BILL · 1995–96 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SSB 5540

SB 5540: Public housing drug-free zne

Authorizing drug-free zones around public housing authority facilities.

Summary

Public housing projects designated by a local governing authority as drug-free zones are added as a new category to the current list of places where the penalties for drug-related crimes are doubled.

From the Substitute Senate Bill Report (SSB 5540), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House

IntroducedJan 26, 1995
Out of committee
Passed SenateMar 10, 1995
Passed Housestopped here
Governor
Law

Prime sponsor: Adam Smith (D-33)
Introduced: January 26, 1995 in the Senate
Last action: January 8, 1996
Budget: Has a fiscal note
Versions: SB 5540, SSB 5540

Votes

Senate · Final Passage

March 10, 1995

Version voted on: SSB 5540

47 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 2 Excused

Party	Yea	Nay	Absent	Excused
Democrat	24	0	0	1
Republican	23	0	0	1

How each member voted

Yea (47)

Excused (2)

Calvin Anderson D-43
John Moyer R-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.

SB 5540 in other sessions

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

SB 5540 (2025–26) Students/unemployment ins. · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SB 5540 (2023–24) Medicaid reprocurement · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5540 (2021–22) Election dates and timelines · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5540 (2019–20) Projects of statewide signif · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5540 (2017–18) Oral health pilot program · Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House
SB 5540 (2015–16) National day of the cowboy · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SB 5540 (2013–14) Health coverage/out-of-state · Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House
SB 5540 (2011–12) School bus safety cameras · Enacted · Chapter 375, Laws of 2011

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