Past bills
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 6203 1999–00 |
Institutional review boardsDesignates requirements for the composition of institutional review boards. | Darlene Fairley (D-32) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2000 |
| SB 6205 1999–00 |
Employment relationships defThe following terms are defined: employee, employer, full-time employee, independent contractor, part-time employee, permanent employee, permatemp, temporary agency, and temporary employee. These definitions may only be used... | Darlene Fairley (D-32) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2000 |
| SB 6215 1999–00 |
Medical care to minorsProvides that it is a misdemeanor offense punishable under RCW 9.92.030 for a person authorized to act for a patient under the age of eighteen to knowingly and willingly deny authorization of medical care to the minor, which... | Alex Deccio (R-14) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2000 |
| HB 2304 1999–00 |
School safety programs$ Appropriates an additional $6.5 million for school safety programs. | Dave Quall (D-40) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 12, Laws of 1999, 1st Special Session |
Jun 11, 1999 |
| SB 5595 1999–00 |
Salmon recovery funding brdA ten-member salmon recovery funding board is created to make grants and loans for salmon habitat projects and salmon recovery activities. Five voting board members are chosen by the Governor, subject to Senate confirmation. | Ken Jacobsen (D-46) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 13, Laws of 1999, 1st Special Session |
Jun 11, 1999 |
| HB 1004 1999–00 |
Transient sex offenders$ Requires transient sex offenders classified as risk level I to report monthly , in person, to the sheriff's office. | Ida Ballasiotes (R-41) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 6, Laws of 1999, 1st Special Session |
Jun 7, 1999 |
| HB 2091 1999–00 |
Salmon & water/forest practc$ Provides a comprehensive approach toward forest practices impacting the recovery of salmon. | Jim Buck (R-24) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 4, Laws of 1999, 1st Special Session |
Jun 7, 1999 |
| HB 2247 1999–00 |
Oil spill response tax$ Allows State Treasurer to transfer $1 million from the oil spill response account to the oil spill administration account. | Mike Cooper (D-21) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 7, Laws of 1999, 1st Special Session |
Jun 7, 1999 |
| HB 2273 1999–00 |
Destroyed property/taxation$ Reduces the property tax on destroyed property or property damaged by a natural disaster in the year in which the damage occurs rather than the following year. | Kathy Haigh (D-35) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 8, Laws of 1999, 1st Special Session |
Jun 7, 1999 |
| HB 2295 1999–00 |
Agriculture production/tax$ Excludes farming and the packing of agricultural products from the definition of manufacturing for excise tax purposes. | Bruce Chandler (R-15) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 9, Laws of 1999, 1st Special Session |
Jun 7, 1999 |
| HB 2297 1999–00 |
Maximum levy calculationThe language necessary for correctly calculating the per pupil inflator is provided. | Helen Sommers (D-36) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 10, Laws of 1999, 1st Special Session |
Jun 7, 1999 |
| HB 2303 1999–00 |
Timber tax credit$ Changes the effective date for a timber tax credit to January 1, 2000. | Debbie Regala (D-27) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 5, Laws of 1999, 1st Special Session |
Jun 7, 1999 |
| SB 5670 1999–00 |
Noxious weed herbicides$ Adds experimental uses of herbicides on aquatic sites to the uses for which water quality permits are to be issued under the state's aquatic weed control program and exempts the issuance of permits for this purpose from SEPA review. | Sid Snyder (D-19) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 11, Laws of 1999, 1st Special Session |
Jun 7, 1999 |
| HB 1125 1999–00 |
Transportation budget$ Adopting the 1999-01 Transportation Budget. | Ruth Fisher (D-27) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 1, Laws of 1999, 1st Special Session |
May 27, 1999 |
| HB 1203 1999–00 |
Highway bonds$ Increase current bond authorization from $240 million to $330 million. | Cheryl Pflug (R-5) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 2, Laws of 1999, 1st Special Session |
May 27, 1999 |
| SB 5587 1999–00 |
Patient bill of rightsSeveral requirements are established regarding the structure and operation of health plans by health carriers: Each health carrier must develop and implement policies and procedures as set forth in the bill governing the... | R. Lorraine Wojahn (D-27) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
May 19, 1999 |
| HB 1080 1999–00 |
Infectious disease testing$ Permits uninsured persons who come in contact with bodily fluids while rendering emergency assistance to have free infectious disease testing. | Don Carlson (R-49) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 391, Laws of 1999 |
May 18, 1999 |
| HB 1165 1999–00 |
Capital budget$ Adopting the 1999-01 Capital Budget. | Ed Murray (D-43) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 379, Laws of 1999 |
May 18, 1999 |
| HB 1166 1999–00 |
General obligation bonds$ Authorizes the issuance of general obligation bonds to finance the 1999-01 Capital Budget. | Ed Murray (D-43) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 380, Laws of 1999 |
May 18, 1999 |
| HB 1233 1999–00 |
Homestead valuationC Clarifies that net value of a homestead is calculated at the time a judgment is executed. | Carolyn Edmonds (D-32) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 403, Laws of 1999 |
May 18, 1999 |
| HB 1261 1999–00 |
Injured workers' vehicles$ Authorizes the Department of Labor and Industries to increase, by up to $4,000, the amount paid toward modifying the motor vehicles of injured workers who are amputees or are paralyzed. | Sandra Romero (D-22) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 395, Laws of 1999 |
May 18, 1999 |
| HB 1448 1999–00 |
Aquatic lands cleanup$ Clarifies state agency responsibility for cleaning up contaminated sediments on state-owned aquatic lands. | Kelli Linville (D-42) | Vetoed Vetoed by the Governor |
May 18, 1999 |
| HB 1524 1999–00 |
Workers' comp employr obliga$ Expands authority under reciprocal agreements to require all out-of-state employers working in Washington to secure workers = compensation coverage in Washington if the employer's state law requires Washington employers to... | Mark Doumit (D-19) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 394, Laws of 1999 |
May 18, 1999 |
| HB 1549 1999–00 |
Water rights permits$ Requires the extension of the deadlines contained in a water right permit issued for a federal reclamation project in certain instances. | Gary Chandler (R-13) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 400, Laws of 1999 |
May 18, 1999 |
| HB 1663 1999–00 |
Unified family court$ Creates a unified family court pilot program in no more than three judicial districts to hear domestic relations and juvenile cases. | Kathy Lambert (R-45) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 397, Laws of 1999 |
May 18, 1999 |