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Bills · 2019-2020 Regular Session

SB 299

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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 Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, 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: Carpenter (D) , Cowles (R) , Hansen (D) , Larson (D) , Miller (D) , Olsen (R) , Ringhand (D) , Smith (D)

19 cosponsors

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)

Full history

  1. Jun 21, 2019 · Senate

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

  2. Jun 21, 2019 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Health and Human Services

  3. Jun 24, 2019 · Senate

    Representative Rohrkaste added as a cosponsor

  4. Jul 24, 2019 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Apr 1, 2020 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1