Past bills
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 6476 2017–18 |
Concealed pistol lic holdersExempts the following from background check requirements for firearms sales or transfers: Where the seller or transferor and the purchaser or transferee both possess a valid concealed pistol license. | Keith Wagoner (R-39) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 19, 2018 |
| SB 6477 2017–18 |
Voluntary alt. energy optionRequires an electric utility that serves more than 25,000 retail electric customers in the Washington to offer two qualified alternative energy resource options for a retail electric customer. | Christine Rolfes (D-23) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 19, 2018 |
| SB 6478 2017–18 |
Transportation contractorsExempts a "worker," as that term is used in the state industrial insurance act, in regard to his or her activities attendant to operating a truck which he or she owns and leases to a motor carrier. Allows an exempted person to... | Judy Warnick (R-13) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 19, 2018 |
| SB 6479 2017–18 |
Guardians/train & monitorEstablishes an advisory group, convened by the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS). | Steve Conway (D-29) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 19, 2018 |
| SB 6481 2017–18 |
Sales tax deferral/manufact.Establishes a sales tax deferral on the construction and expenditure costs of new, renovated, or expanded manufacturing facilities until January 1, 2028. | Senator (R-8) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 19, 2018 |
| SB 6482 2017–18 |
Marijuana home cultivationAllows a person age twenty-one or over to possess no more than six marijuana plants and up to twenty-four ounces of usable marijuana harvested from plants lawfully grown on the premises of the housing unit occupied by the... | Maureen Walsh (R-16) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 19, 2018 |
| SB 6483 2017–18 |
Education funding reformSpecifies the regionalization factor for Franklin Pierce, Bethel, and Federal Way school districts. | Steve Conway (D-29) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 19, 2018 |
| SB 6494 2017–18 |
Oly. & Tum. school factorsFinds that: (1) The Olympia, Tumwater, and North Thurston school districts are treated differently in the regionalization factors applied to school salaries under changes made to funding in the 2017 session: (a) North Thurston... | Senator (D-22) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 19, 2018 |
| SB 6495 2017–18 |
Comm. healthcare outcomesAppropriates up to $2 million of the state's General Fund to the University of Washington's Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes (project ECHO) program. | Senator (R-2) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 19, 2018 |
| SB 6496 2017–18 |
DSHS reviewRequires the department of social and health services to immediately contract with an independent malpractice or risk management firm to perform a review of and issue a report on the department's rules, policies, and... | Senator (R-2) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 19, 2018 |
| SB 6497 2017–18 |
Forensic competency evalsRequires the department of social and health services to: (1) Conduct a survey of professional persons available to conduct competency evaluations in each county; and (2) Provide a continuously updated contact information list... | Senator (R-2) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 19, 2018 |
| SB 6498 2017–18 |
Community health workersCreates the collaborative for the advancement of community health workers to enhance the understanding and use of community health workers. | Senator (R-2) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 19, 2018 |
| SB 6499 2017–18 |
Business ecosystemsAuthorizes local governments to create business ecosystems areas for targeting public improvements. | Senator (R-8) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 19, 2018 |
| SB 6500 2017–18 |
Transp. network companiesEstablishes statewide regulations for transportation network companies, including requirements for annual permits, administered by the Department of Licensing (DOL). | Rebecca Saldaña (D-37) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 19, 2018 |
| HB 2321 2017–18 |
Insurer annual disclosuresImplements the National Association of Insurance Commissioners' Corporate Governance Annual Disclosure Model Act. | Steve Bergquist (D-11) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Jan 18, 2018 |
| HB 2471 2017–18 |
Marijuana coop preemptionEstablishes that the State of Washington has sole authority to regulate medical marijuana cooperatives authorized under chapter 69.51A RCW. | Steve Kirby (D-29) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Jan 18, 2018 |
| HB 2559 2017–18 |
Marijuana home cultivationAuthorizes an adult age 21 or over to possess six or less marijuana plants and up to 24-ounces of useable marijuana harvested from the plants. | Brian Blake (D-19) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 18, 2018 |
| HB 2707 2017–18 |
Driving privileges/reinstateStates that the legislature creates a program to provide a path for the reinstatement of driving privileges that are suspended because of failure to pay a traffic infraction. | Brian Blake (D-19) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 18, 2018 |
| HB 2826 2017–18 |
Indian health careCreates the governor's Indian health council to provide the resources necessary to: (1) Implement the national policy of Indian self-determination; and (2) Assure the highest possible health status for American Indians and... | Steve Tharinger (D-24) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 18, 2018 |
| HB 2846 2017–18 |
Withholding of transcriptsProhibits a school district from withholding the grades or transcripts of a student who is responsible for certain damages or losses to school property, however, the district may withhold the student's diploma. | Tina Orwall (D-33) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 18, 2018 |
| HB 2847 2017–18 |
Building codes/modern methodModifies the state building code act to address the option for citizens to benefit from material and labor efficiencies provided by the approval of modern technical methods, devices, improvements, and innovations approved in... | Vincent Buys (R-42) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 18, 2018 |
| HB 2849 2017–18 |
Temporary workersEstablishes specific standards under the Washington Industrial Safety and Health Act for staffing agencies and work site employers. | Beth Doglio (D-22) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 18, 2018 |
| HB 2850 2017–18 |
Robbery/marijuanaCreates a 12-month sentencing enhancement for Robbery in the first or second degree when it involves robbery against a marijuana retailer, processor, or producer. | Morgan Irwin (R-31) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 18, 2018 |
| HB 2856 2017–18 |
Audio switch and bluetoothRequires a person who engages in fitting and dispensing of hearing instruments to provide a receipt with the following information to each person who enters into an agreement to purchase a hearing instrument: Language that... | Laurie Dolan (D-22) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 18, 2018 |
| HB 2859 2017–18 |
Department of fisheriesStates that, Washington's fisheries management was consolidated with the department of wildlife years ago and it is time again for the department to reconfigure and adjust its resources. The legislature is creating this... | Jim Walsh (R-19) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 18, 2018 |