WA People
BILL · 1993–94 SESSION

HB 2612: Executive sessions

Eliminating elective office candidate qualification evaluations from topics for executive sessions of governing bodies.

Summary

  • Evaluating the qualifications of a candidate for appointment to elective office is no longer an activity which may expressly be conducted in an executive session of a multi-member governing body of a state agency or entity of local government.

From the Senate Bill Report (HB 2612), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate
  1. IntroducedJan 19, 1994
  2. Out of committee
  3. Passed HouseFeb 10, 1994
  4. Passed Senatestopped here
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Tracey Eide (D-30)
Introduced
January 19, 1994 in the House
Last action
March 11, 1994

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Tracey Eide (D-30)

3 co-sponsors (3 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

James Johanson D-44Ron Meyers D-26Judith Roland D-31

Votes

House · Final Passage

February 10, 1994
Version voted on: HB 2612
94 Yea 0 Nay 1 Absent 3 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat61002
Republican33011
How each member voted

Yea (94)

Absent (1)

Excused (3)

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History

The Legislature's online data doesn't include step-by-step history for sessions before 2001. Its final status is shown above, and the official bill page may have more.

HB 2612 in other sessions

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