Al O'Brien
Representative
· Democrat
· District 1
· most recent term 2009–10
2009–10 · House · D · LD 12007–08 · House · D · LD 12005–06 · House · D · LD 12003–04 · House · D · LD 12001–02 · House · D · LD 11999–00 · House · D · LD 11997–98 · House · D · LD 1
364
Bills as prime sponsor
50
of those became law
2,072
Bills co-sponsored
11,009
Recorded votes
0.2%
Absent or excused
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 2403 1999–00 |
National WWII memorial acct$ Creates a nonappropriated account in support of the national World War II Memorial campaign. | Jim Kastama (D-25) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 12, Laws of 2000 |
Mar 17, 2000 |
| HB 1059 1999–00 |
Mail theft & destruction$ Obstruction of mail is a gross misdemeanor. | Al O'Brien (D-1) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 9, 2000 |
| HB 1210 1999–00 |
Methamphetamine manufacture$ Adds an additional two-year sentencing enhancement on to an offender's presumptive sentence if a court makes a finding of fact, or if the jury finds a special verdict, that an offender operated a methamphetamine laboratory... | Tom Campbell (R-2) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 9, 2000 |
| HB 1383 1999–00 |
Law enforcement liability$ Clarifies existing authorization for local governments to purchase liability insurance for employees and agents to expressly include law enforcement personnel. | Dow Constantine (D-34) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 9, 2000 |
| HB 1945 1999–00 |
Commercial debt collection$ For commercial claims, a collection agency can receive collection costs and fees authorized by written agreement between the debtor and client up to 35 percent of the commercial claim. | Al O'Brien (D-1) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 9, 2000 |
| HB 2331 1999–00 |
Patient bill of rights$ Carriers offering health plans (including disability insurers, health care service contractors, health maintenance organization, and state health plans) must comply with requirements regarding the privacy of an enrollee's... | Tom Campbell (R-2) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 9, 2000 |
| HB 2341 1999–00 |
Community custody rangesC Establishes community custody ranges for sex offenses, violent offenses, crimes against persons, and drug offenses as required by the Offender Accountability Act. | Al O'Brien (D-1) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 9, 2000 |
| HB 2409 1999–00 |
Character education program$ School districts are strongly encouraged to implement, in partnership with parents and their local communities, character education programs that incorporate into each school's curriculum the character traits and values... | Gigi Talcott (R-28) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 9, 2000 |
| HB 2451 1999–00 |
Anhydrous ammonia$ Creates penalties for crimes involving anhydrous ammonia, a precursor substance used to manufacture methamphetamine. | Joyce McDonald (R-25) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 9, 2000 |
| HB 2477 1999–00 |
Municipal research council$ Creates the city and town research services account to fund the Municipal Research Council with excess city and town money from the liquor revolving fund. | Dave Schmidt (R-44) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 9, 2000 |
| HB 2481 1999–00 |
Capital projects/leasing$ Requires a predesign review for all major capital projects in accordance with the predesign manual adopted by the Office of Financial Management. | John Koster (R-39) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 9, 2000 |
| HB 2498 1999–00 |
Juv offender basic training$ Allows juveniles who violate parole after completing the basic training camp program to be returned to confinement for the remainder of their original sentence. | Al O'Brien (D-1) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 9, 2000 |
| HB 2513 1999–00 |
Mental health informationC Requires mental health providers to release records and reports to the Department of Corrections (DOC) regarding offenders sentences under the Sentencing Reform Act (SRA). | Ida Ballasiotes (R-41) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 9, 2000 |
| HB 2673 1999–00 |
E-mail to constituents$ Removes the prohibition regarding legislative mailings by electronic mail except for the period between the 45th day after session in an election year until November 30th. | Kathy Lambert (R-45) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 9, 2000 |
| HB 2678 1999–00 |
Sex offender info/internet$ Requires the Department of Corrections (DOC), the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs (WASPC), and the Washington State Patrol (WSP) to jointly develop a protocol for using the Internet for community... | Cathy Wolfe (D-22) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 9, 2000 |
| HB 2683 1999–00 |
State hospital patients$ Revises statutes regarding abuse of patients in state hospitals so that the requirements and processes for dealing with abuse and neglect will be consistent between hospital patients and vulnerable adults. | Steve Conway (D-29) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 9, 2000 |
| 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 2861 1999–00 |
Health care information$ Personally identified DNA is considered health care information of a patient, and protected from disclosure without the patient's consent under state law. | Al O'Brien (D-1) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 9, 2000 |
| HB 3124 1999–00 |
Sexually violent predators$ Creates an indeterminate sentencing scheme for offenders sentenced as sexually violent predators. | Helen Sommers (D-36) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 9, 2000 |
| HB 2337 1999–00 |
Jail booking/reporting systm$ Requires the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs to implement and operate a statewide electronic central booking and reporting system by December 31, 2001. | Ida Ballasiotes (R-41) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 3, Laws of 2000 |
Mar 2, 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 3149 1999–00 |
Education fundingCreates the better schools fund in the state treasury. Moneys in the fund may be spent only after appropriation. Moneys in the fund shall be apportioned in the same manner as moneys are apportioned under chapter 28A.510 RCW.... | Shay Schual-Berke (D-33) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 28, 2000 |
| HB 3150 1999–00 |
Credits against state taxesAuthorizes credits against state taxes. | Hans Dunshee (D-39) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 28, 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 1923 1999–00 |
Inmate postsecondary educatn$ Requires the Department of Corrections to implement a one year pilot post-secondary educational program for inmates. | Al O'Brien (D-1) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Feb 15, 2000 |
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