Bills sponsored or co-sponsored by Shelly Short
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 1010 2015–16 |
Occupational therapistsPermits an occupational therapist to treat a medical case upon referral from an optometrist. | Norm Johnson (R-14) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 10, Laws of 2015 |
Apr 17, 2015 |
| HB 1011 2015–16 |
Climate zones, counties inProvides that the state's climate zones for building purposes are designated in statute, and that the assignment of a county to a climate zone may not be changed by adoption of a model code or rule. | Shelly Short (R-7) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 11, Laws of 2015 |
Apr 17, 2015 |
| HB 1060 2015–16 |
Litter tax revenuesAdds composting as a subject covered by the Waste Reduction, Recycling, and Litter Control Act. | Joe Fitzgibbon (D-34) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 15, Laws of 2015 |
Apr 17, 2015 |
| HB 1559 2015–16 |
Higher ed programs/UW, WSUProvides that Washington State University (WSU) may offer and teach medicine and forestry as major lines of study. | Marcus Riccelli (D-3) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 6, Laws of 2015 |
Apr 1, 2015 |
| HB 2789 2013–14 |
Government surveillanceImposes restrictions on state and local agency procurement and usage of extraordinary sensing devices, defined as sensing devices attached to unmanned aircraft systems. | David Taylor (R-15) | Vetoed Vetoed by the Governor |
Apr 4, 2014 |
| HB 1224 2013–14 |
Voluntary planning under GMAAllows a county that elected to fully plan under the Growth Management Act (GMA) and that has 20,000 or fewer inhabitants to reduce the planning obligations that it and the cities within must satisfy under the GMA. | Joel Kretz (R-7) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 147, Laws of 2014 |
Mar 31, 2014 |
| HB 2207 2013–14 |
Basic education fundingPartially eliminates the reduction of federal forest revenues from school district basic education allocations for school districts that have a poverty level of at least 57 percent. Districts meeting the poverty threshold may... | Kathy Haigh (D-35) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 155, Laws of 2014 |
Mar 31, 2014 |
| HB 2708 2013–14 |
Qualif'd alt energy resourceAdds liquid organic fuels to the list of qualified alternative energy resources that an electric utility may use when offering to its customers a voluntary green power purchase program. | Gael Tarleton (D-36) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 129, Laws of 2014 |
Mar 28, 2014 |
| HB 2171 2013–14 |
Veterans, military personnelAmends the Washington Service Members' Civil Relief Act (WSCRA) to authorize a private right of action, or an action by the Washington Attorney General, to enforce the provisions of the WSCRA . | Tina Orwall (D-33) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 65, Laws of 2014 |
Mar 27, 2014 |
| HB 2192 2013–14 |
State agency permittingRequires state agencies to track and record performance data regarding permit timelines. | Norma Smith (R-10) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 68, Laws of 2014 |
Mar 27, 2014 |
| HB 2315 2013–14 |
Suicide preventionRequires certain professions to complete one-time training in suicide assessment, treatment, and management. | Tina Orwall (D-33) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 71, Laws of 2014 |
Mar 27, 2014 |
| HB 1643 2013–14 |
Energy conservationAllows a qualifying utility to use cost-effective conservation achieved in excess of its biennial acquisition target to meet subsequent biennial acquisitions targets required by the Energy Independence Act. | Jake Fey (D-27) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 26, Laws of 2014 |
Mar 17, 2014 |
| HB 1902 2013–14 |
Trailer license platesEstablishes a new vehicle class entitled "intermittent-use trailer." | Jeff Holy (R-6) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 13, 2014 |
| HB 2261 2013–14 |
Science use/agency actionsRequires the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife to categorize on its website the sources of information relied upon in support of significant agency actions. | Shelly Short (R-7) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 21, Laws of 2014 |
Mar 13, 2014 |
| HB 2262 2013–14 |
Science use/agency actionsRequires the Department of Ecology to categorize on its website the sources of information relied upon in support of significant agency actions. | Shelly Short (R-7) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 22, Laws of 2014 |
Mar 13, 2014 |
| HB 2329 2013–14 |
Breastfeeding-friendly WAEstablishes the Breastfeeding Friendly Washington program as a voluntary program to recognize hospitals, health care providers, employers, and child day care centers that demonstrate to the Department of Health that they meet... | Marcus Riccelli (D-3) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 13, 2014 |
| HB 2406 2013–14 |
Energy facil site eval cnclModifies requirements pertaining to deposits and other payments submitted to the Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council for the costs of the application process and for the costs of inspections and determinations of compliance. | Gael Tarleton (D-36) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 13, 2014 |
| HB 2440 2013–14 |
Oil or oils, definition ofChanges several statutory definitions of "oil" or "oils" as applied in oil spills and cleanup programs to explicitly include bitumen, synthetic crude oil, and natural gas well condensate. | Joe Fitzgibbon (D-34) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 13, 2014 |
| HB 2447 2013–14 |
Small business incubatorsProvides a state and local property tax exemption for property owned or rented by qualified nonprofit small business incubators located in economically distressed areas. | Steve Kirby (D-29) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 13, 2014 |
| HB 2543 2013–14 |
Electronic home monitoringEstablishes a work group on electronic home monitoring (EHM) to study and make recommendations relating to establishing statewide standards for EHM. | Matt Shea (R-4) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 13, 2014 |
| HB 2191 2013–14 |
Child care facilitiesRequires the Department of Early Learning (DEL) to consult with a city or county enforcement official and receive written verification prior to requiring any alterations to a child care facility due to building code inconsistencies. | Elizabeth Scott (R-39) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 9, Laws of 2014 |
Mar 12, 2014 |
| HB 1238 2013–14 |
Motorcycles @ traffic signalAllows motorcycles, under certain circumstances, to proceed through a vehicle-activated traffic control signal that is inoperable due to the size of the motorcycle. | Luis Moscoso (D-1) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 18, 2014 |
| HB 2676 2013–14 |
Hydroelectric generation/BPAAllows incremental electricity produced as a result of efficiency improvements to hydroelectric generation projects whose energy output is marketed by the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) to qualify as an eligible... | Shelly Short (R-7) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 18, 2014 |
| HB 2071 2013–14 |
State bridgesExempts the repair or replacement of structurally deficient bridges, within certain parameters, from the State Environmental Policy Act. | Hans Zeiger (R-25) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 5, 2014 |
| HB 2249 2013–14 |
2 climate zones/bldg codesEstablishes that the state's climate zones for building purposes are designated in statute and may not be changed by adoption of model codes or rules. | Shelly Short (R-7) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Jan 31, 2014 |