All bills
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 5749 2003–04 |
Sex offender postreleaseAuthorizes a designee of the Indeterminate Sentence Board (ISRB) to administer hearings for any sex offender accused of violating his or her community custody status. | Jim Hargrove (D-24) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 218, Laws of 2003 |
May 12, 2003 |
| SB 5766 2003–04 |
Administrative rule noticeProviding businesses with notice of certain administrative rules. | Pam Roach (R-31) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 246, Laws of 2003 |
May 12, 2003 |
| SB 5779 2003–04 |
Sibling relationshipsRequires the court to address the relationship between a child and his or her sibling in dependency or termination proceedings. | Val Stevens (R-39) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 227, Laws of 2003 |
May 12, 2003 |
| SB 5811 2003–04 |
Foster careEncourages foster parents to facilitate greater involvement of birth parents with their children in foster care. | Jim Hargrove (D-24) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 226, Laws of 2003 |
May 12, 2003 |
| SB 5829 2003–04 |
Nursing techniciansNursing students or recent graduates of a nursing program who are employed by a hospital or nursing home must be registered by the Department of Health in order to perform specific nursing tasks. | Alex Deccio (R-14) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 258, Laws of 2003 |
May 12, 2003 |
| SB 5890 2003–04 |
Agricultural workersDirects the Department of Labor and Industries to initiate a pilot project on mandatory medical monitoring for certain cholinesterase-inhibiting pesticides. | Dan Swecker (R-20) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 255, Laws of 2003 |
May 12, 2003 |
| SB 5933 2003–04 |
Cigarette tax contractsAdds the Samish Indian Nation, the Quileute Tribe, and the Kalispel Tribe to the list of tribes with which the Governor may make cigarette tax contracts. | Jim Hargrove (D-24) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 236, Laws of 2003 |
May 12, 2003 |
| SB 5970 2003–04 |
Family law handbookRequires the county auditor to distribute a family law handbook to an individual who applies for a marriage license under RCW 26.04.140. | Jim Hargrove (D-24) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 225, Laws of 2003 |
May 12, 2003 |
| SB 5977 2003–04 |
Highway rights of wayRequires the Department of Transportation to establish a process to lease locations within highway rights of way for wireless telecommunications equipment. | Luke Esser (R-48) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 244, Laws of 2003 |
May 12, 2003 |
| SB 5991 2003–04 |
Secure comm trans facilitiesChanges the minimum staffing ratios at the Secure Community Transition Facility on McNeil Island to one staff member to three residents during waking hours, and one staff member to four residents during normal sleeping hours. | Val Stevens (R-39) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 216, Laws of 2003 |
May 12, 2003 |
| SB 6057 2003–04 |
Basic health care planRemoves restrictions on spending additional cigarette and tobacco tax revenue generated by Initiative 773 solely on Basic Health Plan enrollments beyond a base enrollment of 125,000 persons. | Linda Evans Parlette (R-12) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 259, Laws of 2003 |
May 12, 2003 |
| HB 1073 2003–04 |
Property tax collectionForeclosures against the sublease rather than the improvement on the lot when property taxes are delinquent on lots that are private leases of publicly owned land. | Kathy Haigh (D-35) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 169, Laws of 2003 |
May 9, 2003 |
| HB 1074 2003–04 |
Impounded vehicle releaseIf a person is arrested for driving while their driver's license is suspended or revoked, the vehicle may be impounded. However, if it is found that the driver under arrest is not the owner of the vehicle, the police officer... | Roger Bush (R-2) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 177, Laws of 2003 |
May 9, 2003 |
| HB 1075 2003–04 |
Forest tax statutesClarifies that the date on the death certificate will be used to implement the exception to payment of back property taxes related to the death of an owner. | Brian Blake (D-19) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 170, Laws of 2003 |
May 9, 2003 |
| HB 1088 2003–04 |
Illegally parked vehiclesAllows police officers to take custody of a vehicle and provide for its prompt removal to a place of safety when the vehicle is illegally occupying a zone where parking is limited to certain classes of vehicles. | Bill Fromhold (D-49) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 178, Laws of 2003 |
May 9, 2003 |
| HB 1102 2003–04 |
Environmental mitigatn sitesA reference to conservancy groups eligible for the Department of Transportation convey environmental sites to is clarified to include national organizations. | Ed Murray (D-43) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 187, Laws of 2003 |
May 9, 2003 |
| HB 1114 2003–04 |
School/playground speed zoneExpands the current school and playground speed zone law to allow counties and incorporated cities and towns to create school or playground speed zones that may extend 300 feet from the border of the school or playground property. | Bill Hinkle (R-13) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 192, Laws of 2003 |
May 9, 2003 |
| HB 1136 2003–04 |
Outdoor recreation accountThe use of the Washington Wildlife and Recreation Program allocation for state parks changes from 75 percent land acquisition and 25 percent park development to 50 percent land acquisition and 50 percent park development... | Dennis Flannigan (D-27) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 184, Laws of 2003 |
May 9, 2003 |
| HB 1144 2003–04 |
Wildlife chemical captureAuthorizes the Department of Health to issue a limited registration allowing the Department of Fish and Wildlife to use controlled substances for use in chemical capture programs. | Kathy Haigh (D-35) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 175, Laws of 2003 |
May 9, 2003 |
| HB 1154 2003–04 |
Archive & library fundingAllows the Secretary of State to solicit gifts, grants, conveyances, bequests, etc. and to use any proceeds realized from these gifts, unless the donor requests otherwise, to fund the functions of the archives and records... | Kathy Haigh (D-35) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 164, Laws of 2003 |
May 9, 2003 |
| HB 1206 2003–04 |
Retiremnt contributions/pl 3Provides an annual window for employees to change their contribution rate to the Public Employees' Retirement System Plan 3, the School Employees' Retirement System Plan 3, and the Teachers' Retirement System Plan 3. | Cheryl Pflug (R-5) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 156, Laws of 2003 |
May 9, 2003 |
| HB 1246 2003–04 |
Gifts of aquatic landsAuthorizes the Department of Natural Resources to accept gifts of aquatic lands. | Kelli Linville (D-42) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 176, Laws of 2003 |
May 9, 2003 |
| HB 1269 2003–04 |
Structural pest inspectorsIdentifies the types of inspections for which a person must be licensed as a structural pest inspector and requires certain evidence of financial responsibility for such a license and authorizes other evidence. | Kelli Linville (D-42) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 212, Laws of 2003 |
May 9, 2003 |
| HB 1289 2003–04 |
Temporary fishing licensesExempts active duty military personnel from a restriction limiting the use of temporary fishing licenses. | Bill Hinkle (R-13) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 181, Laws of 2003 |
May 9, 2003 |
| HB 1350 2003–04 |
RCW42.44.040 tech correctionRepeals a redundant section of the law relating to notaries public. | Dennis Flannigan (D-27) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 199, Laws of 2003 |
May 9, 2003 |