WHF 2007 BILL TRACKER -- updated 4/24/07					KEY:
					ITALICS	Companion bills
						Eligible for reconsideration in 2008
						"Passed" bills
BILL#	COMPANION	CHIEF SPONSOR	BILL TITLE/DESCRIPTION	STATUS	HEARING SCHEDULE	WHF POSITION STATEMENT
ACTIVE SUPPORT
SHB 1071	2SSB 5093	Clibborn	Concerning access to health care services for children.	Jan 25  Referred to H Appropriations.		2007-1-16 Letter to legislators
SHB 1188		McCoy	Requiring physical activity opportunities every school day.	Mar 15  Returned to H Rules Committee for second reading.
SHB 1472		Pettigrew	Analyzing and remedying racial disproportionality and racial disparity in child welfare.	Apr 20  Delivered to Governor for signature.
HB 1550	SB 5438	McDermott	Creating the Washington community learning center program.	Feb 27  Referred to H Appropriations.
2SHB 1573	ESSB 5497	Quall	Authorizing a statewide program for comprehensive dropout prevention, intervention, and retrieval.	Apr 22  Delivered to Governor for signature.
SHB 1588		Upthegrove	Providing mobility education to students in driver training programs.	Apr 22  By resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading.
2SHB 1677	SB 5265	Quall	Creating the outdoor education and recreation grant program for schools and others.	Apr 21  Governor signed.  Effective date 7/22/2007.
2SHB 1825	SSB 5729	Schual-Berke	Providing dedicated funding for public health services.	Apr 22  By resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading.
SHB 1872	SSB 5841	Santos	Enhancing student learning opportunities and achievement.	Mar 19  Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 3:30 PM.
2SHB 2098	SSB 5930	Cody	Providing high quality, affordable health care to Washingtonians based on the recommendations of the blue ribbon commission on health care costs and access.	Mar 15  Returned to Rules Committee for second reading.		2007-2-12 Letter to legislators
HB 2238		Kagi	Providing for the completion of comprehensive hearing assessments for infants who fail a newborn hearing screening.	Feb 20  Public hearing in the House Committee on Early Learning & Children's Services at 1:30 PM.
2SSB 5093	SHB 1071	Marr	Concerning access to health care services for children.	Mar 13  Governor signed.  Effective date 7/22/2007.		2007-1-16 Letter to legislators
SSB 5100		Hobbs	Regarding health insurance information for students.	Apr 22  By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.
SSB 5265	SHB 1677	McAuliffe	Creating the outdoor education and recreation grant program for schools and others.	Mar 1  Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM.
SB 5268		McAuliffe	Requiring reviews and revisions of the essential academic learning requirements.	Jan 24  Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 8:00 AM.		2007-1-24 Letter to legislators
SSB 5415		Kohl-Welles	Creating health advisory councils.	Mar 2  Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM.		(Support, contingent on amendment to include pilot projects)
SB 5438	HB 1550	Eide	Creating the Washington community learning center program.	Feb 26  Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 3:30 PM.
ESSB 5497	HB 1573	McAuliffe	Authorizing a statewide program for comprehensive dropout prevention, intervention, and retrieval.	Apr 22  By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.
SSB 5665		Keiser	Establishing the state employee health program and a state employee health demonstration project.	Mar 2  Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM.
SSB 5729	SHB 1825	Franklin	Providing dedicated funding for public health services.	Feb 28  Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM.
2SSB 5841	SHB 1872	Hobbs	Enhancing student learning opportunities and achievement.	Apr 22  Delivered to Governor for signature.
2SSB 5930	SHB 2098	Keiser	Providing high quality, affordable health care to Washingtonians based on the recommendations of the blue ribbon commission on health care costs and access.	Apr 22  Delivered to Governor for signature.		2007-2-12 Letter to legislators
SSB 5971		Kauffman	Analyzing and remedying racial disproportionality and racial disparity in child welfare.	Mar 21  Senate Rules "X" file.		2007-2-20 Talking points
SUPPORT
2SHB 1088		Dickerson	Improving delivery of children's mental health services.	Apr 22  Delivered to Governor for signature.
HB 1120		Cody	Providing a health coverage buy-in program for families with children with disabilities.	Feb 7  Referred to H Appropriations.
ESHB 1131	SSB 5155	Dunshee	Creating the passport to college promise program.	Apr 20  Delivered to Governor for signature.
