Bills sponsored or co-sponsored by Mike Cooper
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 1519 2003–04 |
Death benefitsThe survivor benefit paid to a survivor of a Public Employees' Retirement System, the School Employees' Retirement System, and the Teachers' Retirement System member killed in the course of employment is not subject to an... | Alex Wood (D-3) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 155, Laws of 2003 |
May 9, 2003 |
| HB 1698 2003–04 |
Outdoor recreation programsRequires membership on the Nonhighway and Off-road Vehicle Account (NOVA) advisory committee to be proportional to recreational interests identified in the NOVA fuel use study. | Mike Cooper (D-21) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 185, Laws of 2003 |
May 9, 2003 |
| HB 1887 2003–04 |
Commercial fisheriesAuthorizes the Fish and Wildlife Commission to establish a fee on three fisheries, with all revenue generated directed to be used for reimbursing the federal government for a fleet reduction permit buyback program. | Kelli Linville (D-42) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 174, Laws of 2003 |
May 9, 2003 |
| HB 1993 2003–04 |
Undeveloped park land leaseAuthorizes the State Parks and Recreation Commission to enter into agreements to rent undeveloped park land for grazing, agricultural, or mineral purposes for up to 40 years. | Mike Cooper (D-21) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 186, Laws of 2003 |
May 9, 2003 |
| HB 1150 2003–04 |
Single premium credit insRegulates the sale of single premium credit insurance offered in connection with residential mortgage loan transactions. | Brian Hatfield (D-19) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 116, Laws of 2003 |
May 7, 2003 |
| HB 1391 2003–04 |
Postconviction DNA testingDirects that requests for postconviction deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) testing be made to the Washington State Office of Public Defense (OPD). | Ruth Kagi (D-32) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 100, Laws of 2003 |
May 7, 2003 |
| HB 1619 2003–04 |
DUI with children in vehicleAdds 60 days of ignition interlock use for a person convicted of drunk driving if he or she was carrying a passenger under the age of 16 at the time of the offense. | John Lovick (D-44) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 103, Laws of 2003 |
May 7, 2003 |
| HB 2197 2003–04 |
Initiative 790Removes the Law Enforcement Officers' and Fire Fighters' Retirement System Plan 2 (LEOFF 2) from the Pension Funding Council contribution rate-setting statute, and creates a LEOFF 2 rate-setting statute in the funding chapter. | Steve Conway (D-29) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 92, Laws of 2003 |
Apr 23, 2003 |
| HB 2198 2003–04 |
Section 6 of initiative 790Amends Initiative 790 to remove the requirements that for the Law Enforcement Officers' and Fire Fighters' Retirement System Plan 2, "all earnings of the trust in excess of the actuarially assumed rate of investment return... | Mike Cooper (D-21) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 93, Laws of 2003 |
Apr 23, 2003 |
| HB 1110 2003–04 |
Volunteer fire fightersIncreases the monthly pensions for volunteer fire fighters and reserve officers who serve for 25 years or more by $20 per month. | Daniel Newhouse (R-15) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 62, Laws of 2003 |
Apr 18, 2003 |
| HB 1346 2003–04 |
Felony vacation of recordsAllows records of convictions for certain pre-Sentencing Reform Act felonies to be vacated in the same way as felonies under the Sentencing Reform Act (SRA). | John Lovick (D-44) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 66, Laws of 2003 |
Apr 18, 2003 |
| HB 1526 2003–04 |
Cost-reimbursement agreementExtends the deadline for entering into a cost-reimbursement agreement from July 1, 2005 to July 1, 2007. | Kelli Linville (D-42) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 70, Laws of 2003 |
Apr 18, 2003 |
| HB 1631 2003–04 |
Fire sprinkler systemsRequires the state director of fire protection to adopt rules defining infractions and fines applicable to fire protection sprinkler system contractors. | John McCoy (D-38) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 74, Laws of 2003 |
Apr 18, 2003 |
| HB 2403 2001–02 |
Collective bargaining$ Establishes procedures for exclusive bargaining representatives of faculty at the public four-year institutions of higher education to collectively bargain with the board of regents or trustees over wages, hours, and terms... | Phyllis Gutierrez Kenney (D-46) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 356, Laws of 2002 |
Apr 4, 2002 |
| HB 2544 2001–02 |
Credit history/insurance$ Prohibits insurers from cancelling or refusing to renew a personal insurance policy due to a person's credit history. | Mike Cooper (D-21) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 360, Laws of 2002 |
Apr 4, 2002 |
| HB 2595 2001–02 |
Wireless 911 service$ The county tax for emergency service communications systems is redesignated as the Enhanced 911 (E911) excise tax and is increased from 25 to 50 cents per wireless line per month. | Jeff Morris (D-40) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 341, Laws of 2002 |
Apr 3, 2002 |
| HB 2663 2001–02 |
Fire fghtrs/occ disease$ Adds certain heart problems, specified cancers, and infectious diseases to the list of conditions that are presumed to be occupational diseases for fire fighters covered under the industrial insurance law. | Steve Conway (D-29) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 337, Laws of 2002 |
Apr 3, 2002 |
| HB 1460 2001–02 |
Seat belt laws$ Seat belt laws are enforced as a primary action. | John Lovick (D-44) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 328, Laws of 2002 |
Apr 2, 2002 |
| HB 2060 2001–02 |
Low-income housing$ Imposes a $10 surcharge on recording fees for recordings of real property documents. | Jim Dunn (R-17) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 294, Laws of 2002 |
Apr 2, 2002 |
| HB 2308 2001–02 |
Recycling & waste reduction$ Requires the Department of General Administration to work with the construction industry to develop guidelines for implementing on-site construction waste management planning. | Kelli Linville (D-42) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 299, Laws of 2002 |
Apr 2, 2002 |
| HB 2317 2001–02 |
Title 48 RCW$ Requires insurers to issue medicare supplemental policies to eligible persons who have been terminated from specified medicare supplemental plans or whose plans have been discontinued, and bars price discrimination against... | Mike Cooper (D-21) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 300, Laws of 2002 |
Apr 2, 2002 |
| HB 2365 2001–02 |
State investment board$ The State Investment Board is expanded from 14 to 15 members. | Mike Cooper (D-21) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 303, Laws of 2002 |
Apr 2, 2002 |
| HB 2456 2001–02 |
Linked deposit program$ Requires designated state agencies to develop analytic tools to measure the performance of the linked deposit program. | Lynn Kessler (D-24) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 305, Laws of 2002 |
Apr 2, 2002 |
| HB 1411 2001–02 |
Hazardous substances$ Requires facilities that are transitioning from federal to state oversight to issue a notice to the Department of Ecology, following the release of a hazardous substance, that describes the release and the remedial actions... | Velma Veloria (D-11) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 288, Laws of 2002 |
Apr 1, 2002 |
| HB 2326 2001–02 |
Climate & energy center$ Authorizes the establishment of the Washington Climate and Rural Energy Development Center in the Washington State University energy program to serve as a central, non-regulatory, source of credible information and services... | Kelli Linville (D-42) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 250, Laws of 2002 |
Mar 29, 2002 |