Bills sponsored or co-sponsored by Larry Springer
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 1308 2007–08 |
Military relocationCreates a real estate excise tax exemption for homes sold by active duty military members as a result of military relocation orders. | Jim McCune (R-2) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| HB 1317 2007–08 |
County law librariesIncludes county law libraries in counties of less than 300,000 population in the requirement that the use of county law libraries be free to county residents. | Patricia Lantz (D-26) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| HB 1342 2007–08 |
Tourism promotionAllows lodging tax revenues to be used for operations expenditures for tourism promotion as well as to fund and operate special events and festivals. | Dean Takko (D-19) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| HB 1347 2007–08 |
Long-term care facilitiesRequires long-term residential care facilities to have emergency response plans in place. | Shay Schual-Berke (D-33) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| HB 1351 2007–08 |
Domestic partnershipsCreates a domestic partnership registry in the Office of the Secretary of State. | Joe McDermott (D-34) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| HB 1367 2007–08 |
Fire stationsIncreases the exemption amount for qualified contracted work that does not required a formal sealed bidding procedure by fire protection districts from $2,500 to $10,000. | Geoff Simpson (D-47) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| HB 1374 2007–08 |
Puget Sound partnershipCreates the Puget Sound Partnership, a new state agency, to clean up and restore the environmental health of Puget Sound by the year 2020. | Dave Upthegrove (D-33) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| HB 1400 2007–08 |
Body-gripping trapsExcludes common mole traps and gopher traps from the definition of body-gripping traps. | Brian Sullivan (D-21) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| HB 1482 2007–08 |
City hardship assistanceCity Hardship Assistance Program funding is moved to the Small City Pavement Preservation and Sidewalk Account. | Dean Takko (D-19) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| HB 1483 2007–08 |
Postage for ballotsRequires that return envelopes for primary and general election ballots include prepaid postage. | Tami Green (D-28) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| HB 1544 2007–08 |
Credit freezeRepeals existing "security freeze" provisions. | Deb Wallace (D-17) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| HB 1548 2007–08 |
Developmental disabilitiesCreates the Individual and Family Services Program for individuals with developmental disabilities. | Eric Pettigrew (D-37) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| HB 1557 2007–08 |
Retail gasoline stationsAllows a business and occupation tax credit for gasoline service stations equal to 50 percent of the cost for an electrical generator up to a maximum credit of $15,000. | Jay Rodne (R-5) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| HB 1567 2007–08 |
Transportation-related acctsRevises provisions relating to increasing the proportionate share of earnings from surplus balance investments that are deposited in transportation-related accounts. | Christine Rolfes (D-23) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| HB 1584 2007–08 |
State institutionsCreates the Institutions Review Commission. | Jim Moeller (D-49) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| HB 1590 2007–08 |
Limited jurisdiction/courtsExpressly authorizes cities to contract with other cities for the delivery of municipal court services. | Roger Goodman (D-45) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| HB 1594 2007–08 |
Beer and wineRevises provisions relating to the merchandising of beer and wine by employees between the ages of eighteen and twenty-one on or about a licensee's premises. | Larry Springer (D-45) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| HB 1627 2007–08 |
Farmland preservation officeCreates the Office of Farmland Preservation in the State Conservation Commission and establishes a Farmland Preservation Task Force | Kelli Linville (D-42) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| HB 1647 2007–08 |
College faculty salaryDeclares an intent that state appropriations be adjusted to an amount which, together with faculty turnover savings, provides for a fair and equitable funding of faculty salary increments for both part-time and full-time faculty. | Steve Kirby (D-29) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| HB 1681 2007–08 |
TelecommunicationsFinds that the competitiveness of telecommunications services makes regulatory modernization necessary to ensure fair regulatory treatment of telecommunications service providers who provide similar services. | Mark Ericks (D-1) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| HB 1689 2007–08 |
Cardiac delivery systemImproves the cardiac delivery system in the state of Washington by creating a new statutory certificate of need category for adult nonemergent interventional cardiology for hospitals without on-site open heart surgery programs. | Dawn Morrell (D-25) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| HB 1703 2007–08 |
Domestic violenceCreates a domestic violence pilot program to co-locate a domestic violence advocate in Department of Social and Health Services offices. | Shay Schual-Berke (D-33) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| HB 1726 2007–08 |
Growth management planningRequires that the "countywide planning policy" adopted by a county under the Growth Management Act address policies related to the provision of a regional housing supply sufficient to accommodate employment growth and market demand. | Larry Springer (D-45) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| HB 1737 2007–08 |
Multi-dwelling unitsLowers the population requirement for a city to be eligible to offer property tax exemptions for certain multi-unit housing projects to 5,000 people. | Mark Ericks (D-1) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| HB 1781 2007–08 |
Critical areasDeclares that the requirement to include best available science under RCW 36.70A.172 is satisfied if buffers in a critical area ordinance are within the range of buffers previously adopted and established by any local... | Deb Eddy (D-48) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |