All bills
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 5442 1993–94 |
Tow truck operatorsThe WSP is prohibited from rescinding a registered tow truck operator's letter of appointment because the operator negotiates a different rate for an owner-requested tow than for the WSP contracted rate. | Larry Vognild (D-38) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 121, Laws of 1993 |
Apr 23, 1993 |
| SB 5515 1993–94 |
Workers' comp claimsThe rules regarding attorney's fees in appeals from a decision of the Board of Industrial Insurance Appeals either to superior court or the court of appeals are made consistent with the principle that if the worker prevails,... | Margarita Prentice (D-11) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 122, Laws of 1993 |
Apr 23, 1993 |
| SB 5535 1993–94 |
Truck taxationThe motor vehicle excise tax (MVET) rate is increased from 2.2 percent to 2.78 percent for any truck-type power unit used in combination with a trailer to transport loads in excess of 40,000 pounds combined gross weight. This... | Larry Vognild (D-38) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 123, Laws of 1993 |
Apr 23, 1993 |
| SB 5580 1993–94 |
Manufactured housingThe Director of the Department of Community Development is given authority to enforce federal manufactured housing safety and construction standards. The director is authorized to make agreements with the federal government,... | Ray Moore (D-36) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 124, Laws of 1993 |
Apr 23, 1993 |
| SB 5597 1993–94 |
Documentary materials useThe Attorney General may provide copies of materials obtained pursuant to a civil investigative demand to any law enforcement official of this state, another state or the federal government who is responsible for enforcing... | Adam Smith (D-33) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 125, Laws of 1993 |
Apr 23, 1993 |
| SB 5660 1993–94 |
Citizens' exchange programThe Secretary of State, in consultation with the Department of Trade and Economic Development, Department of Agriculture, economic development consultants, the consular corps, and other international trade organizations is... | Marilyn Rasmussen (D-2) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 113, Laws of 1993 |
Apr 23, 1993 |
| SB 5678 1993–94 |
Wineries/commission merchantA domestic winery who purchases agricultural commodities solely for its own needs is exempt from regulation under the commission merchants laws. | Valoria Loveland (D-16) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 104, Laws of 1993 |
Apr 23, 1993 |
| SB 5699 1993–94 |
Pacific NW economic regionThe organizational structure of the PNWER is modified. The delegate council is expanded to include the Governor or Governor's designee from each participating state and the premier or premier's designee from each participating... | Alan Bluechel (R-45) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 108, Laws of 1993 |
Apr 23, 1993 |
| SB 5744 1993–94 |
State highway system streetsThe population threshold at which cities and towns must assume additional responsibility for their streets that are part of the highway system is raised to 22,500. Once a city or town is determined to have exceeded the... | Mary Margaret Haugen (D-10) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 126, Laws of 1993 |
Apr 23, 1993 |
| SB 5778 1993–94 |
Midwives and birthing centrsAll insurers authorized to write medical malpractice and general casualty insurance policies in this state are required to become members of the nonprofit joint underwriting association to provide medical malpractice insurance... | Margarita Prentice (D-11) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 112, Laws of 1993 |
Apr 23, 1993 |
| SB 5841 1993–94 |
Shaken baby syndromeA public information and communication outreach program regarding Shaken Baby Syndrome is established, by providing information on prevention to parents of newborns, upon discharge from a hospital or midwife-assisted birth. | John Moyer (R-3) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 107, Laws of 1993 |
Apr 23, 1993 |
| SB 5889 1993–94 |
Teacher profess developmentThe Superintendent of Public Instruction shall award grants for the 1993-95 biennium for not more than six but no fewer than four pilot regional collaborative development school projects that shall be operated through existing... | Albert Bauer (D-49) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 109, Laws of 1993 |
Apr 23, 1993 |
| HB 1017 1993–94 |
Sexual exploitation of childA certificate to teach cannot be issued to a person who has pled guilty or been convicted of a felony involving one or more specified sex offenses involving a child, even if the guilty plea or conviction occurred more than 10... | Elmira Forner (R-47) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 71, Laws of 1993 |
Apr 21, 1993 |
| HB 1062 1993–94 |
IMPACT center sunsetThe IMPACT Center at Washington State University is removed from termination under the Sunset Act. | Margaret Rayburn (D-15) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 72, Laws of 1993 |
Apr 21, 1993 |
| HB 1064 1993–94 |
Corporal punishment/schoolsCorporal punishment in the common schools is prohibited. The State Board of Education, in consultation with office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, must adopt a policy by February 1, 1994, prohibiting the use of... | Grace Cole (D-32) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 68, Laws of 1993 |
Apr 21, 1993 |
| HB 1075 1993–94 |
Probate and trust lawA new definition of the Internal Revenue Code is added to the general provisions governing probate law. "Internal Revenue Code" means the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended or renumbered on the effective... | Mike Padden (R-4) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 73, Laws of 1993 |
Apr 21, 1993 |
| HB 1119 1993–94 |
State publication advertisngState agencies are prohibited from accepting advertisements for placement in state publications unless the advertiser: (1) has obtained a certificate of registration from the Department of Revenue; and (2) agrees to either... | Stephen Fuhrman (R-7) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 74, Laws of 1993 |
Apr 21, 1993 |
| HB 1143 1993–94 |
Community municipal corportnIt is clarified that community municipal corporations may be formed when territory is annexed to a code city or whenever two or more cities or towns consolidate. | Steve Van Luven (R-48) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 75, Laws of 1993 |
Apr 21, 1993 |
| HB 1152 1993–94 |
Bar assn/public employerThe Washington Supreme Court is encouraged and authorized to provide by rule that the Washington State Bar Association is considered a public employer under the Public Employees' Collective Bargaining Act. | Pat Thibaudeau (D-43) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 76, Laws of 1993 |
Apr 21, 1993 |
| HB 1174 1993–94 |
American Indian lang/cultureAny course in Washington state or Pacific Northwest history and government taught to fulfill statutory requirements for future teachers will include information on the culture, history, and government of the American Indians... | Ken Jacobsen (D-46) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 77, Laws of 1993 |
Apr 21, 1993 |
| HB 1184 1993–94 |
Port district formationThe condition that a county must border saltwater in order to create a less than county-wide port district is deleted. | Betty Edmondson (R-14) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 70, Laws of 1993 |
Apr 21, 1993 |
| HB 1266 1993–94 |
Veterinary medication clerks"Veterinary medication clerk" is defined as a person who has completed a board-approved training program developed in consultation with the Board of Pharmacy for the dispensing of legend and nonlegend drugs associated with the... | Tom Campbell (D-2) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 78, Laws of 1993 |
Apr 21, 1993 |
| HB 1324 1993–94 |
Charitable org tax exemptionThe property owned by nonprofit organizations which is used to solicit gifts, donations, or grants is exempt from property tax. | Barbara Cothern (D-1) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 79, Laws of 1993 |
Apr 21, 1993 |
| HB 1347 1993–94 |
Alpaca/llama disease controlThe authority of the director of the Department of Agriculture to prevent, control, and suppress diseases in llamas and alpacas is the same as the director's authority regarding any other domestic animal. The authority of the... | Elmira Forner (R-47) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 80, Laws of 1993 |
Apr 21, 1993 |
| HB 1452 1993–94 |
Adoption informationThe types of nonidentifying information which can be provided to adoptive parents when they adopt a child are enumerated. The Department of Health is required to provide a noncertified copy of the original birth certificate to... | Moyne Riley (D-19) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 81, Laws of 1993 |
Apr 21, 1993 |