WA People
BILL · 1991–92 SESSION

HB 1716: County recording procedures

Standardizing terminology relating to county auditors and recording officers.

Summary

  • A "recording officer" is the county auditor or, in charter counties, the official responsible for public records. The terms "file," "record" and "record location number" are also clarified.

From the Senate Bill Report (HB 1716), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Enacted Enacted · Chapter 26, Laws of 1991
  1. IntroducedFeb 6, 1991
  2. Out of committee
  3. Passed HouseMar 13, 1991
  4. Passed SenateApr 10, 1991
  5. Governor
  6. LawApr 22, 1991
Prime sponsor
Jeannette Wood (R-21)
Introduced
February 6, 1991 in the House
Last action
April 22, 1991
Session law
Chapter 26, Laws of 1991
Budget
Has a fiscal note

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Jeannette Wood (R-21)

17 co-sponsors (7 Democrats, 10 Republicans)

Mary Margaret Haugen D-10Roy Ferguson R-48David Cooper D-18Paul Zellinsky D-23C Louise Miller R-45Rosa Franklin D-29John Beck R-21Lane Bray D-8Betty Edmondson R-14Jim Horn R-41John Wynne R-39Margaret Rayburn D-15Darwin Nealey R-9Judith Roland D-31Maryann Mitchell R-30Shirley Winsley R-28George Paris R-44

Votes

House · Final Passage

March 13, 1991
Version voted on: HB 1716
94 Yea 0 Nay 4 Absent 0 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat54040
Republican40000
How each member voted

Yea (94)

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Senate · Final Passage

April 10, 1991
Version voted on: HB 1716
45 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 4 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat22002
Republican23002
How each member voted

Yea (45)

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History

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HB 1716 in other sessions

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