All bills
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 5514 2001–02 |
Public facility districtsThe requirements for a PFD to qualify to impose the 0.033 percent sales tax are changed so that the PFD must be formed by July 31, 2002 and construction must begin by January 1, 2004. A full state and local sales tax refund is... | Harriet Spanel (D-40) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 363, Laws of 2002 |
Apr 4, 2002 |
| SB 6080 2001–02 |
Fireworks & explosives$ Conforms the definitions for explosives and fireworks to the definitions in federal statute. | Margarita Prentice (D-11) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 370, Laws of 2002 |
Apr 4, 2002 |
| SB 6609 2001–02 |
Ecology department studies$ Authorizes local governments to discuss and dispute the findings of studies conducted by the Department of Ecology. | Sid Snyder (D-19) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 364, Laws of 2002 |
Apr 4, 2002 |
| SB 6828 2001–02 |
Tobacco settlement revenues$ Establishes the Tobacco Settlement Authority (TSA). | Lisa Brown (D-3) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 365, Laws of 2002 |
Apr 4, 2002 |
| SB 6833 2001–02 |
Medical care for immigrantsFull-scope coverage under the state medical assistance program is only available to the extent that persons are eligible for Medicaid. | Lisa Brown (D-3) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 366, Laws of 2002 |
Apr 4, 2002 |
| SB 6835 2001–02 |
Use taxationThe use tax is imposed on the installing, repairing, cleaning, altering, imprinting, or improving of tangible personal property. The effect of the bill is to tax services performed outside the state on tangible personal... | Erik Poulsen (D-34) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 367, Laws of 2002 |
Apr 4, 2002 |
| HB 1268 2001–02 |
Civil service$ The state's civil service system is reformed with new classification rules to be adopted by March 15, 2004. | Sandra Romero (D-22) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 354, Laws of 2002 |
Apr 3, 2002 |
| HB 2352 2001–02 |
Risk management$ All powers, duties, functions, funds, and personnel of the Risk Management Office are transferred from the Department of General Administration to the Office of Financial Management. | Gary Alexander (R-20) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 332, Laws of 2002 |
Apr 3, 2002 |
| HB 2505 2001–02 |
Civil disorder$ Prohibits the teaching or demonstrating of a device or technique capable of causing significant injury or death to persons if the device or technique is to be used in a civil disorder. | Al O'Brien (D-1) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 340, Laws of 2002 |
Apr 3, 2002 |
| HB 2595 2001–02 |
Wireless 911 service$ The county tax for emergency service communications systems is redesignated as the Enhanced 911 (E911) excise tax and is increased from 25 to 50 cents per wireless line per month. | Jeff Morris (D-40) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 341, Laws of 2002 |
Apr 3, 2002 |
| HB 2663 2001–02 |
Fire fghtrs/occ disease$ Adds certain heart problems, specified cancers, and infectious diseases to the list of conditions that are presumed to be occupational diseases for fire fighters covered under the industrial insurance law. | Steve Conway (D-29) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 337, Laws of 2002 |
Apr 3, 2002 |
| HB 2754 2001–02 |
Mandatory arbitration$ Requires implementation of mandatory arbitration in all counties of over 150,000. | Patricia Lantz (D-26) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 338, Laws of 2002 |
Apr 3, 2002 |
| HB 2874 2001–02 |
Columbia basin water$ Allows the Department of Ecology to enter certain agreements with the United States for allocating ground waters related to the Columbia Basin Project. | Mark Schoesler (R-9) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 330, Laws of 2002 |
Apr 3, 2002 |
| HB 2926 2001–02 |
State library$ Creates a state library within the Office of the Secretary of State. | Jim Clements (R-14) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 342, Laws of 2002 |
Apr 3, 2002 |
| HB 2993 2001–02 |
Water policy$ Establishes criteria for setting minimum or base flows for fish and prohibits flows set for any other purpose from being less than these flows. | Kelli Linville (D-42) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 329, Laws of 2002 |
Apr 3, 2002 |
| SB 5236 2001–02 |
Newborn infant safety$ Eliminates criminal liability for a parent who abandons an infant, 72 hours or younger, in a hospital to a qualified person. | Jeanne Kohl-Welles (D-36) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 331, Laws of 2002 |
Apr 3, 2002 |
| SB 5373 2001–02 |
Civil actions/arbitration$ Provides an offer of compromise procedure that effects the award of reasonable attorney fees and costs when an arbitration award is appealed to superior court. | Larry Sheahan (R-9) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 339, Laws of 2002 |
Apr 3, 2002 |
| SB 5513 2001–02 |
Trans emplys/motorists asslt$ Department of Transportation (DOT) employees engaged in highway construction or maintenance, or who are loading or unloading vehicles on state ferries, and who are victims of motorist assault are provided with disability... | Mary Margaret Haugen (D-10) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 355, Laws of 2002 |
Apr 3, 2002 |
| SB 5965 2001–02 |
Local real estate excise taxAn additional real estate excise tax is authorized for counties equal to 0.5 percent of the selling price to be used exclusively for the development of affordable housing, including acquisition, building, rehabilitation, and... | Harriet Spanel (D-40) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 343, Laws of 2002 |
Apr 3, 2002 |
| SB 6234 2001–02 |
Insurance premiums$ Requires that automobile insurance policies specify the date on which the premium is due and that such policies allow for a five day grace period before any late charges will be assessed. | Shirley Winsley (R-28) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 344, Laws of 2002 |
Apr 3, 2002 |
| SB 6267 2001–02 |
Principal and income act$ Updates, clarifies, and provides new rules for the treatment of trust property under the Washington Principal and Income Act. | Stephen Johnson (R-47) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 345, Laws of 2002 |
Apr 3, 2002 |
| SB 6338 2001–02 |
Consumer loan act$ Requires that financial disclosures on a loan not secured by a real property lien be made in compliance with pertinent federal laws and regulations. | Karen Keiser (D-33) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 346, Laws of 2002 |
Apr 3, 2002 |
| SB 6428 2001–02 |
Agency loss prevention$ Requires the Office of Financial Management to form a loss prevention review team to review a death, serious injury, or other substantial loss that allegedly involves a state agency. | Betti Sheldon (D-23) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 333, Laws of 2002 |
Apr 3, 2002 |
| SB 6429 2001–02 |
Admissibility of evidence$ Makes inadmissible as evidence in a civil action an expression of sympathy or benevolence relating to the pain, suffering, or death of a person involved in an accident. | Betti Sheldon (D-23) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 334, Laws of 2002 |
Apr 3, 2002 |
| SB 6439 2001–02 |
Public disclosure$ Adds deployment plans and compiled underlying data to current public disclosure exemption for terrorism response plans and vulnerability assessments. | Georgia Gardner (D-42) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 335, Laws of 2002 |
Apr 3, 2002 |