All bills
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 1680 2015–16 |
Spirits sales tax reductionProvides a comprehensive spirits sales tax reduction for consumers in on-premise and off-premise settings. | Cary Condotta (R-12) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| HB 1681 2015–16 |
Maritime trades industryEstablishes a vessel permit by which certain nonresident-owned vessels may operate in state waters for an additional sixty days, subsequent to the first 60 days, which require no permit. | Steve Tharinger (D-24) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| HB 1683 2015–16 |
Provider comp. disclosureAddresses the disclosure, by health plan carriers, of incentive payments for the prescription of specific formulary and nonformulary medications and descriptions and justifications for all provider compensation programs. | Judy Clibborn (D-41) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| HB 1684 2015–16 |
Public records, charges forAllows state agencies to charge for public records provided electronically. | Dean Takko (D-19) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| HB 1685 2015–16 |
Washington food policy forumEstablishes the Washington Food Policy Forum (Forum) as a public-private partnership for the purposes of creating a forum in which state food policy, food-related programs, and food-related issues can be examined, improved,... | Mia Gregerson (D-33) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| HB 1686 2015–16 |
Incandescent light bulbsEstablishes the Washington state incandescent light bulb freedom act. | Elizabeth Scott (R-39) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| HB 1687 2015–16 |
Right to lifeEstablishes the Washington state life at conception act. | Elizabeth Scott (R-39) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| HB 1688 2015–16 |
Traffic safety camerasEliminates the use of automated traffic safety cameras. | Elizabeth Scott (R-39) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| HB 1689 2015–16 |
In-state broadcasters, taxesUpdates and clarifies provisions related to radio and television broadcasters. | Chris Reykdal (D-22) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| HB 1690 2015–16 |
Convention cntrs tx deferralExtends a state and local retail sales and use tax deferral program, currently applicable only to construction by a Public Facilities District (PFD) of a certain baseball stadium, to apply also to new expansion by a PFD of an... | Brady Walkinshaw (D-43) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| HB 1691 2015–16 |
Public records act, remediesGrants the courts discretion in imposing fines and awarding costs under Public Records Act claims. | Kevin Van De Wege (D-24) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| HB 1692 2015–16 |
Imitation firearmsEstablishes the imitation firearm manufacturing requirement act. | Sharon Wylie (D-49) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| HB 1693 2015–16 |
UW altern. contract-awardingExtends provisions related to terminating the alternative process as of June 30, 2020, extends repealing the alternative process as of June 30, 2021, and includes an emergency provision to make this effective June 29, 2015. | Gerry Pollet (D-46) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| HB 1694 2015–16 |
Thanksgiving day, working onRequires a retail or service establishment employer to pay each of its employees, for hours worked on Thanksgiving day, wages at a rate of three times the amount of the employee's hourly rate. | Mike Sells (D-38) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| HB 1696 2015–16 |
Higher ed tuition settingReturns tuition-setting authority for resident undergraduate students to the operating budget. | Larry Haler (R-8) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| HB 1697 2015–16 |
Commute trip reductionDelays, until June 30, 2020, the expiration of tax preferences for commute trip reduction programs. | Larry Springer (D-45) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| HB 1698 2015–16 |
Medical cannabisModifies medical cannabis provisions. Expands the duties of the secretary of the department of social and health services. Assures that qualifying patients are able to receive verification cards and cannabis for medical use... | Sherry Appleton (D-23) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| HB 1699 2015–16 |
Citizen wildfire controlPermits a person to enter public or private property under certain circumstances for the purpose of attempting to extinguish or control a wildfire. | Brian Blake (D-19) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| HB 1700 2015–16 |
Qualified health plan claimsRequires an issuer of a qualified health plan to reimburse a health care provider or a health care facility for all nonfraudulent claims for service provided to an enrollee during a grace period. | Marcus Riccelli (D-3) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| HB 1701 2015–16 |
Job applicants/arrests, etc.Prohibits an employer from excluding an applicant from an initial interview solely because of a criminal record. | Luis Moscoso (D-1) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| HB 1702 2015–16 |
Fireworks, regulation ofEstablishes that counties and cities may enact ordinances regulating fireworks that are more restrictive than state law as to the days and hours of legal sale or use of consumer fireworks, and the types of consumer fireworks... | Luis Moscoso (D-1) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| HB 1703 2015–16 |
High school assessmnt systemProvides that after the 2014-15 school year the state will no longer administer the mathematics End of Course (EOC) assessments or the tenth grade assessment for reading and writing or English Language Arts (ELA). | Sharon Tomiko Santos (D-37) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| HB 1704 2015–16 |
Safety & reducing recidivismEliminates the statutory provision that prohibits the Department of Corrections (DOC) from using state funds to pay for postsecondary education programs. | Eric Pettigrew (D-37) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| HB 1705 2015–16 |
Basic education for adultsRequires the Legislature to provide the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges with a separate appropriation to provide basic adult education. | Larry Haler (R-8) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |
| HB 1707 2015–16 |
Irrigation district admin.Modifies notice and summons requirements in provisions governing foreclosures of assessment liens of irrigation districts. | Dean Takko (D-19) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 10, 2016 |