Bills sponsored or co-sponsored by Joe McDermott
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 1833 2007–08 |
FirefightersModifies the industrial insurance presumption of occupational disease for firefighters to include certain heart injuries and certain cancers. | Steve Conway (D-29) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 490, Laws of 2007 |
May 15, 2007 |
| HB 1599 2007–08 |
Raffles by state employeesPermits state employees to conduct and solicit donations for raffles for charitable purposes under specified conditions. | Senator (D-22) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 452, Laws of 2007 |
May 14, 2007 |
| HB 1883 2007–08 |
Higher edu coordinating brdIncreases the time period covered in the strategic master plan for higher education to 10 years. | Deb Wallace (D-17) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 458, Laws of 2007 |
May 14, 2007 |
| HB 1898 2007–08 |
Apprenticeship utilizationExtends apprenticeship utilization requirements to public works contracts awarded by school districts. | Dave Quall (D-40) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 437, Laws of 2007 |
May 11, 2007 |
| HB 2079 2007–08 |
Agency shop feesProvides that when public labor organizations are making political campaign contributions, the contribution is not considered to be use of agency shop fees when the organization's general treasury has sufficient funds to cover... | Joe McDermott (D-34) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 438, Laws of 2007 |
May 11, 2007 |
| HB 2304 2007–08 |
Cardiac care servicesRequires the Department of Health to adopt certificate of need criteria relating to the performance of percutaneous coronary interventions at hospitals that do not provide on-site cardiac surgery. | Dawn Morrell (D-25) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 440, Laws of 2007 |
May 11, 2007 |
| HB 1906 2007–08 |
Math and science educationCreates an after school mathematics support program with community based organizations. | Ross Hunter (D-48) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 396, Laws of 2007 |
May 9, 2007 |
| HB 1088 2007–08 |
Children's mental healthRequires the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) to recommend revisions to access-to-care standards and the children's mental health benefits package. | Mary Lou Dickerson (D-36) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 359, Laws of 2007 |
May 8, 2007 |
| HB 1456 2007–08 |
Mental health professionalsMental health professionals will not be required to conduct home visits alone, and will be given resources to lessen the danger of home visits. | Tami Green (D-28) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 360, Laws of 2007 |
May 8, 2007 |
| HB 2049 2007–08 |
Marine resource committeesCreates a mechanism for certain counties to establish a Marine Resource Committee to address the needs of the marine ecosystem local to that county. | Christine Rolfes (D-23) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 344, Laws of 2007 |
May 7, 2007 |
| HB 1050 2007–08 |
Students with disabilitiesAllows a student receiving special education services to participate in high school commencement exercises if the student has attended four years of high school and has an Individualized Education Program (IEP) that prescribes... | Dave Upthegrove (D-33) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 318, Laws of 2007 |
May 4, 2007 |
| HB 1131 2007–08 |
Passport to college programProvides for outreach and information to youth foster care regarding opportunities for higher education, including financial aid that may be available. | Hans Dunshee (D-44) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 314, Laws of 2007 |
May 4, 2007 |
| HB 2115 2007–08 |
Heritage barn preservationEstablishes the Washington State Heritage Barn Preservation Program. | Daniel Newhouse (R-15) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 333, Laws of 2007 |
May 4, 2007 |
| HB 1106 2007–08 |
Hospital acquired infectionsBeginning July 1, 2008, requires hospitals to collect data on certain health care associated infections and report the data to federal reporting systems and release or grant access to this information to the Department of Health. | Tom Campbell (R-2) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 261, Laws of 2007 |
May 2, 2007 |
| HB 1644 2007–08 |
Part-time academic employeesModifies health care benefits eligibility requirements for community and technical college part-time faculty. | Phyllis Gutierrez Kenney (D-46) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 302, Laws of 2007 |
May 2, 2007 |
| HB 1916 2007–08 |
Care providersSpecifies factors to be considered by an interest arbitration panel resolving an impasse in collective bargaining involving individual providers or family child care providers under the Public Employees' Collective Bargaining Act. | Steve Conway (D-29) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 278, Laws of 2007 |
May 2, 2007 |
| HB 1001 2007–08 |
Auto theftIncreases auto theft-related penalties and triple scores prior offenses for adult offenders. | John Lovick (D-44) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 199, Laws of 2007 |
Apr 27, 2007 |
| HB 1328 2007–08 |
Small works rosterAllows a state agency or authorized local government to use the limited public works process to solicit and award small works roster contracts to certain small businesses, and to adopt procedures to encourage small businesses... | Sharon Tomiko Santos (D-37) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 210, Laws of 2007 |
Apr 27, 2007 |
| HB 1779 2007–08 |
GET ready for math & scienceCreates the Guaranteed Education Tuition (GET) Ready for Math and Science Scholarship program, which will provide conditional scholarships to eligible undergraduate students who major in math, science, or a related field and... | Deb Wallace (D-17) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 214, Laws of 2007 |
Apr 27, 2007 |
| HB 2111 2007–08 |
Adult family home providersProvides for collective bargaining between the Governor and a statewide unit of adult family home providers under the Public Employees' Collective Bargaining Act. | Brendan Williams (D-22) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 184, Laws of 2007 |
Apr 21, 2007 |
| HB 1556 2007–08 |
Walla Walla sweet onionDesignates the Walla Walla Sweet onion as the state vegetable. | Maureen Walsh (R-16) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 137, Laws of 2007 |
Apr 20, 2007 |
| HB 2010 2007–08 |
Bidder responsibilityDefines "responsible bidder" for purposes of public works contracts. | Kathy Haigh (D-35) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 133, Laws of 2007 |
Apr 19, 2007 |
| HB 1024 2007–08 |
Polybrominated diphenylProhibits the manufacture, sale, or distribution of products containing polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) after January 1, 2008, with certain exceptions. | Ross Hunter (D-48) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 65, Laws of 2007 |
Apr 17, 2007 |
| HB 1870 2007–08 |
JuneteenthEstablishes June 19 as Juneteenth, a day of remembrance for the day the slaves learned of their freedom. | Jamie Pedersen (D-43) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 61, Laws of 2007 |
Apr 17, 2007 |
| HB 1460 2007–08 |
Mental health parityRequires mental health parity in health plans offered in the individual and small group insurance markets. | Shay Schual-Berke (D-33) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 8, Laws of 2007 |
Mar 30, 2007 |