Bills sponsored or co-sponsored by Skip Priest
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 2719 2007–08 |
Accurate sentencesProvides that a criminal history summary provided by the prosecutor is prima facie evidence of the existence and validity of the convictions listed therein. | Skip Priest (R-30) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 231, Laws of 2008 |
Apr 1, 2008 |
| HB 2844 2007–08 |
Urban forestryProvides a mechanism to encourage local governments to develop and implement management plans and ordinances related to urban forestry. | Ruth Kagi (D-32) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 299, Laws of 2008 |
Apr 1, 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 3166 2007–08 |
St assessment system/WASLDirects the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) to develop statewide end-of-course assessments (EOCs) for high school mathematics and phase them in beginning in 2009-10. | Pat Sullivan (D-47) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 163, Laws of 2008 |
Mar 26, 2008 |
| HB 3126 2007–08 |
Local govts to license/taxSpecifies that remote sellers reporting local sales tax in a city are not required to be licensed for city business taxes. | Liz Loomis (D-44) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 129, Laws of 2008 |
Mar 25, 2008 |
| HB 2713 2007–08 |
DNA identificationExpands the deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) identification system to include information from persons required to register as sex or kidnapping offenders. | Larry Seaquist (D-26) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 97, Laws of 2008 |
Mar 20, 2008 |
| HB 2786 2007–08 |
Level I offendersRequires the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs to include on the statewide sex offender Web site level I sex offenders during the time they are out of compliance with the registration statute. | Troy Kelley (D-28) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 98, Laws of 2008 |
Mar 20, 2008 |
| HB 3097 2007–08 |
Board of education directorPermits the State Board of Education to delegate certain duties to the Executive Director, including the authority to employ necessary personnel and to enter into, amend, and terminate contracts. | Dave Quall (D-40) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 27, Laws of 2008 |
Mar 14, 2008 |
| HB 1625 2007–08 |
Motorcycle at traffic signalAllows motorcycles to turn left after one cycle at a signalized intersection equipped with a vehicle detection device, if that device fails to register the presence of the vehicle. | Richard DeBolt (R-20) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 13, 2008 |
| HB 2439 2007–08 |
Offender immigration statusRequires the Department of Corrections and counties to determine the immigration status of every felony sex offender serving a term of confinement and to release the offender to the custody of the appropriate federal... | Skip Priest (R-30) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 13, 2008 |
| HB 2444 2007–08 |
Offender internet infoRequires a registered sex or kidnapping offender to provide his or her electronic mail address and the uniform resource locator of any personal Web site he or she created or operates. | Kirk Pearson (R-39) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 13, 2008 |
| HB 2449 2007–08 |
Child care center employeesProvides for collective bargaining between the Governor and child care center directors and workers under the Public Employees' Collective Bargaining Act. | Eric Pettigrew (D-37) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 13, 2008 |
| HB 2798 2007–08 |
Local food productionMakes changes to state procurement policy to encourage and facilitate the purchase of Washington grown food by state agencies and institutions of higher education. | Eric Pettigrew (D-37) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 13, 2008 |
| HB 2808 2007–08 |
Grad requirement completionDirects the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) to develop information and create a training program regarding enhanced counseling that is targeted to students who complete other high school graduation... | Pat Sullivan (D-47) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 13, 2008 |
| HB 2815 2007–08 |
Greenhouse gas emissionsDirects the Department of Ecology (DOE) to submit a greenhouse gas reduction plan to the Legislature to limit statewide greenhouse gas emissions.. | Hans Dunshee (D-44) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 14, Laws of 2008 |
Mar 13, 2008 |
| HB 2826 2007–08 |
Career and technical eduRequires all approved preparatory career and technical education (CTE) programs to lead to industry certification or allow students to earn dual high school and college credit. | Skip Priest (R-30) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 13, 2008 |
| HB 3133 2007–08 |
Mobile home parksRequires landlords of manufactured/mobile home communities to give tenants two years' notice of a change of land use to a use other than for mobile homes. | Marko Liias (D-21) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 13, 2008 |
| HB 3227 2007–08 |
Hood Canal water qualityRequires that any new or retrofitted on-site sewage disposal systems installed after July 1, 2009, may not discharge to ground or surface waters more than 20 milligrams per liter of total nitrogen in Aquatic Rehabilitation... | William "Ike" Eickmeyer (D-35) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 13, 2008 |
| HB 3388 2007–08 |
Gang activityFinds that the people of Washington state face a crisis brought upon by increased gang crime and violence, which is threatening public safety in communities across the state. Authorizes the governor's juvenile justice advisory... | Charles Ross (R-14) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 12, 2008 |
| HB 3384 2007–08 |
Health insuranceProvides that the legislature intends to implement the recommendation of the blue ribbon commission on health care costs and access, and implement a multipronged approach that provides more affordable health insurance options... | Bill Hinkle (R-13) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 6, 2008 |
| HB 2946 2007–08 |
Leave sharing for victimsAllows victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking to participate in the state leave-sharing program. | Mary Lou Dickerson (D-36) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 19, 2008 |
| HB 2954 2007–08 |
District treasurerAuthorizes boards of Educational Service Districts (ESDs) and school districts with 10,000 or more students and in counties with one million or more people to designate a District Treasurer to act with the same powers and... | Ross Hunter (D-48) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 19, 2008 |
| HB 3330 2007–08 |
Career/technical edu bondsAuthorizes the issuance of $100 million in state general obligation bonds for the purpose of providing skill centers capital improvements consisting of the pre-design, design, acquisition, construction, modification,... | Bill Fromhold (D-49) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 19, 2008 |
| HB 2832 2007–08 |
Basic educationCreates a new RCW chapter containing recodified sections of the 1977 Basic Education Act and references to programs held by the courts to be part of the state's obligations under Article IX of the State Constitution. | Glenn Anderson (R-5) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 12, 2008 |
| HB 3054 2007–08 |
Heritage and arts programsShifts hotel-motel tax revenues currently deposited in a permanent and irreducible arts and heritage program endowment fund into a special arts and heritage program account and allows its principal to be available for expenditure. | Ross Hunter (D-48) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 12, 2008 |