Bills sponsored or co-sponsored by Cathy McMorris
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 1180 2001–02 |
Public health system funds$ The Department of Health can solicit funds and place them in a dedicated account. | Eileen Cody (D-34) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 80, Laws of 2001 |
Apr 19, 2001 |
| HB 1376 2001–02 |
Veterans affairs personnel$ Designates additional exempt positions for the Department of Veterans' Affairs. | Mike Armstrong (R-12) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 84, Laws of 2001 |
Apr 19, 2001 |
| HB 1140 2001–02 |
Grain warehouses$ Allows a grain warehouse to report for B&O tax purposes based on either a cash receipt or accrual basis regardless of its normal accounting methods. | Mark Schoesler (R-9) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 20, Laws of 2001 |
Apr 13, 2001 |
| HB 2222 2001–02 |
Earthquake funding$ One million dollars from the Emergency Reserve Fund and $3 million from federal funds are appropriated to the Military Department for costs associated with the Nisqually earthquake. | Barry Sehlin (R-10) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 5, Laws of 2001 |
Mar 12, 2001 |
| HB 2330 1999–00 |
Death investigatns accountC Directs money for the state toxicology lab from the liquor revolving fund into the death investigations account. | Cathy McMorris (R-7) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 192, Laws of 2000 |
Mar 29, 2000 |
| HB 2358 1999–00 |
Charitable orgs fund raising$ Establishes another method for conducting fundraising events that allows the sponsoring charitable or non-profit organization to hire a person or vendor to conduct the activities subject to certain restrictions and to raise... | Alex Wood (D-3) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 178, Laws of 2000 |
Mar 27, 2000 |
| HB 2441 1999–00 |
Sunset review$ Expands the entities that can be subjected to the sunset review process. | Mike Wensman (R-41) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 189, Laws of 2000 |
Mar 27, 2000 |
| HB 2633 1999–00 |
Structural engineers$ Modifies the registration requirements for structural engineers. | Bruce Chandler (R-15) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 172, Laws of 2000 |
Mar 27, 2000 |
| HB 2650 1999–00 |
Interagency transfers$ Allows interagency transfers of state surplus property with a fair market value of less than $500 without requiring fair market value to be charged. | Sandra Romero (D-22) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 183, Laws of 2000 |
Mar 27, 2000 |
| HB 2531 1999–00 |
Career/tech student orgs$ The Superintendent of Public Instruction will support, with at least one full-time equivalent program staff person, state-wide coordination for career and technical student organizations. | Mark Doumit (D-19) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 84, Laws of 2000 |
Mar 24, 2000 |
| HB 3160 1999–00 |
Motor vehicle excise taxDeclares that license tab fees shall be thirty dollars per year for motor vehicles, regardless of year, value, make, or model, beginning January 1, 2000. Provides that, for the purposes of this section, "license tab fees" are... | Brian Thomas (R-5) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 21, 2000 |
| HB 3161 1999–00 |
Limiting tax increasesProvides that any tax increase imposed by the state shall require voter approval. Declares that, for the purposes of this section, "tax" includes, but is not necessarily limited to, sales and use taxes, property taxes,... | Brian Thomas (R-5) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 21, 2000 |
| HB 3162 1999–00 |
Seniors/disabled property txIncreases property tax relief for senior citizens and disabled persons by providing a tax credit for taxes levied by the state, continuing tax relief while residing in adult family homes and boarding homes, allowing deduction... | Hans Dunshee (D-39) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 21, 2000 |
| HB 1059 1999–00 |
Mail theft & destruction$ Obstruction of mail is a gross misdemeanor. | Al O'Brien (D-1) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 9, 2000 |
| HB 2832 1999–00 |
Educational opportunity grnt$ Removes the eligibility requirement of living in an area of the state served by a branch campus. | Cathy McMorris (R-7) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 9, 2000 |
| HB 2931 1999–00 |
Fairs and youth show funding$ Creates a task force to develop recommendations for long-term funding of agricultural fairs and youth shows. | Bruce Chandler (R-15) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 9, 2000 |
| HB 3121 1999–00 |
Expenditure limit$ A newly created Expenditure Limit Committee, rather than the Office of Financial Management, will adjust and project the State General Fund expenditure limit. | Tom Huff (R-26) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Mar 9, 2000 |
| HB 3146 1999–00 |
Property tax reductionProvides that the state property tax levy for collection in 2001 shall be reduced by ten percent of the levy amount that would otherwise be allowed under chapter 84.55 RCW. | Mike Carrell (R-28) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 21, 2000 |
| HB 1626 1999–00 |
Paid petition gathering$ State initiative and referendum provisions are altered, including requiring the person who gathered signatures on a petition to acknowledge that to his or her knowledge the signatures are valid and requiring on the petition... | Dave Schmidt (R-44) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 15, 2000 |
| HB 2123 1999–00 |
Expedited rule making$ Duplicative provisions providing for the expedited rules adoption process are eliminated and the expedited rules adoption process is continued until December 31, 2001. | Don Cox (R-9) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Feb 4, 2000 |
| HB 2228 1999–00 |
Personal informatn collectnC Requires the Department of Information Services to maintain a registry of information systems or databases containing personally identifiable information. | Hans Dunshee (D-39) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 4, 2000 |
| HB 2610 1999–00 |
Residential services/child$ Directs the Washington State Institute for Public Policy to conduct a study of residential services provided to children in the care of the Children's Administration. | Mary Lou Dickerson (D-36) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 4, 2000 |
| HB 2793 1999–00 |
Government accountability$ Creates the Citizens' Alliance for Government Accountability to make recommendations on increasing and improving state government efficiency, effectiveness, organization, operations, and accountability and to achieve cost savings. | Mark Miloscia (D-30) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 4, 2000 |
| HB 3029 1999–00 |
Family development services$ Creates a Family Development Program within the Department of Community, Trade and Economic Development (DCTED). | Dave Mastin (R-16) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 4, 2000 |
| HB 2558 1999–00 |
Productivity board$ Increases the Productivity Board's membership from eight to 10. | Sandra Romero (D-22) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 3, 2000 |