Bills sponsored or co-sponsored by Brendan Williams
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 1495 2007–08 |
Assaults against officersIncreases the penalty for certain assaults against code enforcement officers. | Senator (D-22) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| HB 1496 2007–08 |
County treasurerAllows a county treasurer to accept tax payments and issue receipts for such payments once he/she has completed the tax roll for the current year's collection and provided the requisite notification of the completion of the tax roll. | Senator (D-22) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| HB 1498 2007–08 |
Self-service laundryReenacts the retail sales and use tax exemption for self-service laundry facilities, retroactive to July 1, 2005. | Bill Grant (D-16) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| HB 1499 2007–08 |
Workers' comp benefitsIncreases the minimum industrial insurance benefit to 15 percent of the state average monthly wage plus an additional $10 per month if a worker is married and an additional $10 per month for each child of the worker up to a... | Tami Green (D-28) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| HB 1502 2007–08 |
Workers' comp claimsDefines and prohibits the suppression of industrial insurance claims by employers. | Brendan Williams (D-22) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| HB 1510 2007–08 |
Oil windfall profitsFinds that Washington citizens and businesses are paying historically high prices for gasoline while the major oil companies are reaping windfall profits. As a result, tens of millions of dollars are being taken from the... | Bob Hasegawa (D-11) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| HB 1511 2007–08 |
Investment incomeRevises the business and occupation taxation of investment income received by corporations. | Bob Hasegawa (D-11) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| HB 1518 2007–08 |
Death penalty task forceEstablishes a death penalty task force to review Washington's death penalty laws. | Brendan Williams (D-22) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| HB 1519 2007–08 |
Liquor enforcement officersAllows, under certain circumstances, liquor control officers to enforce all criminal laws. | Brendan Williams (D-22) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| HB 1521 2007–08 |
Liquor control boardRequires all liquor and tobacco enforcement officers hired by the liquor control board on or after the effective date of this act to complete basic law enforcement training that complies with standards adopted by the... | Brendan Williams (D-22) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| HB 1522 2007–08 |
Retirement age for judgesRemoves the mandatory retirement age of 75 years for judges of the Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, Superior Court, and District Court. | Brendan Williams (D-22) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| HB 1562 2007–08 |
Workers' comp advisory commRequires the Department of Labor and Industries to establish an industrial insurance Medical Advisory Committee and an industrial insurance Chiropractic Advisory Committee. | Steve Conway (D-29) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| HB 1590 2007–08 |
Limited jurisdiction/courtsExpressly authorizes cities to contract with other cities for the delivery of municipal court services. | Roger Goodman (D-45) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| HB 1600 2007–08 |
Ancestral treesProhibits the Department of Natural Resources from offering for sale any ancestral trees located on public lands west of the crest of the Cascade Mountains unless the harvest operation is specifically authorized by the Board... | Senator (D-22) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| HB 1630 2007–08 |
Contracts with chiropractorsProvides that contractors may not directly or indirectly through contract or otherwise refuse to reimburse for the health care services legally provided by employees of a contracted chiropractor if the service would be a... | Richard Curtis (R-18) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| HB 1631 2007–08 |
Discrimination/chiropractorsProvides that contractors may not develop and employ provider payment methodologies that discriminate against chiropractors by setting differing payment formulas for a chiropractor's services than for a different profession's... | Richard Curtis (R-18) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| HB 1633 2007–08 |
Possession of firearmsProtects the constitutionally guaranteed right to the lawful possession of firearms during an emergency. | Dan Roach (R-31) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| HB 1647 2007–08 |
College faculty salaryDeclares an intent that state appropriations be adjusted to an amount which, together with faculty turnover savings, provides for a fair and equitable funding of faculty salary increments for both part-time and full-time faculty. | Steve Kirby (D-29) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| HB 1658 2007–08 |
Family & medical leave insEstablishes the family and medical leave insurance program. | Mary Lou Dickerson (D-36) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| HB 1660 2007–08 |
Part-time college facultyRequires each community and technical college to have only one faculty salary schedule and only one step increase schedule. | Pat Sullivan (D-47) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| HB 1665 2007–08 |
Veteran-owned businessesRequires the department to: (1) Develop and maintain a current list of veteran-owned businesses; and (2) Make the list available on the department's public web site. | Troy Kelley (D-28) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| HB 1686 2007–08 |
Parent & child servicesProvides that, in order to promote healthy birth outcomes and reduce the number of unintended pregnancies, Washington state reaffirms its commitment to encourage health plan coverage of family planning as an essential... | Lynn Kessler (D-24) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| HB 1687 2007–08 |
Fish & wildlife officersAuthorizes department of fish and wildlife enforcement officers to transfer service credit. | Geoff Simpson (D-47) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| HB 1689 2007–08 |
Cardiac delivery systemImproves the cardiac delivery system in the state of Washington by creating a new statutory certificate of need category for adult nonemergent interventional cardiology for hospitals without on-site open heart surgery programs. | Dawn Morrell (D-25) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| HB 1700 2007–08 |
Body piercingEstablishes a prohibition on performing any body piercing below the neck on certain sensitive parts of the body for minors under the age of eighteen. | Sherry Appleton (D-23) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |