All bills
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 5245 2003–04 |
Legislators/trans planningMakes legislators whose districts are within a Regional Transportation Planning Organization (RTPO) ex-officio non voting members of the RTPO. | Jim Horn (R-41) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 351, Laws of 2003 |
May 16, 2003 |
| SB 5247 2003–04 |
Local option fuel taxAuthorizes a county to impose a local option fuel tax at a rate of 10 percent of the state fuel tax rate for Regional Transportation Investment District (RTID) purposes. | Jim Horn (R-41) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 350, Laws of 2003 |
May 16, 2003 |
| SB 5284 2003–04 |
Vehicle traction equipmentThe penalty classification for failing to use required traction equipment is reduced from being a misdemeanor, to being a traffic infraction. | Val Stevens (R-39) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 356, Laws of 2003 |
May 16, 2003 |
| SB 5343 2003–04 |
Watershed planningDivides water resource inventory area (WRIA) 40 into two parts and allows each to be eligible for one-half of the grant monies available for conducting planning in a single WRIA. | Linda Evans Parlette (R-12) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 328, Laws of 2003 |
May 16, 2003 |
| SB 5407 2003–04 |
Motorsports vehiclesDefines the relationship between manufacturers and dealers of motorsports vehicles as to the ownership and transfer of dealerships, franchise disputes, and unfair business practices. | Jim Horn (R-41) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 354, Laws of 2003 |
May 16, 2003 |
| SB 5409 2003–04 |
Direct petition annexationEstablishes a new direct petition annexation method for municipal annexations of inhabited land based on signatures of owners of a majority of the acreage and a majority of registered voters. | Joyce Mulliken (R-13) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 331, Laws of 2003 |
May 16, 2003 |
| SB 5450 2003–04 |
Electric vehiclesIncludes neighborhood electric vehicles in definition of a motor vehicle and legalizes their use on local roads having speed limits of 35 miles per hour or less. | Jim Horn (R-41) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 353, Laws of 2003 |
May 16, 2003 |
| SB 5457 2003–04 |
Hazards to motorcyclesRequires that signs be posted when road construction, repair or maintenance presents a special hazard to motorcyclists. | Jim Horn (R-41) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 355, Laws of 2003 |
May 16, 2003 |
| SB 5497 2003–04 |
Relocation assistanceThe $10,000 limit on the amount an agency can pay to a displaced farm, nonprofit organization, or small business for expenses of reestablishing at a new location following a condemnation of the property, is increased to $50,000. | Luke Esser (R-48) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 357, Laws of 2003 |
May 16, 2003 |
| SB 5507 2003–04 |
Growth management boardsClarifies who has "participation standing" to raise a matter before the Growth Management Hearings Board. | Senator (D-35) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 332, Laws of 2003 |
May 16, 2003 |
| SB 5520 2003–04 |
Ferries/public contractingAllows the Washington State Ferries access to alternative public works contracting procedures; more specifically the "general contractor/construction manager" contracting procedure for large capital projects. | Mary Margaret Haugen (D-10) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 352, Laws of 2003 |
May 16, 2003 |
| SB 5575 2003–04 |
Small irrigation impoundmentExempts certain lined impoundments under an existing water right from the reservoir and secondary permit requirements of the water code if used for certain specified purposes. | Linda Evans Parlette (R-12) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 329, Laws of 2003 |
May 16, 2003 |
| SB 5586 2003–04 |
Lead-based paint activitiesEstablishes a state program for worker training, certification, and training program accreditation for lead-based paint activities at the Department of Community, Trade, and Economic Development (DCTED). | Jim Hargrove (D-24) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 322, Laws of 2003 |
May 16, 2003 |
| SB 5600 2003–04 |
Returned license platesAuthorizes the Department of Licensing (DOL) to provide used license plates to individuals who request a plate for non-vehicular uses. | Dave Schmidt (R-44) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 359, Laws of 2003 |
May 16, 2003 |
| SB 5602 2003–04 |
Growth management planningRequires local governments planning under the Growth Management Act to ensure that comprehensive plans or development regulations provide a sufficient capacity of land suitable for development to accommodate allocated housing... | Adam Kline (D-37) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 333, Laws of 2003 |
May 16, 2003 |
| SB 5889 2003–04 |
Animal feeding operationsTransfers the dairy nutrient management program to the Department of Agriculture. | Dan Swecker (R-20) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 325, Laws of 2003 |
May 16, 2003 |
| SB 5891 2003–04 |
Livestock identificationBroadens the nature of "livestock identification" to include expressly the examination of documents regarding ownership. | Dan Swecker (R-20) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 326, Laws of 2003 |
May 16, 2003 |
| HB 1933 2003–04 |
Shoreline and growth mngmntEstablishes that the integration of the goals and policies of the Shoreline Management Act (SMA) into the Growth Management Act (GMA) does not create an order of priority among the planning goals of the GMA. | Jean Berkey (D-38) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 321, Laws of 2003 |
May 15, 2003 |
| HB 1002 2003–04 |
MercuryRequires labeling for fluorescent lamps that contain mercury. | Senator (D-22) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 260, Laws of 2003 |
May 14, 2003 |
| HB 1028 2003–04 |
At-risk youth studyDirects the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Committee to, among other things, identify cost-effective programs that preserve families and reduce youth crime and report to the legislature options for financial and other... | Mary Lou Dickerson (D-36) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 285, Laws of 2003 |
May 14, 2003 |
| HB 1081 2003–04 |
Mortgage lending fraudCreates a fund to be administered by the Department of Financial Institutions and the State Treasurer for the purpose of assisting state and local law enforcement authorities in deterring, investigating, and prosecuting fraud... | Ross Hunter (D-48) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 289, Laws of 2003 |
May 14, 2003 |
| HB 1090 2003–04 |
Trafficking of personsExtends the Washington State Task Force Against the Trafficking of Persons indefinitely. | Velma Veloria (D-11) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 266, Laws of 2003 |
May 14, 2003 |
| HB 1095 2003–04 |
Small forest landownersAlters the road maintenance and abandonment plan requirements for small forest landowners, including the creation of a simplified checklist plan. | Phil Rockefeller (D-23) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 311, Laws of 2003 |
May 14, 2003 |
| HB 1108 2003–04 |
Police horsesEstablishes the crime of harming a police horse as an unranked class C felony. | Maralyn Chase (D-32) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 269, Laws of 2003 |
May 14, 2003 |
| HB 1113 2003–04 |
Irrigation district boardsAllows certain private and public entities to establish or join a board of joint control with an irrigation district or an operating entity for a federal reclamation project. | Bill Hinkle (R-13) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 306, Laws of 2003 |
May 14, 2003 |