2SHB 1201	SSB 5305	Roberts	Extending medicaid coverage for foster care youth who reach age eighteen.	Apr 20  Delivered to Governor for sugnature.
HB 1365		Kagi	Providing home visitation services for families.	Jan 25  Public hearing in the House Committee on Early Learning & Children's Services at 8:00 AM.
HB 1429		Hunter	Requiring a plan to place automatic external defibrillators in public high schools.	Feb 20  Referred to H Appropriations.
EHB 1460	SSB 5446	Schual-Berke	Extending existing mental health parity requirements to individual and small group plans.	Mar 30  Governor signed. Effective date 1/1/2008.
SHB 1465		Roberts	Establishing a pilot program to provide consultation services for early learning and child care programs.	Feb 12  Referred to H Appropriations.
SHB 1538		Bailey	Requiring an independent study of health benefit requirements.	Apr 22  By resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading.		(Support, contingent on amendment requiring review of health impacts)
HB 1560		P. Sullivan	Establishing a pilot program to provide preschool tuition scholarships for children in foster care.	Feb 13  Public hearing in the House Committee on Early Learning & Children's Services at 1:30 PM.
HB 1602		Kagi	Providing for the enrollment of foster parents in the Washington basic health plan.	Feb 12  Referred to H Appropriations.
HB 1641	SB 5501	McDermott	Implementing Washington learns recommendations.	Jan 31  Work session and work session in the House Committee on Higher Education at 6:00 PM.
HB 1644	SB 5609	Kenney	Modifying health care eligibility provisions for part-time academic employees of community and technical colleges.	Apr 20  Delivered to Governor for signature.
SHB 1905	SB 5769	Kagi	Creating early learning and child care program grants.	Feb 20  Referred to H Appropriations
HB 2043		Santos	Establishing the recruiting diverse Washington teachers program.	Feb 27  Referred to H Appropriations.		2007-2-20 Talking points
2SSB 5098		Rockefeller	Creating the guaranteed opportunities scholarship.	Apr 18  Delivered to Governor for signature.
SSB 5153		Franklin	Encouraging employers to be infant-friendly.	Apr 22  By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.
2SSB 5155	HB 1131	Kilmer	Creating the passport to college promise program.	Mar 21  Senate Rules "X" file.
SSB 5305	2SHB 1201	Franklin	Extending medicaid coverage for foster youth.	Apr 22  By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.
SSB 5423		Keiser	Improving the quality of health care through the use of health information technologies.	Feb 21  Referred to S Ways & Means
SB 5425		Kohl-Welles	Adding additional appropriate locations for the transfer of newborn children.	Mar 21  Senate Rules "X" file.
SSB 5446	EHB 1460	Keiser	Extending existing mental health parity requirements to individual and small group plans.	Mar 21  Senate Rules "X" file.
SB 5501	HB 1641	McAuliffe	Implementing Washington learns recommendations.	Jan 29  Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Higher Education at 1:30 PM.
SB 5609	HB 1644	Murray	Modifying health care eligibility provisions for part-time academic employees of community and technical colleges.	Mar 21  Senate Rules "X" file.
SB 5769	SHB 1905	McAuliffe	Creating early learning and child care program grants.	Jan 31  First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education.
SB 5942		Brandland	Providing a salary bonus for bilingual instructional staff who use both languages in the classroom.	Feb 28  Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 8:00 AM.
MONITOR
2SHB 1106		Campbell	Requiring reporting of hospital-acquired infections in health care facilities.	Apr 20  Delivered to Governor for signature.
2SHB 1303	SSB 5586	Dickerson	Encouraging the use of cleaner energy.	Apr 22  Delivered to Governor for signature.
SHB 1337	SB 5494	Kenney	Requiring insurance coverage for colorectal cancer screening.	Apr 10  Governor signed.  Effective date 7/22/2007.
HB 1355		Chase	Incorporating human health analysis into environmental review under chapter 43.21C RCW.	Jan 30  Public hearing in the House Committee on Select Committee on Environmental Health at 8:00 AM.
HB 1462	SSB 5317	Dickerson	Creating additional safeguards for child care.	Feb 2  Public hearing in the House Committee on Early Learning & Children's Services at 1:30 PM.
