All bills
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 5691 2011–12 |
Crime victims' compensationEliminates the payment awards provided as permanent partial disability benefits given to victims of criminal acts. | Jim Hargrove (D-24) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 346, Laws of 2011 |
May 12, 2011 |
| SB 5722 2011–12 |
Local option sales tx moneysModifies non-supplant restrictions with respect to the local mental health and chemical dependency sales and use tax. | Jim Hargrove (D-24) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 347, Laws of 2011 |
May 12, 2011 |
| HB 1220 2011–12 |
Insurance ratesMakes the entirety of an individual or small group market health benefit plan rate filing open to public inspection, except for the numeric values of each rating factor used by the health carrier. | Christine Rolfes (D-23) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 312, Laws of 2011 |
May 11, 2011 |
| HB 1311 2011–12 |
Health care collaborativeEstablishes a collaborative to identify and review certain high-variation or high-utilization health care services and develop best practices guidelines related to those services and strategies to promote the use of those guidelines. | Eileen Cody (D-34) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 313, Laws of 2011 |
May 11, 2011 |
| SB 5122 2011–12 |
Affordable care actMakes changes to various health insurance provisions in light of federal health care reform. | Karen Keiser (D-33) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 314, Laws of 2011 |
May 11, 2011 |
| SB 5371 2011–12 |
Health insurance/under 19Requires health insurers to provide insurance coverage to persons under the age of 19 without preexisting condition exclusions and without a health screening examination. | Karen Keiser (D-33) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 315, Laws of 2011 |
May 11, 2011 |
| SB 5394 2011–12 |
Primary care health homesRequires the Department of Social and Health Services and the Health Care Authority to incorporate health homes and chronic care management incentives into certain state-purchased health care contracts. | Karen Keiser (D-33) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 316, Laws of 2011 |
May 11, 2011 |
| SB 5445 2011–12 |
Health benefit exchangeEstablishes a Health Benefit Exchange with a board to be appointed by December 15, 2011, which will take over planning duties from the Health Care Authority on March 15, 2012. | Karen Keiser (D-33) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 317, Laws of 2011 |
May 11, 2011 |
| HB 1267 2011–12 |
Domestic partners/parentageAmends the Uniform Parentage Act to: (1) reference state-registered domestic partnerships in specific provisions; (2) adopt some of the changes made by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws; (3) extend... | Jamie Pedersen (D-43) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 283, Laws of 2011 |
May 10, 2011 |
| HB 1312 2011–12 |
Public health care/waiverRequires the Administrator of the Health Care Authority to identify Basic Health Plan (BHP) enrollees who are eligible for Medicaid and transition them to that program. | Eileen Cody (D-34) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 284, Laws of 2011 |
May 10, 2011 |
| HB 1407 2011–12 |
Water system/negotiated saleAuthorizes a public utility district meeting certain geographic and population requirements to convey a water system, without voter approval, to a city or town that owns its own water system and has a population of less than... | Cindy Ryu (D-32) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 285, Laws of 2011 |
May 10, 2011 |
| HB 1560 2011–12 |
Health insurance partnershipEliminates the requirement for participation in the Health Insurance Partnership that small employers establish a cafeteria plan to allow employees to use pretax dollars for health benefit premiums. | Eileen Cody (D-34) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 287, Laws of 2011 |
May 10, 2011 |
| HB 1599 2011–12 |
Actual student success progCreates the Pay for Actual Student Success Program (PASS), to invest in proven dropout prevention and intervention programs and provide an annual financial award to high schools that demonstrate improvement in dropout... | Tim Probst (D-17) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 288, Laws of 2011 |
May 10, 2011 |
| HB 1716 2011–12 |
Secondhand dealers/metalCreates a new category of secondhand dealers called "secondhand precious metal dealers" who engage in transactions involving gold, silver, and platinum. | Katrina Asay (R-30) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 289, Laws of 2011 |
May 10, 2011 |
| HB 1725 2011–12 |
Workers' compensationAllows the Department of Labor and Industries (Department) to send notices electronically when requested by the worker, employer, or other person affected. | Mike Sells (D-38) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 290, Laws of 2011 |
May 10, 2011 |
| HB 1774 2011–12 |
Dependency mattersAllows the Department of Social and Health Services to place a dependent child with a person with whom the child's sibling or half sibling has been placed or with the adoptive parent of a sibling or half sibling, where the... | Roger Goodman (D-45) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 292, Laws of 2011 |
May 10, 2011 |
| HB 1789 2011–12 |
DUI accountabilityImposes ignition interlock requirements on certain persons convicted of reckless driving or negligent driving in the first degree. | Roger Goodman (D-45) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 293, Laws of 2011 |
May 10, 2011 |
| HB 1903 2011–12 |
Child care background checksRequires the Department of Early Learning (DEL) to establish and maintain an individual-based background check clearance registry by July 1, 2012. | Tina Orwall (D-33) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 295, Laws of 2011 |
May 10, 2011 |
| HB 1916 2011–12 |
Associate development orgsRequires the Department of Commerce (Department) to develop business recruitment and retention protocols that department staff and associate development organizations (ADOs) will carry out. | Cindy Ryu (D-32) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 286, Laws of 2011 |
May 10, 2011 |
| HB 1923 2011–12 |
Concealed pistol licenseRequires law enforcement agencies to conduct a background check through the National Instant Criminal Background Check System to determine an applicant's eligibility for a concealed pistol license. | Roger Goodman (D-45) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 294, Laws of 2011 |
May 10, 2011 |
| HB 2017 2011–12 |
Master license programTransfers the administration and all powers, duties, and functions related to the Master License Service program, including the program's dedicated account, from the Department of Licensing to the Department of Revenue. | Ross Hunter (D-48) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 298, Laws of 2011 |
May 10, 2011 |
| SB 5005 2011–12 |
Immunization exemptionRequires the form used to exempt a child from school immunizations to include a statement, to be signed by a health care practitioner, that immunization information on the benefits and risks to the child has been provided to... | Karen Keiser (D-33) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 299, Laws of 2011 |
May 10, 2011 |
| SB 5025 2011–12 |
Inmate public record requestProhibits a court from awarding a penalty under the Public Records Act if the request for public records was made by an inmate in a correctional facility, unless the court finds that the public agency acted in bad faith. | Jim Hargrove (D-24) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 300, Laws of 2011 |
May 10, 2011 |
| SB 5067 2011–12 |
Mail requirements/L & I, ESDChanges specified mailing methods, including certified and registered mail, for various notices sent by the Department of Labor and Industries and the Employment Security Department to a method by which the mailing can be... | Karen Keiser (D-33) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 301, Laws of 2011 |
May 10, 2011 |
| SB 5187 2011–12 |
Mental health professionalsRequires evaluation and treatment facilities, hospital emergency rooms, inpatient facilities licensed under the chapters governing public and private facilities for the mentally ill, and inpatient facilities licensed under the... | Senator (R-2) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 302, Laws of 2011 |
May 10, 2011 |