Bill Grant
Representative
· Democrat
· District 16
· most recent term 2007–08
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152
Bills as prime sponsor
36
of those became law
1,076
Bills co-sponsored
14,428
Recorded votes
1.7%
Absent or excused
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 1369 2007–08 |
Property tax leviesAllows all taxing districts with regular levying authority to seek multiyear lid lifts, up to a maximum of six years. | Kelli Linville (D-42) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| HB 1376 2007–08 |
Propane used by farmersProvides a sales and use tax exemption for the nonhighway use of propane by farmers. | Mark Ericks (D-1) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| HB 1399 2007–08 |
Collective bargainingModifies which employees of institutions of higher education are exempt from state employee collective bargaining. | Steve Conway (D-29) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| HB 1441 2007–08 |
Community dev fund committeeCreates the Community Development Fund in the state treasury to provide grants for capacity-building, technical assistance and capital projects in distressed communities. | Phyllis Gutierrez Kenney (D-46) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| HB 1451 2007–08 |
Temporary staffing servicesReduces the business and occupation tax rate for temporary staffing service firms to 0.484 percent. | Mark Ericks (D-1) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| HB 1470 2007–08 |
Fire districtsFire stations in rural areas are added to the definition of public works project under the Public Works Assistance Account program. | Jim McCune (R-2) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| HB 1486 2007–08 |
Log hauling businessesProvides sales and use tax exemptions for log truck safety equipment. | Brian Blake (D-19) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| HB 1498 2007–08 |
Self-service laundryReenacts the retail sales and use tax exemption for self-service laundry facilities, retroactive to July 1, 2005. | Bill Grant (D-16) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| HB 1593 2007–08 |
Horse racesAuthorizes the importing of one simulcast race of regional or national interest on horse race days. | Bill Grant (D-16) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| HB 1606 2007–08 |
Animal trappingRepeals, reorganizes, and recodifies state law as it related to wildlife trapping into one central chapter in the Fish and Wildlife Code. | Brian Blake (D-19) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| HB 1652 2007–08 |
Wildfire preventionEstablishes the Wildfire Prevention and Protection Work Group. | Bill Grant (D-16) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| HB 1657 2007–08 |
City lodging taxesExtends the date when Yakima County has to allow a credit for city hotel-motel taxes. | Maralyn Chase (D-32) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| HB 1681 2007–08 |
TelecommunicationsFinds that the competitiveness of telecommunications services makes regulatory modernization necessary to ensure fair regulatory treatment of telecommunications service providers who provide similar services. | Mark Ericks (D-1) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| HB 1689 2007–08 |
Cardiac delivery systemImproves the cardiac delivery system in the state of Washington by creating a new statutory certificate of need category for adult nonemergent interventional cardiology for hospitals without on-site open heart surgery programs. | Dawn Morrell (D-25) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| HB 1715 2007–08 |
Assisting manufacturersDirects Washington Manufacturing Services to create additional programs to assist small manufacturers and to educate students regarding careers in manufacturing. | Maralyn Chase (D-32) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| HB 1724 2007–08 |
Fire safety standardsProvides that, by December 31, 2007, the director of fire protection must adopt by rule: (1) A fire safety standard for upholstered furniture that is substantially the same as the provisions of the 2002 draft revised technical... | Bill Grant (D-16) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| HB 1728 2007–08 |
Shellfish aquacultureCreates the Shellfish Aquaculture Regulatory Efficiency Committee to provide advice as to how the current environmental standards and regulations for aquaculture issued by state and local government can be reformed into a more... | William "Ike" Eickmeyer (D-35) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| HB 1739 2007–08 |
School district leviesFinds that, in the state of Washington, school funding for construction bonds, as well as maintenance and operation levies is derived solely from property taxes at the local level. Tax benefits given to businesses as location... | William "Ike" Eickmeyer (D-35) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| HB 1786 2007–08 |
Anticancer drugsProvides a business and occupation tax deduction for sales of chemotherapy and anticancer drugs for infusion or injection. | Ross Hunter (D-48) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| HB 1787 2007–08 |
Wildlife at airportsAllows the operators of public airports to remove wildlife that is posing a safety threat without obtaining permits or licenses from the Department of Fish and Wildlife. | Brian Sullivan (D-21) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| HB 1790 2007–08 |
Funding for jobsProvides a permanent revenue source for the Community Economic Revitalization Board (CERB) by allocating 3.3 percent of the state Real Estate Excise Tax receipts to the Public Facilities Construction Loan Revolving Account. | Mark Ericks (D-1) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| HB 1799 2007–08 |
Rental unitsAmends RCW 59.12.030 relating to the unauthorized occupation of rental units. | Bill Grant (D-16) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| HB 1800 2007–08 |
Tenants of real propertyImposes a duty on a tenant under the Residential Landlord Tenant Act to not knowingly provide false, inaccurate, or misleading information during the application process for tenancy. | John Lovick (D-44) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| HB 1857 2007–08 |
Utility pole attachmentsAuthorizes the American Arbitration Association to resolve disputes between a licensee and a locally regulated utility concerning the rates, terms, and conditions of a pole attachment. | John McCoy (D-38) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Jan 14, 2008 |
| HB 1878 2007–08 |
Volunteer firefightersDeclares that one of the primary purposes of this act is to enable injured participants to return to their regular occupation, business, or profession, or to engage in any occupation or perform any work for compensation or profit. | Dan Kristiansen (R-39) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2008 |
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