Legislative Action

Here is a look at action Monday in the Washington Legislature:

GOVERNOR

Indicated he would veto a proposed House bill that would cut the business and occupation tax on services back to 1993 levels.

SENATE

Confirmed the appointment of William Wiley as a member of the University of Washington Board of Regents.

Bills approved and sent to the House:

SB5190, to make it a misdemeanor to tattoo a child younger than 16 without parental permission.

SB5033, to create a commission on pesticide registration.

SB5605, to prohibit alcohol and drug use in state-owned college or university housing where a predominant number of residents are minors.

SB5500, to change the primary method of execution from hanging to lethal injection.

SB5331, to make it a traffic offense for bicycle riders under 19 years of age to ride without a helmet.

HOUSE

Bills approved and sent to the Senate:

HB1274, to permit any county to opt out of provisions of the state’s Growth Management Act.

HB1957, to reduce by 10 percent the state’s property tax of $3.60 per $1,000 of assessed valuation.

HB1858, to create a Crime Victims Advocacy Office to help victims obtain services to which they are entitled.

HB1906, to allow extended relatives, friends and neighbors to provide day care without a state license.

HB1877, to allow school districts to contract with nonsectarian schools and organizations to educate pupils who have been expelled, show poor academic performance or been subject to disciplinary actions, among other things.

HB1791, to give two regional commissions - one for each side of the Cascades - authority to allocate state water.

HB2009, eliminating the State Energy Office and transferring some of its functions to other state agencies.