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 1170 2003–04 |
Day-care facilitiesProhibits counties, cities, and towns from prohibiting the use of residential dwellings as family day-care provider facilities for twelve or fewer children in areas zoned for residential or commercial use. | Sandra Romero (D-22) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 286, Laws of 2003 |
May 14, 2003 |
| HB 1175 2003–04 |
Trafficking personsCreates the crime of trafficking in the first degree, a seriousness level XIV, class A felony. | Velma Veloria (D-11) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 267, Laws of 2003 |
May 14, 2003 |
| HB 1202 2003–04 |
Fire fighters' retirementAllows emergency medical technicians who: 1) Transfer to a fire department; and 2) become certified fire fighters eligible for participation in the Law Enforcement Officers' and Fire Fighters' Retirement System Plan 2 (LEOFF... | Geoff Simpson (D-47) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 293, Laws of 2003 |
May 14, 2003 |
| HB 1211 2003–04 |
Public accountancy actRequires CPAs and CPA firms to notify the Board of Accountancy (Board) of certain compliance actions and investigations by specified federal agencies and state accountancy boards. | Steve Conway (D-29) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 290, Laws of 2003 |
May 14, 2003 |
| HB 1219 2003–04 |
Securities violationsCreates a Securities Prosecution Fund to be administered by the Department of Financial Institutions for the purpose of assisting law enforcement authorities in the prosecution of violations of the Securities Act. | Shay Schual-Berke (D-33) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 288, Laws of 2003 |
May 14, 2003 |
| HB 1455 2003–04 |
Money transmission & exchngCreates a statutory scheme for the licensing and regulation of persons involved in the business of money transmission or currency exchange. | Sharon Tomiko Santos (D-37) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 287, Laws of 2003 |
May 14, 2003 |
| HB 1707 2003–04 |
Environmental reviewAllows local governments to make infill development complying with Growth Management Act (GMA) comprehensive plans categorically exempt from State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) requirements under certain circumstances. | Fred Jarrett (R-41) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 298, Laws of 2003 |
May 14, 2003 |
| HB 1784 2003–04 |
Children's mental healthRequires the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) and the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) to implement recommendations to improve the coordination and delivery of mental health treatment... | Jeannie Darneille (D-27) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 281, Laws of 2003 |
May 14, 2003 |
| HB 1826 2003–04 |
Trafficking in personsRequires that international matchmaking organizations to notify foreign recruits that they may have access to background and personal information about a person using the matchmaking services. | Velma Veloria (D-11) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 268, Laws of 2003 |
May 14, 2003 |
| HB 1083 2003–04 |
Insurance codeMakes technical amendments to the insurance code in order to clarify statutory language and correct typographic errors, grammatical problems, obsolete terminology, and erroneous internal statutory references. | Geoff Simpson (D-47) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 248, Laws of 2003 |
May 12, 2003 |
| HB 1463 2003–04 |
Bus shelter advertisementsAuthorizes local transit agencies to display commercial advertising on bus shelters located within a state highway right of way. | Brian Sullivan (D-21) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 198, Laws of 2003 |
May 9, 2003 |
| HB 1519 2003–04 |
Death benefitsThe survivor benefit paid to a survivor of a Public Employees' Retirement System, the School Employees' Retirement System, and the Teachers' Retirement System member killed in the course of employment is not subject to an... | Alex Wood (D-3) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 155, Laws of 2003 |
May 9, 2003 |
| HB 1592 2003–04 |
Special license platesThe Special License Plate Review Board is created and is charged with reviewing special license plate applications from sponsoring organizations requesting the creation of a new special plate series. | Geoff Simpson (D-47) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 196, Laws of 2003 |
May 9, 2003 |
| HB 1058 2003–04 |
Foster child educationRequires the Department of Social and Health Services to maximize the educational continuity and achievement for foster children. | Ruth Kagi (D-32) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 112, Laws of 2003 |
May 7, 2003 |
| HB 1061 2003–04 |
Associate deg/apprenticesRequires community and technical colleges to develop associate degree pathways for apprentices, if necessary resources are available and if the local apprenticeship committee and college determine a pathway would benefit apprentices. | Velma Veloria (D-11) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 128, Laws of 2003 |
May 7, 2003 |
| HB 1076 2003–04 |
Eluding a police vehicleAmends the definition of attempting to elude a pursuing police vehicle by: (1) replacing the requirement that a pursuing vehicle be appropriately marked with the requirement that the vehicle be equipped with lights and sirens,... | John Lovick (D-44) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 101, Laws of 2003 |
May 7, 2003 |
| HB 1128 2003–04 |
Malicious harassmentProhibits an insurer from taking an adverse underwriting action against an insured as the result of an insurance claim stemming from the crime of malicious harassment. | Shay Schual-Berke (D-33) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 117, Laws of 2003 |
May 7, 2003 |
| HB 1150 2003–04 |
Single premium credit insRegulates the sale of single premium credit insurance offered in connection with residential mortgage loan transactions. | Brian Hatfield (D-19) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 116, Laws of 2003 |
May 7, 2003 |
| HB 1222 2003–04 |
Voter accessibilityEstablishes certification standards for visually impaired voting technology and systems. | Mary Lou Dickerson (D-36) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 110, Laws of 2003 |
May 7, 2003 |
| HB 1391 2003–04 |
Postconviction DNA testingDirects that requests for postconviction deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) testing be made to the Washington State Office of Public Defense (OPD). | Ruth Kagi (D-32) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 100, Laws of 2003 |
May 7, 2003 |
| HB 1619 2003–04 |
DUI with children in vehicleAdds 60 days of ignition interlock use for a person convicted of drunk driving if he or she was carrying a passenger under the age of 16 at the time of the offense. | John Lovick (D-44) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 103, Laws of 2003 |
May 7, 2003 |
| HB 1813 2003–04 |
Employment/disabled personsDefines vendor in good standing as a business owned and operated by persons with disabilities or a community rehabilitation program that has achieved or made progress in enhancing employment opportunities for disadvantaged... | Mark Miloscia (D-30) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 136, Laws of 2003 |
May 7, 2003 |
| HB 1844 2003–04 |
Financial fraud equipmentCreates six financial fraud crimes pertaining to the use, possession, or production of payment instruments, identification, or devices used to produce fraudulent documents. | Shay Schual-Berke (D-33) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 119, Laws of 2003 |
May 7, 2003 |
| HB 2197 2003–04 |
Initiative 790Removes the Law Enforcement Officers' and Fire Fighters' Retirement System Plan 2 (LEOFF 2) from the Pension Funding Council contribution rate-setting statute, and creates a LEOFF 2 rate-setting statute in the funding chapter. | Steve Conway (D-29) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 92, Laws of 2003 |
Apr 23, 2003 |
| HB 2198 2003–04 |
Section 6 of initiative 790Amends Initiative 790 to remove the requirements that for the Law Enforcement Officers' and Fire Fighters' Retirement System Plan 2, "all earnings of the trust in excess of the actuarially assumed rate of investment return... | Mike Cooper (D-21) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 93, Laws of 2003 |
Apr 23, 2003 |
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