WA People
BILL · 1991–92 SESSION

HB 1578: Property owner/road vacation

Authorizing owners of property in the vicinity of a county road to petition for its vacation.

Summary

  • The signature requirement on a petition initiating the process to vacate a county road is altered from ten freeholders residing in the vicinity of the road that is proposed to be abandoned to ten owners of an interest in any real estate in the vicinity of the road that is proposed to be abandoned. Owners of an interest in real property may include not only legal and equitable title holders but lessors as well.

From the Senate Bill Report (HB 1578), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate
  1. IntroducedFeb 4, 1991
  2. Out of committee
  3. Passed HouseMar 15, 1991
  4. Passed Senatestopped here
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Marlin Appelwick (D-46)
Introduced
February 4, 1991 in the House
Last action
January 13, 1992

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Marlin Appelwick (D-46)

Votes

House · Final Passage

March 15, 1991
Version voted on: HB 1578
91 Yea 0 Nay 4 Absent 3 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat51043
Republican40000
How each member voted

Yea (91)

Excused (3)

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History

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HB 1578 in other sessions

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