All bills
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 1289 2017–18 |
State-funded projects/plaqueDirects the Department of Commerce and the Washington State Historical Society to require the inclusion of a plaque on certain projects funded through the capital budget. | Marcus Riccelli (D-3) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| HB 1290 2017–18 |
Mistreatmnt/faith-based exemRemoves a sentence from the criminal mistreatment laws regarding legislative intent to exempt persons who receive Christian Science treatment from being considered deprived of medically necessary health care or abandoned. | Chris Kilduff (D-28) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| HB 1292 2017–18 |
Theft of rental propertyProvides that a person who, having control of personal property under a written rental agreement, intentionally holds the property beyond the expiration of the rental period without the effective consent of the owner,... | Drew Stokesbary (R-31) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| HB 1294 2017–18 |
Model ethnic studies curric.Requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction (SPI) to develop a model ethnic studies curriculum for use in grades 7 through 12. | Lillian Ortiz-Self (D-21) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| HB 1295 2017–18 |
Language access/pub. schoolsRequires the office of the superintendent of public instruction to: (1) Convene a language access advisory committee to develop tools and recommendations to improve language access for public school students and families with... | Lillian Ortiz-Self (D-21) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| HB 1297 2017–18 |
Distillery promotional itemsAuthorizes a distillery to sell spirits of the distillery's own production for consumption on the licensed premises. | Gael Tarleton (D-36) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| HB 1299 2017–18 |
Cattle feedlots/odor & dustIncludes cattle feedlots implementing specified best management practices pursuant to the feedlot's fugitive dust control plan within the agricultural activities that are exempt under the Washington Clean Air Act from certain... | Brian Blake (D-19) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| HB 1300 2017–18 |
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 |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| HB 1301 2017–18 |
Employee antiretaliationCreates parallel retaliation provisions in several wage and related laws. | Cindy Ryu (D-32) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| HB 1302 2017–18 |
Wage violations, damages forProvides that an employer who unlawfully collects a rebate from an employee's wages or willfully and intentionally deprives an employee of wages, is liable in a civil action for triple, rather than double, the amount of wages owed. | Noel Frame (D-36) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| HB 1303 2017–18 |
Educational interpretersAllows educational interpreters who have not successfully achieved the applicable performance standard required by the Professional Educator Standards Board to provide or continue providing interpreter services to students for... | Melanie Stambaugh (R-25) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| HB 1304 2017–18 |
Employ. & comm. access serv.Establishes a two-year pilot program in which the Developmental Disability Administration selects two counties that would allow high acuity clients to access both employment and community access services and new clients who... | Chris Kilduff (D-28) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| HB 1305 2017–18 |
Unlawful entryEstablishes a process for an owner of property, by means of a declaration signed under penalty of perjury, to request law enforcement to remove unauthorized persons from premises. | Andrew Barkis (R-2) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| HB 1306 2017–18 |
DNA testing/paternityEstablishes the Evans family relief act. Authorizes a man to file a petition in superior court to rescind an acknowledgment of paternity, challenge a presumption of paternity, or contest an adjudication of paternity if genetic... | Matt Shea (R-4) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| HB 1307 2017–18 |
Dual speed limitsAuthorizes local governments to establish dual speed limits by use within the jurisdiction. | Matt Shea (R-4) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| HB 1308 2017–18 |
Human decapitationMakes human decapitation an aggravating circumstance for purposes of aggravated first degree murder. | Matt Shea (R-4) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| HB 1309 2017–18 |
Natural disaster/tax classifClarifies that property removed from current use valuation due to wildfire is not subject to additional tax and penalties. | Mike Steele (R-12) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| HB 1310 2017–18 |
School violence reportsEstablishes the Students Protecting Students Program (program), within the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, to provide students and the community with the means to report anonymously to appropriate law... | Matt Manweller (R-13) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| HB 1311 2017–18 |
Zoological facilities B&O txProvides a business and occupation (B&O) tax deduction for the income derived for business activities conducted by an accredited zoological facility. | Gael Tarleton (D-36) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| HB 1312 2017–18 |
Newborn safe surrender info.Requires the Department of Social and Health Services to annually report to the public the number of newborns safely transferred to appropriate persons who can summon immediate care for the newborn and those newborns... | Drew Stokesbary (R-31) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| HB 1313 2017–18 |
Applied learningEstablishes the Applied Learning Advisory Committee (Committee) to provide guidance to legislators, the Superintendent of Public Instruction (SPI), the Governor, and other policymakers on the improvement and expansion of... | Eric Pettigrew (D-37) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| HB 1315 2017–18 |
Impounded livestockCreates a right of first refusal for a person to request placement of certain impounded unbranded livestock in their custody if the owner is not found. | Michelle Valdez (R-26) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| HB 1317 2017–18 |
GPS data disclosureExempts global positioning data from public disclosure to the extent it indicates the residence of the public employee or volunteer using the global positioning system device. | Joan McBride (D-48) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| HB 1318 2017–18 |
Credit unions' capitalPermits state-chartered credit unions to take on secondary capital accounts. | Cindy Ryu (D-32) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| HB 1319 2017–18 |
Educators evaluation freq.Reduces the frequency of comprehensive performance evaluations for certain teachers and principals who previously received a comprehensive performance evaluation rating of level-three or above. | Bob McCaslin (R-4) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Jan 8, 2018 |