Bills sponsored or co-sponsored by Tom Huff
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 3169 1999–00 |
Expenditure limit$ A newly created Expenditure Limit Committee, rather than the Office of Financial Management, will adjust and project the State General Fund expenditure limit. | Kelly Barlean (R-10) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 2, Laws of 2000, 2nd Special Session |
Apr 27, 2000 |
| HB 3166 1999–00 |
Prprty tx crdt/srs & dsabled$ Provides a tax credit equal to the state property tax, up to a maximum of $500, on the homes of participants in the senior citizens and persons retired due to disability property tax relief program. | Brian Thomas (R-5) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Apr 7, 2000 |
| HB 3167 1999–00 |
Prprty tx crdt/age sxty-four$ Provides a tax credit equal to the state property tax, up to a maximum of $200, on the homes of persons aged 65 and older. | Hans Dunshee (D-39) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Apr 7, 2000 |
| HB 3168 1999–00 |
Transportation/ferry funding$ Deposits a portion of automobile-related sales tax revenue in the Multimodal Transportation Account. | Tom Huff (R-26) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Apr 7, 2000 |
| HB 3170 1999–00 |
Local gvrnmnt/financial asst$ Appropriates $101.8 million for the 1999-2001 biennium for assistance to cities and counties for specific purposes. | Helen Sommers (D-36) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Apr 7, 2000 |
| HB 3171 1999–00 |
Education funding$ The Better Schools Fund is created. | Dave Quall (D-40) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Apr 7, 2000 |
| HB 3105 1999–00 |
Zoo, aquariums, parks/funds$ Upon the joint request of a metropolitan park district, a city with a population over 150,000, and the legislative authority of a county with a national park and a population between 500,000 and 1,500,000, a county shall... | Joyce McDonald (R-25) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 240, Laws of 2000 |
Mar 31, 2000 |
| HB 2441 1999–00 |
Sunset review$ Expands the entities that can be subjected to the sunset review process. | Mike Wensman (R-41) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 189, Laws of 2000 |
Mar 27, 2000 |
| HB 2660 1999–00 |
Investment board/rec checks$ Requires the State Investment Board to request criminal history record checks from the Washington State Patrol and the Federal Bureau of Investigation for certain finalist job candidates. | Tom Huff (R-26) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 188, Laws of 2000 |
Mar 27, 2000 |
| HB 2344 1999–00 |
Caseload forecasting$ The Caseload Forecast Council will prepare the community supervision forecast. | Tom Huff (R-26) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 90, Laws of 2000 |
Mar 24, 2000 |
| HB 2418 1999–00 |
WWII oral history project$ The World War II Oral History Project is established to preserve, for the education of our state's children, the history and memories of the veterans and other citizens who contributed to the state and country during World War II. | Beverly Woods (R-23) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 112, Laws of 2000 |
Mar 24, 2000 |
| HB 2531 1999–00 |
Career/tech student orgs$ The Superintendent of Public Instruction will support, with at least one full-time equivalent program staff person, state-wide coordination for career and technical student organizations. | Mark Doumit (D-19) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 84, Laws of 2000 |
Mar 24, 2000 |
| HB 3160 1999–00 |
Motor vehicle excise taxDeclares that license tab fees shall be thirty dollars per year for motor vehicles, regardless of year, value, make, or model, beginning January 1, 2000. Provides that, for the purposes of this section, "license tab fees" are... | Brian Thomas (R-5) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 21, 2000 |
| HB 3161 1999–00 |
Limiting tax increasesProvides that any tax increase imposed by the state shall require voter approval. Declares that, for the purposes of this section, "tax" includes, but is not necessarily limited to, sales and use taxes, property taxes,... | Brian Thomas (R-5) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 21, 2000 |
| HB 3162 1999–00 |
Seniors/disabled property txIncreases property tax relief for senior citizens and disabled persons by providing a tax credit for taxes levied by the state, continuing tax relief while residing in adult family homes and boarding homes, allowing deduction... | Hans Dunshee (D-39) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Mar 21, 2000 |
| HB 2342 1999–00 |
Financial mngmnt tx/fee rprtC Annually, the Office of Financial Management must compile a list of all state taxes and fees. | Mike Wensman (R-41) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 9, 2000 |
| HB 3121 1999–00 |
Expenditure limit$ A newly created Expenditure Limit Committee, rather than the Office of Financial Management, will adjust and project the State General Fund expenditure limit. | Tom Huff (R-26) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Mar 9, 2000 |
| HB 3124 1999–00 |
Sexually violent predators$ Creates an indeterminate sentencing scheme for offenders sentenced as sexually violent predators. | Helen Sommers (D-36) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 9, 2000 |
| HB 3151 1999–00 |
Transportation fundingCreates the transportation progress account in the state treasury. Moneys in the account may be spent only after appropriation. Expenditures from the account may be used only for transportation purposes. | Tom Huff (R-26) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 28, 2000 |
| HB 3152 1999–00 |
Criminal justice/moneysDeclares an intent of the legislature that additional and sufficient moneys, increasing by the fiscal growth factor, will be appropriated during each fiscal biennium for the purpose of criminal justice assistance to counties... | Tom Huff (R-26) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 28, 2000 |
| HB 3139 1999–00 |
Timber salesProvides that processing facilities that purchased timber from state and local government lands for more than five years prior to January 1, 2000, may continue to do so at their historic levels, notwithstanding any changes in... | Tom Huff (R-26) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 22, 2000 |
| HB 3146 1999–00 |
Property tax reductionProvides that the state property tax levy for collection in 2001 shall be reduced by ten percent of the levy amount that would otherwise be allowed under chapter 84.55 RCW. | Mike Carrell (R-28) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 21, 2000 |
| HB 3142 1999–00 |
Public emplys benefits brdAmends RCW 41.05.065 relating to the duties of the public employees' benefits board. | Tom Huff (R-26) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 16, 2000 |
| HB 2529 1999–00 |
Motor vehicle dealer/mnfctr$ Prohibits manufacturers, or their agents, from discriminating between new auto dealerships. | Jim Clements (R-14) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 15, 2000 |
| HB 3135 1999–00 |
Multimodal trans accountProvides that, although current law directs revenues collected in lieu of the motor vehicle excise tax to be deposited in the manner provided under RCW 82.44.110, the legislature finds that these fund sources are no longer... | Maryann Mitchell (R-30) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 15, 2000 |