Bills sponsored or co-sponsored by Pat Scott
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 2477 1999–00 |
Municipal research council$ Creates the city and town research services account to fund the Municipal Research Council with excess city and town money from the liquor revolving fund. | Dave Schmidt (R-44) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 9, 2000 |
| HB 2580 1999–00 |
Vehicle identificatn number$ Provides licensed auto dealers with the option to check the Vehicle Identification Numbers (VIN) numbers on vehicles they are going to sell that were purchased out of Washington and meet federal standards. Vehicle dealers... | Christopher Hurst (D-31) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 9, 2000 |
| HB 2861 1999–00 |
Health care information$ Personally identified DNA is considered health care information of a patient, and protected from disclosure without the patient's consent under state law. | Al O'Brien (D-1) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 9, 2000 |
| HB 2873 1999–00 |
Capital facilities funding$ Adds capital facilities associated with economic development to the list of authorized purposes for which a city or town may incur additional indebtedness up to 2.5 percent of the value of taxable property value. | Linda Evans Parlette (R-12) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 9, 2000 |
| HB 2985 1999–00 |
Plats/hearing examinersC Authorizes counties or cities adopting the hearing examiner systems to allow hearing examiners to issue final decisions regarding final plats of subdivisions. | Jeanne Edwards (D-1) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 9, 2000 |
| HB 2591 1999–00 |
RR right-of-way/utilities$ New process is created for disputes over compensation for use of railroad rights of way. | Jeff Morris (D-40) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 18, 2000 |
| HB 2391 1999–00 |
Shoreline planningC Creates a 27-member joint task force on shoreline planning, including members of the Legislature, citizens, and local government, environmental, and business representatives. | Mark Doumit (D-19) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 15, 2000 |
| HB 3077 1999–00 |
Unemployment insurance$ Modifies unemployment insurance taxes by reducing tax rates, by applying a three-year average to the determination of the taxable wage base, and by changing the calculation date and reducing the triggers for determining the... | Steve Conway (D-29) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 2, Laws of 2000 |
Feb 7, 2000 |
| HB 1385 1999–00 |
Automated traffic enforcemnt$ Local governments are granted the authority to use traffic safety cameras in specific situations and through use of certain procedures. | Al O'Brien (D-1) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 4, 2000 |
| HB 1636 1999–00 |
Election procedures$ The date of the primary is moved back from one of two different Tuesdays in September to the second Tuesday in August, and other election-related dates are moved back to accommodate the primary date change. | Dave Schmidt (R-44) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 4, 2000 |
| HB 1733 1999–00 |
Residential day care locatnC Prohibits counties from prohibiting the use of a residential dwelling as a family day-care provider's facility in an area zoned residential or commercial. | Sandra Romero (D-22) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 4, 2000 |
| HB 2726 1999–00 |
Pesticides around schools$ Requires certain day cares, preschools, kindergartens, and public elementary and secondary schools to provide certain notices and to post certain notices regarding pesticides applied on their facilities. | Mike Cooper (D-21) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 4, 2000 |
| HB 2797 1999–00 |
Confinement costs$ Changes the financial responsibility of the Department of Corrections (DOC) with respect to costs incurred for the confinement of offenders who violate community custody or community placement. | Gary Alexander (R-20) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 4, 2000 |
| HB 2370 1999–00 |
Law enforcement study$ Requires the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs (WASPC) to contract for a study of law enforcement expenditures within counties with populations of more than 150,000. | John Lovick (D-44) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 1, 2000 |
| HB 2827 1999–00 |
Local sales & use taxProvides that a legislative entity authorized to provide public transportation services under chapter 35.58, 36.57, or 36.57A RCW, may impose a sales and use tax in accordance with the terms of chapter 82.14 RCW. The tax is in... | Ruth Fisher (D-27) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 31, 2000 |
| HB 3090 1999–00 |
Health districts/civil pnltsDeclares that health districts have the power to levy fines upon violators of environmental health statutes, rules, and regulations. Any person who violates a public health statute, or rules or regulations adopted under a... | Hans Dunshee (D-39) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 28, 2000 |
| HB 2408 1999–00 |
Minority/women's businessC Increases the amount available for the Linked Deposit Program from $50 million to $60 million. | Velma Veloria (D-11) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 27, 2000 |
| HB 2964 1999–00 |
Transit auth/sales & use taxDeclares that the legislature has found and declared in RCW 47.06.140 that transportation facilities and services of high-capacity transportation systems are of state-wide significance. | Helen Sommers (D-36) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 27, 2000 |
| HB 2980 1999–00 |
Public transit tax exemptionProvides that chapter 82.04 RCW does not apply to cities that operate transit systems, county transportation authorities, metropolitan municipal corporations, public transportation benefit areas, and regional transit authorities. | John Lovick (D-44) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 27, 2000 |
| HB 3070 1999–00 |
Manufacturing mach/equipmentAmends RCW 82.08.02565 to provide that "machinery and equipment" does not include property with a useful life of less than one year, except for property used by a manufacturer to create molds that are exempt under this section. | Aaron Reardon (D-38) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 27, 2000 |
| HB 3079 1999–00 |
Transportation agenciesProvides that the tax levied by RCW 82.08.020 does not apply to the sale of buses, vans, and other vehicles used for public transportation purposes. Provides that the tax levied by RCW 82.12.020 does not apply to the use of... | Dave Schmidt (R-44) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 27, 2000 |
| HB 1060 1999–00 |
Transportation centers$ Expands the purposes for which intermodal transportation centers may be used, beyond those primarily related to travel services, to include commercial retail services, offices and other uses convenient for public... | Maryann Mitchell (R-30) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Jan 26, 2000 |
| HB 1170 1999–00 |
Ethics for municipal officrs$ Makes elected municipal officers subject to the same ethics standards with regard to receiving gifts as state officials and employees. | Tom Campbell (R-2) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Jan 26, 2000 |
| HB 1171 1999–00 |
Port district annexations$ Authorizes two new methods of annexation for a port district that is less than county-wide and located in a county with a population fewer than 90,000 that is on the I-5 corridor. | Gary Alexander (R-20) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Jan 26, 2000 |
| HB 1252 1999–00 |
Offender supervision$ Expands the list of offenders for which a mandatory term of community custody is required, and requires the Sentencing Guidelines Commission to establish community custody ranges for crimes based on the principles of the... | Ida Ballasiotes (R-41) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Jan 26, 2000 |