All bills
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 2229 2017–18 |
Dental practice/integr. careAllows licensed health care service contractors that are organized as nonprofit integrated care delivery systems to contract for the services of a licensed dentist or employ or contract for the services of licensed dental... | Nicole Macri (D-43) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 210, Laws of 2018 |
Mar 22, 2018 |
| HB 2257 2017–18 |
Maintenance of certificationProhibits the Medical Quality Assurance Commission (Commission) and Board of Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery (Board) from requiring allopathic and osteopathic physicians to complete a Maintenance of Certification (MOC) as a... | Joan McBride (D-48) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 211, Laws of 2018 |
Mar 22, 2018 |
| HB 2276 2017–18 |
Wildlife transfer noticeDirects the Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) to hold a public hearing before relocating or introducing certain species of wildlife into a new location for the purpose of population enhancement. | Carolyn Eslick (R-39) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 212, Laws of 2018 |
Mar 22, 2018 |
| HB 2298 2017–18 |
Wastewater operator cert.Requires the Department of Ecology (Ecology) to establish and collect fees from wastewater operators to fully recover the costs of administering the program to certify wastewater operators. | Larry Haler (R-8) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 213, Laws of 2018 |
Mar 22, 2018 |
| HB 2307 2017–18 |
Fish & wildlife dataRequires release of sensitive fish and wildlife data to be subject to a confidentiality agreement. | Luanne Van Werven (R-42) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 214, Laws of 2018 |
Mar 22, 2018 |
| HB 2313 2017–18 |
Chiropractic QAC authorityRemoves the expiration date of the Chiropractic Quality Assurance Commission (CQAC) pilot project. | Eileen Cody (D-34) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 215, Laws of 2018 |
Mar 22, 2018 |
| HB 2322 2017–18 |
Insurers/risk mitigationAuthorizes a property insurer to include goods and services intended to reduce either the probability of loss, or the extent of loss, or both, from a covered event as part of a policy of property insurance, other than... | Derek Stanford (D-1) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 239, Laws of 2018 |
Mar 22, 2018 |
| HB 2356 2017–18 |
Stem cell therapiesRequires licensed health care professionals to notify patients when the stem cell therapy they provide has not been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). | Eileen Cody (D-34) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 216, Laws of 2018 |
Mar 22, 2018 |
| HB 2382 2017–18 |
Surplus public propertyRequires all state agencies to notify state, local, federal, and tribal entities of any sale of surplus state lands. | Cindy Ryu (D-32) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 217, Laws of 2018 |
Mar 22, 2018 |
| HB 2406 2017–18 |
Election security practicesRequires the county auditor to conduct an audit of duplicated ballots and an audit using at least one of the four approved audit methods, prior to certification of the election. | Zack Hudgins (D-11) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 218, Laws of 2018 |
Mar 22, 2018 |
| HB 2408 2017–18 |
Individual health marketRequires, for plan years beginning January 1, 2020, at least one health carrier in an insurance holding company system to offer qualified health plans in counties where the insurance holding company system offers a health plan... | Eileen Cody (D-34) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 219, Laws of 2018 |
Mar 22, 2018 |
| HB 2435 2017–18 |
Respite provider trainingChanges training requirements for individual providers (IPs) who only provide respite services to Aging and Long-Term Support Administration (ALTSA) clients and work less than 300 hours in a year. | Chris Kilduff (D-28) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 220, Laws of 2018 |
Mar 22, 2018 |
| HB 2444 2017–18 |
Low-income housing/REETProvides a real estate excise tax exemption for the transfer of a qualified low-income housing development or controlling interest in a qualified low-income housing development, until July 1, 2035. | Vandana Slatter (D-48) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 221, Laws of 2018 |
Mar 22, 2018 |
| HB 2446 2017–18 |
Physical therapy supervisionExpands the number of assistive personnel a physical therapist may supervise at any one time to three. | Paul Graves (R-5) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 222, Laws of 2018 |
Mar 22, 2018 |
| HB 2448 2017–18 |
Dev. disability housing/taxExempts the qualified transfers of residential property by the legal representative of a person with developmental disabilities from the real estate excise tax. | Tana Senn (D-41) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 223, Laws of 2018 |
Mar 22, 2018 |
| HB 2468 2017–18 |
Canada/accounting firmsSpecifies that chartered professional accountants and chartered professional accounting firms licensed or registered in the Canadian province of British Columbia may perform attest or compilation engagements for subsidiaries... | Brandon Vick (R-18) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 224, Laws of 2018 |
Mar 22, 2018 |
| HB 2515 2017–18 |
Medicaid payments/adult careRequires the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) to establish a data-driven medicaid payment methodology in rule for contracted assisted living (AL), adult residential care (ARC), and enhanced adult residential care (EARC). | Steve Tharinger (D-24) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 225, Laws of 2018 |
Mar 22, 2018 |
| HB 2519 2017–18 |
Pistol license eligibilityProvides that a law enforcement agency may not return a concealed pistol license (CPL) that has been surrendered to or impounded by the agency until the agency determines the licensee meets CPL eligibility requirements. | John Lovick (D-44) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 226, Laws of 2018 |
Mar 22, 2018 |
| HB 2561 2017–18 |
Wildland fire adv. committeeRequires the Wildland Fire Advisory Committee (Advisory Committee) to review and make recommendations on aspects related to wildfire preparedness and prevention by November 15, 2019. | Tom Dent (R-13) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 227, Laws of 2018 |
Mar 22, 2018 |
| HB 2580 2017–18 |
Renewable natural gasRequires the Washington State University Extension Energy Program and the Department of Commerce (Department), in consultation with the Utilities and Transportation Commission, to submit recommendations to the Governor and the... | Jeff Morris (D-40) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 164, Laws of 2018 |
Mar 22, 2018 |
| HB 2611 2017–18 |
Peer support grp counselorsEstablishes a testimonial privilege for certain communications made by a limited authority law enforcement officer to a peer support group counselor while receiving counseling. | Andrew Barkis (R-2) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 165, Laws of 2018 |
Mar 22, 2018 |
| HB 2638 2017–18 |
Graduated reentry programIncreases the allowable period for work release from the final six to the final 12 months of an offender's term of confinement. | Roger Goodman (D-45) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 166, Laws of 2018 |
Mar 22, 2018 |
| HB 2639 2017–18 |
Mobile food unitsAllows a regulatory authority to exempt mobile food units from requirements to store, prepare, and package food in a separate food establishment under certain circumstances. | Vincent Buys (R-42) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 167, Laws of 2018 |
Mar 22, 2018 |
| HB 2649 2017–18 |
Disability/wildlife recreat.Modifies the circumstances in which the crime of unlawful possession of a loaded rifle or shotgun in a motor vehicle or upon an off-road vehicle does not apply. | Andrew Barkis (R-2) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 168, Laws of 2018 |
Mar 22, 2018 |
| HB 2664 2017–18 |
Telecomm. authority/portsExtends existing telecommunications authorities of rural port districts to all port districts. | Mary Dye (R-9) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 169, Laws of 2018 |
Mar 22, 2018 |