Bills sponsored or co-sponsored by Vincent Buys
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 1085 2017–18 |
Single-family res. dwellingsPermits cities and counties to eliminate minimum floor space requirements for single family detached homes, or reduce any such standards below any minimum standards in the State Building Code (SBC). | Brian Blake (D-19) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 302, Laws of 2018 |
Mar 28, 2018 |
| HB 2639 2017–18 |
Mobile food unitsAllows a regulatory authority to exempt mobile food units from requirements to store, prepare, and package food in a separate food establishment under certain circumstances. | Vincent Buys (R-42) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 167, Laws of 2018 |
Mar 22, 2018 |
| HB 2682 2017–18 |
Hop grower lot informationExempts from public disclosure, hop grower lot numbers and associated laboratory results used by the Washington Department of Agriculture (WSDA) to issue export documents. | Vincent Buys (R-42) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 170, Laws of 2018 |
Mar 22, 2018 |
| HB 2671 2017–18 |
Ag industry behavioral hlthEstablishes a task force to review options to improve the behavioral health status of agricultural workers and reduce suicide risk. | J.T. Wilcox (R-2) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 95, Laws of 2018 |
Mar 15, 2018 |
| HB 1476 2017–18 |
On-site sewage systemsRequires the local health jurisdictions in the 12 counties bordering Puget Sound to submit updated on-site sewage program management plans for approval by the Department of Health (DOH) at least once every five years. | Strom Peterson (D-21) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 8, 2018 |
| HB 2175 2017–18 |
Natural resource managementAuthorizes the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (DFW) to use the best available land management techniques to manage acquired lands and develop mitigation actions where appropriate. | Jacquelin Maycumber (R-7) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 8, 2018 |
| HB 2771 2017–18 |
Wolves/translocationDirects the Department of Fish and Wildlife (Department) to immediately initiate State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) review to use wolf translocation as a management tool. | Joel Kretz (R-7) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 8, 2018 |
| HB 1590 2017–18 |
Composting/nuisance lawsuitsProvides that composting, if consistent with good agricultural or forest practices, established prior to surrounding nonagricultural or non-forestry activities, and in compliance with county and city regulations, is presumed... | Brian Blake (D-19) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 19, 2018 |
| HB 2485 2017–18 |
Low-water landscapingSpecifies that condominium and homeowners ' associations may not prohibit a homeowner or resident from taking certain water-efficient or wildfire ignition-resistant landscaping measures. | Tina Orwall (D-33) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 19, 2018 |
| HB 2555 2017–18 |
Wanapum Indians/fish permitsAllows the Department of Fish and Wildlife to issue freshwater food fish permits to the Wanapum for noncommercial ceremonial and substantive purposes. | Tom Dent (R-13) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 19, 2018 |
| HB 2640 2017–18 |
Apiarist liabilityLimits liability of apiary owners and operators for civil damages. | Vincent Buys (R-42) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 19, 2018 |
| HB 2681 2017–18 |
Federal produce safety ruleAuthorizes the Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) to take actions necessary to cooperate in the implementation of the Produce Safety Rule. | Larry Springer (D-45) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 19, 2018 |
| HB 2693 2017–18 |
WSP mandatory retirement ageIncreases the mandatory retirement age for members of the Washington State Patrol Retirement System from age 65 to age 68. | Mike Volz (R-6) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 19, 2018 |
| HB 2925 2017–18 |
Abandoned RV disposalEstablishes a program within the Department of Licensing for reimbursing costs associated with the disposal of recreational vehicles abandoned on public property. | Jake Fey (D-27) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 19, 2018 |
| HB 2871 2017–18 |
Baseball stad. license plateChanges the baseball stadium special license plate to one that is based on the Seattle Mariners team logo. | Eric Pettigrew (D-37) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 6, 2018 |
| HB 2200 2017–18 |
Internet privacy & securityRequires Internet providers to obtain opt-in consent to sell or transfer certain customer information. | Drew Hansen (D-23) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Feb 1, 2018 |
| HB 2133 2017–18 |
Rural food & forest productsRequires the Department of Agriculture to establish an omnibus permitting process for food and forest products businesses as a pilot program. | Jim Walsh (R-19) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 30, 2018 |
| HB 2312 2017–18 |
Rural internet accessCreates a reverse auction program that awards funding for high-speed Internet deployment projects in unserved and underserved rural regions. | Richard DeBolt (R-20) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 26, 2018 |
| HB 2417 2017–18 |
Southern resident orcasAppropriates funds to increase hatchery production of salmon for the purpose of promoting recovery of southern resident orcas. | Brian Blake (D-19) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 26, 2018 |
| HB 2937 2017–18 |
Water availability, WRIA 3&4Requires the department of ecology to amend chapter 173-503 WAC (instream resources protection program--lower and upper Skagit water resources inventory area--WRIA 3 and 4) to be consistent with the 1996 memorandum of... | David Taylor (R-15) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 26, 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 2726 2017–18 |
Public-private partnershipsAuthorizes a public-private agreement between any public body and a qualified private entity to construct and finance, operate, and/or maintain: (1) civic or education facility; (2) roads; (3) bridges; (4) public transit... | Vincent Buys (R-42) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 15, 2018 |
| HB 2772 2017–18 |
Urban water withdrawalsEstablishes the one Washington water act. Requires a city, with a population greater than one hundred thousand, to prepare an environmental impact statement in order to evaluate the past, present, and future environmental... | Joel Kretz (R-7) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 15, 2018 |
| HB 2636 2017–18 |
Supreme court fiscal notesRequires the office of financial management, in consultation with the administrative office of the courts, to establish a procedure for the provision of fiscal notes estimating the impact of state supreme court decisions that... | Jeff Holy (R-6) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 11, 2018 |
| HB 2575 2017–18 |
Groundwater fees/low-incomeSpecifies that affordable housing incentive programs under the Growth Management Act may include waivers of fees related to certain groundwater withdrawals. | Jacquelin Maycumber (R-7) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2018 |