WA People
BILL · 1997–98 SESSION

HB 2156: Public financing of cmpaigns

Authorizing public financing of local political campaigns.

Summary

  • Provides that a county with a population of five hundred thousand or more, and a city with a population of one hundred thousand or more, may establish a program where a candidate for a county or city elected office voluntarily agrees to abide by limitations on the amount of money the candidate, or the candidate's authorized committee, spends to campaign for the office in return for receiving public matching funds…

From the Bill Digest (HB 2156), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedFeb 24, 1997
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Ed Murray (D-43)
Introduced
February 24, 1997 in the House
Last action
January 12, 1998

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Ed Murray (D-43)

20 co-sponsors (20 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Erik Poulsen D-34Kip Tokuda D-37Georgia Gardner D-42Grace Cole D-32Ruth Fisher D-27Phyllis Gutierrez Kenney D-46Patty Butler D-32Velma Veloria D-11Cathy Wolfe D-22Dawn Mason D-37Hans Dunshee D-39John Blalock D-33Jeff Gombosky D-3Marlin Appelwick D-46Helen Sommers D-36Mary Lou Dickerson D-36Frank Chopp D-43Dow Constantine D-34Eileen Cody D-11Al O'Brien D-1

Votes

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

History

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HB 2156 in other sessions

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