Past bills
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 1953 2015–16 |
Bargaining rep recert. votesAddresses secret ballot elections to determine the bargaining representative of individual providers, family child care providers, adult family home providers, and language access providers. | Liz Pike (R-18) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| HB 1954 2015–16 |
Columbia gorge com tsk forceCreates a legislative task force on the Columbia River Gorge Commission (Commission) for the purpose of working with the Commission and Oregon's corresponding task force and addressing various issues related to the federal... | Liz Pike (R-18) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| HB 1955 2015–16 |
Higher ed academic progressDefines satisfactory academic progress on an annual basis for state financial aid purposes. | Luanne Van Werven (R-42) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| HB 1956 2015–16 |
Independent review orgsRequires independent review organizations (IROs) to submit annual statistical summary reports with specified information to the Department of Health. | Jim Moeller (D-49) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| HB 1957 2015–16 |
Job order contractIncreases the maximum amount that may be awarded under a job order contract by a city from $4 million per year to $6 million per year, provided the city has more than 400,000 residents. | Brady Walkinshaw (D-43) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| HB 1958 2015–16 |
Textbook costs, higher edLimits the cost of an assigned textbook to no more than $100. | Hans Zeiger (R-25) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| HB 1959 2015–16 |
Public worksIncreases the Public Works Board membership, requires numerical ranking of Public Works Assistance Account project applications, and specifies factors to be considered when determining loan interest rates. | Hans Dunshee (D-44) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| HB 1960 2015–16 |
WA cmty learning ctr programExpands the purpose of the Washington community learning center program to include: (1) Supporting the creation, expansion, and quality improvement of community learning centers that target communities of color, rural... | Pat Sullivan (D-47) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| HB 1963 2015–16 |
Ecology & DFW, land useRequires the Department of Ecology (ECY) and the Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) to support significant agency actions with empirical science. | Dan Griffey (R-35) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| HB 1964 2015–16 |
DFW commissioned officersApplies the collective bargaining provisions of the Public Employee's Collective Bargaining Act (PECBA), instead of the Personnel System Reform Act (PRSA), to commissioned officers of the Department of Fish and Wildlife (DFW),... | Brian Blake (D-19) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| HB 1966 2015–16 |
Transit agencies/natural gasExempts the production of compressed natural gas or liquefied natural gas from business and occupation tax if the gas was manufactured by a municipality for use as a fuel in vehicles operated by the municipality. | Jake Fey (D-27) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| HB 1967 2015–16 |
Health care auth/fed waiversDirects the Health Care Authority to apply to the federal government for a waiver to permit employers to integrate employer health care arrangements with individual market policies, and to authorize alternative structures for... | Eileen Cody (D-34) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| HB 1968 2015–16 |
Religious objectorsAccommodates the civil rights of religious objectors to mandatory payments to labor organizations. | Matt Shea (R-4) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| HB 1969 2015–16 |
Medical marijuana/PTS, TBIRevises the definition of "terminal or debilitating medical condition," for purposes of the medical use of cannabis act, to include posttraumatic stress and traumatic brain injury. | Matt Shea (R-4) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| HB 1970 2015–16 |
Permanency plans of careLimits the identification of long-term relative or foster care as the primary permanency goal in dependency cases to children between the ages of 16 and 18. | Tana Senn (D-41) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| HB 1971 2015–16 |
Charter schoolsProvides that a charter school board may contract for an independent performance audit of the charter school. | Jake Fey (D-27) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| HB 1972 2015–16 |
Sexual orient. chng effortsRegulates the professional conduct of licensed health care providers with respect to performing sexual orientation change efforts on patients under age eighteen. | Laurie Jinkins (D-27) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| HB 1973 2015–16 |
Open ed pilot program at EWUEstablishes the Washington Open Education Pilot Program (Pilot) at Eastern Washington University (Eastern) beginning in the 2015-16 academic year. | Melanie Stambaugh (R-25) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| HB 1974 2015–16 |
School safety, security ctrsEstablishes a pilot program that creates regional School Safety and Security Centers in three Educational Service Districts. | Melanie Stambaugh (R-25) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| HB 1975 2015–16 |
Distiller license fees exemExempts a distiller/rectifier licensee that engages in retail sales of spirits from payment of the spirits retail license issuance fee. | Brian Blake (D-19) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| HB 1976 2015–16 |
WA distillery spiritsPermits distilleries and craft distilleries to apply for an endorsement to sell spirits by the bottle at approved farmers markets. | Brandon Vick (R-18) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| HB 1978 2015–16 |
Patient bill of rightsRequires each health carrier to cover services of a hospital, whose contract with the plan is being terminated by either the plan or the hospital, through the duration of the plan year for all enrollees enrolled in products... | Sherry Appleton (D-23) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| HB 1979 2015–16 |
Legislators accepting mealsProhibits a legislator from accepting a meal from a lobbyist, a lobbyist employer, or anyone seeking to influence. | Chris Kilduff (D-28) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| HB 1981 2015–16 |
Elementary science ed progrmCreates the elementary science education program pilot project to provide elementary students with strong science instruction by creating a system of support for teachers and students. Requires the office of the superintendent... | Gerry Pollet (D-46) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| HB 1982 2015–16 |
Student completionRequires Western Washington University to host a statewide consortium to develop a State Campus Compact for mentoring and service-learning opportunities for K-12 and college students. | Gerry Pollet (D-46) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |