Bills sponsored or co-sponsored by Steve Conway
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 1324 2005–06 |
Gain-sharing provisionsRepeals Plan 1 gain-sharing in the Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS) and the Teachers' Retirement System (TRS), and replaces it with four contractually-guaranteed benefit increases: a 20-cent increase in the Annual... | Bill Fromhold (D-49) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 9, 2006 |
| HB 1326 2005–06 |
Rehire of retired pblc emplyDefines separation from service in the Teachers' Retirement System (TRS) as excluding circumstances where an employee and his or her employer have an oral or written agreement to return to work following termination; in both... | Steve Conway (D-29) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Jan 9, 2006 |
| HB 1332 2005–06 |
Monthly business tax creditAmends RCW 82.04.4451 to increase the monthly business excise tax credit. | Al O'Brien (D-1) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 9, 2006 |
| HB 1349 2005–06 |
Individual providersRequires, as a mandatory subject of bargaining, negotiations over any Department of Social and Health Services rule or policy that applies generally to a significant group of individual providers or consumers and, by its... | Steve Conway (D-29) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 9, 2006 |
| HB 1351 2005–06 |
Job creation tax creditCreates a business and occupation tax credit of $650 per year per newly created full-time employment position for independently owned and operated businesses with 50 or fewer employees that offer a health care plan to all employees. | Derek Kilmer (D-26) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 9, 2006 |
| HB 1353 2005–06 |
Nursing work forceCreates the Nursing Resource Center Account through a $5 surcharge on certain nursing licenses to fund activities to collect and distribute data about the nursing workforce and to serve as a central resource for issues related... | Phyllis Gutierrez Kenney (D-46) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Jan 9, 2006 |
| HB 1355 2005–06 |
Metropolitan park districtEffective immediately, the board of a metropolitan park district may determine by "simple majority vote", rather than by "unanimous decision", whether or not to dispose of property that is determined to be surplus for park or... | Steve Conway (D-29) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 9, 2006 |
| HB 1372 2005–06 |
Patient safety actEnacts the Washington state patient safety act requiring hospital staffing plans for nursing services and establishes recordkeeping and reporting requirements. | Dawn Morrell (D-25) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 9, 2006 |
| HB 1375 2005–06 |
Real estate appraisersCreates a registration program for real estate appraiser trainees, and provides for supervision of new entrants in the appraiser profession. | Phyllis Gutierrez Kenney (D-46) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 9, 2006 |
| HB 1380 2005–06 |
Education finance studyCreates the Comprehensive Education Study Steering Committee (Steering Committee). | Ross Hunter (D-48) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Jan 9, 2006 |
| HB 1410 2005–06 |
Liquor revolving fundAllows the Liquor Control Board to retain money from liquor license fees for alcohol education and awareness programs. | Steve Conway (D-29) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 9, 2006 |
| HB 1442 2005–06 |
Small business excise taxExempts persons from registering with the Department of Revenue if the value of products, gross proceeds of sales, or the gross income of the business from all taxable activities under the business and occupation (B&O) tax or... | Derek Kilmer (D-26) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 9, 2006 |
| HB 1445 2005–06 |
Small businessesChanges the process and requirements for small business economic impact statements. | Maralyn Chase (D-32) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 9, 2006 |
| HB 1459 2005–06 |
Oil spill oversight councilEstablishes an 11 member Oil Spill Monitoring and Oversight Council (Council) in the Office of the Governor to provide independent oversight, research and monitoring of the state's oil spill program. | Brian Sullivan (D-21) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 9, 2006 |
| HB 1465 2005–06 |
Property tax leviesAllows the six-year property tax lid lift for counties and cities to be voted on at any election. | Steve Conway (D-29) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 9, 2006 |
| HB 1517 2005–06 |
National guard ombudsmanCreates the Office of National Guard Ombudsman as an advocate for men and women serving in the National Guard and their families. | Pat Sullivan (D-47) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 9, 2006 |
| HB 1519 2005–06 |
Dev disabilities trust fundRequires that excess property identified in the 2002 Joint Legislative Audit and Review Committee capacity study of Residential Habilitation Centers be managed to provide as much income as feasible. | Jan Shabro (R-31) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 9, 2006 |
| HB 1520 2005–06 |
Retirement systems plan 2Provides for participation in insurance plans and contracts by separated plan 2 members of certain retirement systems. | Eileen Cody (D-34) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 9, 2006 |
| HB 1527 2005–06 |
Public contract wagesRequires state contractors and subcontractors to pay their employees a living wage rate. | Mark Miloscia (D-30) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 9, 2006 |
| HB 1551 2005–06 |
MethamphetamineAppropriates the sum of seven hundred fifty thousand dollars, or as much thereof as may be necessary, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2006, from the general fund to Snohomish county for the purposes of funding a law... | John Lovick (D-44) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 9, 2006 |
| HB 1556 2005–06 |
Community college boardsRequires Boards of Trustees for community colleges to include at least one member from business and one member from labor. | Phyllis Gutierrez Kenney (D-46) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 9, 2006 |
| HB 1558 2005–06 |
Nuclear power plant employeeDeclares that, in addition to the classes of employees listed in RCW 41.56.030(7), the provisions of RCW 41.56.430 through 41.56.470, 41.56.480, and 41.56.490 are also applicable to the operating and maintenance employees of... | Brian Blake (D-19) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 9, 2006 |
| HB 1568 2005–06 |
Activation of national guardChanges the circumstances under which the Governor may order the National Guard into the active service of the state. | Kathy Haigh (D-35) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Jan 9, 2006 |
| HB 1574 2005–06 |
Small business manufacturingAuthorizes the deferral of the state sales and use tax and the local sales and use tax on the construction of qualified investment projects or the acquisition of equipment or machinery by a qualified small business. | Dawn Morrell (D-25) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 9, 2006 |
| HB 1575 2005–06 |
Small business purchasesCreates a business and occupation (B&O) tax credit for investments in computer equipment by small businesses. | Dawn Morrell (D-25) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 9, 2006 |