Bills sponsored or co-sponsored by Al O'Brien
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 2933 2003–04 |
Collective bargainingClarifies the various responsibilities for individual home care worker collective bargaining, and requires the Governor or Governor's Labor Relations Office to conduct the bargaining. | Steve Conway (D-29) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 3, Laws of 2004 |
Mar 9, 2004 |
| HB 1579 2003–04 |
Criminal statutes/fine onlyDecriminalizes several misdemeanor crimes. | Al O'Brien (D-1) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 1, 2004 |
| HB 2326 2003–04 |
Health care disciplinary actShifts primary responsibilities of the health profession boards and commissions for investigations, summary suspensions, and charging decisions to the Secretary of Health. | Tom Campbell (R-2) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Mar 1, 2004 |
| HB 2384 2003–04 |
Water-sewer districtsProhibits a city from assuming jurisdiction over all or part of a water-sewer district serving a population greater than five thousand residents and containing, within its boundaries, the territory of two or more cities, or... | Lynn Schindler (R-4) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Mar 1, 2004 |
| HB 2503 2003–04 |
Inmate booking feesProhibits counties, cities, and regional jails from "double" charging and collecting booking fines from both defendants and contracting entities. | Al O'Brien (D-1) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Mar 1, 2004 |
| HB 2524 2003–04 |
Supervision of offendersEstablishes a joint select committee to review and make recommendations regarding changing the manner in which the Department of Corrections supervises certain offenders in the community. | Mike Carrell (R-28) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Mar 1, 2004 |
| HB 2705 2003–04 |
Dev disabilities trust fundRequires that excess property and harvestable timber identified in the 2002 JLARC capital study of RHCs must be disposed of and the proceeds deposited into the developmental disabilities community trust account by December 1,... | Hans Dunshee (D-44) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Mar 1, 2004 |
| HB 2848 2003–04 |
Tribal law enforcementAllows, under certain circumstances, tribal officers to exercise arrest powers over non-tribal persons on tribal lands. | Al O'Brien (D-1) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Mar 1, 2004 |
| HB 2872 2003–04 |
DNA testingChanges provisions governing post-conviction DNA testing to allow convicted felons to directly petition the court rather than submit requests to the prosecutor and attorney general's offices. | Jeannie Darneille (D-27) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Mar 1, 2004 |
| HB 2958 2003–04 |
Missing persons reportRequires the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs (WASPC) to study the state's current practice of taking missing person reports by law enforcement agencies. | Al O'Brien (D-1) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Mar 1, 2004 |
| HB 3082 2003–04 |
Landlord & tenant disputesCreating a program to resolve landlord tenant disputes arising in mobile home parks and manufactured housing communities. | Deb Wallace (D-17) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Mar 1, 2004 |
| HB 3095 2003–04 |
Public works projectsAllows state agencies to select the Limited Small Public Works process for all public works estimated at less than $200,000. | Timm Ormsby (D-3) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Mar 1, 2004 |
| HB 3114 2003–04 |
Disability boardsRestricts voting for Law Enforcement Officers' and Fire Fighters' Retirement System Plan 1 disability boards to members retired from an employer within the county or city jurisdiction of the board. | Helen Sommers (D-36) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Mar 1, 2004 |
| HB 2437 2003–04 |
Higher education transferProhibits public four-year institutions of higher education from treating credits earned at a community or technical college differently from credits earned at a baccalaureate institution with regard to the number of credits... | Dawn Morrell (D-25) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 13, 2004 |
| HB 2446 2003–04 |
Government payment agreementThe authority of state and local governments to enter into "swap" agreements is extended indefinitely. | Al O'Brien (D-1) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 13, 2004 |
| HB 2645 2003–04 |
Indecent exposureExpands the circumstances under which indecent exposure is a class C felony to include situations in which the perpetrator has been convicted of a municipal lewd conduct or indecent exposure ordinance. | Al O'Brien (D-1) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 13, 2004 |
| HB 3195 2003–04 |
Amber alert systemProvides that no cause of action shall be maintained for civil damages in any court of this state against any radio or television broadcasting station or cable television system, or the employees, officers, directors,... | John Lovick (D-44) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 11, 2004 |
| HB 2333 2003–04 |
Energy efficiencyEstablishes an energy efficiency standard that becomes effective in 2006 for electric utilities (other than small electric utilities) and electric customers who purchase from the market. | Zack Hudgins (D-11) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 10, 2004 |
| HB 2969 2003–04 |
DNA data baseExpands the deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) identification system. | Al O'Brien (D-1) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 10, 2004 |
| HB 3065 2003–04 |
Drug offendersAllows the last 18 months of an offender's sentence to be converted to partial confinement if he or she was sentenced to prison for certain drug offenses. | Ruth Kagi (D-32) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 10, 2004 |
| HB 1281 2003–04 |
Community revitalization finExpands the community revitalization program to allow local governments to finance public improvements not only using increased property tax revenues, but also excess excise tax revenues, and revenue generated through a sales... | Eric Pettigrew (D-37) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 6, 2004 |
| HB 2325 2003–04 |
Collection agenciesLimits collection agency communication with people other than the debtor. | Alex Wood (D-3) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 6, 2004 |
| HB 2346 2003–04 |
Investing in Wa businessRequires the Washington State Investment Board (SIB), in making and implementing private equity investment decisions, look first at Washington investment opportunities for diversification, unless it is not prudent under the... | Velma Veloria (D-11) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 6, 2004 |
| HB 2352 2003–04 |
Workers training successorsRequires certain employers to give affected employees and the Department of Labor and Industries (Department) 10 days' advance notice of a layoff of workers required to train other persons to perform their job duties. | Zack Hudgins (D-11) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 6, 2004 |
| HB 2429 2003–04 |
Child support ordersChanges the time period when a child support order may be adjusted. | Al O'Brien (D-1) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 6, 2004 |