All bills
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 1768 1999–00 |
Contractors/notice requrmntsC Expands the notice registered contractors must provide to customers prior to starting construction. | Steve Conway (D-29) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2000 |
| HB 1769 1999–00 |
Residental rental propertyC Revises the repair and deduct limits under the Residential Landlord-Tenant Act. | Ed Murray (D-43) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2000 |
| HB 1771 1999–00 |
State pension policy/fundingDeclares an intent to articulate the fiduciary responsibilities of the trustees and others who oversee the public retirement systems. The legislature also intends to promote effective monitoring of public retirement systems by... | Cathy Wolfe (D-22) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2000 |
| HB 1772 1999–00 |
Rural telecommunicationsDeclares that the purpose of this act is to continue actions that have been taken in recent years at the national and state levels to promote competition in telecommunications and preserve and advance universal service. | Richard DeBolt (R-20) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2000 |
| HB 1775 1999–00 |
Air pollution control feesC Annual increases in certain air pollution control fees charged by the Department of Ecology or local air pollution control authorities cannot exceed the fiscal growth factor. | John Pennington (R-18) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2000 |
| HB 1776 1999–00 |
Low-alcohol spirit coolersC Defines a low alcohol spirits cooler. | Steve Conway (D-29) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2000 |
| HB 1778 1999–00 |
Urban/community forestryAdditional legislative findings are made relating to the documented loss of tree cover and vegetation in western Washington, the costs of such loss, the value of urban trees in providing habitat for endangered and threatened... | Debbie Regala (D-27) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2000 |
| HB 1779 1999–00 |
Rural co. public facilitiesC Renames the distressed county local option sales and use tax the rural county local option sales and use tax and increases the tax rate from 0.04 percent to 0.08 percent. | Gary Alexander (R-20) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2000 |
| HB 1780 1999–00 |
Professnl educator standardsFinds and declares: (1) Public school educators and administrators should be afforded the decision-making authority over preparation, licensing, and standards of their practice, a responsibility long held by members of other... | Dave Quall (D-40) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2000 |
| HB 1781 1999–00 |
Social card game wager limitC Allows cities to set wagering limits for social card games in an amount less than those set by the Gambling Commission. | Jeff Gombosky (D-3) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2000 |
| HB 1783 1999–00 |
Public officers/criminl actsC Allows government reimbursement from the pension of a public employee or a contractor whose criminal act results in government liability. | Don Cox (R-9) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2000 |
| HB 1784 1999–00 |
Adoption info disclosureProvides that, after receiving a request by an adopted person eighteen years of age or older, the department of health shall provide the person with a noncertified copy of the adopted person's original birth certificate,... | Jim Kastama (D-25) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2000 |
| HB 1785 1999–00 |
Eminent domain appraisr feesC Increases the amount a land owner can receive for evaluation expenditures when his or her land is being taken in eminent domain proceedings. | Kathy Haigh (D-35) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2000 |
| HB 1786 1999–00 |
Chehalis river natural areaAuthorizes the use of bicycles in the Chehalis river surge plain natural area preserve and interpretive trail. | Brian Hatfield (D-19) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2000 |
| HB 1787 1999–00 |
Water-sewer dist prop saleProvides authority to reject bids for good cause in the sale of property by a water-sewer district. | Brian Hatfield (D-19) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2000 |
| HB 1788 1999–00 |
Teachers/tuition & fee waivrProvides that, subject to the limitations of RCW 28B.15.910, the governing boards of the colleges and universities shall waive tuition and fees, including the nonresident tuition differential, for any teacher teaching full... | Karen Keiser (D-33) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2000 |
| HB 1790 1999–00 |
PERS contributionsProvides that each employee who is a member of the retirement system shall contribute at the same rate as the employer or at six percent of his or her total compensation earnable, whichever is lower. | Jim Clements (R-14) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2000 |
| HB 1791 1999–00 |
Comm & tech colleges/weaponsAuthorizes community and technical colleges boards of trustees to adopt rules regarding weapons on district-owned or maintained property. | Phyllis Gutierrez Kenney (D-46) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2000 |
| HB 1792 1999–00 |
Coin-operated laundries/taxRevises RCW 82.04.050 relating to taxation of coin-operated laundry facilities. | Bill Grant (D-16) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2000 |
| HB 1793 1999–00 |
Nonprobate asset dispositionRepeals provisions of chapter 11.11 RCW. | Gigi Talcott (R-28) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2000 |
| HB 1794 1999–00 |
Telecommuting expense/tx crdAuthorizes tax credits for employers for telecommuting expenses. | Renee Radcliff (R-21) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2000 |
| HB 1795 1999–00 |
Nursing home administratorsExpands the requirements for obtaining a nursing home administrators license. In addition to the federal nursing home laws, prospective nursing home administrators are required to be tested on the Washington state laws that do... | Steve Conway (D-29) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2000 |
| HB 1796 1999–00 |
Lawsuits/certificte of meritC Requires an attorney, in certain types of civil actions, to file a certificate of merit declaring, among other things, that the attorney has reviewed the facts of the case, has consulted with an expert, and has concluded... | Tom Huff (R-26) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2000 |
| HB 1797 1999–00 |
Tort judgment interestProvides that judgments shall bear interest from the date of entry at two percentage points above the equivalent coupon issue yield (as published by the board of governors of the federal reserve system) of the average bill... | Tom Huff (R-26) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2000 |
| HB 1799 1999–00 |
Higher education financingDeclares an intent to both keep higher education affordable and maintain its quality. The legislature intends to keep higher education affordable by capping tuition increases at no more than the rate of inflation as defined by... | Jim Dunn (R-17) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2000 |