Administrative Law Section Bill Referrals - 2005 - Final Status
Washington State Bar Association
Section contact:  Steve Marshall
Bill Number	Title	Prime	Notes	Position	Status	Comments	$
Bills the Section took position or sponsored:
HB 1924	Awarding prevailing or substantially prevailing state and local agencies attorneys' fees in appeals involving the state environmental policy act and critical areas.	Kretz		Neutral	Failed to pass	2/10/05 to Section. 2/11 This is not a bill that we would be able to provide any additional expertise as the Administrative Law Section. It appears straightforward and would be a matter of legislative policy as whether the state wanted to burden itself with an attorneys’ fee potential liability. Steve Marshall.
Bills of interest to Section:
SHB 1445	Modifying state regulatory provisions for small businesses.  Revised for 1st Substitute: Reducing the impact of regulatory provisions on small businesses.	Chase			Failed to pass	1/25/05 to Section.	f
HB 1838 (SB 5808)	Increasing the threshold for short board appeals before the shorelines and pollution control hearings boards.	Linville			Chapter 34, Laws of 2005.  Effective date 7/24/05.	2/8/05 to Section.
HB 2160	Awarding costs to an employer who prevails in an administrative appeal.	Condotta			Failed to pass	2/21/05 to Section.
ESSB 5730	Reducing the impact of administrative rules on small businesses.	Doumit			Failed to pass	2/3/05 to Section.	f
SB 5808 (HB 1838)	Increasing the threshold for short board appeals before the shorelines and pollution control hearings boards.	Poulsen			Failed to pass	2/8/05 to Section.	f
SB 6030	Revising the process for review of amendments to comprehensive plans and development regulations.	Haugen			Failed to pass	2/23/05 to Section.