All bills
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 1640 2003–04 |
Water bankingAuthorizes the Department of Ecology to use the trust water rights program in the Yakima River basin for water banking purposes. | Kelli Linville (D-42) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 144, Laws of 2003 |
May 7, 2003 |
| HB 1726 2003–04 |
Employer's indebtednessIncreases the maximum amount that the state of Washington, as a decedent's employer, may be required to pay the decedent's survivors for the decedent's work. | Kathy Haigh (D-35) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 122, Laws of 2003 |
May 7, 2003 |
| HB 1753 2003–04 |
Community-based nursing careAllows registered nurses in in-home care settings to delegate nursing care tasks, including the administration of medication and tasks requiring substantial skill, to nursing assistants when the individual patient is in stable... | Eileen Cody (D-34) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 140, Laws of 2003 |
May 7, 2003 |
| HB 1786 2003–04 |
Mobil home landlord-tenantModifies provisions regulating manufactured and mobile home landlord-tenant relationships. | Velma Veloria (D-11) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 127, Laws of 2003 |
May 7, 2003 |
| HB 1787 2003–04 |
Health & human services infoCreates 211 as the official state dialing code for public access to information and referral for health and human services and information about access to services after a natural or non-natural disaster. | Eric Pettigrew (D-37) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 135, Laws of 2003 |
May 7, 2003 |
| HB 1805 2003–04 |
District court judgesReduces the number of district court judge positions in King County from 26 to 21. | Al O'Brien (D-1) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 97, Laws of 2003 |
May 7, 2003 |
| HB 1813 2003–04 |
Employment/disabled personsDefines vendor in good standing as a business owned and operated by persons with disabilities or a community rehabilitation program that has achieved or made progress in enhancing employment opportunities for disadvantaged... | Mark Miloscia (D-30) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 136, Laws of 2003 |
May 7, 2003 |
| HB 1815 2003–04 |
Death security registrationAmends the Uniform Transfer on Death Registration Act to allow "investment management or trust accounts" or "cash equivalents" to be transferred to a beneficiary without going through the probate process following the death of... | Shay Schual-Berke (D-33) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 118, Laws of 2003 |
May 7, 2003 |
| HB 1844 2003–04 |
Financial fraud equipmentCreates six financial fraud crimes pertaining to the use, possession, or production of payment instruments, identification, or devices used to produce fraudulent documents. | Shay Schual-Berke (D-33) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 119, Laws of 2003 |
May 7, 2003 |
| HB 1845 2003–04 |
Public disclosure exemptionsBroadens the current public disclosure exemption for credit card numbers, debit card numbers, electronic check numbers, etc., by deleting the limitation when supplied to an agency for the purpose of electronic transfer of funds . | Daniel Newhouse (R-15) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 124, Laws of 2003 |
May 7, 2003 |
| HB 1854 2003–04 |
Joint operating agenciesAuthorizes cities and public utility districts that are members of a joint operating agency to contract with the agency for electricity from a specific project and for the ability of a project to produce electricity... | Larry Crouse (R-4) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 138, Laws of 2003 |
May 7, 2003 |
| HB 1855 2003–04 |
Social worker requirementsChanges the qualifications required to supervise a person seeking to qualify as a licensed independent clinical social worker. | Mary Lou Dickerson (D-36) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 108, Laws of 2003 |
May 7, 2003 |
| HB 1878 2003–04 |
Third-party custody petitionRequires the courts to consult the judicial information system before entering any order in a third party custody proceeding. | Mary Lou Dickerson (D-36) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 105, Laws of 2003 |
May 7, 2003 |
| HB 1882 2003–04 |
Local improvement districtsAuthorizes a city or town to transfer money from its general fund to its local improvement guaranty fund or any local improvement fund to cover the payment of bonds, interest coupons, warrants, or other short term obligations. | Bill Grant (D-16) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 139, Laws of 2003 |
May 7, 2003 |
| HB 1905 2003–04 |
Property tax exemptionAllows non-profit museums and performing arts associations to retain their property tax exemption when they rent their exempt property to others. | Jeff Gombosky (D-3) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 121, Laws of 2003 |
May 7, 2003 |
| HB 1909 2003–04 |
Higher edu credit transferCreates a pilot project between a four-year higher education institution, at least two community or technical colleges, and one or more private career colleges to create standards and processes for transfer based on defined... | Fred Jarrett (R-41) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 131, Laws of 2003 |
May 7, 2003 |
| HB 1937 2003–04 |
Power wheelchairsDefines power wheelchair and clarifies that power wheelchairs are not motor vehicles. | Ed Murray (D-43) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 141, Laws of 2003 |
May 7, 2003 |
| HB 1943 2003–04 |
Counterfeit cigarettesProvides that only wholesalers can affix cigarette tax stamps. | Jim McIntire (D-46) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 114, Laws of 2003 |
May 7, 2003 |
| HB 2007 2003–04 |
Commercial text messagesProhibits businesses in the state of Washington from sending commercial electronic text messages to a telephone number assigned to a Washington resident for cellular or page service equipped with short message capability. | Toby Nixon (R-45) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 137, Laws of 2003 |
May 7, 2003 |
| HB 2012 2003–04 |
Special services pilot prgrmMakes certain legislative findings regarding the benefits of early intensive invention services. | Bill Fromhold (D-49) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 133, Laws of 2003 |
May 7, 2003 |
| HB 2027 2003–04 |
CigarettesEstablishes requirements for the delivery of cigarettes ordered by telephone, mail, or the internet. | Steve Kirby (D-29) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 113, Laws of 2003 |
May 7, 2003 |
| HB 2076 2003–04 |
Higher edu coordinating brdClarifies and expands the role of the Higher Education Coordinating Board (HECB) in strategic planning for higher education. Requires institution-level strategic plans and the HECB's review of new programs and budget requests... | Phyllis Gutierrez Kenney (D-46) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 130, Laws of 2003 |
May 7, 2003 |
| HB 2111 2003–04 |
Higher edu performanceCreates a workgroup composed of legislators from the Higher Education and Fiscal committees of the House and Senate and eight representatives of higher education and the executive branch to consider the feasibility of... | Skip Priest (R-30) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 132, Laws of 2003 |
May 7, 2003 |
| HB 2183 2003–04 |
Unbid water & sewer projectsRaises the threshold a water-sewer district may let contracts without competitive bidding procedures from $5,000 to $20,000. | Doug Ericksen (R-42) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 145, Laws of 2003 |
May 7, 2003 |
| SB 5221 2003–04 |
Election statutesReorganizes the election laws into a new title, Title 29A RCW, effective 2004. | Pam Roach (R-31) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 111, Laws of 2003 |
May 7, 2003 |