Bills sponsored or co-sponsored by Mark Ericks
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 1273 2007–08 |
Financial fraudCreates a program to investigate and prosecute financial fraud and identity theft crimes. | Dan Roach (R-31) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 290, 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 2542 2007–08 |
Cigarette taxesCreates an alternative enforcement mechanism related to receiving unstamped cigarettes. | Mark Ericks (D-1) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 226, Laws of 2008 |
Apr 1, 2008 |
| HB 2650 2007–08 |
Cigarette tax agreementAuthorizes the Governor to make a cigarette tax agreement with the Yakama Nation that provides for a tribal tax on cigarettes that phases up to 87.6 percent of the state cigarette tax rate. | Sharon Tomiko Santos (D-37) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 228, Laws of 2008 |
Apr 1, 2008 |
| HB 2722 2007–08 |
Achievement gapDirects the Center for the Improvement of Student Learning to convene an advisory committee to create a comprehensive strategic plan for addressing the achievement gap for African-American students. | Eric Pettigrew (D-37) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 298, Laws of 2008 |
Apr 1, 2008 |
| HB 2729 2007–08 |
Identification documentsCreates a class C felony for a person to intentionally possess, read, or capture information on another person's enhanced driver's license remotely, without that person's knowledge and consent. | Deb Eddy (D-48) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 200, Laws of 2008 |
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 3283 2007–08 |
Military personnel/taxesWaives excise tax penalties and interest for businesses while the owner is on active duty in the military and engaged in an armed conflict outside of the country. | Jaime Herrera (R-18) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 184, Laws of 2008 |
Apr 1, 2008 |
| HB 2544 2007–08 |
Temporary medical housingExempts the sale of temporary medical housing from state and local sales and lodging taxes. | Ross Hunter (D-48) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 137, Laws of 2008 |
Mar 25, 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 3142 2007–08 |
Rapid response loan programCreates the Rapid Response Loan Program to make low interest loans and grants for the purpose of purchasing land or real property for affordable housing and community facility development. | Marko Liias (D-21) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 112, Laws of 2008 |
Mar 21, 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 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 2870 2007–08 |
Instructional assistantsDirects the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction to create a training strand through the Summer Accountability Institutes and January Conference for classified instructional assistants. | Marko Liias (D-21) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 65, Laws of 2008 |
Mar 18, 2008 |
| HB 2637 2007–08 |
Criminal case recordsRequires out-of-state recipients of Washington criminal warrants and subpoenas to produce records generally within 20 days, with limited exceptions. | Kirk Pearson (R-39) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 21, Laws of 2008 |
Mar 14, 2008 |
| HB 1139 2007–08 |
Local sales and use taxAuthorizes a city with a population over 400,000 to impose a sales and use tax to offset municipal service costs for newly annexed areas. | Joe McDermott (D-34) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 13, 2008 |
| HB 1545 2007–08 |
Workers' comp death benefitAllows surviving spouses of the Law Enforcement Officers' and Fire Fighters' Retirement System Plan who are eligible for death benefits under the Industrial Insurance Act to continue to receive the benefit monthly for life. | Steve Kirby (D-29) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 13, 2008 |
| HB 1836 2007–08 |
Sex & kidnapping offendersRequires registered sex and kidnapping offenders, who are subsequently confined pursuant to a conviction of a non-sex, non-kidnapping offense, to register upon release with the county sheriff. | Mark Ericks (D-1) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 13, 2008 |
| HB 2016 2007–08 |
Eminent domainRequires a condemnor to consider alternatives to condemnation. | Larry Springer (D-45) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 13, 2008 |
| HB 2017 2007–08 |
State route number 527Designates State Route number 527 as a highway of statewide significance. | Mark Ericks (D-1) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 13, 2008 |
| HB 2026 2007–08 |
Recruiter access to studentRequires any school or school district that allows military recruiters to have access to students or student records to allow the same access to representatives of the Job Corps, Peace Corps, and AmeriCorps. | Sharon Tomiko Santos (D-37) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 13, 2008 |
| HB 2110 2007–08 |
Fire protection facilitiesExpands the use of impact fees for the funding of fire protection facilities that include those facilities located within a fire district. | Geoff Simpson (D-47) | 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 2380 2007–08 |
Taxpayer reliefProvides monetary relief to small businesses for costs associated with the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement. | Mark Ericks (D-1) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 13, 2008 |
| HB 2436 2007–08 |
Work release inputAllows a crime victim to provide input regarding an offender's work release placement. | Christine Rolfes (D-23) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 13, 2008 |