All bills
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 1345 1995–96 |
Faculty diversity programThe HECB has recommended that Washington State participate with WICHE's efforts and enact the Doctoral Fellowship for Faculty Diversity Program. | Dawn Mason (D-37) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 1996 |
| HB 1346 1995–96 |
Disaster assistanceAuthorizes the governor, after proclaiming a state of emergency, to issue an order that allows moneys to be used to reimburse a local nonprofit organization up to twenty-five percent of the cost of providing food and shelter,... | Dale Foreman (R-12) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 1996 |
| HB 1347 1995–96 |
Consumer credit interestRepeals RCW 63.14.135 and section 4, chapter 193, Laws of 1992. | Les Thomas (R-31) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 1996 |
| HB 1349 1995–96 |
Unemp insurnce rating accntsBeginning with new claims effective after July 1, 1995, the provisions permitting noncharging of an employer's unemployment insurance experience rating account are amended to require charging if: (1)benefits are paid while the... | Barbara Lisk (R-15) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Jan 8, 1996 |
| HB 1351 1995–96 |
Unemp insur/successor emplyrIf a business is acquired by a successor who is not an employer at the time of the transfer of the business, the successor's unemployment insurance contribution rate will be the lower of (1) the rate at the tax rate class of... | Barbara Lisk (R-15) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Jan 8, 1996 |
| HB 1352 1995–96 |
Injured workers/litigtn costSpecifies the circumstances where payment of a worker's costs and fees for appeals to the board are authorized. | Grace Cole (D-32) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 1996 |
| HB 1353 1995–96 |
Port commissioner districtsEvery port district must be divided into the same number of commissioner districts as there are commissioner positions, unless the port district is less than county-wide and the voters approved a ballot proposition to... | Erik Poulsen (D-34) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 1996 |
| HB 1355 1995–96 |
School bus purchasesSPI is to establish a task force to analyze issues associated with the purchase of new school buses. Membership on the task force is specified. | Bill Brumsickle (R-20) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 1996 |
| HB 1356 1995–96 |
Parent presenc/child med carDeclares that a parent of a minor child has a right to be present when the child is receiving medical care. | Kathy Lambert (R-45) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 1996 |
| HB 1358 1995–96 |
Juvenile parole proceduresThe bill makes a minimum term of parole mandatory, and it intensifies the types and degrees of supervision received by paroled juveniles. Parole for Juveniles Current law requiring certain sex offenders to serve 24 months of... | Jeralita "Jeri" Costa (D-38) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 1996 |
| HB 1363 1995–96 |
Insurer holding company actDeclares that the provisions of RCW 48.31B.030(1)(b) does not apply to transactions between a domestic health care service contractor, or health maintenance organization and another domestic health care service contractor or... | Les Thomas (R-31) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 1996 |
| HB 1364 1995–96 |
Insurance company transactnsMaterial transactions of insurance companies, certified health plans, health care service contractors, and health maintenance organizations must be reported to the Office of the Insurance Commissioner annually if the... | Les Thomas (R-31) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Jan 8, 1996 |
| HB 1365 1995–96 |
Auto insurance terminationRequires insurers, upon declining an application for an automobile insurance policy, to provide the applicant a written statement of all the specific reasons for the declination. Prohibits declinations which are based on... | Dennis Dellwo (D-3) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 1996 |
| HB 1366 1995–96 |
Property & casualty insurnceEstablishes minimum standards to make property and casualty insurance policies easier to read. | Les Thomas (R-31) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 1996 |
| HB 1367 1995–96 |
Driving records/insurers useProhibits the cancellation or increase of a rate on an auto insurance policy when the policyholder is determined to be not at fault on the basis of information obtained from a certified abstract of a driving record obtained... | Lynn Kessler (D-24) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 1996 |
| HB 1368 1995–96 |
Auto insurance/ageProvides that, for each coverage for which age is used as a rating factor, any premium increase arising from a driver's advancing age shall not exceed five percent in any one year. | Jeralita "Jeri" Costa (D-38) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 1996 |
| HB 1369 1995–96 |
Totaled vehicle/replacementDirects an insurer to make a good faith effort to provide temporary replacement transportation to a third party claimant whose vehicle is a total loss, where its insured is liable to the third party claimant. | Les Thomas (R-31) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 1996 |
| HB 1370 1995–96 |
Insurance co. capital/surplsA risk-based capital (RBC) program for life, disability, and property and casualty insurance companies is established by statute. The RBC program is based on the NAIC model. | Les Thomas (R-31) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Jan 8, 1996 |
| HB 1371 1995–96 |
Insurers' investmentsThe provision that prohibits an insurance company from acquiring a majority of the stock issued by a corporation is removed. | Les Thomas (R-31) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Jan 8, 1996 |
| HB 1372 1995–96 |
Rural health careProvisions authorizing RHCSAs are repealed. The Department of Health must conduct a study of rural health care and report to the Legislature by December 1, 1995. | Les Thomas (R-31) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 1996 |
| HB 1373 1995–96 |
Insurance agents licensesResident general agents are treated the same as other insurance licensees. These agents are subject to the same renewal schedule as other agents and licensees. | Les Thomas (R-31) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Jan 8, 1996 |
| HB 1374 1995–96 |
Insurance company reservesModifications are made to current law regarding reserves insurance companies must maintain for unearned premiums and losses. The Insurance Commissioner may grant an insurance company permission to use a different method of... | Les Thomas (R-31) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Jan 8, 1996 |
| HB 1376 1995–96 |
Occupational disease claimsThe requirements under the industrial insurance law for determining the period for filing occupational disease claims are modified. The two-year time period for filing the claim begins when the worker has notice after... | Barbara Lisk (R-15) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 1996 |
| HB 1377 1995–96 |
Workers' comp/school emplyeeDesignates procedures for calculating school employee's monthly wage for industrial insurance purposes. | Barbara Lisk (R-15) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 1996 |
| HB 1378 1995–96 |
Occupational disease compensIf a worker's occupational disease is caused in part by occupational exposure not covered under industrial insurance, then the worker or worker's beneficiaries are entitled to benefits only to the extent that the exposure in... | Barbara Lisk (R-15) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 1996 |