All bills
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 1303 2003–04 |
State building codeRevises state building code provisions. | Mike Armstrong (R-12) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2004 |
| HB 1304 2003–04 |
Fur dealer's license feesAmends RCW 77.65.480 to delete the fee for a fur dealer's license. | Mike Armstrong (R-12) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2004 |
| HB 1305 2003–04 |
Employment informationProvides that an employer who discloses information about a former or current employee's job performance, conduct, or other work-related information to a prospective employer, or employment agency as defined by RCW 49.60.040,... | Mike Carrell (R-28) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2004 |
| HB 1306 2003–04 |
Taxation of taxidermyProvides that the term shall not include the sale of or charge made for labor and services rendered as taxidermy services such as preparation, stuffing, and mounting of skins of dead animals for exhibition in a lifelike state,... | Richard DeBolt (R-20) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2004 |
| HB 1307 2003–04 |
Actions against agency rulesThe burden of proof in demonstrating the invalidity of an agency action is no longer with the party asserting its invalidity, but rather is silent. | Mike Armstrong (R-12) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2004 |
| HB 1308 2003–04 |
Contracting for servicesAmends RCW 41.80.020 relating to contracting for services customarily provided by state employees. | Glenn Anderson (R-5) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2004 |
| HB 1309 2003–04 |
Agency rule authorityProvides that an agency may not adopt a proposed rule unless the legislature has had the opportunity to consider the proposed rule during a regular session or special legislative session as defined in Article II, section 12 of... | Janéa Holmquist Newbry (R-13) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2004 |
| HB 1310 2003–04 |
Administrative rule noticeState agencies must make a good faith attempt to notify businesses affected by rule changes. | Jan Shabro (R-31) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2004 |
| HB 1311 2003–04 |
Actions against stateRemoves Thurston County's specific listing as a place of proper venue for court actions filed against the state. | Mike Armstrong (R-12) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2004 |
| HB 1312 2003–04 |
Rule-making authority limitLimits the rule-making authority of certain entities to those instances where there is a specific grant of legislative authority. | Glenn Anderson (R-5) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2004 |
| HB 1313 2003–04 |
Agencies to justify rulesPlaces the burden of proof on an agency during rule review. | Glenn Anderson (R-5) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2004 |
| HB 1314 2003–04 |
Significant legislative ruleProvides that, in order for the legislature to properly carry out its responsibility for establishing new laws, this act revises rule-making requirements to assure that the legislature can carefully review rules that impose... | Jan Shabro (R-31) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2004 |
| HB 1315 2003–04 |
Agency rules/adoptingProvides that no agency may adopt a rule that exceeds a federal standard without specific legislative authority. Provides that, by July 1, 2004, each state agency must review existing rules that exceed federal standards and... | Jan Shabro (R-31) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2004 |
| HB 1316 2003–04 |
Utility taxationReplaces the state public utility tax on light and power businesses with a wholesale energy transaction tax on the volume of electricity transmitted within the state. | Jeff Morris (D-40) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2004 |
| HB 1319 2003–04 |
Actions against firearms indDeclares that neither the state nor any political subdivision of the state may sue the firearms industry for damages, abatement, or injunctive relief resulting or arising from the lawful design, manufacture, marketing, sale,... | Jerome Delvin (R-8) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2004 |
| HB 1320 2003–04 |
Mental health for minorsChanges the age of consent for inpatient mental health treatment. Adds a liability limitation for mental health treatment providers. | Jerome Delvin (R-8) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Jan 12, 2004 |
| HB 1321 2003–04 |
Gun show salesEstablishes provisions to regulate the sale of firearms at gun shows and events. | Ruth Kagi (D-32) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2004 |
| HB 1323 2003–04 |
State patrol retirement sysIncreases the mandatory retirement age for members of the Washington State Patrol Retirement System from age 60 to age 65. | Shirley Hankins (R-8) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2004 |
| HB 1324 2003–04 |
Automated traffic camerasAuthorizes local jurisdictions to employ the use of automated traffic safety cameras after first enacting local ordinances that allow for their use in detecting speeding, stoplight, and/or railroad crossing violations. | John Lovick (D-44) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2004 |
| HB 1325 2003–04 |
Nursing facilitiesProvides that when beds have been voluntarily reduced to enhance resident quality of life, including reducing the number of beds per room to one or two, the beds may be converted back to nursing home use at any time, as long... | Jeannie Darneille (D-27) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2004 |
| HB 1326 2003–04 |
Boarding homesProvides that, as of January 1, 2003, the department shall not adopt, or cause to be adopted, any new rules affecting boarding homes until and unless the legislature has appropriated adequate funding to cover the medicaid... | Brian Sullivan (D-21) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2004 |
| HB 1327 2003–04 |
Nursing facility paymentRevises provisions relating to nursing facility payment method improvements. | Bill Fromhold (D-49) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2004 |
| HB 1329 2003–04 |
Nursing facility feeDeclares that, without exemptions, there is levied and there shall be collected a quality maintenance fee on nursing facilities to be calculated in accordance with this act. Provides that the quality maintenance fee shall be... | Bill Fromhold (D-49) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2004 |
| HB 1330 2003–04 |
Boarding home bed holdsRequires the Department of Social and Health Services to pay a boarding home to hold a bed available for a resident who temporarily requires hospital or nursing home care. | Jim Moeller (D-49) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2004 |
| HB 1331 2003–04 |
Nursing care service paymentProhibits a nursing pool providing employees or referring independent contractors to a nursing facility for nursing services from billing or receiving payments from a nursing facility at a rate higher than 135 percent of the... | Eileen Cody (D-34) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2004 |