Past bills
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 2846 2001–02 |
Buildable lands review prgrm$ Requires funding of at least $2.5 million per biennium for the Buildable Lands Program requirements to apply. | Sandra Romero (D-22) | Vetoed Vetoed by the Governor |
Apr 5, 2002 |
| HB 2866 2001–02 |
Hydraulic permits$ Prohibits hydraulic projects from being unreasonably conditioned. | Mark Doumit (D-19) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 368, Laws of 2002 |
Apr 5, 2002 |
| HB 2918 2001–02 |
Bingo$ Removes the three-time per week limit on bingo games at a single location. | Alex Wood (D-3) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 369, Laws of 2002 |
Apr 5, 2002 |
| SB 6387 2001–02 |
Supplemental operatng budgetAppropriations from various agencies are modified. For additional information, see "Supplemental Operating Budget Summary" and "Statewide Summary and Agency Detail" published by the Senate Ways & Means Committee. | Lisa Brown (D-3) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 371, Laws of 2002 |
Apr 5, 2002 |
| HB 2224 2001–02 |
Insrnce/specialty producers$ Requires that retailers be licensed in order to sell insurance associated with consumer purchases of specified communications equipment. | Brad Benson (R-6) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 357, Laws of 2002 |
Apr 4, 2002 |
| HB 2366 2001–02 |
Archives & oral history$ The Secretary of State may solicit and accept donations for purposes of conducting oral histories, archival activities, and international trade hosting and missions. | Val Ogden (D-49) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 358, Laws of 2002 |
Apr 4, 2002 |
| HB 2403 2001–02 |
Collective bargaining$ Establishes procedures for exclusive bargaining representatives of faculty at the public four-year institutions of higher education to collectively bargain with the board of regents or trustees over wages, hours, and terms... | Phyllis Gutierrez Kenney (D-46) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 356, Laws of 2002 |
Apr 4, 2002 |
| HB 2451 2001–02 |
Transportation funding$ Makes supplemental transportation appropriations. | Ruth Fisher (D-27) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 359, Laws of 2002 |
Apr 4, 2002 |
| HB 2544 2001–02 |
Credit history/insurance$ Prohibits insurers from cancelling or refusing to renew a personal insurance policy due to a person's credit history. | Mike Cooper (D-21) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 360, Laws of 2002 |
Apr 4, 2002 |
| HB 2867 2001–02 |
Aquatic pesticide applicatn$ Sets a maximum $300 permit fee for discharge permits developed after a recent Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decision. | Bill Fromhold (D-49) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 361, Laws of 2002 |
Apr 4, 2002 |
| HB 2895 2001–02 |
Port employees/retirement$ Permits port employees to belong to both the state pension system and employer- sponsored deferred compensation or supplemental pension programs. | Lynn Kessler (D-24) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 362, Laws of 2002 |
Apr 4, 2002 |
| SB 5514 2001–02 |
Public facility districtsThe requirements for a PFD to qualify to impose the 0.033 percent sales tax are changed so that the PFD must be formed by July 31, 2002 and construction must begin by January 1, 2004. A full state and local sales tax refund is... | Harriet Spanel (D-40) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 363, Laws of 2002 |
Apr 4, 2002 |
| SB 6080 2001–02 |
Fireworks & explosives$ Conforms the definitions for explosives and fireworks to the definitions in federal statute. | Margarita Prentice (D-11) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 370, Laws of 2002 |
Apr 4, 2002 |
| SB 6588 2001–02 |
Food service rules$ Requires the state board of health to adopt updated food service rules by December 31, 2004, by which date the state board is granted sole authority to adopt food service rules. | Marilyn Rasmussen (D-2) | Vetoed Vetoed by the Governor |
Apr 4, 2002 |
| SB 6609 2001–02 |
Ecology department studies$ Authorizes local governments to discuss and dispute the findings of studies conducted by the Department of Ecology. | Sid Snyder (D-19) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 364, Laws of 2002 |
Apr 4, 2002 |
| SB 6828 2001–02 |
Tobacco settlement revenues$ Establishes the Tobacco Settlement Authority (TSA). | Lisa Brown (D-3) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 365, Laws of 2002 |
Apr 4, 2002 |
| SB 6833 2001–02 |
Medical care for immigrantsFull-scope coverage under the state medical assistance program is only available to the extent that persons are eligible for Medicaid. | Lisa Brown (D-3) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 366, Laws of 2002 |
Apr 4, 2002 |
| SB 6835 2001–02 |
Use taxationThe use tax is imposed on the installing, repairing, cleaning, altering, imprinting, or improving of tangible personal property. The effect of the bill is to tax services performed outside the state on tangible personal... | Erik Poulsen (D-34) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 367, Laws of 2002 |
Apr 4, 2002 |
| HB 1268 2001–02 |
Civil service$ The state's civil service system is reformed with new classification rules to be adopted by March 15, 2004. | Sandra Romero (D-22) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 354, Laws of 2002 |
Apr 3, 2002 |
| HB 2352 2001–02 |
Risk management$ All powers, duties, functions, funds, and personnel of the Risk Management Office are transferred from the Department of General Administration to the Office of Financial Management. | Gary Alexander (R-20) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 332, Laws of 2002 |
Apr 3, 2002 |
| HB 2505 2001–02 |
Civil disorder$ Prohibits the teaching or demonstrating of a device or technique capable of causing significant injury or death to persons if the device or technique is to be used in a civil disorder. | Al O'Brien (D-1) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 340, Laws of 2002 |
Apr 3, 2002 |
| HB 2595 2001–02 |
Wireless 911 service$ The county tax for emergency service communications systems is redesignated as the Enhanced 911 (E911) excise tax and is increased from 25 to 50 cents per wireless line per month. | Jeff Morris (D-40) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 341, Laws of 2002 |
Apr 3, 2002 |
| HB 2663 2001–02 |
Fire fghtrs/occ disease$ Adds certain heart problems, specified cancers, and infectious diseases to the list of conditions that are presumed to be occupational diseases for fire fighters covered under the industrial insurance law. | Steve Conway (D-29) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 337, Laws of 2002 |
Apr 3, 2002 |
| HB 2754 2001–02 |
Mandatory arbitration$ Requires implementation of mandatory arbitration in all counties of over 150,000. | Patricia Lantz (D-26) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 338, Laws of 2002 |
Apr 3, 2002 |
| HB 2768 2001–02 |
DSHS legislative reports$ Requires the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) to review all legislatively imposed requirements on the department to submit reports to the Legislature and recommend the continuance or elimination of the... | Ed Orcutt (R-18) | Vetoed Vetoed by the Governor |
Apr 3, 2002 |