All bills
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 2170 1995–96 |
Navigable waters/beds&banksDirects the governor, attorney general, and other constitutional officers to assert and defend the state's ownership of and jurisdiction over the beds and banks of navigable waters, all soils under the beds and banks, and all... | Jim Buck (R-24) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 1996 |
| HB 2173 1995–96 |
Health carrier disclosureRequires each health carrier that offers a health plan to the public to provide disclosure forms to the insurance commissioner. Specifies the contents of the disclosure forms. Declares that the act provides solely an... | Tom Campbell (R-2) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 1996 |
| HB 2177 1995–96 |
Voters' ballot choicesRequires ballots to give voters the opportunity to select "none of the above" as an alternative to casting a vote for a candidate or nominee listed on the ballot for an elective office, or writing in the name of a candidate,... | Tom Campbell (R-2) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 1996 |
| HB 2182 1995–96 |
Legislators' retirmnt benftsPlaces restrictions on legislators' retirement benefits. Applies to all current and future members of the Washington state retirement system. | Eugene Goldsmith (R-42) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 1996 |
| HB 2183 1995–96 |
Public agency lobbyistsFor the purpose of establishing eligibility for state funded insurance benefits and retirement benefits under TIAA/CREF for part-time academic employees in the community and technical college system, definitions are adopted.... | Eugene Goldsmith (R-42) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 1996 |
| HB 2184 1995–96 |
Arch & engineering servicesRequires the criteria to include professional competence for the type of services; technical merits of the offered services; financial capability of the applicant to perform the work; and the consideration to be paid by the... | Eugene Goldsmith (R-42) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 1996 |
| HB 2185 1995–96 |
Sentencing guidelines commsnIncreases the membership of the commission from sixteen to seventeen to add the proposed new member. | Jeralita "Jeri" Costa (D-38) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 1996 |
| HB 2189 1995–96 |
Health care consumer choiceProvides that, after January 1, 1997, health plan enrollees may choose a health care provider without referral from another provider or from a carrier employee or contract administrator. Declares that enrollee point-of-service... | Tom Campbell (R-2) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 1996 |
| HB 2193 1995–96 |
PERS I separationRevises RCW 41.40.150 relating to public employees' retirement system plan I members who separate from service without withdrawing their contributions from the retirement system. | Helen Sommers (D-36) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 1996 |
| HB 2197 1995–96 |
Property tax stabilizatn actLimits the levy for taxing districts to one hundred six percent or one hundred percent plus inflation, whichever is lower. Places a freeze on future increases in the state levy. | Mike Carrell (R-28) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 1996 |
| HB 2205 1995–96 |
Search and rescue definedRevises RCW 38.52.010 to define "search" and "rescue" for emergency management purposes. | Cathy McMorris (R-7) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 1996 |
| HB 2228 1995–96 |
Regulatory reformProvides that certain agencies may not adopt rules that are based solely on a section of law stating a statute's intent or purpose, on the enabling provisions of the statute establishing the agency, or any combination of such... | Dave Mastin (R-16) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 1996 |
| HB 2229 1995–96 |
Rule makingAuthorizes the rules review committee to recommend that an agency rule be amended or repealed by an affirmative vote of at least five members. | Dave Mastin (R-16) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 1996 |
| HB 2230 1995–96 |
Administrative rule adoptionSpecifies the actions which an agency must take after adopting a rule regulating the same activity or subject matter as another provision of federal, state, or local law or ordinance. | Dave Mastin (R-16) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 1996 |
| HB 2231 1995–96 |
Rule-making processRevises RCW 34.05.310 to require agencies to prepare a statement of intent when soliciting comments from the public on a subject of possible rule making, instead of the current requirement for a statement of inquiry.... | Dave Mastin (R-16) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 1996 |
| HB 2232 1995–96 |
Rule-making authorityDeclares that RCW 34.05.322 does not apply to: The commissioner of public lands, the department of social and health services, the department of ecology, the department of agriculture, the department of health, the department... | Dave Mastin (R-16) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 1996 |
| HB 2233 1995–96 |
Agency actions reviewRevises RCW 4.84.350 relating to the award of fees and expenses to a prevailing party in a judicial review of an agency action. Declares that the burden of demonstrating the validity of any rule is on the agency. | Dave Mastin (R-16) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 1996 |
| HB 2234 1995–96 |
Rule-making authority reviewRequires the legislature to review statutory grants of authority and to prepare regulatory notes for legislation. Designates the criteria for the evaluation of the statutes. | Dave Mastin (R-16) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 1996 |
| HB 2235 1995–96 |
Indian tribes/cigarette saleAuthorizes the governor to enter into cooperative agreements with federally recognized Indian tribes in the state concerning the sales of cigarettes. Specifies the desired elements of the agreements. Establishes a minimum... | Brian Thomas (R-5) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 1996 |
| HB 2237 1995–96 |
Growth managmnt hearings bdsAuthorizes the board to issue final recommendations, not final orders. Repeals RCW 36.70A.330. | Jack Cairnes (R-47) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 1996 |
| HB 2238 1995–96 |
Adverse possession/easementsAbolishes the doctrines of adverse possession and prescriptive easements. | Jack Cairnes (R-47) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 1996 |
| HB 2242 1995–96 |
Disability retirement paymntRevises RCW 41.40.270 to provide payment options to a beneficiary of a member who dies prior to receiving his or her first retirement payment. | Don Carlson (R-49) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 1996 |
| HB 2243 1995–96 |
Local improvmnt assmnt pymntDesignates a formula, under RCW 35.49.050, to calculate interest charges on local improvement assessment installments. | Scott Smith (R-2) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 1996 |
| HB 2244 1995–96 |
Government decisions/meritProvides for the elimination of the use of race, sex, color, ethnicity, national origin, religion, age, disability, or status as a sexual minority as a criterion for granting preferential treatment to any individual or group.... | Scott Smith (R-2) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 1996 |
| HB 2245 1995–96 |
Inmate work programsRequires correctional industries which provide a product or service that is in competition with the private sector to include in the cost of the product or service an hourly labor cost that is the same as the state minimum wage. | Scott Smith (R-2) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 1996 |