All bills
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 1860 1997–98 |
Adoption/history disclosureIndividuals, agencies, and organizations that place children for adoption must provide prospective adopting parents complete medical information on the child = s condition. A person is considered a prospective adopting parent... | Suzette Cooke (R-47) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Jan 30, 1998 |
| HB 1862 1997–98 |
CPS referral response systemThe department provides, by contract, alternative response systems (ARS) within each region of the state. There must be a minimum of nine sites, including the five existing sites. | Suzette Cooke (R-47) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Jan 30, 1998 |
| HB 1864 1997–98 |
Drug & alcohol positv infantIf a baby is born addicted to alcohol or drugs, the administrator of a hospital or similar institution, nurse practitioners, and physicians are required to detain the baby. The baby may be held at a hospital, pediatric interim... | Suzette Cooke (R-47) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Jan 30, 1998 |
| HB 1873 1997–98 |
City and town annexationsThe direct-property owner petition procedures by which cities and towns annex territory are altered. | Marc Boldt (R-17) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Jan 30, 1998 |
| HB 1874 1997–98 |
Electrical inspectionsCounty road rights-of-way are exempt from L&I electrical inspections, provided the subject county road department maintains and enforces an equal, higher or better standard of construction, and materials, devices, appliances... | Eric Robertson (R-31) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Jan 30, 1998 |
| HB 1881 1997–98 |
Public water systemsA statement of legislative findings concludes that it is in the public interest that public water systems be allowed to prolong and maximize the use of water rights applied to municipal purposes consistent with population... | Mike Wensman (R-41) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Jan 30, 1998 |
| HB 1886 1997–98 |
Employer information/liabltyAn employer who discloses job performance, conduct, or other work-related information, about a former or current employee is presumed to be acting in good faith and is immune from civil liability for the disclosure and its... | Larry Sheahan (R-9) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Jan 30, 1998 |
| HB 1911 1997–98 |
Employment of minorsAuthority of the Department of Labor and Industries to Adopt Special Rules : Provisions are deleted that give the Department of Labor and Industries authority to adopt special rules for the protection of the safety, health,... | Brad Benson (R-6) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Jan 30, 1998 |
| HB 1931 1997–98 |
Land use decisn appeal costThe requirement to award reasonable attorneys' fees and costs to the substantially prevailing party on appeal of land use decisions is repealed. | Jack Cairnes (R-47) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Jan 30, 1998 |
| HB 1934 1997–98 |
Inmate funds deductionsThe mandatory deductions taken from the first $100 per month received by an inmate from outside sources is reduced from 35 percent to 15 percent. The 20 percent cost of incarceration deduction is eliminated. | John Koster (R-39) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Jan 30, 1998 |
| HB 1938 1997–98 |
At-risk youthMental Health and Chemical Dependency . The processes for the admission of a child to mental health or chemical dependency treatment are clarified by clearly separating the procedures for: (1) voluntary outpatient and... | Mike Carrell (R-28) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Jan 30, 1998 |
| HB 1946 1997–98 |
Vulnerable persons protectnsThe authority to hire an employee or engage a volunteer is clarified and expanded to cover national conviction record checks. Whenever a state or national conviction record check is required by state law, an individual,... | Phyllis Gutierrez Kenney (D-46) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Jan 30, 1998 |
| HB 1948 1997–98 |
City & town annexationsFor a two-year period ending July 1, 1999, a city or town may not annex territory unless the territory is located in the same county as the city or town. A city or town may annex territory for municipal purposes only if the... | Dave Schmidt (R-44) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Jan 30, 1998 |
| HB 1950 1997–98 |
Town incorporationsA city may incorporate outside of an urban growth area, in a county that plans under all of the requirements of the Growth Management Act, if (1) at least 25 percent of the boundaries of the area are coterminous with the... | Dave Schmidt (R-44) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Jan 30, 1998 |
| HB 1965 1997–98 |
Information services boardThe Governor = s eight appointments to the board are the five public members, one representative of higher education who is from the discipline of computer technology, the director of the Office of Financial Management (OFM),... | Renee Radcliff (R-21) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Jan 30, 1998 |
| HB 1966 1997–98 |
Higher ed fee waiversThe maximum percentage of estimated operating fee revenue that baccalaureate institutions may waive is increased for three institutions. Central Washington University and The Evergreen State College may waive 10 percent of the... | Gary Chandler (R-13) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Jan 30, 1998 |
| HB 1968 1997–98 |
Juvenile offender placementThe Legislature intends that the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) develop a policy for assessing sexual aggressiveness and vulnerability to sexual victimization of youth who are placed in state-operated or... | Cathy Wolfe (D-22) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Jan 30, 1998 |
| HB 2038 1997–98 |
Lodging taxEvery municipality (county, city or town) is authorized to impose hotel-motel taxes, under a single section. Separate hotel-motel tax authorizations for particular municipalities are repealed. | Brian Thomas (R-5) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Jan 30, 1998 |
| HB 2062 1997–98 |
Seed crop standardsThe purposes for which a marketing order may be adopted under the Agricultural Enabling Act of 1955 are expanded. Such an order may be for maintaining the purity and availability of agricultural seeds by establishing... | Kelli Linville (D-42) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Jan 30, 1998 |
| HB 2070 1997–98 |
Arrests without warrantA law enforcement officer may act upon the request of another law enforcement officer in whose presence a traffic or boating offense was committed, to stop, detain, arrest, or issue a citation or notice of infraction to the... | Mike Wensman (R-41) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Jan 30, 1998 |
| HB 2074 1997–98 |
County operationThe language prescribing how the county auditor pays the county's superior court judges is updated to provide that the judges are paid by the auditor in the same manner as all other elected county officials are paid. A... | Gary Alexander (R-20) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Jan 30, 1998 |
| HB 2084 1997–98 |
Vocational rehabilitationThe amount that the Department of Labor and Industries may spend in a 52-week period for an injured worker's vocational rehabilitation benefits is increased from $3,000 to $3,750. A person who provides on-the-job training or... | Grace Cole (D-32) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Jan 30, 1998 |
| HB 2094 1997–98 |
Child support agreementsThe department is authorized and directed to enter into cooperative agreements with Indian tribes to facilitate child support enforcement. Under agreements entered into by the department, the state and a tribe may develop... | Jeralita "Jeri" Costa (D-38) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Jan 30, 1998 |
| HB 2110 1997–98 |
Students with disabilitiesThe school district is required to ask the parent, or legal guardian, of each visually or hearing impaired child if the Office of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services or the Department of Services for the Blind may send the... | Jim Dunn (R-17) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Jan 30, 1998 |
| HB 2146 1997–98 |
Claims against UWCustody of the University of Washington self-insurance fund is transferred from the treasurer to the university. Provisions regarding the State Investment Board are eliminated. | Tom Huff (R-26) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Jan 30, 1998 |