Bills sponsored or co-sponsored by Kevin Van De Wege
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 1165 2007–08 |
Student trans fundingDirects that additional amounts appropriated for student transportation, beyond inflation and caseload adjustments, be allocated to districts in proportion to the district-by-district "funding variance" amounts documented in... | Bill Fromhold (D-49) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| HB 1170 2007–08 |
Initiative 747Limits property tax increases to one percent by reenacting the provisions of Initiative Measure No. 747. | Ed Orcutt (R-18) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| HB 1171 2007–08 |
Small businessesExempts qualifying small businesses from the Business and Occupations tax. | William "Ike" Eickmeyer (D-35) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| HB 1225 2007–08 |
Consolidated ballotsRevises how a partisan primary consolidated ballot is counted if the voter fails to select a major political party affiliation. | Troy Kelley (D-28) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| HB 1226 2007–08 |
First peoples' teacher certEstablishes the First Peoples' Language, Culture, and History Teacher Certification Program. | Mike Sells (D-38) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| HB 1248 2007–08 |
Fish & wildlife dept fundingRedirects revenue collected by the Department of Fish and Wildlife from the sale of annual resident saltwater licenses and all annual razor clam and shellfish licenses from the General Fund into the Wildlife Account. | Kelli Linville (D-42) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| HB 1251 2007–08 |
Stolen metal propertyEstablishes record keeping requirements when scrap metal businesses engage in non-ferrous metal transactions with the general public. | Dawn Morrell (D-25) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| HB 1271 2007–08 |
Identity theft reportsAuthorizes identity theft victims to file an incident report with a law enforcement agency and requires that law enforcement agency to create a police report of the matter. | Dan Roach (R-31) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| HB 1272 2007–08 |
Identity theft provisionsClarifies that each act prohibited by the Identity Theft statute is a separate unit of prosecution. | Dan Roach (R-31) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| HB 1274 2007–08 |
Indentity theft grant progCreates an identity theft grant program to be administered by the Attorney General. | Dan Roach (R-31) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| HB 1308 2007–08 |
Military relocationCreates a real estate excise tax exemption for homes sold by active duty military members as a result of military relocation orders. | Jim McCune (R-2) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| HB 1390 2007–08 |
HeadlightsRequires every vehicle driving upon a two-lane highway to display at all times lighted headlights, dedicated daytime running lights, as described in 49 C.F.R. Sec. 571.108(S5.5.11(a)), other lights, and illuminating devices,... | Mike Armstrong (R-12) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| HB 1393 2007–08 |
Dev disabilities providersRequires that the background check for all persons who have unsupervised contact with a person with developmental disabilities include a fingerprint check through the Federal Bureau of Investigation. | Brendan Williams (D-22) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| HB 1400 2007–08 |
Body-gripping trapsExcludes common mole traps and gopher traps from the definition of body-gripping traps. | Brian Sullivan (D-21) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| HB 1410 2007–08 |
Property tax appealsRequires that, when the increase in valuation is more than five percent per year, it is the burden of the public official charged with the duty of establishing this value to show that it is correct. | Jim McCune (R-2) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| HB 1423 2007–08 |
Small rainwater collectionExempts permitting rainwater collection of less than 300 gallons on a single residential property when the rainwater is intended to be put to beneficial use. | John McCoy (D-38) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| HB 1424 2007–08 |
Rainwater collectionRequires the Department of Ecology to adopt rules specifying the conditions that rainwater collection facilities over 3,000 gallons may be constructed and operated. | John McCoy (D-38) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| HB 1428 2007–08 |
Homicide by abuseDeclares that a person is guilty of homicide by abuse in the second degree when he or she, under circumstances not amounting to homicide by abuse in the first degree, recklessly causes the death of a child under seven years of... | Troy Kelley (D-28) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| HB 1429 2007–08 |
DefibrillatorsDirects the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction to develop a plan to require the placement of automatic external defibrillators in all public high schools by September 1, 2010. | Ross Hunter (D-48) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| HB 1441 2007–08 |
Community dev fund committeeCreates the Community Development Fund in the state treasury to provide grants for capacity-building, technical assistance and capital projects in distressed communities. | Phyllis Gutierrez Kenney (D-46) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| HB 1486 2007–08 |
Log hauling businessesProvides sales and use tax exemptions for log truck safety equipment. | Brian Blake (D-19) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| HB 1489 2007–08 |
Volunteer hospice centersExempts volunteer hospice care centers from boarding home and adult family home licensing requirements. | Kevin Van De Wege (D-24) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| HB 1492 2007–08 |
Arbitration under insuranceRequires all automobile liability policies that provide personal injury protection (PIP) coverage to have a binding arbitration clause that allows either the insurer or insured to request arbitration. | Geoff Simpson (D-47) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| HB 1531 2007–08 |
College materialsProvides a sales and use tax exemption for college instructional materials purchased from college-affiliated bookstores. | Judy Warnick (R-13) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| HB 1606 2007–08 |
Animal trappingRepeals, reorganizes, and recodifies state law as it related to wildlife trapping into one central chapter in the Fish and Wildlife Code. | Brian Blake (D-19) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |