Past bills
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 1565 2011–12 |
Domestic violence protectionRequires respondents to permanent domestic violence protection orders and orders issued for a period of greater than two years to submit an affidavit setting forth relevant facts when filing a motion to modify or terminate an... | Senator (D-46) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 137, Laws of 2011 |
Apr 20, 2011 |
| HB 1595 2011–12 |
Foreign med school gradsAllows certain foreign medical school graduates to be licensed in Washington without completing two years of post-graduate medical training. | Eileen Cody (D-34) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 138, Laws of 2011 |
Apr 20, 2011 |
| HB 1596 2011–12 |
Cities w/ambulance utilitiesAuthorizes a city, after January 1, 2012, to reduce its allocation of general fund revenues to its ambulance service utility below levels currently required by statute. | Steve Tharinger (D-24) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 139, Laws of 2011 |
Apr 20, 2011 |
| HB 1614 2011–12 |
Traumatic brain injuryChanges the composition of the Traumatic Brain Injury Strategic Partnership Advisory Council (Advisory Council) to include additional persons with experience working with adults and children with traumatic brain injuries. | Mary Lou Dickerson (D-36) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 143, Laws of 2011 |
Apr 20, 2011 |
| HB 1703 2011–12 |
Fiscal notes/schoolsDirects the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction to prepare school district fiscal notes for legislation that uniquely affects school districts when it is practicable to do so within available resources. | Bruce Dammeier (R-25) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 140, Laws of 2011 |
Apr 20, 2011 |
| HB 1731 2011–12 |
Fire protection authoritiesProvides for the creation of a new classification of elected official, the Regional Fire Protection Service Authority commissioner (commissioner), and of commissioner districts. | Dean Takko (D-19) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 141, Laws of 2011 |
Apr 20, 2011 |
| HB 1966 2011–12 |
Commercial drivers' licensesAdds animal manure and animal manure compost to the list of products that may be carried by the operator of a farm vehicle under the commercial driver's license exemption for farm operators. | Kirk Pearson (R-39) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 142, Laws of 2011 |
Apr 20, 2011 |
| HB 1495 2011–12 |
Stolen info technologyCreates a new civil cause of action against businesses that use stolen or misappropriated information technology (IT) to manufacture products sold in Washington in competition with products that do not use stolen or... | Deb Eddy (D-48) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 98, Laws of 2011 |
Apr 18, 2011 |
| SB 5300 2011–12 |
Washington natural resourcesAllows state public works construction projects and K-12 school construction projects to be credited one additional point for use of wood products with a credible third-party sustainable forest certification or from forests... | Jim Hargrove (D-24) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 99, Laws of 2011 |
Apr 18, 2011 |
| SB 5352 2011–12 |
Medicaid/eyeglassesAuthorizes the Department of Corrections' class II Correctional Industry program to sell eyeglasses to health professionals for the sole purpose of providing those eyeglasses to enrollees of the state medical program. | Senator (R-15) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 100, Laws of 2011 |
Apr 18, 2011 |
| SB 5359 2011–12 |
Contiguous land/property taxAllows parcels owned by members of the same family to be aggregated for purposes of the property tax current use programs. | Bob Morton (R-7) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 101, Laws of 2011 |
Apr 18, 2011 |
| SB 5364 2011–12 |
Public water system permitsRemoves the statutory operating permit fees for Group A public water systems and satellite system management agencies. | Dan Swecker (R-20) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 102, Laws of 2011 |
Apr 18, 2011 |
| SB 5374 2011–12 |
RCW changes/dept. of agMakes corrections to outdated provisions, obsolete statutory cross references, redundant provisions, non-gender neutral terms, and other anachronistic terminology in the statutes administered by the Washington State Department... | Senator (R-2) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 103, Laws of 2011 |
Apr 18, 2011 |
| SB 5386 2011–12 |
Organ donation work groupCreates a work group, not funded by state funds, to study sustainable programs for increasing organ donations, with a report to the Legislature by December 30, 2011. | Craig Pridemore (D-49) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 104, Laws of 2011 |
Apr 18, 2011 |
| SB 5395 2011–12 |
Domestic violence fatalitiesAuthorizes the Domestic Violence Fatality Review to convene statewide issue-specific fatality review panels in addition to regional domestic violence review panels. | Jim Hargrove (D-24) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 105, Laws of 2011 |
Apr 18, 2011 |
| SB 5423 2011–12 |
Legal financial obligationsRevises the standards for the reduction or waiver of interest on legal financial obligations imposed as part of a criminal judgment and sentence. | Debbie Regala (D-27) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 106, Laws of 2011 |
Apr 18, 2011 |
| SB 5428 2011–12 |
Release of certain offendersRequires the Department of Corrections to provide at least 30 days' written notice to schools when a person age 21 years or younger is released from total confinement who has committed a violent offense, a sex offense, or the... | Rosemary McAuliffe (D-1) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 107, Laws of 2011 |
Apr 18, 2011 |
| SB 5442 2011–12 |
Three-year baccalaureatePermits state and regional universities and The Evergreen State College (TESC) to develop accelerated baccalaureate degree programs that allow qualified students to obtain a baccalaureate degree in three years. | Paull Shin (D-21) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 108, Laws of 2011 |
Apr 18, 2011 |
| SB 5463 2011–12 |
Common student identifiersRequires the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges to establish minimum standards for common student identifiers that students receive upon enrollment and retain upon transfer to any other college in the system. | Derek Kilmer (D-26) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 109, Laws of 2011 |
Apr 18, 2011 |
| SB 5482 2011–12 |
Human trafficking victimsAllows funds received from the Affordable Housing for All Surcharge to be used to house victims of human trafficking and their families. | Jeanne Kohl-Welles (D-36) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 110, Laws of 2011 |
Apr 18, 2011 |
| SB 5546 2011–12 |
Human traffickingExpands the definition of Trafficking in the second degree to include when a person "transfers" or "receives" by any means, another person, knowing that force, fraud, or coercion would be used to cause the victim to engage in... | Jeanne Kohl-Welles (D-36) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 111, Laws of 2011 |
Apr 18, 2011 |
| SB 5555 2011–12 |
Water rights transfersRequires the Department of Ecology to provide notice of a proposed interbasin water rights transfer to the board of commissioners in the county of origin prior to issuing a change authorization. | Linda Evans Parlette (R-12) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 112, Laws of 2011 |
Apr 18, 2011 |
| SB 5585 2011–12 |
Street rod & custom vehiclesRedefines the definition of a street rod vehicle. | Mike Carrell (R-28) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 114, Laws of 2011 |
Apr 18, 2011 |
| SB 5589 2011–12 |
Heavy haul indust. corridorsExtends the State Route 97 (SR 97) heavy-haul industrial corridor by one-tenth of a mile. | Bob Morton (R-7) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 115, Laws of 2011 |
Apr 18, 2011 |
| SB 5633 2011–12 |
Agricultural fair premiumsExempts agricultural fairs from reporting unclaimed fair premiums to the Department of Revenue under the unclaimed property program. | Craig Pridemore (D-49) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 116, Laws of 2011 |
Apr 18, 2011 |