Luke Esser
Senator
· Republican
· District 48
· most recent term 2005–06
2005–06 · Senate · R · LD 482003–04 · Senate · R · LD 482001–02 · House · R · LD 481999–00 · House · R · LD 48
86
Bills as prime sponsor
24
of those became law
848
Bills co-sponsored
5,616
Recorded votes
0.6%
Absent or excused
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 2621 2001–02 |
Eluding police vehicleIncreases penalties for attempting to elude a pursuing police vehicle. | Dan Roach (R-31) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 23, 2002 |
| HB 2627 2001–02 |
Voluntary accounts programProvides that each participating employer is authorized to contract with a participating employee to defer a portion of that employee's income, in accordance with the internal revenue service code. Provides that participating... | Jim McIntire (D-46) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 23, 2002 |
| HB 2633 2001–02 |
Customer billing/tax infoRequires that the first customer billing issued after the beginning of each calendar year shall provide an annual summary of taxes directly paid by the customer and the amount of tax added as a component of the amount charged... | Glenn Anderson (R-5) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 23, 2002 |
| HB 2634 2001–02 |
Schools/cost-of-livingDeclares an intent to ensure full funding for the state's obligation under Initiative Measure No. 732, as codified under RCW 28A.400.205, 28A.400.206, 28B.50.465, and 28B.50.468. Declares an intent to require prefunding of the... | Glenn Anderson (R-5) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 23, 2002 |
| HB 2654 2001–02 |
Wish granting org/tax exmptnAuthorizes a sales and use tax exemption for items acquired for donation by a wish granting organization. | John Ahern (R-6) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 23, 2002 |
| HB 2689 2001–02 |
Regional transit authorityEstablishes provisions for the election of regional transit authority boards. | Ed Murray (D-43) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 23, 2002 |
| HB 2558 2001–02 |
Conservations futures levy$ Authorizes a county to use up to 25 percent of funds derived from the county conservation futures levy for developing, maintaining, and operating real property acquired from funds received from this levy. | John Lovick (D-44) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 22, 2002 |
| HB 2567 2001–02 |
School leviesThe levy lid is increased by 4 percent to 28 percent of the total state and federal funds received by each district. The levy lid for grandfathered school districts is also increased by 4 percent. | Sharon Tomiko Santos (D-37) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 22, 2002 |
| HB 2614 2001–02 |
Commercial tele solicitation$ Prohibits telephone solicitors from interfering with the ability of caller identification devices or services to provide information about the caller to the recipient of the call. | Toni Lysen (D-34) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 22, 2002 |
| HB 2474 2001–02 |
Eluding police vehicle$ Raises the penalty for attempting to elude a pursuing police vehicle from a class C to a class B felony and increases its seriousness level for sentencing purposes from a level I to level II. | Mike Carrell (R-28) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 18, 2002 |
| HB 2480 2001–02 |
Property tx relief$ Prohibits the county assessor from keeping copies of federal income tax returns used for verification of income in the Senior Citizens Property Tax Relief Program. | Mike Carrell (R-28) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 18, 2002 |
| HB 2483 2001–02 |
Motor vehicle theft$ Divides the crime of taking a motor vehicle without permission into two degrees. | Dave Morell (R-25) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 18, 2002 |
| HB 2442 2001–02 |
Utilities & trans commission$ Directs the Office of Financial Management and other appropriate agencies to develop a restructuring plan to transfer functions of the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission to other existing agencies. | Jeff Morris (D-40) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 17, 2002 |
| HB 2372 2001–02 |
Funeral casketsExempts funeral caskets from sales and use taxes. | Jerome Delvin (R-8) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 16, 2002 |
| HB 2374 2001–02 |
Nonjudicial holidays$ Requires all municipal, district and superior courts to acknowledge any municipal or county holidays, in addition to state holidays, if a majority of the county or city employees acknowledge that holiday. | Jerome Delvin (R-8) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 16, 2002 |
| HB 2405 2001–02 |
Offender DNA data base$ Expands the deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) identification system to include persons convicted of any felony and certain misdemeanor offenses. | Mark Miloscia (D-30) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 16, 2002 |
| HB 2420 2001–02 |
Driver's license securityFinds that Washington state's statutes governing the issuance of driver's licenses are subject to fraud by individuals who seek to obtain a driver's license or identity card using a false identity. | Dave Morell (R-25) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 16, 2002 |
| HB 1021 2001–02 |
Motorcycle helmet definitionProvides that "motorcycle helmet" means a protective covering for the head consisting of a hard outer shell, padding adjacent to and inside the outer shell, and a neck or chin strap type retention system with a sticker... | John Pennington (R-18) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| HB 1057 2001–02 |
MotorcyclesDeclares that moneys deposited into the motorcycle safety education account shall be used only for the purposes authorized in RCW 46.20.505 through 46.20.520. Declares that the provisions of chapter 82.12 RCW do not apply with... | Brian Hatfield (D-19) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| HB 1060 2001–02 |
Forest board transfer lands$ Allows counties to request that Forest Board Transfer lands be reconveyed from the Department of Natural Resources to a county for the protection of the source of drinking water within or adjacent to municipal watershed boundaries. | Phil Rockefeller (D-23) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| HB 1073 2001–02 |
Technology fees/higher ed$ Adds community and technical colleges to statute. | Brad Benson (R-6) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| HB 1103 2001–02 |
Mailing by legislators$ Removes the campaign year prohibition against legislative mailings by electronic mail except for the period between the 45th day after session until November 30. | Kathy Lambert (R-45) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| HB 1105 2001–02 |
Elctrc generating facilitiesExempts electric generating facilities powered by wind, sun, or landfill gas from sales and use taxes. | Erik Poulsen (D-34) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| HB 1108 2001–02 |
Secretary of state$ Allows the Secretary of State to make unannounced visits to county election offices to observe the handling, processing, counting, or tabulation of ballots. | Roger Bush (R-2) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| HB 1109 2001–02 |
Intoxication as defense$ Prevents a criminal defendant from using the fact of voluntary intoxication as evidence to demonstrate the lack of a mental state that is an element of a charged crime. | Roger Bush (R-2) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
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