Past bills
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 2874 2001–02 |
Columbia basin water$ Allows the Department of Ecology to enter certain agreements with the United States for allocating ground waters related to the Columbia Basin Project. | Mark Schoesler (R-9) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 330, Laws of 2002 |
Apr 3, 2002 |
| HB 2914 2001–02 |
Financial aid account$ Creates a state financial aid account to ensure that all appropriations designated for financial aid through statewide student financial aid programs are made available to students and to prevent unexpended financial aid... | Phyllis Gutierrez Kenney (D-46) | Vetoed Vetoed by the Governor |
Apr 3, 2002 |
| HB 2926 2001–02 |
State library$ Creates a state library within the Office of the Secretary of State. | Jim Clements (R-14) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 342, Laws of 2002 |
Apr 3, 2002 |
| HB 2993 2001–02 |
Water policy$ Establishes criteria for setting minimum or base flows for fish and prohibits flows set for any other purpose from being less than these flows. | Kelli Linville (D-42) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 329, Laws of 2002 |
Apr 3, 2002 |
| SB 5236 2001–02 |
Newborn infant safety$ Eliminates criminal liability for a parent who abandons an infant, 72 hours or younger, in a hospital to a qualified person. | Jeanne Kohl-Welles (D-36) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 331, Laws of 2002 |
Apr 3, 2002 |
| SB 5373 2001–02 |
Civil actions/arbitration$ Provides an offer of compromise procedure that effects the award of reasonable attorney fees and costs when an arbitration award is appealed to superior court. | Larry Sheahan (R-9) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 339, Laws of 2002 |
Apr 3, 2002 |
| SB 5513 2001–02 |
Trans emplys/motorists asslt$ Department of Transportation (DOT) employees engaged in highway construction or maintenance, or who are loading or unloading vehicles on state ferries, and who are victims of motorist assault are provided with disability... | Mary Margaret Haugen (D-10) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 355, Laws of 2002 |
Apr 3, 2002 |
| SB 5965 2001–02 |
Local real estate excise taxAn additional real estate excise tax is authorized for counties equal to 0.5 percent of the selling price to be used exclusively for the development of affordable housing, including acquisition, building, rehabilitation, and... | Harriet Spanel (D-40) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 343, Laws of 2002 |
Apr 3, 2002 |
| SB 6234 2001–02 |
Insurance premiums$ Requires that automobile insurance policies specify the date on which the premium is due and that such policies allow for a five day grace period before any late charges will be assessed. | Shirley Winsley (R-28) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 344, Laws of 2002 |
Apr 3, 2002 |
| SB 6267 2001–02 |
Principal and income act$ Updates, clarifies, and provides new rules for the treatment of trust property under the Washington Principal and Income Act. | Stephen Johnson (R-47) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 345, Laws of 2002 |
Apr 3, 2002 |
| SB 6338 2001–02 |
Consumer loan act$ Requires that financial disclosures on a loan not secured by a real property lien be made in compliance with pertinent federal laws and regulations. | Karen Keiser (D-33) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 346, Laws of 2002 |
Apr 3, 2002 |
| SB 6428 2001–02 |
Agency loss prevention$ Requires the Office of Financial Management to form a loss prevention review team to review a death, serious injury, or other substantial loss that allegedly involves a state agency. | Betti Sheldon (D-23) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 333, Laws of 2002 |
Apr 3, 2002 |
| SB 6429 2001–02 |
Admissibility of evidence$ Makes inadmissible as evidence in a civil action an expression of sympathy or benevolence relating to the pain, suffering, or death of a person involved in an accident. | Betti Sheldon (D-23) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 334, Laws of 2002 |
Apr 3, 2002 |
| SB 6439 2001–02 |
Public disclosure$ Adds deployment plans and compiled underlying data to current public disclosure exemption for terrorism response plans and vulnerability assessments. | Georgia Gardner (D-42) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 335, Laws of 2002 |
Apr 3, 2002 |
| SB 6526 2001–02 |
Contracts of insurance$ Eliminates the policy renewal requirement for an insurance policy expressly stating that the policy is not renewable. | Karen Keiser (D-33) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 347, Laws of 2002 |
Apr 3, 2002 |
| SB 6557 2001–02 |
Higher ed coordinating board$ Members of the Higher Education Coordinating Board (HECB) have the authority to select from their membership the chair and vice-chair who serve a one-year term as chair or vice-chair. | Jeanne Kohl-Welles (D-36) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 348, Laws of 2002 |
Apr 3, 2002 |
| SB 6560 2001–02 |
Shared game lottery/eduThe Lottery Commission is given express authority to enter into the multi-state agreement establishing the shared game lottery known as The Big Game. "Shared game lottery" is defined as any lottery activity in which the... | Margarita Prentice (D-11) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 349, Laws of 2002 |
Apr 3, 2002 |
| SB 6641 2001–02 |
Students with diabetes$ Requires school districts to adopt policies and health plans for students with diabetes, and describes some of the required elements of those policies. | Rosemary McAuliffe (D-1) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 350, Laws of 2002 |
Apr 3, 2002 |
| SB 6700 2001–02 |
Personal info privacy$ Prohibits a person or organization, with intent to harm or intimidate, from disseminating certain personal information of law enforcement, corrections, and court employees or volunteers without the permission of the employee... | Bill Finkbeiner (R-45) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 336, Laws of 2002 |
Apr 3, 2002 |
| SB 6763 2001–02 |
Victims of crimes$ Creates a Washington State Task Force on Funding for Community-Based Services to Victims of Crime. | Jeralita "Jeri" Costa (D-38) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 351, Laws of 2002 |
Apr 3, 2002 |
| SB 6814 2001–02 |
Transportation fees$ Ten transportation fees are increased. | Mary Margaret Haugen (D-10) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 352, Laws of 2002 |
Apr 3, 2002 |
| SB 6823 2001–02 |
Schools/salary formula$ Requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction, when calculating salary allocations for certificated instructional staff, to use the state salary allocation schedule and related documents, conditions, and limitations... | Bill Finkbeiner (R-45) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 353, Laws of 2002 |
Apr 3, 2002 |
| HB 1460 2001–02 |
Seat belt laws$ Seat belt laws are enforced as a primary action. | John Lovick (D-44) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 328, Laws of 2002 |
Apr 2, 2002 |
| HB 1646 2001–02 |
Alternative education$ Includes the Washington National Guard Youth ChalleNGe program as an alternative educational service provider and describes the funding formula for students enrolled in the program. | Dave Schmidt (R-44) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 291, Laws of 2002 |
Apr 2, 2002 |
| HB 2060 2001–02 |
Low-income housing$ Imposes a $10 surcharge on recording fees for recordings of real property documents. | Jim Dunn (R-17) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 294, Laws of 2002 |
Apr 2, 2002 |