WA People
BILL · 1997–98 SESSION

HB 1751: State employee communicatns

Protecting communications between state employees and legislators.

Summary

  • Any state employee may communicate with a legislator without reporting the communication to a superior, agency head, or otherwise.

From the Senate Bill Report (HB 1751), 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, 1997
  2. Out of committee
  3. Passed HouseMar 11, 1997
  4. Passed Senatestopped here
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Paul Zellinsky (R-23)
Introduced
February 7, 1997 in the House
Last action
March 12, 1998

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Paul Zellinsky (R-23)

23 co-sponsors (5 Democrats, 18 Republicans)

Jim Clements R-14Les Thomas R-31Ruth Fisher D-27Senator D-35Gary Chandler R-13Mike Carrell R-28Bill Grant D-16Ida Ballasiotes R-41Karen Schmidt R-23Renee Radcliff R-21Peggy Johnson R-35Suzette Cooke R-47Bill Reams R-48Scott Smith R-2Steve Van Luven R-48Bill Thompson R-44Kathy Lambert R-45Mike Wensman R-41Al O'Brien D-1Marc Boldt R-17Cathy Wolfe D-22Jim Dunn R-17Mark Schoesler R-9

Votes

House · Final Passage

March 11, 1997
Version voted on: HB 1751
96 Yea 0 Nay 1 Absent 1 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat41001
Republican55010
How each member voted

Yea (96)

Absent (1)

Excused (1)

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House · Final Passage

January 16, 1998
Version voted on: HB 1751
93 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 5 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat37004
Republican56001
How each member voted

Yea (93)

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History

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HB 1751 in other sessions

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