Kevin Van De Wege
Senator
· Democrat
· District 24
· most recent term 2023–24
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210
Bills as prime sponsor
55
of those became law
1,293
Bills co-sponsored
12,711
Recorded votes
1.8%
Absent or excused
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 1313 2015–16 |
Fire protection budgetsAuthorizes fire protection districts and regional fire protection authorities to adopt biennial budgets with mid-biennium reviews and modifications for the second year of the biennium. | Hans Zeiger (R-25) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 40, Laws of 2015 |
Apr 21, 2015 |
| HB 1222 2015–16 |
Firefighting apparatusIncreases the overall length of a firefighting apparatus from 50 feet to 65 feet before requiring a fire district or municipal department to obtain a permit to operate it. | Joan McBride (D-48) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 16, Laws of 2015 |
Apr 17, 2015 |
| HB 1559 2015–16 |
Higher ed programs/UW, WSUProvides that Washington State University (WSU) may offer and teach medicine and forestry as major lines of study. | Marcus Riccelli (D-3) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 6, Laws of 2015 |
Apr 1, 2015 |
| HB 2130 2013–14 |
Veterans innovations programEliminates the Defender's Fund and the Competitive Grant Program from the Veterans Innovations Program (VIP). | Drew MacEwen (R-35) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 179, Laws of 2014 |
Apr 2, 2014 |
| HB 2457 2013–14 |
Derelict & abandoned vesselsCreates new requirements on the sale of certain vessels. | Drew Hansen (D-23) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 195, Laws of 2014 |
Apr 2, 2014 |
| HB 2099 2013–14 |
Timber purchase reportingExtends the expiration date for a requirement that data about timber purchases be reported to the Department of Revenue from 2014 until 2018. | Brandon Vick (R-18) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 152, Laws of 2014 |
Mar 31, 2014 |
| HB 2207 2013–14 |
Basic education fundingPartially eliminates the reduction of federal forest revenues from school district basic education allocations for school districts that have a poverty level of at least 57 percent. Districts meeting the poverty threshold may... | Kathy Haigh (D-35) | Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 155, Laws of 2014 |
Mar 31, 2014 |
| HB 2102 2013–14 |
Civil actions by prisonersRequires a person convicted and confined for any serious violent offense to obtain court authorization before filing most actions in state court against the victim or victim's family. | David Sawyer (D-29) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 113, Laws of 2014 |
Mar 28, 2014 |
| HB 2153 2013–14 |
Eosinophilic GI disordersRequires health benefit plans (including plans offered to public employees) to offer benefits or coverage for medically necessary elemental formula, regardless of delivery method, for patients diagnosed with eosinophilic... | Cyrus Habib (D-48) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 115, Laws of 2014 |
Mar 28, 2014 |
| HB 2456 2013–14 |
Firefighter, definitionRemoves the July 1, 2023, expiration of the portion of the Law Enforcement Officers' and Fire Fighters' Retirement System Plan 2 (LEOFF 2) membership definition that includes qualified Emergency Medical Technicians in LEOFF 2. | Mia Gregerson (D-33) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 145, Laws of 2014 |
Mar 28, 2014 |
| HB 2105 2013–14 |
Govt agency meeting agendasRequires public agencies with governing bodies to post meeting agendas online at least 24 hours in advance of regular meetings. | Senator (R-12) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 61, Laws of 2014 |
Mar 27, 2014 |
| HB 2310 2013–14 |
Provider safety equipmentDirects the Department of Social and Health Services and the Health Care Authority to assist Medicaid clients in accessing gloves as part of their benefits for use by their individual providers. | Marcus Riccelli (D-3) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 70, Laws of 2014 |
Mar 27, 2014 |
| HB 1103 2013–14 |
Ballot design, uniformRequires the Secretary of State, in conjunction with the Washington State Association of County Auditors, to develop a uniform ballot format to be used by each county by the year 2022, or upon replacement of vote tallying... | Kevin Van De Wege (D-24) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 13, 2014 |
| HB 1267 2013–14 |
Voter registrationChanges the time period for online registration from 29 to 11 days before a primary or election. | Joe Fitzgibbon (D-34) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 13, 2014 |
| HB 1294 2013–14 |
Flame retardantsProhibits the sale, manufacture, or distribution of children's products or residential upholstered furniture containing the chemical TCEP (Tris(2-chloroethyl) phosphate) or TDCPP (Tris(1, 3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate) in... | Kevin Van De Wege (D-24) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 13, 2014 |
| HB 1348 2013–14 |
Community & tech collegesRequires community and technical college boards of trustees to award to full- and part-time academic employees step increases based on collective bargaining agreements, and permits the step increases to exceed compensation... | Chris Reykdal (D-22) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 13, 2014 |
| HB 1467 2013–14 |
Unpaid wages collectionPermits the Department to electronically serve a financial institution with a Notice and Order to Withhold and Deliver. | Tami Green (D-28) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 13, 2014 |
| HB 1486 2013–14 |
Fire protection authoritiesAllows regional fire protection service authorities (RFAs) to continue imposing benefit charges with a ballot measure approved by a majority, rather than 60 percent, of the voters voting on the measure. | Joe Fitzgibbon (D-34) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 13, 2014 |
| HB 1654 2013–14 |
Fire prot. service authorityAuthorizes regional fire protection service authorities (RFA) to be formed within a single city rather than only within an area that is coextensive with two or more fire protection jurisdictions. | Marcus Riccelli (D-3) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 13, 2014 |
| HB 2126 2013–14 |
Community forest trust acctCreates a new, unappropriated account to be used by the Department of Natural Resources as an accounting tool for community forest trust management. | Kristine Lytton (D-40) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 13, 2014 |
| HB 2127 2013–14 |
Medical program directorsSpecifies that medical program directors may not independently restrict the certification or employment status of emergency medical services personnel unless the Department of Health has imposed restrictions on the person's... | Kevin Van De Wege (D-24) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 13, 2014 |
| HB 2148 2013–14 |
Reproductive health ins.Requires health plans that cover maternity care or services to cover the voluntary termination of pregnancy. | Eileen Cody (D-34) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 13, 2014 |
| HB 2255 2013–14 |
Ambulance seat beltsProhibits seat belt alarms from activating until the ambulance is put in drive gear. | Kevin Van De Wege (D-24) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 13, 2014 |
| HB 2329 2013–14 |
Breastfeeding-friendly WAEstablishes the Breastfeeding Friendly Washington program as a voluntary program to recognize hospitals, health care providers, employers, and child day care centers that demonstrate to the Department of Health that they meet... | Marcus Riccelli (D-3) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 13, 2014 |
| HB 2347 2013–14 |
Oil transportation safetyDirects the Washington State University to conduct a study of the state's capacity to respond to oil train accidents. | Jessyn Farrell (D-46) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 13, 2014 |
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