Sherry Appleton, (D-Poulsbo) (D)
State Representative, District 23
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Missed Votes

54 bills introduced by Rep. Sherry Appleton, (D-Poulsbo) (D)

• Introduced 2010 House Bill 3058 (Regarding the reduction of truancy) requires public schools to collaborate with the community truancy board to reduce truancy rates. The act also directs $1.8 million of the general fund to provide diversion and other activities to reduce truancy.
• Introduced 2010 House Bill 2994 (Prohibiting public service announcements by elected officials during reelection campaigns) prohibits state or municipal elected officials from making public service announcements from January 1st of a reelection year and continuing through the general election, or until the official is no longer a candidate. The legislature finds that the ethics in public service act was enacted in order to make a distinction between public duties and private affairs, and that public service announcements by elected officials violates this principal.
• Introduced 2010 House Bill 2978 (Authorizing recommendations to improve residential contracting) requires the department of labor and industries to develop recommendations for a new contractor registration program. This must be submitted by December 15, 2010.
• Introduced 2010 House Bill 2909 (Allowing certain cities to impose taxes on newly annexed areas) allows cities in counties whose population density is between 620 and 680 people per square mile to impose sales and use taxes on newly annexed areas.
• Introduced 2010 House Bill 2858 (Regarding the purchasing authority of institutions of higher education) modifies the purchasing authority for institutions of higher education. This bill authorizes purchases under the RCW for personal service contracts, the RCW for the department of general administration and the RCW for department of information services, by institutions of higher education to be made using contracts for materials, supplies, services, or equipment negotiated or entered into through group purchasing organizations.
• Introduced 2010 House Bill 2864 (Authorizing payment of claims for wrongful conviction and imprisonment) creates a civil cause of action to address those who have been wrongfully convicted and imprisoned. The bill encourages the courts to assist persons who have been wrongfully convicted and imprisoned in accessing programs such as Washington's corrections clearinghouse and reentry services and to exercise its discretion regarding the weight and admissibility of evidence, give due consideration to difficulties of proof caused by the passage of time, the death or unavailability of witnesses, the destruction of evidence, or other factors not caused by the wrongfully convicted person or those acting in their best interest.
• Introduced 2010 House Bill 2798 (Creating the Washington enhanced intelligence act.) creates the “Washington Enhanced Inteeligence Act,” a new statute that regulates the collection of information related to criminal investigations, and the sharing and protection of such data. Prohibits, as a matter of state policy collection or dissemination of data about an individual’s or group’s religious or political views and activities, absent a reasonable suspicion of criminal conduct. (See also SB 6432).
• Introduced 2010 House Bill 2799 (Waiving legal financial obligations in certain circumstances regarding mental health.) allows a court to waive an imposition of legal financial obligations if the court finds that the offenders’ mental health was a direct cause of the crime, or if the offender’s mental health is preventing his or her ability to pay the fees. Also, if the offender is receiving state support, he or she may be waived of legal financial obligations. (See also SB 6709).
• Introduced 2010 House Bill 2800 (Prohibiting people from holding two elected offices that receive compensation) prohibits anyone who holds a city, town, or county elected office that receives compensation from simultaneously holding an elected state or legislative office.
• Introduced 2010 House Joint Resolution 4219 .
• Introduced 2010 House Bill 2767 .
• Introduced 2010 House Bill 2719 (Allowing cities of high population density to impose sales and use taxes) allows cities with a population density of 625 people per square mile to impose new sales and use taxes to offset the cost of annexing new territory.
• Introduced 2010 House Bill 2447 (Prohibiting public disclosure of public employee photographs) to add photographs to the list of personal information on public employees that may not be made available for public inspection through the public disclosure act.
• Introduced 2010 House Bill 2448 (Revises the definition of “immediate family” in regards to public employees) states that “immediate family” in regards to public employees means family members living in the employees household. This allows for family members of public employees who do not live in the same household to become eligible to join the Washington Citizens' Commission on Salaries for Elected Officials.
• Introduced 2010 House Bill 2449 (Changing the use of money appropriated to schools for truancy in 2011) changes the use of truancy money from the state general fund in 2011 to provide diversion and other programs for reducing truancy in the future.
• Introduced 2010 House Bill 2528 (Making amendments to the intermediate drivers license laws retroactive to 2001.) makes amendments to the intermediate drivers license provisions made during the 2009 legislative session retroactive to 2001. (See also SB 6217).
• Introduced 2010 House Bill 2529 (Requiring construction contractors to notify a property owner of contamination) requires construction contractors working on a property that appears to either be contaminated or used as an illegal drug site, to notify the property owner and law enforcement. Failing to do so will result in potential damages against the contractor and suspension of active registration.
