Office of Governor Gary Locke
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - March 26, 2002
Contact:  Governor's Communications Office, 360-902-4136

Locke signs 34 bills into law

OLYMPIA – Gov. Gary Locke today took action on 34 bills (listed below), approving and signing them into law during a morning bill-signing ceremony at the capitol.

• Substitute House Bill No. 1397
  Relating to children placed in the care of relatives
  
  
• Second Substitute House Bill No. 2311
  Relating to small forest landowners
  
  
• Engrossed House Bill No. 2399
  Relating to Class IV forest practices in urbanizing areas
  
  
• House Bill No. 2407
  Relating to establishing the authority to create and operate regional jails
  
  
• Substitute House Bill No. 2426
  Relating to acting for commercial purposes under the fish and wildlife code
  
  
• House Bill No. 2450
  Relating to the Trade Center Act
  
  
• Substitute House Bill No. 2466
  Relating to the multiple-unit dwellings property tax exemption
  
  
• Engrossed House Bill No. 2491
  Relating to inspection of facilities used for temporary storage and processing of agricultural commodities
  
  
• Substitute House Bill No. 2536
  Relating to offering health care benefit plans to school district employees
  
  
• Substitute House Bill No. 2541
  Relating to interlocal agreements for jail services
  
  
• Engrossed House Bill No. 2655
  Relating to protection orders
  
  
• House Bill No. 2809
  Relating to forest pesticide application
  
  
• Engrossed Substitute House Bill No. 2819
  Relating to Bush Act and Callow Act lands
  
  
• Engrossed House Bill No. 2841
  Relating to the appointment of a student member to the Higher Education Coordinating Board
  
  
• Substitute Senate Bill No. 5552
  Relating to border county higher education opportunities
  
  
• Substitute Senate Bill No. 5823
  Relating to repealing student improvement goals
  
  
• Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 6076
  Relating to law enforcement officers of the Department of Fish and Wildlife
  
  
• Engrossed Senate Bill No. 6232
  Relating to possession of ammonia
  
  
• Substitute Senate Bill No. 6233
  Relating to possession of ephedrine, pseudoephedrine and ammonia
  
  
• Substitute Senate Bill No. 6264
  Relating to chiropractors at boxing, kickboxing and martial arts events
  
  
• Senate Bill No. 6292
  Relating to authorizing lay judicial officers
  
  
• Senate Bill No. 6321
  Relating to electronically filing declarations of candidacy
  
  
• Substitute Senate Bill No. 6402
  Relating to legal financial obligation deductions from inmate funds and wages
  
  
• Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 6412
  Relating to international matchmaking organizations
  
  
• Senate Bill No. 6457
  Relating to athlete agents
  
  
• Senate Bill No. 6465
  Relating to county auditors
  
  
• Substitute Senate Bill No. 6488
  Relating to a statewide registered sex offender web site
  
  
• Senate Bill No. 6491
  Relating to meeting federal standards for criminal background checks for the Liquor Control Board and the Gambling Commission
  
  
• Senate Bill No. 6511
  Relating to judges pro tempore
  
  
• Substitute Senate Bill No. 6537
  Relating to emergency care for victims of sexual assault
  
  
• Senate Bill No. 6571
  Relating to information about ballot measures
  
  
• Senate Bill No. 6596
  Relating to the number of district court judges in Spokane County
  
  
• Substitute Senate Bill No. 6600
  Relating to authorizing unclassified position appointments in city or town police departments
  
  
• Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 6665
  Relating to State Route 167

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