Bills sponsored or co-sponsored by Joe Schmick
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 2785 2015–16 |
Solid fuel burning devicesLimits the authority of the Department of Ecology (ECY) or local air authorities to restrict the installation or use of certain woodstoves during emergency power outages, regardless of whether a burn ban has been temporarily... | Matt Shea (R-4) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 187, Laws of 2016 |
Apr 1, 2016 |
| HB 2842 2015–16 |
State-owned land/private devAllows a designated city, with over 60,000 people, in the eastern side of the state, and immediately north of the Columbia River, to finance public improvement projects within a designated area of state land that has been sold... | Joe Schmick (R-9) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 192, Laws of 2016 |
Apr 1, 2016 |
| HB 2678 2015–16 |
Nursing home facilitiesModifies the nursing facility payment methodology to implement consensus recommendations from the nursing facility payment methodology work group established in Chapter 2, Laws of 2015 (Substitute House Bill 1274). | Joe Schmick (R-9) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 131, Laws of 2016 |
Mar 31, 2016 |
| HB 2768 2015–16 |
Dental plan taxes & chargesImposes a premium tax on stand-alone family dental plans. | Joe Schmick (R-9) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 133, Laws of 2016 |
Mar 31, 2016 |
| HB 2925 2015–16 |
Wildland fires/livestockRequires the Department of Natural Resources to allow livestock owners or their employees to access public lands for the purpose of retrieving or caring for livestock during a fire suppression response unless doing so would... | Tom Dent (R-13) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 109, Laws of 2016 |
Mar 31, 2016 |
| HB 2928 2015–16 |
Outdoor burning/forest firesCreates a "forest resiliency burning" pilot project administered by the Department of Natural Resources (DNR), and requires the DNR to coordinate with certain regional entities to conduct forest resiliency burning and... | Joel Kretz (R-7) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 110, Laws of 2016 |
Mar 31, 2016 |
| HB 2340 2015–16 |
State health insurance poolExtends the discontinuation date for all Washington State Health Insurance Pool (WSHIP) non-Medicare plans to December 31, 2018, and freezes enrollment for all non-Medicare plans until August 1, 2017. | Joe Schmick (R-9) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 29, 2016 |
| HB 2425 2015–16 |
Massage therapistsChanges the terms "massage practitioner" and "animal massage practitioner" to "massage therapist" and "animal massage therapist," respectively. | Patty Kuderer (D-48) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 41, Laws of 2016 |
Mar 29, 2016 |
| HB 2453 2015–16 |
State hospital oversightEstablishes the Select Committee on Quality Improvement in State Hospitals (select committee), which receives updates, monitors, and makes recommendations regarding the state hospitals. | Laurie Jinkins (D-27) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 28, 2016 |
| HB 2807 2015–16 |
Heavy haul industr corridorsDesignates a section of State Route 128 and State Route 193 as a heavy-haul corridor. | Mary Dye (R-9) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 26, Laws of 2016 |
Mar 25, 2016 |
| HB 1005 2015–16 |
Health care info releaseExpands the authority for third-party payors to release health care information to the same extent that health care providers are authorized to disclose health care information. | Eileen Cody (D-34) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| HB 1051 2015–16 |
Supreme court electionsChanges the justice of the supreme court to a partisan office. | Richard DeBolt (R-20) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| HB 1053 2015–16 |
Group health benefit plansAllows all rates and forms of large group health benefit plans and all stand-alone dental and stand-alone vision plans to be used after they are filed with the Insurance Commissioner. | Steve Kirby (D-29) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| HB 1104 2015–16 |
Interference w/ag productionCreates the crime of Interference with Agricultural Production as a gross misdemeanor offense. | Joe Schmick (R-9) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| HB 1192 2015–16 |
Federal land transferRequires the federal government to extinguish and transfer its title to certain public lands by December 31, 2015. | David Taylor (R-15) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| HB 1199 2015–16 |
Species status/F&W comm.Directs the Fish and Wildlife Commission to consider petitions for changing the classification of an endangered, threatened, or sensitive terrestrial mammal species on a regional basis based on the biological status of the... | Shelly Short (R-7) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| HB 1315 2015–16 |
Plumbing & electrical tradesRequires the Department of Labor and Industries (Department) to grant a variance to a specialty electrician or specialty plumber allowing specified work if the electrician or plumber establishes that the Department changed its... | Matt Manweller (R-13) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| HB 1326 2015–16 |
Public art works/trans fundsProhibits funds appropriated to a state transportation agency, and state funds provided to other state agencies or local authorities by grants, contracts, or other means for transportation projects, from being expended to... | Matt Shea (R-4) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| HB 1339 2015–16 |
Scope of practice/healthcareAllows the Secretary of Health to stay an action of a disciplining authority if he or she determines that the action has expanded the scope of practice of a health profession. | Eileen Cody (D-34) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| HB 1340 2015–16 |
Health care professionalsPermits the Department of Health to approve health workforce pilot projects that teach new skills to health care personnel, use existing skills in new settings, accelerate training, or teach new roles and skills to previously... | Eileen Cody (D-34) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| HB 1369 2015–16 |
Student volunteer healthcarePermits pharmacy students, allopathic and osteopathic medical students, and nursing students to perform tasks under the supervision of a licensed pharmacist, licensed allopathic or osteopathic physician, registered nurse, or... | Marcus Riccelli (D-3) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| HB 1402 2015–16 |
Prepackaged emer meds in ERAuthorizes a hospital to allow a practitioner to prescribe and distribute prepackaged emergency medications to patients being discharged from a hospital emergency department during times when community or hospital pharmacy... | Joe Schmick (R-9) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| HB 1403 2015–16 |
TelemedicineRequires health carriers to reimburse for services provided via telemedicine. | Steve Bergquist (D-11) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| HB 1459 2015–16 |
Healthpath WA/tax exclusionsLowers costs for providing medical, behavioral health, and long-term services and support to high-risk populations. Exempts the healthpath Washington program from the calculation of the premium tax, business and occupation... | Eileen Cody (D-34) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| HB 1530 2015–16 |
Prepared food, definitionExpands the sales and use tax exemption for food and food ingredients to include food required to be cooked by the consumer prior to consumption. | Sharon Wylie (D-49) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |