Past bills
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 1180 2007–08 |
Environmental remediationRevises the business and occupation taxation of environmental remediation services. Requires the department of ecology to report to the legislature by December 10, 2011, on the environmental remedial actions conducted under this act. | Senator (D-22) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| HB 1182 2007–08 |
Missing personsRequires the Criminal Justice Training Commission to provide training on the implementation and use of missing persons protocols to law enforcement officers with the least disruption. | Mark Ericks (D-1) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| HB 1183 2007–08 |
Sentencing guidelines commRequires the Governor to appoint the Director of the Sentencing Guidelines Commission. | Fred Jarrett (D-41) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| HB 1184 2007–08 |
Land surveyorsProvides that, if professional land surveying judgment is required in the review, approval, or examination by a state agency of survey data, documents prepared by a person authorized to practice land surveying, or services... | Brendan Williams (D-22) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| HB 1186 2007–08 |
Judicial campaignsEstablishes a pilot program of public financing for offices of Supreme Court Justice and Court of Appeals Judge. | Shay Schual-Berke (D-33) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| HB 1187 2007–08 |
Affordable housingRecodifies statutes containing provisions related to affordable housing into topical subchapters within a single Affordable Housing chapter in title 43. | Troy Kelley (D-28) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| HB 1189 2007–08 |
Campaign contributionsProvides that a limited liability company and all of its affiliates are treated as a single person for contribution purposes. | Hans Dunshee (D-44) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| HB 1190 2007–08 |
Vehicular homicide & assualtRevises vehicular homicide and vehicular assault provisions. | John Ahern (R-6) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| HB 1191 2007–08 |
Driving under the influenceMakes it a felony to drive or be in physical control of a vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug when the person has two or more prior offenses within seven years. | John Ahern (R-6) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| HB 1192 2007–08 |
Parks & recreation directorAuthorizes the Governor to appoint the Director of the State Parks and Recreation Commission. | Lynn Kessler (D-24) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| HB 1193 2007–08 |
Fish & wildlife directorCreates a task force to study the structure of the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. | Brian Sullivan (D-21) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| HB 1194 2007–08 |
Mathematics WASLPermits students in the classes of 2008, 2009, and 2010 to graduate from high school without obtaining a Certificate of Academic Achievement or Certificate of Individual Achievement if they meet certain criteria: a) have... | Joe McDermott (D-34) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| HB 1195 2007–08 |
Regulatory assistanceExtends the Office of Regulatory Assistance sunset date to 2011. | Kelli Linville (D-42) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| HB 1196 2007–08 |
Mailing by legislatorsAllows campaign year legislative mailings via electronic mail beginning December 1 prior to a legislator's election and ending 45 days after the end of session. | Senator (D-22) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| HB 1197 2007–08 |
State quality awardRequires the University of Washington, Washington State University, the Department of Social and Health Services, the Department of Transportation, the Department of Labor and Industries, the Washington State Patrol, the... | Mark Miloscia (D-30) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| HB 1198 2007–08 |
Eluding a police vehicleAuthorizes the prosecuting attorney to file a special allegation of endangerment by eluding in every criminal case involving a charge of attempting to elude a police vehicle under RCW 46.61.024, when sufficient admissible... | Charles Ross (R-14) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| HB 1199 2007–08 |
Retirement at earlier agesAuthorizes retirement benefits at earlier ages in the plans 2 and 3 of the public employees' retirement system, the teachers' retirement system, and the school employees' retirement system. | Steve Conway (D-29) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| HB 1202 2007–08 |
Ombudsman/dev disabilitiesCreates the Office of the Ombudsman for Persons with Developmental Disabilities. | Mary Helen Roberts (D-21) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| HB 1203 2007–08 |
Health service contractorsLimits the amount of capital and reserves that a health carrier can maintain to two months' claims expense. | Maralyn Chase (D-32) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| HB 1204 2007–08 |
Property tax reliefAllows persons with incomes of up to $50,000 to qualify for a valuation freeze under the senior citizen and disabled person property tax exemption, if the person has owned his or her home for at least 10 years. | Maralyn Chase (D-32) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| HB 1205 2007–08 |
Unsolicited direct mailRequires the attorney general to establish and maintain a do not mail registry. The registry is a list of consumers who do not wish to receive unsolicited direct mail marketing. The attorney general may contract with a private... | Maralyn Chase (D-32) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| HB 1207 2007–08 |
Health benefit plan ratesProvides that rates, or any modification of rates, for individual health benefit plans may not be used until sixty days after they are filed with the commissioner. | Maralyn Chase (D-32) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| HB 1208 2007–08 |
Carbon dioxide mitigationProvides businesses and nonprofit organizations a tax credit of one dollar for every ton of voluntarily mitigated carbon dioxide emissions. | Maralyn Chase (D-32) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| HB 1209 2007–08 |
Reducing green house gasesProvides that, beginning August 1, 2007, every electricity generating plant in the state of Washington using coal shall begin reducing or permanently offsetting its greenhouse gas emissions by twenty-five percent per year. | Maralyn Chase (D-32) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| HB 1210 2007–08 |
Greenhouse gas emissionsRequires the Department of Ecology to adopt regulations requiring statewide greenhouse gas emissions to not exceed 1990 levels by 2020. | Maralyn Chase (D-32) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |