Bills sponsored or co-sponsored by Mike Sells
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 1267 2011–12 |
Domestic partners/parentageAmends the Uniform Parentage Act to: (1) reference state-registered domestic partnerships in specific provisions; (2) adopt some of the changes made by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws; (3) extend... | Jamie Pedersen (D-43) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 283, Laws of 2011 |
May 10, 2011 |
| HB 1725 2011–12 |
Workers' compensationAllows the Department of Labor and Industries (Department) to send notices electronically when requested by the worker, employer, or other person affected. | Mike Sells (D-38) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 290, Laws of 2011 |
May 10, 2011 |
| HB 1290 2011–12 |
Health care employee OTAdds correctional facilities to the health care facilities prohibited from requiring overtime from their nursing staff. | Tami Green (D-28) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 251, Laws of 2011 |
May 5, 2011 |
| HB 1636 2011–12 |
Amateur sports officialsExcludes services performed by amateur sports officials from employment for unemployment compensation purposes. | Dave Upthegrove (D-33) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 264, Laws of 2011 |
May 5, 2011 |
| HB 1829 2011–12 |
Office of Native educationCreates an Indian Education Division, to be known as the Office of Native Education (Office), within the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction. | Andy Billig (D-3) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 270, Laws of 2011 |
May 5, 2011 |
| HB 1127 2011–12 |
Bargaining representativesRequires the Public Employment Relations Commission to intervene if a covered employer and a bargaining representative disagree as to the merger of two or more bargaining units that are represented by the same bargaining... | Jim Moeller (D-49) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 222, Laws of 2011 |
May 3, 2011 |
| HB 1329 2011–12 |
Music Matters license platesCreates the "Music Matters" special license plate. | Marcie Maxwell (D-41) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 229, Laws of 2011 |
May 3, 2011 |
| HB 1358 2011–12 |
Combination of vehiclesRemoves the state statute that is not in compliance with the federal code for saddlemount combination vehicles. | Brad Klippert (R-8) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 230, Laws of 2011 |
May 3, 2011 |
| HB 1163 2011–12 |
Bullying preventionRequires the Office of the Superintendent of the Public Instruction (OSPI) and the Office of the Education Ombudsman to establish a workgroup until January 1, 2016, regarding prevention of bullying, intimidation, and... | Marko Liias (D-21) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 185, Laws of 2011 |
Apr 29, 2011 |
| HB 1367 2011–12 |
For hire vehicles, operatorsRequires mandatory industrial insurance coverage for certain for hire vehicle operators, and creates penalties for failure to pay premiums. | Tami Green (D-28) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 190, Laws of 2011 |
Apr 29, 2011 |
| HB 1421 2011–12 |
Community forest trustAuthorizes the Department of Natural Resources to create and manage the Community Forest Trust as a discrete category of non-fiduciary trust lands actively managed to sustain working forest conservation objectives. | Christine Rolfes (D-23) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 216, Laws of 2011 |
Apr 29, 2011 |
| HB 1422 2011–12 |
Forest biomass/aviation fuelAuthorizes the Department of Natural Resources to conduct a forest biomass to aviation fuel demonstration project. | Derek Stanford (D-1) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 217, Laws of 2011 |
Apr 29, 2011 |
| HB 1521 2011–12 |
Innovation schoolsRequires the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction to identify and designate Washington Innovation Schools and to highlight and recognize their accomplishments, including a logo, certificate, webpage, and other strategies. | Marcie Maxwell (D-41) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 202, Laws of 2011 |
Apr 29, 2011 |
| HB 1502 2011–12 |
Manuf housing & mobile homesChanges the name of the Office of Manufactured Housing to the Office of Mobile/Manufactured Home Relocation Assistance. | Timm Ormsby (D-3) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 158, Laws of 2011 |
Apr 22, 2011 |
| HB 1477 2011–12 |
EWU edu specialist degreesAuthorizes the Board of Trustees of Eastern Washington University to offer educational specialist degrees, subject to review and approval by the Higher Education Coordinating Board. | Joe Schmick (R-9) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 136, Laws of 2011 |
Apr 20, 2011 |
| HB 1808 2011–12 |
Postsecondary creditRequires all public high schools in the state to work toward the goal of offering a sufficient number of dual credit courses to give students the opportunity to earn the equivalent of one year's worth of postsecondary credit... | Kristine Lytton (D-40) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 77, Laws of 2011 |
Apr 15, 2011 |
| HB 1826 2011–12 |
Taxpayer appeal protectionsAllows taxpayers to petition the county board of equalization for a change in assessed property valuation past the deadline if the property is located in an area revalued by the assessor and the property's value did not change. | Ed Orcutt (R-18) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 84, Laws of 2011 |
Apr 15, 2011 |
| HB 1362 2011–12 |
Homeowner foreclosuresAmends the "meet and confer" requirement to, among other things, repeal the expiration date, make it applicable to all deeds of trust for owner-occupied residential real property, and expand the time period in which the... | Tina Orwall (D-33) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 58, Laws of 2011 |
Apr 14, 2011 |
| HB 1519 2011–12 |
Student cognitive disabilityRequires the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction to continue to work with teachers and special education programs in the development and implementation of a process to transition from the current portfolio... | Mike Hope (R-44) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 75, Laws of 2011 |
Apr 14, 2011 |
| HB 1016 2011–12 |
Firearm noise suppressorsAllows the use of a contrivance or device for suppressing the noise of a firearm if the suppressor is legally registered and possessed under federal law. | Brian Blake (D-19) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 13, Laws of 2011 |
Apr 11, 2011 |
| HB 1294 2011–12 |
Puget Sound corpsConsolidates the administrative functions of the Washington Conservation Corps (WCC) with the Department of Ecology. | Steve Tharinger (D-24) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 20, Laws of 2011 |
Apr 11, 2011 |
| HB 1618 2011–12 |
PUDs/deferred compensationExpressly authorizes public utility districts to provide deferred compensation and supplemental savings plans for district employees, commissioners, and other officials. | Mike Sells (D-38) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 30, Laws of 2011 |
Apr 11, 2011 |
| HB 1649 2011–12 |
Domestic partnershipsProvides that validly formed same-sex marriages from other jurisdictions will be recognized as state-registered domestic partnerships. | Laurie Jinkins (D-27) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 9, Laws of 2011 |
Apr 5, 2011 |
| HB 1846 2011–12 |
Aerospace student loansEstablishes the Aerospace Training Student Loan Program for eligible students at certain aerospace training or educational programs. | Deb Eddy (D-48) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 8, Laws of 2011 |
Mar 24, 2011 |
| HB 1091 2011–12 |
Unemployment insurance prog.Establishes caps on the flat social rate and reduces the multipliers used for certain graduated social rates. | Mike Sells (D-38) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 4, Laws of 2011 |
Feb 11, 2011 |