BILL · 1997–98 SESSION

HB 2542: Rural counties/growth managm

Allowing rural counties to remove themselves and their cities from planning requirements under the growth management act.

Summary

  • Permissive procedures are established to allow any county under 50,000 population that either opted into the requirements of the Growth Management Act (GMA) (Columbia, Douglas, Ferry, Franklin, Garfield, Kittitas, Pacific, Pend Oreille, Stevens) or had the opportunity to remove itself from the requirements to plan under GMA (Jefferson, Mason, San Juan) to remove itself from the requirements to plan under GMA. The…

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Vetoed Vetoed by the Governor
  1. IntroducedJan 15, 1998
  2. Out of committee
  3. Passed HouseFeb 13, 1998
  4. Passed SenateMar 6, 1998
  5. Vetoedstopped here
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Joyce Mulliken (R-13)
Introduced
January 15, 1998 in the House
Last action
April 2, 1998
Companion bill
SB 6619
Budget
Has a fiscal note

Sponsors

Votes

House · Final Passage

February 13, 1998
Version voted on: HB 2542
63 Yea 35 Nay 0 Absent 0 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat93200
Republican54300
How each member voted

Yea (63)

Senate · Final Passage

March 6, 1998
Version voted on: HB 2542
30 Yea 18 Nay 0 Absent 1 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat41801
Republican26000
How each member voted

House · Final Passage

March 10, 1998
Version voted on: HB 2542
70 Yea 28 Nay 0 Absent 0 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat142700
Republican56100
How each member voted

Yea (70)

1 other recorded vote (amendments, procedural motions)

Senate · AMENDMENT NUMBER 999 BY SENATOR HAUGEN TO THE STRIKING AMENDMENT, ON PAGE 4, LINE 24 - FAILED.

March 6, 1998
Version voted on: HB 2542
19 Yea 29 Nay 0 Absent 1 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat19301
Republican02600
How each member voted

History

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HB 2542 in other sessions

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