Past bills
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 2629 1999–00 |
Public lands exchange$ Allows the Department of Natural Resources to exchange a 38-acre parcel of administrative land in Thurston County. | Sandra Romero (D-22) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 4, 2000 |
| HB 2656 1999–00 |
Energy costs$ Offers a tax credit to companies that offer reduced rates to temperature sensitive persons. | Ruth Kagi (D-32) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 4, 2000 |
| HB 2661 1999–00 |
Investment board trvl expns$ Allows the State Investment Board to pay travel expenses for prospective job candidates to be interviewed for entry-level investment officer positions. | Helen Sommers (D-36) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 4, 2000 |
| HB 2664 1999–00 |
Mental hlth services/costs$ Sets an administrative cap of 20 percent for contracted mental health services. | Gary Alexander (R-20) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 4, 2000 |
| HB 2688 1999–00 |
Earned income training credt$ Creates an earned income training credit of 50 percent of the earned income tax credit per year, subject to a limit set yearly by the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges. | Jim McIntire (D-46) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 4, 2000 |
| HB 2717 1999–00 |
Peace officersC Requires all Washington peace officers, as a condition of continuing employment, to timely obtain and retain basic certification as peace officers. | Ida Ballasiotes (R-41) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 4, 2000 |
| HB 2726 1999–00 |
Pesticides around schools$ Requires certain day cares, preschools, kindergartens, and public elementary and secondary schools to provide certain notices and to post certain notices regarding pesticides applied on their facilities. | Mike Cooper (D-21) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 4, 2000 |
| HB 2737 1999–00 |
Dairy nutrient management$ The Dairy Nutrient Task Force is created to address issues relating to the dairy nutrient management program. | Kelli Linville (D-42) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 4, 2000 |
| HB 2749 1999–00 |
Struggling students$ Funding is provided for summer school programs designed to help struggling first grade through third grade students meet the state's academic standards. | Dave Quall (D-40) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 4, 2000 |
| HB 2762 1999–00 |
Foster children$ The bill extends the right to an adjudicative proceeding, and to judicial review, to children, foster children, parents, and foster parents. | Kip Tokuda (D-37) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 4, 2000 |
| HB 2773 1999–00 |
Court ordered fncl obligatnC Makes court-ordered financial obligations from courts of limited jurisdiction in criminal cases enforceable as civil judgments. | Dow Constantine (D-34) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 4, 2000 |
| HB 2793 1999–00 |
Government accountability$ Creates the Citizens' Alliance for Government Accountability to make recommendations on increasing and improving state government efficiency, effectiveness, organization, operations, and accountability and to achieve cost savings. | Mark Miloscia (D-30) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 4, 2000 |
| HB 2797 1999–00 |
Confinement costs$ Changes the financial responsibility of the Department of Corrections (DOC) with respect to costs incurred for the confinement of offenders who violate community custody or community placement. | Gary Alexander (R-20) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 4, 2000 |
| HB 2804 1999–00 |
Nonelected judicial officersC Requires a study of the number of nonelected judicial officers and commissioners serving in the courts. | Kathy Lambert (R-45) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 4, 2000 |
| HB 2806 1999–00 |
Shoreline master programsC Includes shorelines of the state within the definition of critical areas in the Growth Management Act (GMA) and requires local governments to adopt critical area regulations to protect shorelines of the state. | Gary Chandler (R-13) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 4, 2000 |
| HB 2809 1999–00 |
Foster care scholarship$ Creates the foster care scholarship program where eligible students can receive up to the cost of attending college minus tuition, for up to four years. | Ruth Kagi (D-32) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 4, 2000 |
| HB 2815 1999–00 |
Voter registration$ Expands the type of voter who may use the late registration procedure. | Hans Dunshee (D-39) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 4, 2000 |
| HB 2818 1999–00 |
Roza irrigation district$ Requires that a preconstruction analysis be conducted of a proposed off-stream storage project at Washout Canyon. | Bruce Chandler (R-15) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 4, 2000 |
| HB 2828 1999–00 |
Primary dateC Moves the date of the primary back from one of two different Tuesdays in September to the second Tuesday in June. | Jeff Morris (D-40) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 4, 2000 |
| HB 2834 1999–00 |
Voc/tec conditional schrlshp$ Creates the "Bright Futures" scholarship program that awards eligible students up to two times the annual tuition at a public community college for two years. | Phyllis Gutierrez Kenney (D-46) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 4, 2000 |
| HB 2835 1999–00 |
Future teachers$ Increases annual award amount from $3,000 to $4,000 per student. | Phyllis Gutierrez Kenney (D-46) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 4, 2000 |
| HB 2845 1999–00 |
Capitol building naming$ Provides the State Capitol Committee the authority to name new or existing buildings, spaces, or rooms on the state capitol grounds. | Sandra Romero (D-22) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 4, 2000 |
| HB 2849 1999–00 |
Liquor control boardC Requires that liquor enforcement officers receive basic law enforcement training through the Criminal Justice Training Commission (CJTC). | Christopher Hurst (D-31) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 4, 2000 |
| HB 2862 1999–00 |
Aggregators$ Adds definition of "aggregators" to the definition of competitive telephone service. | Jerome Delvin (R-8) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 4, 2000 |
| HB 2865 1999–00 |
Vulnerable adults$ Requires the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) to seek an injunction if there is interference in an investigation of allegations of abuse of a vulnerable adult. | Mike Carrell (R-28) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 4, 2000 |