All bills
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 2998 2009–10 |
Suspending monetary awardsSuspends state employee monetary performance-based awards through June 30, 2011, including those for Washington State Civil Service, exempt, and Washington Management Service (WMS) employees. | Larry Seaquist (D-26) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 2, Laws of 2010 |
Feb 15, 2010 |
| SB 6382 2009–10 |
State govt compensationExtends the salary freeze for at-will exempt and Washington Management Service employees from February 18, 2010, to June 30, 2011. | Margarita Prentice (D-11) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 1, Laws of 2010 |
Feb 15, 2010 |
| HB 1244 2009–10 |
Operating 2007-09 & 2009-11Making biennial operating appropriations for the 2009-11 biennium. | Kelli Linville (D-42) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 564, Laws of 2009 |
May 19, 2009 |
| HB 2242 2009–10 |
Department of commerceCreates a Department of Commerce (Department) and changes a number of statutory references from "The Department of Community, Trade and Economic Development" to "the Department of Commerce." | Phyllis Gutierrez Kenney (D-46) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 565, Laws of 2009 |
May 19, 2009 |
| HB 2261 2009–10 |
State's education systemAdopts definitions, requirements, and financing formulas for a Program of Basic Education and an Instructional Program that the Legislature deems complies with Article IX of the State Constitution. | Pat Sullivan (D-47) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 548, Laws of 2009 |
May 19, 2009 |
| HB 2341 2009–10 |
Basic health plan programProhibits individuals enrolled in medical assistance programs at the Department of Social and Health Services from being enrolled in the Basic Health Plan (BHP). | Eileen Cody (D-34) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 568, Laws of 2009 |
May 19, 2009 |
| HB 2346 2009–10 |
Crisis residential centersExpands from five to 15 the maximum number of days a youth may reside at a semi-secure Crisis Residential Center (CRC) or a community-based secure CRC. | Ruth Kagi (D-32) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 569, Laws of 2009 |
May 19, 2009 |
| HB 2357 2009–10 |
Nursing facilities/medicaidClarifies how vendor rate adjustments are calculated based on economic trends and conditions. | Eileen Cody (D-34) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 570, Laws of 2009 |
May 19, 2009 |
| HB 2361 2009–10 |
In-home care/state paymentsProhibits the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) from paying an agency for in-home personal care service if the care is provided to a client by the client’s family member. | Eileen Cody (D-34) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 571, Laws of 2009 |
May 19, 2009 |
| HB 2362 2009–10 |
Judicial branch agenciesCreates surcharges for certain services provided by superior and district courts. | Lynn Kessler (D-24) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 572, Laws of 2009 |
May 19, 2009 |
| HB 2363 2009–10 |
Educational employeesSuspends Initiative 732 (I-732) cost-of-living adjustments (COLA) for the 2009-11 biennium for school district employees, as well as community and technical college academic employees and classified employees at technical colleges. | Kelli Linville (D-42) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 573, Laws of 2009 |
May 19, 2009 |
| SB 5038 2009–10 |
Gender-based termsChanges gender-specific terms to gender-neutral terms in several titles of the Revised Code of Washington. | Jeanne Kohl-Welles (D-36) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 549, Laws of 2009 |
May 19, 2009 |
| SB 5321 2009–10 |
Local & state sales & use txThe requirement that a city have a population less than 400,000 in order to impose the sales and use tax is eliminated. Any city with a population greater than 400,000 that annexes an area with a population of at least 10,000... | Margarita Prentice (D-11) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 550, Laws of 2009 |
May 19, 2009 |
| SB 5433 2009–10 |
Local option tax provisionsAllows counties to partially supplant existing funds until January 1, 2015, for the county public safety sales and use tax. | Debbie Regala (D-27) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 551, Laws of 2009 |
May 19, 2009 |
| SB 5436 2009–10 |
Direct practices paymentRemoves restrictions on direct patient-provider primary care practices related to lab and imaging services, accepting payments from insurers, self-insured plans, and employer third parties. | Ed Murray (D-43) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 552, Laws of 2009 |
May 19, 2009 |
| SB 5539 2009–10 |
County investment expensesEstablishes new provisions for the administration of county investment pools. | Eric Oemig (D-45) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 553, Laws of 2009 |
May 19, 2009 |
| SB 5554 2009–10 |
Job skills programPrioritizes job skills programs that promote the growth of industry clusters, propose industry-based credentialing, coordinate with other cluster-based programs, and benefit industry and students beyond the grant recipients. | Derek Kilmer (D-26) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 554, Laws of 2009 |
May 19, 2009 |
| SB 5734 2009–10 |
Higher educ tuition feesExtends current tuition-setting authorities through academic year 2012-13. | Derek Kilmer (D-26) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 574, Laws of 2009 |
May 19, 2009 |
| SB 5777 2009–10 |
State health insurance poolDirects the Board of the Washington State Health Insurance Pool (WSHIP) to conduct a study of sustainable funding sources for WSHIP operations. | Ed Murray (D-43) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 555, Laws of 2009 |
May 19, 2009 |
| SB 5795 2009–10 |
Tacoma Narrows toll accountRestricts use of the Tacoma Narrows Toll Bridge Account so that it may be used only for costs that contribute directly to the financing, operation, maintenance, management, and necessary repairs of the tolled facility. | Derek Kilmer (D-26) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 567, Laws of 2009 |
May 19, 2009 |
| SB 5809 2009–10 |
Workforce training/unemplmntProvides that certain funds be used to create incentives for education and training for certain individuals who are enrolled in training for high-demand occupations. | Jim Hargrove (D-24) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 566, Laws of 2009 |
May 19, 2009 |
| SB 5889 2009–10 |
Education system flexibilityRepeals, modifies, or suspends for two years certain laws related to notice and reporting by the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) and school districts, and required actions by school districts in the... | Steve Hobbs (D-44) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 556, Laws of 2009 |
May 19, 2009 |
| SB 5892 2009–10 |
State purchased health careImposes a restriction on dispense as written authority when there is evidence the prescriber's frequency of using dispense as written varies significantly from other prescribers, for a patient's first course of treatment if... | Karen Keiser (D-33) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 575, Laws of 2009 |
May 19, 2009 |
| SB 5894 2009–10 |
Utilities & trans commissionUTC may exempt a transportation service from the rate and service regulation applicable to auto transportation companies if the service does not serve an essential transportation purpose; is solely for recreation; and would... | Mary Margaret Haugen (D-10) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 557, Laws of 2009 |
May 19, 2009 |
| SB 5913 2009–10 |
U of W health sci libraryLimits a health care professional's license surcharge for online access to the University of Washington Health Sciences Library to only one annual surcharge, regardless of the number of professional licenses the person holds. | Cheryl Pflug (R-5) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 558, Laws of 2009 |
May 19, 2009 |