Bills sponsored or co-sponsored by Deb Eddy
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 3104 2007–08 |
Domestic partnershipsGrants to state registered domestic partners rights and responsibilities given to spouses in areas of law dealing with: dissolutions; community property; estate planning; taxes; court process; services to indigent veterans and... | Jamie Pedersen (D-43) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 6, Laws of 2008 |
Mar 12, 2008 |
| HB 2797 2007–08 |
Climate change impactsEstablishes a climate change planning goal in the Growth Management Act that takes effect December 31, 2010. | Geoff Simpson (D-47) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 19, 2008 |
| HB 3001 2007–08 |
Community athletics programsProhibits any city, town, county, or district or third party contractor from discriminating on the basis of sex in the allocation of facilities and resources in administering youth or adult community athletic programs. | Christine Rolfes (D-23) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 19, 2008 |
| HB 3054 2007–08 |
Heritage and arts programsShifts hotel-motel tax revenues currently deposited in a permanent and irreducible arts and heritage program endowment fund into a special arts and heritage program account and allows its principal to be available for expenditure. | Ross Hunter (D-48) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 12, 2008 |
| HB 3260 2007–08 |
Computer server equipmentProvides a 50 percent state sales and use tax exemption for replacement computer server equipment. | Bill Grant (D-16) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 12, 2008 |
| HB 2519 2007–08 |
Smoking in vehiclesProhibits the smoking of a pipe, cigar, or cigarette in a motor vehicle in which there are any passengers under the age of 18. | Shay Schual-Berke (D-33) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 6, 2008 |
| HB 2547 2007–08 |
Canine crueltyMakes it a misdemeanor for a person to command or direct a dog in his or her control to injure or kill a coyote, fox, or wolf for exhibition or entertainment. | Hans Dunshee (D-44) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 6, 2008 |
| HB 3035 2007–08 |
Tourism promotionAllows three or more cities or towns located in a county with a population greater than one million that have entered into an inter-local agreement, to select one of the cities or towns to be the legislative authority for... | Fred Jarrett (D-41) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 6, 2008 |
| HB 2950 2007–08 |
Concurrency and impact feesEstablishes a new impact fee mechanism that allows local governments to avoid development prohibitions required by concurrency provisions of the Growth Management Act (GMA). | Deb Eddy (D-48) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 5, 2008 |
| HB 1313 2007–08 |
Railroad shippingTransfers the authority to intervene in proceedings before the federal Surface Transportation Board related to the abandonment of rail lines and excessive or discriminatory rates or practices from the Utilities and... | Deb Eddy (D-48) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Feb 1, 2008 |
| HB 2433 2007–08 |
Assistance benefitsSuspends, instead of terminates, general assistance if a person, otherwise eligible for benefits, is incarcerated and automatically reinstates suspended benefits upon release. | Al O'Brien (D-1) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 30, 2008 |
| HB 3307 2007–08 |
Log haulersProvides exemptions from business taxes for hauling of logs. | Lynn Kessler (D-24) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 30, 2008 |
| HB 3311 2007–08 |
Regional transportationDeclares that it is the policy of the state to provide regional transit authorities and the voters in the state's most populous region with funding sources required to address urgently needed and underfunded regional... | Geoff Simpson (D-47) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 30, 2008 |
| HB 3284 2007–08 |
Small loan interestProvides a licensee that has obtained the required small loan endorsement may charge interest or fees for small loans not to exceed in the aggregate thirty-six percent per annum. | Sherry Appleton (D-23) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 29, 2008 |
| HB 3288 2007–08 |
Resident studentsConcerns resident student classification at institutions of higher education. | Ross Hunter (D-48) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 29, 2008 |
| HB 3290 2007–08 |
Transportation congestionProvides public investments in transportation should support reducing congestion and thereby improve the predictable movement of goods and people throughout Washington state. | Judy Clibborn (D-41) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 29, 2008 |
| HB 3296 2007–08 |
Tax controversiesDeclares that the legislature must study whether the existing tax appeals system is fair and efficient in resolving tax controversies and whether a new tax court should be established in Washington state to hear tax... | Judy Warnick (R-13) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 29, 2008 |
| HB 2876 2007–08 |
Energy efficient appliancesExempts certain energy efficient appliances and equipment from retail sales taxes. | Troy Kelley (D-28) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 25, 2008 |
| HB 3252 2007–08 |
Critical areasProvides for management recommendations that may be implemented by counties and cities to protect the functions and values of critical areas. | Deb Eddy (D-48) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 25, 2008 |
| HB 3196 2007–08 |
Sickle cell diseaseFinds that sickle cell disease is a lifelong hereditary red blood cell disorder that predominantly affects African-Americans, and that Washington state screens newborn infants for sickle cell disease at birth but that this... | Eric Pettigrew (D-37) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 24, 2008 |
| HB 3214 2007–08 |
Affordable housingAllows a city or county planning under RCW 36.70A.040 to use incentive zoning for commercial or industrial development to increase the availability of affordable housing, or to preserve affordable housing, or both, within the... | Larry Springer (D-45) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 24, 2008 |
| HB 3154 2007–08 |
Vehicle miles traveledProvides to support the implementation of RCW 47.04.280 and 47.01.078(4), the department of transportation shall adopt broad statewide goals to reduce annual per capita vehicle miles traveled by 2050 consistent with the stated... | Dave Upthegrove (D-33) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 23, 2008 |
| HB 3162 2007–08 |
Assessed value/property taxProvides residential property is exempt from the state portion of the property tax on fifty thousand dollars of assessed value. Provides a commercial property owner may apply to the county assessor to exempt fifty thousand... | Kevin Van De Wege (D-24) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 23, 2008 |
| HB 3165 2007–08 |
New small businessesProvides a business and occupation tax exemption for new small businesses during the first twelve months of operation. Provides that the exemption authorized only applies to the first two hundred thousand dollars reported on... | Troy Kelley (D-28) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 23, 2008 |
| HB 3086 2007–08 |
Offender treatment programsProvides for nonviolent and nonsex offenders the option to complete a state-certified inpatient or intensive outpatient treatment program. Upon completion, each day of participation in such program may be substituted for one... | Mark Ericks (D-1) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 22, 2008 |