Bills sponsored or co-sponsored by Mary Lou Dickerson
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 3261 2005–06 |
Sentence review boardAdds more members to the Indeterminate Sentence Review Board. | Al O'Brien (D-1) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 313, Laws of 2006 |
Mar 29, 2006 |
| HB 1107 2005–06 |
Children with disabilitiesRequires school districts to provide or contract for early intervention services to eligible children with disabilities from birth to three years of age beginning in the 2009-10 school year. | Mary Lou Dickerson (D-36) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 269, Laws of 2006 |
Mar 28, 2006 |
| HB 2002 2005–06 |
Foster care support servicesExtends foster care or group care until the youth turns 21 years of age, for up to 50 youth per year for three years so long as the youth participate in a postsecondary academic or vocational program. | Mary Lou Dickerson (D-36) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 266, Laws of 2006 |
Mar 28, 2006 |
| HB 2569 2005–06 |
Property tax deferral prgrmReduces the interest rate on deferred property taxes to 5 percent. | Dawn Morrell (D-25) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 275, Laws of 2006 |
Mar 28, 2006 |
| HB 2572 2005–06 |
Small employer health insEstablishes a premium assistance program for small business through the Health Care Authority. | Dawn Morrell (D-25) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 255, Laws of 2006 |
Mar 27, 2006 |
| HB 3079 2005–06 |
Health care servicesThe Health Care Authority and the Department of Social and Health Services will submit a report to the Legislature on the employment status of enrollees of the Basic Health Plan and Medicaid. | Steve Conway (D-29) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 264, Laws of 2006 |
Mar 27, 2006 |
| HB 1069 2005–06 |
Audits of tax preferencesCreates a citizen commission to develop a schedule for periodic review of tax preferences such as exemptions, exclusions, deductions, credits, deferrals, and preferential rates. | Jim McIntire (D-46) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 197, Laws of 2006 |
Mar 24, 2006 |
| HB 2579 2005–06 |
Educational assessmentsDefines social studies as including history, geography, civics, economics, and social studies skills. | Dave Upthegrove (D-33) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 113, Laws of 2006 |
Mar 20, 2006 |
| HB 2958 2005–06 |
Nontoxic shotCreates additional penalties for individuals convicted of the unlawful hunting of birds because of a failure to abide by a Fish and Wildlife Commission rule regarding the use of non-toxic shot. | Brian Sullivan (D-21) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 148, Laws of 2006 |
Mar 20, 2006 |
| HB 2394 2005–06 |
Financial literacyRequires the development of WorkFirst individual responsibility plans to include consideration of the potential benefit of financial literacy activities for the WorkFirst recipient. | Mary Lou Dickerson (D-36) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 107, Laws of 2006 |
Mar 17, 2006 |
| HB 3122 2005–06 |
Child protective servicesAuthorizes reimbursement to child protective, child welfare, and adult protective services workers who miss workdays as a result of being assaulted while performing official job duties. | Ruth Kagi (D-32) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 95, Laws of 2006 |
Mar 17, 2006 |
| HB 3139 2005–06 |
Kinship caregiversClarifies that informed consent for medical care for a minor child includes mental health care. | Eric Pettigrew (D-37) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 93, Laws of 2006 |
Mar 17, 2006 |
| HB 3156 2005–06 |
Low-income personsRequires the Department of Community, Trade, and Economic Development to establish a pilot program to assist low-income families to accumulate assets and to develop an outreach campaign to increase utilization of the federal... | Jeannie Darneille (D-27) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 91, Laws of 2006 |
Mar 17, 2006 |
| HB 2353 2005–06 |
Family child care providersProvides for collective bargaining between the Governor and a statewide unit of family child care providers under the Public Employees' Collective Bargaining Act. | Eric Pettigrew (D-37) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 54, Laws of 2006 |
Mar 15, 2006 |
| HB 2776 2005–06 |
Home heating fuelCreates a new regulatory structure for home heating fuel service contracts. The structure is approximately parallel to the structure for service contracts. | Mary Lou Dickerson (D-36) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 36, Laws of 2006 |
Mar 14, 2006 |
| HB 1458 2005–06 |
On-site sewage/marine areasRequires local health officers in 12 Puget Sound counties to develop on-site sewage system (OSS) program management plans by July 1, 2007. | Senator (D-22) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 18, Laws of 2006 |
Mar 9, 2006 |
| HB 2338 2005–06 |
Mortgage lending fraud acctDelays the expiration of the Mortgage Lending Fraud Prosecution Account from June 30, 2006, until June 30, 2011. | Steve Kirby (D-29) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 21, Laws of 2006 |
Mar 9, 2006 |
| HB 1279 2005–06 |
Public access to hearingsRequires child in need of services hearing to be open to the public unless the judge finds that closing the hearing is in the best interests of the child. | Ruth Kagi (D-32) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 8, 2006 |
| HB 1359 2005–06 |
Legal financial obligationsChanges the interest rate applicable to financial obligations imposed in a criminal judgment to 2 percentage points above the 26-week treasury bill rate. | Jeannie Darneille (D-27) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 8, 2006 |
| HB 1429 2005–06 |
Magnetic levitationAuthorizes magnetic levitation and personal rapid transit high capacity transportation systems. | Mary Lou Dickerson (D-36) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 8, 2006 |
| HB 1488 2005–06 |
Brominated flame retardantsBans the manufacture, sale, or distribution of most products containing more than 1 percent of Penta-BDE or Octa-BDE after January 1, 2007. | Ross Hunter (D-48) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 8, 2006 |
| HB 2335 2005–06 |
Body piercingRequires the Secretary of Health to establish sterilization and disease prevention standards for body art and body piercing procedures. | Sherry Appleton (D-23) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 8, 2006 |
| HB 2349 2005–06 |
Renewable energy standardsRequires certain state agencies to purchase all available anaerobic digester power from their local utility at a rate no less than the rate charged under the utility's voluntary green power program. | Jeff Morris (D-40) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 8, 2006 |
| HB 2393 2005–06 |
Energy freedom projectsAmends the 2005-07 Capital Budget to include a new Energy Freedom Program within the Department of Community, Trade and Economic Development. | Hans Dunshee (D-44) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 8, 2006 |
| HB 2395 2005–06 |
Domestic violence & childrenRequires the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) to consider domestic violence issues when conducting a child abuse or neglect investigation and to review current department policies regarding domestic violence issues. | Mary Lou Dickerson (D-36) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 8, 2006 |