All bills
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 1290 2011–12 |
Health care employee OTAdds correctional facilities to the health care facilities prohibited from requiring overtime from their nursing staff. | Tami Green (D-28) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 251, Laws of 2011 |
May 5, 2011 |
| HB 1332 2011–12 |
Utility services joint mgmtAuthorizes two or more local governments to form Joint Municipal Utility Services Authorities (Authorities) for the purpose of providing water-related utility services to participating local governments. | Deb Eddy (D-48) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 258, Laws of 2011 |
May 5, 2011 |
| HB 1334 2011–12 |
Civil judgments for assaultRequires the Department of Corrections (DOC) to deduct 15 to 20 percent of an inmate's wages or gratuities for the payment of a civil judgment for assault that has been awarded as monetary damages to a correctional officer or... | Terry Nealey (R-16) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 282, Laws of 2011 |
May 5, 2011 |
| HB 1409 2011–12 |
Public proprty/Indian tribesIncludes a federally recognized Indian tribe as an entity to which the state, a municipality, or a political subdivision may sell, transfer, exchange, lease, or dispose of real or personal property. | Sherry Appleton (D-23) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 259, Laws of 2011 |
May 5, 2011 |
| HB 1419 2011–12 |
Background check informationRequires the Department of Social and Health Services and the Department of Early Learning to share fingerprint-based background check results regarding individuals who may have unsupervised access to vulnerable children or... | Ruth Kagi (D-32) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 253, Laws of 2011 |
May 5, 2011 |
| HB 1546 2011–12 |
Innovation schools and zonesDirects the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) to establish a process for school districts to apply to Educational Service Districts to designate Innovation Schools or groups of schools as Innovation Zones. | Mark Hargrove (R-47) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 260, Laws of 2011 |
May 5, 2011 |
| HB 1570 2011–12 |
Energy facility sitingRequires the Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council, counties, cities, and towns to notify the United States Department of Defense upon receipt of an application to site, certify, or permit certain electrical generating facilities. | Bruce Chandler (R-15) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 261, Laws of 2011 |
May 5, 2011 |
| HB 1594 2011–12 |
Financial educationProvides that most members of the Financial Education Public-Private Partnership are appointed for two-year, staggered terms of service. | Sharon Tomiko Santos (D-37) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 262, Laws of 2011 |
May 5, 2011 |
| HB 1634 2011–12 |
Underground utilitiesSpecifies that failure by an underground facility operator to subscribe to a one-number locator service constitutes a willful intent to avoid compliance with underground utilities damage prevention law. | Dean Takko (D-19) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 263, Laws of 2011 |
May 5, 2011 |
| HB 1636 2011–12 |
Amateur sports officialsExcludes services performed by amateur sports officials from employment for unemployment compensation purposes. | Dave Upthegrove (D-33) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 264, Laws of 2011 |
May 5, 2011 |
| HB 1691 2011–12 |
EmbalmersAllows educational institutions offering embalming training programs to receive human remains that a county is required to provide for the disposition of at public expense. | Steve Kirby (D-29) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 265, Laws of 2011 |
May 5, 2011 |
| HB 1698 2011–12 |
Recreational fishingChanges requirements and administration of the Puget Sound Recreational Salmon and Marine Fish Enhancement Program with the stated intent to improve recreational fishing opportunities. | Kristine Lytton (D-40) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 266, Laws of 2011 |
May 5, 2011 |
| HB 1710 2011–12 |
Career & technical educationDirects the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction to convene a working group to develop a statewide strategic plan for secondary career and technical education. | Luis Moscoso (D-1) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 267, Laws of 2011 |
May 5, 2011 |
| HB 1721 2011–12 |
Coal tar sealant pollutionProhibits the sale of coal tar pavement products after January 1, 2012. | Senator (D-46) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 268, Laws of 2011 |
May 5, 2011 |
| HB 1790 2011–12 |
School district contractsPermits school districts to make direct agreements available to employees within the "optional benefits" determined through collective bargaining agreements along with medical, dental, vision, life, and long-term disability... | Bruce Dammeier (R-25) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 269, Laws of 2011 |
May 5, 2011 |
| HB 1829 2011–12 |
Office of Native educationCreates an Indian Education Division, to be known as the Office of Native Education (Office), within the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction. | Andy Billig (D-3) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 270, Laws of 2011 |
May 5, 2011 |
| HB 1854 2011–12 |
Fire protection authoritiesEstablishes a process through which a fire protection jurisdiction may be annexed by a fire service protection authority (authority). | Dave Upthegrove (D-33) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 271, Laws of 2011 |
May 5, 2011 |
| HB 1897 2011–12 |
Rural mobility grant programEstablishes the Rural Mobility Grant Program Account and requires quarterly transfers of $2.5 million to that account from the Multimodal Transportation Account. | Andy Billig (D-3) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 272, Laws of 2011 |
May 5, 2011 |
| HB 1899 2011–12 |
Public records violationsChanges the range of the monetary penalty that may be assessed against an agency under the Public Records Act from a minimum of $0 up to a maximum of $100 for each day the agency has unlawfully failed to provide requested records. | Mark Miloscia (D-30) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 273, Laws of 2011 |
May 5, 2011 |
| HB 1909 2011–12 |
Community & tech collegesCreates the Community and Technical College Innovation Account to implement the Strategic Technology Plan for improving student achievement and efficiency in the community and technical college system. | Chris Reykdal (D-22) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 274, Laws of 2011 |
May 5, 2011 |
| HB 1969 2011–12 |
Flood control zone districtsAllows a flood control zone district that is coextensive with a county with a population of 775,000 or more to place up to 25 cents of the district's 50 cent levy outside the $5.90 limit to avoid prorationing. | Bob Hasegawa (D-11) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 275, Laws of 2011 |
May 5, 2011 |
| SB 5186 2011–12 |
Areas closed to skiingProvides that a person is guilty of a misdemeanor if the person knowingly skis in an area or on a ski trail, owned or controlled by a ski operator, that is closed to the public and that has signs posted indicating the closure. | Jim Kastama (D-25) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 276, Laws of 2011 |
May 5, 2011 |
| SB 5192 2011–12 |
Shoreline management actMakes numerous technical changes to notification and timing provisions governing appeals under the Shoreline Management Act (SMA). | Sharon Nelson (D-34) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 277, Laws of 2011 |
May 5, 2011 |
| SB 5239 2011–12 |
Forest revenue/pub. schoolsDistributes federal forest revenues to school districts based on their proportion of resident enrolled students, rather than all enrolled students, compared to the total number of students in the county. | Senator (R-15) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 278, Laws of 2011 |
May 5, 2011 |
| SB 5350 2011–12 |
Unlawful solid waste dumpingRequires an enforcing authority to take reasonable action to determine and identify the person responsible for illegally dumping solid waste before requiring the owner or lessee of the property to clean up the site where... | Senator (R-15) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 279, Laws of 2011 |
May 5, 2011 |