Bills sponsored or co-sponsored by Velma Veloria
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 2425 2001–02 |
Comm economic rvtlztn board$ Directs the interest earnings generated by the Public Worlds Trust Fund (PWTF) and Community Economic Revitalization Board (CERB) Program accounts to be sued to fund public facilities through the CERB Program. | Mark Doumit (D-19) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 242, Laws of 2002 |
Mar 28, 2002 |
| HB 2537 2001–02 |
Public works projects$ Approves the 2002 list of local government infrastructure projects funded under the Public Works Trust Fund program. The list includes 64 projects totaling $206 million. | Jim McIntire (D-46) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 241, Laws of 2002 |
Mar 28, 2002 |
| HB 2379 2001–02 |
Children/sex offenders$ Prohibits a person responsible for the care of a child from leaving the child with certain registered sex offenders. | Mary Lou Dickerson (D-36) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 170, Laws of 2002 |
Mar 27, 2002 |
| HB 2536 2001–02 |
Sch dis emplys/health care$ The Health Care Authority (HCA) may charge a composite rate for participating school district employees as long as the family size of these employees does not adversely impact the HCA's insurance account. K-12 employees... | Bill Fromhold (D-49) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 142, Laws of 2002 |
Mar 26, 2002 |
| HB 2671 2001–02 |
Permit assistance center$ Transfers the powers, duties, and functions of the Department of Ecology's Permit Assistance Center to a new Office of Permit Assistance within the Office of Financial Management. | Kelli Linville (D-42) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 153, Laws of 2002 |
Mar 26, 2002 |
| HB 2437 2001–02 |
Economic revitalization$ States that a city or town may use the incremental increase in local sales and use tax revenue to finance community revitalization projects within a designated downtown or neighborhood commercial district. | Velma Veloria (D-11) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 79, Laws of 2002 |
Mar 21, 2002 |
| HB 2553 2001–02 |
Cig tax contracts/tribes$ Adds Snoqualmie and Swinomish tribes to the list of tribes with which the Governor may make agreements. | Jeff Morris (D-40) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 87, Laws of 2002 |
Mar 21, 2002 |
| HB 1277 2001–02 |
Landlord-tenant$ Allows a court to approve the service of legal documents when the location of the landlord cannot be ascertained by the address posted on the property owner's tax statement, or by the address provided to the tenant for... | Roger Bush (R-2) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 14, 2002 |
| HB 2381 2001–02 |
Trafficking of persons$ Creates a task force to study trafficking activities within Washington and to provide recommendations for providing assistance to victims of trafficking. | Velma Veloria (D-11) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 10, Laws of 2002 |
Mar 14, 2002 |
| HB 2406 2001–02 |
Sex offender web site$ Requires the creation of a statewide registered sex offender web site. | Al O'Brien (D-1) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 14, 2002 |
| HB 2473 2001–02 |
School for the deaf$ Increases the powers and duties of the Board of Trustees at the Washington School for the Deaf (WSD). | Kip Tokuda (D-37) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 14, 2002 |
| HB 2534 2001–02 |
Ed asst grant program$ Establishes a new grant program for needy students with dependents eighteen years of age or younger. | Phyllis Gutierrez Kenney (D-46) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 14, 2002 |
| HB 2540 2001–02 |
Collective bargaining/U. W.$ Makes the public employees' collective bargaining law applicable to teaching assistants and research assistants at the University of Washington. | Steve Conway (D-29) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 34, Laws of 2002 |
Mar 14, 2002 |
| HB 2611 2001–02 |
Commercial tele solicitation$ Requires the Department of Licensing to establish a "do not call" list for those who do not wish to receive commercial telephone solicitations. | Toni Lysen (D-34) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 14, 2002 |
| HB 2628 2001–02 |
Business technology awards$ Provides an exemption from the state's Business and Occupation (B&O) tax on amounts received by a small business under the federal Small Business Technology Transfer Research (STTR) program. | Maralyn Chase (D-32) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 14, 2002 |
| HB 2637 2001–02 |
Long-term energy supply$ Establishes the Joint Task Force on Long-term Energy Supply to study energy supply issues and to review the state's energy strategy and recommend specific implementation actions. | Jeff Morris (D-40) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 14, 2002 |
| HB 2666 2001–02 |
Business innovative research$ Provides an exemption from the state's Business and Occupation (B&O) tax on amounts received by a small business under the Federal Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. | Velma Veloria (D-11) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 14, 2002 |
| HB 2710 2001–02 |
Halal food cnsmr prtctn act$ Makes the sale of food represented as halal, but known to be not halal, a gross misdemeanor and a violation of the consumer protection act. | Steve Van Luven (R-48) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 14, 2002 |
| HB 2744 2001–02 |
Nonprofit youth organization$ Requires the Department of Community, Trade, and Economic Development to establish a competitive grant program to assist nonprofit youth organizations in acquiring, constructing, or rehabilitating facilities used for the... | Ed Murray (D-43) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 14, 2002 |
| HB 2750 2001–02 |
Prprty tx/art & science orgs$ Allows non-profit museums and performing arts associations to retain all or a portion of their property tax exemption when they allow another organization that does not qualify for the property tax exemption to use or rent... | Jeff Gombosky (D-3) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 14, 2002 |
| HB 2842 2001–02 |
Civil liberties remembrance$ February 19 is recognized as a Civil Liberties Day of Remembrance. | Sharon Tomiko Santos (D-37) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 14, 2002 |
| HB 1474 2001–02 |
CTED$ Renames the Department of Community, Trade, and Economic Development (DCTED) the Department of Community Development (DCD) and reestablishes the Department of Trade and Economic Development (DTED) on July 1, 2001. | Steve Van Luven (R-48) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 9, 2002 |
| HB 2427 2001–02 |
Occ & safety impact grants$ Establishes an occupational safety and health impact grant program. | Steve Conway (D-29) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 9, 2002 |
| HB 2424 2001–02 |
School district elections$ If, at the next general election, a constitutional amendment is passed by the voters that will permit school levies and bonds to be approved by a simple majority of voters, state law is changed to permit that as well. If the... | Shay Schual-Berke (D-33) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 19, 2002 |
| HB 2430 2001–02 |
Health ins/small employers$ The requirement that health carriers offer a basic health lookalike insurance plan is eliminated. | Lynn Kessler (D-24) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 19, 2002 |