All bills
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 1088 2015–16 |
Flood contr zone supervisorsIncreases the maximum amounts that elected flood control zone district supervisors (supervisors) may receive in compensation for attending official meetings and performing official services and duties from $70 to $114 per day,... | Dean Takko (D-19) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 165, Laws of 2015 |
May 6, 2015 |
| HB 1183 2015–16 |
Radiology benefit managersRequires radiology benefit managers owned by a carrier to register with the Department of Revenue. | Paul Harris (R-17) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 166, Laws of 2015 |
May 6, 2015 |
| HB 1283 2015–16 |
Debt adjusting/nonprofit orgPermits nonprofit debt adjusters regulated by the Debt Adjusting Act to receive contributions from creditors of their clients. | Kevin Parker (R-6) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 167, Laws of 2015 |
May 6, 2015 |
| HB 1422 2015–16 |
Floral product businessesProhibits floral businesses from misrepresenting the location of their business in a listing or advertisement unless the actual location is identified. | Elizabeth Scott (R-39) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 168, Laws of 2015 |
May 6, 2015 |
| HB 1550 2015–16 |
Recreation services etc. taxClarifies the taxation of amusement, recreation, and physical fitness services. | Senator (D-36) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 169, Laws of 2015 |
May 6, 2015 |
| HB 1940 2015–16 |
Flood control zone districtsAllows flood control zone districts located in a county with a population of 775,000 or more to continue to protect a portion of their levy capacity from general prorationing requirements until January 1, 2023. | Drew Stokesbary (R-31) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 170, Laws of 2015 |
May 6, 2015 |
| HB 2055 2015–16 |
Ballot measure statementsRequires that committees preparing arguments on ballot measures for voter pamphlets have access to the Attorney General's explanatory statement and fiscal impact statement. | Norm Johnson (R-14) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 171, Laws of 2015 |
May 6, 2015 |
| SB 5048 2015–16 |
Water-sewer districtsMakes resolutions and ordinances adopted by city legislative bodies to assume jurisdiction of all or part of a water-sewer district (district) subject to referendum by the voters in the area subject to the assumption. | Maralyn Chase (D-32) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 172, Laws of 2015 |
May 6, 2015 |
| SB 5203 2015–16 |
Job order contractingAdds the Department of Enterprise Services and cities with populations of more than 400,000, to entities that may award a job order contract amount up to $6 million. | Judy Warnick (R-13) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 173, Laws of 2015 |
May 6, 2015 |
| SB 5276 2015–16 |
Property tax refund/errorsPermits a county legislative authority to issue a property tax refund more than three years after the due date of the payment for taxes paid as a result of manifest errors in the descriptions of property. | Jeanne Kohl-Welles (D-36) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 174, Laws of 2015 |
May 6, 2015 |
| SB 5288 2015–16 |
Real estate brokersExtends the $10 assessment fee for licenses for real estate brokers and managing brokers until 2025. | John Braun (R-20) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 175, Laws of 2015 |
May 6, 2015 |
| SB 5387 2015–16 |
Business orgs/uniformityEstablishes a new chapter providing uniform rules governing common administrative procedures and legal requirements that apply to specified business or nonprofit entities formed under the laws of this state or doing business... | Jamie Pedersen (D-43) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 176, Laws of 2015 |
May 6, 2015 |
| SB 5468 2015–16 |
Stay-at-work & self-insuredAllows the Department of Labor and Industries (Department) to make administrative expenditures related to the self-insured employer and Stay at Work programs without an appropriation. | Curtis King (R-14) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 177, Laws of 2015 |
May 6, 2015 |
| SB 5510 2015–16 |
Workers' comp benefitsRequires the Department of Labor and Industries to convene an industrial insurance benefit accuracy working group. | John Braun (R-20) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 178, Laws of 2015 |
May 6, 2015 |
| HB 1282 2015–16 |
Driving w/license suspendedAmends the crime of Driving While License Suspended in the third degree to apply to driving while a license is suspended based on failure to be in compliance with a child support order. | Hans Zeiger (R-25) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 149, Laws of 2015 |
May 1, 2015 |
| HB 1431 2015–16 |
Real estate appraisalsExempts disclosure relating to an agency's consideration to purchase or sell property where public knowledge would likely affect the property price. | Steve Bergquist (D-11) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 150, Laws of 2015 |
May 1, 2015 |
| HB 1516 2015–16 |
Lodging services/tax exem.Provides an exemption for the convention and trade center tax to qualifying hostels. | Eric Pettigrew (D-37) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 151, Laws of 2015 |
May 1, 2015 |
| HB 1531 2015–16 |
Long-term care workersExempts certain individual providers who provide limited hours of care from home care aide certification requirements on a permanent basis. | Steve Tharinger (D-24) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 152, Laws of 2015 |
May 1, 2015 |
| HB 1564 2015–16 |
Sale of liquor, prohibitionEstablishes that territory annexed into a city after the passage of a liquor prohibition by that city through a public vote is not subject to any liquor prohibition later adopted pursuant to a subsequent election. | Chris Kilduff (D-28) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 153, Laws of 2015 |
May 1, 2015 |
| HB 1627 2015–16 |
Unlawful land entry/huntingExpands the existing prohibition on entering the premises of another to hunt or retrieve hunted wildlife to include the act of collecting wildlife parts from the premises of another. | Joe Schmick (R-9) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 154, Laws of 2015 |
May 1, 2015 |
| HB 1633 2015–16 |
Housing trust fund projectsAdds a preference criterion for Housing Trust Fund project applications that involve partnerships between school districts and public housing authorities or nonprofit housing providers that help children of low-income families... | Hans Zeiger (R-25) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 155, Laws of 2015 |
May 1, 2015 |
| HB 1674 2015–16 |
Youthful offenders, reentryProvides custody authority to the Department of Social and Health Services for youth, convicted as adults, who are anticipated to complete their term of confinement before turning 21 years old. | Eric Pettigrew (D-37) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 156, Laws of 2015 |
May 1, 2015 |
| HB 1721 2015–16 |
Ambulance patient transportEstablishes a work group to adopt guidelines for the appropriate transport of patients to chemical dependency treatment programs or mental health facilities by ambulance services. | June Robinson (D-38) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 157, Laws of 2015 |
May 1, 2015 |
| HB 1727 2015–16 |
Nursing assistantsPermits nursing assistants to work for certain licensed mental health-related service providers. | Joe Schmick (R-9) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 158, Laws of 2015 |
May 1, 2015 |
| HB 1779 2015–16 |
Victim interviews trainingRequires persons who interview victims of sexual misconduct in the health professions disciplinary process to receive training. | Kevin Van De Wege (D-24) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 159, Laws of 2015 |
May 1, 2015 |