Don Carlson
Senator
· Republican
· District 49
· most recent term 2003–04
2003–04 · Senate · R · LD 492001–02 · Senate · R · LD 491999–00 · House · R · LD 491997–98 · House · R · LD 491995–96 · House · R · LD 491993–94 · House · R · LD 49
184
Bills as prime sponsor
50
of those became law
900
Bills co-sponsored
9,706
Recorded votes
0.5%
Absent or excused
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 2082 1999–00 |
Restaurant taxationDeclares that, upon every person engaging within this state in the business as a restaurant, tavern, and bar; as to such persons the amount of the tax with respect to such activities shall be equal to the gross income derived... | Steve Conway (D-29) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2000 |
| HB 2104 1999–00 |
Retail employee wage paymentRequires retail or service employers to pay: (1) One hundred percent of the wage required by RCW 49.46.020 as cash wages; or (2) elect to pay tipped employees no less than eighty-five percent of the wage required by RCW... | Cathy Wolfe (D-22) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2000 |
| HB 2115 1999–00 |
Humanities commission fundngMakes an appropriation of one million dollars, for the biennium ending June 30, 2001, from the general fund to the secretary of state for the purposes of this act. | Phyllis Gutierrez Kenney (D-46) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2000 |
| HB 2145 1999–00 |
Autism servicesDirects the department of social and health services to conduct a pilot project to test an alternative service delivery model for services to persons with autism. The department shall select a pilot site using the request for... | Marc Boldt (R-17) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2000 |
| HB 2149 1999–00 |
Boarding home residnt rightsExempts units occupied by independent residents not receiving domiciliary care from boarding home regulations. | Jim Dunn (R-17) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2000 |
| HB 2222 1999–00 |
Mother Joseph dayRecognizes the sixteenth day of April as Mother Joseph day. | Jim Dunn (R-17) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2000 |
| HB 2250 1999–00 |
Gambling activity tax use$ Deposits $2 million of the business and occupation tax revenue from gambling activities in the Fair Fund during fiscal year 2000. | Bruce Chandler (R-15) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2000 |
| HB 2251 1999–00 |
PERS plan 3Establishes the public employees' retirement system, plan 3. | Gary Alexander (R-20) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2000 |
| HB 2279 1999–00 |
Property tax adjustmentReduces the inflationary adjustment for the state property tax levy to zero over time. | Don Cox (R-9) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2000 |
| HB 2282 1999–00 |
Printed material taxationProvides a tax exemption for the sale of printed material distributed through the United States mail at no cost to the recipient. | John Lovick (D-44) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2000 |
| HB 2286 1999–00 |
Disaster relief appropriatnsProvides appropriations for disasters, fires, and national guard activation. | Brad Benson (R-6) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2000 |
| HB 2290 1999–00 |
Minors and bomb makingPrevents access by minors to materials about bomb making. | Mike Carrell (R-28) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2000 |
| HB 2313 1999–00 |
Hazardous waste cleanupFinds that hazardous substance cleanup projects exist, and due to their large size the normal biennial appropriation from the local toxics control account is insufficient to meet project funding requirements. | Jim Dunn (R-17) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2000 |
| HB 2314 1999–00 |
Commcl dstrct revitalizationC Provides a business and occupation (B&O) tax credit up to 75 percent of the value of the contribution made by a business to a downtown and neighborhood commercial district revitalization program. | Val Ogden (D-49) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2000 |
| HB 2315 1999–00 |
Community revitalizationC Allows cities and towns to create apportionment districts within their boundaries where community revitalization of blighted areas and unfit buildings and structures is financed by diverting a portion of the state = s B&O... | Jim Dunn (R-17) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2000 |
| HB 2316 1999–00 |
Public facility loans/grantsC Clarifies the project eligibility for financial assistance, to political subdivisions, for public facility improvements through the Community Economic Revitalization Board (CERB). | Jim Dunn (R-17) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2000 |
| HB 2318 1999–00 |
Minority/women's businessesC Increases the amount available for the Linked Deposit Program from $50 million to $60 million. | Jim Dunn (R-17) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 10, 2000 |
| HB 1080 1999–00 |
Infectious disease testing$ Permits uninsured persons who come in contact with bodily fluids while rendering emergency assistance to have free infectious disease testing. | Don Carlson (R-49) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 391, Laws of 1999 |
May 18, 1999 |
| HB 1524 1999–00 |
Workers' comp employr obliga$ Expands authority under reciprocal agreements to require all out-of-state employers working in Washington to secure workers = compensation coverage in Washington if the employer's state law requires Washington employers to... | Mark Doumit (D-19) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 394, Laws of 1999 |
May 18, 1999 |
| HB 1833 1999–00 |
School alternate financing$ Authorizes school districts to contract with nonprofit organizations to finance the construction of new school buildings with special tax exempt financing. | Brian Thomas (R-5) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 386, Laws of 1999 |
May 18, 1999 |
| HB 1015 1999–00 |
Higher ed tuition waiverC Authorizes the governing boards of Washington State University, Eastern Washington University and Central Washington University to lower the tuition charged to nonresident students participating in the Western Interstate... | Don Carlson (R-49) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 344, Laws of 1999 |
May 17, 1999 |
| HB 1024 1999–00 |
Retirement system option$ Allows members of PERS and TRS Plan 1 with 30 years of service to make an irrevocable choice to have future member retirement contributions plus 7.5 percent interest returned to them at retirement. | Don Carlson (R-49) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 362, Laws of 1999 |
May 17, 1999 |
| HB 1140 1999–00 |
Higher ed financial aid$ Endorses the Higher Education Coordinating Board's recommended changes to the state need grant financial aid program: | Don Carlson (R-49) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 345, Laws of 1999 |
May 17, 1999 |
| HB 1569 1999–00 |
Excellence in mathematics$ The Excellence in Mathematics Training Program is created to provide training in effective, research-based mathematics instruction for elementary and middle school teachers. | Karen Keiser (D-33) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 347, Laws of 1999 |
May 17, 1999 |
| HB 2005 1999–00 |
State employee whistleblower$ A variety of changes are made to the state whistleblower law. | Cathy Wolfe (D-22) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 361, Laws of 1999 |
May 17, 1999 |
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