Bills sponsored or co-sponsored by Cathy McMorris
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 1655 1999–00 |
Criminal street gang activtyDeclares that every building or unit within a building used for the purpose of aiding, promoting, or conducting criminal street gang activity, and every building or unit within a building wherein or upon which such acts take... | Bruce Chandler (R-15) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2000 |
| HB 1669 1999–00 |
Private property protectionDeclares that this act is necessary to ensure that when the public desires natural, environmental, scenic, or aesthetic values on private property which leave the owner of the private property with no practical use of any... | John Koster (R-39) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2000 |
| HB 1682 1999–00 |
School safetyC Requires school officials to notify law enforcement agencies whenever a person illegally possesses a firearm, or exhibits a mental disorder and certain behavior, on school property. | Bob Sump (R-7) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2000 |
| HB 1683 1999–00 |
Retired persons/property taxC Limits assessed value increases to 2 percent per year for senior citizens and persons retired due to disability with incomes between $30,000 and $50,000. | John Pennington (R-18) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2000 |
| HB 1687 1999–00 |
Rural electric utilities fndC Provides a credit against the state = s public utility tax for contributions made by a power and light business into a electric utility rural economic development revolving fund. | Lynn Kessler (D-24) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2000 |
| HB 1688 1999–00 |
Rural industrial developmntThe authority to establish industrial land banks is extended to all rural counties, and the pilot project provisions for certain counties are eliminated. A "rural county" is defined as a county with a population density of... | Joyce Mulliken (R-13) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2000 |
| HB 1689 1999–00 |
Rural county tax incentivesC Increases the distressed county local sales and use tax from 0.04 percent to 0.08 percent. | Gary Alexander (R-20) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2000 |
| HB 1690 1999–00 |
Rural economic growthC Provides that at least 75 percent of discretionary funds through the Job Skills Program be targeted to businesses in rural distressed areas. | Richard DeBolt (R-20) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2000 |
| HB 1707 1999–00 |
Sport shooting rangesDeclares that, notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person who operates or uses a sport shooting range in this state is not subject to civil liability or criminal prosecution in a matter relating to noise or noise... | Tom Campbell (R-2) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2000 |
| HB 1725 1999–00 |
Prop tax inflation adjustmntReduces the inflationary adjustment for the state property tax levy to zero over time. | Mike Carrell (R-28) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2000 |
| HB 1740 1999–00 |
Hearing loss compensationRevises provisions relating to compensation for hearing loss. | Cathy McMorris (R-7) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2000 |
| HB 1763 1999–00 |
Administrative procedres actCorrects obsolete internal references in the Administrative Procedure Act. | Lynn Schindler (R-4) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2000 |
| HB 1775 1999–00 |
Air pollution control feesC Annual increases in certain air pollution control fees charged by the Department of Ecology or local air pollution control authorities cannot exceed the fiscal growth factor. | John Pennington (R-18) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2000 |
| HB 1778 1999–00 |
Urban/community forestryAdditional legislative findings are made relating to the documented loss of tree cover and vegetation in western Washington, the costs of such loss, the value of urban trees in providing habitat for endangered and threatened... | Debbie Regala (D-27) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2000 |
| HB 1781 1999–00 |
Social card game wager limitC Allows cities to set wagering limits for social card games in an amount less than those set by the Gambling Commission. | Jeff Gombosky (D-3) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2000 |
| HB 1792 1999–00 |
Coin-operated laundries/taxRevises RCW 82.04.050 relating to taxation of coin-operated laundry facilities. | Bill Grant (D-16) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2000 |
| HB 1797 1999–00 |
Tort judgment interestProvides that judgments shall bear interest from the date of entry at two percentage points above the equivalent coupon issue yield (as published by the board of governors of the federal reserve system) of the average bill... | Tom Huff (R-26) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2000 |
| HB 1844 1999–00 |
Released prisoners/study$ Requires the Washington State Institute for Public Policy to conduct a study regarding the impact of released prisoners on counties that have correctional facilities within their boundaries. | Lynn Schindler (R-4) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2000 |
| HB 1898 1999–00 |
Alcohol bev manufacturersAuthorizes manufacturers to have a limited financial interest in retail businesses selling alcoholic beverages. | Jim Clements (R-14) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2000 |
| HB 1920 1999–00 |
Dams licensed by federal govUnless certain requirements are first met, breaching, removing or circumventing a federally owned or federally licensed dam or reducing the reservoir of such a dam below the operating level of the dam is prohibited. | Gary Chandler (R-13) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2000 |
| HB 1924 1999–00 |
Administrative rule changesAn agency that adopts rules imposing additional requirements on businesses, the violation of which subjects a person to a penalty, assessment, or administrative sanction, must make a good faith effort to notify the businesses... | Sandra Romero (D-22) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2000 |
| HB 1933 1999–00 |
Temporary worker housingRequires the department of health and the department of labor and industries to adopt joint rules for the licensing, operation, and inspection of temporary worker housing, and the enforcement thereof. These rules shall... | Sandra Romero (D-22) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2000 |
| HB 1934 1999–00 |
Nonhighway fuel tax transferProvides that, upon expiration of the time limited by RCW 82.36.330 for claiming of refunds of tax on marine fuel, the state of Washington shall succeed to the right to such refunds. | Sandra Romero (D-22) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2000 |
| HB 1950 1999–00 |
Voter registration informatnThe Secretary of State is required to create a standard electronic file format for voter registration information to be transferred between counties and the Secretary of State. Every county is required to convert its voter... | Cathy McMorris (R-7) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2000 |
| HB 2006 1999–00 |
Legis assistant lodgingProvides that, notwithstanding the conditions provided under RCW 43.03.050, each state legislator's legislative assistant who resides more than sixty miles from the legislative building shall receive an allowance for each day... | Tom Mielke (R-18) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2000 |