Bills sponsored or co-sponsored by Larry Seaquist
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 2021 2011–12 |
PERS and TRS plan 1Eliminates further increases of Public Employees' and Teachers' Retirement Systems Plan 1 (PERS Plan 1 and TRS Plan 1) benefits through the annual increase, or "Uniform COLA" above the amount in effect on July 1, 2010, unless... | Eric Pettigrew (D-37) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 362, Laws of 2011 |
May 16, 2011 |
| HB 1311 2011–12 |
Health care collaborativeEstablishes a collaborative to identify and review certain high-variation or high-utilization health care services and develop best practices guidelines related to those services and strategies to promote the use of those guidelines. | Eileen Cody (D-34) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 313, Laws of 2011 |
May 11, 2011 |
| HB 1267 2011–12 |
Domestic partners/parentageAmends the Uniform Parentage Act to: (1) reference state-registered domestic partnerships in specific provisions; (2) adopt some of the changes made by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws; (3) extend... | Jamie Pedersen (D-43) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 283, Laws of 2011 |
May 10, 2011 |
| HB 1599 2011–12 |
Actual student success progCreates the Pay for Actual Student Success Program (PASS), to invest in proven dropout prevention and intervention programs and provide an annual financial award to high schools that demonstrate improvement in dropout... | Tim Probst (D-17) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 288, Laws of 2011 |
May 10, 2011 |
| HB 1909 2011–12 |
Community & tech collegesCreates the Community and Technical College Innovation Account to implement the Strategic Technology Plan for improving student achievement and efficiency in the community and technical college system. | Chris Reykdal (D-22) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 274, Laws of 2011 |
May 5, 2011 |
| HB 1315 2011–12 |
Physicians at nursing homesAllows nursing homes to employ physicians to provide professional services to its residents. | Troy Kelley (D-28) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 228, Laws of 2011 |
May 3, 2011 |
| HB 1163 2011–12 |
Bullying preventionRequires the Office of the Superintendent of the Public Instruction (OSPI) and the Office of the Education Ombudsman to establish a workgroup until January 1, 2016, regarding prevention of bullying, intimidation, and... | Marko Liias (D-21) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 185, Laws of 2011 |
Apr 29, 2011 |
| HB 1367 2011–12 |
For hire vehicles, operatorsRequires mandatory industrial insurance coverage for certain for hire vehicle operators, and creates penalties for failure to pay premiums. | Tami Green (D-28) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 190, Laws of 2011 |
Apr 29, 2011 |
| HB 1521 2011–12 |
Innovation schoolsRequires the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction to identify and designate Washington Innovation Schools and to highlight and recognize their accomplishments, including a logo, certificate, webpage, and other strategies. | Marcie Maxwell (D-41) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 202, Laws of 2011 |
Apr 29, 2011 |
| HB 1586 2011–12 |
Doctorates/branch campusesAuthorizes the University of Washington and the Washington State University to develop doctoral degree programs at their branch campuses. | Larry Seaquist (D-26) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 208, Laws of 2011 |
Apr 29, 2011 |
| HB 1183 2011–12 |
Medical schools and studentsProhibits medical schools from entering into agreements with hospitals or physicians that would prevent them from allowing medical students to participate in clinical rotations. | Norm Johnson (R-14) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 150, Laws of 2011 |
Apr 22, 2011 |
| HB 1697 2011–12 |
Dependency systemRequires the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) and supervising agencies to randomly select at least 10 percent of caregivers currently providing care to receive one unannounced face-to-face visit in the... | Mary Helen Roberts (D-21) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 160, Laws of 2011 |
Apr 22, 2011 |
| HB 1822 2011–12 |
Nonprofit online universityDirects the Higher Education Coordinating Board to recognize and endorse online, competency-based education, and integrate the academic programs of a regionally accredited not-for-profit online baccalaureate degree-granting... | Phyllis Gutierrez Kenney (D-46) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 146, Laws of 2011 |
Apr 22, 2011 |
| HB 1171 2011–12 |
High capacity transp. plansLimits the required planning process and expert review panel requirement for high capacity transportation systems to systems that include a fixed rail guideway or a bus rapid transit component that is planned by a regional... | Christine Rolfes (D-23) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 127, Laws of 2011 |
Apr 20, 2011 |
| HB 1186 2011–12 |
State's oil spill programRequires additional contingency planning requirements for tank vessels, including enhanced standards and the formation of a vessels of opportunity system. | Christine Rolfes (D-23) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 122, Laws of 2011 |
Apr 20, 2011 |
| HB 1614 2011–12 |
Traumatic brain injuryChanges the composition of the Traumatic Brain Injury Strategic Partnership Advisory Council (Advisory Council) to include additional persons with experience working with adults and children with traumatic brain injuries. | Mary Lou Dickerson (D-36) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 143, Laws of 2011 |
Apr 20, 2011 |
| HB 1625 2011–12 |
Plan 3 retirement systemsChanges the default investment option for new members of the Plans 3 of the Public Employees ' Retirement System, the Teachers' Retirement System, and the School Employees Retirement System from shares in the common pension... | Ross Hunter (D-48) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 80, Laws of 2011 |
Apr 15, 2011 |
| HB 1263 2011–12 |
Public corrections entitiesAdds public corrections entities formed by counties, cities, or both to the list of Public Safety Employees' Retirement System employers. | Larry Crouse (R-4) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 68, Laws of 2011 |
Apr 14, 2011 |
| HB 1362 2011–12 |
Homeowner foreclosuresAmends the "meet and confer" requirement to, among other things, repeal the expiration date, make it applicable to all deeds of trust for owner-occupied residential real property, and expand the time period in which the... | Tina Orwall (D-33) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 58, Laws of 2011 |
Apr 14, 2011 |
| HB 1294 2011–12 |
Puget Sound corpsConsolidates the administrative functions of the Washington Conservation Corps (WCC) with the Department of Ecology. | Steve Tharinger (D-24) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 20, Laws of 2011 |
Apr 11, 2011 |
| HB 1649 2011–12 |
Domestic partnershipsProvides that validly formed same-sex marriages from other jurisdictions will be recognized as state-registered domestic partnerships. | Laurie Jinkins (D-27) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 9, Laws of 2011 |
Apr 5, 2011 |
| HB 2561 2009–10 |
Energy cost savings & jobsAuthorizes the State Finance Committee to issue $505 million in general obligation bonds, to be known as Jobs Act Bonds (Act), for the purpose of creating jobs by constructing capital improvements that lead to energy-related... | Hans Dunshee (D-44) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 35, Laws of 2010, 1st Special Session |
May 4, 2010 |
| HB 3197 2009–10 |
Budget stabilization accountDirects the State Treasurer to transfer $229 million from the Budget Stabilization Account to the State General Fund. | Pat Sullivan (D-47) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 31, Laws of 2010, 1st Special Session |
Apr 27, 2010 |
| HB 2630 2009–10 |
Opportunity express programRequires that colleges give priority in the use of Worker Retraining funds to programs in aerospace, health care, long-term care, advanced manufacturing, construction, forest products, renewable energy industries, and... | Tim Probst (D-17) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 24, Laws of 2010, 1st Special Session |
Apr 23, 2010 |
| HB 3186 2009–10 |
Home and community servicesAdds community residential service businesses and adult day health businesses to the public utility tax at a rate of 5.029 percent. | Eric Pettigrew (D-37) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Apr 12, 2010 |