Past bills
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 1794 2025–26 |
OFM, eliminatingEliminating the office of financial management. | Jeremie Dufault (R-15) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2026 |
| HB 1794 2023–24 |
Research and developmentConcerning research and development incentives and growing Washington's economy for the long-term. | Kevin Waters (R-17) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2024 |
| HB 1794 2021–22 |
Dishonored paycheck feesRequires employer reimbursement of fees charged to an employee due to a paycheck returned for nonsufficient funds. | Larry Hoff (R-18) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 28, Laws of 2022 |
Mar 11, 2022 |
| HB 1794 2019–20 |
Marijuana bus. agreementsUpdates terminology regarding authorized agreements that licensed marijuana businesses may enter with other parties related to goods or services with trademark or other intellectual property protections. | Derek Stanford (D-1) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 380, Laws of 2019 |
May 13, 2019 |
| HB 1794 2017–18 |
Death investigations accountAuthorizes the Forensic Investigations Council to spend from the Death Investigations Account to fund a statewide case management system for coroners and medical examiners. | Brad Klippert (R-8) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 146, Laws of 2017 |
Apr 27, 2017 |
| HB 1794 2015–16 |
Infants, toddlers/disabilitySpecifies that the Department of Early Learning is the lead agency for the Early Support for Infant and Toddlers program. | David Sawyer (D-29) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| HB 1794 2013–14 |
Shoreline developmnt permitsAuthorizes a regional transit system to request an expedited de novo hearing before the shorelines hearings board to determine whether construction can commence despite the pendency of an appeal of a permit or decision to... | Luis Moscoso (D-1) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2014 |
| HB 1794 2011–12 |
Assault/court-related empl.Makes assault of a judicial officer, court-related employee, or county clerk who was performing his or her duties at the time of the offense an Assault in the third degree. | Connie Ladenburg (D-29) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 238, Laws of 2011 |
May 3, 2011 |
| HB 1794 2009–10 |
Calculating child supportChanges the child support economic table by: (1) starting the table at $1,000 of combined monthly net income with a $50 presumptive minimum amount of basic support; and (2) expanding the table to $12,000 of combined monthly net income. | Jim Moeller (D-49) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 84, Laws of 2009 |
Apr 13, 2009 |
| HB 1794 2007–08 |
Indian tribes property taxRemoves "essential government services" as a condition for exemption of property tax on property owned by a federally recognized Indian tribe, and provides that this exempted property is subject to leasehold excise tax. | Steve Conway (D-29) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| HB 1794 2005–06 |
Baccalaureate degree prgrmsAuthorizes the University of Washington (UW) Bothell and Tacoma, and Washington State University (WSU) Vancouver to begin admitting freshmen and sophomores while also expanding upper-division and graduate capacity and programs. | Phyllis Gutierrez Kenney (D-46) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 258, Laws of 2005 |
May 4, 2005 |
| HB 1794 2003–04 |
Vehicle fatalityRequires implied consent for a blood or breath test of a person involved in a motor vehicle accident. | Phil Rockefeller (D-23) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2004 |
| HB 1794 2001–02 |
Local boards of healthProvides that each local rule or regulation may not take effect until ratified by the legislative authority of each county, city, and town represented on the local board of health. | Ed Murray (D-43) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| HB 1794 1999–00 |
Telecommuting expense/tx crdAuthorizes tax credits for employers for telecommuting expenses. | Renee Radcliff (R-21) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2000 |
| HB 1794 1997–98 |
Jail construction/taxExempts jail construction from sales and use taxes. | John Pennington (R-18) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| HB 1794 1995–96 |
Community college in ChinaA planning committee is created to develop a proposal for establishing a community college in the People's Republic of China. | Ken Jacobsen (D-46) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 1996 |
| HB 1794 1993–94 |
Public assistance programsRequires the implementation of pilot projects to create a new aid to families with dependent children program. | Todd Mielke (R-6) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 11, 1994 |
| HB 1794 1991–92 |
Public hospital distrct elctThe term of public hospital district commissioners is reduced to four years, except for those commissioners whose terms of office would have expired on January 1, 1992. Commissioner districts are authorized for residency... | Lane Bray (D-8) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Jan 13, 1992 |