Past bills
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 2520 1999–00 |
Mental patient release$ Provides consistent definitions of terms regarding the legal and medical status of state mental hospital patients. | Shay Schual-Berke (D-33) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 94, Laws of 2000 |
Mar 24, 2000 |
| HB 2531 1999–00 |
Career/tech student orgs$ The Superintendent of Public Instruction will support, with at least one full-time equivalent program staff person, state-wide coordination for career and technical student organizations. | Mark Doumit (D-19) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 84, Laws of 2000 |
Mar 24, 2000 |
| HB 2579 1999–00 |
Federal welfare reform act$ Creates consistent timing and service requirements in child support actions and allows the Division of Child Support to take enforcement action against assets located in Washington, regardless of the debtor's presence. | Kathy Lambert (R-45) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 86, Laws of 2000 |
Mar 24, 2000 |
| HB 2628 1999–00 |
Colostrum milk$ Authorizes colostrum milk from cows that is processed as a nutritional supplement to be sold for human consumption. | Kelli Linville (D-42) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 97, Laws of 2000 |
Mar 24, 2000 |
| HB 2637 1999–00 |
Background checks$ Amends the background check statutes relating to children, vulnerable adults, the developmentally disabled, the mentally ill, and expectant mothers. | Kip Tokuda (D-37) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 87, Laws of 2000 |
Mar 24, 2000 |
| HB 2670 1999–00 |
Landfills/reserve account$ Landfill disposal facilities may use alternative forms of financial assurance to ensure funding is available to cover costs of closing the facility. | Jerome Delvin (R-8) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 114, Laws of 2000 |
Mar 24, 2000 |
| HB 2684 1999–00 |
DSHS records$ Provides the Department of Social and Health Services with access to a child = s educational records when the child is temporarily placed outside his or her home. | Duane Sommers (R-6) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 88, Laws of 2000 |
Mar 24, 2000 |
| HB 2766 1999–00 |
Recreational vehicles$ The legal length for motor homes is increased from 40 feet to 46 feet. | Jack Cairnes (R-47) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 102, Laws of 2000 |
Mar 24, 2000 |
| HB 2776 1999–00 |
Traffic infractions$ Allows a court hearing a traffic infraction to defer findings for up to one year and impose conditions and costs upon the person. | Dow Constantine (D-34) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 110, Laws of 2000 |
Mar 24, 2000 |
| HB 2799 1999–00 |
Warrant jurisdiction$ Requires the Office of the Administrator for the Courts to establish a pilot program that allows courts of limited jurisdiction to enter into agreements with other courts of limited jurisdiction in the state for the... | Kathy Lambert (R-45) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 111, Laws of 2000 |
Mar 24, 2000 |
| HB 2867 1999–00 |
Underground water storage$ Authorizes permits for projects that artificially store water in underground natural formations as part of artificial storage and recovery projects. | Kelli Linville (D-42) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 98, Laws of 2000 |
Mar 24, 2000 |
| HB 2881 1999–00 |
Telecommunications companies$ A telecommunications company may seek an alternative form of regulation (AFOR) through a petition to the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission (WUTC). | Larry Crouse (R-4) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 82, Laws of 2000 |
Mar 24, 2000 |
| HB 2912 1999–00 |
Children/psychiatric meds$ The Department of Social and Health Services is to collect data on all children who remained in out-of-home care for at least 90 days during fiscal year 1999, and who received "fee for service @ medical assistance and were... | Marc Boldt (R-17) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 89, Laws of 2000 |
Mar 24, 2000 |
| HB 2952 1999–00 |
Distance education$ Requires that the Higher Education Coordinating Board, State Board for Community and Technical Colleges, Office of Financial Management, and the state institutions of higher education work collaboratively to conduct a study... | Carolyn Edmonds (D-32) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 113, Laws of 2000 |
Mar 24, 2000 |
| HB 2995 1999–00 |
Apiaries$ Maintains registration requirements regarding apiaries and eliminates much of the apiary program of the Department of Agriculture. | Gary Chandler (R-13) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 100, Laws of 2000 |
Mar 24, 2000 |
| HB 3076 1999–00 |
Transportation cert programs$ Requires the formation of a work group to evaluate the expansion of federal certification acceptance programs for obtaining required environmental permits. | Gary Chandler (R-13) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 101, Laws of 2000 |
Mar 24, 2000 |
| SB 5330 1999–00 |
Military/higher ed tuition$ Active duty military personnel stationed in Washington will automatically qualify for resident tuition at the public institutions of higher education. | Lisa Brown (D-3) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 117, Laws of 2000 |
Mar 24, 2000 |
| SB 5610 1999–00 |
Used vehicle sale violation$ Allows the Department of Licensing to assess a $1,000 civil fine for violation of vehicle dealer laws. | Margarita Prentice (D-11) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 131, Laws of 2000 |
Mar 24, 2000 |
| SB 5739 1999–00 |
Death certificates$ Allows funeral directors or coroners to accept a certificate of death signed by an advanced registered nurse practitioner or physician's assistant. | Pat Thibaudeau (D-43) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 133, Laws of 2000 |
Mar 24, 2000 |
| SB 6139 1999–00 |
Estate tax apportionment$ Updates the state's estate tax apportionment statute to reflect changes in the federal tax code. | Stephen Johnson (R-47) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 129, Laws of 2000 |
Mar 24, 2000 |
| SB 6140 1999–00 |
Probate and trust$ Provides that when a citation to a particular section of prior federal law has been made in a will, trust, or other instrument, that citation is now deemed to be a citation to the equivalent provision of the current... | Stephen Johnson (R-47) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 130, Laws of 2000 |
Mar 24, 2000 |
| SB 6172 1999–00 |
Bone marrow donation$ Allows minors under the age of 18 to be bone marrow donors. | Karen Fraser (D-22) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 116, Laws of 2000 |
Mar 24, 2000 |
| SB 6217 1999–00 |
Parental rights$ Clarifies, updates, and reorganizes the dependency and termination of parental rights statute. | Jim Hargrove (D-24) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 122, Laws of 2000 |
Mar 24, 2000 |
| SB 6218 1999–00 |
Family reconciliation act$ Makes technical and clarifying changes to the underlying statutes. | Jim Hargrove (D-24) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 123, Laws of 2000 |
Mar 24, 2000 |
| SB 6233 1999–00 |
Dev disabilities endowmentC Changes and clarifies provisions of the Developmental Disabilities Endowment Trust Fund. | R. Lorraine Wojahn (D-27) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 120, Laws of 2000 |
Mar 24, 2000 |