Bills sponsored or co-sponsored by Strom Peterson
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 1377 2017–18 |
Student mental healthDefines and describes the roles of school counselors, psychologists, and social workers. | Lillian Ortiz-Self (D-21) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 200, Laws of 2018 |
Mar 22, 2018 |
| HB 1524 2017–18 |
Therapeutic courtsAmends the definition of "treatment" for the purpose of the Criminal Justice Treatment Account. | Shelley Kloba (D-1) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 205, Laws of 2018 |
Mar 22, 2018 |
| HB 2561 2017–18 |
Wildland fire adv. committeeRequires the Wildland Fire Advisory Committee (Advisory Committee) to review and make recommendations on aspects related to wildfire preparedness and prevention by November 15, 2019. | Tom Dent (R-13) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 227, Laws of 2018 |
Mar 22, 2018 |
| HB 2639 2017–18 |
Mobile food unitsAllows a regulatory authority to exempt mobile food units from requirements to store, prepare, and package food in a separate food establishment under certain circumstances. | Vincent Buys (R-42) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 167, Laws of 2018 |
Mar 22, 2018 |
| HB 2957 2017–18 |
Nonnative finfish escapeProhibits the Department of Natural Resources from issuing or renewing any leases, or otherwise authorizing the use of state-owned aquatic lands for the purpose of nonnative finfish aquaculture. | Kristine Lytton (D-40) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 179, Laws of 2018 |
Mar 22, 2018 |
| HB 1506 2017–18 |
Workplaces/gender pay equityModifies the Equal Pay Act by defining "similarly employed," referring to gender, modifying defenses, providing an administrative remedy, and making other changes. | Tana Senn (D-41) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 116, Laws of 2018 |
Mar 21, 2018 |
| HB 2009 2017–18 |
Gold star families/higher edProvides a $500 annual textbook stipend to children and spouses receiving a tuition waiver because their parent or spouse passed away, became totally disabled, or is considered a prisoner of war or missing in action due to... | Kristine Reeves (D-30) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 129, Laws of 2018 |
Mar 21, 2018 |
| HB 2538 2017–18 |
Low-income dev. impact feesExempts emergency shelters for people experiencing homelessness or victims of domestic violence from impact fees. | Joan McBride (D-48) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 133, Laws of 2018 |
Mar 21, 2018 |
| HB 2539 2017–18 |
Public hospital districtsExpands the definitions of other health care facilities and other health care services in the public hospital district statutes to include wellness promotion activities. | Strom Peterson (D-21) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 134, Laws of 2018 |
Mar 21, 2018 |
| HB 2658 2017–18 |
Perfluorinated chemicalsConditionally restricts the inclusion of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl chemicals in specific applications of food packaging beginning as early as 2022, pending the outcome of an alternatives assessment to be completed by... | Joan McBride (D-48) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 138, Laws of 2018 |
Mar 21, 2018 |
| HB 1513 2017–18 |
Youth voter reg. info.Permits persons at least 16 years of age to register to vote, but prohibits adding minors to the voter rolls until such time as the person will be 18 years of age by the next election. | Steve Bergquist (D-11) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 109, Laws of 2018 |
Mar 19, 2018 |
| HB 2595 2017–18 |
Automatic voter registrationProvides for an automatic voter registration procedure for enhanced driver's license and Identicard applicants. | Zack Hudgins (D-11) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 110, Laws of 2018 |
Mar 19, 2018 |
| HB 1570 2017–18 |
Homeless housing & assist.Increases the $40 temporary homeless housing and assistance surcharge to $62 and makes the surcharge permanent. | Nicole Macri (D-43) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 85, Laws of 2018 |
Mar 15, 2018 |
| HB 2342 2017–18 |
Hunting & fishing/veteransPermits the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife to establish a program that accepts public donations to be applied towards qualified disabled veteran hunting and fishing license purchases. | John Lovick (D-44) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 90, Laws of 2018 |
Mar 15, 2018 |
| HB 2443 2017–18 |
Family med. res. network/WSUAdds Washington State University's (WSU) Elson Floyd College of Medicine to the Family Medicine Residency Network and the Family Medicine Education Advisory Board (FMEAB). | Marcus Riccelli (D-3) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 93, Laws of 2018 |
Mar 15, 2018 |
| HB 2578 2017–18 |
Housing optionsAmends the Residential Landlord-Tenant Act to prohibit discrimination based on a tenant's source of income and creates a civil cause of action for violations. | Marcus Riccelli (D-3) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 66, Laws of 2018 |
Mar 15, 2018 |
| HB 2851 2017–18 |
Military leave calculationAllows employees that are scheduled to work shifts that continue into a second calendar day to be charged for only one day of military leave, and for shifts that continue into a third calendar day or further, to be charged for... | Kristine Reeves (D-30) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 99, Laws of 2018 |
Mar 15, 2018 |
| HB 2951 2017–18 |
Missing Native Amer. womenRequires the Washington State Patrol to study and report to the Legislature on ways to increase resources for reporting and identifying missing Native American women. | Gina Mosbrucker (R-14) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 101, Laws of 2018 |
Mar 15, 2018 |
| HB 1144 2017–18 |
Greenhouse gas emissionsRevises current statewide greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction limits from 25 percent to 40 percent below 1990 levels by 2035, from 50 percent to 80 percent below 1990 levels by 2050, and adds a 2025 limit of 19 percent... | Joe Fitzgibbon (D-34) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 8, 2018 |
| HB 1476 2017–18 |
On-site sewage systemsRequires the local health jurisdictions in the 12 counties bordering Puget Sound to submit updated on-site sewage program management plans for approval by the Department of Health (DOH) at least once every five years. | Strom Peterson (D-21) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 8, 2018 |
| HB 1512 2017–18 |
College bound schlrshp eligExpands a student's initial eligibility for the College Bound Scholarship (CBS) to the seventh and eighth grade, rather than just the seventh grade. | Steve Bergquist (D-11) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 8, 2018 |
| HB 1541 2017–18 |
Rx drug cost transparencyRequires issuers and drug manufacturers to report certain prescription drug pricing data to a data organization contracted by the Office of Financial Management (OFM). | June Robinson (D-38) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 8, 2018 |
| HB 1560 2017–18 |
Retirement system defaultsChanges the default plan for new members who are first eligible to enter the Public Employees' Retirement System, Teachers' Retirement System, or School Employees' Retirement System Plan 2 or Plan 3 on or after July 1, 2018,... | Derek Stanford (D-1) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 8, 2018 |
| HB 1562 2017–18 |
WA food policy forumEstablishes a Food Policy Forum (Forum) as a public-private partnership to promote a variety of goals related to Washington's food system. | Mia Gregerson (D-33) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 8, 2018 |
| HB 1715 2017–18 |
Health care employeesProvides that certain hospital employees must be allowed to take uninterrupted meal and rest periods that are not intermittent, except under limited circumstances. | Marcus Riccelli (D-3) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 8, 2018 |