Past bills
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 2117 2007–08 |
Initiative 747Reenacts the limitations on regular property tax growth adopted under Initiative 747. | Christopher Hurst (D-31) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| HB 2119 2007–08 |
Violence by strangulationMakes assault by strangulation automatically Assault in the second degree. | John Lovick (D-44) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| HB 2120 2007–08 |
Liquor licensee sales dataPermits the liquor control board to provide retail licensee sales data information to the National Alcohol Beverage Control Association. | Brendan Williams (D-22) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| HB 2121 2007–08 |
Oral health parityProvides oral health parity. | Tami Green (D-28) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| HB 2122 2007–08 |
Wrongfully convictedProvides for a civil cause of action against the state by which persons wrongfully convicted of felonies may be awarded damages related to their wrongful conviction and incarceration. | Joe McDermott (D-34) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| HB 2123 2007–08 |
Antiepileptic drugsProvides that a pharmacist may not interchange an antiepileptic drug or formulation of an antiepileptic drug, brand name or generic, for the treatment of seizures without prior notification of and the consent for such... | Tami Green (D-28) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| HB 2124 2007–08 |
Medical marijuana patientsProvides that where a state-funded or locally funded law enforcement agency arrests an individual who, during the course of the investigation, asserts that he or she is a qualifying patient, the law enforcement agency shall... | Sherry Appleton (D-23) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| HB 2125 2007–08 |
School employee housingAllows school districts to renovate surplus school buildings to be used as rental housing for full-time teachers and classified school staff. | Mark Miloscia (D-30) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| HB 2126 2007–08 |
Jail inmate medical careLimits the cost of medical care provided by health care providers to persons confined in local county and city jails to 160 percent of Medicaid rates for such services, if the confined person is unable to be financially... | Charles Ross (R-14) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| HB 2127 2007–08 |
Internet gamblingChanges the specific penalty for internet gambling from a class C felony to a misdemeanor for a person who gambles in his or her primary residence for recreational purposes. | Chris Strow (R-10) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| HB 2128 2007–08 |
Petroleum businessesProvides that upon every person engaging within this state in the business of manufacturing petroleum products, an additional tax is imposed with respect to such business equal to the value of the product manufactured, or in... | Steve Conway (D-29) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| HB 2131 2007–08 |
Sex offenses against childAmends RCW 9A.04.080 relating to limitation of actions for sex offenses committed against a child under the age of eighteen. | Don Barlow (D-6) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| HB 2132 2007–08 |
Minority & women's businessDirects the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Committee to conduct a comprehensive study of the Office of Minority and Women's Business Enterprises. | Phyllis Gutierrez Kenney (D-46) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| HB 2133 2007–08 |
Malicious mischiefIncreases the threshold values for Malicious Mischief. | Barbara Bailey (R-10) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| HB 2136 2007–08 |
Core subject instructionReauthorizes and expands a special services pilot program to include up to seven school districts, including two districts currently participating in such a program. | Bill Fromhold (D-49) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| HB 2138 2007–08 |
Fuel tax rate indexingProvides that beginning on July 1, 2009, and each July 1st thereafter, the fuel tax rate as computed under RCW 82.36.025 on each gallon of motor vehicle fuel shall be indexed utilizing the implicit price deflator published by... | Geoff Simpson (D-47) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| HB 2139 2007–08 |
Transportation policy goalsEstablishes five overarching policy goals for the investment in and for the planning, operation, and performance of the state's transportation system. | Geoff Simpson (D-47) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| HB 2140 2007–08 |
Mental health for minorsProvides that the parent of a minor is not liable for payment of inpatient or outpatient mental health treatment unless the parent has joined in the consent to the treatment. | Dan Kristiansen (R-39) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| HB 2141 2007–08 |
Open public meetings actClarifies the definition of "meeting" under the Open Public Meetings Act (OPMA) to specifically include meetings by telephone and electronics methods. | Brian Sullivan (D-21) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| HB 2144 2007–08 |
LegislatureRevises provisions relating to administrative practices concerning the information processing and communications systems of the legislature overseen by the joint legislative systems committee. Repeals RCW 44.68.070. | Eileen Cody (D-34) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| HB 2145 2007–08 |
Voter registrationDeclares that a qualified elector in the state who is not registered to vote is allowed to vote at the polls in a primary, special, or general election if the person registers at the polls under this act. | Jeannie Darneille (D-27) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| HB 2146 2007–08 |
Toll projectsChanges the sales and use tax deferral for the Tacoma Narrows Bridge project to an exemption. | Larry Seaquist (D-26) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| HB 2148 2007–08 |
School district boundariesEliminates the option that a proposed change in school district organization by transfer of territory from one school district to another may be initiated by a petition signed by a majority of the school board members of the... | Dave Quall (D-40) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| HB 2149 2007–08 |
Chronic kidney diseaseRecognizes that a significant number of this state's population have some form of chronic kidney disease, including persons with seriously reduced kidney function that may progress to end stage renal disease, requiring kidney... | Jim Moeller (D-49) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| HB 2150 2007–08 |
Appointment of judgesChanges the method of selection of justices of the Supreme Court and judges of the Court of Appeals to a system of Governor appointment from a list submitted by a nominating commission, with subsequent retention elections. | Jay Rodne (R-5) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Jan 14, 2008 |