Bills that survived the first committee cut-off
2009 Session

  Feb. 25 (5 p.m.) was the final day for bills to be considered in their committees of house of origin. Those bills not passed from House committees by that deadline are considered "dead" for the session.

   The following is a report of the survivors. . .

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• Bills dead and buried

(* No public hearing has been held, but the fiscal committee cut-off is Monday, March 2.)

• House Bill 1458* (Bailey) Requiring fiscal notes before a vote is taken - Ways and Means
• House Bills 1654 and 1655 (Alexander); House Bills 1656 and 1902*(Dammeier)  Honest and open budgeting process - Ways and Means

EDUCATION

• House Bill 1657* (Anderson) Fund education first in budgeting process - Ways and Means
• House Bill 1671 (Anderson) Accountability for college success by measuring job placement by institution and degree type - Education Appropriations
• House Bill 2000 (Priest) Expand flexibility for production of math and science teachers –  Ways and Means

ENERGY

• House Bill 2002 (Klippert) Would create a carbonless energy park for expansion of clean energy production through wind, solar, nuclear and  biotechnology - Finance

HEALTH CARE

• House Bill 1869 (Bailey) Transparency of health care cost information - Rules

PUBLIC SAFETY

• House Bill 1385 - (Haler) Protecting students from sexual misconduct - Rules
• House Bill 2035 (Klippert) Monitoring sex offenders e-mail and Web usage - Rules

• House Bill 1393 (Springer) Home warranty litigation expansion to impose required and implied warranties on construction, and provides cause of action for any breech of warranty – Ways and Means
• House Bill 1402 (Williams) Restricts employer, employee and L&I contact with medical providers after appeals have been filed under industrial insurance – Rules
• House Bill 1413 (McCoy) Fee increase on water discharges –  General Government Appropriations
• House Bill 1490 (Nelson) Growth Management Act planning requirements for emissions reductions – General Government Appropriations
• House Bill 1528 (Sells) Employer gag rule that would prohibit employers from requiring employees to attend meetings or listen to communications relating to political or religious matters - Rules
• House Bill 1554 (Conway) L & I stop work orders for contractor or electrician employer if do not secure industrial insurance –  Rules
• House Bill 1819 (Upthegrove) Cap and trade system that would drive energy costs for manufacturers, distributors and consumers - General Government Appropriations