• Introduced 2010 House Bill 2571 (Changes the definition of “predatory”) defines perpetrators who are teachers teaching in a home school as a predator and removes from the definition any authority figure in recreational and church related activities.
• Introduced 2010 House Bill 2572 (Changes the definition of “threat”) seeks to add communicating the intent to cause bodily injury immediately as part of the definition of threat.
• Introduced 2009 House Bill 2263 (Adjusting sentences on the sentencing grid) Adjusts sentences on the sentencing grid by twenty-five percent for certain crimes.
• Introduced 2009 House Bill 2194 (modifying provisions relating to extraordinary medical placement for offenders) allows for an offender who is physically incapacitated due to illness, or completely dependent on others for mobility, to be released from electronic monitoring. Passed in the House (51 to 46) on April 14, 2009.
• Introduced 2009 House Bill 2023 (ending sentences of life imprisonment without the possibility of release or parole for certain juveniles) provides that at the effective date of this act, a convicted juvenile who was fifteen years or younger at the time he or she committed the crime, may not be sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of release or parole. Those who are serving life sentences currently, who were fifteen years or younger at the time of their crime, shall be granted a re-sentencing hearing where the defense attorney shall make a motion for relief of the sentence.
• Introduced 2009 House Bill 2033 (definition of “Immediate family” with regard to serving on a commission) changes the definition of "immediate family" for purpose of membership on the Washington citizens' commission on salaries for elected officials.
• Introduced 2009 House Bill 1934 (establishing a surcharge to fund affordable housing) authorizes county auditors to charge an additional twenty dollars per document to be added to the affordable housing fund.
• Introduced 2009 House Bill 1936 (Requiring humane dog breeding practices) seeks to eliminate “puppy mills” by prohibiting a person from owning, possessing, controlling, or otherwise having charge or custody of more than twenty-five dogs with intact sexual organs over the age of four months at any time .
• Introduced 2009 House Bill 1892 (Expanding state health care and creating a new security trust) establishes a single financing entity called the Washington health security trust to provide coverage for a set of health services for all residents. Requires all Washington state employers to pay a health security assessment to the department of revenue to fund the Washington health security trust. Requires all Washington residents eighteen years old or older, except medicare and medicaid beneficiaries, with incomes over one hundred fifty percent of the federal poverty level to pay a standard monthly flat rate health security premium effective May 15, 2011. Abolishes the health care authority and transfers its powers, duties, and functions to the Washington health security trust. (See also Companion SB 6093).
• Introduced 2009 House Bill 1853 (requiring the governor’s signature on certain legislative rules) requires the signature of the governor if a rule qualifies as a significant legislative rule of an agency whose head or governing body is appointed by the governor.
• Introduced 2009 House Bill 1779 (Clarifying rental car charges, surcharges, and fees ) provides that fees and surcharges in addition to rental rates and taxes in rental car agreements be clearly and separately stated.
• Introduced 2009 House Bill 1720 (adjusting sentences on the sentencing grid) adjusts the sentencing grid by twenty-five percent for certain crimes.
• Introduced 2009 House Bill 1770 (Changing the membership of the Washington state forensic investigations council) strengthens oversight of the laboratory run by the Washington state forensic investigations council by adding members, including attorneys who regularly represent criminal defendants and a scientist from a state university in Washington.
• Introduced 2009 House Bill 1590 (appointing a union member with full voting rights and privileges to the public transportation entities) would require that a union member be appointed to the governing bodies of various public transportation entities, including but not limited to the metropolitan transit commission.
• Introduced 2009 House Bill 1593 (relating the use of juvenile prior offenses in the offender score) states that only prior convictions for serious violent or sex offenses by juveniles will be considered in calculating the offender score for sentencing.
• Introduced 2009 House Bill 1622 .
• Introduced 2009 House Bill 1623 (Regarding counting absentee ballots) modifying provisions for the receiving, storing and proper tabulation of absentee (mail in) ballots for primary elections and general elections. (See also Companion SB 5631).
• Introduced 2009 House Bill 1624 (Authorizing internet voting for military and overseas voters) authorizes the secretary of state to approve a program that allows service and overseas voters to cast a ballot over the internet. The program must be secure, and must protect the secrecy of the ballot. (See also Companion SB 5522).
• Introduced 2009 House Bill 1537 (on notification of property owners of emergency actions by state and local agencies) requires that property owners be notified of actions being taken by any state, county or municipal agency, including State Patrol and first responders, on their property.
