Bills sponsored or co-sponsored by Jim Horn
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 6519 1997–98 |
Conditions of sentencesAll persons in community placement, community service, and community supervision are subject to random drug and alcohol testing, except those offenders under post release supervision solely for the purposes of payment of... | Pam Roach (R-31) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 6, 1998 |
| SB 6573 1997–98 |
Private school employeesAll private school employees hired prior to July 1, 1998, who have regularly scheduled unsupervised access to children and who have not previously had a fingerprint-record check must begin the process for a fingerprint-record... | Stephen Johnson (R-47) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 6, 1998 |
| SB 6437 1997–98 |
Family planning fundingDirects the governor to negotiate with the federal department of health and human services' health care financing administration to obtain a regulatory waiver of provisions of the medical assistance statute, Title XIX of the... | Lisa Brown (D-3) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 5, 1998 |
| SB 6705 1997–98 |
Hazardous materials/ferriesCommercial tanker trucks, with or without tank trailers, containing motor fuels or their vapors are considered hazardous materials not to be transported on regularly scheduled passenger runs. | Jeannette Wood (R-21) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 28, 1998 |
| SB 6710 1997–98 |
Commercial vehicle officersProvides that, during the 1999 fiscal year, existing commercial vehicle enforcement officers have the option of making a transition from civil service employees to commissioned Washington state patrol officers. The transition... | Mary Margaret Haugen (D-10) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 28, 1998 |
| SB 6711 1997–98 |
Commercial vehicle officersProvides that, during the 1999 fiscal year, existing commercial vehicle enforcement officers have the option of making a transition from civil service employees to commissioned Washington state patrol officers. The transition... | Mary Margaret Haugen (D-10) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 28, 1998 |
| SB 6594 1997–98 |
Workers' comp/alcohol or drgIf an employer shows that a worker's alcohol or drug use materially contributed to the worker's injury or death, no workers = compensation benefits are paid, unless the drug use was in accordance with a prescription from a... | Ann Anderson (R-42) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 22, 1998 |
| SB 6531 1997–98 |
Pharmacy student fee exemptnStudents who are registered in the pharmacy program may be exempt from the surcharge applied to more than 18 credit hours per term. | Pat Thibaudeau (D-43) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 21, 1998 |
| SB 5790 1997–98 |
State emplyee whistleblowersThe definition of A improper governmental action @ as well as what does not constitute an A improper governmental action @ are clarified. The following terms are defined: A abuse, @ acting in an arbitrary and capricious manner... | Bob McCaslin (R-4) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House |
Jan 20, 1998 |
| SB 6485 1997–98 |
Tobacco settlement moneysTo the maximum extent permitted by the terms of any legal settlement or federal law, the proceeds from the state's tobacco litigation are made subject to legislative appropriation. Two-thirds of any moneys received by the... | James West (R-6) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 20, 1998 |
| SB 6491 1997–98 |
Work force training/ed boardOne additional representative of business, one additional representative of labor and the Director of the Department of Community, Trade, and Economic Development are added as members of the Workforce Training and Education... | Ray Schow (R-30) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 20, 1998 |
| SB 6498 1997–98 |
DOT maintenance contractsThe Department of Transportation is authorized to contract out maintenance services which have been historically done by state employees such as, but not limited to, snow and ice control, roadway maintenance and repair, and... | Jim Horn (R-41) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 20, 1998 |
| SB 6499 1997–98 |
Transportation agency consolProvides for a plan for consolidation of the county road administration board, the transportation improvement board, and the transaid division. | Jim Horn (R-41) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 20, 1998 |
| SB 6454 1997–98 |
Transportation bondsDeclares that, in order to provide funds necessary for the location, design, right of way, and construction of highway improvements, there shall be issued and sold upon the request of the Washington state transportation... | Eugene Prince (R-9) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 19, 1998 |
| SB 6458 1997–98 |
Transportatn system construcLabor and services used for the improvement of state roads or regional transit authority high capacity transportation system are exempt from the state imposed sales and use taxes. Tangible personal property used in the... | Eugene Prince (R-9) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 19, 1998 |
| SB 6459 1997–98 |
Transportation fundingIncreases and indexes the motor vehicle fuel tax. Alters the distribution of revenues. | Eugene Prince (R-9) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 19, 1998 |
| SB 6347 1997–98 |
Seasonal workers/TANF eligibSeasonal workers who earn income by working in specified industries are subject to income averaging by DSHS in determining eligibility for TANF grant assistance. Their earned income is prorated, and the prorated amount is used... | Alex Deccio (R-14) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 16, 1998 |
| SB 6386 1997–98 |
Drivers' license suspensionThe Department of Licensing (DOL) must notify an employer when an employee's driver's license or commercial driver's license is suspended, revoked or canceled. | Karen Fraser (D-22) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 16, 1998 |
| SB 6335 1997–98 |
Prize promotion disclosuresProvides that, if the offer is made by a promoter, as defined in chapter 64.36 RCW, as part of a promotion consisting of more than one communication to a person, the disclosures required in RCW 19.170.030 need not be made in... | Ray Schow (R-30) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 15, 1998 |
| SB 6224 1997–98 |
Homestead exemption/seniorsRevises RCW 6.13.030 to increase the homestead exemption for persons over sixty-five years of age to one hundred thousand dollars. | Shirley Winsley (R-28) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 1998 |
| SB 5000 1997–98 |
B&O tax rates loweredB&O tax rates are reduced to their pre-1993 levels, effective July 1, 1997, as follows: the selected business service rate is reduced from 2.0 percent to 1.5 percent; the financial business service rate is reduced from 1.6... | Patricia Hale (R-8) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| SB 5168 1997–98 |
Minor driver traffic violatnWritten notice of the filing of a traffic infraction must be mailed within three business days to the registered owner of the vehicle involved in the traffic infraction if it was operated by a minor and the minor committed the... | Val Stevens (R-39) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| SB 5180 1997–98 |
Personal service contractsAgency contracts for personal services must specify that the state owns all of the data generated under a personal service contract and that the state must take possession or have reasonable access to this data. The Office of... | Albert Bauer (D-49) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| SB 5198 1997–98 |
HEC board money transfersThe Higher Education Coordinating Board determines whether the funds appropriated to the State Work Study and the State Need Grant accounts can be spent within the individual program by the end of the fiscal period. If not,... | Jeannette Wood (R-21) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| SB 5235 1997–98 |
Driver's license renewalIn counties where no Department of Licensing field offices are located, the director may authorize county auditors to renew driver's licenses. | Don Benton (R-17) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |