Bills sponsored or co-sponsored by Sandra Romero
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 2673 1999–00 |
E-mail to constituents$ Removes the prohibition regarding legislative mailings by electronic mail except for the period between the 45th day after session in an election year until November 30th. | Kathy Lambert (R-45) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 9, 2000 |
| HB 3149 1999–00 |
Education fundingCreates the better schools fund in the state treasury. Moneys in the fund may be spent only after appropriation. Moneys in the fund shall be apportioned in the same manner as moneys are apportioned under chapter 28A.510 RCW.... | Shay Schual-Berke (D-33) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 28, 2000 |
| HB 3150 1999–00 |
Credits against state taxesAuthorizes credits against state taxes. | Hans Dunshee (D-39) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 28, 2000 |
| HB 1074 1999–00 |
Public works/job order contr$ Allows public bodies authorized to use alternative public works contracting procedures to award contracts using a new process to award contracts for public works called the job order contract process. | Dave Schmidt (R-44) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Feb 15, 2000 |
| HB 1626 1999–00 |
Paid petition gathering$ State initiative and referendum provisions are altered, including requiring the person who gathered signatures on a petition to acknowledge that to his or her knowledge the signatures are valid and requiring on the petition... | Dave Schmidt (R-44) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 15, 2000 |
| HB 2889 1999–00 |
Legilative bldg renovations$ Authorizes the State Finance Committee to issue $101,445,000 in general obligation bonds for the renovation and preservation of the Legislative Building and for construction of a Capitol addition. | Maryann Mitchell (R-30) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 15, 2000 |
| HB 1636 1999–00 |
Election procedures$ The date of the primary is moved back from one of two different Tuesdays in September to the second Tuesday in August, and other election-related dates are moved back to accommodate the primary date change. | Dave Schmidt (R-44) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 4, 2000 |
| HB 1733 1999–00 |
Residential day care locatnC Prohibits counties from prohibiting the use of a residential dwelling as a family day-care provider's facility in an area zoned residential or commercial. | Sandra Romero (D-22) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 4, 2000 |
| HB 2123 1999–00 |
Expedited rule making$ Duplicative provisions providing for the expedited rules adoption process are eliminated and the expedited rules adoption process is continued until December 31, 2001. | Don Cox (R-9) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Feb 4, 2000 |
| HB 2182 1999–00 |
Compact for education$ Washington rejoins the Education Commission of the States by adopting the Compact for Education. | Kathy Haigh (D-35) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 4, 2000 |
| HB 2228 1999–00 |
Personal informatn collectnC Requires the Department of Information Services to maintain a registry of information systems or databases containing personally identifiable information. | Hans Dunshee (D-39) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 4, 2000 |
| HB 2629 1999–00 |
Public lands exchange$ Allows the Department of Natural Resources to exchange a 38-acre parcel of administrative land in Thurston County. | Sandra Romero (D-22) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 4, 2000 |
| HB 2726 1999–00 |
Pesticides around schools$ Requires certain day cares, preschools, kindergartens, and public elementary and secondary schools to provide certain notices and to post certain notices regarding pesticides applied on their facilities. | Mike Cooper (D-21) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 4, 2000 |
| HB 2793 1999–00 |
Government accountability$ Creates the Citizens' Alliance for Government Accountability to make recommendations on increasing and improving state government efficiency, effectiveness, organization, operations, and accountability and to achieve cost savings. | Mark Miloscia (D-30) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 4, 2000 |
| HB 2845 1999–00 |
Capitol building naming$ Provides the State Capitol Committee the authority to name new or existing buildings, spaces, or rooms on the state capitol grounds. | Sandra Romero (D-22) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 4, 2000 |
| HB 2558 1999–00 |
Productivity board$ Increases the Productivity Board's membership from eight to 10. | Sandra Romero (D-22) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 3, 2000 |
| HB 2658 1999–00 |
Engineering systems$ Allows contracts for the design, fabrication, and installation of building engineering systems of any cost to be awarded using the "design-build" alternative public works procedure. | Sandra Romero (D-22) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 3, 2000 |
| HB 2827 1999–00 |
Local sales & use taxProvides that a legislative entity authorized to provide public transportation services under chapter 35.58, 36.57, or 36.57A RCW, may impose a sales and use tax in accordance with the terms of chapter 82.14 RCW. The tax is in... | Ruth Fisher (D-27) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 31, 2000 |
| HB 1060 1999–00 |
Transportation centers$ Expands the purposes for which intermodal transportation centers may be used, beyond those primarily related to travel services, to include commercial retail services, offices and other uses convenient for public... | Maryann Mitchell (R-30) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Jan 26, 2000 |
| HB 1188 1999–00 |
Sex offender/real estate licC The bill permits the department to suspend, deny, or revoke the license of a real estate broker or salesperson who is a sex offender for as long as the offender is required to be registered. | Christopher Hurst (D-31) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Jan 26, 2000 |
| HB 1234 1999–00 |
State library commission$ Revises and reorganizes statutes relating to the State Library, State Library Commission, and state librarian | Sandra Romero (D-22) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Jan 26, 2000 |
| HB 1285 1999–00 |
Declarations of candidacy$ Allows candidates for the Legislature the option of filing their declarations of candidacy with their county auditors or the Secretary of State. | Dave Schmidt (R-44) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Jan 26, 2000 |
| HB 1293 1999–00 |
Elected official/contributns$ Precludes newly elected state officials from accepting or soliciting contributions during the 30 day period prior to the first legislative session after they are elected. | Tom Campbell (R-2) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Jan 26, 2000 |
| HB 1317 1999–00 |
Regional transportatn planng$ Requires at least one member from each caucus in the House of Representatives and State Senate to be Regional Transportation Planning Organization (RTPO) board members. (The legislators are selected by the Speaker of the... | Ed Murray (D-43) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Jan 26, 2000 |
| HB 1320 1999–00 |
Passenger rail service$ Subject to appropriation, the Department of Transportation (DOT) is granted power to acquire, develop, and own facilities related to providing rail passenger service. | Ruth Fisher (D-27) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Jan 26, 2000 |