• Introduced 2009 House Bill 1573 (Protecting information presented to the board of accountancy) provides that the financial records of certified public accountants and clients that are provided to the board of accountancy in the course of an investigation or in conjunction with an application for licensure are privileged and not subject to disclosure under the public records act. See also SB 5435.
• Introduced 2009 House Bill 1579 (concerning a business and occupation tax exemption for non-profit legal assistance organizations) provides for tax exemptions for non-profit organizations with the primary purpose of offering legal services to low income clients. Passed in the House (62 to 35) on March 9, 2009.
• Introduced 2009 House Bill 1501 (regarding mitigating factors in sentencing of juveniles) allows age of a juvenile defendant at the time the crime was committed, as well as lack of maturity and sophistication to be considered in sentencing.
• Introduced 2009 House Bill 1424 (concerning health professions discipline) if a finding of unprofessional conduct of a health professional is reversed or found to be untrue, the disciplining authority will issue a dismissal of the charges and penalties and a public exoneration of the license. Within five business days the authority will issue a new license to the holder.
• Introduced 2009 House Bill 1425 (relating to prohibition of small loans) clarifies and amends certain definitions in the transaction between lender and borrower of small loans. Makes adjustments in the procuring of a license to sell small loans. Repeals eight different parts of RCW 31.45 regarding interest, fees, endorsement, disclosure, military borrowers, licensee duties, payment plans, among others.
• Introduced 2009 House Bill 1260 (concerning the transferring of juveniles to adult court) removes burglary in the first degree and criminal history from juvenile jurisdiction of juvenile offenders. Gives prosecutors the ability to waive adult criminal jurisdiction and remove a proceeding back to juvenile court with certain considerations. Restricts the ability to transfer respondents under the age of fifteen to adult criminal prosecution. (See also Companion SB 5479).
• Introduced 2009 House Bill 1258 (regarding the definition of a juvenile) juveniles (anyone under the age of eighteen) in the corrections or court system will not be under adult jurisdiction due to previous transfers to adult court. (See also Companion SB 5478).
• Introduced 2009 House Bill 1259 (modifying registration provisions for juvenile kidnapping and sex offenders) removes the consideration of certain mitigating factors, such as the age of the offender, from process of mandatory registration of sex and kidnapping offenders. Also removes these considerations from the appeals process. (See also Companion SB 5326).
• Introduced 2009 House Bill 1222 (Prohibiting electronic shocking devices in schools) prohibits what are commonly known as stun guns, tasers or any instrument designed to emit an electrical shock to people or animals in schools. (See also Companion SB 5263).
• Introduced 2009 House Bill 1238 (access of juvenile court records) to establish a record of all juvenile court records, for the purpose of research. This bill requires the administrative office of the courts to maintain the records while preserving anonymity of all persons identified in the record. Access to these records are limited to the administrative office of the courts and the state office of public defense. Passed in the House (76 to 21) on February 23, 2009.
• Introduced 2009 House Bill 1002 (restoring civil rights to released offenders while no contact orders are still in effect) allows for a certificate of discharge to be issued to an offender when all sentencing and financial obligations are met by the offender, thus restoring civil rights to the offender. It allows for the issuance of a discharge certificate without affecting existing “no contact” or restraining orders or prohibitions of the offender from specified locations, businesses or persons. (See also Companion SB 5167). Passed in the House (95 to 0) on February 13, 2009.
• Introduced 2009 House Bill 1018 (Modifying when a special election may be held) changes county special election dates to the secondTuesday in February, the second Tuesday in March, the fourth Tuesday in April and the third Tuesday in May. (See also Companion SB 5016). Passed in the House (67 to 29) on March 3, 2009.
• Introduced 2009 House Bill 1030 (Concerning the exemption of the special commitment center under the public records act) exempts from public disclosure those portions of records containing specific and unique vulnerability assessments or specific and unique emergency and escape response plans at special commitment centers.(See also Companion SB 5014). Passed in the House (94 to 0) on February 23, 2009.
• Introduced 2009 House Bill 1073 (Regulating small loans) requires the department of financial institutions to ensure compliance with laws prohibiting payday loan rollovers by thorough and regular examinations and investigations.
• Introduced 2009 House Bill 1082 (Concerning the expiration of monetary value of ferry tickets) prohibits the department of transportation from enforcing an expiration date on the monetary value of ferry tickets .
• Introduced 2009 House Bill 1083 (Providing for the reduction of ferry fares) directs the transportation commission to use the funding made available to the Puget Sound ferry operations account for the reduction of fares for passengers and vehicles.
