Joe McDermott
Senator
· Democrat
· District 34
· most recent term 2009–10
2009–10 · Senate · D · LD 342007–08 · Senate · D · LD 342005–06 · House · D · LD 342003–04 · House · D · LD 342001–02 · House · D · LD 34
130
Bills as prime sponsor
21
of those became law
785
Bills co-sponsored
7,795
Recorded votes
0.4%
Absent or excused
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 2617 2001–02 |
Campaign contributors/info$ Requires candidates to report to the Public Disclosure Commission a contributor's occupation and employer for contributions of $100 or more. | Kelli Linville (D-42) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 14, 2002 |
| HB 2678 2001–02 |
Voter registration$ Requires institutions of higher education to set up a link to the Secretary of State's voter registration web site. | Dave Upthegrove (D-33) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 14, 2002 |
| HB 2842 2001–02 |
Civil liberties remembrance$ February 19 is recognized as a Civil Liberties Day of Remembrance. | Sharon Tomiko Santos (D-37) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 14, 2002 |
| HB 2844 2001–02 |
Environmental excellence prg$ Extends the period of time that new environmental excellence agreements can be entered into from June 30, 2002 to June 30, 2012. | Kelli Linville (D-42) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 14, 2002 |
| HB 2896 2001–02 |
Emergency med tech/retiremnt$ Allows emergency medical technicians who become certified firefighters and are employed by a fire department in a full-time, fully compensated position to: | Mike Cooper (D-21) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 14, 2002 |
| HB 2398 2001–02 |
Timber/contract harvesting$ The Department of Natural Resources is authorized to sell logs from state forest lands through a contract harvesting process. | Jim Buck (R-24) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 19, 2002 |
| HB 2424 2001–02 |
School district elections$ If, at the next general election, a constitutional amendment is passed by the voters that will permit school levies and bonds to be approved by a simple majority of voters, state law is changed to permit that as well. If the... | Shay Schual-Berke (D-33) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 19, 2002 |
| HB 2507 2001–02 |
Motor vehicle theft$ Divides the crime of taking a motor vehicle without permission into two degrees. | John Lovick (D-44) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 19, 2002 |
| HB 2585 2001–02 |
Pblc disclosure commissionrs$ Requires members of the public disclosure commission to be registered voters of the state at the time of selection. | Joe McDermott (D-34) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 19, 2002 |
| HB 2626 2001–02 |
Evergreen recreation pass$ Creates an Evergreen recreation pass as an annual renewable pass that can be used by people to access recreation sites owned by the parks and recreation commission, the Department of Natural Resources, and the Department of... | Jim McIntire (D-46) | 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 2973 2001–02 |
School employee housingDeclares that the purpose of this act is to authorize a housing allowance for nonsupervisory public school employees in order to encourage these employees to live in the districts in which they work. | Laura Ruderman (D-45) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 19, 2002 |
| HB 2335 2001–02 |
Voting systems$ Changes the process for certifying voting devices and vote tallying systems. | Sandra Romero (D-22) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 8, 2002 |
| HB 2367 2001–02 |
Mental health treatment$ Establishes procedures for creating a mental health advance directive. | Patricia Lantz (D-26) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 8, 2002 |
| HB 2489 2001–02 |
Washington progress boardCreates the Washington Progress Board to: | Mark Miloscia (D-30) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 8, 2002 |
| HB 2601 2001–02 |
Health facilities/overtime$ Establishes limits on mandatory overtime for certain health care employees. | Eileen Cody (D-34) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 8, 2002 |
| HB 2709 2001–02 |
Minor party nominations$ Requires sponsors of a minor party or independent candidate convention to file notice of the convention with the Secretary of State or county auditor. | Sandra Romero (D-22) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 8, 2002 |
| HB 2747 2001–02 |
Ballot measures/fiscal info$ Requires OFM to prepare a fiscal impact statement for each ballot measure that qualifies for the ballot. | Joe McDermott (D-34) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 8, 2002 |
| HB 2823 2001–02 |
Initiatives/fiscal impact$ Requires OFM to prepare a fiscal impact statement for each ballot measure that qualifies for the ballot. | Joe McDermott (D-34) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 8, 2002 |
| HB 2885 2001–02 |
Children/environmentl healthCreates the children's environmental health and protection advisory council. | Shay Schual-Berke (D-33) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 1, 2002 |
| HB 2889 2001–02 |
ArthritisRequires the department of health to establish, promote, and maintain an arthritis prevention and control program in order to raise public awareness, educate consumers, educate and train health professionals, teachers, and... | Eileen Cody (D-34) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Feb 1, 2002 |
| HB 2331 2001–02 |
Initiative & referendum$ Increases the fee required to file an initiative or referendum to $100. Requires proposers of an initiative or referendum to deposit a $100 fee, which is refundable if: 1) sufficient petitions have been printed and... | Sandra Romero (D-22) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Jan 31, 2002 |
| HB 2333 2001–02 |
Voter registration$ Regulating the distribution, printing, and collection of voter registration applications. | Sandra Romero (D-22) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Jan 31, 2002 |
| HB 2877 2001–02 |
School assessmentsAuthorizes private school students and students receiving home-based education to take the Washington assessments of student learning at district expense. | Joe McDermott (D-34) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 31, 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 |
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