Bills by Topic Results
Bills that have passed the Legislature are shown in bold text with an * preceding them.
COUNTIES
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Adams, William "Bill" Wills, honoring for his service to the people of Adams county:
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SR 8614 (2021) |
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Association of counties, WA state, duties in relation to annexation under GMA and annexation sales tax credit:
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2SSB 5368, CH 312 (2021) PV |
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Association of counties, WA state, role in creation of interbranch advisory committee:
SB 5490,
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ESSB 5490, CH 284 (2022) PV |
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Benton, adding to farm internship pilot project:
SB 5812 |
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Broadband fiber deployment, microtrenching for, county authority to allow:
HB 1722, SB 5775 |
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Broadband services, retail, provided by counties, in unserved areas, authority/process for:
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ESHB 1336, CH 294 (2021) PV |
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Broadband services, retail, provided by public entities, authority via public broadband act:
HB 1336 |
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Clark, sheriff's office, sergeant Jeremy Brown, fallen in the line of duty, recognizing and honoring:
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HR 4661 (2022) |
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Clerks, elective public officer recall ballot synopsis-related duties of:
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SB 5131, CH 92 (2021) |
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Clerks, ex parte order processing, authorizing higher fee for:
HB 1407 |
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Commissions, commissioners, election of, years for:
HB 1727, SHB 1727 |
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Community centers, operating unlicensed bingo, as bona fide nonprofit organizations:
HB 2025, SHB 2025, SB 5549 |
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Community preservation/development authority, qualified facility/stadium, impact assessment fee on admission price:
HB 2128 |
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Community, councilmembers, election of, years for:
HB 1727, SHB 1727 |
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Community, proposition for annexation to, submitting to voters, when:
HB 1727, SHB 1727 |
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Comprehensive health services districts, establishing, and counties to form:
SHB 1152 |
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Comprehensive public health districts, creation by one or more counties:
HB 1152, SB 5173 |
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Comprehensive public health services, health districts for, creation by one or more counties:
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E2SHB 1152, CH 205 (2021) |
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Counties over 800,000, data centers in, sales/use tax exemption, when:
HB 1846,
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ESHB 1846, CH 267 (2022) PV |
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Counties, in certain population range, data centers in, sales/use tax exemption, when:
HB 1473, SB 5414 |
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County criminal justice assistance account, continuing temporary uses of funds in:
SSB 5616,
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2SSB 5616, CH 157 (2022) |
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County criminal justice assistance account, county share of funds from, loss of, when:
SB 5310 |
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Distressed, building communities fund program for, grant assistance for projects, modifying funding limits:
HB 1154 |
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Elected officials, offices of, electronic media use and continuity of operations during public health crises:
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EHB 1271, CH 122 (2021) |
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Existing counties, consolidation of, procedures for, establishing:
SSB 5574 |
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Facilities, water or sewer, county-owned, revenues not to be subject to city/town-imposed tax or excise:
SB 5621 |
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Governor, election by county and electoral votes:
HB 1014 |
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High unemployment counties, investment projects in, sales/use tax deferral for:
SB 5029, SSB 5029, SB 5792 |
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Homeless housing, public building conversion grant program, creating, role of counties:
HB 1101 |
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Homeless individuals, sleeping outdoors on public property, prohibiting criminal sanctions for, when:
HB 1576 |
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Homeless/affordable housing, document recording surcharge funds for, conditions before counties can receive:
SB 5954 |
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Homelessness, persons experiencing, immediate employment programs for, grant program for counties/etc. for, creating:
HB 2132 |
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Housing stability for youth in crisis pilot programs, funding and assistance for counties implementing:
HB 1905, SHB 1905,
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2SHB 1905, CH 137 (2022) |
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Housing, affordable rental, real property sale/transfer to county for, real estate excise tax exemption:
HB 1643, SB 5642 |
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Housing, affordable, real property sale/transfer to county for, real estate excise tax exemption:
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ESHB 1643, CH 199 (2022), SSB 5642 |
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Indigent persons, county resident who dies in adjacent county outside WA, disposition of remains of:
HB 1743 |
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Interbranch advisory committee, with one county councilmember as member, creating:
SB 5490,
