Kip Tokuda
Representative
· Democrat
· District 37
· most recent term 2001–02
2001–02 · House · D · LD 371999–00 · House · D · LD 371997–98 · House · D · LD 371995–96 · House · D · LD 37
36
Bills as prime sponsor
13
of those became law
568
Bills co-sponsored
6,297
Recorded votes
2.4%
Absent or excused
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 2685 1999–00 |
DSHS background checks$ Requires criminal background checks of individuals in order to determine the character, suitability, and competence of applicants for an agency license, their employees, and others with unsupervised access to children. | Duane Sommers (R-6) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 9, 2000 |
| HB 2611 1999–00 |
Business & occptn tx/ exempt$ Business and occupation tax exemption is created for the provision of non-facility based residential services to persons with developmental disabilities. | Mary Lou Dickerson (D-36) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 28, 2000 |
| HB 1464 1999–00 |
Minor sexual exploitation$ Expands the state's obscenity and pornography statute to require any person, in the course of maintaining or repairing a computer or computer equipment, discovering child pornography stored on the computer, to report the... | Helen Sommers (D-36) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 15, 2000 |
| HB 1626 1999–00 |
Paid petition gathering$ State initiative and referendum provisions are altered, including requiring the person who gathered signatures on a petition to acknowledge that to his or her knowledge the signatures are valid and requiring on the petition... | Dave Schmidt (R-44) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 15, 2000 |
| HB 3077 1999–00 |
Unemployment insurance$ Modifies unemployment insurance taxes by reducing tax rates, by applying a three-year average to the determination of the taxable wage base, and by changing the calculation date and reducing the triggers for determining the... | Steve Conway (D-29) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 2, Laws of 2000 |
Feb 7, 2000 |
| HB 3126 1999–00 |
Motor fuel tax revenuesDirects the department of revenue to determine the number of gallons of motor vehicle fuel and special fuel sold within each county that has a population greater than five hundred thousand. | Steve Van Luven (R-48) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 7, 2000 |
| HB 1636 1999–00 |
Election procedures$ The date of the primary is moved back from one of two different Tuesdays in September to the second Tuesday in August, and other election-related dates are moved back to accommodate the primary date change. | Dave Schmidt (R-44) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 4, 2000 |
| HB 1693 1999–00 |
WA promise scholarship$ Establishes the Washington promise scholarship that awards eligible students up to two years of tuition at the public community college rate. | Phyllis Gutierrez Kenney (D-46) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 4, 2000 |
| HB 1733 1999–00 |
Residential day care locatnC Prohibits counties from prohibiting the use of a residential dwelling as a family day-care provider's facility in an area zoned residential or commercial. | Sandra Romero (D-22) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 4, 2000 |
| HB 2546 1999–00 |
WorkFirst performance measrs$ Requires reporting on earnings gains, and an annual report on the percentage of people returning to Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) or receiving unemployment compensation. | Kip Tokuda (D-37) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 4, 2000 |
| HB 2610 1999–00 |
Residential services/child$ Directs the Washington State Institute for Public Policy to conduct a study of residential services provided to children in the care of the Children's Administration. | Mary Lou Dickerson (D-36) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 4, 2000 |
| HB 2627 1999–00 |
Long-term care & rehab srvcs$ Creates a separate long-term care and rehabilitation services administration to more effectively serve disabled adults. | Eileen Cody (D-11) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 4, 2000 |
| HB 2629 1999–00 |
Public lands exchange$ Allows the Department of Natural Resources to exchange a 38-acre parcel of administrative land in Thurston County. | Sandra Romero (D-22) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 4, 2000 |
| HB 2688 1999–00 |
Earned income training credt$ Creates an earned income training credit of 50 percent of the earned income tax credit per year, subject to a limit set yearly by the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges. | Jim McIntire (D-46) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 4, 2000 |
| HB 2749 1999–00 |
Struggling students$ Funding is provided for summer school programs designed to help struggling first grade through third grade students meet the state's academic standards. | Dave Quall (D-40) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 4, 2000 |
| HB 2762 1999–00 |
Foster children$ The bill extends the right to an adjudicative proceeding, and to judicial review, to children, foster children, parents, and foster parents. | Kip Tokuda (D-37) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 4, 2000 |
| HB 2809 1999–00 |
Foster care scholarship$ Creates the foster care scholarship program where eligible students can receive up to the cost of attending college minus tuition, for up to four years. | Ruth Kagi (D-32) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 4, 2000 |
| HB 2865 1999–00 |
Vulnerable adults$ Requires the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) to seek an injunction if there is interference in an investigation of allegations of abuse of a vulnerable adult. | Mike Carrell (R-28) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 4, 2000 |
| HB 2896 1999–00 |
Public asst benefit payments$ The bill allows cash assistance recipients to choose to receive their grants as checks, rather than using Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) cards. | Val Ogden (D-49) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 4, 2000 |
| HB 2898 1999–00 |
Single trial court systemC Allows county superior court and district court judges to vote to consolidate all courts as superior courts. | Christopher Hurst (D-31) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 4, 2000 |
| HB 2370 1999–00 |
Law enforcement study$ Requires the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs (WASPC) to contract for a study of law enforcement expenditures within counties with populations of more than 150,000. | John Lovick (D-44) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 1, 2000 |
| HB 2827 1999–00 |
Local sales & use taxProvides that a legislative entity authorized to provide public transportation services under chapter 35.58, 36.57, or 36.57A RCW, may impose a sales and use tax in accordance with the terms of chapter 82.14 RCW. The tax is in... | Ruth Fisher (D-27) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 31, 2000 |
| HB 2964 1999–00 |
Transit auth/sales & use taxDeclares that the legislature has found and declared in RCW 47.06.140 that transportation facilities and services of high-capacity transportation systems are of state-wide significance. | Helen Sommers (D-36) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 27, 2000 |
| HB 3080 1999–00 |
Regional transit authoritiesProvides that, in order to enable regional transit authorities to acquire or finance equipment or facilities, or reduce the cost of equipment or facilities or to provide additional funding to regional transit authorities for... | Ruth Fisher (D-27) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 27, 2000 |
| HB 1060 1999–00 |
Transportation centers$ Expands the purposes for which intermodal transportation centers may be used, beyond those primarily related to travel services, to include commercial retail services, offices and other uses convenient for public... | Maryann Mitchell (R-30) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Jan 26, 2000 |
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