All bills
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 1655 2001–02 |
Fish &wildlife committee$ Authorizes a four-year pilot program creating an advisory committee for the Fish and Wildlife Commission composed of disabled hunters and fishers. | Bob Sump (R-7) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 312, Laws of 2001 |
May 14, 2001 |
| HB 1781 2001–02 |
Agency liquor vendor stores$ Agency liquor vendor stores = commissions and commission rates will be established by the Liquor Control Board after consultation with and approval by the director of the Office of Financial Management. | Helen Sommers (D-36) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 313, Laws of 2001 |
May 14, 2001 |
| HB 1835 2001–02 |
Forest products commission$ Authorizes creation of a commission for the purpose of promoting Washington forest products and managed forests, and assists in research related to marketing, advertising, sale of forest products, or research related to... | Mark Doumit (D-19) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 314, Laws of 2001 |
May 14, 2001 |
| HB 1892 2001–02 |
Agricultural boards & comms$ Authorizes members of agricultural commodity boards and commissions to receive up to $100 in compensation for each official duty day. | Kelli Linville (D-42) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 315, Laws of 2001 |
May 14, 2001 |
| SB 5063 2001–02 |
Limited public works$ Creates a new procedure, called the limited public works procedure, for state agencies and various local governments to award contracts for construction and repair projects with estimated costs of less than $35,000. | Julia Patterson (D-33) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 284, Laws of 2001 |
May 14, 2001 |
| SB 5114 2001–02 |
Motorcycles$ Exempts from the sales and use tax those motorcycles loaned or purchased for the purpose of providing motorcycle operator training through the Department of Licensing = s (DOL) motorcycle safety education program. | Jim Horn (R-41) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 285, Laws of 2001 |
May 14, 2001 |
| SB 5122 2001–02 |
Sexually violent predators$ Distinguishes the standard for continued civil commitment as a sexually violent predator from the standard for eligibility for conditional release to a less restrictive alternative. | Jeralita "Jeri" Costa (D-38) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 286, Laws of 2001 |
May 14, 2001 |
| SB 5123 2001–02 |
Sexually violent predators$ Expands the escape statute to include sexually violent predators and persons civilly committed under a plea of insanity, who leave the state with authorization but fail to return at a required specified time. | Jeralita "Jeri" Costa (D-38) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 287, Laws of 2001 |
May 14, 2001 |
| SB 5256 2001–02 |
Emergency management compact$ Enacts the Emergency Management Assistance Compact providing mutual assistance between participating states in the event of declared emergencies and mutual cooperation between participating states in emergency-related... | Jim Kastama (D-25) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 288, Laws of 2001 |
May 14, 2001 |
| SB 5309 2001–02 |
Local criminal justice$ Imposes a $10 penalty on traffic infractions with revenue split as 68 percent to local government and 32 percent to the state Public Safety and Education Account (PSEA); | Dow Constantine (D-34) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 289, Laws of 2001 |
May 14, 2001 |
| SB 5319 2001–02 |
Municipal research council$ Reduces the number of members on the Municipal Research Council from 23 to 14. | Mary Margaret Haugen (D-10) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 290, Laws of 2001 |
May 14, 2001 |
| SB 5401 2001–02 |
Boards and commissions$ Terminates a number of state boards, councils, and commissions and some related responsibilities of these entities. | Julia Patterson (D-33) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 291, Laws of 2001 |
May 14, 2001 |
| SB 5474 2001–02 |
General admn service account$ Incorporates the Energy Efficiency Services Account into the General Administration Services Account; | Betti Sheldon (D-23) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 292, Laws of 2001 |
May 14, 2001 |
| SB 5494 2001–02 |
Noise prevention/motor vhcls$ Modification of a vehicle = s exhaust system is prohibited if the modification violates specific Society of Automotive Engineer = s (SAE) standards for noise emissions. | Ken Jacobsen (D-46) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 293, Laws of 2001 |
May 14, 2001 |
| SB 5593 2001–02 |
Public accountancy act$ Revises regulation of certified public accountants, including phasing out the issuance of new CPA certificates in favor of licensing only, but allowing certificate holders as of June 30, 2001, to renew their certificates as... | Georgia Gardner (D-42) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 294, Laws of 2001 |
May 14, 2001 |
| SB 5604 2001–02 |
Liquor control board$ The Liquor Control Board is authorized to permit licensees to conduct private self-compliance checks using assistance from persons between the ages of 18 and 21 years old. | Harriet Spanel (D-40) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 295, Laws of 2001 |
May 14, 2001 |
| SB 5606 2001–02 |
Background checks$ Establishes the Legislature = s intent to require background check investigations to be conducted on all current Department of Social and Health Services employees and applicants for a state position who will or may have... | Jeanne Kohl-Welles (D-36) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 296, Laws of 2001 |
May 14, 2001 |
| SB 5621 2001–02 |
Animal therapy$ Authorizes licensed massage practitioners to apply for endorsement as large or small animal massage practitioners. | Marilyn Rasmussen (D-2) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 297, Laws of 2001 |
May 14, 2001 |
| SB 5637 2001–02 |
Watershed health$ A monitoring oversight committee is established and consists of the directors, or their designees, of the Salmon Recovery Office, the Department of Ecology, the Department of Fish and Wildlife, the Conservation Commission,... | Ken Jacobsen (D-46) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 298, Laws of 2001 |
May 14, 2001 |
| SB 5638 2001–02 |
County treasurer$ Repeals the exemption from property taxes for property valued at $500 or less. | Georgia Gardner (D-42) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 299, Laws of 2001 |
May 14, 2001 |
| SB 5790 2001–02 |
Vehicular assault$ Changes the causation and injury elements of vehicular assault and renames it vehicular assault in the first degree. | Adam Kline (D-37) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 300, Laws of 2001 |
May 14, 2001 |
| SB 5896 2001–02 |
DNA testing of evidence$ Permits incarcerated felons to request post-conviction deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) | Dow Constantine (D-34) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 301, Laws of 2001 |
May 14, 2001 |
| SB 5988 2001–02 |
State investment board$ Gives authority to the State Investment Board to set compensation levels for its investment officers. | Sid Snyder (D-19) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 302, Laws of 2001 |
May 14, 2001 |
| SB 6143 2001–02 |
Sex & kidnapping offenders$ Requires county sheriffs to submit level III sex offender community notifications to legal newspapers. | Senator (D-35) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 283, Laws of 2001 |
May 14, 2001 |
| HB 1041 2001–02 |
Protection orders$ Authorizes a parent, in certain circumstances, to petition the court for a civil anti-harassment protection order restraining a person under the age of 18 from contact with his or her child. | Ida Ballasiotes (R-41) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 260, Laws of 2001 |
May 11, 2001 |