1920 1997–98 |
Clinical lab science practnrDeclares an intent of the legislature that this act provide for better protection of public health and safety by providing minimum qualifications for clinical laboratory science practitioners, thereby increasing the degree of... | John Pennington (R-18) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| HB 1921 1997–98 |
Women/minority business/bidsThe authority is eliminated for a state agency or institution of higher education to award a contract to a women or minority-owned and controlled business that is not the lowest responsible bidder. Instead, a contract at the... | Senator (R-15) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| HB 1923 1997–98 |
Open public meetingsAny advisory committee or task force with one or more members appointed by the Governor is subject to the Open Public Meetings Act if the advisory committee or task force relates to the expenditure or use of tax receipts.... | Senator (D-35) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| HB 1925 1997–98 |
Teachers' retirement plan IProvides that, during the fiscal year in which a member earns his or her thirtieth year of service credit, a member may make the following irrevocable choice for all subsequent fiscal years: (1) To cease making contributions... | Jim Clements (R-14) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| HB 1926 1997–98 |
Grass seed farming equip/taxThe state sales tax does not apply to sales to a field and turf grass seed farmer of machinery and equipment used directly in field and turf grass seed farming. The state sales tax also does not apply to labor and services... | Mark Sterk (R-4) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| HB 1927 1997–98 |
Civil legal services officeTransfers all powers, duties, and functions of the department of community, trade, and economic development pertaining to civil indigent legal representation to the office of civil legal services. | Jim Clements (R-14) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| HB 1929 1997–98 |
Rules approval by legislatreProvides that a rule or an emergency rule of the departments of ecology, labor and industries, health, revenue, and natural resources, the employment security department, the forest practices board, the office of the insurance... | Dave Mastin (R-16) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| HB 1933 1997–98 |
School nurse/student ratioProvides that, beginning with the 1997-98 school year, each school district shall maintain a ratio of not less than one school nurse for every one thousand five hundred full-time equivalent students. In the 1998-99 school... | Al O'Brien (D-1) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| HB 1937 1997–98 |
Property tax administrationProperty Tax Notices and Disclosures: A bank or other institution paying property taxes on behalf of a property owner must supply the assessor with the owner = s name and address. The bank or other institution is subject to a... | Mike Carrell (R-28) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| HB 1941 1997–98 |
Dev disabled supported emplyEach state agency with at least 50 full-time equivalent employees must develop and implement a supported employment program. The Department of Personnel is required to educate, encourage, and assist state agencies in... | Eric Robertson (R-31) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| HB 1944 1997–98 |
Teen mothers & adult fathersAppropriates $240,000 from the General Fund-State to the Department of Health for a study of teen mothers and adult fathers. The research contractor is directed to gather information on demographic characteristics of the... | Ida Ballasiotes (R-41) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| HB 1947 1997–98 |
Olympic Games hostingMakes an appropriation of thirty-five thousand dollars, for the biennium ending June 30, 1999, from the general fund to the department of community, trade, and economic development to contract with a nonprofit corporation to... | Dave Schmidt (R-44) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| HB 1949 1997–98 |
Comm collge parttime facultyDeclares that a board of trustees may use part-time faculty only if: (1) Qualified full-time faculty cannot be found due to a shortage of qualified applicants in the field; (2) the experience of a faculty member who is... | Dawn Mason (D-37) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| HB 1951 1997–98 |
WA national guard ed grantsProvides that an enlisted member or an officer of the rank of captain or below of the Washington national guard is eligible, upon application in accordance with rules adopted by the adjutant general, for educational grants to... | Dave Schmidt (R-44) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| HB 1953 1997–98 |
Water qualityFinds that: (1) Streamside buffers are essential for the protection and restoration of salmon and shellfish habitat, other fisheries resources, and water quality; (2) in their natural state, streamside buffers provide many... | Debbie Regala (D-27) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| HB 1954 1997–98 |
Real estate appraisersDeclares that provisions of chapter 18.140 RCW do not preclude the issuance of a broker's price opinion if the opinion does not state that the person is a state-certified or state-licensed real estate appraiser. | Senator (R-15) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| HB 1956 1997–98 |
Motor vehicle theftAdult offenders who have prior convictions, either as an adult or a juvenile, will receive more points for prior convictions involving stealing a car than under current law. The net effect of the increase in offender points is... | Brian Sullivan (D-29) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| HB 1957 1997–98 |
Civil service preferenceRevises RCW 41.04.010 relating to a scoring preference on civil service examinations to certain persons who served in the reserves. | Brian Sullivan (D-29) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| HB 1958 1997–98 |
Boarding home careAuthorizes the department to create categories of need solely for the purpose of defining payment levels for residents it places in boarding homes. The categories and their definitions and payment standards must be developed... | Mike Sherstad (R-1) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| HB 1960 1997–98 |
Local offices/contributionsContributions are limited to candidates for the offices of county executive, county legislative authority, city mayor, city council, port district commissioner, and public utility district (PUD) commissioner that are similar... | Val Ogden (D-49) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| HB 1961 1997–98 |
Priv school emplyee recrd ckRequires that, by June 30, 1998, private schools shall require that all employees who have regularly scheduled unsupervised access to children and were hired before July 1, 1997, undergo a record check through the Washington... | Dave Quall (D-40) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| HB 1962 1997–98 |
Learning materials loan progProvides that students attending state-approved private schools may receive loaned learning materials from the local school district in which the private school is located. Declares that learning materials eligible for loan... | Dave Quall (D-40) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |