News Releases
Office of Governor Gary Locke
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - March 22, 2002
Contact:  Governor's Communications Office, 360-902-4136

Gov. Locke signs 25 bills into law

OLYMPIA - Gov. Gary Locke today signed 25 bills into law. The governor took action on the state House and Senate bills listed below during early afternoon bill-signing ceremonies at the capitol.

  • Engrossed Substitute House Bill No. 1144
    Relating to the WorkFirst program participation exemption

  • Substitute House Bill No. 2015
    Relating to protecting personal information

  • House Bill No. 2318
    Relating to the insurance commissioner's participation on the Washington health care facilities authority

  • Substitute House Bill No. 2414
    Relating to the professional educator standards board

  • House Bill No. 2526
    Relating to exemptions from the state environmental policy act for reductions of city limits and disincorporations

  • House Bill No. 2527
    Relating to revising certain day labor limits to account for inflation

  • House Bill No. 2571
    Relating to authorizing port districts to pay claims or other obligations by check or warrant

  • House Bill No. 2588
    Relating to information required to appear on a prescription label

  • House Bill No. 2605
    Relating to aggregating value for purposes of determining the degree of theft

  • Substitute House Bill No. 2629
    Relating to licensing elevator contractors and mechanics

  • Engrossed Substitute House Bill No. 2662
    Relating to making payroll deductions for individual providers as defined in RCW 74.39A.240(4)

  • House Bill No. 2824
    Relating to conflict of interest provisions for the long-term care ombudsman program

  • Substitute House Bill No. 2834
    Relating to requiring a medication or treatment order as a condition for children with life-threatening conditions to attend public school

  • House Bill No. 2902
    Relating to local government utility authority

  • Substitute Senate Bill No. 5099
    Relating to the designation of licensed dental directors by carriers offering dental only coverage

  • Senate Bill No. 5999
    Relating to the Washington telephone assistance program

  • Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 6060
    Relating to updating references for purposes of the hazardous substance tax for periods beginning July 1, 2002

  • Senate Bill No. 6283
    Relating to competitive bidding requirements for public hospital districts

  • Substitute Senate Bill No. 6423
    Relating to use of criminal history in sentencing decisions

  • Senate Bill No. 6529
    Relating to holding or lapsing elections due to vacancies in public office

  • Senate Bill No. 6601
    Relating to allowing a licensed distiller, domestic brewery, microbrewery, or domestic winery to sell liquor at a spirits, beer, and wine restaurant located on contiguous property that is leased by the licensed distiller, domestic brewery, microbrewery or domestic winery

  • Senate Bill No. 6628
    Relating to probationary periods of campus police officer appointees

  • Senate Bill No. 6652
    Relating to cosmetology, barbering, manicuring, and esthetics

  • Engrossed Senate Bill No. 6675
    Relating to prohibiting health care facilities from requiring employees to perform overtime work

  • Substitute Senate Bill No. 6787
    Relating to tax exemptions for organ procurement organizations

Related Links:
- Washington State Legislature
- Bill Information


» Return to this month's News Releases
» View News Release Archive

Access Washington