All bills
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 1475 1999–00 |
Job training grant programC Establishes the Washington Jobs Initiative Program which provides grants to local governments for creating local programs designed to help residents achieve and retain livable wage jobs and supply regional employers with... | Jeff Gombosky (D-3) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2000 |
| HB 1476 1999–00 |
Community empowermentC Authorizes the designation up to an additional eight Community Empowerment Zones (CEZ) | Jeff Gombosky (D-3) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2000 |
| HB 1478 1999–00 |
Distressed county local taxC Increases the local option sales and use tax in distressed counties for financing public facilities to 0.08 percent. | William "Ike" Eickmeyer (D-35) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2000 |
| HB 1479 1999–00 |
Rural job opportunitiesC Provides a B&O tax credit of $1,000 per job for new software manufacturing or software programming jobs created in distressed counties. | Steve Van Luven (R-48) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2000 |
| HB 1480 1999–00 |
Help desk technology businesC Provides a B&O tax credit to businesses located in distressed counties that provide information technology A help desk @ services to third parties. | Lynn Kessler (D-24) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2000 |
| HB 1481 1999–00 |
Software technology businessC Provides a B&O tax credit of $1,000 per job for new software manufacturing or software programming jobs in distressed counties. | Dave Anderson (D-10) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2000 |
| HB 1482 1999–00 |
Civil service reformFinds that there is a significant benefit in providing government services through a competitive system in which both public and private entities participate. The legislature also finds that updating the state civil service... | Gary Alexander (R-20) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2000 |
| HB 1483 1999–00 |
Nursing facility paymentELIMINATION OF CENTRAL SERVICES COST LID - The internal sub lid used to cap central services or home office or central office costs such as shared kitchens, laundry, purchasing, or accounting areas, is eliminated and now... | Eileen Cody (D-11) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2000 |
| HB 1486 1999–00 |
Refracting opticiansRevises provisions relating to authorizing dispensing opticians to perform eye refraction and modify existing prescriptions to reflect changes in vision. Repeals RCW 18.34.110. | Shay Schual-Berke (D-33) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2000 |
| HB 1488 1999–00 |
Housing impact statementsRevises provisions relating to the duty of state agencies to prepare housing impact statements. | Dave Quall (D-40) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2000 |
| HB 1489 1999–00 |
Impact feesThe local government ordinance by which impact fees are imposed must specify that impact fees for residential construction are collected at the time of certificate of occupancy or final inspection or twelve months after a... | Hans Dunshee (D-39) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2000 |
| HB 1492 1999–00 |
Property tax levy restrictnRestricts property tax levies in excess of the rate of inflation. | Mike Carrell (R-28) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2000 |
| HB 1496 1999–00 |
Health coverage enrollmentBy September 1, 1999, the Secretary of Social and Health Services, the State Health Care Authority Administrator, and the Superintendent of Public Instruction must implement an outreach program to inform children and their... | Ed Murray (D-43) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2000 |
| HB 1497 1999–00 |
Economic vitalityC Revises the Community Economic Revitalization Board (CERB) to allow funding of telecommunications infrastructure and certain pre-construction costs in distressed counties. | Lynn Kessler (D-24) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2000 |
| HB 1498 1999–00 |
Growth management actRevises the growth management act. | Jack Cairnes (R-47) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2000 |
| HB 1499 1999–00 |
Land divisionRevises provisions relating to division of land. | Mark Schoesler (R-9) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2000 |
| HB 1500 1999–00 |
Rural district bondsIncreases the maximum term of rural district general obligation bonds from six to twenty years. | Gary Alexander (R-20) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2000 |
| HB 1501 1999–00 |
Green Hill School costsProvides that the department of social and health services shall indemnify and hold harmless school districts for all excess costs incurred in the good faith performance, or as an incident to the good faith performance, of... | Gary Alexander (R-20) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2000 |
| HB 1502 1999–00 |
Instream water rightsDeclares that a water right for instream use may be held by the state through the establishment of a reservation or minimum flow or level as described in RCW 90.03.345(1) or may be held by the state as a trust water right... | Kelli Linville (D-42) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2000 |
| HB 1503 1999–00 |
Emergency communicatn fundngAuthorizes counties to vote on an additional sales and use tax for emergency communication systems. | Tom Huff (R-26) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2000 |
| HB 1504 1999–00 |
Prevailing wageProvides that prevailing wages, as set forth under chapter 39.12 RCW, are required on all commission construction projects regardless of the source of funding. The commission shall require that all bidders on commission... | Steve Conway (D-29) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2000 |
| HB 1506 1999–00 |
Condemnation action costsC Increases the amount a land owner can receive for evaluation expenditures when his or her land is being taken by the state. | Richard DeBolt (R-20) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2000 |
| HB 1507 1999–00 |
Incorporation petitionsProhibits acting on an annexation petition regarding territory subject to an incorporation petition. Repeals RCW 35.02.155. | Tom Campbell (R-2) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2000 |
| HB 1508 1999–00 |
Court feesIncreases fees for jury trials. Authorizes the legislative authority of any county to impose a fee sufficient to cover the costs of each counties' respective arbitration program for filing a request for trial de novo of an... | Dow Constantine (D-34) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2000 |
| HB 1511 1999–00 |
City/town school districtsThe statute is repealed that requires each city or town be served by a single school district and provides procedures for modifying school district boundaries when city or town boundaries are changed. Proposals to modify a... | Kathy Haigh (D-35) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2000 |