All bills
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 2539 2005–06 |
Disaster medical assistanceRequires the Military Department to pursue an agreement with the federal government to allow Washington to use the federal cache of equipment and supplies during an in-state emergency. | Shay Schual-Berke (D-33) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 8, 2006 |
| HB 2540 2005–06 |
Individual health insuranceAdds a consumer representative, and removes an insurance industry representative from the board of the Washington State Health Insurance Pool (Pool). | Shay Schual-Berke (D-33) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 8, 2006 |
| HB 2545 2005–06 |
Veterans' scoring in examsClarifies that agencies or private companies under contract to administer competitive examinations for public employment are included in the entities that must give a scoring criteria status, or preference, to all veterans who... | Kathy Haigh (D-35) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 8, 2006 |
| HB 2546 2005–06 |
Definition of veteranUpdates the definition of veteran to exclude the benefit pertaining to restrictions on sending veterans or their families to almshouses. | Kathy Haigh (D-35) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 8, 2006 |
| HB 2551 2005–06 |
Limited liability companiesEstablishes that, for campaign contribution purposes, two or more limited liability companies (LLCs) are treated as a single entity if one of the two or more LLCs is participating in an election campaign or making... | Hans Dunshee (D-44) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 8, 2006 |
| HB 2563 2005–06 |
Processing liquor licensesMakes changes to the law related to the processing of liquor licenses, and other technical changes. | Alex Wood (D-3) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 8, 2006 |
| HB 2564 2005–06 |
Veterans/discriminationExpands the jurisdiction of the Human Rights Commission to include persons who have veteran or military status as a basis for prohibiting discrimination as it relates to employment; credit and real estate transactions,... | Derek Kilmer (D-26) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 8, 2006 |
| HB 2565 2005–06 |
Worker training b & o taxMakes a Business and Occupation (B&O) tax credit for certain worker training available to certain small businesses. | Derek Kilmer (D-26) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 8, 2006 |
| HB 2571 2005–06 |
Health care services debtIncreases the value of the homestead exemption limit where the homestead is subject to execution or forced sale for the recovery of health care services debt. | Dawn Morrell (D-25) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 8, 2006 |
| HB 2574 2005–06 |
Hospital charity careIncreases the thresholds for qualifying for sliding fee schedule discounts to 250 percent of the federal poverty guidelines. | Eileen Cody (D-34) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 8, 2006 |
| HB 2580 2005–06 |
Canned salmonCreates a new classification under the Business and Occupation tax with a rate of 0.484 percent for persons that inspect, test, and label canned salmon owned by another person. | Dave Upthegrove (D-33) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 8, 2006 |
| HB 2582 2005–06 |
High school completion prgrmAllows students under 21 who have completed all state and local graduation requirements except the Certificate of Academic Achievement to enroll at no charge at a community or technical college in a program to earn a high... | Dave Upthegrove (D-33) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 8, 2006 |
| HB 2587 2005–06 |
Lady WashingtonDesignates the Lady Washington as the official ship of Washington. | Brian Blake (D-19) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 8, 2006 |
| HB 2590 2005–06 |
Nonprofit/zoological purposeExtends the deductions under the business and occupation (B&O) tax and exemptions under the sales and use tax for artistic and cultural organizations to certain nonprofit zoological societies. | Mary Lou Dickerson (D-36) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 8, 2006 |
| HB 2591 2005–06 |
Special fuel taxesExempting a regional transit authority from the special fuel tax even if its bus routes exceed 25 road miles beyond the county limits where the buses started. | Brian Sullivan (D-21) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 8, 2006 |
| HB 2593 2005–06 |
Oil spill preventionRequires the Department of Ecology (Department) to conduct unannounced practice oil spill drills on vessels and to evaluate vessels' contingency plans. | Sherry Appleton (D-23) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 8, 2006 |
| HB 2594 2005–06 |
Bilingual voting assistanceCreates a task force to make recommendations to continue implementation of Section 203 of the Voting Rights Act within the state. | Bob Hasegawa (D-11) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 8, 2006 |
| HB 2595 2005–06 |
Comm & tech college salariesDirects the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges (SBCTC) to recommend to the Legislature an allocation model for distribution of increments for experience, professional development and training. | Phyllis Gutierrez Kenney (D-46) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 8, 2006 |
| HB 2597 2005–06 |
Private vocational schoolsAdds requirements for licensure as a private vocational school and for qualification to teach or be an administrator of a private vocational school. | Phyllis Gutierrez Kenney (D-46) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 8, 2006 |
| HB 2601 2005–06 |
Information techn projectsRequires fiscal notes to identify the fiscal and operational impact on the state information technology portfolio. | Ross Hunter (D-48) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 8, 2006 |
| HB 2615 2005–06 |
Private air ambulancesExempts qualified air ambulances services that sell member subscriptions from the Insurance Code. | Dave Quall (D-40) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 8, 2006 |
| HB 2622 2005–06 |
Concealed pistol licensesAllows concealed pistol license reciprocity for a person who is at least 21 years old and has a license from an otherwise qualifying state even if that state issues licenses to persons under age 21. | Brian Blake (D-19) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 8, 2006 |
| HB 2630 2005–06 |
Opportunity grant programDirects the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges (SBCTC), a nonprofit, and the Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board (WTECB), in consultation with a statewide high technology organization, to identify... | Phyllis Gutierrez Kenney (D-46) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 8, 2006 |
| HB 2632 2005–06 |
HIV insurance coverage prgrmThe cap on the number of insurance policies supported by the Human Immunodeficiency Virus Insurance Program in the Washington State Health Insurance Pool is removed. | Jeannie Darneille (D-27) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 8, 2006 |
| HB 2643 2005–06 |
Vehicles/hydraulic systemsAllowing the use of aftermarket vehicle hydraulics on public roads under certain conditions. | Jim Clements (R-14) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 8, 2006 |