Bills sponsored or co-sponsored by Jim McIntire
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 2479 2007–08 |
Wireless number disclosureRequires directory providers to undertake an investigation to determine whether a phone number is a wireless phone number before including the phone number in a directory. | Dawn Morrell (D-25) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 271, Laws of 2008 |
Apr 1, 2008 |
| HB 2514 2007–08 |
Orca whale protectionProhibits people and their vessels from being within 300 feet of any southern Orca whale, or feeding any southern Orca whale without an express exemption. | Dave Quall (D-40) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 225, Laws of 2008 |
Apr 1, 2008 |
| HB 2585 2007–08 |
Newspaper supplement taxAllows reduced taxation of electronic versions of newspapers. | Jim McIntire (D-46) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 273, Laws of 2008 |
Apr 1, 2008 |
| HB 2647 2007–08 |
Children's safe productsProhibits manufacturers, retailers, and wholesalers from manufacturing, selling, offering for sale, distributing for sale, or distributing for use, a children's product or product component that contains a certain... | Mary Lou Dickerson (D-36) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 288, Laws of 2008 |
Apr 1, 2008 |
| HB 2652 2007–08 |
Dependent care assistanceTransfers administration of the Dependent Care Assistance Program from the Department of Retirement Systems to the Health Care Authority. | Dawn Morrell (D-25) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 229, Laws of 2008 |
Apr 1, 2008 |
| HB 2678 2007–08 |
Timber industry taxBroadening the application of the lower business and tax rate for timber and wood products. | Lynn Kessler (D-24) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 296, Laws of 2008 |
Apr 1, 2008 |
| HB 2679 2007–08 |
Students in foster careDirects the Puget Sound Educational Service District (PSESD) to designate a foster care program supervisor to perform specified duties, if funds are provided. | Mary Helen Roberts (D-21) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 297, Laws of 2008 |
Apr 1, 2008 |
| HB 2844 2007–08 |
Urban forestryProvides a mechanism to encourage local governments to develop and implement management plans and ordinances related to urban forestry. | Ruth Kagi (D-32) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 299, Laws of 2008 |
Apr 1, 2008 |
| HB 2963 2007–08 |
WSU collective bargainingMakes the public employees' collective bargaining law applicable to graduate teaching assistants and graduate research assistants at Washington State University. | Steve Conway (D-29) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 203, Laws of 2008 |
Apr 1, 2008 |
| HB 3096 2007–08 |
State route number 520Institutes requirements for the design of the State Route 520 Bridge Replacement and HOV project. | Judy Clibborn (D-41) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 270, Laws of 2008 |
Apr 1, 2008 |
| HB 3149 2007–08 |
Investment board personnelEstablishes an appropriated retention pool within the State Investment Board (Board) Expense Fund for Board investment officers. | Helen Sommers (D-36) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 236, Laws of 2008 |
Apr 1, 2008 |
| HB 3329 2007–08 |
Education capital projectsDirects the Office of Financial Management (OFM) to complete an objective analysis and scoring of all capital budget projects proposed by the public four-year institutions each biennium, beginning in 2008. | Bill Fromhold (D-49) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 205, Laws of 2008 |
Apr 1, 2008 |
| HB 2582 2007–08 |
Higher edu child careChanges a child care grant program previously available on a competitive basis to a program that awards competitive or matching grants to state institutions of higher education. | Mary Helen Roberts (D-21) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 162, Laws of 2008 |
Mar 26, 2008 |
| HB 2641 2007–08 |
Edu performance agreementsBeginning in 2008, performance agreements are developed and pilot-tested with all six public four-year institutions. | Fred Jarrett (D-41) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 160, Laws of 2008 |
Mar 26, 2008 |
| HB 3168 2007–08 |
WA head start programDirects the Department of Early Learning to develop a plan to implement a statewide Washington Head Start Program. | Roger Goodman (D-45) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 164, Laws of 2008 |
Mar 26, 2008 |
| HB 2480 2007–08 |
Public transportation faresPermits certain transit agencies to monitor fare payment on public transportation, and to issue civil citations to passengers who fail to provide proof of payment. | Judy Clibborn (D-41) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 123, Laws of 2008 |
Mar 25, 2008 |
| HB 2544 2007–08 |
Temporary medical housingExempts the sale of temporary medical housing from state and local sales and lodging taxes. | Ross Hunter (D-48) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 137, Laws of 2008 |
Mar 25, 2008 |
| HB 2564 2007–08 |
Drivers' edu curriculumAdds bicycle and pedestrian safety to the list of items that must be part of the driver training curriculums developed by the Department of Licensing and the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction. | Dave Upthegrove (D-33) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 125, Laws of 2008 |
Mar 25, 2008 |
| HB 2666 2007–08 |
Long-term care insuranceAdopts model legislation developed by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners related to long-term care insurance. | Dawn Morrell (D-25) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 145, Laws of 2008 |
Mar 25, 2008 |
| HB 2668 2007–08 |
Long-term care programsExpands services to seniors needing assistance with long-term care to include family caregiver support and respite, aging and disability resource centers, a falls prevention program, behavior support and training, assistance... | Dawn Morrell (D-25) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 146, Laws of 2008 |
Mar 25, 2008 |
| HB 2746 2007–08 |
Fuel purchasesPermits certain transit agencies and the Department of Transportation (Department), in its role of operating the state's ferry system, to implement fuel hedging strategies. | Fred Jarrett (D-41) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 126, Laws of 2008 |
Mar 25, 2008 |
| HB 3126 2007–08 |
Local govts to license/taxSpecifies that remote sellers reporting local sales tax in a city are not required to be licensed for city business taxes. | Liz Loomis (D-44) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 129, Laws of 2008 |
Mar 25, 2008 |
| HB 3205 2007–08 |
Child long-term well-beingRequires the court to direct the filing of a petition to terminate parental rights when a child has been in foster care for 15 of the past 22 months, unless the court determines there is good cause why a petition should not be filed. | Fred Jarrett (D-41) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 152, Laws of 2008 |
Mar 25, 2008 |
| HB 2770 2007–08 |
Homeownership securityRequires additional disclosure to mortgage borrowers. | Phyllis Gutierrez Kenney (D-46) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 108, Laws of 2008 |
Mar 21, 2008 |
| HB 3122 2007–08 |
Independent contractorCreates test for determining whether a construction worker is a covered worker or uncovered independent contractor for purposes of unemployment and industrial insurance laws. | Steve Conway (D-29) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 102, Laws of 2008 |
Mar 20, 2008 |