All bills
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 5258 2001–02 |
Disclosure/health care info$ It is a negligent violation of law to fax a patient = s confidential sexually transmitted disease information to an unauthorized recipient if the sender knew or had reason to know that the fax telephone number was incorrect. | Jeralita "Jeri" Costa (D-38) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 16, Laws of 2001 |
Apr 13, 2001 |
| HB 1125 2001–02 |
Lodging combined sales tax$ Requires local sales taxes to provide an exemption for lodging if the total sales tax rate would exceed the greater of 12 percent or the total sales rate in effect on December 1, 2000. | Jack Cairnes (R-47) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 6, Laws of 2001 |
Mar 29, 2001 |
| HB 2222 2001–02 |
Earthquake funding$ One million dollars from the Emergency Reserve Fund and $3 million from federal funds are appropriated to the Military Department for costs associated with the Nisqually earthquake. | Barry Sehlin (R-10) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 5, Laws of 2001 |
Mar 12, 2001 |
| SB 6499 1999–00 |
Transportation appropriatons$ Adopting the 1999-01 supplemental transportation budget. | Mary Margaret Haugen (D-10) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 3, Laws of 2000, 2nd Special Session |
May 2, 2000 |
| SB 6856 1999–00 |
Transportation funding$ Provides transportation revenue for multimodal transportation programs. | Calvin Goings (D-25) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 4, Laws of 2000, 2nd Special Session |
May 2, 2000 |
| SB 6876 1999–00 |
Multimodal trnsprtation acct$ Codifies the elimination of the Motor Vehicle Excise Tax (MVET) as proposed in Initiative 695. | Valoria Loveland (D-16) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 5, Laws of 2000, 2nd Special Session |
May 2, 2000 |
| HB 2487 1999–00 |
Operating budget$ Making supplemental operating and capital | Helen Sommers (D-36) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 1, Laws of 2000, 2nd Special Session |
Apr 27, 2000 |
| HB 2788 1999–00 |
Transportation projects$ Increases the Transportation Improvement Board's bonding authority. | Ruth Fisher (D-27) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 6, Laws of 2000, 2nd Special Session |
Apr 27, 2000 |
| HB 3169 1999–00 |
Expenditure limit$ A newly created Expenditure Limit Committee, rather than the Office of Financial Management, will adjust and project the State General Fund expenditure limit. | Kelly Barlean (R-10) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 2, Laws of 2000, 2nd Special Session |
Apr 27, 2000 |
| SB 6062 1999–00 |
Generating facilities/tax$ Allows sales and use taxes to be deferred on 600 megawatt or larger natural gas-fired generating facilities that are constructed in rural counties. | Georgia Gardner (D-42) | Enacted Enacted · veto overridden |
Apr 4, 2000 |
| HB 2392 1999–00 |
Local gvrnmnt jnt task forceC Creates a 17 member joint task force including members of the Legislature, local governments, and a representative of the Governor. | Mark Doumit (D-19) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 241, Laws of 2000 |
Mar 31, 2000 |
| HB 2505 1999–00 |
Multiple-unit dwellings/taxC Expands the areas included in the 10 year property tax exemption for multiple-unit housing projects by lowering the eligible city population threshold from 100,000 to 50,000. | Jack Cairnes (R-47) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 242, Laws of 2000 |
Mar 31, 2000 |
| HB 2644 1999–00 |
Nuclear power sites$ Site restoration responsibilities for unfinished nuclear reactor sites located on federal property may be transferred to a political subdivision of the state. | Jerome Delvin (R-8) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 243, Laws of 2000 |
Mar 31, 2000 |
| HB 2647 1999–00 |
Flaggers$ Requires revision of safety rules governing flaggers, with emergencies rules effective by June 1, 2000, and permanent rules effective by March 1, 2001. | Aaron Reardon (D-38) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 239, Laws of 2000 |
Mar 31, 2000 |
| HB 2721 1999–00 |
Venue of actions/counties$ Modifies venue available for suit by or against a county. | Jeff Morris (D-40) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 244, Laws of 2000 |
Mar 31, 2000 |
| HB 2755 1999–00 |
Electric energy sales$ A public utility tax exemption is granted for resale of electrical energy either within or outside the state, or consumption outside the state. | Jeff Gombosky (D-3) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 245, Laws of 2000 |
Mar 31, 2000 |
| HB 3068 1999–00 |
Radioactive waste treatment$ Exempts private property used for tank waste clean up at Hanford from property tax. | Lynn Kessler (D-24) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 246, Laws of 2000 |
Mar 31, 2000 |
| HB 3105 1999–00 |
Zoo, aquariums, parks/funds$ Upon the joint request of a metropolitan park district, a city with a population over 150,000, and the legislative authority of a county with a national park and a population between 500,000 and 1,500,000, a county shall... | Joyce McDonald (R-25) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 240, Laws of 2000 |
Mar 31, 2000 |
| SB 5001 1999–00 |
Cougar hunting$ Allows the use of dogs to hunt cougars within selected areas of a game management unit to address a public safety need presented by one or more cougar, but only after the Fish and Wildlife Commission has determined that no... | Bob Morton (R-7) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 248, Laws of 2000 |
Mar 31, 2000 |
| SB 5924 1999–00 |
Real estate appraisers$ A real estate appraiser commission is created that replaces the real estate appraiser advisory committee. The new commission gives advice and recommendations to the director and the Legislature and approves department rules... | Ken Jacobsen (D-46) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 249, Laws of 2000 |
Mar 31, 2000 |
| SB 6186 1999–00 |
Article 9 of UCC revisedC Adopts the revised Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code governing secured transactions, with changes recommended by the Washington Bar Association. | Michael Heavey (D-34) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 250, Laws of 2000 |
Mar 31, 2000 |
| SB 6277 1999–00 |
Envirnmntl permit cost-reimb$ Authorizes voluntary cost-reimbursement agreements between permit applicants and certain agencies for complex projects which require an environmental impact statement. | Betti Sheldon (D-23) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 251, Laws of 2000 |
Mar 31, 2000 |
| SB 6450 1999–00 |
Wildlife publications fundng$ Allows the Department of Fish and Wildlife to recover the full cost of fisheries and wildlife publications it produces, except for regulation pamphlets, which must be provided free of cost. | Ken Jacobsen (D-46) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 252, Laws of 2000 |
Mar 31, 2000 |
| SB 6455 1999–00 |
GeologistsC Beginning July 1, 2001, requires licensure of geologists and specialty geologists, under a program administered by the Department of Licensing with advice of the State Geologist Licensing Board. | Georgia Gardner (D-42) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 253, Laws of 2000 |
Mar 31, 2000 |
| SB 6530 1999–00 |
PERS plan 2 & 3$ Creates a split defined benefit/defined contribution Plan 3 for the Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS). | Karen Fraser (D-22) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 247, Laws of 2000 |
Mar 31, 2000 |