HB 1490		Hinkle	Requiring the department of social and health services to submit a consumer-directed medicaid coverage plan.	Feb 16  Referred to H Appropriations.
2SHB 1569		Cody	Reforming the health care system in Washington state.	Apr 20  Delivered to Governor for signature.
2SHB 1601	SB 5279	Rolfes	Creating the children's environmental health and protection advisory council.	Feb 28  Passed to H Rules Committee for second reading.
HB 1704	SB 5605	Schual-Berke	Concerning insurance coverage of pharmacy services.	Jan 25  First reading, referred to H Health Care & Wellness.
2SHB 1779	SSB 5555	Wallace	Creating the GET ready for math and science scholarship program.	Apr 20  Delivered to Governor for signature.
HB 1818	SSB 5716	Cody	Regulating retainer health care practices.	Jan 29  First reading, referred to H Health Care & Wellness
HB 1886	SB 5756	Appleton	Creating the Washington health security trust.	Feb 27  Public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 6:00 PM.
SHB 2023		Schual-Berke	Establishing newborn screening fees.	Apr 22  By resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading.
SHB 2094	SB 5977		Creating the taxpayer health care fairness act.	Mar 15  Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 3:30 PM.
2SHB 2100		Cody	Establishing a statewide health resources strategy.	Mar 15  Returned to H Rules Committee for second reading.
HB 2121		Green	Providing oral health parity.	Feb 9  First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness.
SHB 2167		Chase	Mandating additional food labeling requirements.	Feb 28  Passed to H Rules Committee for second reading.
HB 2318		Hasegawa	Concerning inequities in the location of certain facilities in low-income or minority neighborhoods.	Feb 27  Public hearing in the House Committee on Select Committee on Environmental Health at 8:00 AM.
HB 2322		Haler	Increasing access to full-day kindergarten programs.	Feb 27  Public hearing in the House Committee on Early Learning & Children's Services at 1:30 PM.
HJM 4005		Moeller	Requesting that Congress enact a universal health care system.	Feb 26  Passed to H Rules Committee for second reading.
HJM 4014		Morrell	Requesting that Congress amend the Tax Reform Act of 1954, Medicaid, and Medicare and grant authority on allocation of health care dollars.	Feb 26  Passed to H Rules Committee for second reading.
HJM 4016		Seaquist	Requesting that Congress reauthorize the State Children's Health Insurance Program.	Apr 16  Filed with Secretary of State.
SSB 5223		Keiser	Providing insurance coverage to dependent children.	Mar 2  Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM.
SB 5279	2SHB 1601	Franklin	Creating the children's environmental health and protection advisory council.	Mar 21  Senate Rules "X" file.
SSB 5317	HB 1462	Kohl-Welles	Creating additional safeguards for child care.	Apr 22  Delivered to Governor for signature.
SB 5494	SHB 1337	Franklin	Requiring insurance coverage for colorectal cancer screening.	Feb 8  Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health & Long-Term Care at 10:00 AM.
SB 5523		Franklin	Addressing specified disease, hospital confinement, or other fixed payment insurance.	Feb 19  Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health & Long-Term Care at 1:30 PM.
SSB 5555	SHB 1779	Shin	Creating the GET ready for math and science scholarship program.	Feb 22  Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM.
2SSB 5586	SHB 1303	Murray	Encouraging the use of cleaner energy.	Mar 21  Senate Rules "X" file.
SB 5605	HB 1704	Keiser	Concerning insurance coverage of pharmacy services.	Feb 21  Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health & Long-Term Care at 8:00 AM.
SSB 5716	HB 1818	Keiser	Regulating retainer health care practices.	Mar 21  Senate Rules "X" file.
SB 5756	HB 1886	Franklin	Creating the Washington health security trust.	Feb 21  Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health & Long-Term Care at 8:00 AM.
SSB 5830		Kauffman	Providing home visitation services for families.	Apr 22  Delivered to Governor for signature.
SSB 5874		Kline	Requiring health benefit plans to provide coverage for elemental formulas.	Feb 27  Referred to S Ways & Means
2SSB 5958		Keiser	Creating innovative primary health care delivery.	Apr 20  Delivered to Governor for signature.
SB 5977	SHB 2094	Kohl-Welles	Creating the taxpayer health care fairness act.	Feb 13  Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor, Commerce, and Research & Development at 1:30 PM.