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 2536 2007–08 |
Health care work groupCreates a thirteen-member citizens' work group on health care. | Eileen Cody (D-34) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 19, 2008 |
| HB 2664 2007–08 |
Prescription dataProhibits the sale or use of prescriber's identifiable prescription data for markets or promotional purposes. | Jamie Pedersen (D-43) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 19, 2008 |
| HB 3001 2007–08 |
Community athletics programsProhibits any city, town, county, or district or third party contractor from discriminating on the basis of sex in the allocation of facilities and resources in administering youth or adult community athletic programs. | Christine Rolfes (D-23) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 19, 2008 |
| HB 3193 2007–08 |
Whistleblower protectionsExpands protections for state employee whistleblowers. | Timm Ormsby (D-3) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 19, 2008 |
| HB 3203 2007–08 |
Nursing facility residentsAllows a nursing home resident who was transferred or discharged to challenge that action through a fair hearing and be allowed immediate readmittance in the first available bed pending a final order at the fair hearing. | Dawn Morrell (D-25) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 19, 2008 |
| HB 3116 2007–08 |
Electricity productionProvides a sales and use tax exemption for machinery and equipment used to generate electricity using biomass. | Lynn Kessler (D-24) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 14, 2008 |
| HB 3138 2007–08 |
Natural disaster tax reliefProvides sales/use tax exemption for construction and rebuilding of residential structures damaged by the December 2007 flooding. | Richard DeBolt (R-20) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 14, 2008 |
| HB 3367 2007–08 |
Legislators/health coverageProvides that in lieu of group coverage, elected members of the senate and house of representatives shall purchase health coverage through the individual market. | Jim Moeller (D-49) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 13, 2008 |
| HB 3234 2007–08 |
Earned income tax creditRequires the Department of Revenue to perform a study looking at potential revenue sources for, and the fiscal cost of, a sales tax remittance program for low income workers. | Tami Green (D-28) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 12, 2008 |
| HB 2584 2007–08 |
Rainwater collectionRequires the Department of Ecology (DOE) to adopt rules by June 30, 2009, that delineate storage thresholds that qualify for a permit exemption for rain harvesting. | John McCoy (D-38) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 11, 2008 |
| HB 2918 2007–08 |
Military childrenEstablishes a taskforce to study the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children and report to the Legislature whether it is in the state's interest to adopt it. | Deb Wallace (D-17) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 11, 2008 |
| HB 2458 2007–08 |
Basic education fundingProvides an enhanced staffing ratio in the statutory funding formula for Basic Education in grades K through three, to be phased in over a six-year period until the enhancement equals an additional 20.69 Certificated... | Pat Sullivan (D-47) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 6, 2008 |
| HB 2886 2007–08 |
School nursesRequires that the formula for distribution of basic education funds reflect, by the 2013-14 school year, a ratio of one school nurse for every 750 full-time equivalent students, to be phased in over five years beginning with... | Larry Seaquist (D-26) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 6, 2008 |
| HB 2994 2007–08 |
Renewable energyEstablishes the Renewable Energy Production Incentive Act. | Dean Takko (D-19) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 6, 2008 |
| HB 3354 2007–08 |
Organic biomassProvides the tax levied by RCW 82.08.020 does not apply to sales of organic biomass to a qualified business. Provides the provisions of chapter 82.12 RCW do not apply in respect to the use of organic biomass, if used by a... | Brian Blake (D-19) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 6, 2008 |
| HB 2704 2007–08 |
Vehicular assault/homicideIncreases drunk driving to a class C felony if the defendant has a prior out-of-state conviction for an offense that is comparable to Vehicular Homicide by Intoxicating Liquor or Drug or Vehicular Assault by Intoxicating... | Patricia Lantz (D-26) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 5, 2008 |
| HB 2705 2007–08 |
Vehicular homicideSpecifies that the two year sentencing enhancement for DUI-related vehicular homicide is mandatory, must be served in total confinement, and must run consecutive to all other sentences. | Patricia Lantz (D-26) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 5, 2008 |
| HB 2924 2007–08 |
Driver's license renewalExtends the ability to retain a valid Washington driver's license without a renewal to members of the foreign service and their spouses and dependent children. | Dennis Flannigan (D-27) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 5, 2008 |
| HB 3036 2007–08 |
WA state quality awardRequires port districts located in a county of one million or more residents to apply for the Washington State Quality Award. | Mark Miloscia (D-30) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 5, 2008 |
| HB 3064 2007–08 |
Unwanted residential drugsEstablishes a product stewardship program for the collection, transportation, and disposal of unwanted drugs from residential sources. HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH | Dawn Morrell (D-25) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 5, 2008 |
| HB 3218 2007–08 |
Ferry vesselsDirects the Washington State Department of Transportation to construct one or more new ferry vessels in Washington for service on routes that require a vessel that carries fewer than 100 motor vehicles. | Judy Clibborn (D-41) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 5, 2008 |
| HB 2638 2007–08 |
ID theftClarifies that each act prohibited by the Identity Theft statute is a separate unit of prosecution. | Kirk Pearson (R-39) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 4, 2008 |
| HB 2715 2007–08 |
School protection zoneCreates a sentencing enhancement for sex offenses committed in a school protection zone. | Don Barlow (D-6) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 4, 2008 |
| HB 3328 2007–08 |
Organic biomassProvides that tax levied by RCW 82.08.020 does not apply to sales of organic biomass to a qualified business. Provides the provisions of chapter 82.12 RCW do not apply in respect to the use of organic biomass, if used by a... | Kevin Van De Wege (D-24) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 1, 2008 |
| HB 2940 2007–08 |
Veteran-owned businessAllows up to $50 million of the funds available in the Linked Deposit Program to be used for loans to veteran-owned businesses. | Troy Kelley (D-28) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 31, 2008 |
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