Office of Governor Gary Locke
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - April 3, 2002
Contact:  Governor's Communications Office, 360-902-4136

Gov. Locke signs 25 bills into law

OLYMPIA – Gov. Gary Locke took action today on 25 bills (listed below), approving and signing them into law in a morning signing ceremony at the Capitol.

• House Bill No. 2352
  Relating to transferring statewide risk management functions from the Department of General Administration to the Office of Financial Management
  
  
• Engrossed Substitute House Bill No. 2505
  Relating to instruction in civil disorder
  
  
• House Bill No. 2595
  Relating to a state wireless enhanced 911 excise tax
  
  
• Second Substitute House Bill No. 2663
  Relating to occupational diseases affecting fire fighters
  
  
• Substitute House Bill No. 2754
  Relating to mandatory arbitration
  
  
• Substitute House Bill No. 2874
  Relating to agreements for allocation of ground waters that exist as a result of the Columbia Basin project
  
  
• Substitute House Bill No. 2926
  Relating to a state library
  
  
• Engrossed House Bill No. 2993
  Relating to water policy
  
  
• Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 5236
  Relating to the safety of newborn children
  
  
• Senate Bill No. 5373
  Relating to mandatory arbitration of civil actions
  
  
• Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 5965
  Relating to local option real estate excise taxes for affordable housing purposes
  
  
• Substitute Senate Bill No. 6234
  Relating to requiring a date certain for the payment of insurance premiums
  
  
• Substitute Senate Bill No. 6267
  Relating to the Principal and Income Act
  
  
• Senate Bill No. 6338
  Relating to the Consumer Loan Act
  
  
• Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 6428
  Relating to state agency loss prevention
  
  
• Senate Bill No. 6429
  Relating to expressions of benevolence, sympathy and regret
  
  
• Substitute Senate Bill No. 6439
  Relating to exemptions from disclosure of public records for domestic security purposes
  
  
• Senate Bill No. 6526
  Relating to renewing contracts of insurance that are subject to RCW 48.18.290
  
  
• Senate Bill No. 6557
  Relating to the selection of the chair of the Higher Education Coordinating Board
  
  
• Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 6560
  Relating to the shared game lottery revenues for education purposes
  
  
• Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 6641
  Relating to accommodating children with diabetes in schools
  
  
• Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 6700
  Relating to limiting publication of personal information of law enforcement-related and court-related employees
  
  
• Senate Bill No. 6763
  Relating to a task force on funding for community-based services to victims of crime
  
  
• Substitute Senate Bill No. 6814
  Relating to transportation fees
  
  
• Substitute Senate Bill No. 6823
  Relating to the formula for determining certificated instructional staff salaries for state-funded basic education certificated instructional staff

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