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Six bills prime sponsored
by Rep. Barbara Bailey signed into law
10th District lawmaker sees 44 measures she prime or
secondary sponsored
make their way to governor's desk
Six bills prime sponsored
by
Rep.
Barbara Bailey have been signed into law by Gov. Chris
Gregoire from the 2009 legislative session that concluded April 26.
A total of 44 measures either prime or secondary sponsored by the 10th
District lawmaker have made their way to the governor's desk.
"I'm honored to have worked closely with my legislative colleagues
and concerned citizens in
moving good bills forward this year," said Bailey,
R-Oak Harbor. "While
the state's budgets and other controversial measures often made the
headlines, there were a lot bills that pass behind the scenes in Olympia
that affect people in meaningful ways. I'm happy many of my ideas became
law, and the ones that did not I will continue to work for next
year."
A total of 602 bills passed in the 2009
legislative session, with 322 originating in the state House and 280 in
the state Senate.
House Bill 1869,
which was signed into law yesterday, will
require the disclosure of all fees
and charges for care services by health care providers and licensed
facilities, at the request of the patient. This
will provide transparency
and better public information on the cost and quality of
health care.
"The goal is to
assist patients in making informed choices about their
health care, and encourage private
insurers and public programs to reward quality and
efficiency," said Bailey. "This is also
about transparency -- something our health care system needs more of as
we move forward with reforms."
Gov. Chris Gregoire
congratulates Rep. Barbara Bailey on the signing of House Bill 1869.
Other bills that Bailey prime
sponsored that were signed into law include:
House Bill 1461 will allow counties to adopt a weekly pay
period for county officers and employees. It will also allow a county
using a semimonthly pay period to adopt a biweekly pay period and make
payments not later than 13 days after the end of each pay period.
House Bill 1548 will eliminate the requirement that
state retirement plan members make contributions for interruptive military service upon return
to state service if that service is during a period of war. It will refund past
member contributions for interruptive military service, if that military
service was rendered during a period of war. The measure will also provide that
if a member dies during interruptive military service during a time
of war, the survivor does not have to pay for the cost of the military
service credit.
House Bill 1567 will change Medicare Supplement policy
replacement standards and require the reporting of premiums for tax
purposes to be consistent with the basis the insurer used to report in
the insurer’s annual statement.
House Bill 1568 will prohibit certain practices for
surplus line brokers, apply a number of statutes to surplus line brokers,
and make a number of language and grammatical changes.
House Bill 1749
will modify licensing, education, and background check
standards for mortgage brokers and loan originators.
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John
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