Steve Conway
Senator
· Democrat
· District 29
· most recent term 2025–26
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681
Bills as prime sponsor
173
of those became law
4,253
Bills co-sponsored
25,089
Recorded votes
1.1%
Absent or excused
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 2664 2001–02 |
Wildlife conservatn foundatn$ Authorizes the creation of the Washington Wildlife Conservation Foundation. | Phil Rockefeller (D-23) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 23, 2002 |
| HB 2689 2001–02 |
Regional transit authorityEstablishes provisions for the election of regional transit authority boards. | Ed Murray (D-43) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 23, 2002 |
| HB 2546 2001–02 |
School sex educationAll public schools and publicly-funded entities under a community network's plan or a TANF plan that provide sexuality or abstinence education must provide only medically and scientifically accurate information. "Medically and... | Kathy Haigh (D-35) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 22, 2002 |
| HB 2567 2001–02 |
School leviesThe levy lid is increased by 4 percent to 28 percent of the total state and federal funds received by each district. The levy lid for grandfathered school districts is also increased by 4 percent. | Sharon Tomiko Santos (D-37) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 22, 2002 |
| HB 2579 2001–02 |
PERS/military service creditProvides service credit for military service by members of the public employees' retirement system, plan 2. Provides that, after completing twenty-five years of creditable service, any member who is a veteran of the Vietnam... | Hans Dunshee (D-44) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 22, 2002 |
| HB 2614 2001–02 |
Commercial tele solicitation$ Prohibits telephone solicitors from interfering with the ability of caller identification devices or services to provide information about the caller to the recipient of the call. | Toni Lysen (D-34) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 22, 2002 |
| HB 2615 2001–02 |
Disabilities awareness prgrmEach elementary school will adopt a disabilities awareness program. The program must cover information on a list of eleven specific disabilities that fall under the categories of mental retardation, hearing impairments, visual... | Eileen Cody (D-34) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 22, 2002 |
| HB 2535 2001–02 |
Motorcycle skills educationAuthorizes the department to enter into agreements to review and certify that a private motorcycle skills education course meets educational standards equivalent to those required of courses conducted under the motorcycle... | Brian Hatfield (D-19) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 21, 2002 |
| HB 2539 2001–02 |
Unpaid prvlng wages/actions$ Allows an "interested party" to pursue a private right of action against a contractor or subcontractor for unpaid prevailing wages on public works projects. | Steve Conway (D-29) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 21, 2002 |
| HB 2543 2001–02 |
Adverse employment actionProvides that, without just cause, an employer may not discharge an employee from employment or take any other adverse employment action against an employee if: (1) The employer required the employee to give notice of his or... | Alex Wood (D-3) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 21, 2002 |
| HB 2547 2001–02 |
Optometrists$ Optometrists may be certified by the Board of Optometry for the use or prescription of legend (prescription) drugs and controlled substances for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes related to the practice of optometry, after... | Lynn Kessler (D-24) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 21, 2002 |
| HB 2554 2001–02 |
Fire detection devicesDirects the building code council to adopt rules by December 1, 2002, requiring that all new apartment buildings with fifty or more units that are classified as group R, division 1 apartment buildings as defined in the state... | Alex Wood (D-3) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 21, 2002 |
| HB 2555 2001–02 |
Municipal tax fairness$ Requires the Department of Revenue to adopt by rule a model ordinance on municipal business and occupation taxes, based on the recommendation of an advisory committee, to address issues of uniformity, simplicity, multiple... | Aaron Reardon (D-38) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 21, 2002 |
| HB 2559 2001–02 |
Parks & recreatn facilitiesAuthorizes a local option sales tax to fund parks and recreational facilities. | Val Ogden (D-49) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 21, 2002 |
| HB 2562 2001–02 |
Unemployment compensationProvides that no otherwise eligible individual shall be denied benefits for any week because the individual is available for, seeks, applies for, or accepts only part-time work of at least fifteen hours per week, instead of... | Steve Conway (D-29) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 21, 2002 |
| HB 2474 2001–02 |
Eluding police vehicle$ Raises the penalty for attempting to elude a pursuing police vehicle from a class C to a class B felony and increases its seriousness level for sentencing purposes from a level I to level II. | Mike Carrell (R-28) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 18, 2002 |
| HB 2480 2001–02 |
Property tx relief$ Prohibits the county assessor from keeping copies of federal income tax returns used for verification of income in the Senior Citizens Property Tax Relief Program. | Mike Carrell (R-28) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 18, 2002 |
| HB 2485 2001–02 |
Airport securityFinds that the 2001 federal aviation and transportation security act addressed this problem for airport security screening contractors and personnel only, and does not sufficiently protect Washington state citizens and visitors. | Christopher Hurst (D-31) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 18, 2002 |
| HB 2515 2001–02 |
Health care services$ Participating health care providers are prohibited from asking a patient to pay more than the copay or deductible set by the health carrier until the carrier notifies the provider and patient in writing that no further... | Brad Benson (R-6) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 18, 2002 |
| HB 2462 2001–02 |
Students/health conditions$ Requires children with life-threatening health conditions to present a physician = s medication or treatment order to their school, or be prohibited from attending school. | Shay Schual-Berke (D-33) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 17, 2002 |
| HB 2374 2001–02 |
Nonjudicial holidays$ Requires all municipal, district and superior courts to acknowledge any municipal or county holidays, in addition to state holidays, if a majority of the county or city employees acknowledge that holiday. | Jerome Delvin (R-8) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 16, 2002 |
| HB 2384 2001–02 |
Civil service/managers$ Narrows the definition of "manager" for purposes of qualifying for the Washington Management Service (WMS). | Mike Armstrong (R-12) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 16, 2002 |
| HB 2396 2001–02 |
RetirementAuthorizes a member who is at least age seventy and one-half or a member holding state elective office or directly appointed by the governor who wishes to be eligible for a retirement allowance the option of ending his or her... | Mark Doumit (D-19) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 16, 2002 |
| HB 2409 2001–02 |
Law enforcement memorialCreates the law enforcement memorial account in the custody of the state treasurer. All receipts from the sale of special license plates for the law enforcement memorial, less the administration and collection costs incurred... | John Lovick (D-44) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 16, 2002 |
| HB 2433 2001–02 |
SERS/substitute serviceProvides that a substitute employee who works five or more months of seventy or more hours for which earnable compensation is paid in a school year may apply to the department to establish membership after the end of the... | Steve Conway (D-29) | Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee |
Jan 16, 2002 |
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