Office of Governor Gary Locke
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - March 27, 2002
Contact:  Governor's Communications Office, 360-902-4136

Locke signs 46 bills into law

OLYMPIA – Gov. Gary Locke today took action on 46 bills (listed below), approving and signing them into law during a morning bill-signing ceremony at the capitol.

• Substitute House Bill No. 1079
  Relating to state buildings
  
  
• Second Substitute House Bill No. 1477
  Relating to the imposition of taxes by counties for emergency communication systems and facilities
  
  
• Substitute House Bill No. 1521
  Relating to authorizing the state treasurer to distribute interest from the local leasehold excise tax account
  
  
• Second Substitute House Bill No. 1531
  Relating to the taxation of lodging
  
  
• Second Substitute House Bill No. 1938
  Relating to sabotage resulting in damage to land, facilities and property
  
  
• Substitute House Bill No. 2031
  Relating to limiting the taxation of payphone services
  
  
• Substitute House Bill No. 2169
  Relating to fire districts' options for issuing warrants
  
  
• House Bill No. 2284
  Relating to the disqualification of drivers of commercial motor vehicles
  
  
• House Bill No. 2285
  Relating to dyed special fuel
  
  
• Engrossed House Bill No. 2288
  Relating to environmental mitigation sites
  
  
• Substitute House Bill No. 2309
  Relating to the authority of the Washington state board of denturists
  
  
• House Bill No. 2332
  Relating to a statewide voter registration database
  
  
• House Bill No. 2345
  Relating to the duty of a driver in an accident
  
  
• Substitute House Bill No. 2347
  Relating to the uniform interstate family support act
  
  
• Substitute House Bill No. 2379
  Relating to leaving a child with a sex offender
  
  
• House Bill No. 2380
  Relating to children offenders
  
  
• House Bill No. 2386
  Relating to classifying members of the Washington National Guard as resident students
  
  
• House Bill No. 2421
  Relating to public access to records concerning security assessments or plans at correctional facilities
  
  
• Substitute House Bill No. 2441
  Relating to amending the authority and duties of the joint committee on energy supply
  
  
• Substitute House Bill No. 2446
  Relating to state agency review of water and sewer general comprehensive plans
  
  
• House Bill No. 2496
  Relating to fire protection district property taxes
  
  
• Engrossed Substitute House Bill No. 2560
  Relating to driver training schools
  
  
• House Bill No. 2639
  Relating to extending the prohibition on taxes or fees specific to Internet service providers
  
  
• House Bill No. 2657
  Relating to agricultural products purchased for state institutions and state-supported facilities
  
  
• House Bill No. 2669
  Relating to use of animal waste as a qualified alternative energy resource
  
  
• House Bill No. 2672
  Relating to limiting the liability of providers of treatment to high risk offenders
  
  
• House Bill No. 2715
  Relating to marketing funds for the state convention and trade center
  
  
• Substitute House Bill No. 2800
  Relating to the capital projects surcharge
  
  
• House Bill No. 2907
  Relating to fund-raising efforts for the state legislative building renovation project
  
  
• Senate Bill No. 5082
  Relating to defining rural counties for purposes of sales and use tax for public facilities
  
  
• Substitute Senate Bill No. 5166
  Relating to branches of member institutions of accrediting associations recognized by rule of the Higher Education Coordinating Board
  
  
• Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 5264
  Relating to unfair practices by public employers with respect to eligibility for employment-based benefits
  
  
• Substitute Senate Bill No. 5292
  Relating to modifying definitions of public energy projects
  
  
• Substitute Senate Bill No. 5369
  Relating to jurisdiction in child support matters
  
  
• Senate Bill No. 5735
  Relating to motorcycle taillights
  
  
• Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 5748
  Relating to integration of transportation and land use planning
  
  
• Substitute Senate Bill No. 6037
  Relating to authorizing animal care and control agencies and nonprofit humane societies to provide limited veterinarian services
  
  
• Substitute Senate Bill No. 6282
  Relating to motorcycle skills education
  
  
• Substitute Senate Bill No. 6286
  Relating to the time permitted for review by the indeterminate sentence review board of sex offenders who are sentenced to short sentences under RCW 9.94A.712
  
  
• Senate Bill No. 6376
  Relating to the transfer of seasonal and military leave of absence employees to the public employees' retirement system plan 3
  
  
• Engrossed Senate Bill No. 6380
  Relating to creating new survivor benefit division options for divorced members of the law enforcement officers' and fire fighters' retirement system, the teachers' retirement system, the school employees' retirement system, the public employees' retirement system, and the Washington State Patrol retirement system
  
  
• Senate Bill No. 6466
  Relating to county treasurer administration
  
  
• Senate Bill No. 6577
  Relating to identification of subcontractors on public works contracts
  
  
• Senate Bill No. 6627
  Relating to community service
  
  
• Engrossed Senate Bill No. 6713
  Relating to voluntary payroll deductions
  
  
• Senate Bill No. 6832
  Relating to interpreter services for public assistance recipients

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