Bills sponsored or co-sponsored by Bob Hasegawa
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 2602 2007–08 |
Victims' employment leaveRequires employers to provide reasonable leave to employees who are victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking, or whose family members are victims. | Lynn Kessler (D-24) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 286, Laws of 2008 |
Apr 1, 2008 |
| HB 2647 2007–08 |
Children's safe productsProhibits manufacturers, retailers, and wholesalers from manufacturing, selling, offering for sale, distributing for sale, or distributing for use, a children's product or product component that contains a certain... | Mary Lou Dickerson (D-36) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 288, Laws of 2008 |
Apr 1, 2008 |
| HB 2679 2007–08 |
Students in foster careDirects the Puget Sound Educational Service District (PSESD) to designate a foster care program supervisor to perform specified duties, if funds are provided. | Mary Helen Roberts (D-21) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 297, 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 2783 2007–08 |
Edu transfer/articulationRequires the Higher Education Coordinating Board (HECB) to convene workgroups to: (1) create and implement a transfer student bill of rights; (2) develop a system of identification for college courses that transfer; (3)... | Deb Wallace (D-17) | Vetoed Vetoed by the Governor |
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 3360 2007–08 |
Time certificate of depositIncreases the amount of funds available for the Linked Deposit Program for minority- or women-owned businesses by $25 million. | Bob Hasegawa (D-11) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 187, Laws of 2008 |
Apr 1, 2008 |
| HB 2582 2007–08 |
Higher edu child careChanges a child care grant program previously available on a competitive basis to a program that awards competitive or matching grants to state institutions of higher education. | Mary Helen Roberts (D-21) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 162, Laws of 2008 |
Mar 26, 2008 |
| HB 2537 2007–08 |
Health insurance partnershipModifies the Health Insurance Partnership to allow for a phased implementation in providing subsidized health coverage for employees of small employers. | Eileen Cody (D-34) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 143, Laws of 2008 |
Mar 25, 2008 |
| HB 1621 2007–08 |
Manufactured/mobile homeProvides an exemption from the Real Estate Excise Tax if a landlord of a manufactured/mobile home community sells the community to a tenant organization or an eligible organization for the purpose of community preservation.... | Brian Sullivan (D-21) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 116, Laws of 2008 |
Mar 21, 2008 |
| HB 2014 2007–08 |
Conversion condominiumsExtends the notification requirement from 90 to120 days to tenants to be affected by a condominium conversion. | Maralyn Chase (D-32) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 113, Laws of 2008 |
Mar 21, 2008 |
| HB 2279 2007–08 |
Affordable housingProhibits cities, counties, and other local governmental entities and agencies from imposing requirements on affordable housing developments more burdensome than those imposed on other housing developments, unless the... | Jeannie Darneille (D-27) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 118, Laws of 2008 |
Mar 21, 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 2879 2007–08 |
Spyware regulationAdds computer-related spyware provisions to the existing state spyware law. | Jeff Morris (D-40) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 66, Laws of 2008 |
Mar 18, 2008 |
| HB 2893 2007–08 |
Forest practices boardAuthorizes a representative of a timber products union to sit as a member on the Forest Practices Board of Washington. | Kevin Van De Wege (D-24) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 46, Laws of 2008 |
Mar 17, 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 1383 2007–08 |
Body piercingRequires the Secretary of Health to establish sterilization and disease prevention standards for body modification procedures. | Sherry Appleton (D-23) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 13, 2008 |
| HB 1551 2007–08 |
Campaigns for local officeRemoves the prohibition on using public funds to finance political campaigns for local office. | Joe McDermott (D-34) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 13, 2008 |
| HB 1675 2007–08 |
Public noticesRequires state agencies to provide public notices regarding public health, safety, or welfare risks in a language other than English if 5 percent or more of the residents residing in the affected community are individuals with... | Sharon Tomiko Santos (D-37) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 13, 2008 |
| HB 1806 2007–08 |
Pesticides in schoolsRequires the Washington State School Directors' Association to develop a model integrated pest management policy. | Jamie Pedersen (D-43) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 13, 2008 |
| HB 1956 2007–08 |
Lawful source of incomeProhibits discrimination based on a person's lawful source of income in rental housing transactions and creates specific civil penalties for violating this prohibition. | Eric Pettigrew (D-37) | 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 |