Past bills
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 1761 1999–00 |
Retired teachers/substitutes$ Extending the number of hours that retired teachers and administrators may work as substitute teachers without losing retirement benefits. | Gigi Talcott (R-28) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 387, Laws of 1999 |
May 18, 1999 |
| HB 1798 1999–00 |
Special needs transportation$ Extends the Agency Council for Coordinated Transportation (ACCT) from 2003 to 2007, extends vote to legislative members and expands council powers. | Karen Schmidt (R-23) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 385, Laws of 1999 |
May 18, 1999 |
| HB 1833 1999–00 |
School alternate financing$ Authorizes school districts to contract with nonprofit organizations to finance the construction of new school buildings with special tax exempt financing. | Brian Thomas (R-5) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 386, Laws of 1999 |
May 18, 1999 |
| HB 1894 1999–00 |
Workers' comp benefit errorsC Allows an injured worker to make a claim for underpaid industrial insurance benefits within one year of the underpayment. | Steve Conway (D-29) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 396, Laws of 1999 |
May 18, 1999 |
| HB 2095 1999–00 |
Commercial fertilizer$ Changes annual fertilizer registrations to staggered biennial registrations and adjusts the registration fee accordingly. | Gary Chandler (R-13) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 383, Laws of 1999 |
May 18, 1999 |
| SB 5127 1999–00 |
Child abuse investigationsC Prohibits a law enforcement officer from participating in an investigation of abuse or neglect of a child for whom the officer is a parent, guardian, or foster parent. | Jeanne Kohl-Welles (D-36) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 389, Laws of 1999 |
May 18, 1999 |
| SB 5208 1999–00 |
Specialty fertilizer labels$ Provides three options for identifying certain contents of commercial fertilizer. | Marilyn Rasmussen (D-2) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 381, Laws of 1999 |
May 18, 1999 |
| SB 5418 1999–00 |
School accountability/assist$ The Commission on Academic Achievement is created and may establish accountability goals and recommend school districts requiring school assistance, recognition, and intervention. | Rosemary McAuliffe (D-1) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 388, Laws of 1999 |
May 18, 1999 |
| SB 5485 1999–00 |
Tobacco product manufactrers$ Ensures that tobacco manufacturers not participating in the settlement cannot obtain an unfair market advantage. | Pat Thibaudeau (D-43) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 393, Laws of 1999 |
May 18, 1999 |
| SB 5508 1999–00 |
Crab fishery catch records$ Requires the use of crab catch record cards for the recreational harvest of crab. | Harriet Spanel (D-40) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 399, Laws of 1999 |
May 18, 1999 |
| SB 5649 1999–00 |
Long-term vehicle impounds$ Defines suspended license impound. | Mary Margaret Haugen (D-10) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 398, Laws of 1999 |
May 18, 1999 |
| SB 5693 1999–00 |
Dev disabilities trust fundThe developmental disabilities endowment trust fund is created. The endowment is funded through private contributions and state appropriations and invested by the State Investment Board. | R. Lorraine Wojahn (D-27) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 384, Laws of 1999 |
May 18, 1999 |
| SB 5781 1999–00 |
Commute trip reduction$ Extends Commute Trip Reduction (CTR) program sunset until June 30, 2006, from June 30, 2000. | Tracey Eide (D-30) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 402, Laws of 1999 |
May 18, 1999 |
| SB 5866 1999–00 |
Fertilizer registration$ No longer waives the requirement that metals concentrations be identified for each fertilizer being registered if the components making up the fertilizer are registered. | Karen Fraser (D-22) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 382, Laws of 1999 |
May 18, 1999 |
| SB 5931 1999–00 |
Campaign finance/reporting$ A variety of requirements are made to encourage, and in some instances require, the electronic filing of reports with the Public Disclosure Commission (PDC) and to make reports that have been filed with the PDC available... | Julia Patterson (D-33) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 401, Laws of 1999 |
May 18, 1999 |
| SB 5968 1999–00 |
Pub hospital facility paymnt$ Implements "pro-share" Medicaid provision, which allows state to obtain additional federal funds for publicly-funded health services. | Valoria Loveland (D-16) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 392, Laws of 1999 |
May 18, 1999 |
| SB 6001 1999–00 |
Family/children's ombudsman$ Permits a guardian ad litem and service providers to provide confidential information to the ombudsman. | Jim Hargrove (D-24) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 390, Laws of 1999 |
May 18, 1999 |
| HB 1015 1999–00 |
Higher ed tuition waiverC Authorizes the governing boards of Washington State University, Eastern Washington University and Central Washington University to lower the tuition charged to nonresident students participating in the Western Interstate... | Don Carlson (R-49) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 344, Laws of 1999 |
May 17, 1999 |
| HB 1024 1999–00 |
Retirement system option$ Allows members of PERS and TRS Plan 1 with 30 years of service to make an irrevocable choice to have future member retirement contributions plus 7.5 percent interest returned to them at retirement. | Don Carlson (R-49) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 362, Laws of 1999 |
May 17, 1999 |
| HB 1116 1999–00 |
Long-term care financl info$ Requires the Department of Social & Health Services (DSHS) to notify clients of estate recovery and establishing a process for notification. | Jim Clements (R-14) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 354, Laws of 1999 |
May 17, 1999 |
| HB 1140 1999–00 |
Higher ed financial aid$ Endorses the Higher Education Coordinating Board's recommended changes to the state need grant financial aid program: | Don Carlson (R-49) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 345, Laws of 1999 |
May 17, 1999 |
| HB 1194 1999–00 |
Boarding home accreditation$ Extends the expiration date for the Assisted Living Third-Party Accreditation Pilot Project Coalition from 1999 until 2001. | Cheryl Pflug (R-5) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 355, Laws of 1999 |
May 17, 1999 |
| HB 1240 1999–00 |
School medicaid reimbursmnt$ School districts may retain 50 percent of the net federal portion of the districts' potential Medicaid reimbursements. | Cathy McMorris (R-7) | Vetoed Vetoed by the Governor |
May 17, 1999 |
| HB 1250 1999–00 |
Financial informatn privacy$ Prohibits fraudulently obtaining financial information and prohibits identity theft. Both are defined as class C felonies and civil damages also are available. | Jim McIntire (D-46) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 368, Laws of 1999 |
May 17, 1999 |
| HB 1378 1999–00 |
Mobile home landlord-tenant$ Removes the requirement that the landlord can serve written notice to the tenant by just leaving a copy of the notice with a person of suitable age and discretion along with mailing a copy to the tenant's address. | Velma Veloria (D-11) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 359, Laws of 1999 |
May 17, 1999 |