Bills sponsored or co-sponsored by Lynn Kessler
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 2228 1999–00 |
Personal informatn collectnC Requires the Department of Information Services to maintain a registry of information systems or databases containing personally identifiable information. | Hans Dunshee (D-39) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 4, 2000 |
| HB 2509 1999–00 |
Dependent persons protectionC Creates a hearsay exception for certain statements made by vulnerable adults; | Al O'Brien (D-1) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 4, 2000 |
| HB 2546 1999–00 |
WorkFirst performance measrs$ Requires reporting on earnings gains, and an annual report on the percentage of people returning to Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) or receiving unemployment compensation. | Kip Tokuda (D-37) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 4, 2000 |
| HB 2656 1999–00 |
Energy costs$ Offers a tax credit to companies that offer reduced rates to temperature sensitive persons. | Ruth Kagi (D-32) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 4, 2000 |
| HB 2828 1999–00 |
Primary dateC Moves the date of the primary back from one of two different Tuesdays in September to the second Tuesday in June. | Jeff Morris (D-40) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 4, 2000 |
| HB 2895 1999–00 |
Natural resource workers$ Creates the Watershed Restoration and Jobs program to provide jobs for affected natural resource workers. | Mark Doumit (D-19) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 4, 2000 |
| HB 3029 1999–00 |
Family development services$ Creates a Family Development Program within the Department of Community, Trade and Economic Development (DCTED). | Dave Mastin (R-16) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 4, 2000 |
| HB 2309 1999–00 |
Vehicle prprty tax exemptionC Exempts motor vehicles, travel trailers, and campers from property taxation. | Brian Thomas (R-5) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 3, 2000 |
| HB 2336 1999–00 |
Vehicle prprty tax exemptionC Exempts motor vehicles, travel trailers, and campers from property taxation. | Phil Rockefeller (D-23) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 3, 2000 |
| HB 2827 1999–00 |
Local sales & use taxProvides that a legislative entity authorized to provide public transportation services under chapter 35.58, 36.57, or 36.57A RCW, may impose a sales and use tax in accordance with the terms of chapter 82.14 RCW. The tax is in... | Ruth Fisher (D-27) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 31, 2000 |
| HB 3051 1999–00 |
Transportation fundingRecognizes the need to assist cities and towns to replace the local funding that would have been available to them had RCW 82.80.050 been upheld, and to provide additional local transportation revenue options to all cities.... | Ruth Fisher (D-27) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 31, 2000 |
| HB 2964 1999–00 |
Transit auth/sales & use taxDeclares that the legislature has found and declared in RCW 47.06.140 that transportation facilities and services of high-capacity transportation systems are of state-wide significance. | Helen Sommers (D-36) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 27, 2000 |
| HB 3072 1999–00 |
Municipal tax fairnessDeclares an intent to produce a system of business taxation by cities that strives for uniform and consistent treatment of taxpayers, avoids multiple taxation of the same gross income, provides taxpayers with certainty in the... | Lynn Kessler (D-24) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 27, 2000 |
| HB 1051 1999–00 |
Workers' comp paymnt recovry$ Allows three years from the discovery of fraud for ordering repayment of fraudulently obtained industrial insurance benefits. | Steve Conway (D-29) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Jan 26, 2000 |
| HB 1171 1999–00 |
Port district annexations$ Authorizes two new methods of annexation for a port district that is less than county-wide and located in a county with a population fewer than 90,000 that is on the I-5 corridor. | Gary Alexander (R-20) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Jan 26, 2000 |
| HB 1177 1999–00 |
Custodial sexual misconduct$ Creates a new crime of custodial sexual misconduct C in the first degree as a class C felony and, in the second degree, as a gross misdemeanor. | Ida Ballasiotes (R-41) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Jan 26, 2000 |
| HB 1188 1999–00 |
Sex offender/real estate licC The bill permits the department to suspend, deny, or revoke the license of a real estate broker or salesperson who is a sex offender for as long as the offender is required to be registered. | Christopher Hurst (D-31) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Jan 26, 2000 |
| HB 1252 1999–00 |
Offender supervision$ Expands the list of offenders for which a mandatory term of community custody is required, and requires the Sentencing Guidelines Commission to establish community custody ranges for crimes based on the principles of the... | Ida Ballasiotes (R-41) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Jan 26, 2000 |
| HB 1346 1999–00 |
Cultural arts, stadium distr$ Authorizes an alternative method for dissolution of a cultural arts, stadium, and convention district. | Al O'Brien (D-1) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Jan 26, 2000 |
| HB 1352 1999–00 |
Concealed pistol licensesC Provides explicitly that a person who is protected by a no-contact, antiharassment, or protection order has the necessary "good cause" for being issued a temporary emergency concealed pistol license pending approval of an... | Mike Carrell (R-28) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Jan 26, 2000 |
| HB 1362 1999–00 |
Friendly parent presumption$ Requires the court to consider, when determining a child's residential schedule under a parenting plan, which parent is more likely to allow and encourage frequent and continuing contact between the child and other parent. | Jim Kastama (D-25) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Jan 26, 2000 |
| HB 1391 1999–00 |
Concealed pistol permits$ Provides that a concealed pistol license from another jurisdiction outside Washington but within the United States is valid. | Christopher Hurst (D-31) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Jan 26, 2000 |
| HB 1462 1999–00 |
School accountablty/assistnc$ The Commission on Educational Accountability is created to adopt new improvement goals for the state's educational system, recommend policies on additional assistance for students and schools, identify schools that merit... | Dave Quall (D-40) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Jan 26, 2000 |
| HB 1509 1999–00 |
Presidential primary ballots$ Allows county auditors to conduct presidential preference primaries using mail ballots. | Dave Schmidt (R-44) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Jan 26, 2000 |
| HB 1685 1999–00 |
Public facilities grant/loan$ Changes preference standard for public facilities grants and loans from county-wide planning policy participation to comprehensive plan and development regulations adoption. | Cathy McMorris (R-7) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Jan 26, 2000 |