Bills sponsored or co-sponsored by Carolyn Edmonds
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 2332 1999–00 |
Student charity fund-raising$ The ability of students to raise funds for charitable purposes is clarified and expanded. | Shay Schual-Berke (D-33) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 157, 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 2510 1999–00 |
In-home care services$ Combines the three licensing categories of home health, hospice, and home care into a single license category called "in-home services." $ A new hospice license category is established called "hospice care center" to help... | Carolyn Edmonds (D-32) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 175, Laws of 2000 |
Mar 27, 2000 |
| HB 2491 1999–00 |
DNA testing/prisoners$ Allows persons sentenced to death or life without the possibility of release to request postconviction DNA testing of evidence in certain circumstances. | Lynn Schindler (R-4) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 92, Laws of 2000 |
Mar 24, 2000 |
| HB 2952 1999–00 |
Distance education$ Requires that the Higher Education Coordinating Board, State Board for Community and Technical Colleges, Office of Financial Management, and the state institutions of higher education work collaboratively to conduct a study... | Carolyn Edmonds (D-32) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 113, Laws of 2000 |
Mar 24, 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 3163 1999–00 |
Vehicle taxesRequires the department of revenue to prepare at least once each year a depreciation schedule or schedules for use in the determination of fair market value for the purposes of chapter 82.44. RCW. The schedule shall be based... | Jim McIntire (D-46) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 21, 2000 |
| HB 3164 1999–00 |
Vehicle taxesRequires the department of revenue to prepare at least once each year a depreciation schedule or schedules for use in the determination of fair market value for the purposes of chapter 82.44. RCW. The schedule shall be based... | Jim McIntire (D-46) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 21, 2000 |
| HB 2031 1999–00 |
Midwives/women's health care$ Midwives are included among the health care practitioners with whom health carriers must provide direct access to women's health care for their enrollees. | Laura Ruderman (D-45) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 7, Laws of 2000 |
Mar 17, 2000 |
| HB 2328 1999–00 |
Harassment filing feesC Lowers the superior court filing fee for a petition for an anti-harassment order from $110 to $41. | Patricia Lantz (D-26) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 9, Laws of 2000 |
Mar 17, 2000 |
| HB 2367 1999–00 |
Public asst/higher ed prgrms$ Allows state and federal work study to qualify as a "work activity" to fulfill the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) work requirement. | Phyllis Gutierrez Kenney (D-46) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 10, Laws of 2000 |
Mar 17, 2000 |
| HB 2403 1999–00 |
National WWII memorial acct$ Creates a nonappropriated account in support of the national World War II Memorial campaign. | Jim Kastama (D-25) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 12, Laws of 2000 |
Mar 17, 2000 |
| HB 2331 1999–00 |
Patient bill of rights$ Carriers offering health plans (including disability insurers, health care service contractors, health maintenance organization, and state health plans) must comply with requirements regarding the privacy of an enrollee's... | Tom Campbell (R-2) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 9, 2000 |
| HB 2359 1999–00 |
Nursing facility paymnt rate$ Restores nursing homes' working capital payment component effective July 1, 2000. | Linda Evans Parlette (R-12) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 9, 2000 |
| HB 2364 1999–00 |
Disabled persons/employment$ Maintains Medicaid coverage for individuals with disabilities who go to work and receive earned income. | Eileen Cody (D-11) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 9, 2000 |
| HB 2383 1999–00 |
Aquatic nuisance species com$ Creates an Aquatic Nuisance Species Committee to coordinate efforts to prevent the introduction and spread of these species. | Debbie Regala (D-27) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 9, 2000 |
| HB 2439 1999–00 |
Family reconciliation srvcs$ Combines the provisions of the child in need of services (CHINS) and at-risk youth (ARY) petitions into a single petition, called an at-risk youth petition. | Kip Tokuda (D-37) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 9, 2000 |
| HB 2462 1999–00 |
Water quality monitoring$ Requires entities that monitor surface water quality to notify health districts of exceedances of criteria for primary contact recreation. | Aaron Reardon (D-38) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 9, 2000 |
| HB 2464 1999–00 |
Multimodal transportatn acct$ Creates the multimodal transportation account. | Ruth Fisher (D-27) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 9, 2000 |
| HB 2477 1999–00 |
Municipal research council$ Creates the city and town research services account to fund the Municipal Research Council with excess city and town money from the liquor revolving fund. | Dave Schmidt (R-44) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 9, 2000 |
| HB 2481 1999–00 |
Capital projects/leasing$ Requires a predesign review for all major capital projects in accordance with the predesign manual adopted by the Office of Financial Management. | John Koster (R-39) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 9, 2000 |
| HB 2572 1999–00 |
Motorcycle helmet definition$ Removes the authority of the Washington State Patrol to adopt standards for motorcycle helmets. | John Pennington (R-18) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 9, 2000 |
| HB 2673 1999–00 |
E-mail to constituents$ Removes the prohibition regarding legislative mailings by electronic mail except for the period between the 45th day after session in an election year until November 30th. | Kathy Lambert (R-45) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 9, 2000 |
| HB 2861 1999–00 |
Health care information$ Personally identified DNA is considered health care information of a patient, and protected from disclosure without the patient's consent under state law. | Al O'Brien (D-1) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 9, 2000 |
| HB 3149 1999–00 |
Education fundingCreates the better schools fund in the state treasury. Moneys in the fund may be spent only after appropriation. Moneys in the fund shall be apportioned in the same manner as moneys are apportioned under chapter 28A.510 RCW.... | Shay Schual-Berke (D-33) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 28, 2000 |