All bills
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 1650 1991–92 |
Electricity loss/storm damagDirects utilities to either have at least two electric power lines to an island or place the electric power line from the mainland underground. | Simeon Wilson (R-10) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 1992 |
| HB 1652 1991–92 |
Video card gamesThe use of video card games by bona fide charitable or nonprofit organizations is authorized. Businesses primarily engaged in the selling of food or drink for consumption on the premises may also use video card games. | Dennis Braddock (D-42) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 1992 |
| HB 1653 1991–92 |
Partners in educationEmployers employing a daily average of 100 or more during the previous calendar quarter must provide each employee with 60 hours of school service leave per year. An employee is entitled to take no more than eight hours school... | R Wesley Pruitt (D-26) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Jan 13, 1992 |
| HB 1654 1991–92 |
Compulsory sewer connectionCities and towns may compel property owners in unincorporated areas of a county to connect to a city-owned sewer system if: 1) the system is within 200 feet of a property owner; 2) the county legislative authority approves of... | Nancy Rust (D-1) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Jan 13, 1992 |
| HB 1656 1991–92 |
Container deposit/recyclingRequires every beverage container sold after February 14, 1992, to have a cash refund value of not less than five cents. Requires liter containers to have a cash refund value of not less than twenty-five cents. Establishes... | Richard Nelson (D-32) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 1992 |
| HB 1657 1991–92 |
Weighted student funding forK-12 Finance Study A study of the merits of use of a weighted student formula or other approaches to budget allocation methods in the K-12 system is to be conducted by December 15, 1991. Two members of each legislative body,... | Gary Locke (D-37) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 1992 |
| HB 1658 1991–92 |
School nurse/student ratioRequires each school district to maintain a ratio of not less than one nurse for every two thousand five hundred students for the 1991-92 school year to be decreased annually to a requirement of one nurse for every thousand... | Wilson Peery (D-17) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 1992 |
| HB 1659 1991–92 |
Geographic info task forceA Geographic Information Task Force is created, to be convened by the Department of Information Services (DIS). The task force is to be composed of representatives from state agencies, the Legislature, higher education, cities... | Ken Jacobsen (D-46) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 1992 |
| HB 1660 1991–92 |
Fiscal impact statementDirects the office of financial management to establish a procedure for the provision of fiscal impact statements of rules proposed to be adopted, amended, or repealed. | Simeon Wilson (R-10) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 1992 |
| HB 1661 1991–92 |
Initiative signature requirmRequires that a pro rata share of the necessary minimum number of signatures shall be obtained in each congressional district. | Simeon Wilson (R-10) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 1992 |
| HB 1662 1991–92 |
State board of regentsAbolishes the council for postsecondary education and the state board for community college education and transfers their functions to the state board of regents for higher education. Directs the new board to develop a plan to... | Simeon Wilson (R-10) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 1992 |
| HB 1663 1991–92 |
Local literacy programsAuthorizes the state library commission to provide grants to local libraries to develop and implement innovative programs for children throughout the year. Requires a report to the legislature on the program results by... | Jennifer Belcher (D-22) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 1992 |
| HB 1665 1991–92 |
Health care coverage/retiredRevises existing provisions for health care coverage for retired and disabled public employees. Establishes a commission to study the health care benefits for retired and disabled public employees. Requires a report and... | Jennifer Belcher (D-22) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 1992 |
| HB 1666 1991–92 |
Dissolution/economic equityProvides that, in making disposition of the property and liabilities of the parties, the court should consider the past, present, and future earnings of each spouse, including the earning capacity that was enhanced, diminished... | Harriet Spanel (D-40) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 1992 |
| HB 1667 1991–92 |
Washington college promiseEstablishes the college promise program to be administered by the higher education coordinating board with the purpose of ensuring that no resident will be denied a college or university education due to his or her financial... | Ken Jacobsen (D-46) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 1992 |
| HB 1668 1991–92 |
Growth strategies provisionsThis legislation implements, in part, recommendations of the Growth Strategies Commission. | Mary Margaret Haugen (D-10) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 1992 |
| HB 1669 1991–92 |
Growth strategies provisionsThe 1990 Growth Management Act (GMA) is modified and expanded. Goals and Planning Two new planning goals are added to ensure the fair siting of regional and state public facilities and to protect water resources, particularly... | Maria Cantwell (D-44) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 1992 |
| HB 1670 1991–92 |
Growth strategies provisionsA definition of natural resources of state-wide significance is added to the Growth Management Act and a process is established to identify and protect these resources. A committee staffed by the Department of Community... | Jennifer Belcher (D-22) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 1992 |
| HB 1672 1991–92 |
Growth strategies provisionsAny jurisdiction that is either required to plan, or chooses to plan, under the growth management laws may adopt a local ordinance authorizing the payment of relocation assistance. The cash portion of the relocation assistance... | Richard Nelson (D-32) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 1992 |
| HB 1673 1991–92 |
Growth strategies provisionsNatural Resource Lands and Critical Areas All counties and cities not required to protect designated natural resource lands and critical areas by September 1, 1991, must do so by September 1, 1992. Planning Goals Urban growth... | Nancy Rust (D-1) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 1992 |
| HB 1674 1991–92 |
Tuition/fees/Persian Glf vetCertain eligible veterans of the Persian Gulf combat zone are exempt from the payment of tuition and fee increases that occur after the 1990-91 academic year. On August 1, 1990, eligible veterans must have been Washington... | George Orr (D-4) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Jan 13, 1992 |
| HB 1678 1991–92 |
Med assist/psychologist servThe Medicaid program, through the Department of Social and Health Services, will reimburse psychologists for evaluations and psychotherapy from July 1, 1991 to June 30, 1993. The department will assess any cost savings... | Calvin Anderson (D-43) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 1992 |
| HB 1679 1991–92 |
Fire services trust fundThe Fire Services Trust Fund is created through an insurance premium tax increase of one-tenth percent. Expenditures from the fund for fire training and education, including maintenance, operation, and capital improvements at... | George Orr (D-4) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Jan 13, 1992 |
| HB 1680 1991–92 |
Video display terminalsRequires the director of labor and industries to promulgate health and safety standards to protect employees using video display terminals. | Grace Cole (D-1) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 1992 |
| HB 1681 1991–92 |
Municipal bidding practicesA.Small Works Rosters for Public Works A standardized procedure is established for local governments to create small works rosters. Local governments are authorized to create a single small works roster or a small works roster... | David Cooper (D-18) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Jan 13, 1992 |