Representative Joel Kretz

Biennium:

Prime Sponsored Bills


Bill NumberBrief Description
HB 1305 Addressing unemployment compensation benefits when there is an absence from work resulting from incarceration. 
HB 1306 Regarding open range laws on public land.  Fiscal Note
HB 1354 Regarding damage caused by wildlife.  Fiscal Note
HB 1552 Regarding public access at open public meetings.
Revised for 1st Substitute: Regarding public access at open public meetings. (REVISED FOR PASSED LEGISLATURE: Regarding public comment at rule-making meetings. ) (REVISED FOR ENGROSSED: Regarding public comment at rule-making hearings. ) (REVISED FOR PASSED LEGISLATURE: Regarding public comment at rule-making hearings. )
 
HB 1626 Regarding wildlife interactions.  Fiscal Note
HB 1627 Prohibiting the use of state money to purchase property for certain potential water storage sites.  Fiscal Note
HB 1628 Limiting the number of good cause reasons to leave work. 
HB 1964 Modifying motorcycle helmet use requirements. 
HB 2017 Concerning contractor registration for property owners. 
HB 2275 Providing a sales and use tax exemption for the nonhighway use of propane by farmers.  Fiscal Note
HB 2307 Concerning existing uses on state highway rights-of-way. 
HB 2332 Creating a military service exemption for benefits charged to the experience rating accounts of employers. 

Secondary Sponsored Bills


Bill NumberBrief Description
HB 1305 Addressing unemployment compensation benefits when there is an absence from work resulting from incarceration. 
HB 1306 Regarding open range laws on public land.  Fiscal Note
HB 1354 Regarding damage caused by wildlife.  Fiscal Note
HB 1552 Regarding public access at open public meetings.
Revised for 1st Substitute: Regarding public access at open public meetings. (REVISED FOR PASSED LEGISLATURE: Regarding public comment at rule-making meetings. ) (REVISED FOR ENGROSSED: Regarding public comment at rule-making hearings. ) (REVISED FOR PASSED LEGISLATURE: Regarding public comment at rule-making hearings. )
 
