Bills sponsored or co-sponsored by Don Cox
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 1588 2001–02 |
Growth management actEstablishes a schedule for review of comprehensive plans and development regulations adopted under the growth management act. | Tom Mielke (R-18) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| HB 1592 2001–02 |
Rural counties/growth mngmnt$ Allows rural counties to adopt alternative methods of achieving Growth Management Act planning goals. | Joyce Mulliken (R-13) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| HB 1593 2001–02 |
Industrial land banksAuthorizes rural counties to establish industrial land banks. | Joyce Mulliken (R-13) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| HB 1639 2001–02 |
Peer mentor programsThe teacher assistance program is renamed and its requirements are completely revised. The peer mentor program is established in its stead. | Karen Keiser (D-33) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| HB 1698 2001–02 |
School constructionDeclares that the purpose of the program is to help build or modernize schools in school districts that have persistently tried but failed to obtain local funds for that purpose. | Tom Campbell (R-2) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| HB 1730 2001–02 |
Trauma care/injury report$ Health care practitioners, hospitals and other health care facilities, are required to report gunshot wounds to appropriate law enforcement agencies within a reasonable period of time, but before release of the patient. | Shay Schual-Berke (D-33) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| HB 1742 2001–02 |
Regional hlth care access$ The administrator of the Health Care Authority is authorized to waive statutory requirements related to basic health plan coverage, contracting standards, and medical assistance standards for the delivery of health care... | Jeff Gombosky (D-3) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| HB 1755 2001–02 |
College awareness project$ Establishes the College Awareness Project to encourage under served and under represented populations of this state to seek a higher education. | Phyllis Gutierrez Kenney (D-46) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| HB 1760 2001–02 |
State employee benefitsDeclares that eligibility shall be extended exclusively to employees and their dependents, including lawful spouses, who qualify according to the eligibility requirements in effect on May 1, 2000. | Don Cox (R-9) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| HB 1789 2001–02 |
Nonprofit org/property tax$ Exempts from property tax property owned or used by nonprofit foundations of institutions of higher education. | Bill Fromhold (D-49) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| HB 1811 2001–02 |
Retirement and pensionsRevises provisions relating to participating in insurance plans and contracts by separated plan 2 members of certain retirement systems. | Kathy Lambert (R-45) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| HB 1812 2001–02 |
City/town elected officials$ Expressly authorizes cities, towns, and counties to create independent salary commissions to set salaries for city or town elected officials, county commissioners and county council members. | Lynn Schindler (R-4) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| HB 1818 2001–02 |
Student safetyTo the extent funds are appropriated: | Phil Rockefeller (D-23) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| HB 1839 2001–02 |
Local effort assistance$ Making schools districts eligible for local effort assistance funds if a majority but fewer than 60 percent of the voters approved a maintenance and operation levy after January 1, 2001. | Phil Rockefeller (D-23) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| HB 1848 2001–02 |
Earned income training crdts$ Creates a two-year pilot program providing qualified families with an earned income training credit of 50 percent of the federal earned income tax credit that may be applied to tuition at a public baccalaureate institution... | Jim McIntire (D-46) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| HB 1857 2001–02 |
County pblc defense servicesProvides that, subject to legislative appropriation, quarterly an amount equivalent to one hundred dollars for each case for which an indigent person is provided public defense services for a criminal matter in the previous... | Jim Clements (R-14) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| HB 1902 2001–02 |
Health care informationRevises the definition of health care information to include a patient's deoxyribonucleic acid and identified sequence of chemical base pairs. | Al O'Brien (D-1) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| HB 1909 2001–02 |
Career & technical educationProvides that, in order to provide students with a variety of learning experiences that will assist them in achieving the higher standards of education reform, school districts currently offering career and technical education... | Dave Quall (D-40) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| HB 1910 2001–02 |
Physical therapy$ Authorizes the Board of Trustees of Eastern Washington University to offer a doctorate level degree in physical therapy subject to review and approval by the Higher Education Coordinating Board. | Phyllis Gutierrez Kenney (D-46) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| HB 1928 2001–02 |
AbortionDeclares that the purpose in enacting this parental notification and consent law is to further the important and compelling state interests of: (1) Protecting the rights of parents to rear children who are members of their... | Joyce Mulliken (R-13) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| HB 1929 2001–02 |
Born alive during abortionEstablishes protections for children born alive. | Joyce Mulliken (R-13) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| HB 1940 2001–02 |
Fourth grade reading goalsThe SPI will honor each school that has met or exceeded its fourth grade reading goal on the 2000 and 2001 WASL. The award will include a banner and five dollars for each fourth grade student in the school. However, schools... | Kirk Pearson (R-39) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| HB 1967 2001–02 |
School assessmentsStudents receiving home-based instruction and students attending private schools may voluntarily take the Washington assessment of student learning at district expense as part of the district = s ancillary services. If a... | Lynn Schindler (R-4) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| HB 1970 2001–02 |
MarriageDeclares that the uniting of two persons in a nonmarital domestic relationship, including a civil union, domestic partnership, or other similar relationship when the persons are other than a male and a female is not valid in... | Joyce Mulliken (R-13) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| HB 1974 2001–02 |
Special education funding$ Excludes three and four-year-olds from the special education funding limit. | Kathy Haigh (D-35) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |