Past bills
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 2467 2001–02 |
Distributin of taxes$ Requiring the county treasurer to distribute tax receipts on the first day of the month to those districts for which the county treasurer is the district treasurer. | Brian Sullivan (D-21) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 81, Laws of 2002 |
Mar 21, 2002 |
| HB 2470 2001–02 |
Plumbing contractors$ Requires plumbing contractors to verify that plumbing trainees worked specified hours and that certified plumbers properly supervised such hours. | Steve Conway (D-29) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 82, Laws of 2002 |
Mar 21, 2002 |
| HB 2471 2001–02 |
District court judges$ Changes the methodology used to determine the number of district court judges. | Luke Esser (R-48) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 83, Laws of 2002 |
Mar 21, 2002 |
| HB 2495 2001–02 |
Fire districts$ Authorizes a fire district that contracts with another district that has at least one full-time, paid employee to utilize the additional 50 cent per thousand property tax for fire districts. | Joyce Mulliken (R-13) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 84, Laws of 2002 |
Mar 21, 2002 |
| HB 2511 2001–02 |
Financial institutns/robbery$ Classifies robbery of a financial institution (with or without a deadly weapon) as first degree robbery, a class A felony. | Al O'Brien (D-1) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 85, Laws of 2002 |
Mar 21, 2002 |
| HB 2512 2001–02 |
Business & professions act$ Establishes uniform disciplinary procedures for business and professions regulated by the Department of Licensing. | Dave Upthegrove (D-33) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 86, Laws of 2002 |
Mar 21, 2002 |
| HB 2553 2001–02 |
Cig tax contracts/tribes$ Adds Snoqualmie and Swinomish tribes to the list of tribes with which the Governor may make agreements. | Jeff Morris (D-40) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 87, Laws of 2002 |
Mar 21, 2002 |
| HB 2557 2001–02 |
Metropolitan park districts$ Allows metropolitan park districts to be formed by cities, counties, combinations of cities or counties, and combinations of cities and counties. | John Lovick (D-44) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 88, Laws of 2002 |
Mar 21, 2002 |
| SB 5523 2001–02 |
Leased eqpmnt/tx overpayment$ Grants an exception to the four-year limitation on tax refunds in cases where sales tax was incorrectly paid on equipment that was intended to be leased. | Jim Horn (R-41) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 57, Laws of 2002 |
Mar 21, 2002 |
| SB 6140 2001–02 |
Regional trans investmentA county with a population over 1.5 million and adjoining counties with a population over 500,000 may create Regional Transportation Investment Districts (RTID). | Dan McDonald (R-48) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 56, Laws of 2002 |
Mar 21, 2002 |
| SB 6272 2001–02 |
Sexually violent predators$ Authorizes the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) to contract with health care practitioners and health care facilities to provide basic medical care to sexually violent predators. | Jeanine Long (R-44) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 58, Laws of 2002 |
Mar 21, 2002 |
| SB 6293 2001–02 |
Courts of limited jurisdictn$ Allows district court video conferencing on certain hearings related to criminal prosecutions for violations of state law. | Adam Kline (D-37) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 59, Laws of 2002 |
Mar 21, 2002 |
| SB 6350 2001–02 |
County funding/highways$ Funds in a county road fund may be used to pay for improvements to state highways. | Mary Margaret Haugen (D-10) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 60, Laws of 2002 |
Mar 21, 2002 |
| SB 6372 2001–02 |
Combined fund drive account$ Reorganizes the Washington State Combined Fund Drive and specifies where the funds are deposited and who adopts the rules. | Karen Fraser (D-22) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 61, Laws of 2002 |
Mar 21, 2002 |
| SB 6381 2001–02 |
PERS$ Allows inactive Public Employees' Retirement System Plan 1 members who are age 50 or older, have at least 20 years of service, and are not retired as of the | Karen Fraser (D-22) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 62, Laws of 2002 |
Mar 21, 2002 |
| SB 6449 2001–02 |
Manufactured/mobile homes$ Allows mobile home park landlords to charge tenants an entrance fee if it is part of a continuing care contract. | Jim Kastama (D-25) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 63, Laws of 2002 |
Mar 21, 2002 |
| SB 6482 2001–02 |
Alcohol/drug abuse treatment$ Removes the six month limitation on alcohol and drug treatment services for indigent persons. | Jeanine Long (R-44) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 64, Laws of 2002 |
Mar 21, 2002 |
| SB 6483 2001–02 |
Regulating securities$ Expands the authority of the Department of Financial Institutions to regulate the securities industry. | Margarita Prentice (D-11) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 65, Laws of 2002 |
Mar 21, 2002 |
| SB 6484 2001–02 |
Conservation easements$ Allows a trustee to donate a conservation easement in real property of the trust in order to qualify for federal estate tax exclusions and deductions. | Mary Margaret Haugen (D-10) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 66, Laws of 2002 |
Mar 21, 2002 |
| SB 6539 2001–02 |
Telecommunications$ State and local excise taxes on mobile telecommunications are sourced to the customer's primary place of use, in a manner consistent with federal law. | Senator (D-35) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 67, Laws of 2002 |
Mar 21, 2002 |
| SB 6594 2001–02 |
Secure transition facilities$ Allows, under certain circumstances, the siting of secure community transition facilities (SCTF) in certain counties irrespective of land use and other laws. | Don Carlson (R-49) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 68, Laws of 2002 |
Mar 21, 2002 |
| HB 1852 2001–02 |
Washingtn's goods & services$ Authorizes the Director of the Department of Agriculture to enter into contracts with members of the Pacific Northwest Economic Region, port districts, or commodity commissions to promote the export of Washington = s... | Jeff Morris (D-40) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 15, 2002 |
| SB 5478 2001–02 |
Lead- based paint$ The Department of Health is required to establish an education program to reduce childhood exposure to lead in residential settings. | Rosa Franklin (D-29) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 15, 2002 |
| SB 6236 2001–02 |
Mailings by legislators$ The time period restricting mailings to constituents at public expense by a legislator who is a candidate for office is changed from December 1 through November 30 to December 1 through the day after the general election. | James West (R-6) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 15, 2002 |
| SB 6257 2001–02 |
Contract harvesting/timber$ Authorized the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to sell logs from state forest lands through a contract harvesting process. The amount of contract harvesting cannot exceed 10 percent of the total annual volume of timber... | Ken Jacobsen (D-46) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 15, 2002 |