All bills
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 6087 2003–04 |
Site closure accountAuthorizes the Legislature to transfer, during the 2003-05 fiscal biennium, $13.8 million from the Site Closure Account to the General Fund-State. | Dino Rossi (R-5) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 21, Laws of 2003, 1st Special Session |
Jun 20, 2003 |
| SB 6092 2003–04 |
Pro educator standards boardAdds a paraeducator to the Washington Professional Educator Standards Board. | Joseph Zarelli (R-18) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 22, Laws of 2003, 1st Special Session |
Jun 20, 2003 |
| SB 6093 2003–04 |
Legislative assc conferencesGifts, grants, and other transfers of real and/or personal property may be solicited and accepted for purposes of hosting a national legislative association conference in the state of Washington, without regard to the $50... | Jeanne Kohl-Welles (D-36) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 23, Laws of 2003, 1st Special Session |
Jun 20, 2003 |
| SB 6097 2003–04 |
Unemployment compensationReduces the maximum weekly benefit amount to $496 or 63 percent of the state average weekly wage, whichever is greater. | Senator (R-15) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 4, Laws of 2003, 2nd Special Session |
Jun 20, 2003 |
| SB 6099 2003–04 |
Appropriations for 2ESB 6097Appropriates $11.5 million from Reed Act funds to the Employment Security Department for administrative expenses related to the implementation of 2ESB 6097 relating to unemployment compensation. | Senator (R-15) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 3, Laws of 2003, 2nd Special Session |
Jun 20, 2003 |
| HB 2294 2003–04 |
Aerospace industryReduces business and occupation (B&O) tax rates for manufacturers of commercial airplanes or commercial airplane components. | Eric Pettigrew (D-37) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 1, Laws of 2003, 2nd Special Session |
Jun 18, 2003 |
| HB 1003 2003–04 |
Research/technology commCreates the Investing in Innovation grant program for research and technology, administered by The Washington Technology Center (WTC). | Jeff Morris (D-40) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 403, Laws of 2003 |
May 20, 2003 |
| HB 1009 2003–04 |
Violent video/computer gamesProvides that a retailer who sells, rents, or permits to be sold or rented to a minor, a violent video game that they know depicts violence against a public law enforcement officer has committed a class I civil infraction. | Mary Lou Dickerson (D-36) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 365, Laws of 2003 |
May 20, 2003 |
| HB 1036 2003–04 |
Mail-in vehicle registrationAllows subagents to mail out on-line registration renewals and replacement plates when requested by the customer. | Brian Hatfield (D-19) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 369, Laws of 2003 |
May 20, 2003 |
| HB 1057 2003–04 |
Comm fishing violationsAmends the existing commercial fishing license suspension provisions by providing the Director of the Department of Fish and Wildlife with discretionary authority to suspend the license of an individual who is convicted of two... | Brian Hatfield (D-19) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 386, Laws of 2003 |
May 20, 2003 |
| HB 1100 2003–04 |
Agricultural productsAlters certain bonding and payment requirements under the commission merchant laws and increases penalties for violations of these laws. | Kelli Linville (D-42) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 395, Laws of 2003 |
May 20, 2003 |
| HB 1127 2003–04 |
Sale of commercial fishExpands the Direct Retail Endorsement to allow for the retail sale of sturgeon. | Brian Hatfield (D-19) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 387, Laws of 2003 |
May 20, 2003 |
| HB 1205 2003–04 |
Fish & wldlf enfrcmnt offcrTransfers the Department of Fish and Wildlife enforcement officers from the Public Employees' Retirement System Plans 2 and 3 to the Law Enforcement Officers' and Fire Fighters' Plan 2 for periods of future service. | Steve Conway (D-29) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 388, Laws of 2003 |
May 20, 2003 |
| HB 1207 2003–04 |
Pblc emply death benefitsCreates a $150,000 death benefit for injuries sustained in the course of employment for members of the Public Employees' Retirement System, the School Employees' Retirement System, and the Teachers' Retirement System. For... | Gary Alexander (R-20) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 402, Laws of 2003 |
May 20, 2003 |
| HB 1361 2003–04 |
Commodity commissionsAllows commodity commissions to request and audit producer records to determine whether assessments have been paid. | Kelli Linville (D-42) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 396, Laws of 2003 |
May 20, 2003 |
| HB 1388 2003–04 |
Passenger-only ferry serviceExempts operators of passenger-only ferry service from the ten-mile rule. | Beverly Woods (R-23) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 373, Laws of 2003 |
May 20, 2003 |
| HB 1418 2003–04 |
Drainage infrastructureProhibits the Department of Fish and Wildlife (DFW) from requiring a fishway on a tide gate, flood gate, or associated agricultural drainage facilities if not originally installed as party of the drainage system. | Dave Quall (D-40) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 391, Laws of 2003 |
May 20, 2003 |
| HB 1420 2003–04 |
Drainage facilitiesExpressly includes drainage ditches, tide gates, and flood gates among the facilities that certain special purpose districts are authorized construct, acquire, operate and maintain. | Dave Quall (D-40) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 392, Laws of 2003 |
May 20, 2003 |
| HB 1470 2003–04 |
Residency for public schoolsPermits children who live in a home that is located in Idaho but that has a Washington address assigned by the United States Postal Service to attend school in Washington as resident students. | Don Cox (R-9) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 411, Laws of 2003 |
May 20, 2003 |
| HB 1512 2003–04 |
Game damage to cropsDirects the Fish and Wildlife Commission to either issue one or two antlerless permits per hunter for special hunts to be conducted in areas where the Department of Fish and Wildlife (Department) has confirmed six incidents of... | Don Cox (R-9) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 385, Laws of 2003 |
May 20, 2003 |
| HB 1655 2003–04 |
Special parking privilegesAllows advanced registered nurse practitioners to make determinations about whether an individual qualifies for special parking privileges. | Judy Clibborn (D-41) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 371, Laws of 2003 |
May 20, 2003 |
| HB 1675 2003–04 |
Civil trial provisionsDeals with subjects relating to civil trials such as notice of trial, impaneling juries, peremptory challenges, jury deliberations, and verdicts. | Jim Moeller (D-49) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 406, Laws of 2003 |
May 20, 2003 |
| HB 1754 2003–04 |
PoultryUnder certain circumstances, exempts the slaughter and preparation of 1,000 or fewer chickens in a calendar year and their on-farm sale from the requirements of the state's custom slaughter laws. | William "Ike" Eickmeyer (D-35) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 397, Laws of 2003 |
May 20, 2003 |
| HB 1829 2003–04 |
Postretirement employmentDefines separation from service in the Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS) and the Teachers' Retirement System (TRS) as excluding circumstances where an employee and their employer have an oral or written agreement to... | Barbara Bailey (R-10) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 412, Laws of 2003 |
May 20, 2003 |
| HB 1849 2003–04 |
Health care volunteersAuthorizes the Department of Health (DOH) to contact health care professionals to request permission to add their names and contact information to the DOH’s records of potential volunteers to serve in case of a bioterrorism... | Barbara Bailey (R-10) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 384, Laws of 2003 |
May 20, 2003 |