• Introduced 2009 House Bill 1084 (Creating a Washington state ferries commission) creates the Washington state ferries commission to assume the functions of the transportation commission with respect to state ferries.
• Introduced 2009 House Bill 1085 (Concerning body piercing) defines body piercing as an invasive procedure with public health risks and establishes requirements, rules, regulations, and penalties in the commercialpractice of body piercing. Passed in the House (96 to 1) on March 5, 2009.

3 amendments introduced by Rep. Sherry Appleton, (D-Poulsbo) (D)

• Offered an amendment to 2009 Senate Bill 5130 (Regulating prisoner access to public records) to provide a mechanism for the requestor to petition the court for the review of the injunction. The amendment failed in the House by voice vote on March 18, 2009.
• Offered an amendment to 2009 House Bill 1709 (Providing fee and installment plan assistance for borrowers of small loans) to remove the loan limit of eight small loans per twelve month period is removed. A licensee may not make a small loan within thirty days or the payment of a prior small loan. The amendment failed in the House by voice vote on March 9, 2009.
• Offered an amendment to 2009 House Bill 1002 (restoring civil rights to released offenders while no contact orders are still in effect) to make a technical correction, removes a cross-reference to a deleted subsection. The amendment passed in the House by voice vote on February 13, 2009.

• Supported 2010 Senate Bill 6382 (Prohibiting salary increases for certain state employees.). Passed in the House (94 to 3) on January 28, 2010. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Supported 2010 House Bill 3056 (Concerning pretrial release and detention). Passed in the House (95 to 2) on February 5, 2010, to provide procedures for the pretrial release on conditions or the pretrial detention of defendants. When a person charged with an offense appears before a judge, the judge must issue an order that pending trial, the person be: (1) released on personal recognizance; (2) released on a condition or combination of conditions; (3) temporarily detained; or (4) detained. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Supported 2010 House Bill 2998 (Suspending certain monetary awards and salary increases). Passed in the House (97 to 0) on January 27, 2010, to extend the prohibition on salary increases established in 2009 through June 30, 2011, for most exempt employees. In addition, during the same period and for the same employee groups, performance-based bonuses or awards for recruitment or retention are prohibited. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Supported 2009 House Joint Memorial 4004 (Renaming state route 110 the Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm Memorial Highway.). Passed in the House (96 to 0) on January 22, 2010, as the substitute joint memorial that requests that the Washington State Transportation Commission name State Route 110 in Clallam County the "Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm Memorial Highway". [Vote Details and Comments]
• Supported 2010 House Bill 2921 (Making 2010 supplemental operating appropriations.). Passed in the House (77 to 19) on January 22, 2010, to reduce Near General Fund appropriations by $ 45.4 million and total budgeted funds by 54.8 million. The adopted floor amendments restore $ 250,000 to the Attorney General’s office and modify reporting requirements related to hiring. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Opposed 2010 House Joint Resolution 4220 (Amending the state constitution regarding bail for crimes). Passed in the House (80 to 17) on February 5, 2010, to propose an amendment to the state Constitution to give judges discretion to deny bail to a person charged with an offense for which the maximum sentence is the possibility of life in prison. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Supported 2009 House Bill 1329 (regarding collective bargaining for child care workers). Passed in the House (62 to 35) on January 27, 2010, to provide for collective bargaining between the Governor and child care center directors and workers under the Public Employees' Collective Bargaining Act. Requires the Department of Early Learning to engage in negotiated rule making under the Administrative Procedures Act with child care center directors and workers. Requires the Department of Social and Health Services to adjust subsidy rates paid to child care centers in particular regions to reflect subsidy rates in collective bargaining agreements for those regions. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Supported 2009 House Bill 2360 (conccerning administrative services for AIDS grants in the department of health). Passed in the House (97 to 0) on February 5, 2010. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Supported 2010 House Bill 2740 (regarding the definition of land use decision in the land use petition act). Passed in the House (97 to 0) on January 28, 2010, amends the Land Use Petition Act to clarify when the 21-day time limit for the filing of judicial appeals to local land use decisions begins. When a motion for reconsideration of a local land use decision has been filed with the local decision-making authority, the date of the "land use decision" is the date of the entry of the decision on the reconsideration motion rather than the date of the original decision . [Vote Details and Comments]
• Supported 2009 House Bill 1139 (increasing the membership of public transportation benefit area authorities). Passed in the House (96 to 1) on February 5, 2010, to increase the governing body membership for single-county public transportation benefit areas that encompass populations greater than 500,000 from not more than nine to not more than 11. [Vote Details and Comments]