Bills sponsored or co-sponsored by Mary Skinner
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 1827 2003–04 |
Meningococcal immunizationRequires institutions of higher education to provide certain students with information about meningococcal meningitis. | Jim Moeller (D-49) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 398, Laws of 2003 |
Oct 28, 2003 |
| HB 1693 2003–04 |
Direct care component rateAuthorizes the Department of Social and Health Services to continue to set criteria for enhanced direct care and therapy care payments to nursing facilities that have residents with unmet exceptional care needs. | Eileen Cody (D-34) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 6, Laws of 2003, 1st Special Session |
Jun 20, 2003 |
| HB 1009 2003–04 |
Violent video/computer gamesProvides that a retailer who sells, rents, or permits to be sold or rented to a minor, a violent video game that they know depicts violence against a public law enforcement officer has committed a class I civil infraction. | Mary Lou Dickerson (D-36) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 365, Laws of 2003 |
May 20, 2003 |
| HB 1530 2003–04 |
Declaratory judgmentsAllows a petition for declaratory judgment challenging an agency rule to be filed in Clark, Spokane or Whatcom counties, in addition to Thurston County. | Bill Grant (D-16) | Vetoed Vetoed by the Governor |
May 20, 2003 |
| HB 1849 2003–04 |
Health care volunteersAuthorizes the Department of Health (DOH) to contact health care professionals to request permission to add their names and contact information to the DOH’s records of potential volunteers to serve in case of a bioterrorism... | Barbara Bailey (R-10) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 384, Laws of 2003 |
May 20, 2003 |
| HB 2001 2003–04 |
Nonprofit prprty tax exmptnExempts from property tax the property of non-profit organizations that solicit gifts, donations, and grants for individual artists. | Ed Murray (D-43) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 344, Laws of 2003 |
May 16, 2003 |
| HB 1455 2003–04 |
Money transmission & exchngCreates a statutory scheme for the licensing and regulation of persons involved in the business of money transmission or currency exchange. | Sharon Tomiko Santos (D-37) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 287, Laws of 2003 |
May 14, 2003 |
| HB 1621 2003–04 |
Medicaid personal care plansRemoves the mandatory nurse review of all plans of care in the Personal Care Program. | Dawn Morrell (D-25) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 279, Laws of 2003 |
May 14, 2003 |
| HB 1694 2003–04 |
Boarding home inspectionsChanges the inspection cycle for boarding homes from annually to at least every 18 months, with a 12-month average. | Dawn Morrell (D-25) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 280, Laws of 2003 |
May 14, 2003 |
| HB 1852 2003–04 |
Hlth care personnel shortageDirects the Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board to facilitate collaboration among health care stakeholders and develop a strategic plan to address health care personnel shortages. | Shay Schual-Berke (D-33) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 278, Laws of 2003 |
May 14, 2003 |
| HB 1509 2003–04 |
Economic development commCreates, in statute, the Governor's Economic Development Commission. | Mary Skinner (R-14) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 235, Laws of 2003 |
May 12, 2003 |
| HB 1785 2003–04 |
Mental health client infoRequires mental health counselors, marriage and family therapists, and social workers to maintain the confidentiality of information received from a client and used to provide professional services to them, with specific exceptions. | Eileen Cody (D-34) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 204, Laws of 2003 |
May 9, 2003 |
| HB 1189 2003–04 |
Public hospital districtsAllows reimbursement for travel and living expenses from public hospital districts to candidates for certain public hospital district positions to be extended to accompanying family members. | Gary Alexander (R-20) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 125, Laws of 2003 |
May 7, 2003 |
| HB 1753 2003–04 |
Community-based nursing careAllows registered nurses in in-home care settings to delegate nursing care tasks, including the administration of medication and tasks requiring substantial skill, to nursing assistants when the individual patient is in stable... | Eileen Cody (D-34) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 140, Laws of 2003 |
May 7, 2003 |
| HB 1845 2003–04 |
Public disclosure exemptionsBroadens the current public disclosure exemption for credit card numbers, debit card numbers, electronic check numbers, etc., by deleting the limitation when supplied to an agency for the purpose of electronic transfer of funds . | Daniel Newhouse (R-15) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 124, Laws of 2003 |
May 7, 2003 |
| HB 1855 2003–04 |
Social worker requirementsChanges the qualifications required to supervise a person seeking to qualify as a licensed independent clinical social worker. | Mary Lou Dickerson (D-36) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 108, Laws of 2003 |
May 7, 2003 |
| HB 1905 2003–04 |
Property tax exemptionAllows non-profit museums and performing arts associations to retain their property tax exemption when they rent their exempt property to others. | Jeff Gombosky (D-3) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 121, Laws of 2003 |
May 7, 2003 |
| HB 1531 2003–04 |
Significant legislative ruleRequires the Governor to sign all significant legislative rules adopted by agencies under his authority. | Bill Grant (D-16) | Vetoed Vetoed by the Governor |
Apr 18, 2003 |
| HB 2366 2001–02 |
Archives & oral history$ The Secretary of State may solicit and accept donations for purposes of conducting oral histories, archival activities, and international trade hosting and missions. | Val Ogden (D-49) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 358, Laws of 2002 |
Apr 4, 2002 |
| HB 2589 2001–02 |
Audiologists$ Requires a license issued by the Department of Health to practice speech-language pathology and audiology in this state. | Kelli Linville (D-42) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 310, Laws of 2002 |
Apr 2, 2002 |
| HB 2707 2001–02 |
Long-term caregiver trainingThe statutory training standards implementation date is moved from March 1, 2002 to September 1, 2002. Boarding home and adult family home operators may attest that their in-house training complies with the Department of... | Jeanne Edwards (D-1) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 233, Laws of 2002 |
Mar 28, 2002 |
| HB 1444 2001–02 |
Schools/bullying$ Requiring policies prohibiting harassment, intimidation, or bullying. | Ed Murray (D-43) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 207, Laws of 2002 |
Mar 27, 2002 |
| HB 2800 2001–02 |
Capital projects surcharge$ Exempts certain vendors who operate cafeteria services in facilities owned and managed by the Department of General Administration from paying the capital projects surcharge beginning July 1, 2002. | Senator (D-22) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 162, Laws of 2002 |
Mar 27, 2002 |
| HB 2491 2001–02 |
Agricultural commodities$ Declares that a governing body of a city or county may inspect facilities that are used for temporary storage and processing of agricultural commodities. | Bruce Chandler (R-15) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 135, Laws of 2002 |
Mar 26, 2002 |
| HB 2588 2001–02 |
Prescription labels$ Updates the information required on a prescription label and allows the identification of the licensed pharmacist responsible for dispensing the medication to be recorded either in the pharmacy's record system or on the... | Mary Skinner (R-14) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 96, Laws of 2002 |
Mar 22, 2002 |