Dawn Morrell
Representative
· Democrat
· District 25
· most recent term 2013–14
2013–14 · House · D · LD 252009–10 · House · D · LD 252007–08 · House · D · LD 252005–06 · House · D · LD 252003–04 · House · D · LD 25
168
Bills as prime sponsor
43
of those became law
1,960
Bills co-sponsored
7,823
Recorded votes
0.2%
Absent or excused
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 1551 2013–14 |
Physical therapistsExcludes chiropractic adjustments of the spine from the definition of "physical therapy." | Laurie Jinkins (D-27) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2014 |
| HB 1558 2013–14 |
Honey beekeepers/taxationProvides eligible honey beekeepers with a sales or use tax exemption for purchases of honeybee food. | Judy Warnick (R-13) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Jan 13, 2014 |
| HB 1573 2013–14 |
Licensed chiropractorsAllows chiropractors to perform sports physicals for school athletes and physical examinations for commercial driver's licenses. | Paul Harris (R-17) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2014 |
| HB 1585 2013–14 |
Tanning devices/UV radiationProhibits persons under eighteen years of age from using an ultraviolet tanning device. Prescribes penalties for tanning facilities that violate the act. | Dawn Morrell (D-25) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2014 |
| HB 1586 2013–14 |
Health care professionalsRequires advertisements that name a health care professional, regardless of whether the title "doctor" appears, to identify the type of license, registration, or certification held by the health care professional. | Laurie Jinkins (D-27) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2014 |
| HB 1587 2013–14 |
Public employee benefitsClarifies that the Health Care Authority (HCA) may direct an employing state agency to make benefit eligibility determinations. | Eileen Cody (D-34) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Jan 13, 2014 |
| HB 1589 2013–14 |
Marriage solemnizationAuthorizes state and local government elected officials in the executive and legislative branches to solemnize marriages. | Zack Hudgins (D-11) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2014 |
| HB 1615 2013–14 |
Hiring unemployed veteransAuthorizes a $2,000 business and occupation tax credit for employers hiring veterans. | Jan Angel (R-26) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2014 |
| HB 1627 2013–14 |
Competency to stand trialDSHS must reimburse a county for the cost of appointing a qualified expert to complete a competency evaluation for a defendant instead of requesting an evaluation from a state hospital if DSHS did not meet its statutory... | Dawn Morrell (D-25) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Jan 13, 2014 |
| HB 1628 2013–14 |
Nurses & physicians/cont. edRequires rules be adopted to allow nurses and doctors to satisfy up to 25 percent of their continuing education credits by providing medical services to Medicaid recipients or the uninsured. | Cyrus Habib (D-48) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2014 |
| HB 1631 2013–14 |
Aging population/servicesA Joint Legislative Executive Committee on Aging and Disability Issues (Committee) is established; with membership to come from the Senate, the House of Representatives, the Governor's Office, The Department of Social and... | Steve Tharinger (D-24) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Jan 13, 2014 |
| HB 1636 2013–14 |
Health care rebatingAdds language to chapter 19.68 RCW (rebating by practitioners of healing professions) to ensure that it is interpreted in a manner consistent with the federal antikickback statute, except with respect to arrangements involving... | Jay Rodne (R-5) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2014 |
| HB 1637 2013–14 |
Prescription review/medicaidRequires contracts with managed care plans to include a requirement that certain medicaid managed care enrollees be placed in a comprehensive medication management process with the primary care provider or state licensed pharmacist. | Dawn Morrell (D-25) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2014 |
| HB 1638 2013–14 |
InsuranceMakes a number of changes applying to insurers providing health coverage, including: the types of plans that may be offered, rate information that must be filed, and dependent coverage. | Cindy Ryu (D-32) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Jan 13, 2014 |
| HB 1650 2013–14 |
K-12 career educationRequires school districts to use 20 out of 80 additional instructional hours for secondary students, when they take effect, to provide career exploration and other activities intended to engage students in preparing for their future. | John McCoy (D-38) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2014 |
| HB 1660 2013–14 |
Physician & nurse placementsRequires the Department of Health to convene a work group to develop uniform clinical affiliation agreements for physicians, osteopathic physicians, and nurses. | Drew Hansen (D-23) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Jan 13, 2014 |
| HB 1664 2013–14 |
School nurse authorityReaffirms the authority of a licensed nurse working in a school setting to practice nursing without the supervision of a person who is not a licensed nurse. Authorizes a registered nurse or an advanced registered nurse... | Marko Liias (D-21) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2014 |
| HB 1666 2013–14 |
Retirement vesting/5 yearsProvides for vesting after five years of service in the defined benefit portion of the public employees' retirement system, the school employees' retirement system, and the teachers' retirement system plan 3. | Chris Reykdal (D-22) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2014 |
| HB 1667 2013–14 |
Postretirement employmentRevises postretirement employment provisions. | Luis Moscoso (D-1) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2014 |
| HB 1668 2013–14 |
Retirement/plan 2 membersPermits members of the Plan 2 of the Teachers' Retirement System (TRS), School Employees' Retirement System (SERS), and the Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS) who are at least age 55 and have 20 or more years of... | Eileen Cody (D-34) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2014 |
| HB 1671 2013–14 |
Child care reformDefines the Early Achievers program | Jessyn Farrell (D-46) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Jan 13, 2014 |
| HB 1673 2013–14 |
Basic ed allocation formulaDeclares an intent to: (1) Establish a vision for what defines a fully implemented prototypical school model for the 2018-2019 school year; and (2) Achieve this vision through annual incremental improvements in staffing... | Marko Liias (D-21) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2014 |
| HB 1699 2013–14 |
Energy conservationEncourages the acquisition of energy conservation and eligible renewable resources by allowing utilities greater flexibility to meet conservation and eligible renewable targets and consumers' energy needs in the most prudent... | Gerry Pollet (D-46) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2014 |
| HB 1728 2013–14 |
Property tax relief programsAddresses the disposable income calculation for property tax relief programs for low-income, disabled, and retired persons. | Cathy Dahlquist (R-31) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 13, 2014 |
| HB 1733 2013–14 |
Capital and trans budgetsMakes capital and transportation project appropriation and expenditure data publicly available and easily accessible. | Marcus Riccelli (D-3) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Jan 13, 2014 |
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