Bills sponsored or co-sponsored by Bill Grant
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 2433 2003–04 |
On ballot for two officesAllows a candidate to run for one additional office in an election if the office is for precinct committee officer (PCO), a temporary position, or a position paid on a per diem or per meeting basis for which there is no filing fee. | Brian Hatfield (D-19) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 11, 2004 |
| HB 2471 2003–04 |
Law enforcement lic plateEstablishes a law enforcement memorial special license plate. | John Lovick (D-44) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 11, 2004 |
| HB 2689 2003–04 |
Tx incentives/rural countiesA credit against tax liability under the business and occupation (B&O) tax is available to businesses that: - Provide information technology help desk services from rural counties; or - Develop or manufacture computer software... | William "Ike" Eickmeyer (D-35) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 11, 2004 |
| HB 2831 2003–04 |
Special occasion liquor licAllows county and area agricultural fairs to count a multi-day fair as one event for the purpose of the 12-day per year limit on special occasion licensees serving alcohol. | Bruce Chandler (R-15) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 11, 2004 |
| HB 3133 2003–04 |
Vendor tax registrationRelieves a special event promoter from liability for penalties if the promoter makes a good faith attempt to verify vendor registration. | Bill Fromhold (D-49) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 11, 2004 |
| HB 3175 2003–04 |
Financial assistance/countyCreates the non-appropriated County Assistance Account. | Bill Grant (D-16) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 11, 2004 |
| HB 2320 2003–04 |
Wetland mitigationAuthorizes the Department of Natural Resources to accept money to establish mitigation banks on state-owned aquatic lands and to sell mitigation bank credits. | Kelli Linville (D-42) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Mar 1, 2004 |
| HB 2651 2003–04 |
Executive sessionsIncreases the penalty for unlawfully recording a conversation or communication in an executive session to a class C felony. | Brian Sullivan (D-21) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Mar 1, 2004 |
| HB 2705 2003–04 |
Dev disabilities trust fundRequires that excess property and harvestable timber identified in the 2002 JLARC capital study of RHCs must be disposed of and the proceeds deposited into the developmental disabilities community trust account by December 1,... | Hans Dunshee (D-44) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Mar 1, 2004 |
| HB 2957 2003–04 |
Local government purchasesAllows a local government to give preferential treatment to local suppliers by implementing a "local supplier purchase credit" when considering bids solicited for the purchase of goods or materials. | Kelli Linville (D-42) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Mar 1, 2004 |
| HB 1317 2003–04 |
Trust water rights programsIncludes numerous revisions to reorganize sections and subsections of general trust water rights statutes. | Kelli Linville (D-42) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Feb 27, 2004 |
| HB 2546 2003–04 |
Hi-tech tax incentivesExtends the business and occupation tax (B&O) credit for research and development (R&D) spending from December 31, 2004 to January 1, 2015. | Jim McIntire (D-46) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 2, Laws of 2004 |
Feb 19, 2004 |
| HB 2140 2003–04 |
Conservation commissionMoves statutes relating to the establishment and operation of the Conservation Commission (Commission) from the conservation districts statutes to the statutory title related to state agencies. | Bill Grant (D-16) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Feb 9, 2004 |
| HB 1281 2003–04 |
Community revitalization finExpands the community revitalization program to allow local governments to finance public improvements not only using increased property tax revenues, but also excess excise tax revenues, and revenue generated through a sales... | Eric Pettigrew (D-37) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 6, 2004 |
| HB 3106 2003–04 |
Water rightsAuthorizes the Department of Ecology to divide an existing water right into two or more water rights at the request of the holder of the right. | Dave Mastin (R-16) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 6, 2004 |
| HB 3177 2003–04 |
Qualifying primary actCreates a qualifying primary, in which the top two vote-getters, regardless of party affiliation, advance to the general election. | Brian Hatfield (D-19) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 4, 2004 |
| HB 3178 2003–04 |
Joint housing authoritiesProvides that the ordinances enacted by the legislative authorities creating the joint housing authority shall prescribe the procedure for dissolution or deactivation of a joint housing authority and any other matters... | Bill Grant (D-16) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 4, 2004 |
| HB 3180 2003–04 |
Fruit & veg excise taxationDeclares that chapter 82.04 RCW shall not apply to amounts received from the canning, preserving, freezing, processing, or dehydrating fresh fruits and vegetables which are subsequently sold at wholesale outside the state or... | Bill Grant (D-16) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 4, 2004 |
| HB 1178 2003–04 |
Sex educationRequires all educational programs that discuss sexual anatomy, sexual physiology, and reproductive health with public funds to: (1) provide medically accurate information; (2) teach that abstinence is the most effective way to... | Shay Schual-Berke (D-33) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Feb 2, 2004 |
| HB 3105 2003–04 |
Water rightsProvides that, if an application filed or action taken under this act involves only a change in the point of withdrawal of the right, a change in the place of use of the right, or both such changes, and the purpose of use of... | Dave Mastin (R-16) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 28, 2004 |
| HB 3107 2003–04 |
Recovery of fish runsEstablishes a regional fish recovery program for Asotin, Columbia, Garfield, Walla Walla, and Whitman Counties. | Don Cox (R-9) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 28, 2004 |
| HB 2981 2003–04 |
Minimum wage/hour standardsDeclares that chapter 49.46 RCW and chapter 39.12 RCW constitutes the exclusive state authority for the establishment of minimum wage and hour standards for employees in this state, and the state hereby fully occupies and... | Cary Condotta (R-12) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 26, 2004 |
| HB 3017 2003–04 |
Priorities of governmentFinds that a priorities of government board is needed to: (1) Encourage the discussion and understanding of critical global, national, and state economic trends that will affect the Washington economy in the coming decades;... | Mark Miloscia (D-30) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 26, 2004 |
| HB 3024 2003–04 |
State-owned farmlandLimits the acreage of state lands segregated into farm units or receiving project water within an irrigation district that contracts for certain federal reclamation project waters. | Janéa Holmquist Newbry (R-13) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 26, 2004 |
| HB 3033 2003–04 |
Agricultural use of waterAuthorizes certain changes in water rights within the general category of an agricultural use of water without state approval and provides an expedited process for reviewing other such changes. | Bruce Chandler (R-15) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 26, 2004 |