All bills
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 6199 1999–00 |
Patient bill of rights$ Carriers offering health plans (including disability insurers, health care service contractors, health maintenance organizations, and state health plans) must comply with requirements regarding the privacy of an enrollee's... | R. Lorraine Wojahn (D-27) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 5, Laws of 2000 |
Mar 15, 2000 |
| HB 1059 1999–00 |
Mail theft & destruction$ Obstruction of mail is a gross misdemeanor. | Al O'Brien (D-1) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 9, 2000 |
| HB 1071 1999–00 |
Limited public works process$ Creates a new procedure, called the limited public works procedure, for some state agencies and some local governments to award contracts for construction and repair projects with an estimated cost of less than $35,000. | Sandra Romero (D-22) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 9, 2000 |
| HB 1085 1999–00 |
Stolen check possession$ Makes the penalty for "possession" of stolen checks or drafts a class C felony. | Jim Dunn (R-17) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 9, 2000 |
| HB 1210 1999–00 |
Methamphetamine manufacture$ Adds an additional two-year sentencing enhancement on to an offender's presumptive sentence if a court makes a finding of fact, or if the jury finds a special verdict, that an offender operated a methamphetamine laboratory... | Tom Campbell (R-2) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 9, 2000 |
| HB 1383 1999–00 |
Law enforcement liability$ Clarifies existing authorization for local governments to purchase liability insurance for employees and agents to expressly include law enforcement personnel. | Dow Constantine (D-34) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 9, 2000 |
| HB 1579 1999–00 |
Interscholastic activities$ Appeals of a decision of the organization that regulates interscholastic athletics will be confined to the record, conducted without a jury, and limited to whether the organization acted arbitrarily, capriciously, or contrary to law. | Dave Quall (D-40) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 9, 2000 |
| HB 1945 1999–00 |
Commercial debt collection$ For commercial claims, a collection agency can receive collection costs and fees authorized by written agreement between the debtor and client up to 35 percent of the commercial claim. | Al O'Brien (D-1) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 9, 2000 |
| HB 1968 1999–00 |
Mental health record audits$ Limits a health carrier's access to those mental health records of persons covered by the carrier. | Steve Van Luven (R-48) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 9, 2000 |
| HB 1990 1999–00 |
State employee backgrnd chck$ Requires that criminal history background checks be conducted on prospective state employees and state contractors in positions working with unsupervised access to children, developmentally disabled persons, and vulnerable adults. | Eileen Cody (D-11) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 9, 2000 |
| HB 2060 1999–00 |
Rights-of-way use$ Cities and towns are required to give access to public rights of way, including access to wireless services, and cannot exclude wireless through zoning. | Richard DeBolt (R-20) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 9, 2000 |
| HB 2120 1999–00 |
Stepparent child supportC Eliminates the statutory obligation of stepparents to provide child support for stepchildren. | Renee Radcliff (R-21) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 9, 2000 |
| HB 2326 1999–00 |
Public works board$ Increases the percentage of the Public Works Assistance Account that can be used for emergency loans, preconstruction loans and loans for capital facility planning. | Ed Murray (D-43) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 9, 2000 |
| HB 2331 1999–00 |
Patient bill of rights$ Carriers offering health plans (including disability insurers, health care service contractors, health maintenance organization, and state health plans) must comply with requirements regarding the privacy of an enrollee's... | Tom Campbell (R-2) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 9, 2000 |
| HB 2341 1999–00 |
Community custody rangesC Establishes community custody ranges for sex offenses, violent offenses, crimes against persons, and drug offenses as required by the Offender Accountability Act. | Al O'Brien (D-1) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 9, 2000 |
| HB 2342 1999–00 |
Financial mngmnt tx/fee rprtC Annually, the Office of Financial Management must compile a list of all state taxes and fees. | Mike Wensman (R-41) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 9, 2000 |
| HB 2359 1999–00 |
Nursing facility paymnt rate$ Restores nursing homes' working capital payment component effective July 1, 2000. | Linda Evans Parlette (R-12) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 9, 2000 |
| HB 2364 1999–00 |
Disabled persons/employment$ Maintains Medicaid coverage for individuals with disabilities who go to work and receive earned income. | Eileen Cody (D-11) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 9, 2000 |
| HB 2365 1999–00 |
Leasehold excise taxC Taxes private leases of publicly owned land consisting of 3,000 or more residential and recreational lots under the property tax rather than the leasehold excise tax. | Kathy Haigh (D-35) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 9, 2000 |
| HB 2383 1999–00 |
Aquatic nuisance species com$ Creates an Aquatic Nuisance Species Committee to coordinate efforts to prevent the introduction and spread of these species. | Debbie Regala (D-27) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 9, 2000 |
| HB 2396 1999–00 |
Municipal offcr prohibitionsC Increases (from ten thousand to thirty thousand) the population threshold for cities in which municipal officers are exempted from the beneficial interest in contracts prohibition for municipal officers. | Joyce Mulliken (R-13) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 9, 2000 |
| HB 2406 1999–00 |
Salmon recovery projects$ Definitions are provided for salmon habitat projects and salmon recovery activities. | Debbie Regala (D-27) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 9, 2000 |
| HB 2409 1999–00 |
Character education program$ School districts are strongly encouraged to implement, in partnership with parents and their local communities, character education programs that incorporate into each school's curriculum the character traits and values... | Gigi Talcott (R-28) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 9, 2000 |
| HB 2439 1999–00 |
Family reconciliation srvcs$ Combines the provisions of the child in need of services (CHINS) and at-risk youth (ARY) petitions into a single petition, called an at-risk youth petition. | Kip Tokuda (D-37) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 9, 2000 |
| HB 2440 1999–00 |
Driver licensing laws$ Edits driver's licensing statutes to provide greater clarity without changing substantive effect. | Maryann Mitchell (R-30) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 9, 2000 |