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Bills · 2019-2020 Regular Session

AB 314

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Relating to: increasing the number of authorized positions for the Department of Health Services and making an appropriation. (FE)

Disease Health services department of — Administration Pests Public employee Public health

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill increases the authorized positions for the Department of Health

Services by one full-time position to provide for an advanced epidemiologist

dedicated to vector-borne diseases spread by mosquitoes, ticks, and other insects,

with a specific focus on Lyme disease, whose job duties will include raising awareness

and creating informational materials about Lyme disease and other vector-borne

diseases for the general public and for patients and potential patients of these

diseases.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Anderson (D) , B. Meyers (D) , C. Taylor (D) , Crowley (D) , Gruszynski (D) , Hesselbein (D) , Kulp (R) , Milroy (D) , Mursau (R) , Ohnstad (D) , Pope (D) , Ramthun (R) , Rodriguez (R) , Rohrkaste (R) , Sargent (D) , Shankland (D) , Snyder (R) , Spreitzer (D) , Tauchen (R)

8 cosponsors

Carpenter (D) , Cowles (R) , Hansen (D) , Larson (D) , Miller (D) , Olsen (R) , Ringhand (D) , Smith (D)

Full history

  1. Jun 27, 2019 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Mursau, Milroy, Anderson, Crowley, Gruszynski, Hesselbein, Kulp, B. Meyers, Ohnstad, Pope, Ramthun, Rodriguez, Sargent, Shankland, Snyder, Spreitzer, Tauchen, C. Taylor and Rohrkaste; cosponsored by Senators Cowles, Miller, Carpenter, Hansen, Larson, Olsen, Ringhand and Smith

  2. Jun 27, 2019 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Health

  3. Jul 31, 2019 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Oct 16, 2019 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  5. Apr 1, 2020 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1