Geoff Simpson
Representative
· Democrat
· District 47
· most recent term 2009–10
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239
Bills as prime sponsor
47
of those became law
1,970
Bills co-sponsored
7,951
Recorded votes
2.4%
Absent or excused
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 1282 2005–06 |
Sexual health educationRequires school districts that offer sexual health education to teach both abstinence and other methods of preventing teenage pregnancy and sexually-transmitted diseases. | Shay Schual-Berke (D-33) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Jan 9, 2006 |
| HB 1306 2005–06 |
Gubernatorial appointeesRequires the Washington State Patrol to conduct records checks on applicants for agency head positions when requested by the Governor or the Department of Personnel. | Kathy Haigh (D-35) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 9, 2006 |
| HB 1308 2005–06 |
Prevailing wage programDiscontinues the quarterly transfer of 30 percent of the Public Works Administration Account to the General Fund. | Steve Conway (D-29) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 9, 2006 |
| HB 1311 2005–06 |
Minimum wage violationsRequires employers that violate wage payment laws to pay workers unpaid wages and interest on such wages. | John McCoy (D-38) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 9, 2006 |
| HB 1316 2005–06 |
Prescription importationRequires the Board of Pharmacy to submit a waiver request to the federal Food and Drug Administration to authorize Washington to license Canadian prescription drug wholesalers. | Shay Schual-Berke (D-33) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Jan 9, 2006 |
| HB 1318 2005–06 |
Retirement/ elective officeAuthorizes certain members of the teachers', school employees', and public employees' retirement systems to return to work without restrictions or begin receiving their retirement allowance before separation from state elective office. | Larry Crouse (R-4) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 9, 2006 |
| HB 1320 2005–06 |
Retirement/vestingReduces the age for vesting with five years of service, from five years including one year after age 54, to five years including one year after age 44 in the Public Employees' Retirement System, the School Employees'... | Gary Alexander (R-20) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Jan 9, 2006 |
| HB 1322 2005–06 |
TRS service creditPermits members of the Teachers' Retirement Systems Plans 2 and 3 (TRS 2/3) to make a one-time purchase of up to seven years of service credit for public education experience outside of the Washington State Retirement System. | Bill Fromhold (D-49) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 9, 2006 |
| HB 1324 2005–06 |
Gain-sharing provisionsRepeals Plan 1 gain-sharing in the Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS) and the Teachers' Retirement System (TRS), and replaces it with four contractually-guaranteed benefit increases: a 20-cent increase in the Annual... | Bill Fromhold (D-49) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 9, 2006 |
| HB 1326 2005–06 |
Rehire of retired pblc emplyDefines separation from service in the Teachers' Retirement System (TRS) as excluding circumstances where an employee and his or her employer have an oral or written agreement to return to work following termination; in both... | Steve Conway (D-29) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Jan 9, 2006 |
| HB 1332 2005–06 |
Monthly business tax creditAmends RCW 82.04.4451 to increase the monthly business excise tax credit. | Al O'Brien (D-1) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 9, 2006 |
| HB 1334 2005–06 |
Registered offendersRequires those sex and kidnapping offenders moving into the state, to register within 10 days of establishing residence. | Al O'Brien (D-1) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 9, 2006 |
| HB 1335 2005–06 |
Home rule charter citiesModifies nonpartisan primary election provisions for cities, towns, and districts to specify that such elections must be held on dates established in statute except where the charter of a first class city provides otherwise. | Hans Dunshee (D-44) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 9, 2006 |
| HB 1349 2005–06 |
Individual providersRequires, as a mandatory subject of bargaining, negotiations over any Department of Social and Health Services rule or policy that applies generally to a significant group of individual providers or consumers and, by its... | Steve Conway (D-29) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 9, 2006 |
| HB 1351 2005–06 |
Job creation tax creditCreates a business and occupation tax credit of $650 per year per newly created full-time employment position for independently owned and operated businesses with 50 or fewer employees that offer a health care plan to all employees. | Derek Kilmer (D-26) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 9, 2006 |
| HB 1360 2005–06 |
Ancestral treesProhibits the Department of Natural Resources from offering for sale or harvesting most trees located on public lands in western Washington that satisfies the definition of "ancestral trees". | Senator (D-22) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Jan 9, 2006 |
| HB 1372 2005–06 |
Patient safety actEnacts the Washington state patient safety act requiring hospital staffing plans for nursing services and establishes recordkeeping and reporting requirements. | Dawn Morrell (D-25) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 9, 2006 |
| HB 1373 2005–06 |
Manufactured housing commDeclares manufactured housing communities to be attached, multifamily housing units for the purpose of imposing impact fees. | Geoff Simpson (D-47) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Jan 9, 2006 |
| HB 1380 2005–06 |
Education finance studyCreates the Comprehensive Education Study Steering Committee (Steering Committee). | Ross Hunter (D-48) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Jan 9, 2006 |
| HB 1388 2005–06 |
Pesticide use in schoolsLimits the use of high hazard pesticides on school facilities. | Dave Upthegrove (D-33) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 9, 2006 |
| HB 1392 2005–06 |
Disaster assistance employeeExempts disaster assistance employees of the Federal Emergency Management Agency from certain work search requirements. | Geoff Simpson (D-47) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 9, 2006 |
| HB 1399 2005–06 |
Running startPermits a public tribal college authorized by the Higher Education Coordinating Board to participate in the Running Start Program. | Dave Quall (D-40) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Jan 9, 2006 |
| HB 1413 2005–06 |
Habitat conservation prgrmsAdds two new categories to the Washington Wildlife and Recreation Program (WWRP) for farmlands preservation and riparian protection and establishes a formula for allocating moneys to the new accounts. | Hans Dunshee (D-44) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Jan 9, 2006 |
| HB 1414 2005–06 |
Use of force in schoolsDirects the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) to develop a model policy, and training standards and requirements regarding the use of force and restraint in schools. | Mary Lou Dickerson (D-36) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 9, 2006 |
| HB 1435 2005–06 |
Water-sewer district feesAllows a water-sewer district selecting a professional engineer or engineering firm to, in lieu of other selection requirements, request that person or firm submit a declaration of fees and fee rates. | Geoff Simpson (D-47) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 9, 2006 |
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