All bills
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 1655 2003–04 |
Special parking privilegesAllows advanced registered nurse practitioners to make determinations about whether an individual qualifies for special parking privileges. | Judy Clibborn (D-41) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 371, Laws of 2003 |
May 20, 2003 |
| HB 1675 2003–04 |
Civil trial provisionsDeals with subjects relating to civil trials such as notice of trial, impaneling juries, peremptory challenges, jury deliberations, and verdicts. | Jim Moeller (D-49) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 406, Laws of 2003 |
May 20, 2003 |
| HB 1754 2003–04 |
PoultryUnder certain circumstances, exempts the slaughter and preparation of 1,000 or fewer chickens in a calendar year and their on-farm sale from the requirements of the state's custom slaughter laws. | William "Ike" Eickmeyer (D-35) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 397, Laws of 2003 |
May 20, 2003 |
| HB 1829 2003–04 |
Postretirement employmentDefines separation from service in the Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS) and the Teachers' Retirement System (TRS) as excluding circumstances where an employee and their employer have an oral or written agreement to... | Barbara Bailey (R-10) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 412, Laws of 2003 |
May 20, 2003 |
| HB 1841 2003–04 |
Family sevices/interventionRequires the Department of Social and Health Services to: identify criteria for funding state-operated or contracted prevention and early intervention services and programs, in consultation with the Family Policy Council; and... | Ruth Kagi (D-32) | Vetoed Vetoed by the Governor |
May 20, 2003 |
| HB 1849 2003–04 |
Health care volunteersAuthorizes the Department of Health (DOH) to contact health care professionals to request permission to add their names and contact information to the DOH’s records of potential volunteers to serve in case of a bioterrorism... | Barbara Bailey (R-10) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 384, Laws of 2003 |
May 20, 2003 |
| HB 1980 2003–04 |
TANF work activityRequires the Department of Social and Health Services (Department) to assess each WorkFirst recipient within four weeks of becoming eligible for the program. | Marc Boldt (R-17) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 383, Laws of 2003 |
May 20, 2003 |
| HB 2065 2003–04 |
License plate technologyAuthorizes the use of a non-standard background on license plates. | Geoff Simpson (D-47) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 370, Laws of 2003 |
May 20, 2003 |
| HB 2088 2003–04 |
Storm water rates & chargesRequires local governments operating storm water sewer facilities to reduce rates and charges by a minimum of 10 percent for any new or remodeled commercial building that utilizes a permissive rainwater harvesting system... | Mark Schoesler (R-9) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 394, Laws of 2003 |
May 20, 2003 |
| HB 2202 2003–04 |
Cosmetology apprenticeshipsAllows individuals who successfully complete a cosmetology apprenticeship program to take the test to become licensed. | Joyce McDonald (R-25) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 400, Laws of 2003 |
May 20, 2003 |
| HB 2215 2003–04 |
Vehicle dealer feesAuthorizes auto dealers to charge a documentary service fee of up to $35 per vehicle sale or lease, to recover costs associated with administrative and documentary services rendered in connection with the sale or lease of a vehicle | Ed Murray (D-43) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 368, Laws of 2003 |
May 20, 2003 |
| SB 5120 2003–04 |
Ignition interlock devicesRequires the Department of Licensing (DOL), rather than the courts, to supervise the mandatory installation of ignition interlocks in drunk driving cases. | Dino Rossi (R-5) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 366, Laws of 2003 |
May 20, 2003 |
| SB 5135 2003–04 |
Higher ed tuition feesRequires undergraduate students with more than 125 percent of the credits needed to complete a degree to pay increased tuition rates based on the full cost of instruction. | Don Carlson (R-49) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 407, Laws of 2003 |
May 20, 2003 |
| SB 5179 2003–04 |
Body-gripping trapsRequires all animal trapping to be conducted in furtherance of wildlife population management. | Bob Oke (R-26) | Vetoed Vetoed by the Governor |
May 20, 2003 |
| SB 5389 2003–04 |
Clean and sober housingCreates provisions in the Residential Landlord Tenant Act that apply to "drug and alcohol free" housing. | Don Benton (R-17) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 382, Laws of 2003 |
May 20, 2003 |
| SB 5437 2003–04 |
School dstrct regional commProvides an agency appeal process for decisions to deny a proposed change to school district boundaries. | Don Benton (R-17) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 413, Laws of 2003 |
May 20, 2003 |
| SB 5705 2003–04 |
Services for the blindChanges statutory provisions for the Department of Services for the Blind. | Shirley Winsley (R-28) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 409, Laws of 2003 |
May 20, 2003 |
| SB 5713 2003–04 |
Electrical contratorsEstablishes exemptions from certain electrical code requirements for appliance repair work, equipment repair work, boiler work, medical devices, and electrical work that is incidental to plumbing work. | Senator (R-15) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 399, Laws of 2003 |
May 20, 2003 |
| SB 5751 2003–04 |
Valuable material salesAuthorizes the Board of Natural Resources to set the maximum dollar amount for directly sold valuable materials, without a $20,000 cap. | Jim Hargrove (D-24) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 381, Laws of 2003 |
May 20, 2003 |
| SB 5769 2003–04 |
Reg trans investment dstrctAuthorizes a Regional Transportation Investment District (RTID) to issue bonds up to constitutional limitations. | Jim Horn (R-41) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 372, Laws of 2003 |
May 20, 2003 |
| SB 5776 2003–04 |
Review of permit decisionsCreates a new hearings board called the Environmental and Land Use Hearings Board (ELUHB). | Mark Doumit (D-19) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 393, Laws of 2003 |
May 20, 2003 |
| SB 5785 2003–04 |
Nonhighway vehiclesChanges the traffic infraction of operating a non-highway vehicle on a trail which is restricted to pedestrians or animal travel, so that it is a traffic infraction to operate a non-highway vehicle on a trail when it is... | Linda Evans Parlette (R-12) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 377, Laws of 2003 |
May 20, 2003 |
| SB 5865 2003–04 |
Recreation facilitiesAuthorizes a public facilities district created after January 1, 2000, to acquire, construct, own, remodel, maintain, equip, reequip, repair and operate a recreation facility together with a contiguous parking facility. | Betti Sheldon (D-23) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 376, Laws of 2003 |
May 20, 2003 |
| SB 5868 2003–04 |
Driving abstracts/volunteersRequires the Department of Licensing to release to volunteer organizations the certified abstract of the full driving record of an individual who has submitted an application for a position that could require transportation of... | Lisa Brown (D-3) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 367, Laws of 2003 |
May 20, 2003 |
| SB 5893 2003–04 |
Fish & wildlife rec licensesProvides the Fish and Wildlife Commission with the authority to set the transaction fee on all recreational documents issued through the automated licencing system. | Bob Oke (R-26) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 389, Laws of 2003 |
May 20, 2003 |