Bills sponsored or co-sponsored by Mike Sells
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 2472 2007–08 |
Recreational opportunitiesCreates a work group to make recommendations to the Legislature regarding recreation on lands managed by the Department of Natural Resources. | Brian Blake (D-19) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 195, Laws of 2008 |
Apr 1, 2008 |
| HB 2476 2007–08 |
Tribal police officersAuthorizes tribal police officers to act as general authority Washington State Peace Officers within the exterior boundaries of the reservation. | John McCoy (D-38) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 224, Laws of 2008 |
Apr 1, 2008 |
| HB 2479 2007–08 |
Wireless number disclosureRequires directory providers to undertake an investigation to determine whether a phone number is a wireless phone number before including the phone number in a directory. | Dawn Morrell (D-25) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 271, Laws of 2008 |
Apr 1, 2008 |
| HB 2647 2007–08 |
Children's safe productsProhibits manufacturers, retailers, and wholesalers from manufacturing, selling, offering for sale, distributing for sale, or distributing for use, a children's product or product component that contains a certain... | Mary Lou Dickerson (D-36) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 288, Laws of 2008 |
Apr 1, 2008 |
| HB 2781 2007–08 |
State history/govt coursesRequires enhancement of Washington history and government courses to include content regarding Washington's commerce, place in a global economy, Constitution, politics, geography, history, and culture. | Deb Wallace (D-17) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 190, Laws of 2008 |
Apr 1, 2008 |
| HB 2783 2007–08 |
Edu transfer/articulationRequires the Higher Education Coordinating Board (HECB) to convene workgroups to: (1) create and implement a transfer student bill of rights; (2) develop a system of identification for college courses that transfer; (3)... | Deb Wallace (D-17) | Vetoed Vetoed by the Governor |
Apr 1, 2008 |
| HB 2963 2007–08 |
WSU collective bargainingMakes the public employees' collective bargaining law applicable to graduate teaching assistants and graduate research assistants at Washington State University. | Steve Conway (D-29) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 203, Laws of 2008 |
Apr 1, 2008 |
| HB 3329 2007–08 |
Education capital projectsDirects the Office of Financial Management (OFM) to complete an objective analysis and scoring of all capital budget projects proposed by the public four-year institutions each biennium, beginning in 2008. | Bill Fromhold (D-49) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 205, Laws of 2008 |
Apr 1, 2008 |
| HB 2582 2007–08 |
Higher edu child careChanges a child care grant program previously available on a competitive basis to a program that awards competitive or matching grants to state institutions of higher education. | Mary Helen Roberts (D-21) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 162, Laws of 2008 |
Mar 26, 2008 |
| HB 2641 2007–08 |
Edu performance agreementsBeginning in 2008, performance agreements are developed and pilot-tested with all six public four-year institutions. | Fred Jarrett (D-41) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 160, Laws of 2008 |
Mar 26, 2008 |
| HB 3002 2007–08 |
Arbitration to bargainingProvides a procedure for selection of an interest arbitration panel before bargaining begins between the state and Washington State Patrol officers. | Brendan Williams (D-22) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 149, Laws of 2008 |
Mar 25, 2008 |
| HB 3224 2007–08 |
Commuter rail servicesDirects the regional transit authority serving the Puget Sound region to work in conjunction with the Puget Sound Regional Council to analyze, and report to the Legislature, on whether commuter rail service between Eastern... | Liz Loomis (D-44) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 127, Laws of 2008 |
Mar 25, 2008 |
| HB 1621 2007–08 |
Manufactured/mobile homeProvides an exemption from the Real Estate Excise Tax if a landlord of a manufactured/mobile home community sells the community to a tenant organization or an eligible organization for the purpose of community preservation.... | Brian Sullivan (D-21) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 116, Laws of 2008 |
Mar 21, 2008 |
| HB 3122 2007–08 |
Independent contractorCreates test for determining whether a construction worker is a covered worker or uncovered independent contractor for purposes of unemployment and industrial insurance laws. | Steve Conway (D-29) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 102, Laws of 2008 |
Mar 20, 2008 |
| HB 2885 2007–08 |
Geoduck harvestersRemoves workers tending to geoduck divers from industrial insurance provisions. | Brendan Williams (D-22) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 70, Laws of 2008 |
Mar 18, 2008 |
| HB 1493 2007–08 |
Development activityEstablishes that the construction of buildings or structures by a regional transit authority is exempt from local impact fees by modifying the definition of "development activity" to expressly exclude such construction. | Zack Hudgins (D-11) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 42, Laws of 2008 |
Mar 17, 2008 |
| HB 2893 2007–08 |
Forest practices boardAuthorizes a representative of a timber products union to sit as a member on the Forest Practices Board of Washington. | Kevin Van De Wege (D-24) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 46, Laws of 2008 |
Mar 17, 2008 |
| HB 3029 2007–08 |
Secure internet-based systemRequires the Department of Licensing to provide vehicle dealers a secure system for issuing temporary vehicle permits. | Deb Eddy (D-48) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 51, Laws of 2008 |
Mar 17, 2008 |
| HB 1102 2007–08 |
Property tax/veteransMakes eligible veterans with incomes of $70,000 or less, if the veteran has a service-connected total disability rating, for the purposes of the senior property tax exemption program. | Tom Campbell (R-2) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 13, 2008 |
| HB 1127 2007–08 |
Military leaves of absenceExtends military leave of absence from 15 to 30 days each year. | Dawn Morrell (D-25) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 13, 2008 |
| HB 1551 2007–08 |
Campaigns for local officeRemoves the prohibition on using public funds to finance political campaigns for local office. | Joe McDermott (D-34) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 13, 2008 |
| HB 1727 2007–08 |
Growth management planningEstablishes new requirements for the land use and housing elements of comprehensive plans adopted under the Growth Management Act. | Larry Springer (D-45) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 13, 2008 |
| HB 1956 2007–08 |
Lawful source of incomeProhibits discrimination based on a person's lawful source of income in rental housing transactions and creates specific civil penalties for violating this prohibition. | Eric Pettigrew (D-37) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 13, 2008 |
| HB 2134 2007–08 |
Port district fire fighterAdds full-time employees of port districts whose duties include the suppression of fires, and who are trained in firefighting skills, to the fire fighter membership definition of the Law Enforcement Officers' and Fire... | Kevin Van De Wege (D-24) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 13, 2008 |
| HB 2216 2007–08 |
Public trans governing bodyRequires that a public transportation system owned or operated by specified categories of public entities must include in its governing body a nonvoting member recommended by the labor organization representing the majority of... | Sherry Appleton (D-23) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 13, 2008 |