Bills sponsored or co-sponsored by Shay Schual-Berke
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 1850 2001–02 |
Cmmnty hlth centr facilities$ The community health center assistance program is created within Washington Health Care Facilities Authority for the purpose of providing loans, subsidized loans or loan payment guarantees for qualifying community health... | Jeff Morris (D-40) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| HB 1860 2001–02 |
Low-income energy asst prgrmFinds that: (1) The state is experiencing dramatic increases in the costs of electricity and natural gas, with increases averaging between thirty and seventy percent, as a result of many factors out of the state's direct control. | Jeff Gombosky (D-3) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| HB 1862 2001–02 |
School employees/housing$ Provides a housing allowance for non-supervisory classified and certificated school employees. | Laura Ruderman (D-45) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| HB 1868 2001–02 |
Clothing & school suppliesDeclares that, subject to the conditions and limitations provided under this section, the tax levied by RCW 82.08.020 does not apply to the sale of a clothing item with a selling price of one hundred fifty dollars or less or... | Jean Berkey (D-38) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| HB 1872 2001–02 |
Water conservation/tx credit$ Makes amounts expended to improve consumers = water use efficiency or to reduce their use of water deductible from the income on which the public utility tax is paid. | Kelli Linville (D-42) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| HB 1883 2001–02 |
Pickup truck beds/passengers$ It is illegal to transport any unrestrained animal or any person on the running board, fenders, hood or other outside part of any vehicle, including the bed of a pickup truck. | John Lovick (D-44) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| HB 1902 2001–02 |
Health care informationRevises the definition of health care information to include a patient's deoxyribonucleic acid and identified sequence of chemical base pairs. | Al O'Brien (D-1) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| HB 1907 2001–02 |
Recycling & waste reduction$ Requires the Department of General Administration to work with the commercial and industrial construction industry to develop guidelines for implementing on-site construction waste management planning, and report the results... | Kelli Linville (D-42) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| HB 1918 2001–02 |
Public works$ Requires state agencies to consider a bidder = s compliance with tax laws, environmental laws, and labor and employment laws when awarding state contracts for public works and purchases. | Erik Poulsen (D-34) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| HB 1934 2001–02 |
Shoreline master program$ Replaces the 24-month schedule for review and amendment of shoreline master programs with a 36-48-60 month schedule for compliance with the shorelines master program guidelines adopted before December 31, 2000. | Kelli Linville (D-42) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| HB 1974 2001–02 |
Special education funding$ Excludes three and four-year-olds from the special education funding limit. | Kathy Haigh (D-35) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| HB 1975 2001–02 |
Running start programProhibits high school students in the running start program from taking precollege courses at institutions of higher education. | Jeff Gombosky (D-3) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| HB 1977 2001–02 |
Financial institutions$ Prohibits a financial institution from requiring that a customer use his or her social security number for identification with the financial institution, unless the customer consents and another option is available. | Kathy Lambert (R-45) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| HB 1980 2001–02 |
Schools/bidding processProvides that the board may, after review, reject the bid of any bidder, if the board determines that it is in the best interests of the safety and well-being of the students, the public, or the employees of the school. | Karen Keiser (D-33) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| HB 1981 2001–02 |
Energy needs/healthDeclares an intent to encourage power, light, and gas distribution businesses in this state to offer discounts on heating costs to temperature-sensitive patients by providing credits against the taxes imposed by this chapter... | Ruth Kagi (D-32) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| HB 1988 2001–02 |
Commute trip reduction$ Reestablishes tax credit incentives and creates a grant program for employers who provide subsidies to their employees to take non-single occupant vehicles to work, up to $60 per year per employee. | Maryann Mitchell (R-30) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| HB 1999 2001–02 |
DefibrillatorsProvides that, in order to assist in improving the survival rate of individuals who experience sudden cardiac arrest in buildings operated by state and local governments, the department of health shall consult with the... | Shay Schual-Berke (D-33) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| HB 2014 2001–02 |
Office of privacy protection$ Creates an office of privacy protection within the office of the Attorney General to monitor and ensure compliance with statutes, rules, and policies pertaining to the right of citizens to keep nonpublic information private... | Geoff Simpson (D-47) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| HB 2016 2001–02 |
Protecting privacy$ Requires any entity that collects nonpublic personal information on consumers to disclose its information privacy policy. | Jim McIntire (D-46) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| HB 2017 2001–02 |
Racial profiling$ Requires every traffic enforcement agency in Washington to collect and provide specific information relating to traffic stops. | John Lovick (D-44) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| HB 2018 2001–02 |
Racial profiling$ Requires all local law enforcement agencies to initiate policies to reduce racial profiling. | Al O'Brien (D-1) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| HB 2061 2001–02 |
Property tax reliefProvides that a residence owned and occupied by a first-time home buyer is exempt from taxes levied by the state for the first four assessment years subsequent to purchase by the first-time home buyer, if the income of the... | Geoff Simpson (D-47) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| HB 2079 2001–02 |
Opticians$ A licensed dispensing optician may apply to the Secretary of Health for an endorsement as a refracting optician in order to modify patient eye prescriptions, limited to a plus or minus 2.00 diopter of change. | Shay Schual-Berke (D-33) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| HB 2082 2001–02 |
Methamphetamine manufature$ Creates the rebuttable presumption that a child has suffered negligent treatment or maltreatment if the child is found in a place where methamphetamine is being manufactured. | Jeannie Darneille (D-27) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| HB 2087 2001–02 |
School assessments$ Creating committees to advise the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) on whether the Washington Assessment of Student Learning (WASL) is developmentally appropriate for students. | Sharon Tomiko Santos (D-37) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |