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 2422 2011–12 |
Aviation biofuels productionSpecifies that aviation biofuels production facilities may be a project of statewide significance. | Andy Billig (D-3) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 63, Laws of 2012 |
Mar 23, 2012 |
| HB 2302 2011–12 |
Being under the influenceAmends existing enhancements and adds new enhancements for individuals arrested or convicted of Driving Under the Influence of Drugs or Alcohol (DUI) with a child under age 16 present in the vehicle. | Roger Goodman (D-45) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 42, Laws of 2012 |
Mar 16, 2012 |
| HB 2440 2011–12 |
Wildfire protection by DNRProvides the Department of Natural Resources with the discretionary authority to provide various fire services on nonforested public lands owned by the state. | J.T. Wilcox (R-2) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 38, Laws of 2012 |
Mar 15, 2012 |
| HB 1073 2011–12 |
Disposition of remainsProvides that a person has the first right to control the disposition of the remains of a service member who dies while in military service if the person is designated by the service member on a specified military form. | Troy Kelley (D-28) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 5, Laws of 2012 |
Mar 7, 2012 |
| HB 2056 2011–12 |
Assisted living facilitiesChanges the name of boarding homes to "assisted living facilities." | Kevin Van De Wege (D-24) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 10, Laws of 2012 |
Mar 7, 2012 |
| HB 2213 2011–12 |
Firefighting/unprotectd landModifies the definition of "improved property" in regards to forest protection to specify that the definition includes agricultural structures, as defined in the state building code, and bridges. | Bruce Chandler (R-15) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 14, Laws of 2012 |
Mar 7, 2012 |
| HB 1701 2011–12 |
Contractor misclassificationProvides that it is a contractor registration violation for a contractor to engage more than two independent contractors with no covered workers to work on or in a single building on the same task involving a similar material. | Timm Ormsby (D-3) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Jan 12, 2012 |
| HB 1635 2011–12 |
Driver licenses, identicardsAuthorizes driver training schools and school districts to administer both the knowledge portion and the driving portion of the driver licensing examination. | Dave Upthegrove (D-33) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 370, Laws of 2011 |
May 16, 2011 |
| HB 1295 2011–12 |
Fire sprinkler systemsAllows Fire Protection Contract License Fund expenditures to be used for developing and publishing residential fire sprinkler educational materials. | Kevin Van De Wege (D-24) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 331, Laws of 2011 |
May 12, 2011 |
| HB 1328 2011–12 |
Operation of motorcyclesSuspends temporarily certain provisions related to motorcycle equipment standards and helmet use with respect to the operation of motorcycles on closed roads during a parade or public demonstration that has been permitted by a... | Kevin Van De Wege (D-24) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 332, Laws of 2011 |
May 12, 2011 |
| HB 1220 2011–12 |
Insurance ratesMakes the entirety of an individual or small group market health benefit plan rate filing open to public inspection, except for the numeric values of each rating factor used by the health carrier. | Christine Rolfes (D-23) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 312, Laws of 2011 |
May 11, 2011 |
| HB 1267 2011–12 |
Domestic partners/parentageAmends the Uniform Parentage Act to: (1) reference state-registered domestic partnerships in specific provisions; (2) adopt some of the changes made by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws; (3) extend... | Jamie Pedersen (D-43) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 283, Laws of 2011 |
May 10, 2011 |
| HB 1290 2011–12 |
Health care employee OTAdds correctional facilities to the health care facilities prohibited from requiring overtime from their nursing staff. | Tami Green (D-28) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 251, Laws of 2011 |
May 5, 2011 |
| HB 1636 2011–12 |
Amateur sports officialsExcludes services performed by amateur sports officials from employment for unemployment compensation purposes. | Dave Upthegrove (D-33) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 264, Laws of 2011 |
May 5, 2011 |
| HB 1698 2011–12 |
Recreational fishingChanges requirements and administration of the Puget Sound Recreational Salmon and Marine Fish Enhancement Program with the stated intent to improve recreational fishing opportunities. | Kristine Lytton (D-40) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 266, Laws of 2011 |
May 5, 2011 |
| HB 1897 2011–12 |
Rural mobility grant programEstablishes the Rural Mobility Grant Program Account and requires quarterly transfers of $2.5 million to that account from the Multimodal Transportation Account. | Andy Billig (D-3) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 272, Laws of 2011 |
May 5, 2011 |
| HB 1211 2011–12 |
Hunger programs/utilitiesAuthorizes public utility districts, municipal utilities, and code cities providing utility services to collect donations from their customers to support hunger programs. | Senator (R-18) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 226, Laws of 2011 |
May 3, 2011 |
| HB 1315 2011–12 |
Physicians at nursing homesAllows nursing homes to employ physicians to provide professional services to its residents. | Troy Kelley (D-28) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 228, Laws of 2011 |
May 3, 2011 |
| HB 1329 2011–12 |
Music Matters license platesCreates the "Music Matters" special license plate. | Marcie Maxwell (D-41) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 229, Laws of 2011 |
May 3, 2011 |
| HB 1454 2011–12 |
Bloodborne pathogen testingPermits certain categories of workers who are at risk of exposure to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) to request that a person be tested for bloodborne pathogens at the same time HIV testing is ordered. | Kevin Van De Wege (D-24) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 232, Laws of 2011 |
May 3, 2011 |
| HB 1163 2011–12 |
Bullying preventionRequires the Office of the Superintendent of the Public Instruction (OSPI) and the Office of the Education Ombudsman to establish a workgroup until January 1, 2016, regarding prevention of bullying, intimidation, and... | Marko Liias (D-21) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 185, Laws of 2011 |
Apr 29, 2011 |
| HB 1254 2011–12 |
Forest resources instituteAmends the authorizing statues for the University of Washington's Institute of Forest Resources (IFR) both technically and substantively to modernize the language. | Kristine Lytton (D-40) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 187, Laws of 2011 |
Apr 29, 2011 |
| HB 1421 2011–12 |
Community forest trustAuthorizes the Department of Natural Resources to create and manage the Community Forest Trust as a discrete category of non-fiduciary trust lands actively managed to sustain working forest conservation objectives. | Christine Rolfes (D-23) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 216, Laws of 2011 |
Apr 29, 2011 |
| HB 1422 2011–12 |
Forest biomass/aviation fuelAuthorizes the Department of Natural Resources to conduct a forest biomass to aviation fuel demonstration project. | Derek Stanford (D-1) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 217, Laws of 2011 |
Apr 29, 2011 |
| HB 1453 2011–12 |
Shellfish enforcementRequires all commercial shellfish to be accompanied by a shellfish tag attached at the harvest site that is consistent with a federal model ordinance. | Christine Rolfes (D-23) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 194, Laws of 2011 |
Apr 29, 2011 |
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