All bills
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 1248 2001–02 |
Unemployment insurance$ Allows an individual whose separation from employment was necessary because of domestic violence or stalking to receive unemployment benefits. | Lynn Kessler (D-24) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 8, Laws of 2002 |
Mar 12, 2002 |
| HB 2370 2001–02 |
County road engineers$ Eliminates the requirement that each county with a population of 8,000 or more employ a full-time road engineer. | Mark Schoesler (R-9) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 9, Laws of 2002 |
Mar 12, 2002 |
| HB 2493 2001–02 |
Voluteer fire fighters$ Removes the volunteer firefighter membership limit on local governments, for the purposes of membership in the volunteer firefighters relief and pension fund. | Brock Jackley (D-26) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 11, Laws of 2002 |
Mar 12, 2002 |
| HB 2592 2001–02 |
Comm revitalization financng$ Clarifies that a fire protection district must agree to participate in order for a local government to proceed with community revitalization financing of public improvements. | Jeff Gombosky (D-3) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 12, Laws of 2002 |
Mar 12, 2002 |
| HB 3004 2001–02 |
State revenue T.O.Introduced by title and introductory section only. | Jim McIntire (D-46) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Mar 12, 2002 |
| SB 5433 2001–02 |
Parent child relationship$ Egg donors will be treated the same as sperm donors when determining parental status. | Debbie Regala (D-27) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 13, Laws of 2002 |
Mar 12, 2002 |
| SB 5852 2001–02 |
Racial profiling$ Requires all local law enforcement agencies to initiate policies to reduce racial profiling. | Rosa Franklin (D-29) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 14, Laws of 2002 |
Mar 12, 2002 |
| SB 6061 2001–02 |
Firemen's pension boards$ Requires Municipal Firemen's Pension Boards to meet at least quarterly. | Julia Patterson (D-33) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 15, Laws of 2002 |
Mar 12, 2002 |
| SB 6240 2001–02 |
Felons/voting rights$ Limits the number of offenders of which the Department of Corrections (DOC) must notify the sentencing court when the offenders complete their sentences. | Rosa Franklin (D-29) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 16, Laws of 2002 |
Mar 12, 2002 |
| SB 6241 2001–02 |
Christmas trees$ Exempts Christmas trees that are cultivated using agricultural methods from the provisions of the Forest Practices Act. | Marilyn Rasmussen (D-2) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 17, Laws of 2002 |
Mar 12, 2002 |
| SB 6242 2001–02 |
Nonprobate asset$ Amends the definition of "nonprobate asset" relating to dissolution of marriage to reference potential contrary and controlling federal law. | Stephen Johnson (R-47) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 18, Laws of 2002 |
Mar 12, 2002 |
| SB 6287 2001–02 |
Criminal offndrs/jurisdictn$ Clarifies that sexually violent predators who commit crimes while civilly committed, will be returned to the custody of the Department of Social and Health Services after the completion of their criminal sentences. | Jeanine Long (R-44) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 19, Laws of 2002 |
Mar 12, 2002 |
| SB 6313 2001–02 |
Derelict fishing gear$ Requires the Department of Fish and Wildlife to work with various groups to develop guidelines for the safe removal of derelict fishing gear and to maintain a database of the location of known derelict gear. | Bob Oke (R-26) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 20, Laws of 2002 |
Mar 12, 2002 |
| SB 6324 2001–02 |
Voter registration$ Initiates the creation of a statewide voter registration data base. | Georgia Gardner (D-42) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 21, Laws of 2002 |
Mar 12, 2002 |
| SB 6326 2001–02 |
Insurance/filing reports$ An insurer is exempt from the statutory annual reporting requirement if it has neither data nor experience to report with respect to the covered categories of property and casualty insurance. | Margarita Prentice (D-11) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 22, Laws of 2002 |
Mar 12, 2002 |
| SB 6328 2001–02 |
Temporary worker housing$ Allows cherry harvest temporary labor camps to be used for the period beginning one week before cherry harvest begins to one week after harvest ends in the state. | Linda Evans Parlette (R-12) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 23, Laws of 2002 |
Mar 12, 2002 |
| SB 6329 2001–02 |
Emmission control inspection$ Exempts hybrid motor vehicles from the Department of Ecology's emission inspection program | Debbie Regala (D-27) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 24, Laws of 2002 |
Mar 12, 2002 |
| SB 6341 2001–02 |
Sex offender registration$ Prohibits courts from relieving any person convicted of an aggravated offense or more than one sexually violent offense from registering as a sex offender. | Jim Hargrove (D-24) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 25, Laws of 2002 |
Mar 12, 2002 |
| SB 6374 2001–02 |
Retirement tech corrections$ Corrects erroneous statutory references related to certificated teaching employees. | Ken Jacobsen (D-46) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 26, Laws of 2002 |
Mar 12, 2002 |
| SB 6375 2001–02 |
Retirement/veterans$ Conforms the Public Employees' Retirement System Plan 1 and the Washington State Patrol Retirement System statutes to federal law with regard to military service credit. | Karen Fraser (D-22) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 27, Laws of 2002 |
Mar 12, 2002 |
| SB 6378 2001–02 |
LEOFFRS plan 2$ Creates a part-time leave of absence provision for law enforcement members of the Law Enforcement Officers' and Fire Fighters' Retirement System, adding to existing unpaid leave of absence provisions. | Harriet Spanel (D-40) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 28, Laws of 2002 |
Mar 12, 2002 |
| SB 6389 2001–02 |
School buses/USA flags$ Requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to adopt rules that allow the safe display of American flags on school buses. | Don Benton (R-17) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 29, Laws of 2002 |
Mar 12, 2002 |
| SB 6401 2001–02 |
County clerks$ Standardizes and clarifies references to county clerks. | Adam Kline (D-37) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 30, Laws of 2002 |
Mar 12, 2002 |
| SB 6408 2001–02 |
Sex offender registration$ Restores the offense of "communicating with a minor for immoral purposes" to the definition of sex offense in the sex offender registration statute. | Jeralita "Jeri" Costa (D-38) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 31, Laws of 2002 |
Mar 12, 2002 |
| SB 6422 2001–02 |
Property of another person$ Defines "property of another" as property in which an actor possesses anything less than exclusive ownership. | Jeralita "Jeri" Costa (D-38) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 32, Laws of 2002 |
Mar 12, 2002 |