Gov. Gregoire signs multiple bills

For Immediate Release: March 31, 2008

OLYMPIA � Gov. Gregoire today signed the following 32 bills into law. The governor partially vetoed bill 3254.

Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 5831
Relating to certification of heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration contractors and mechanics.

Second Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 5905
Relating to certificate of capital authorization.

Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 5959
Relating to expanding availability of housing for individuals and families at risk of homelessness.

Substitute Senate Bill No. 6277
Relating to accommodating certain private transit providers at park and ride lots.

Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 6295
Relating to workplace-based electronically distributed learning.

Substitute Senate Bill No. 6306
Relating to visitation rights for relatives of dependent children.

Senate Bill No. 6375
Relating to providing a sales tax exemption for trail grooming on private and state-owned land.

Substitute Senate Bill No. 6404
Relating to community-based behavioral health services.

Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 6438
Relating to a statewide high-speed internet deployment and adoption initiative.

Engrossed Senate Bill No. 6629
Relating to making clarifications to the nursing facility medicaid payment system in relation to the use of minimum occupancy in setting cost limits and application of statewide average payment rate specified in the biennial appropriations act.

Senate Bill No. 6638
Relating to reallocation of existing lodging taxes for support of heritage and arts programs in a county with a population of one million or more.

Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 6760
Relating to the developmental disabilities community trust account.

Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 6776
Relating to state employee whistleblower protection.

Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 6792
Relating to dependency matters.

Substitute Senate Bill No. 6806
Relating to property and leasehold excise tax exemptions for anaerobic digester production.

Substitute Senate Bill No. 6851
Relating to the documentation required in order to obtain a real estate excise tax exemption at the time of inheritance.

Second Substitute House Bill No. 2479
Relating to disclosure of wireless numbers.

Substitute House Bill No. 2525
Relating to mitigating flood damage.

Substitute House Bill No. 2585
Relating to the business and occupation taxation of newspaper-labeled supplements.

Second Substitute House Bill No. 2598
Relating to development of an online mathematics curriculum.

Second Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill No. 2624
Relating to human remains.

Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill No. 2712
Relating to criminal street gangs.

Substitute House Bill No. 2788
Relating to the organization of definitions in Title 77 RCW.

House Bill No. 2791
Relating to distressed property conveyances.

Second Substitute House Bill No. 2822
Relating to the family and juvenile court improvement program.

Engrossed Substitute House Bill No. 3096
Relating to financing the state route number 520 bridge replacement project.

Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill No. 3139
Relating to industrial insurance benefits on appeal.

Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill No. 3145
Relating to implementing a program of tiered classification for foster parent licensing.

Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill No. 3254
Relating to accountability for persons driving under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs. The governor vetoed section 18 of the bill.

Engrossed Substitute House Bill No. 3303
Relating to a business and occupation tax credit for qualified preproduction development expenditures for polysilicon manufacturers.

House Bill No. 3362
Relating to tax incentives to encourage businesses to purchase highly energy efficient equipment.

Engrossed House Bill No. 3381
Relating to fees to implement programs that protect and improve Washington's health, safety, education, employees, and consumers.

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