Charles Ross
Representative
· Republican
· District 14
· most recent term 2013–14
2013–14 · House · R · LD 142011–12 · House · R · LD 142009–10 · House · R · LD 142007–08 · House · R · LD 14
33
Bills as prime sponsor
8
of those became law
328
Bills co-sponsored
5,941
Recorded votes
0.4%
Absent or excused
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 2108 2013–14 |
Hearing instrument fittersRe-names hearing instrument fitters/dispensers as "hearing aid specialists." | Charles Ross (R-14) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 189, Laws of 2014 |
Apr 2, 2014 |
| HB 2115 2013–14 |
Officer promotion boardRestructures the Officer Promotion Board to consist of at least five voting members who are officers senior in grade to those officers being considered for promotion within the same respective division. | Norm Johnson (R-14) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 178, Laws of 2014 |
Apr 2, 2014 |
| 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 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 2137 2013–14 |
Commercial motor vehiclesChanges the size of the warning flag on over-dimensional loads to 18 inches allowing for red or orange fluorescent warning flags. | Norm Johnson (R-14) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 154, Laws of 2014 |
Mar 31, 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 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 2171 2013–14 |
Veterans, military personnelAmends the Washington Service Members' Civil Relief Act (WSCRA) to authorize a private right of action, or an action by the Washington Attorney General, to enforce the provisions of the WSCRA . | Tina Orwall (D-33) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 65, Laws of 2014 |
Mar 27, 2014 |
| HB 1409 2013–14 |
Allopathic physiciansRequires that graduates of foreign medical schools meet all licensing standards applicable to graduates of domestic medical schools and be certified by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates. | Steve Tharinger (D-24) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 13, 2014 |
| HB 1448 2013–14 |
TelemedicineRequires health carriers to reimburse for services provided via telemedicine. | Steve Bergquist (D-11) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 13, 2014 |
| HB 1817 2013–14 |
Higher ed financial aidAdds eligibility for the State Need Grant for individuals granted Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival status that meet a certain criteria. | Zack Hudgins (D-11) | 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 2376 2013–14 |
Agency employees' ID numbersExempts public agency employee and volunteer driver's license numbers and identicard numbers from public inspection and copying. | Dave Hayes (R-10) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 13, 2014 |
| HB 2055 2013–14 |
Consumer protection actionsModifies the attorneys' fees provisions in the Consumer Protection Act and the computer spyware law to allow the Attorney General, rather than any prevailing party, to recover prevailing party attorneys' fees and costs in an... | Jay Rodne (R-5) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 18, 2014 |
| HB 2241 2013–14 |
Aeronautic safetyEstablishes state regulations for guyed towers outside cities and towns when the tower is not governed by other state or federal regulations or is exempt. | Norm Johnson (R-14) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 18, 2014 |
| HB 2326 2013–14 |
Biological products prescripAuthorizes biosimilar products to be substituted in the place of a biological product if the United States Food and Drug Administration has determined that the biosimilar product is interchangeable with the biological product. | Eileen Cody (D-34) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 18, 2014 |
| HB 2357 2013–14 |
Flood hazard and storm waterAuthorizes the issuance of $757.5 million in general obligation bonds to finance flood hazard reduction projects that also protect or restore floodplain ecosystem functions. | Richard DeBolt (R-20) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 18, 2014 |
| HB 2497 2013–14 |
Indigent defense/cost recvryAuthorizes increases in certain fees and assessments associated with criminal offenses, and requires funds collected attributable to the increases to be used to support local court operations and criminal justice functions... | Senator (D-22) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 5, 2014 |
| HB 2611 2013–14 |
Patients w/devel disabilityDirects the Washington Student Achievement Council (WSAC), subject to appropriation of funds for this purpose, to develop a grant program for training projects that focus on improving services to individuals with developmental... | Norm Johnson (R-14) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 5, 2014 |
| HB 2122 2013–14 |
Sexually violent predatorsRequires that a person committed as a sexually violent predator must participate in the annual evaluation by the Department of Social and Health Services' evaluator before retaining or requesting appointment of an independent... | Susan Fagan (R-9) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 28, 2014 |
| HB 2129 2013–14 |
Veterans' homesCreates the Walla Walla Veterans' Home as a branch of the Washington Soldiers' Home. | Terry Nealey (R-16) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 27, 2014 |
| HB 2131 2013–14 |
Mason Co. superior crt judgeRaises the number of statutorily authorized superior court judges in Mason County from two to three. | Kathy Haigh (D-35) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 23, 2014 |
| HB 2596 2013–14 |
Rural cnty sales & use taxesExpands the uses of county-imposed sales and use tax revenue to allow for the purchase of water rights to be used for water banking in water where the Department of Ecology and the county concur that groundwater has been... | Bruce Chandler (R-15) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 22, 2014 |
| HB 2597 2013–14 |
Hop harvesting equipmentClarifies that: (1) Production equipment, not processing equipment, is the machinery and equipment used to get hops to a marketable farm gate product; and (2) Production equipment is eligible for the sales and use tax... | Bruce Chandler (R-15) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 22, 2014 |
| HB 2480 2013–14 |
Notice against trespassAdds the definition of "posting in a conspicuous manner" to chapter 9A.52 RCW (burglary and trespass). | Charles Ross (R-14) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 20, 2014 |
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