Past bills
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 2739 2019–20 |
Shared leave programProvides that employees may maintain up to 40 hours of applicable leave in reserve and may not be required to deplete all leave to qualify for shared leave. | Shelley Kloba (D-1) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 6, Laws of 2020 |
Mar 17, 2020 |
| HB 2965 2019–20 |
Coronavirus responseAppropriates $175 million from the Budget Stabilization Account, via the Disaster Response Account, and $25 million of federal general funds to be allotted to state agencies and distributed to local governments and federally... | Eileen Cody (D-34) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 7, Laws of 2020 |
Mar 17, 2020 |
| SB 6189 2019–20 |
SEBB coverage eligibilityDirects the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Committee to study the number and types of part-time employees that are eligible for School Employees' Benefits Board coverage. | Lisa Wellman (D-41) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 8, Laws of 2020 |
Mar 17, 2020 |
| HB 1009 2019–20 |
State auditorRequires the state auditor (auditor) establish policies for agency reporting of loss of funds, assets, or other illegal activity. | Laurie Dolan (D-22) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 12, 2020 |
| HB 1010 2019–20 |
Forfeited firearms/WSPAuthorizes the Washington State Patrol (WSP) to destroy legal firearms forfeited to the agency. | Tana Senn (D-41) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 12, 2020 |
| HB 1058 2019–20 |
Motorcycle parking methodsAuthorizes motorcycles to be stopped or parked either parallel to or at an angle to the curb or edge of a highway where parking is permitted, unless local jurisdictions prohibit it. | Morgan Irwin (R-31) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 12, 2020 |
| HB 1061 2019–20 |
State clamMakes the Pacific razor clam the official state clam of Washington. | Brian Blake (D-19) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 12, 2020 |
| HB 1079 2019–20 |
Board of regents/facultyAdds a full-time or emeritus member of the faculty to the Board of Regents for both the University of Washington and Washington State University. | Gerry Pollet (D-46) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 12, 2020 |
| HB 1110 2019–20 |
Greenhouse gas/transp. fuelsDirects the Department of Ecology (Ecology) to adopt a rule establishing a Clean Fuels Program (Program) to limit greenhouse gas emissions per unit of transportation fuel energy to 10 percent below 2017 levels by 2028 and 20... | Joe Fitzgibbon (D-34) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 12, 2020 |
| HB 1182 2019–20 |
Learning assistance programRequires that school districts use the Washington Integrated Student Supports Protocol when planning for and expending Learning Assistance Program (LAP) funds between August 1, 2023, and June 30, 2026. | Sharon Tomiko Santos (D-37) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 12, 2020 |
| HB 1201 2019–20 |
National guard ed. grantsRenames the Washington National Guard Conditional Scholarship Program and the Washington National Guard Postsecondary Education Grant program. | Chris Kilduff (D-28) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 12, 2020 |
| HB 1242 2019–20 |
Lodging special excise taxesAuthorizes a city or town located within a county that imposed a lodging tax rate of 4 percent or more on January 1, 1997, to impose a 2 percent tax on the sale of lodging so long as the city or town is located within a county... | Brian Blake (D-19) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 12, 2020 |
| HB 1255 2019–20 |
Patches pal license platesCreates the Patches Pal special license plate. | John Lovick (D-44) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 12, 2020 |
| HB 1256 2019–20 |
Driving w/ electronic deviceDoubles the base penalty for a first-time offense for the use of a personal electronic device while driving a motor vehicle when the offense occurs in a school, playground, or crosswalk speed zone with posted fines double signage. | John Lovick (D-44) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 12, 2020 |
| HB 1264 2019–20 |
Secondary traumatic stressDirects the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction to identify or develop online training modules to support teachers affected by secondary traumatic stress. | Lillian Ortiz-Self (D-21) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 12, 2020 |
| HB 1272 2019–20 |
School lunch durationsRequires the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) to designate six public elementary schools as demonstration sites to ensure students have a seated lunch duration of at least 20 minutes. | My-Linh Thai (D-41) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 12, 2020 |
| HB 1278 2019–20 |
College bound/room & boardRequires the public higher education institutions that offer on-campus housing options to provide a waiver for one year of on-campus housing, on a space available basis, to first-year College Bound Scholarship students who are... | Zack Hudgins (D-11) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 12, 2020 |
| HB 1304 2019–20 |
CTE/alt. learning exp. prgs.Establishes the Vocational Alternative Learning Experience Pilot Program (Program) and directs the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) to select up to 10 school districts to participate in the Program,... | Drew MacEwen (R-35) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 12, 2020 |
| HB 1332 2019–20 |
Energy site eval. councilAdds new permanent members to the Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council (EFSEC) and removes discretionary members. | Sharon Wylie (D-49) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 12, 2020 |
| HB 1422 2019–20 |
Vulnerable adultsRequires the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) to develop a process allowing persons to petition to have their names removed from the registry of persons who have abandoned, neglected, abused, or financially... | Javier Valdez (D-46) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 12, 2020 |
| HB 1503 2019–20 |
Data brokersRequires data brokers to annually register with the chief privacy officer and provide certain information related to its data collection practices. | Norma Smith (R-10) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 12, 2020 |
| HB 1565 2019–20 |
Background check sharingPermits additional types of providers to share criminal background inquiry information with each other about employees and prospective employees. | June Robinson (D-38) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 12, 2020 |
| HB 1598 2019–20 |
City annexing/interlocal ag.Allows counties and code cities to jointly initiate an annexation process for unincorporated territory by jointly agreeing and adopting an interlocal agreement. | Beth Doglio (D-22) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 12, 2020 |
| HB 1633 2019–20 |
Fuel tax rate postingMakes permanent the requirement for posting state and federal fuel tax rate information on fuel pumps that was directed in the 2017-19 transportation budget. | Keith Goehner (R-12) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 12, 2020 |
| HB 1659 2019–20 |
Health sciences auths/taxesAllows an additional jurisdiction that has created a Health Sciences and Services Authority to impose a local sales and use tax to fund the health and life sciences. | Chris Corry (R-14) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 12, 2020 |