Bills sponsored or co-sponsored by John Pennington
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 1500 2001–02 |
Assembly activities/b&o tax$ Exempts minor assembly of pumps, motors, and compressors from B&O manufacturing tax. | Mary Lou Dickerson (D-36) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| HB 1519 2001–02 |
DentistsDeclares that an applicant holding a valid license currently engaged in practice in another state may be granted a license without examination required by this chapter, on payment of the required fees, if the commission... | Shay Schual-Berke (D-33) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| HB 1543 2001–02 |
Ballot measures/fiscal impctRequires the director of financial management, in consultation with the secretary of state and the legislative fiscal committees, to prepare a fiscal impact statement for each of the following state ballot measures: (1) An... | Mark Doumit (D-19) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| HB 1563 2001–02 |
Emission inspection fees$ Caps the fee charged to a customer for a motor vehicle emissions inspection at $26 and limits the portion of the inspection fee that is dedicated for reimbursement to the Department of Ecology = s administrative costs at $3.80. | Gary Chandler (R-13) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| HB 1576 2001–02 |
In-home long-term care$ The Governor is given the authority to create the ? Home Care Quality Authority @ (HCQA) made up of nine members. | Eileen Cody (D-34) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| HB 1580 2001–02 |
Fish & wildlife lw enfrcmntProvides that an employee who was a member of the public employees' retirement system plan 2 on or before January 1, 2001, and, on the effective date of this section is employed by the department of fish and wildlife as a law... | Bob Sump (R-7) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| HB 1588 2001–02 |
Growth management actEstablishes a schedule for review of comprehensive plans and development regulations adopted under the growth management act. | Tom Mielke (R-18) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| HB 1592 2001–02 |
Rural counties/growth mngmnt$ Allows rural counties to adopt alternative methods of achieving Growth Management Act planning goals. | Joyce Mulliken (R-13) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| HB 1593 2001–02 |
Industrial land banksAuthorizes rural counties to establish industrial land banks. | Joyce Mulliken (R-13) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| HB 1626 2001–02 |
Industrial land banks$ Authorizes a new pilot program period -- ending December 31, 2007 -- for the five counties originally authorized to establish industrial land banks (i.e., Clallam, Clark, Grant, Lewis, and Whatcom). | Bill Fromhold (D-49) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| HB 1636 2001–02 |
Nursing facilitiesRevises nursing facility certificate of need requirements. | Carolyn Edmonds (D-32) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| HB 1637 2001–02 |
Long-term care paraprofessnl$ The Department of Social and Health Services is directed to establish a wage enhancement program to raise the wages of long-term care paraprofessional workers by an across the board $1 in the year 2001 and an average of $1 in 2002. | Carolyn Edmonds (D-32) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| HB 1642 2001–02 |
Property tx/senior citizens$ Changes income thresholds for the senior citizens property tax relief program from fixed income thresholds to thresholds based on county median family income. | Sharon Tomiko Santos (D-37) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| HB 1697 2001–02 |
Fishing/Point RobertsDirects the department of fish and wildlife to establish a one-year pilot program to allow food fish caught for personal use in Canadian waters during closed fishing periods in Washington waters to be landed in Point Roberts.... | Doug Ericksen (R-42) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| HB 1705 2001–02 |
SalmonFinds that it is necessary to allow returning salmon to spawn if salmon populations are ever to return to self-sustaining levels. Declares the purpose of this act is to allow all returning salmon to spawn, without prejudice to... | John Pennington (R-18) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| HB 1710 2001–02 |
Solid waste businesses/fees$ Limits county and city solid waste and transportation business franchise fees to the cost of administrative expenses incurred by the city or county directly related to receiving and approving a permit, contract, license, and... | Tom Mielke (R-18) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| HB 1711 2001–02 |
Motorist information signsDeclares that the distance limits of RCW 47.36.330 do not apply to noninterstate highways that end at a destination location. | Tom Mielke (R-18) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| HB 1712 2001–02 |
Library trustees$ Requires that library district trustees become elected positions , and provides for a process to change from appointed to elected trustees in existing districts at the 2002 general election. | Tom Mielke (R-18) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| HB 1723 2001–02 |
Economic revitalization$ Provides a business and occupation (B&O) tax credit for cash contributions by businesses that are used to support a local downtown or neighborhood commercial district revitalization program. | Val Ogden (D-49) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| HB 1730 2001–02 |
Trauma care/injury report$ Health care practitioners, hospitals and other health care facilities, are required to report gunshot wounds to appropriate law enforcement agencies within a reasonable period of time, but before release of the patient. | Shay Schual-Berke (D-33) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| HB 1756 2001–02 |
Fishery licenses$ Both shrimp pot-Puget Sound fishery licenses and a shrimp trawl-Puget Sound fishery licenses may be inherited by will or through intestacy. | Jim Buck (R-24) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| HB 1768 2001–02 |
School nursesRequires that, beginning with the 2001-2002 school year, each school district shall maintain a ratio of not less than one school nurse for every one thousand five hundred full-time equivalent students. In the 2002-03 school... | Karen Keiser (D-33) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| HB 1774 2001–02 |
Senior pharmacy assistance$ Creates a senior pharmacy assistance program to help seniors pay for prescription drugs. | John Pennington (R-18) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| HB 1798 2001–02 |
Fire protection districts$ Creates a process for equitable adjustment of bonded indebtedness for fire protection districts that are either annexed or incorporated into a city or town, or merged with another district. | Ruth Kagi (D-32) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| HB 1833 2001–02 |
Higher education tuition$ Prohibits the governing boards of the public four-year to set or adjust tuition fees, except during summer term. | Gary Chandler (R-13) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |