Phil Rockefeller
Senator
· Democrat
· District 23
· most recent term 2011–12
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179
Bills as prime sponsor
40
of those became law
1,508
Bills co-sponsored
9,717
Recorded votes
2.9%
Absent or excused
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 2647 2001–02 |
Judges pro tempore$ Allows the appointment of a judge pro tempore to hear a case in superior court without the consent of the parties if the judge pro tempore is a sitting elected judge. | Patricia Lantz (D-26) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 19, 2002 |
| HB 2690 2001–02 |
Sexual assualt victims$ Hospitals are required to provide victims of sexual assault with information about emergency contraception, inform them of their option to receive it, and if not contraindicated, immediately provide it, if requested. | Shay Schual-Berke (D-33) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 19, 2002 |
| HB 2622 2001–02 |
Children/oral health$ Encourages various state agencies to work collaboratively to develop a plan for the oral health screening of young children who have not yet entered school. | Dave Quall (D-40) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 18, 2002 |
| HB 1549 2001–02 |
Tobacco/minors$ Tobacco retailers cannot sell packages of cigarettes with less than 20 cigarettes, except in premises where minors are prohibited by law. | Shay Schual-Berke (D-33) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 8, 2002 |
| HB 2686 2001–02 |
Mercury reduction/education$ Requires the manufactures of mercury-added products to label their products and provide for effective collection, transport, and disposal systems. | Senator (D-22) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 8, 2002 |
| HB 2733 2001–02 |
School funding review$ Creating a task force to study and recommend a performance-based funding system for public schools. | Kathy Haigh (D-35) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 8, 2002 |
| HB 2566 2001–02 |
Clean alt fuel vehicles$ Provides business and occupation tax credits for individuals purchasing or leasing clean alternative fuel vehicles, providing financial assistance for certain public entities to purchase or lease clean alternative fuel... | Kelli Linville (D-42) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 5, 2002 |
| HB 2876 2001–02 |
Advertising/public relationsRevises provisions relating to the sales and use taxation of advertising and public relations services. | Jim McIntire (D-46) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 31, 2002 |
| HB 2304 2001–02 |
Transportation$ Policy goals are set forth, based on benchmark categories adopted by the Blue Ribbon Commission on Transportation. The Transportation Commission is required to establish specific performance measures. | Ruth Fisher (D-27) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 5, Laws of 2002 |
Jan 30, 2002 |
| HB 2843 2001–02 |
Used book surplus actDeclares that the purposes of this act are to: (1) Reserve the right for schools throughout Washington to either sell unused, usable books or to give them away in a charitable fashion; (2) Aid schools throughout Washington... | Phil Rockefeller (D-23) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 30, 2002 |
| HB 2862 2001–02 |
Smoking in public placesRequires that designated smoking areas must be separate and fully enclosed on all sides by solid walls or windows that extend from floor to ceiling, and have a full door between the designated smoking area and an adjacent... | Laura Ruderman (D-45) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 30, 2002 |
| HB 2797 2001–02 |
Orca whale as state mammal$ Designating the orca whale as the state mammal. | Jack Cairnes (R-47) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 29, 2002 |
| HB 2799 2001–02 |
Child abuse records$ Requires the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) to purge unfounded reports of abuse and neglect against licensed child day-care centers and family day-care providers after three years unless an additional report... | Patricia Lantz (D-26) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 29, 2002 |
| HB 2769 2001–02 |
Board of natural resources$ Adds three new members to the Board of Natural Resources: the Secretary of State, a member of the general public, and a representative of a water district. | Ed Murray (D-43) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 28, 2002 |
| HB 2722 2001–02 |
Barriers to fish passage$ Standardizes the statutes regarding equipping diversion devices and dams or other stream obstructions with fish guards, fish screens, or fish bypasses. | Joe McDermott (D-34) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 25, 2002 |
| HB 2704 2001–02 |
Right to a speedy trial$ Establishes rules regarding the time period for bringing a criminal defendant to trial in superior court, courts of limited jurisdiction, and juvenile court, which are similar to existing court rules with a number of differences. | Roger Bush (R-2) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 24, 2002 |
| HB 2636 2001–02 |
Beverage container litteringEncourages the reduction of littering of beverage containers by authorizing a redemption program. | Ruth Kagi (D-32) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 23, 2002 |
| HB 2664 2001–02 |
Wildlife conservatn foundatn$ Authorizes the creation of the Washington Wildlife Conservation Foundation. | Phil Rockefeller (D-23) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 23, 2002 |
| HB 2675 2001–02 |
Wild animals/private ownersDeclares an intent of the state of Washington to protect the public against the health and safety risks that dangerous wild animals pose to the community and to protect the welfare of individual animals held in private... | Dave Upthegrove (D-33) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 23, 2002 |
| HB 2546 2001–02 |
School sex educationAll public schools and publicly-funded entities under a community network's plan or a TANF plan that provide sexuality or abstinence education must provide only medically and scientifically accurate information. "Medically and... | Kathy Haigh (D-35) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 22, 2002 |
| HB 2575 2001–02 |
Marine resource committees$ Authorizes cities and counties to form marine protection committees that are eligible to be funded from the Aquatic Lands Enhancement Account. | Phil Rockefeller (D-23) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 22, 2002 |
| HB 2606 2001–02 |
Water system intertiesProvides that an intertie installed or commencing after the effective date of this act that is used to deliver a nonemergency primary supply of water to a receiving system having fewer than one thousand connections may not be... | Kathy Haigh (D-35) | 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 2615 2001–02 |
Disabilities awareness prgrmEach elementary school will adopt a disabilities awareness program. The program must cover information on a list of eleven specific disabilities that fall under the categories of mental retardation, hearing impairments, visual... | Eileen Cody (D-34) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 22, 2002 |
| HB 2531 2001–02 |
Eurasian water milfoil$ Allows public or private individuals or entities who received a permit, license, or other form of permission from the Department of Ecology (DOE) in 2001 for application of an aquatic herbicide to combat Eurasian water... | William "Ike" Eickmeyer (D-35) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 21, 2002 |
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