All bills
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 2817 2005–06 |
Higher edu/technologyPlaces a state emphasis on enrollments and degrees in the fields of engineering, technology, biotechnology, science, computer science and mathematics. | Mike Sells (D-38) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 180, Laws of 2006 |
Mar 23, 2006 |
| HB 3113 2005–06 |
Access to higher educationAccepts report submitted to the Legislature on December 1, 2005, as representing the needs for higher education in the North Snohomish, Island and Skagit Counties region. | Mike Sells (D-38) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 179, Laws of 2006 |
Mar 23, 2006 |
| HB 1384 2005–06 |
Joint operating agenciesAuthorizes joint operating agencies to use a competitive negotiation process for siting, construction, and operation of renewable energy projects. | Larry Haler (R-8) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 176, Laws of 2006 |
Mar 22, 2006 |
| HB 1672 2005–06 |
Safe patient handlingRequires all hospitals to establish a Safe Patient Handling Committee or assign the duties of a Safe Patient Handling Committee to an existing committee.. | Steve Conway (D-29) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 165, Laws of 2006 |
Mar 22, 2006 |
| HB 2414 2005–06 |
Academic assessment systemRequires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to request flexibility under the federal No Child Left Behind Act to conduct a pilot project with six school districts using an assessment other than the Washington Assessment... | Larry Haler (R-8) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 175, Laws of 2006 |
Mar 22, 2006 |
| HB 2457 2005–06 |
Tax relief/farm machineryExempts farmers with gross sales of agricultural products of $10,000 or more from sales and use tax on replacement parts for farm machinery and equipment. | Bill Grant (D-16) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 172, Laws of 2006 |
Mar 22, 2006 |
| HB 2867 2005–06 |
WSU Tri-CitiesAuthorizes Washington State University (WSU) Tri-Cities to expand into a four-year institution by admitting, beginning in the fall of 2007, lower-division students directly into programs beyond the biotechnology field. | Phyllis Gutierrez Kenney (D-46) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 166, Laws of 2006 |
Mar 22, 2006 |
| HB 2939 2005–06 |
Energy freedom programEstablishes an Energy Freedom Program to be administered by the Department of Agriculture. | Bill Grant (D-16) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 171, Laws of 2006 |
Mar 22, 2006 |
| HB 3316 2005–06 |
General oligation bondsAuthorizes the issuance of $273.6 million in state general obligation bonds to finance the Columbia River Basin Water Supply Development Program, prison expansion, and rehabilitation of state parks on the Hood Canal and the... | Hans Dunshee (D-44) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 167, Laws of 2006 |
Mar 22, 2006 |
| SB 6151 2005–06 |
Aquifer levelsEstablishes a mechanism to allow the non-use of a groundwater right from the Odessa aquifer to avoid relinquishment if certain conditions are satisfied. | Mark Schoesler (R-9) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 168, Laws of 2006 |
Mar 22, 2006 |
| SB 6257 2005–06 |
Security guard licensesExempts guest services and crowd management employees who do not perform the duties of a security officer from the law regulating private security guards. | Jerome Delvin (R-8) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 173, Laws of 2006 |
Mar 22, 2006 |
| SB 6382 2005–06 |
Equine industryAuthorizes the Washington State Horse Racing Commission to spend annually up to $300,000 of operating funds to develop the equine industry and upgrade racing facilities, with priority given to nonprofit race meets and equine... | Mike Hewitt (R-16) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 174, Laws of 2006 |
Mar 22, 2006 |
| SB 6581 2005–06 |
Columbia river basinTwo hundred fifty thousand dollars of the state building construction account-state appropriation for fiscal year 2007 is provided solely to the Department of Ecology (Department) to work with interested parties in order to... | Erik Poulsen (D-34) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 169, Laws of 2006 |
Mar 22, 2006 |
| SB 6861 2005–06 |
Domestic water usersRequires the Department of Ecology to study and report on ways that stakeholders can better understand the competing interests of surface water users in basins currently involved in a water rights adjudication when water... | Jerome Delvin (R-8) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 170, Laws of 2006 |
Mar 22, 2006 |
| HB 2596 2005–06 |
Cosmetology apprenticeshipExtends the cosmetology apprenticeship pilot program until July 1, 2008. | Phyllis Gutierrez Kenney (D-46) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 162, Laws of 2006 |
Mar 21, 2006 |
| HB 2789 2005–06 |
Apprenticeship opportunitiesAuthorizes existing Centers of Excellence and other colleges identified by the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges, in consultation with the Washington State Apprenticeship and Training Council, to act as brokers... | Dave Quall (D-40) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 161, Laws of 2006 |
Mar 21, 2006 |
| HB 3134 2005–06 |
Compensation for disabilityRequires the Department of Labor and Industries to calculate the reduction in industrial insurance benefits for federal Social Security retirement benefits using a formula in federal law and guidelines in state law. | Steve Conway (D-29) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 163, Laws of 2006 |
Mar 21, 2006 |
| HB 3178 2005–06 |
State ferry employeesModifies collective bargaining between the bargaining representative of ferry workers and the state beginning with bargaining for the 2007-09 fiscal biennium, including requiring bargaining before the adoption of the biennial... | Ed Murray (D-43) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 164, Laws of 2006 |
Mar 21, 2006 |
| HB 1523 2005–06 |
Vegetable seedsExempts from retail sales and use tax the construction or renovation of a building or acquisition of new machinery or equipment that is used for conditioning of vegetable seeds in a rural county or distressed area. | Dave Quall (D-40) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 142, Laws of 2006 |
Mar 20, 2006 |
| HB 2330 2005–06 |
Crab pot buoy tag programCharges out-of-state crab fishers a fee to participate in the Dungeness crab fishery in the federal coastal waters off Washington. | Brian Blake (D-19) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 143, Laws of 2006 |
Mar 20, 2006 |
| HB 2382 2005–06 |
Bovine handling facilitiesProvides limited immunity to people who own, operate, or use a bovine handling facility for injuries to persons who knowingly and voluntarily enter the premises of the facility to participate in or watch activities at the facility. | Joel Kretz (R-7) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 158, Laws of 2006 |
Mar 20, 2006 |
| HB 2386 2005–06 |
Commercial geoduck harvestAllows the harvest of geoducks within 200 yards seaward from the ordinary high tide line, provided that vessels conducting harvest operations remain seaward of the 200-yard line. | Brian Sullivan (D-21) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 144, Laws of 2006 |
Mar 20, 2006 |
| HB 2407 2005–06 |
Monitoring sex offendersAuthorizes the Department of Corrections to electronically monitor certain sex offenders as a condition of community custody using the most appropriate monitoring technology given the individual circumstances of the offender. | John Lovick (D-44) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 130, Laws of 2006 |
Mar 20, 2006 |
| HB 2409 2005–06 |
Sex/kidnapping offendersRequires sex and kidnapping offenders to provide their "complete residential" addresses when registering. | Al O'Brien (D-1) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 126, Laws of 2006 |
Mar 20, 2006 |
| HB 2416 2005–06 |
State park feesProhibits the State Parks and Recreation Commission from charging a fee for parking or for general park access. | Lynn Kessler (D-24) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 141, Laws of 2006 |
Mar 20, 2006 |