All bills
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 1279 2003–04 |
Nonprofit corporationsAuthorizes nonprofit corporations to create committees of members. | Patricia Lantz (D-26) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Jan 12, 2004 |
| HB 1282 2003–04 |
Citizen councilorCreates the office of Citizen Councilor and the citizen councilor network. | Kathy Haigh (D-35) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2004 |
| HB 1284 2003–04 |
PERS plan 2 early retirementRevises provisions relating to early retirement in the public employees' retirement system, plan 2. | Mike Cooper (D-21) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2004 |
| HB 1285 2003–04 |
Remployment of veteransExtends reemployment rights under state law to persons who left temporary positions for specified types of military service. | Tom Campbell (R-2) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Jan 12, 2004 |
| HB 1293 2003–04 |
Flat license platesRequires the Department of Licensing to solicit a request for proposal to implement a flat, digitally printed license plate system. | Geoff Simpson (D-47) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2004 |
| HB 1297 2003–04 |
Motorcycle helmetDeclares that, for purposes of this act, "motorcycle helmet" means a protective covering for the head consisting of a hard outer shell, padding adjacent to and inside the outer shell, and a neck or chin strap type retention... | Ed Orcutt (R-18) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2004 |
| HB 1298 2003–04 |
Retirement/service vestingReduces the required length of service for vesting in the Public Employees' Retirement System, the School Employees' Retirement System, and the Teachers' Retirement System Plans 3 from 10 years to five years. | Helen Sommers (D-36) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Jan 12, 2004 |
| HB 1300 2003–04 |
Private school health plansPrivate schools are required to have school health plans. | Eileen Cody (D-34) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2004 |
| HB 1301 2003–04 |
Rental assistanceChanges the vacancy rate threshold for construction of new affordable housing from 10 percent to 7 percent. | Steve Kirby (D-29) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2004 |
| HB 1302 2003–04 |
Secure comm trans facilitiesFinds that home-based instruction is no more compatible with the immediate proximity of secure community transition facilities than a public or private school. Declares that homes in which children receive home-based... | Skip Priest (R-30) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2004 |
| HB 1303 2003–04 |
State building codeRevises state building code provisions. | Mike Armstrong (R-12) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2004 |
| HB 1304 2003–04 |
Fur dealer's license feesAmends RCW 77.65.480 to delete the fee for a fur dealer's license. | Mike Armstrong (R-12) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2004 |
| HB 1305 2003–04 |
Employment informationProvides that an employer who discloses information about a former or current employee's job performance, conduct, or other work-related information to a prospective employer, or employment agency as defined by RCW 49.60.040,... | Mike Carrell (R-28) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2004 |
| HB 1306 2003–04 |
Taxation of taxidermyProvides that the term shall not include the sale of or charge made for labor and services rendered as taxidermy services such as preparation, stuffing, and mounting of skins of dead animals for exhibition in a lifelike state,... | Richard DeBolt (R-20) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2004 |
| HB 1307 2003–04 |
Actions against agency rulesThe burden of proof in demonstrating the invalidity of an agency action is no longer with the party asserting its invalidity, but rather is silent. | Mike Armstrong (R-12) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2004 |
| HB 1308 2003–04 |
Contracting for servicesAmends RCW 41.80.020 relating to contracting for services customarily provided by state employees. | Glenn Anderson (R-5) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2004 |
| HB 1309 2003–04 |
Agency rule authorityProvides that an agency may not adopt a proposed rule unless the legislature has had the opportunity to consider the proposed rule during a regular session or special legislative session as defined in Article II, section 12 of... | Janéa Holmquist Newbry (R-13) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2004 |
| HB 1310 2003–04 |
Administrative rule noticeState agencies must make a good faith attempt to notify businesses affected by rule changes. | Jan Shabro (R-31) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2004 |
| HB 1311 2003–04 |
Actions against stateRemoves Thurston County's specific listing as a place of proper venue for court actions filed against the state. | Mike Armstrong (R-12) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2004 |
| HB 1312 2003–04 |
Rule-making authority limitLimits the rule-making authority of certain entities to those instances where there is a specific grant of legislative authority. | Glenn Anderson (R-5) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2004 |
| HB 1313 2003–04 |
Agencies to justify rulesPlaces the burden of proof on an agency during rule review. | Glenn Anderson (R-5) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2004 |
| HB 1314 2003–04 |
Significant legislative ruleProvides that, in order for the legislature to properly carry out its responsibility for establishing new laws, this act revises rule-making requirements to assure that the legislature can carefully review rules that impose... | Jan Shabro (R-31) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2004 |
| HB 1315 2003–04 |
Agency rules/adoptingProvides that no agency may adopt a rule that exceeds a federal standard without specific legislative authority. Provides that, by July 1, 2004, each state agency must review existing rules that exceed federal standards and... | Jan Shabro (R-31) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2004 |
| HB 1316 2003–04 |
Utility taxationReplaces the state public utility tax on light and power businesses with a wholesale energy transaction tax on the volume of electricity transmitted within the state. | Jeff Morris (D-40) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2004 |
| HB 1319 2003–04 |
Actions against firearms indDeclares that neither the state nor any political subdivision of the state may sue the firearms industry for damages, abatement, or injunctive relief resulting or arising from the lawful design, manufacture, marketing, sale,... | Jerome Delvin (R-8) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 2004 |