Past bills
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 5145 2001–02 |
PERS$ Creates an exemption from Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS) membership and related PERS retirement contributions for individuals employed exclusively as trainers or trainees in a housing authority resident training... | Jeanine Long (R-44) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 37, Laws of 2001 |
Apr 16, 2001 |
| HB 1019 2001–02 |
Fish & wildlife commission$ Requires each of the six administrative regions designated by the Department of Fish and Wildlife to have at least one resident serve on the Fish and Wildlife Commission. | John Pennington (R-18) | Vetoed Vetoed by the Governor |
Apr 13, 2001 |
| HB 1027 2001–02 |
Horse racing compact$ Authorizes the Washington Horse Racing Commission to participate in a multi-state committee that will create and issue a national license to participants in parimutuel horse racing. | Jack Cairnes (R-47) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 18, Laws of 2001 |
Apr 13, 2001 |
| HB 1100 2001–02 |
Marine employees$ Allows the marine employees commission to serve notices by fax with transaction report verification and same-day USPS mailing of copies. | Ruth Fisher (D-27) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 19, Laws of 2001 |
Apr 13, 2001 |
| HB 1140 2001–02 |
Grain warehouses$ Allows a grain warehouse to report for B&O tax purposes based on either a cash receipt or accrual basis regardless of its normal accounting methods. | Mark Schoesler (R-9) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 20, Laws of 2001 |
Apr 13, 2001 |
| HB 1280 2001–02 |
Hit and run$ Increases the penalty for hit and run resulting in death. | Geoff Simpson (D-47) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 17, Laws of 2001 |
Apr 13, 2001 |
| HB 1296 2001–02 |
Insurer investments$ Prohibits an insurer from investing more that 5 percent of its assets in the securities of any depositary institution. | Brian Hatfield (D-19) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 21, Laws of 2001 |
Apr 13, 2001 |
| HB 1309 2001–02 |
Hemodialysis technicians$ The Department of Health is required to establish educational, occupational, and training requirements for hemodialysis technicians. | Jeanne Edwards (D-1) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 22, Laws of 2001 |
Apr 13, 2001 |
| HB 1313 2001–02 |
Private vocational schools$ Changes are made in language, liability limits of the tuition recovery trust fund, and licensure provisions due to unfair business practices. | Don Cox (R-9) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 23, Laws of 2001 |
Apr 13, 2001 |
| HB 1317 2001–02 |
Epinephrine$ Emergency Medical Technicians are allowed to carry and administer epinephrine indefinitely. | Ida Ballasiotes (R-41) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 24, Laws of 2001 |
Apr 13, 2001 |
| HB 1375 2001–02 |
Expedited rule process$ Reauthorizes agencies to adopt rules under the expedited rule adoption process. | Mark Miloscia (D-30) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 25, Laws of 2001 |
Apr 13, 2001 |
| SB 5013 2001–02 |
Persistent sex offenders$ Clarifies that certain prior offenses, despite where the offense and conviction took place, will be used to determine whether an offender meets the definition of a persistent offender. | Bob McCaslin (R-4) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 7, Laws of 2001 |
Apr 13, 2001 |
| SB 5015 2001–02 |
Border area definition$ Distributions from the liquor revolving fund to border areas are expanded to include all unincorporated areas located within seven miles of the Washington-Canadian border. | Bob Morton (R-7) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 8, Laws of 2001 |
Apr 13, 2001 |
| SB 5022 2001–02 |
Salmon recovery funding brd$ Members of the Salmon Recovery Funding Board must file personal financial disclosure statements with the Public Disclosure Commission. | Ken Jacobsen (D-46) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 9, Laws of 2001 |
Apr 13, 2001 |
| SB 5038 2001–02 |
Chapter 9.94A RCW$ Incorporates amendments passed in the 2000 legislative session into the reorganization of the Sentencing Reform Act, corrects incorrect cross-references, and makes other clarifications. | Bob McCaslin (R-4) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 10, Laws of 2001 |
Apr 13, 2001 |
| SB 5047 2001–02 |
Correctional facilities$ Authorizes certain employees of the Department of Corrections (DOC) under some circumstances to use reasonable force to detain, search, or remove a person. | Jeanine Long (R-44) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 11, Laws of 2001 |
Apr 13, 2001 |
| SB 5048 2001–02 |
Mental hlth commitments$ Requires the court to give great weight to evidence of a person's prior history or pattern of decompensation and discontinuation of treatment when determining whether inpatient or a less restrictive alternative commitment is... | Jeanine Long (R-44) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 12, Laws of 2001 |
Apr 13, 2001 |
| SB 5051 2001–02 |
Chemical dependency$ A chemical dependency specialist may seek an involuntary treatment petition if the person meets one test for incapacitation, rather than two. | Jeanine Long (R-44) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 13, Laws of 2001 |
Apr 13, 2001 |
| SB 5052 2001–02 |
Trust & estate disputes$ Various technical and clarifying amendments are made to the Trust and Estate Dispute Resolution Act. | Stephen Johnson (R-47) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 14, Laws of 2001 |
Apr 13, 2001 |
| SB 5252 2001–02 |
Crts of limited jurisdiction$ Authorizes district courts to have temporary venue over other district court criminal matters when there is an emergency. | Bob McCaslin (R-4) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 15, Laws of 2001 |
Apr 13, 2001 |
| SB 5258 2001–02 |
Disclosure/health care info$ It is a negligent violation of law to fax a patient = s confidential sexually transmitted disease information to an unauthorized recipient if the sender knew or had reason to know that the fax telephone number was incorrect. | Jeralita "Jeri" Costa (D-38) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 16, Laws of 2001 |
Apr 13, 2001 |
| HB 1125 2001–02 |
Lodging combined sales tax$ Requires local sales taxes to provide an exemption for lodging if the total sales tax rate would exceed the greater of 12 percent or the total sales rate in effect on December 1, 2000. | Jack Cairnes (R-47) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 6, Laws of 2001 |
Mar 29, 2001 |
| HB 2222 2001–02 |
Earthquake funding$ One million dollars from the Emergency Reserve Fund and $3 million from federal funds are appropriated to the Military Department for costs associated with the Nisqually earthquake. | Barry Sehlin (R-10) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 5, Laws of 2001 |
Mar 12, 2001 |
| SB 5301 2001–02 |
Driver's license examsThe Director of DOL has good cause to believe that a driver is incompetent or unqualified to retain his or her driver's license based upon a report by a law enforcement officer, a physician, a physical therapist, a registered... | Julia Patterson (D-33) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Mar 10, 2001 |