Bills sponsored or co-sponsored by Cathy McMorris
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 2775 1995–96 |
Workers' comp/trust beneficrBeneficiaries of irrevocable trusts are added as employment exempt from mandatory industrial insurance coverage. A trust beneficiary is a holder of a transferable certificate evidencing beneficial interests in the trust estate. | Eugene Goldsmith (R-42) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 13, 1996 |
| HB 2898 1995–96 |
Property tax increase limitThe 106 percent limit is changed to the lesser of (a) 106 percent or (b) 100 percent plus the percentage change in the United States Consumer Price Index. The change is first effective for 1997 property taxes. | Mike Carrell (R-28) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 6, 1996 |
| HB 1316 1995–96 |
Educationl employees strikesA provision is added to state law that prohibits certificated educational employees from engaging in strikes. School district board of directors also are prohibited from engaging in lockouts of educational employees. | Ian Elliot (R-1) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 2, 1996 |
| HB 2751 1995–96 |
Worker comp coverage incentvAn employer required to pay industrial insurance premiums to the Department of Labor and Industries is entitled to a premium credit of up to $500 if the employer provides information to the department that leads to a final... | Phil Dyer (R-5) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 2, 1996 |
| HB 2851 1995–96 |
Corrections dept collctv bidThe provisions are amended that authorize and establish parameters for the adoption of State Personnel Resources Board rules governing collective bargaining between state agencies and state employee bargaining units. The... | Barry Sehlin (R-10) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 2, 1996 |
| HB 2877 1995–96 |
Integrated pest managementEach of the following must implement integrated pest management practices when carrying out their duties related to pest control: the departments of Agriculture, Ecology, Fish and Wildlife, Transportation, Natural Resources,... | John Koster (R-39) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 2, 1996 |
| HB 2488 1995–96 |
L & I dept. investigationsUnder the Washington Industrial Safety and Health Act, public fire department employers have a duty to provide the safest workplace reasonably attainable under the conditions to which employees will be exposed, instead of a... | Bill Thompson (R-44) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 1, 1996 |
| HB 2546 1995–96 |
Residential burglaryResidential burglary is added to the list of "most serious offenses." | Dale Foreman (R-12) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 1, 1996 |
| HB 2489 1995–96 |
L & I dept. citationsUnder the Washington Industrial Safety and Health Act, the Department of Labor and Industries may not issue a citation to a public fire department employer using a standard contained in a national code as a basis for evidence... | Bill Thompson (R-44) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Jan 31, 1996 |
| HB 2935 1995–96 |
Workers' comp payment limitsAmends RCW 51.32.060 and 51.32.090 to delete the percentage increase scheduled for June 30, 1996. | Cathy McMorris (R-7) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 30, 1996 |
| HB 2889 1995–96 |
Inmate medical servicesProhibits the department of corrections from providing extraordinary, life-saving medical procedures for inmates sentenced to death. | Lois McMahan (R-26) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 24, 1996 |
| HB 2900 1995–96 |
DSHS legislative oversightProvides that the department of social and health services cannot take retribution on people who testify before committees or contact their representatives. | Kathy Lambert (R-45) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 24, 1996 |
| HB 2908 1995–96 |
Constructn statute of reposeClarifies that persons benefitted by the construction statute of repose specifically include persons that must be registered under RCW 18.27.020 or licensed under RCW 19.28.120. | Stephen Fuhrman (R-7) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 24, 1996 |
| HB 2843 1995–96 |
Workers' comp claims interstRequires the department to begin to pay interest starting on the date the claim is received. | Cathy McMorris (R-7) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 23, 1996 |
| HB 2855 1995–96 |
Child support enforcementDeclares that this act establishes a program by which certain licenses may be suspended if a person is one hundred eighty days or more in arrears on child support payments. | Suzette Cooke (R-47) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 23, 1996 |
| HB 2864 1995–96 |
Explosives saleEstablishes as a gross misdemeanor the unauthorized manufacture, import, transport, storage, sale, or possession with the intent to sell explosives that are not fireworks. | Grant Pelesky (R-25) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 23, 1996 |
| HB 2865 1995–96 |
Optometrists/drugs & prescriAuthorizes optometrists to use and prescribe approved drugs for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes without limitation upon the methods of delivery in the practice of optometry. | Phil Dyer (R-5) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 23, 1996 |
| HB 2873 1995–96 |
Chemical dependency counselrDeclares that the purpose of this act is to protect the public by referral to and utilization of individuals in the delivery of human services who have demonstrated a particular level of competency in the core functions of... | Suzette Cooke (R-47) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 23, 1996 |
| HB 2794 1995–96 |
Lost & uncertain boundariesProvides that any line or disputed corner or boundary may be determined and permanently established by written agreement of all affected parties. Provides for DNR to resolve a dispute between landowners and surveyors at their... | Stephen Fuhrman (R-7) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 19, 1996 |
| HB 2803 1995–96 |
First class school districtsRevises the population requirement from two to three thousand pupils or more. | Cathy McMorris (R-7) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 19, 1996 |
| HB 2804 1995–96 |
County rock crushing unitsRevises RCW 78.44.081 to exempt portable rock crushing units operated by county governments from the requirement to obtain a reclamation permit. | Cathy McMorris (R-7) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 19, 1996 |
| HB 2805 1995–96 |
Dies, molds, forms, patternsAuthorizes possessory and lien rights to entities that used dies, molds, forms, and patterns unclaimed by a customer who failed to pay for plastic fabrication work. | Cathy McMorris (R-7) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 19, 1996 |
| HB 2738 1995–96 |
Eluding a police vehicleRequires that the driver's license shall be revoked for two years for attempting to elude a police vehicle. | Bill Thompson (R-44) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 17, 1996 |
| HB 2702 1995–96 |
Workers' comp/seasonal emplyAmends RCW 51.08.178 to declare that employment is seasonal in nature when the work is dependent on the seasons because the work can be performed only at certain times of the year. | Cathy McMorris (R-7) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 16, 1996 |
| HB 1021 1995–96 |
Juvenile offenses when armedJuveniles who are 16 or 17 years old are automatically prosecuted as adults when the prosecutor alleges the juvenile committed a violent offense while armed with a firearm and the juvenile's possession of the firearm was illegal. | Jerome Delvin (R-8) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Jan 15, 1996 |