Past bills
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 1855 2017–18 |
Electrical contrac. vehiclesRequires vehicles used by electrical contractors to be marked with the contractor's business name and contractor license number. | Brian Blake (D-19) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Feb 19, 2018 |
| HB 1860 2017–18 |
Public trans benefit areasRequires the members of the governing board of certain public transportation benefit areas (PTBA) to be selected, to the extent possible, to assure proportional representation of the cities and unincorporated sections of... | Jake Fey (D-27) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 19, 2018 |
| HB 1958 2017–18 |
RTA taxes/whole parcelProhibits a regional transit authority from imposing a property tax on less than a whole parcel of property. | Mark Harmsworth (R-44) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Feb 19, 2018 |
| HB 2137 2017–18 |
Veterans' scoring criteriaModifies the calculation of the veterans' scoring preference in competitive examinations from a percentage to a points scale. | Vicki Kraft (R-17) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 19, 2018 |
| HB 2214 2017–18 |
Emergency planning/nuclearRemoves the prohibition against including preparations for emergency evacuation and relocation of residents in anticipation of a nuclear attack in state emergency management plans. | Dick Muri (R-28) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 19, 2018 |
| HB 2253 2017–18 |
Remains of a deceased minorEstablishes a process and standards that apply when the parents of a deceased minor child do not agree on the disposition of the child's remains. | Paul Graves (R-5) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 19, 2018 |
| HB 2258 2017–18 |
Health care whistleblowersExpands the definition of "whistleblower" to include a health care provider or member of a medical care staff at a health care facility. | Nicole Macri (D-43) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 19, 2018 |
| HB 2262 2017–18 |
Wrongful injury or deathMakes a number of changes to statutes governing wrongful death and survival causes of action, including changes to the beneficiaries entitled to recoveries and the damages that may be recovered under these actions. | Sharon Tomiko Santos (D-37) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 19, 2018 |
| HB 2263 2017–18 |
Governmental continuityExpands the Continuity of Government Act to provide continuity of government procedures for catastrophic incidents, rather than only enemy attacks. | Roger Goodman (D-45) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 19, 2018 |
| HB 2280 2017–18 |
Community solar gardensRequires an electric utility to submit a community solar garden plan to the Utilities and Transportation Commission or to its appropriate governing authority in order to operate a community solar garden program. | Jeff Morris (D-40) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 19, 2018 |
| HB 2292 2017–18 |
Off-street parking, sale ofAllows a city legislative authority to sell, transfer, exchange, lease, or dispose of real property obtained for off-street parking when, in addition to a determination by the legislative authority that the property is no... | Monica Jurado Stonier (D-49) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 19, 2018 |
| HB 2297 2017–18 |
Voter registration periodRequires that voter registration by mail and electronically must be received no later than eight days before the election date, rather than submitted 29 days before the election date. | Laurie Dolan (D-22) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 19, 2018 |
| HB 2314 2017–18 |
County auditors/marriageAuthorizes county auditors to solemnize marriages. | Dick Muri (R-28) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 19, 2018 |
| HB 2319 2017–18 |
Energy conservation programsRequires an investor-owned utility to offer a meter-based performance program option and an energy performance baseline program option in meeting its energy conservation targets under the Energy Independence Act beginning... | Beth Doglio (D-22) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 19, 2018 |
| HB 2331 2017–18 |
DNA biological samplesRequires deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) collection and analysis from persons convicted under a municipal ordinance that is equivalent to a state criminal statute for which DNA is collected upon conviction. | Tina Orwall (D-33) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 19, 2018 |
| HB 2336 2017–18 |
Local marijuana prohibitionsEstablishes that Washington statutes preempt municipal ordinances or regulations pertaining to the regulation of the production, processing, and retail sale of marijuana. | David Sawyer (D-29) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 19, 2018 |
| HB 2355 2017–18 |
Health reinsurance programEstablishes a claims-based reinsurance program for individual market health plans. | Eileen Cody (D-34) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 19, 2018 |
| HB 2364 2017–18 |
Housing finance commissionIncreases the Housing Finance Commission's (HFC's) debt limit from $6 billion to $8 billion. | Cindy Ryu (D-32) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 19, 2018 |
| HB 2369 2017–18 |
Permanent cosmeticsAdds permanent cosmetics to the Washington Body Art, Body Piercing, and Tattooing Act (Act), and renames the Act accordingly. | Cindy Ryu (D-32) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 19, 2018 |
| HB 2372 2017–18 |
Juvenile rehab./identicardsRequires the Department of Licensing to issue an identicard at the cost of production to individuals scheduled for release from a juvenile rehabilitation institution or facility within 30 days and individuals released from... | Ruth Kagi (D-32) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 19, 2018 |
| HB 2373 2017–18 |
Tribal youth/reside. custodyPermits the Department of Social and Health Services to contract with a tribe to provide residential custody services in a rehabilitation facility for youth who have been sentenced by a tribal court. | Ruth Kagi (D-32) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 19, 2018 |
| HB 2391 2017–18 |
Plane coordinate systemUpdates provisions and definitions related to the Washington plane coordinate system. | Ed Orcutt (R-20) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 19, 2018 |
| HB 2402 2017–18 |
Energy independence actExtends the requirement to pursue all available conservation that is cost-effective, reliable, and feasible under the Energy Independence Act (EIA) to small utilities and natural gas utilities. | Gael Tarleton (D-36) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 19, 2018 |
| HB 2413 2017–18 |
Voluntary alt. energy optionRequires each electric utility to provide the voluntary option to purchase qualified alternative energy resources to each of its new retail electric customers at the time service is established and to provide the option to its... | Beth Doglio (D-22) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 19, 2018 |
| HB 2436 2017–18 |
Community health workersDefines "community health worker" and "frontline public health worker." | June Robinson (D-38) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 19, 2018 |