Bills sponsored or co-sponsored by Tina Orwall
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 1524 2011–12 |
International baccalaureateProvides that students who complete specified requirements of an International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme are considered to have satisfied state minimum high school graduation requirements, except that they must still... | Tina Orwall (D-33) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 203, Laws of 2011 |
Apr 29, 2011 |
| HB 1697 2011–12 |
Dependency systemRequires the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) and supervising agencies to randomly select at least 10 percent of caregivers currently providing care to receive one unannounced face-to-face visit in the... | Mary Helen Roberts (D-21) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 160, Laws of 2011 |
Apr 22, 2011 |
| HB 1402 2011–12 |
Social card gamesRequires a city that annexed an area and allowed a house-banked card game business in the annexed area to continue operating to also allow non house-banked existing card game businesses in the annexed area to continue to operate. | Dave Upthegrove (D-33) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 134, Laws of 2011 |
Apr 20, 2011 |
| HB 1432 2011–12 |
Veterans' preferenceAllows private employers to establish preferences in employment for veterans, widows or widowers of veterans, and spouses of certain veterans. | Jay Rodne (R-5) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 144, 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 1179 2011–12 |
Public employees/meetingsClarifies state ethics prohibitions by establishing that: (1) state employees are not prohibited from attending an informational or educational meeting regarding legislative issues while accompanied by a legislator or other... | Senator (D-22) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 63, Laws of 2011 |
Apr 14, 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 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 2493 2009–10 |
Cigarette & tobacco taxationIncreases taxes on cigarettes $1 per pack and increases taxes on other tobacco products. | Eileen Cody (D-34) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 22, Laws of 2010, 1st Special Session |
Apr 23, 2010 |
| HB 2854 2009–10 |
State higher ed loan programCreates the Higher Education Loan Program (HELP) Account. | Phyllis Gutierrez Kenney (D-46) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Apr 12, 2010 |
| HB 3177 2009–10 |
Affordable housing/fundsEstablishes a $62 surcharge on each assignment or substitution of a previously recorded deed of trust recorded with a county auditor for deposit into the Housing Trust Fund Account. | Sharon Nelson (D-34) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Apr 12, 2010 |
| HB 3181 2009–10 |
Clean water act fundingIncreases the 0.7 percent Hazardous Substance Tax (HST) rate by an additional 0.1 percent annually until the additional tax rate is 0.4 percent. | Timm Ormsby (D-3) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Apr 12, 2010 |
| HB 3186 2009–10 |
Home and community servicesAdds community residential service businesses and adult day health businesses to the public utility tax at a rate of 5.029 percent. | Eric Pettigrew (D-37) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Apr 12, 2010 |
| HB 3221 2009–10 |
Real estate brokers B&O taxEliminates the business and occupation tax surcharge on real estate brokers. | Roger Goodman (D-45) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Apr 12, 2010 |
| HB 2625 2009–10 |
Bail for felony offensesRequires an individualized judicial determination of bail for the release of a person arrested and detained for a felony. | Troy Kelley (D-28) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 254, Laws of 2010 |
Mar 31, 2010 |
| HB 2939 2009–10 |
Driver abstract/not at faultRequires the Department of Licensing to indicate in a driving abstract obtained for employment purposes that an individual was not at fault in an accident if an individual provides court records to that effect. | Bruce Dammeier (R-25) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 253, Laws of 2010 |
Mar 30, 2010 |
| HB 2560 2009–10 |
Joint underwriting assn'sGrants the Insurance Commissioner the authority to create a joint underwriting authority for excess flood insurance. | Tina Orwall (D-33) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 230, Laws of 2010 |
Mar 29, 2010 |
| HB 2621 2009–10 |
K-12 schools resource progsDirects the Superintendent of Public Instruction to designate up to three high schools and up to three middle schools to serve as "lighthouses" that offer technical assistance and advice to school districts and communities... | Tina Orwall (D-33) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 238, Laws of 2010 |
Mar 29, 2010 |
| HB 2731 2009–10 |
At-risk children programEstablishes a program of early learning for 3- and 4 year-olds from low-income households to begin September 1, 2011. | Roger Goodman (D-45) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 231, Laws of 2010 |
Mar 29, 2010 |
| HB 2776 2009–10 |
K-12 education fundingSets forth in statute numeric values in the prototypical school funding formula adopted in 2009, for average class size, allocations of building-level staff, supplemental instruction for categorical programs, central office... | Pat Sullivan (D-47) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 236, Laws of 2010 |
Mar 29, 2010 |
| HB 2782 2009–10 |
Security lifeline actDesignates the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) as the executive sponsor of the planning process for creating a user-friendly electronic Opportunity Portal to allow Washington residents to access a broad array... | Mary Lou Dickerson (D-36) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 8, Laws of 2010, 1st Special Session |
Mar 29, 2010 |
| HB 2801 2009–10 |
Antiharassment strategiesDirects the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction to revise and update the model harassment, intimidation, and bullying prevention policy and. | Marko Liias (D-21) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 239, Laws of 2010 |
Mar 29, 2010 |
| HB 2893 2009–10 |
School leviesIncreases Local Effort Assistance from 12 percent to 14 percent for 2011 to 2017. | Pat Sullivan (D-47) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 237, Laws of 2010 |
Mar 29, 2010 |