All bills
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 5317 2001–02 |
Unemployment compensation$ Prohibits educational employees from receiving unemployment benefits between academic terms or during vacations, when they have reasonable assurance of employment in the same capacity at any educational institution in the... | Margarita Prentice (D-11) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 100, Laws of 2001 |
Apr 19, 2001 |
| SB 5359 2001–02 |
Health prfssns brd members$ Allows the Secretary of Health to appoint any number of pro tem members to committees of a health professions board or commission. | Pat Thibaudeau (D-43) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 101, Laws of 2001 |
Apr 19, 2001 |
| SB 5497 2001–02 |
Forest practices act$ Specifies that agricultural land that is or was enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program is not included in the definition of "forest land" as that term is used in the Forest Practices Act. | Marilyn Rasmussen (D-2) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 102, Laws of 2001 |
Apr 19, 2001 |
| SB 5509 2001–02 |
Higher ed/student id$ Prohibits public institutions of higher education from using student, faculty, and | Jeanne Kohl-Welles (D-36) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 103, Laws of 2001 |
Apr 19, 2001 |
| SB 5518 2001–02 |
Motorcycle exam$ Authorizes the Department of Licensing (DOL) to waive all or part of the motorcycle endorsement exam for those individuals who have completed the voluntary motorcycle operator training and education program. | Jim Horn (R-41) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 104, Laws of 2001 |
Apr 19, 2001 |
| SB 5531 2001–02 |
Fishery licenses$ Both shrimp pot-Puget Sound fishery licenses and shrimp trawl-Puget Sound fishery licenses may be inherited by will or through intestacy. | Harriet Spanel (D-40) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 105, Laws of 2001 |
Apr 19, 2001 |
| SB 5566 2001–02 |
Prescription drug info card$ Health benefit plans that issue prescription drug information cards to beneficiaries for filling prescriptions by pharmacists are required to use uniform prescription drug information. | Pat Thibaudeau (D-43) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 106, Laws of 2001 |
Apr 19, 2001 |
| SB 5572 2001–02 |
Highway signs/crime stoppers$ Authorizes ? crime stoppers @ signs to be visible from state or interstate highways. | Sid Snyder (D-19) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 107, Laws of 2001 |
Apr 19, 2001 |
| SB 5733 2001–02 |
County road construction$ Statutory limits on annual day labor expenditures are increased for counties with a population of 50,000 or less. | Mary Margaret Haugen (D-10) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 108, Laws of 2001 |
Apr 19, 2001 |
| SB 5903 2001–02 |
Physician license fees$ Raises the $25 annual surcharge on physician licenses to no more than $35 to fund the Impaired Physicians Program. | Shirley Winsley (R-28) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 109, Laws of 2001 |
Apr 19, 2001 |
| SB 5970 2001–02 |
Probation orders$ Authorizes courts to toll the probation term of misdemeanor and gross misdemeanor defendants who fail to appear for any court hearing. | Jim Hargrove (D-24) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 94, Laws of 2001 |
Apr 19, 2001 |
| SB 6020 2001–02 |
Access to dental care$ Authorizes the Department of Health to establish a school sealant endorsement program for dental hygienists and dental assistants serving low-income, rural, at-risk children in school-based sealant programs. | Pat Thibaudeau (D-43) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 93, Laws of 2001 |
Apr 19, 2001 |
| SB 6035 2001–02 |
College board job bank$ Requires the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges to create an electronic job bank on its website to act as a clearinghouse for people seeking academic teaching positions at the state = s community and technical colleges. | Jeanne Kohl-Welles (D-36) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 110, Laws of 2001 |
Apr 19, 2001 |
| HB 1419 2001–02 |
Ignition interlock$ Makes a driver's record rather than a driver's license the place where a notation must be made regarding the driver's required used of an ignition interlock. | Christopher Hurst (D-31) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 55, Laws of 2001 |
Apr 18, 2001 |
| HB 1547 2001–02 |
Licensing insurance agents$ Application to the insurance commissioner by a nonresident for a license as an agent, broker, solicitor or adjuster may be made on any form approved by the commissioner via administrative rule. | Geoff Simpson (D-47) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 56, Laws of 2001 |
Apr 18, 2001 |
| HB 1763 2001–02 |
Insurance/confidentiality$ In the furtherance of his regulatory duties, the State Insurance Commissioner is authorized to receive confidential information from authorized agencies while being exempted from the requirements of the public disclosure act. | Jim McIntire (D-46) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 57, Laws of 2001 |
Apr 18, 2001 |
| HB 1943 2001–02 |
County rail districts$ Expands county authority to establish rail districts to include providing and funding of rail passenger services. | Joyce Mulliken (R-13) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 58, Laws of 2001 |
Apr 18, 2001 |
| HB 2221 2001–02 |
Ferries$ Washington State Ferries (WSF) is authorized to enter into single source contracts for maintenance and preservation dry docking for those classes of vessels for which only one bidder is available. | Tom Mielke (R-18) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 59, Laws of 2001 |
Apr 18, 2001 |
| SB 5054 2001–02 |
Perpetuities$ Amends the law governing transfers of property under the rule against perpetuities. | Stephen Johnson (R-47) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 60, Laws of 2001 |
Apr 18, 2001 |
| SB 5206 2001–02 |
GeologistsThree separate effective dates for the law are specified. April 1, 2001 is the effective date for provisions of the law including the creation of the geologist licensing board, a geologist = s account at the Office of the... | Georgia Gardner (D-42) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 61, Laws of 2001 |
Apr 18, 2001 |
| SB 5224 2001–02 |
King street railroad station$ The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) is granted powers to acquire, finance, renovate, and operate the King Street Station, including the power to contract with a public non-profit development entity. | Margarita Prentice (D-11) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 62, Laws of 2001 |
Apr 18, 2001 |
| SB 5238 2001–02 |
Water-sewer district brd$ Authorizes water-sewer districts with over 25,000 customers to increase the board up to seven members. (Includes a petition process to call for a vote of the customers). | Julia Patterson (D-33) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 63, Laws of 2001 |
Apr 18, 2001 |
| SB 5305 2001–02 |
RCW corrections$ Makes technical corrections to various provisions of the Revised Code of Washington. | Dow Constantine (D-34) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 64, Laws of 2001 |
Apr 18, 2001 |
| SB 5348 2001–02 |
Uniform child custody act$ Replaces the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act with the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act. | Jeralita "Jeri" Costa (D-38) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 65, Laws of 2001 |
Apr 18, 2001 |
| SB 5377 2001–02 |
Vehicles/gross weight$ The statute that requires motor trucks, truck tractors, and tractors to paint their maximum gross weight or combined gross weight on the outside of the vehicle is repealed. | Georgia Gardner (D-42) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 66, Laws of 2001 |
Apr 18, 2001 |