WA People
BILL · 1997–98 SESSION

HB 1282: Paid petition gathering

Disclosing paid petition gathering.

Summary

  • Each state initiative or referendum petition, where persons are being paid to solicit ssignatures on the petition, must include a statement at the top of the petition that paid signature gatherers are being used and indicate the name of the group that is paying to circulate the petitions.

From the House Bill Analysis (HB 1282), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 21, 1997
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Val Ogden (D-49)
Introduced
January 21, 1997 in the House
Last action
January 12, 1998

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Val Ogden (D-49)

12 co-sponsors (11 Democrats, 1 Republican)

Don Carlson R-49Dow Constantine D-34Al O'Brien D-1Karen Keiser D-33Mary Lou Dickerson D-36Alex Wood D-3Kip Tokuda D-37Pat Scott D-38John Blalock D-33Dawn Mason D-37Jeralita "Jeri" Costa D-38Phyllis Gutierrez Kenney D-46

Votes

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

History

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HB 1282 in other sessions

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