WA People
BILL · 1995–96 SESSION

SB 5788: Welfare fraud

Making persons convicted of welfare fraud ineligible for public assistance for sixty months.

Summary

  • Declares that persons convicted of welfare fraud shall be ineligible for public assistance for sixty months.

From the Bill Digest (SB 5788), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedFeb 7, 1995
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Ray Schow (R-30)
Introduced
February 7, 1995 in the Senate
Last action
January 8, 1996

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Ray Schow (R-30)

16 co-sponsors (0 Democrats, 16 Republicans)

Harold Hochstatter R-13Dan McDonald R-48Pam Roach R-31Ann Anderson R-42Dan Swecker R-20Hal Palmer R-18Bob Oke R-26Gary Strannigan R-38John Moyer R-3Bob Morton R-7Patricia Hale R-8Stephen Johnson R-47George Sellar R-12Bob McCaslin R-4James West R-6Emilio Cantu R-41

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

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SB 5788 in other sessions

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