All bills
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 1824 2009–10 |
Concussion mgmt/youth sportsRequires the development and dissemination of information and forms regarding the nature and risk of concussion and head injury, including risk associated with continuing to play. | Jay Rodne (R-5) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 475, Laws of 2009 |
May 14, 2009 |
| HB 1845 2009–10 |
Medical support obligationsRequires a court to order both parents to provide medical support for a child by providing health insurance coverage or cash medical support, and by providing for uninsured medical expenses. | Jay Rodne (R-5) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 476, Laws of 2009 |
May 14, 2009 |
| HB 2359 2009–10 |
Long-term care workersDelays until July 1, 2011, the requirement to offer on-the-job training or peer mentoring to long-term care workers. | Eileen Cody (D-34) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 478, Laws of 2009 |
May 14, 2009 |
| SB 5073 2009–10 |
Consolidating accts/gen fundAbolishes and consolidates into the State General Fund the following accounts: Health Services Account, Violence Reduction and Drug Enforcement Account, Water Quality Account; Public Safety and Education Account (including the... | Joseph Zarelli (R-18) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 479, Laws of 2009 |
May 14, 2009 |
| SB 5285 2009–10 |
Guardians ad litemRequires a guardian ad litem (GAL) to report child abuse or neglect under the mandatory reporting of child abuse and neglect statute. | Debbie Regala (D-27) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 480, Laws of 2009 |
May 14, 2009 |
| SB 5354 2009–10 |
Hospital capital facil areasEstablishes a mechanism for forming voter-approved public hospital capital facility areas (hospital facility areas) for financing public hospital capital facilities and other capital health care facilities. | Mary Margaret Haugen (D-10) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 481, Laws of 2009 |
May 14, 2009 |
| SB 5431 2009–10 |
Subseq foster home placementRequires the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) and the court to consider placing a child returning to foster care with a grandparent with whom the child has a significant relationship. | Val Stevens (R-39) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 482, Laws of 2009 |
May 14, 2009 |
| SB 5470 2009–10 |
Low-income senior housingExempts from sales tax meals provided to people over 62 years of age that are residents of federally-subsidized, low-income senior housing facilities. | Val Stevens (R-39) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 483, Laws of 2009 |
May 14, 2009 |
| SB 5510 2009–10 |
Dependency mattersRequires additional language be included in the standard notice to parents regarding shelter care hearings and the child dependency process. | Val Stevens (R-39) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 484, Laws of 2009 |
May 14, 2009 |
| SB 5574 2009–10 |
Consumer data in vehiclesRequires a notification or insert in the owner's manual of a vehicle, a subscription service agreement, or a product manual of the existence of any recording device that preserves or records data collected by sensors or... | Claudia Kauffman (D-47) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 485, Laws of 2009 |
May 14, 2009 |
| SB 5723 2009–10 |
Small business assistanceDirects the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) to work with specified state and local economic and workforce development organizations to integrate, target, coordinate, and tailor its services and to establish and expand... | Jim Kastama (D-25) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 486, Laws of 2009 |
May 14, 2009 |
| SB 5725 2009–10 |
Organ transplantsAfter January 1, 2010, all health benefit plans that provide coverage for organ transplants are not allowed to include a separate lifetime limit on transplants that is any less than $350,000. | Karen Keiser (D-33) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 487, Laws of 2009 |
May 14, 2009 |
| SB 5732 2009–10 |
Traffic infractionsAllows for relicensing diversion programs in counties or cities of any size for persons who commit driving with license suspended in the third degree (DWLS 3) by driving with a license that has been suspended or revoked for... | Adam Kline (D-37) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 490, Laws of 2009 |
May 14, 2009 |
| SB 5811 2009–10 |
Foster child placementsAt shelter care, dispositional, and review hearings, the court must inquire of the parents whether DSHS has discussed a relative placement with them. The court must make an express finding in this regard. | Jim Hargrove (D-24) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 491, Laws of 2009 |
May 14, 2009 |
| SB 5850 2009–10 |
Human trafficking violationsRequires the Office of Crime Victims Advocacy to supply certain health profession boards and commissions with information about human trafficking, and requires these boards and commissions to disseminate this information to... | Jeanne Kohl-Welles (D-36) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 492, Laws of 2009 |
May 14, 2009 |
| SB 5963 2009–10 |
Unemployment insuranceProvides that an individual has good cause and is not disqualified from benefits if continuing in employment would work an unreasonable hardship on the individual, and modifies the "quit to follow" provision. | Jeanne Kohl-Welles (D-36) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 493, Laws of 2009 |
May 14, 2009 |
| SB 6002 2009–10 |
WA state quality forumRepeals the Washington State Quality Forum. | Karen Keiser (D-33) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 488, Laws of 2009 |
May 14, 2009 |
| SB 6009 2009–10 |
Long-term care facilitiesRequires long-term care facilities to fully disclose to residents, orally and in writing prior to admission, the facility's policy on accepting Medicaid as a payment source. | Karen Keiser (D-33) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 489, Laws of 2009 |
May 14, 2009 |
| SB 6096 2009–10 |
Vessels in foreign commerceClarifies that the business and occupation tax deduction for vessel fuel sold for use outside the waters of the United States in foreign commerce only applies to retailing and wholesaling activity and not to manufacturing activity. | Rodney Tom (D-48) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 494, Laws of 2009 |
May 14, 2009 |
| SB 6171 2009–10 |
Dept of health programsEliminates the Department of Health's (Department) responsibility to regulate Group B public water systems and authorizes local governments to establish such requirements. | Margarita Prentice (D-11) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 495, Laws of 2009 |
May 14, 2009 |
| HB 2211 2009–10 |
SR 520 corridor tollsImposes tolls on the State Route (SR) 520 corridor, which is defined as the portion of SR 520 between Interstate 5 and SR 202. | Judy Clibborn (D-41) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 472, Laws of 2009 |
May 13, 2009 |
| SB 5352 2009–10 |
Trans budget 2009-11Provides appropriations to agencies with transportation-related activities for the 2009-11 biennium. | Mary Margaret Haugen (D-10) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 470, Laws of 2009 |
May 13, 2009 |
| SB 5499 2009–10 |
DOT highway contract bondsAuthorizes the Washington State Department of Transportation (Department) to establish surety bond requirements at less than the full price of the contract for highway construction contracts costing $250 million or more. | Fred Jarrett (D-41) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 473, Laws of 2009 |
May 13, 2009 |
| SB 5684 2009–10 |
Highway constructionRequires the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) to consider using public lands before it considers using agricultural lands of long-term commercial significance when selecting sites to meet state and federal... | Mary Margaret Haugen (D-10) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 471, Laws of 2009 |
May 13, 2009 |
| HB 1481 2009–10 |
Electric vehiclesDirects the Puget Sound Regional Council to seek federal or private funding to develop recommendations regarding development of electric vehicle infrastructure. | Deb Eddy (D-48) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 459, Laws of 2009 |
May 12, 2009 |