All bills
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 2475 2007–08 |
Health care assistantsAllows delegation to health care assistants to administer vaccines that are injected or administered orally or topically if the vaccine is licensed by the federal Food and Drug Administration. | Eileen Cody (D-34) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 58, Laws of 2008 |
Mar 21, 2008 |
| HB 2727 2007–08 |
Personality rightsProvides that personality rights exist before, on, or after June 11, 1998. | Patricia Lantz (D-26) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 62, Laws of 2008 |
Mar 21, 2008 |
| HB 2770 2007–08 |
Homeownership securityRequires additional disclosure to mortgage borrowers. | Phyllis Gutierrez Kenney (D-46) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 108, Laws of 2008 |
Mar 21, 2008 |
| HB 3071 2007–08 |
Condominium statutesAllows condominiums built prior to July 1, 1990 to utilize policies and procedures regarding the termination and sale of condominiums as specified in the Washington Condominium Act. | Roger Goodman (D-45) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 114, Laws of 2008 |
Mar 21, 2008 |
| HB 3142 2007–08 |
Rapid response loan programCreates the Rapid Response Loan Program to make low interest loans and grants for the purpose of purchasing land or real property for affordable housing and community facility development. | Marko Liias (D-21) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 112, Laws of 2008 |
Mar 21, 2008 |
| SB 5524 2007–08 |
Manufactured home parksProhibits cities, code cities, towns, and counties from restricting the location of mobile and manufactured homes based exclusively on age and dimension criteria. | Jean Berkey (D-38) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 117, Laws of 2008 |
Mar 21, 2008 |
| SB 6215 2007–08 |
Condominium associationsRequires a residential condominium association, unless doing so would impose an unreasonable hardship, to: (1) prepare an initial reserve study based upon a visual site inspection conducted by a reserve study professional; (2)... | Rodney Tom (D-48) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 115, Laws of 2008 |
Mar 21, 2008 |
| SB 6332 2007–08 |
Housing finance commissionIncreases the Housing Finance Commission's debt limit from $4.5 billion to $5 billion. | Claudia Kauffman (D-47) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 111, Laws of 2008 |
Mar 21, 2008 |
| SB 6381 2007–08 |
Mortgage brokersEstablishes a fiduciary duty that is owed by a mortgage broker to a borrower. | Brian Weinstein (D-41) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 109, Laws of 2008 |
Mar 21, 2008 |
| SB 6606 2007–08 |
Home inspectorsEstablishes licensing requirements for home inspectors. | Harriet Spanel (D-40) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 119, Laws of 2008 |
Mar 21, 2008 |
| SB 6732 2007–08 |
Construction industryProvides a civil penalty for persons who falsify information on a contractor registration application. | Jeanne Kohl-Welles (D-36) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 120, Laws of 2008 |
Mar 21, 2008 |
| SB 6804 2007–08 |
Long-term care trainingDirects the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges to allocate competitive grants to community college pilot sites for training of long-term care workers subject to funding. | Derek Kilmer (D-26) | Vetoed Vetoed by the Governor |
Mar 21, 2008 |
| SB 6847 2007–08 |
Real estate settlementCreates new standards for the review of title insurance rates. | Brian Weinstein (D-41) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 110, Laws of 2008 |
Mar 21, 2008 |
| HB 2594 2007–08 |
Insurance commissionerAllows the Insurance Commissioner the option of sending examination reports electronically to examined companies and the directors of examined companies. | Steve Kirby (D-29) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 100, Laws of 2008 |
Mar 20, 2008 |
| HB 2713 2007–08 |
DNA identificationExpands the deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) identification system to include information from persons required to register as sex or kidnapping offenders. | Larry Seaquist (D-26) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 97, Laws of 2008 |
Mar 20, 2008 |
| HB 2774 2007–08 |
Amber alertCreates a crime that prohibits making a false or misleading material statement, with the intent to cause an AMBER alert, that leads to an AMBER alert. | Don Barlow (D-6) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 91, Laws of 2008 |
Mar 20, 2008 |
| HB 2786 2007–08 |
Level I offendersRequires the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs to include on the statewide sex offender Web site level I sex offenders during the time they are out of compliance with the registration statute. | Troy Kelley (D-28) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 98, Laws of 2008 |
Mar 20, 2008 |
| HB 2847 2007–08 |
Weatherization assistanceExempts materials used to weatherize a home from sales and use taxes. | Timm Ormsby (D-3) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 92, Laws of 2008 |
Mar 20, 2008 |
| HB 2902 2007–08 |
Lemon law arbitration feeLimits collection of the arbitration fee for the Lemon Law Arbitration Account to sales of motor vehicles that will be registered in Washington. | Alex Wood (D-3) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 93, Laws of 2008 |
Mar 20, 2008 |
| HB 2959 2007–08 |
Craft distilleriesProvides a reduced distiller license fee of $100 for craft distilleries and defines craft distilleries. | Alex Wood (D-3) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 94, Laws of 2008 |
Mar 20, 2008 |
| HB 3024 2007–08 |
TRS service credit plansReduces from five years to two years the service credit that a member must earn in the Teachers' Retirement System Plans 2 or 3 before being eligible to purchase out-of-state service credit at full actuarial cost. | Steve Conway (D-29) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 101, Laws of 2008 |
Mar 20, 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 3129 2007–08 |
College creditDirects the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction to compile and post on its website information about online learning programs for high school students to earn college credit. | Joe Schmick (R-9) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 95, Laws of 2008 |
Mar 20, 2008 |
| HB 3200 2007–08 |
County cemetery districtRevises cemetery district petition requirements used in counties by allowing no less than 10 percent of registered voters residing in the proposed district to sign the petition. | Joe Schmick (R-9) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 96, Laws of 2008 |
Mar 20, 2008 |