Bills sponsored or co-sponsored by David Sawyer
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 1237 2017–18 |
Com & tech college employeesAllows boards of trustees of community and technical colleges to provide additional compensation to academic employees that exceeds the amount or percentage established by the Legislature. | Mike Sells (D-38) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 267, Laws of 2018 |
Mar 27, 2018 |
| HB 1561 2017–18 |
Open educational resourcesRequires the Student Achievement Council (Council) to administer the Open Educational Resources (OER) Grant Pilot Program for the public, four-year institutions of higher education. | Noel Frame (D-36) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 268, Laws of 2018 |
Mar 27, 2018 |
| HB 1558 2017–18 |
PSERS/offender nursing careProvides membership in the Public Safety Employees' Retirement System (PSERS) for employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs (Veterans Affairs) and the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) whose primary... | Chris Kilduff (D-28) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 241, Laws of 2018 |
Mar 23, 2018 |
| HB 1047 2017–18 |
Medication disposal systemRequires manufacturers that sell drugs into Washington to operate a drug take-back program to collect and dispose of prescription and over-the-counter drugs from residential sources. | Strom Peterson (D-21) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 196, Laws of 2018 |
Mar 22, 2018 |
| HB 1056 2017–18 |
Military/consumer protectionChanges the definition of "service member" for purposes of the Washington Service Members' Civil Relief Act (WSCRA). | Chris Kilduff (D-28) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 197, Laws of 2018 |
Mar 22, 2018 |
| HB 2700 2017–18 |
Child interview recordingsExempts audio and video recordings of child forensic interviews that depict or describe allegations of child abuse, child neglect, or exposure to violence from the Public Records Act except by court order upon a showing of... | Javier Valdez (D-46) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 171, Laws of 2018 |
Mar 22, 2018 |
| HB 2957 2017–18 |
Nonnative finfish escapeProhibits the Department of Natural Resources from issuing or renewing any leases, or otherwise authorizing the use of state-owned aquatic lands for the purpose of nonnative finfish aquaculture. | Kristine Lytton (D-40) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 179, Laws of 2018 |
Mar 22, 2018 |
| HB 1482 2017–18 |
WorkFirst poverty reductionReplaces the Legislative-Executive WorkFirst Oversight Task Force with the Legislative-Executive WorkFirst Poverty Reduction Oversight Task Force. | David Sawyer (D-29) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 126, Laws of 2018 |
Mar 21, 2018 |
| HB 1506 2017–18 |
Workplaces/gender pay equityModifies the Equal Pay Act by defining "similarly employed," referring to gender, modifying defenses, providing an administrative remedy, and making other changes. | Tana Senn (D-41) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 116, Laws of 2018 |
Mar 21, 2018 |
| HB 2269 2017–18 |
Adaptive automotive equip txExtends the state sales and use tax exemption for add-on automotive adaptive equipment for 10 years. | Chris Kilduff (D-28) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 130, Laws of 2018 |
Mar 21, 2018 |
| HB 2271 2017–18 |
Sexually violent predatorsSpecifies certain review standards for the court to evaluate whether to order evidentiary trials for unconditional or conditional release of persons civilly committed as sexually violent predators. | Dick Muri (R-28) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 131, Laws of 2018 |
Mar 21, 2018 |
| HB 2334 2017–18 |
Cannabinoid additivesAuthorizes licensed marijuana producers and processors to use cannabidiol (CBD) products obtained from sources other than state licensed producers and processors, provided such products are laboratory tested and meet other... | David Sawyer (D-29) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 132, Laws of 2018 |
Mar 21, 2018 |
| HB 2692 2017–18 |
WSP minimum salaryRequires salary levels for troopers and sergeants for the 2019-2021, 2021-2023, and 2023-2025 biennia to be guided by the results of a biennial survey of the average of compensation paid to the corresponding rank from six... | Jake Fey (D-27) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 140, Laws of 2018 |
Mar 21, 2018 |
| HB 1513 2017–18 |
Youth voter reg. info.Permits persons at least 16 years of age to register to vote, but prohibits adding minors to the voter rolls until such time as the person will be 18 years of age by the next election. | Steve Bergquist (D-11) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 109, Laws of 2018 |
Mar 19, 2018 |
| HB 2595 2017–18 |
Automatic voter registrationProvides for an automatic voter registration procedure for enhanced driver's license and Identicard applicants. | Zack Hudgins (D-11) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 110, Laws of 2018 |
Mar 19, 2018 |
| HB 1570 2017–18 |
Homeless housing & assist.Increases the $40 temporary homeless housing and assistance surcharge to $62 and makes the surcharge permanent. | Nicole Macri (D-43) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 85, Laws of 2018 |
Mar 15, 2018 |
| HB 2342 2017–18 |
Hunting & fishing/veteransPermits the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife to establish a program that accepts public donations to be applied towards qualified disabled veteran hunting and fishing license purchases. | John Lovick (D-44) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 90, Laws of 2018 |
Mar 15, 2018 |
| HB 2514 2017–18 |
Discriminatory covenantsAuthorizes an alternative to bringing a legal action in superior court for the purposes of striking discriminatory language from real property written instruments. | Chris Kilduff (D-28) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 65, Laws of 2018 |
Mar 15, 2018 |
| HB 2578 2017–18 |
Housing optionsAmends the Residential Landlord-Tenant Act to prohibit discrimination based on a tenant's source of income and creates a civil cause of action for violations. | Marcus Riccelli (D-3) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 66, Laws of 2018 |
Mar 15, 2018 |
| HB 1128 2017–18 |
Civil arbitrationMakes various changes to the mandatory arbitration laws concerning the cases subject to mandatory arbitration, the time periods for setting hearing dates, permitted discovery, arbitrator qualifications, and filing fees. | Matt Shea (R-4) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 36, Laws of 2018 |
Mar 13, 2018 |
| HB 2474 2017–18 |
Marijuana product labelingRequires the label on a marijuana product container sold at retail to include the business or trade name and Unified Business Identifier (UBI) number of the marijuana producer and processor that produced and processed the... | Cary Condotta (R-12) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 43, Laws of 2018 |
Mar 13, 2018 |
| HB 2597 2017–18 |
Senior & disabled prop taxesPermits cities and counties to provide senior citizens, individuals with disabilities, and veterans with an exemption from any portion of their regular property tax attributable to a levy lid lift, with voter approval. | Pat Sullivan (D-47) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 46, Laws of 2018 |
Mar 13, 2018 |
| HB 2308 2017–18 |
Civil legal aidRequires The Office of Civil Legal Aid (OCLA) to periodically assess the most prevalent civil legal problems experienced by low-income people in the state. | Laurie Jinkins (D-27) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 21, Laws of 2018 |
Mar 9, 2018 |
| HB 2368 2017–18 |
Technical correctionsRemoves obsolete language in various sections of the Revised Code of Washington (RCW) and corrects technical errors. | Roger Goodman (D-45) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 22, Laws of 2018 |
Mar 9, 2018 |
| HB 2398 2017–18 |
Jury selectionExpands existing prohibitions for excluding a person from jury service to conform with the Washington Law Against Discrimination (WLAD). | Chris Kilduff (D-28) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 23, Laws of 2018 |
Mar 9, 2018 |