All bills
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 1741 2001–02 |
Blind vendors/hlth benefits$ The Public Employee' Benefits Board will provide health insurance benefits for blind licensees who are actively operating facilities and participating in the business enterprises program. | Senator (D-22) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 71, Laws of 2002 |
Mar 21, 2002 |
| HB 2100 2001–02 |
Alternative bid procedure$ Increases the maximum contract amount that a public utility district may purchase of the same kind of materials, equipment, or supplies using the vendor list procedure from $35,000 to $50,000, exclusive of sales tax. | Hans Dunshee (D-44) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 72, Laws of 2002 |
Mar 21, 2002 |
| HB 2302 2001–02 |
Unemployment insurance$ Allows individuals applying for unemployment insurance benefits through the Temporary Total Disability Program to file initial applications in a form other than in writing. | Steve Conway (D-29) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 73, Laws of 2002 |
Mar 21, 2002 |
| HB 2313 2001–02 |
Electronic filing$ Authorizes the Secretary of State to adopt rules to implement electronic filing of documents by nonprofit corporations and limited liability companies. | Patricia Lantz (D-26) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 74, Laws of 2002 |
Mar 21, 2002 |
| HB 2320 2001–02 |
Campaign contributions$ Changes the filing day for weekly contribution reports from Friday to Monday, and amends the definitions of "general election" and "primary" to restrict their application to the contribution limits section of statute. | Joe McDermott (D-34) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 75, Laws of 2002 |
Mar 21, 2002 |
| HB 2358 2001–02 |
Annexation of territory$ Authorizes a municipal corporation providing sewer service to annex a parcel of unincorporated territory that is less than one hundred acres in size and has at least 80 percent of its boundaries contiguous to two municipal... | Dave Upthegrove (D-33) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 76, Laws of 2002 |
Mar 21, 2002 |
| HB 2401 2001–02 |
NRD employees/assualt$ Makes employees of the Department of Natural Resources, who have been assaulted by offenders and sustain injuries which result in missed days of work, eligible for reimbursement for some of their costs attributable to the... | Mark Doumit (D-19) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 77, Laws of 2002 |
Mar 21, 2002 |
| HB 2415 2001–02 |
Principals & vice principals$ Expands the type of previous instructional experience principals and vice-principals can have to include experience as educational staff associates. | Dave Quall (D-40) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 78, Laws of 2002 |
Mar 21, 2002 |
| HB 2437 2001–02 |
Economic revitalization$ States that a city or town may use the incremental increase in local sales and use tax revenue to finance community revitalization projects within a designated downtown or neighborhood commercial district. | Velma Veloria (D-11) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 79, Laws of 2002 |
Mar 21, 2002 |
| HB 2438 2001–02 |
Running start program$ Allows The Evergreen State College to participate in the Running Start Program. | Phyllis Gutierrez Kenney (D-46) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 80, Laws of 2002 |
Mar 21, 2002 |
| HB 2467 2001–02 |
Distributin of taxes$ Requiring the county treasurer to distribute tax receipts on the first day of the month to those districts for which the county treasurer is the district treasurer. | Brian Sullivan (D-21) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 81, Laws of 2002 |
Mar 21, 2002 |
| HB 2470 2001–02 |
Plumbing contractors$ Requires plumbing contractors to verify that plumbing trainees worked specified hours and that certified plumbers properly supervised such hours. | Steve Conway (D-29) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 82, Laws of 2002 |
Mar 21, 2002 |
| HB 2471 2001–02 |
District court judges$ Changes the methodology used to determine the number of district court judges. | Luke Esser (R-48) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 83, Laws of 2002 |
Mar 21, 2002 |
| HB 2495 2001–02 |
Fire districts$ Authorizes a fire district that contracts with another district that has at least one full-time, paid employee to utilize the additional 50 cent per thousand property tax for fire districts. | Joyce Mulliken (R-13) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 84, Laws of 2002 |
Mar 21, 2002 |
| HB 2511 2001–02 |
Financial institutns/robbery$ Classifies robbery of a financial institution (with or without a deadly weapon) as first degree robbery, a class A felony. | Al O'Brien (D-1) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 85, Laws of 2002 |
Mar 21, 2002 |
| HB 2512 2001–02 |
Business & professions act$ Establishes uniform disciplinary procedures for business and professions regulated by the Department of Licensing. | Dave Upthegrove (D-33) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 86, Laws of 2002 |
Mar 21, 2002 |
| HB 2553 2001–02 |
Cig tax contracts/tribes$ Adds Snoqualmie and Swinomish tribes to the list of tribes with which the Governor may make agreements. | Jeff Morris (D-40) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 87, Laws of 2002 |
Mar 21, 2002 |
| HB 2557 2001–02 |
Metropolitan park districts$ Allows metropolitan park districts to be formed by cities, counties, combinations of cities or counties, and combinations of cities and counties. | John Lovick (D-44) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 88, Laws of 2002 |
Mar 21, 2002 |
| SB 5523 2001–02 |
Leased eqpmnt/tx overpayment$ Grants an exception to the four-year limitation on tax refunds in cases where sales tax was incorrectly paid on equipment that was intended to be leased. | Jim Horn (R-41) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 57, Laws of 2002 |
Mar 21, 2002 |
| SB 6140 2001–02 |
Regional trans investmentA county with a population over 1.5 million and adjoining counties with a population over 500,000 may create Regional Transportation Investment Districts (RTID). | Dan McDonald (R-48) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 56, Laws of 2002 |
Mar 21, 2002 |
| SB 6272 2001–02 |
Sexually violent predators$ Authorizes the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) to contract with health care practitioners and health care facilities to provide basic medical care to sexually violent predators. | Jeanine Long (R-44) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 58, Laws of 2002 |
Mar 21, 2002 |
| SB 6293 2001–02 |
Courts of limited jurisdictn$ Allows district court video conferencing on certain hearings related to criminal prosecutions for violations of state law. | Adam Kline (D-37) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 59, Laws of 2002 |
Mar 21, 2002 |
| SB 6350 2001–02 |
County funding/highways$ Funds in a county road fund may be used to pay for improvements to state highways. | Mary Margaret Haugen (D-10) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 60, Laws of 2002 |
Mar 21, 2002 |
| SB 6372 2001–02 |
Combined fund drive account$ Reorganizes the Washington State Combined Fund Drive and specifies where the funds are deposited and who adopts the rules. | Karen Fraser (D-22) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 61, Laws of 2002 |
Mar 21, 2002 |
| SB 6381 2001–02 |
PERS$ Allows inactive Public Employees' Retirement System Plan 1 members who are age 50 or older, have at least 20 years of service, and are not retired as of the | Karen Fraser (D-22) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 62, Laws of 2002 |
Mar 21, 2002 |