HB 1626 Regarding wildlife interactions.  Fiscal Note
HB 1627 Prohibiting the use of state money to purchase property for certain potential water storage sites.  Fiscal Note
HB 1628 Limiting the number of good cause reasons to leave work. 
HB 1964 Modifying motorcycle helmet use requirements. 
HB 2017 Concerning contractor registration for property owners. 
HB 2275 Providing a sales and use tax exemption for the nonhighway use of propane by farmers.  Fiscal Note
HB 2307 Concerning existing uses on state highway rights-of-way. 
HB 2332 Creating a military service exemption for benefits charged to the experience rating accounts of employers. 
HB 1001 Concerning veterans' burials.  Fiscal Note
HB 1018 Modifying when a special election may be held.  Fiscal Note
HB 1019 Eliminating the requirement that auditors send a ballot or an application to receive a ballot to inactive voters.  Fiscal Note
HB 1026 Verifying that applicants for drivers' licenses and identicards are lawfully within the United States. 
HB 1038 Regarding specialized forest products.  Fiscal Note
HB 1049 Concerning veterans' relief.  Fiscal Note
HB 1052 Concerning firearm licenses for persons from other countries.  Fiscal Note
HB 1233 Concerning temporary assistance for needy families.  Fiscal Note
HB 1254 Creating the Washington grain commission.  Fiscal Note
HB 1265 Authorizing limited outdoor burning. 
HB 1266 Regarding sufficient cause for the nonuse of water.  Fiscal Note
HB 1267 Clarifying that the legislature intends that RCW 90.14.140 be liberally construed.  Fiscal Note
HB 1268 Concerning the relinquishment of a water right.  Fiscal Note
HB 1277 Protecting the public from sex offenders released into the community. 
HB 1280 Regarding the expiration of explosives licenses issued under chapter 70.74 RCW.
Revised for 1st Substitute: Regarding explosives licenses.
  Fiscal Note
HB 1283 Modifying provisions regarding the operators of public water supply systems.  Fiscal Note
HB 1288 Exempting the annual parental declaration of intent to home school from the public disclosure act. 
HB 1326 Establishing a license limitation program for harvest and delivery of Pacific sardines into the state.  Fiscal Note
HB 1327 Creating the fish and wildlife equipment revolving account.  Fiscal Note
HB 1334 Concerning water resource management on the Columbia and Snake rivers.  Fiscal Note
HB 1367 Eliminating the license plate retention fee.  Fiscal Note
HB 1368 Modifying the requirement to periodically replace license plates.  Fiscal Note
HB 1458 Addressing fiscal notes. 
HB 1461 Regarding options for determining the pay periods for county employees. 
HB 1471 Removing the public records exemption for certain records addressing public sector collective bargaining. 
HB 1482 Concerning reclaimed water permitting.  Fiscal Note
HB 1483 Concerning forestry operations. 
HB 1489 Regarding water resource management.  Fiscal Note
HB 1494 Improving the effectiveness of water bank and exchange provisions.  Fiscal Note
HB 1498 Concerning provisions governing firearms possession by persons who have been involuntarily committed.  Fiscal Note
HB 1516 Regarding the recovery of gear used in the coastal Dungeness crab fishery. 
HB 1557 Requiring that first-year taxes paid on new farm structures be used to offset any permit and inspection fees.  Fiscal Note
HB 1580 Establishing a pilot local water management program in one qualified jurisdiction.  Fiscal Note
HB 1604 Changing restrictions on firearm noise suppressors. 
HB 1610 Creating incentives for the use of biomass in renewable energy production.  Fiscal Note
HB 1613 Establishing a meat and poultry inspection program.  Fiscal Note
HB 1633 Providing excise tax exemptions for hog fuel used for production of electricity, steam, heat, or biofuel.  Fiscal Note
HB 1637 Regarding the payment of compensation to small forest landowners participating in the forest riparian easement program.  Fiscal Note
HB 1654 Establishing a period of public and legislative review of appropriations legislation. 
HB 1655 Requiring a balanced legislative budget. 
HB 1656 Defining the near general fund and requiring revenue forecasts thereof. 
HB 1665 Assisting small forest landowners to keep their land in active working forestry.  Fiscal Note
HB 1667 Making changes affecting city-county assistance account distributions in response to the recommendations of the joint legislative audit and review committee.  Fiscal Note
HB 1682 Concerning horticultural pest and disease boards. 
HB 1687 Providing health care provider right of conscience. 
HB 1688 Addressing abortion procedures or treatments performed on minor females and females subject to guardianship. 
HB 1705 Prioritizing funding for special category C projects. 
HB 1724 Increasing the punishment for assault of a child in the first degree. 
HB 1725 Directing the forest practices board to develop a single-tier buffer rule for small acreage timber harvests.  Fiscal Note
HB 1730 Regarding the office of regulatory assistance.  Fiscal Note
HB 1811 Defining small hydroelectric generation as an eligible renewable resource under RCW 19.285.030. 
HB 1831 Concerning the rights of pet and livestock owners residing in unincorporated areas subject to annexation by a city or town. 
HB 1834 Requiring the electronic monitoring of all registered sex offenders who are classified as risk level III, have registered as homeless or transient, or have a prior conviction for failure to register as a sex offender. 
HB 1896 Creating the Washington state essential worker pilot program.  Fiscal Note
HB 1902 Improving budget transparency by consolidating accounts into the state general fund.  Fiscal Note
HB 1904 Regarding high-cost critical programs at institutions of higher education.  Fiscal Note
HB 1923 Reducing property taxes. 
HB 1928 Setting the minimum wage rate for minors. 
HB 1997 Regarding Puget Sound scientific research.  Fiscal Note
HB 2011 Regarding firearms safety education programs. 
HB 2027 Making it a felony to drive or be in physical control of a vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug when the person has two or more prior offenses within seven years. 
HB 2034 Making residential burglary a crime against persons. 
HB 2035 Requiring registered sex and kidnapping offenders to submit information regarding any e-mail addresses and any web sites they create or operate.  Fiscal Note
HB 2036 Financing the state contribution to replacement of a viaduct through the creation of a transportation infrastructure improvement zone. 
HB 2037 Addressing traffic congestion relief through state transportation system policy goals. 
HB 2038 Opening high occupancy vehicle lanes during nonpeak hours. 
HB 2039 Providing an expedited permit process for transportation projects of statewide significance. 
HB 2043 Establishing consistent standards for agency decision making. 
HB 2086 Regarding voluntary participation in a state or national animal identification system. 
HB 2165 Authorizing the department of natural resources to conduct a forest biomass energy demonstration project.  Fiscal Note
HB 2197 Abolishing the department of social and health services and creating new departments to take over its functions.  Fiscal Note
HB 2216 Transferring all mandatory, regulatory, licensing, and disciplinary functions of the Washington state bar association to the Washington state supreme court. 
HB 2222 Concerning construction and industrial storm water general permits.
Revised for 1st Substitute: Creating a technical assistance program for industrial and construction storm water permit permittees. (REVISED FOR PASSED LEGISLATURE: Regarding the conditioning of industrial storm water general discharge permits. )
  Fiscal Note
HB 2273 Requiring certain persons convicted of negligent driving to retake and successfully pass the driver licensing examination in order to keep a driver's license. 
HB 2276 Establishing a school construction safety net grant program.  Fiscal Note
HB 2286 Concerning the exposure of minors to sexually explicit material. 
HB 2313 Extending the length of commercial and farm vehicle permits. (REVISED FOR PASSED LEGISLATURE: Extending the length of farm vehicle permits. )  Fiscal Note
HB 2323 Concerning a sales and use tax exemption of the nonhighway use of propane by farmers.  Fiscal Note
HB 2374 Imposing a mandatory minimum sentence for rape in the third degree. 
HB 2382 Concerning the taxation of moist snuff.  Fiscal Note
HJM 4009 Claiming state sovereignty under the Tenth Amendment. 
HJM 4010 Preventing unprecedented losses in the value of take-home pay, retirement income, insurance policies, and investments as a result of the federal reserve's ongoing inflation of un-backed paper money. 
HJR 4204 Ensuring only a marriage between a man and a woman is valid and recognized in Washington. 
HJR 4210 Requiring that all mandatory, regulatory, licensing, and disciplinary functions regarding the practice of law and administration of justice reside exclusively in the supreme court. 
HCR 4400 Notifying the Governor that the Legislature is ready to conduct business. 
HCR 4401 Calling four joint sessions of the Legislature. 
HCR 4402 Establishing cutoff dates. 
HCR 4405 Agreeing to limit the length of the 2010 legislative session to no more than forty-five days. 
HR 4600 Adopting House Rules. 
HR 4601 Notifying the Senate that the House of Representatives is ready to conduct business. 
HR 4605 Honoring Mary Skinner. 
HR 4608 Adopting permanent house rules. 
HR 4621 Amending House Rules. 
HR 4642 Honoring classified school employees. 
HR 4653 Providing for the conducting of interim business by the House of Representatives.