Bills sponsored or co-sponsored by Senator
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 1078 2001–02 |
Sexually violent predators$ Requires the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) to establish procedures and criteria for locating facilities used for the housing or inpatient treatment of sexually violent predators conditionally released to a... | Sandra Romero (D-22) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| HB 1080 2001–02 |
Mental health benefits$ Health carriers, the subsidized Basic Health Plan, and health plans for public employees will provide coverage for mental health services. | Laura Ruderman (D-45) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| HB 1101 2001–02 |
Local criminal justice$ Imposes a $10 penalty on traffic infractions with revenue split as 57 percent to local government and 43 percent to the state Public Safety and Education Account. | Mark Doumit (D-19) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| HB 1104 2001–02 |
Salmon recovery$ Finds it in the public interest to provide funding options to assist counties with salmon recovery and shoreline master program updates and to assist private landowners in complying with these laws. | Brock Jackley (D-26) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| HB 1113 2001–02 |
School levy elections$ Exempts publications of a school district providing factual information related to school levy elections from the prohibition against using public facilities to assist a campaign. | Jim Clements (R-14) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| HB 1114 2001–02 |
Thoroughbred horses/tx exmpt$ Sales of thoroughbred race horses purchased through claim at racing meets are exempt from the state retail sales tax. | Jack Cairnes (R-47) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| HB 1121 2001–02 |
Safe storage of firearms$ Provides that, under certain circumstances, a person is guilty of the crime of reckless endangerment for leaving or storing a loaded firearm in a location where a child is likely to and does gain access to it. | Ida Ballasiotes (R-41) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| HB 1124 2001–02 |
Mental health/children$ The legislature declares the intent that all of the state = s children in need of mental health care will be served by the year 2006. | Jeannie Darneille (D-27) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| HB 1137 2001–02 |
Prevailing wageProvides that a contractor or subcontractor that is found to have violated the requirement to pay the prevailing rate of wage or settles a wage claim with the department of labor and industries for failure to pay the... | Jack Cairnes (R-47) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| HB 1146 2001–02 |
School funding review$ Creating a commission to study, pilot test, and report on performance-based funding systems for public schools. | Kathy Haigh (D-35) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| HB 1182 2001–02 |
Equipment dealersRegulates the business relationship between suppliers and dealers of certain machinery and equipment. Repeals RCW 19.98.110. | Gary Chandler (R-13) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| HB 1185 2001–02 |
Family leave insuranceFinds that, although family leave laws have assisted individuals to balance the demands of the workplace with their family responsibilities, more needs to be done to achieve the goals of work force stability and economic security. | Mary Lou Dickerson (D-36) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| HB 1293 2001–02 |
Tenants/utilities$ Allows county water and sewer utilities and investor owned utilities to provide duplicates of tenant utility service bills to owners of rental property, and notice of a tenant = s payment delinquency. | Jim Dunn (R-17) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| HB 1321 2001–02 |
Identity theft$ Amends the identity theft statute to expand the definition of the crime, increase the potential penalties, require businesses to assist victims by providing access to information, and allow the court to enter orders... | Jim McIntire (D-46) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| HB 1330 2001–02 |
Workers' compensationProvides that if an employer requests reconsideration of a department order in favor of an injured worker, temporary total disability compensation or medical aid benefits granted to the worker by the order under... | Alex Wood (D-3) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| HB 1362 2001–02 |
Community mobilization$ Moves the Community Mobilization Against Substance Abuse grant program to the Department of Community, Trade, and Economic Development. | Carolyn Edmonds (D-32) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| HB 1390 2001–02 |
Disabled persons/health ins$ Maintains Medicaid coverage for individuals with disabilities who go to work and receive earned income. | Eileen Cody (D-34) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| HB 1399 2001–02 |
Bilingual teachers$ Amends the future teachers conditional scholarship program to allow eligibility for students who wish to gain certification or endorsement as bilingual or English as a 2nd language teachers. | Phyllis Gutierrez Kenney (D-46) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| HB 1400 2001–02 |
Cooperating teachers$ Requires the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction to distribute money to school districts for stipends for public school teachers who are supervising student teachers if funding for that purpose is provided in... | Sandra Romero (D-22) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| HB 1430 2001–02 |
TANF/hiring incentives$ Creates a Business & Occupation Tax Credit for business services providers hiring a Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) recipient for a qualified position. | Velma Veloria (D-11) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| HB 1431 2001–02 |
Regional job skills programs$ Establishes the Washington Jobs Initiative Program to provide grants to local governments for creating local programs designed to help residents achieve and retain livable wage jobs and supply regional employers with... | Velma Veloria (D-11) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| HB 1448 2001–02 |
Smoking in public placesDeclares that nothing in chapter 70.160 RCW may be construed to prevent a city, town, or county from adopting ordinances more restrictive than regulations adopted under this chapter that restrict or prohibit smoking in public... | Laura Ruderman (D-45) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| HB 1455 2001–02 |
Gainful employment$ Defines "gainful employment" for the industrial insurance vocational rehabilitation program as employment in which the worker earns wages that are at least 80 percent of the worker's wages at injury or the minimum wage if greater. | Steve Conway (D-29) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| HB 1457 2001–02 |
Industrial insuranceRevises provisions for medical examinations under the industrial insurance system. Repeals RCW 51.32.114. | Steve Conway (D-29) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| HB 1466 2001–02 |
Promise scholarship program$ Establishes a statute for the merit and need-based scholarship program administered by the Higher Education Coordinating Board. Scholarships have been awarded since 1999. | Bill Fromhold (D-49) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |