Cathy McMorris
Representative
· Republican
· District 7
· most recent term 2003–04
2003–04 · House · R · LD 72001–02 · House · R · LD 71999–00 · House · R · LD 71997–98 · House · R · LD 71995–96 · House · R · LD 71993–94 · House · R · LD 7
159
Bills as prime sponsor
26
of those became law
748
Bills co-sponsored
8,461
Recorded votes
4.2%
Absent or excused
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 2075 1997–98 |
Tax increment financingThe existing statutes authorizing the community redevelopment financing program is repealed and the tax increment financing program (TIF) is created. Any city with a population of 100,000 or more may enter into agreements with... | Cathy McMorris (R-7) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| HB 2102 1997–98 |
Prevailing wage surveysThe determination of the prevailing wage by the industrial statistician of the Department of Labor and Industries is changed. In determining the prevailing wage, the department is authorized to contract with an independent... | John Koster (R-39) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| HB 2103 1997–98 |
Workers' comp/trust beneficiBeneficiaries of irrevocable profit-sharing business trusts are added as employment exempt from mandatory industrial insurance coverage. To be exempt, the trust beneficiary must hold a transferable certificate evidencing a... | John Koster (R-39) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| HB 2119 1997–98 |
Competitive biddingA person who has been awarded a contract for a public works or repair project may not substitute another subcontractor for a subcontractor named in the bid, except in certain circumstances. A subcontractor may be substituted... | Cathy McMorris (R-7) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| HB 2130 1997–98 |
Inmate laborProvides that neither the department, an organization operating or managing an inmate work program, or another entity employing inmate labor within the state of Washington may contract with or employ a member of the... | John Koster (R-39) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| HB 2131 1997–98 |
Inmate employmentPurpose of the Correctional System. The purpose of the correctional system for convicted offenders is expanded to include a system which should not work against the interests of law abiding citizens and should hold their... | Al O'Brien (D-1) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| HB 2134 1997–98 |
Workers' comp claim filingRevises RCW 51.28.050 and 51.28.055 relating to time periods for filing industrial insurance claims. | Brad Benson (R-6) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| HB 2135 1997–98 |
Workers' comp accidentsDeclares that, beginning with claims for injuries occurring on or after the effective date of this act, an application for a claim is not valid or the claim thereunder enforceable unless the accident from which the claim arose... | Brad Benson (R-6) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| HB 2167 1997–98 |
Public lands acquisitionDeclares that, after December 31, 1997, state agencies shall not acquire wildlife and recreation lands in counties in which over fifty percent of the total land area in the county is publicly owned, as determined by the... | Maryann Mitchell (R-30) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| HB 2168 1997–98 |
Contractor registrationRevises provisions relating to the registration of contractors. | Cathy McMorris (R-7) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| HB 2181 1997–98 |
Workers' comp benefitsThe requirements are modified for calculating industrial insurance compensation for "exclusively seasonal" workers or workers whose current employment is intermittent or part-time. The reference to "exclusively seasonal" work... | Marc Boldt (R-17) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| HB 2190 1997–98 |
Wage and hour lawsSTATE MINIMUM WAGE ACT Intent statement. The intent statement of the state minimum wage act (MWA) is modified to state that: (1)the MWA should parallel federal wage and hour law to aid and foster interstate and intrastate commerce. | Cathy McMorris (R-7) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| HB 2212 1997–98 |
Optometry practice expandedDirects the board to establish, by rule, specific guidelines for the prescription and administration of drugs by optometric physicians, so that licensed optometric physicians and persons filling their prescriptions have a... | Shirley Hankins (R-8) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| HB 2222 1997–98 |
Property rightsDeclares that subject to any exceptions in this act, a private property owner must receive compensation from government for a regulatory taking of private property. | Dave Mastin (R-16) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| HB 2224 1997–98 |
Unemployment insuranceFinds that the unemployment insurance system, designed to provide benefits to workers during temporary periods of involuntary employment, has inequities that need to be addressed. | Barbara Lisk (R-15) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| HB 2233 1997–98 |
Unemployment insuranceFinds that the unemployment insurance system, designed to provide benefits to workers during temporary periods of involuntary unemployment, has inequities that need to be addressed. It is the intent of the legislature to... | Barbara Lisk (R-15) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| HB 2280 1997–98 |
Personal responsibility actProvides that a family that includes an adult who has received temporary assistance for needy families for sixty months after the effective date of this section shall be ineligible for further temporary assistance for needy... | Roger Bush (R-2) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 12, 1998 |
| HB 1110 1997–98 |
Columbia/Snake water approprThe administrative rule that established a moratorium on processing water right applications for the withdrawal of waters from the Columbia River is voided. The moratorium on processing water right applications form the Snake... | Gary Chandler (R-13) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 439, Laws of 1997 |
May 20, 1997 |
| HB 1272 1997–98 |
Water conservancy boardsWater conservancy boards may be formed to establish a water transfer exchange through which any person who owns or holds a water right may list the right for sale or transfer. Formation. | Jerome Delvin (R-8) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 441, Laws of 1997 |
May 20, 1997 |
| HB 1303 1997–98 |
EducationSchool boards are given specific authority to grant waivers, or partial waivers of state laws and related rules pertaining to a school = s instructional program, operation, and management, including but not limited to the... | Tim Hickel (R-30) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 431, Laws of 1997 |
May 20, 1997 |
| HB 2117 1997–98 |
Social card games/taxThe maximum tax rate that local governments may impose on gross revenue generated by social card games is reduced from 20 percent to 10 percent. | Cathy McMorris (R-7) | Vetoed Vetoed by the Governor |
May 20, 1997 |
| HB 1022 1997–98 |
DNR agreements with fed govnThe department must immediately exercise the provision in the signed habitat conservation plan implementation agreement or other similar agreement terminating that agreement and plan and notify the Legislature. | Jim Buck (R-24) | Vetoed Vetoed by the Governor |
May 19, 1997 |
| HB 1032 1997–98 |
Regulatory reformGrants of Rule-Making Authority . The Forest Practices Board, the Department of Labor and Industries, and the Insurance Commissioner are prohibited from relying solely on intent statements or the agency's enabling provisions... | Bill Reams (R-48) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 409, Laws of 1997 |
May 19, 1997 |
| HB 1474 1997–98 |
SEPA exemptionsDecisions pertaining to the following actions are exempt from threshold determination and environmental impact statement requirements within urban growth areas: (1) The construction of a residential structure of ten or fewer... | Bill Reams (R-48) | Vetoed Vetoed by the Governor |
May 19, 1997 |
| HB 1478 1997–98 |
Winter wildlife feedingThe Legislature recognizes it is in the public interest to feed deer and elk on an emergency basis during episodes of severe winter weather given such animals are at risk of starvation and may be driven to forage on private... | Jim Clements (R-14) | Vetoed Vetoed by the Governor |
May 19, 1997 |
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