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 1408 2001–02 |
Widows of veterans/prprty tx$ Creates a new property tax relief program for retired widows or widowers of war time veterans. | Aaron Reardon (D-38) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| HB 1409 2001–02 |
Smoking/residnce halls$ Prohibits smoking in publicly owned residence halls at public institutions of higher education. | Dave Quall (D-40) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| HB 1415 2001–02 |
Mandatory arbitration$ Extends to all counties, not just those with a population of 70,000 or more, the authority of a county legislative body to adopt mandatory arbitration in superior court. | Patricia Lantz (D-26) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| HB 1424 2001–02 |
Schools/medical refusal$ School districts and private schools must obtain written agreements from employees before requiring the employees to administer oral medications to students. | Dave Quall (D-40) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| HB 1425 2001–02 |
vulnerable adults' hearsay$ Creates a hearsay exception for statements made by vulnerable adults describing a crime committed against the vulnerable adult, or neglect, exploitation, abuse, or sexual abuse of the vulnerable adult. | Mary Lou Dickerson (D-36) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| HB 1429 2001–02 |
Tacoma Narrows bridge$ Failure to pay a toll is made a non-moving traffic infraction. | Ruth Fisher (D-27) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| HB 1432 2001–02 |
LEOFF death benefitsExtends death benefits to certain surviving spouses under the law enforcement officers' and fire fighters' retirement system. | Mike Cooper (D-21) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| HB 1441 2001–02 |
Energy efficient appliances$ Eliminates the application of sales and use taxes to the purchase of lights, clothes washers, and dishwashers that meet or exceed energy efficiency recommendations of the Energy Star program for items purchased before July 1, 2003. | Laura Ruderman (D-45) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| HB 1442 2001–02 |
Wind/sun generating facility$ Expands the current sales and use tax exemptions for machinery and equipment used directly in generating electricity using wind, solar, or landfill gas to smaller generation facilities by reducing the threshold for... | Erik Poulsen (D-34) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| HB 1443 2001–02 |
Energy assistance programs$ Provides a credit against the Public Utility Tax (PUT) for utilities that offer new billing discounts to low-income customers beginning July 1, 2001. | Alex Wood (D-3) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| HB 1449 2001–02 |
Schools/certificated staff$ Defines ? incentives @ to include retention and recruitment of certificated instructional staff. | Dave Quall (D-40) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| HB 1451 2001–02 |
Pesticides/schools$ Requires any person making an application of a non-restricted use pesticide to a school facility to be licensed as a school facility applicator and establishes re-certification requirements for those so licensed; | Mike Cooper (D-21) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| HB 1452 2001–02 |
Pipeline safety$ Establishes an annual pipeline safety fee payable by every gas company, interstate gas pipeline company and hazardous liquid pipeline company subject to inspection and enforcement by the Utilities and Transportation Commission (UTC). | Kelli Linville (D-42) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| HB 1459 2001–02 |
Ferry operating costsDirects the transportation commission to report annually to the legislature on the extent to which ferry tariff revenue pays for ferry operating costs. In calculating operating costs, the commission shall exclude maintenance costs. | Beverly Woods (R-23) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| HB 1466 2001–02 |
Promise scholarship program$ Establishes a statute for the merit and need-based scholarship program administered by the Higher Education Coordinating Board. Scholarships have been awarded since 1999. | Bill Fromhold (D-49) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| HB 1472 2001–02 |
Fish & wildlife equipement$ Establishes a fish and wildlife equipment fund for the Department of Fish and Wildlife. | Jim Buck (R-24) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| HB 1479 2001–02 |
State emply death benefits$ Provides a $150,000 death benefit to the survivors of members of the Public Employees = Retirement System, Teachers = Retirement System, and the School Employees = Retirement System who die in the course of employment. | Gary Alexander (R-20) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| HB 1480 2001–02 |
LEOFF retirement transferAuthorizes certain law enforcement officers to transfer retirement service. | Jim Buck (R-24) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| HB 1573 2001–02 |
Property tax reliefDeclares that this act takes effect for taxes levied in 2001 for collection in 2002 and thereafter if the proposed amendment to Article VII, section 1 of the state Constitution providing for valuation increases to be phased-in... | Geoff Simpson (D-47) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| HB 1574 2001–02 |
Prprty tx/seniors & disabled$ Exempts participants in the senior citizens and persons retired due to disability property tax relief program from state property tax. | Brock Jackley (D-26) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| HB 1580 2001–02 |
Fish & wildlife lw enfrcmntProvides that an employee who was a member of the public employees' retirement system plan 2 on or before January 1, 2001, and, on the effective date of this section is employed by the department of fish and wildlife as a law... | Bob Sump (R-7) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| HB 1607 2001–02 |
Teacher certification$ Creates two new alternative routes to teacher certification through mentioned internships that provide college graduates who do not have teaching degrees with a chance to become teachers after working for a year with... | Glenn Anderson (R-5) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| HB 1637 2001–02 |
Long-term care paraprofessnl$ The Department of Social and Health Services is directed to establish a wage enhancement program to raise the wages of long-term care paraprofessional workers by an across the board $1 in the year 2001 and an average of $1 in 2002. | Carolyn Edmonds (D-32) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| HB 1642 2001–02 |
Property tx/senior citizens$ Changes income thresholds for the senior citizens property tax relief program from fixed income thresholds to thresholds based on county median family income. | Sharon Tomiko Santos (D-37) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
| HB 1657 2001–02 |
Fire-fighting apparatus$ Fire-fighting apparatus exceeding current weight restrictions is allowed on state highways subject to federal and state rules and to standards adopted by the Department of Transportation. | Dave Morell (R-25) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 14, 2002 |
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