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ESSB 5490, CH 284 (2022) PV |
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King, property tax levies by, inapplicability of supplanting limitations for, when:
HB 1069, SHB 1069,
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E2SHB 1069, CH 296 (2021) PV |
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Meetings of governing bodies, firearm/weapon knowingly open carrying in location of, prohibiting:
HB 1630,
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ESHB 1630, CH 106 (2022) |
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Meetings, of legislative authorities, at alternate locations, frequency:
SB 5514 |
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New counties or existing counties, formation or consolidation of, procedures for, establishing:
SB 5574 |
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Organic materials management, comprehensive provisions for, role of counties:
HB 1799, SHB 1799,
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E2SHB 1799, CH 180 (2022), SB 5731 |
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Organic materials, waste collection requirements, solid waste plans, and landfill disposal reduction:
HB 1799, SHB 1799,
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E2SHB 1799, CH 180 (2022), SB 5731 |
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Park and recreation districts, island district in county of 2 million or more, property tax levy rate limit for:
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HB 1034, CH 117 (2021) |
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Parks/playgrounds/recreational equipment, violation of rules/regulations in, issuance of civil infraction for:
HB 1925 |
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Pierce, daffodil festival, its organizers, and its royal court, recognizing:
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HR 4619 (2021),
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HR 4643 (2022),
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SR 8617 (2021),
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SR 8641 (2022) |
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Procurement, goods/services, product lead time as factor when economic conditions disrupt supply chains:
HB 2092 |
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Reopening Washington, "open safe, open now" plan for, presenting Phase 3 regulations applying at county level:
HB 1553, SB 5473 |
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Rural, affordable workforce housing infrastructure/facilities, public facilities sales/use tax revenue use for:
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SB 5868, CH 175 (2022) |
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Rural, data centers in, sales/use tax exemption, broadening eligibility and extending expiration:
HB 1459, SB 5262, SSB 5262 |
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Rural, data centers in, sales/use tax exemption, broadening eligibility, modifying further, and extending expiration:
HB 1846,
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ESHB 1846, CH 267 (2022) PV |
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Rural, fire protection services, competitive grant program for local government capital projects for, establishing:
HB 1929 |
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Rural, road/trail bicycle use in, by groups of 6 or more not in same household, bicycle tour permit for:
HB 1435 |
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Sexually violent predators, conditionally released, housing placements in county for, fair share principles:
SB 5163, SSB 5163,
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E2SSB 5163, CH 236 (2021) |
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Shelters, temporary emergency shelter communities, creation of, county regulatory authority:
HB 2085, SB 5923 |
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Shelters, temporary, for persons experiencing homelessness, counties not required to adopt/enforce codes:
SSB 5923 |
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Snohomish, community residential service businesses, provider rate:
HB 1045, SB 5150 |
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Snohomish, state representative Mike Sells, his dedication to the people of his district, saluting and celebrating:
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HR 4670 (2022) |
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Snohomish, superior court judges in, adding additional:
SB 5575,
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SSB 5575, CH 46 (2022) |
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Thurston, increasing superior court judges for:
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HB 1167, CH 63 (2021) |
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Titles, registrars of, duties required by repeal of chapter 65.12 RCW:
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HB 1376, CH 66 (2022) |
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Transportation authorities, county, ambulance services for sick/injured, authority to pay for personnel training for:
HB 1505 |
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Whatcom, Doug Ericksen, former state representative and senator, life and legislative accomplishments of, honoring:
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SR 8639 (2022) |
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Whatcom, sheriff's office, deputy Jason Thompson, recognizing the service of and honoring:
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SR 8657 (2022) |
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Whatcom, sheriff's office, deputy Ryan Rathbun, recognizing the service of and honoring:
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SR 8657 (2022) |
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Yakima, Bruce Morris Smith, his contributions to the Yakima valley and Washington state, recognizing and honoring:
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HR 4664 (2022) |
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Yakima, former county commissioner Norman "Norm" Wayne Childress, recognizing and remembering:
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HR 4625 (2021) |
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Yakima, state representative Jeremie J. Dufault, his record of public service, recognizing:
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HR 4666 (2022),
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HR 4672 (2022) |