Mike Sells
Representative
· Democrat
· District 38
· most recent term 2021–22
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149
Bills as prime sponsor
26
of those became law
1,408
Bills co-sponsored
12,624
Recorded votes
0.0%
Absent or excused
| Bill | What it does | Prime sponsor | Status | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 2436 2007–08 |
Work release inputAllows a crime victim to provide input regarding an offender's work release placement. | Christine Rolfes (D-23) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 13, 2008 |
| HB 2449 2007–08 |
Child care center employeesProvides for collective bargaining between the Governor and child care center directors and workers under the Public Employees' Collective Bargaining Act. | Eric Pettigrew (D-37) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 13, 2008 |
| HB 2478 2007–08 |
Military parents' childrenProvides that a parent's activation in military service and deployment outside the state is not, by itself, a factor justifying a permanent modification to a child custody decree or parenting plan. | John McCoy (D-38) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 13, 2008 |
| HB 2595 2007–08 |
County veterans' assistanceExpands the definition of "veteran" for purposes of veterans' relief programs to include current members of the National Guard and Armed Forces Reserves who have been deployed for active duty. | Christine Rolfes (D-23) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 13, 2008 |
| HB 2608 2007–08 |
Workforce technical changesClarifies and makes consistent various terms related to "high demand" in statute. | Bob Hasegawa (D-11) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 13, 2008 |
| HB 2693 2007–08 |
Long-term care workersEstablishes, beginning January 1, 2010, a training and credentialing program for long-term care workers who are paid to provide personal care services to persons with functional disabilities. | Dawn Morrell (D-25) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 13, 2008 |
| HB 2709 2007–08 |
Locally grown foodAllows school districts to develop and implement policies, including local preferences, to facilitate and maximize procurement of Washington grown food. | Christopher Hurst (D-31) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 13, 2008 |
| HB 2718 2007–08 |
Frequent ferry user faresRequires the Washington State Department of Transportation and the Washington State Transportation Commission to consider "the desirability of reasonable fares for persons using the ferry system to commute daily to work and... | Sherry Appleton (D-23) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 13, 2008 |
| HB 2798 2007–08 |
Local food productionMakes changes to state procurement policy to encourage and facilitate the purchase of Washington grown food by state agencies and institutions of higher education. | Eric Pettigrew (D-37) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 13, 2008 |
| HB 2815 2007–08 |
Greenhouse gas emissionsDirects the Department of Ecology (DOE) to submit a greenhouse gas reduction plan to the Legislature to limit statewide greenhouse gas emissions.. | Hans Dunshee (D-44) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 14, Laws of 2008 |
Mar 13, 2008 |
| HB 2901 2007–08 |
Artistic organizationsIncreases the number of days that nonprofit art, scientific and historical collections, and performing arts organizations may rent their tax exempt property to nonexempt users from 25 days to 50 days a year. | Larry Springer (D-45) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 13, 2008 |
| HB 3121 2007–08 |
Construction industryProvides a civil penalty for persons who falsify information on a contractor registration application. | Steve Conway (D-29) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 13, 2008 |
| HB 3133 2007–08 |
Mobile home parksRequires landlords of manufactured/mobile home communities to give tenants two years' notice of a change of land use to a use other than for mobile homes. | Marko Liias (D-21) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 13, 2008 |
| HB 3227 2007–08 |
Hood Canal water qualityRequires that any new or retrofitted on-site sewage disposal systems installed after July 1, 2009, may not discharge to ground or surface waters more than 20 milligrams per liter of total nitrogen in Aquatic Rehabilitation... | William "Ike" Eickmeyer (D-35) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 13, 2008 |
| HB 3289 2007–08 |
Special license platesParents of a member of the United States armed forces who died in service to his or her country may receive an armed forces special license plate at no additional charge. | Geoff Simpson (D-47) | Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate |
Mar 13, 2008 |
| HB 3104 2007–08 |
Domestic partnershipsGrants to state registered domestic partners rights and responsibilities given to spouses in areas of law dealing with: dissolutions; community property; estate planning; taxes; court process; services to indigent veterans and... | Jamie Pedersen (D-43) | Enacted Enacted · Chapter 6, Laws of 2008 |
Mar 12, 2008 |
| HB 1364 2007–08 |
Property tax reliefIncreases the income thresholds in order to qualify for the senior citizen and disabled person property tax relief programs. | Larry Seaquist (D-26) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 19, 2008 |
| HB 2548 2007–08 |
UW at EverettDirects the University of Washington (UW) to operate a third branch campus, the University of Washington North Sound, in Everett. | Hans Dunshee (D-44) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 19, 2008 |
| HB 2797 2007–08 |
Climate change impactsEstablishes a climate change planning goal in the Growth Management Act that takes effect December 31, 2010. | Geoff Simpson (D-47) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 19, 2008 |
| HB 3193 2007–08 |
Whistleblower protectionsExpands protections for state employee whistleblowers. | Timm Ormsby (D-3) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 19, 2008 |
| HB 3305 2007–08 |
Family leave insuranceDirects the Employment Security Department to administer the family leave insurance program. | Mary Lou Dickerson (D-36) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 19, 2008 |
| HB 2106 2007–08 |
Farm labor contractorsModifies the state farm labor contractor law, including provisions on licensing, bonding, contractor duties, nondiscrimination, and transportation safety. | Phyllis Gutierrez Kenney (D-46) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 12, 2008 |
| HB 2625 2007–08 |
Employer-assisted housingCreates an Employer Assisted Housing Program (Program) to provide homeownership counseling and housing-related financial assistance to employees of employers who make financial contributions to the Program (or to employees of... | Larry Springer (D-45) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 12, 2008 |
| HB 3234 2007–08 |
Earned income tax creditRequires the Department of Revenue to perform a study looking at potential revenue sources for, and the fiscal cost of, a sales tax remittance program for low income workers. | Tami Green (D-28) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 12, 2008 |
| HB 3245 2007–08 |
Aerospace industry taxExpands tax incentives for the aerospace industry. | Marko Liias (D-21) | Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor |
Feb 12, 2008 |
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