Bills sponsored or co-sponsored by Gary Alexander
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 1741 2001–02 |
Blind vendors/hlth benefits$ The Public Employee' Benefits Board will provide health insurance benefits for blind licensees who are actively operating facilities and participating in the business enterprises program. | Senator (D-22) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 71, Laws of 2002 |
Mar 21, 2002 |
| HB 1011 2001–02 |
Property tx/ veterans$ Freezes assessed value of home and provides excess and regular property tax relief for veterans of the U.S. armed forces with 100 percent service connected disability. | Tom Campbell (R-2) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 14, 2002 |
| HB 2170 2001–02 |
Lake management district$ Alters the requirements to initiate a lake management district by petition to require the signatures of a simple majority of over 50 percent of landowners. | Gary Alexander (R-20) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 14, 2002 |
| HB 2321 2001–02 |
Public disclosure act$ Increases the PDC's maximum penalties from $1,000 to $4,000 for a single violation and from $2,500 to $10,000 for multiple violations. | Joe McDermott (D-34) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 14, 2002 |
| HB 2353 2001–02 |
Agency loss prevention$ Requires the Office of Financial Management to form a loss prevention review team to review a death, serious injury or other substantial loss that allegedly involves a state agency. | Gary Alexander (R-20) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 14, 2002 |
| HB 2354 2001–02 |
Admissibility of evidence$ Makes inadmissible as evidence in a civil action an expression of sympathy or benevolence relating to the pain, suffering or death of a person involved in an accident. | Gary Alexander (R-20) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 14, 2002 |
| HB 2392 2001–02 |
State patrol retirement$ Provides Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Officers within the Washington State Patrol who elected to become commissioned officers between July 1, 2000, and June 30, 2001, the opportunity to purchase Washington State Patrol... | Jerome Delvin (R-8) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 14, 2002 |
| HB 2394 2001–02 |
PERS$ Allows inactive Public Employees' Retirement System, Plan 1 members who are age 50 or older, have at least 20 years of service, and are not retired as of the | Gary Alexander (R-20) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 14, 2002 |
| HB 2395 2001–02 |
State emply death benefits$ Provides a $150,000 death benefit to members of the Teachers' Retirement Systems, Plans 1, 2, and 3, the Public Employees' Retirement System, Plans 1, 2, and 3, and the School Employees' Retirement Systems, Plans 2 and 3,... | Mark Doumit (D-19) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 14, 2002 |
| HB 2617 2001–02 |
Campaign contributors/info$ Requires candidates to report to the Public Disclosure Commission a contributor's occupation and employer for contributions of $100 or more. | Kelli Linville (D-42) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 14, 2002 |
| HB 2879 2001–02 |
Terrorism offenses$ Six new terrorist crimes are created and ranked on the sentencing grid. | Christopher Hurst (D-31) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 14, 2002 |
| HB 2959 2001–02 |
Administrative rule adoptionRequires gubernatorial approval of all agency rules. | Janéa Holmquist Newbry (R-13) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 25, 2002 |
| HB 2979 2001–02 |
Local vehicle excise taxDeclares that it is the intent of this act to clarify that the legislature, when it enacted Senate Bill No. 6865 during the 2000 legislative session, intended to repeal all motor vehicle excise taxes, including the local motor... | Richard DeBolt (R-20) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 22, 2002 |
| HB 2977 2001–02 |
Fish & wildlife oversight$ Abolishes the Salmon Recovery Office with the intent that some of the savings be directed to the Fish and Wildlife Commission to hire independent staff. | Mark Doumit (D-19) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 20, 2002 |
| HB 2388 2001–02 |
Retirement/veterans$ Conforms the Public Employees' Retirement System Plan 1 and the Washington State Patrol Retirement System statutes to federal law with regard to military service credit. | Steve Conway (D-29) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 19, 2002 |
| HB 2390 2001–02 |
TRS plan 1$ Allows members of the Teachers Retirement System Plan 1 in extended school year programs to use either two consecutive fiscal years or two consecutive extended school years, as defined by their school districts, in the... | Mark Doumit (D-19) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 19, 2002 |
| HB 2393 2001–02 |
Retirement$ Provides greater flexibility in dividing retirement benefits in the event of a divorce for members of the Public Employees' Retirement System, the School Employees' Retirement System, the Teachers' Retirement System, the... | Gary Alexander (R-20) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 19, 2002 |
| HB 2578 2001–02 |
WorkFirst$ Authorizes the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) to use performance-based competitive contracts for all activities related to WorkFirst recipients. | Toby Nixon (R-45) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 19, 2002 |
| HB 2801 2001–02 |
Venue of court actions$ Prohibits Thurston County Superior Court from hearing more than 10 actions against the state in any one calendar year unless the venue criteria all indicate Thurston County as the place of venue in a case filed after the 10th case. | Gary Alexander (R-20) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 19, 2002 |
| HB 2975 2001–02 |
TransportationAmends 2002, c 5 s 205 (uncodified) concerning the expiration of certain transportation related statutes. | Richard DeBolt (R-20) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 19, 2002 |
| HB 2960 2001–02 |
Rural counties/grwth mngmntProvides that a rural county, after conferring with its cities, may develop alternative methods of achieving the planning goals established by RCW 36.70A.020. | Joyce Mulliken (R-13) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 14, 2002 |
| HB 2961 2001–02 |
Water commissionDeclares that there is a growing necessity to provide for the increasing need of the state and its citizens for water for industrial, agricultural, residential, social, economic, recreational, environmental, and other needs... | Janéa Holmquist Newbry (R-13) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 14, 2002 |
| HB 2962 2001–02 |
Agency rulesDeclares that an agency may not adopt a proposed rule unless the legislature has had the opportunity to consider the proposed rule during a regular session or special legislative session as defined in Article II, section 12 of... | Aaron Reardon (D-38) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 14, 2002 |
| HB 2963 2001–02 |
Administrative rulesDirects state agencies to make a good faith attempt to notify businesses affected by rule changes that may subject noncomplying businesses to penalties. | Janéa Holmquist Newbry (R-13) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 14, 2002 |
| HB 2964 2001–02 |
Significant leg rulesDeclares that this act revises rule-making requirements to assure that the legislature can carefully review rules that impose significant requirements on citizens before the rules take effect. | Aaron Reardon (D-38) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 14, 2002 |