Bills sponsored or co-sponsored by Larry Haler
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 1032 2017–18 |
Martial arts excise taxationRemoves yoga, chi gong, and martial arts activities not held at an athletic or fitness facility from the definition of a retail sale, thereby removing them from the sales tax base. | Cindy Ryu (D-32) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| HB 1033 2017–18 |
Private colleges/need grantReduces the State Need Grant (SNG) award for students attending private four-year institutions of higher education to no greater than the SNG award students attending the lowest priced public four-year institution of higher... | Matt Manweller (R-13) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| HB 1040 2017–18 |
Small winery tax reliefProvides a tax exemption on a domestic winery's sales of the first twenty thousand gallons of wine in a calendar year, except any amount of the tax that may be designated for disbursement to the Washington wine commission. | Sharon Wylie (D-49) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| HB 1062 2017–18 |
Snohomish benchmark rateRequires the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) to use the King County classification for the benchmark rate in Snohomish County for supported living services, group homes, group training homes, and licensed... | John Lovick (D-44) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| HB 1129 2017–18 |
Associate degree educationAuthorizes the Department of Corrections to implement associate degree education programs at state correctional institutions to provide inmates with an associate workforce degree designed to prepare the inmate to enter the workforce. | Larry Haler (R-8) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| HB 1135 2017–18 |
Oil spill planning/railroadsExempts railroads hauling food-grade vegetable oil from oil spill contingency plan requirements, if a railroad does not haul other types of oils for which a contingency plan is required. | Mary Dye (R-9) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| HB 1142 2017–18 |
Coroner dutiesAllows coroners to lawfully order persons to vacate the scene of a death until the coroner has completed his or her duties. | Matt Manweller (R-13) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| HB 1157 2017–18 |
Motorcycles on laned roadsEstablishes the lane sharing for safety act. | Drew MacEwen (R-35) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| HB 1168 2017–18 |
CTC full-time facultyRequires the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges to create a plan to increase the percentage of full-time tenure track positions and provide progress reports to the Legislature. | Mia Gregerson (D-33) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| HB 1179 2017–18 |
Comm. colls./part-time empl.Provides that pay for part-time nontenure track community and technical college academic employees must be prorated based on the employee's percent of a full-time academic workload, and that the increases must be phased in... | Gerry Pollet (D-46) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| HB 1181 2017–18 |
Pistol sales databaseProhibits the department of licensing from keeping copies or records of applications to purchase pistols or copies or records of pistol transfers or sales. Requires the department to eliminate copies or records of pistol... | Brian Blake (D-19) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| HB 1185 2017–18 |
Insurance/inducementsEstablishes that the Insurance Code's prohibition on offering rebates or inducements to purchase insurance does not prohibit certain business practices by insurers, insurance producers, and title insurance agents that involve... | Larry Haler (R-8) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| HB 1194 2017–18 |
Legislative page scholarshipCreates the Gina Grant Bull Memorial Legislative Page Scholarship program and account. | Dave Hayes (R-10) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| HB 1214 2017–18 |
State need grant, rate usedChanges the State Need Grant (SNG) award amount for students who have never received a SNG and have fewer than 90-quarter credit hours or 60-semester credit hours to an amount no greater than the community and technical... | Mark Hargrove (R-47) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| HB 1217 2017–18 |
Religious exercises/burdenProhibits the government from substantially burdening a person's free exercise of religion or freedom of conscience: (1) Even if the burden results from a law, rule, or action of general applicability; and (2) Unless it... | Brad Klippert (R-8) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| HB 1231 2017–18 |
Cooperative finance orgs taxEliminates expiration date for Business and Occupation tax preference for loan repayments received by nonprofit cooperative organizations from rural electric cooperatives. | Kristine Lytton (D-40) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| HB 1238 2017–18 |
Higher ed. faculty expansionProvides that for every two full-time tenure track positions the regional universities or the state college creates, the regional institution or state college will receive $100,000 to fund a third full-time tenure track... | Gerry Pollet (D-46) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| HB 1243 2017–18 |
Aborted fetal body partsProhibits the sale, donation, or transfer of the body of a fetus whose death is the result of the application of an abortion procedure or technique. | Brad Klippert (R-8) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| HB 1245 2017–18 |
Product labeling tax incent.Provides a tax credit, in computing business and occupation taxes, of ten thousand dollars per product line per taxable year for a person who voluntarily labels a line of products: (1) For food offered for retail sale in the... | David Taylor (R-15) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| HB 1247 2017–18 |
Veteran's disability passesMakes Oregon resident disabled veterans eligible for the Lifetime Veteran Disability Pass if Oregon provides reciprocal cost-free state park access to Washington disabled veterans. | Gina Mosbrucker (R-14) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| HB 1249 2017–18 |
HydroelectricityAmends the definition of "eligible renewable resource" to allow hydroelectricity from additional types of generation facilities to count toward annual renewable energy targets under the Energy Independence Act (EIA). | Dan Griffey (R-35) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| HB 1251 2017–18 |
Youth counsel/dependencyPhases in the appointment of counsel for all children over the age of two in dependency proceedings, beginning in January of 2018. | Noel Frame (D-36) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| HB 1252 2017–18 |
Radioactive waste managementTransfers primary responsibility regarding management oversight of low-level radioactive waste disposal from the Department of Ecology to the Department of Health. | Larry Haler (R-8) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| HB 1256 2017–18 |
School assessment systemChanges school assessment system provisions by: (1) Eliminating nonfederally required tests; (2) Removing the graduation requirement from statewide tests; (3) Allowing opting out of standardized tests with no repercussion to... | Representative (R-26) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 8, 2018 |
| HB 1267 2017–18 |
Wastewater operator accountCreates the Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator Certification account. | Richard DeBolt (R-20) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Jan 8, 2018 |