WA People
BILL · 1991–92 SESSION

HB 1760: City/town consolidation

Providing a procedure for consolidating cities or towns.

Summary

  • It is clarified that community municipal corporations may be formed whenever two or more code cities consolidate or whenever unincorporated territory is annexed to a city or town if the service area meets the statutory size requirements. The community municipal corporation must be approved by the voters in the cities being consolidated or in the territory being annexed.

From the Senate Bill Report (HB 1760), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate
  1. IntroducedFeb 7, 1991
  2. Out of committee
  3. Passed HouseMar 18, 1991
  4. Passed Senatestopped here
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Steve Van Luven (R-48)
Introduced
February 7, 1991 in the House
Last action
March 12, 1992

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Steve Van Luven (R-48)

7 co-sponsors (4 Democrats, 3 Republicans)

Mary Margaret Haugen D-10Betty Edmondson R-14Richard Nelson D-32John Wynne R-39Darwin Nealey R-9Paul Zellinsky D-23Rosa Franklin D-29

Votes

House · Final Passage

March 18, 1991
Version voted on: HB 1760
98 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 0 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat58000
Republican40000
How each member voted

Yea (98)

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House · Final Passage

February 3, 1992
Version voted on: HB 1760
96 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 2 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat57001
Republican39001
How each member voted

Yea (96)

Excused (2)

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History

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HB 1760 in other sessions

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