Bills sponsored or co-sponsored by Representative
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 1272 2017–18 |
Motor vehicle regis. hiatusCreates a motor vehicle registration hiatus process. | Mark Harmsworth (R-44) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| HB 1277 2017–18 |
Emerg. response volunteersProhibits an act or omission, by a covered volunteer emergency worker while engaged in a covered activity, from imposing any liability for civil damages resulting from the act or omission upon a professional or trade association. | Matt Shea (R-4) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| HB 1282 2017–18 |
Career & technical educationRevises the funding formula for state allocations for materials, supplies and operating costs (MSOC) for vocational students, requiring vocational MSOC funding levels to be allocated in a specific ratio to general education MSOC. | Gael Tarleton (D-36) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| HB 1286 2017–18 |
Vehicle service feesIncreases, from $12 to $18, the service fee collected for changes in a certificate of title or for verification of record and preparation of an affidavit of lost title. | Jake Fey (D-27) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| HB 1303 2017–18 |
Educational interpretersAllows educational interpreters who have not successfully achieved the applicable performance standard required by the Professional Educator Standards Board to provide or continue providing interpreter services to students for... | Melanie Stambaugh (R-25) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| HB 1304 2017–18 |
Employ. & comm. access serv.Establishes a two-year pilot program in which the Developmental Disability Administration selects two counties that would allow high acuity clients to access both employment and community access services and new clients who... | Chris Kilduff (D-28) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| HB 1306 2017–18 |
DNA testing/paternityEstablishes the Evans family relief act. Authorizes a man to file a petition in superior court to rescind an acknowledgment of paternity, challenge a presumption of paternity, or contest an adjudication of paternity if genetic... | Matt Shea (R-4) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| HB 1308 2017–18 |
Human decapitationMakes human decapitation an aggravating circumstance for purposes of aggravated first degree murder. | Matt Shea (R-4) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| HB 1319 2017–18 |
Educators evaluation freq.Reduces the frequency of comprehensive performance evaluations for certain teachers and principals who previously received a comprehensive performance evaluation rating of level-three or above. | Bob McCaslin (R-4) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| HB 1327 2017–18 |
Presidential electorsRevises presidential elector provisions. | Matt Shea (R-4) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| HB 1330 2017–18 |
BPA ratepayer assistance/B&OReinstates the business and occupation tax exemption for power conservation and demand management credits and funding from the Bonneville Power Administration, if the tax savings are used for low-income ratepayer assistance. | Matt Manweller (R-13) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| HB 1335 2017–18 |
Transp. electrificationEstablishes legislative intent to provide authority for municipal utilities to engage in and promote the build-out of electric vehicle infrastructure. | Gael Tarleton (D-36) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| HB 1343 2017–18 |
Main street programIncreases the tax credit limit for the Main Street tax incentive program from $1.5 million to $5 million. | Sharon Wylie (D-49) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| HB 1360 2017–18 |
Hydroelectric generation/BPAAllows incremental electricity produced as a result of efficiency improvements to hydroelectric generation projects whose energy output is marketed by the Bonneville Power Administration to qualify as an eligible renewable... | Sharon Wylie (D-49) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| HB 1382 2017–18 |
Groundwater withdrawalsCreates a presumption, in the absence of conclusive information to the contrary, that a groundwater withdrawal from a permit-exempt well will not impair a minimum flow of a surface water body. | Matt Shea (R-4) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| HB 1443 2017–18 |
Unstaffed toll boothsRequires two of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge toll booths to be converted to unstaffed toll booths that exclusively accept credit cards for toll payment. | Michelle Valdez (R-26) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| HB 1457 2017–18 |
Back-to-school supplies/taxExempts the following from sales and use taxes: (1) A clothing item if the sales price is less than one hundred dollars; and (2) A school supply item if the sales price is less than ten dollars. | Morgan Irwin (R-31) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| HB 1496 2017–18 |
Vessel taxation & permittingRemoves a disincentive for: (1) State residents to purchase, moor, and use large pleasure vessels in the state's waters; and (2) Nonresidents to moor and use large pleasure vessels in the state. Increases state revenues on... | Gael Tarleton (D-36) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| HB 1497 2017–18 |
Coal electricity conversionExempts all charges for construction related to the conversion of a coal-fired electric generation facility into a natural gas-fired electric generation facility or biomass energy facility from state and local sales and use taxes. | Jim Walsh (R-19) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| HB 1528 2017–18 |
Ferry advisory committeesMakes various changes to the statutes regarding ferry advisory committees, including fare setting, levels of service, planning, and the composition of ferry advisory committees and their executive council. | Dave Hayes (R-10) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| HB 1554 2017–18 |
Parenting plansAddresses sole decision-making authority and mutual decision-making authority in a parenting plan. Prohibits a court from presuming that a parent, solely because of his or her sex, is more qualified than the other parent to... | Larry Haler (R-8) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| HB 1577 2017–18 |
Historic auto. museums taxExtends the sales and use tax deferral for a historic automobile museum an additional five years. | Jake Fey (D-27) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| HB 1580 2017–18 |
Unempl benefits/comm serviceSpecifies that an unemployed individual is eligible to receive waiting period credits or benefits with respect to any week in his or her eligibility period only if the commissioner of the employment security department finds... | Representative (R-26) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| HB 1581 2017–18 |
Tacoma Narrows bridge tollsAuthorizes the department of transportation to charge a customer only one toll for multiple crossings of the Tacoma Narrows bridge while traveling in the same vehicle in a single calendar day. | Representative (R-26) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| HB 1582 2017–18 |
Tacoma Narrows brdge balanceProhibits an emergency contingency reserve from being held in the Tacoma Narrows Toll Bridge Account. | Representative (R-26) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2018 |