Bills sponsored or co-sponsored by Joe Fitzgibbon
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 1518 2015–16 |
Wage liens/wage recovery actCreates a statutory wage lien for claims on unpaid wages. | Mia Gregerson (D-33) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| HB 1519 2015–16 |
Employee status enforcementCreates the Employee Fair Classification Act, which prohibits misclassification of employees as independent contractors and creates remedies, including civil penalties and damages. | Marcus Riccelli (D-3) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| HB 1552 2015–16 |
Industrial hempLegalizes industrial hemp and removes it from coverage under the state Controlled Substances Act. | Matt Shea (R-4) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| HB 1567 2015–16 |
Interstate family supportAdopts the 2008 amendments to the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act. | Brady Walkinshaw (D-43) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| HB 1568 2015–16 |
Dropout prevention/farmingRequires that five Dropout Prevention through Farm Engagement pilot projects be selected by the Office of the Superintendent for Public Instruction (OSPI). | Chris Reykdal (D-22) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| HB 1569 2015–16 |
Drug offender sentencingExpands eligibility for participation in the residential chemical dependency treatment-based alternative program (otherwise known as Residential Drug Offender Sentencing Alternative). | Ruth Kagi (D-32) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| HB 1571 2015–16 |
Paint stewardshipRequires producers of architectural paint to participate in a stewardship program approved by the Department of Ecology to manage the end-of-life disposition of leftover paint. | Strom Peterson (D-21) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| HB 1572 2015–16 |
Electr vehicle infrastr bankCreates a Washington electric vehicle infrastructure bank and requires the bank to provide financial assistance for the installation of publicly accessible electric vehicle charging stations within the state. | Judy Clibborn (D-41) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| HB 1576 2015–16 |
Annexed areas/sales & use txModifies the annexation sales and use tax that may be imposed by the city of Seattle. | Joe Fitzgibbon (D-34) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| HB 1590 2015–16 |
Electrician apprenticeshipsRequires completion of an apprenticeship program to obtain a journey level or residential specialty electrician certificate beginning July 1, 2021. | Chris Reykdal (D-22) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| HB 1602 2015–16 |
Occupational diseases/EMTsAmends the occupational disease presumption statute to include certain emergency medical technicians. | Steve Bergquist (D-11) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| HB 1603 2015–16 |
Occup. disease/investigatorsAmends the occupational disease presumption statute to include public employee fire investigators. | Jim Moeller (D-49) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| HB 1605 2015–16 |
Fire protection/benefit chrgAllows regional fire protection service authorities (RFAs) to continue imposing benefit charges for six consecutive years with a ballot measure approved by a majority of the voters voting in the election. | Strom Peterson (D-21) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| HB 1606 2015–16 |
Reg. fire protection serviceAuthorizes regional fire protection service authorities (RFAs) to be formed within a single regional city rather than only within an area that is coextensive with two or more fire protection jurisdictions. | Joan McBride (D-48) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| HB 1615 2015–16 |
Postretirement employmentRemoves postretirement employment language in the teachers' retirement system, the school employees' retirement system, and the public employees' retirement system laws. | Sherry Appleton (D-23) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| HB 1646 2015–16 |
Equal pay and opportunitiesModifies the Equal Pay Act to include prohibiting the provision of less favorable employment opportunities based on gender and modify remedies. | Tana Senn (D-41) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| HB 1647 2015–16 |
Reproductive health careRequires health carriers to cover contraceptives without cost-sharing. | Eileen Cody (D-34) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| HB 1654 2015–16 |
Pollen-rich plants for beesPilot Project . The Weed Board must conduct a pilot project that evaluates the advantages of replacing pollen-rich noxious weeds with native forage plants that can produce similar levels of pollen and nectar to support... | Strom Peterson (D-21) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| HB 1681 2015–16 |
Maritime trades industryEstablishes a vessel permit by which certain nonresident-owned vessels may operate in state waters for an additional sixty days, subsequent to the first 60 days, which require no permit. | Steve Tharinger (D-24) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| HB 1685 2015–16 |
Washington food policy forumEstablishes the Washington Food Policy Forum (Forum) as a public-private partnership for the purposes of creating a forum in which state food policy, food-related programs, and food-related issues can be examined, improved,... | Mia Gregerson (D-33) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| HB 1690 2015–16 |
Convention cntrs tx deferralExtends a state and local retail sales and use tax deferral program, currently applicable only to construction by a Public Facilities District (PFD) of a certain baseball stadium, to apply also to new expansion by a PFD of an... | Brady Walkinshaw (D-43) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| HB 1694 2015–16 |
Thanksgiving day, working onRequires a retail or service establishment employer to pay each of its employees, for hours worked on Thanksgiving day, wages at a rate of three times the amount of the employee's hourly rate. | Mike Sells (D-38) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| HB 1697 2015–16 |
Commute trip reductionDelays, until June 30, 2020, the expiration of tax preferences for commute trip reduction programs. | Larry Springer (D-45) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| HB 1709 2015–16 |
Impact fee paymentObligates counties, cities, and towns to adopt deferral systems for the collection of impact fees from applicants for residential building permits through a covenant-based process, or through a process that delays payment... | Larry Springer (D-45) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| HB 1715 2015–16 |
On-site sewage mgmt plansDirects the officers of local health jurisdictions in the 12 counties bordering Puget Sound to update and submit on-site sewage management plans to the Department of Health by July 1, 2016, and every five years thereafter. | Strom Peterson (D-21) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |