Bills sponsored or co-sponsored by Joe Schmick
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 1471 2015–16 |
Health insurance contractingImposes requirements on health carriers and health plans offered to public employees relating to prior authorization and contracting practices. | Eileen Cody (D-34) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 251, Laws of 2015 |
May 14, 2015 |
| HB 1485 2015–16 |
Family medicine residenciesExpands the medical schools that participate in the Family Medicine Residency Network. | Larry Haler (R-8) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 252, Laws of 2015 |
May 14, 2015 |
| HB 1625 2015–16 |
Ambulances & aid, drugs forAllows hospital-based pharmacies to provide medications to ambulance and aid services if they are related to emergency medical services. | Joe Schmick (R-9) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 255, Laws of 2015 |
May 14, 2015 |
| HB 1627 2015–16 |
Unlawful land entry/huntingExpands the existing prohibition on entering the premises of another to hunt or retrieve hunted wildlife to include the act of collecting wildlife parts from the premises of another. | Joe Schmick (R-9) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 154, Laws of 2015 |
May 1, 2015 |
| HB 1721 2015–16 |
Ambulance patient transportEstablishes a work group to adopt guidelines for the appropriate transport of patients to chemical dependency treatment programs or mental health facilities by ambulance services. | June Robinson (D-38) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 157, Laws of 2015 |
May 1, 2015 |
| HB 1727 2015–16 |
Nursing assistantsPermits nursing assistants to work for certain licensed mental health-related service providers. | Joe Schmick (R-9) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 158, Laws of 2015 |
May 1, 2015 |
| HB 1259 2015–16 |
ARNPs/signing documentationPermits an advanced registered nurse practitioner (ARNP) to sign and attest to any certificates, cards, forms, or other required documentation that a physician may sign, so long as it is within the ARNP's scope of practice. | Eileen Cody (D-34) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 104, Laws of 2015 |
Apr 25, 2015 |
| HB 1639 2015–16 |
Govt surveillance technologyProhibits state agencies from procuring an extraordinary sensing device (ESD) without an appropriation by the Legislature and prohibits a local agency from procuring an ESD without explicit approval of its governing body. | David Taylor (R-15) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Apr 24, 2015 |
| HB 2181 2015–16 |
Highway maximum speed limitAllows the Secretary of the Washington State Department of Transportation to increase the maximum speed limit on any state highway to 75 miles per hour. | Joe Schmick (R-9) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 58, Laws of 2015 |
Apr 22, 2015 |
| HB 1559 2015–16 |
Higher ed programs/UW, WSUProvides that Washington State University (WSU) may offer and teach medicine and forestry as major lines of study. | Marcus Riccelli (D-3) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 6, Laws of 2015 |
Apr 1, 2015 |
| HB 2430 2013–14 |
Athletic trainersPermits athletic trainers to treat, rehabilitate, and recondition work-related injuries under the direct supervision of and in accordance with a plan of care established with certain health care providers. | Marcus Riccelli (D-3) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 194, Laws of 2014 |
Apr 2, 2014 |
| HB 2351 2013–14 |
Health care/volunteersAllows health care professionals licensed in other states to practice in Washington on a limited voluntary basis. | Gael Tarleton (D-36) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 126, Laws of 2014 |
Mar 28, 2014 |
| HB 2125 2013–14 |
Horse racing finesRemoves the requirement that fines collected by the Washington Horse Racing Commission be deposited into the Class C Purse Fund Account. | Joe Schmick (R-9) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 62, Laws of 2014 |
Mar 27, 2014 |
| HB 2119 2013–14 |
State waterfall/PalouseDesignates Palouse Falls as the official state waterfall. | Joe Schmick (R-9) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 41, Laws of 2014 |
Mar 18, 2014 |
| HB 1409 2013–14 |
Allopathic physiciansRequires that graduates of foreign medical schools meet all licensing standards applicable to graduates of domestic medical schools and be certified by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates. | Steve Tharinger (D-24) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 13, 2014 |
| HB 1902 2013–14 |
Trailer license platesEstablishes a new vehicle class entitled "intermittent-use trailer." | Jeff Holy (R-6) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 13, 2014 |
| HB 1238 2013–14 |
Motorcycles @ traffic signalAllows motorcycles, under certain circumstances, to proceed through a vehicle-activated traffic control signal that is inoperable due to the size of the motorcycle. | Luis Moscoso (D-1) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 18, 2014 |
| HB 1595 2013–14 |
Initiative and referendumGrants the powers of initiative and referendum to all counties that are not home rule charter counties, and requires the legislative authorities of such counties to establish petition forms and procedures for circulating petitions. | Joe Schmick (R-9) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 18, 2014 |
| HB 1771 2013–14 |
Unmanned aerial vehiclesRequires approval before public agencies can obtain a public unmanned aircraft system: from the Legislature for state agencies; and from a local governing body for local law enforcement agencies. | David Taylor (R-15) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 18, 2014 |
| HB 2326 2013–14 |
Biological products prescripAuthorizes biosimilar products to be substituted in the place of a biological product if the United States Food and Drug Administration has determined that the biosimilar product is interchangeable with the biological product. | Eileen Cody (D-34) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 18, 2014 |
| HB 2458 2013–14 |
Invasive speciesReorganizes, amends, and expands on statutes providing for the prevention and integrated management of aquatic invasive species. | Drew MacEwen (R-35) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 18, 2014 |
| HB 1161 2013–14 |
Liquor sales for resaleExempts all spirits retail licensees from the payment of the 17 percent license issuance fee for sales of spirits to bars and restaurants. | Ross Hunter (D-48) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 29, 2014 |
| HB 2122 2013–14 |
Sexually violent predatorsRequires that a person committed as a sexually violent predator must participate in the annual evaluation by the Department of Social and Health Services' evaluator before retaining or requesting appointment of an independent... | Susan Fagan (R-9) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 28, 2014 |
| HB 2633 2013–14 |
Vulnerable adultsRevises the definition of "vulnerable adult," for purposes of chapter 74.34 RCW (abuse of vulnerable adults), to include a person who the department of social and health services reasonably believes has a developmental disability. | Jim Moeller (D-49) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 23, 2014 |
| HB 2591 2013–14 |
Local employment lawsProhibits a city, town, county, or port district from requiring, enforcing, or otherwise regulating by means of charter, ordinance, regulation, rule, resolution, or contract including purchase agreement any of the following... | Joe Schmick (R-9) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 22, 2014 |