BILL · 1997–98 SESSION
HB 2884: Legislative bill sponsorship
Limiting the number of bills each member of the legislature may sponsor.
Summary
- Provides that each legislator may introduce as primary sponsor no more than five bills in each regular session of the legislature. Authorizes a legislator to introduce as primary sponsor legislation requested by departments or agencies of state government, joint resolutions, joint memorials, concurrent resolutions, and floor resolutions in addition to the five bills permitted in this act.
From the Bill Digest (HB 2884), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗
Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
- IntroducedJan 21, 1998
- Out of committeestopped here
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Shirley Hankins (R-8)
- Introduced
- January 21, 1998 in the House
- Last action
- January 21, 1998
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: Shirley Hankins (R-8)
15 co-sponsors (6 Democrats, 9 Republicans)
Votes
No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.
History
The Legislature's online data doesn't include step-by-step history for sessions before 2001. Its final status is shown above, and the official bill page may have more.
HB 2884 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
- HB 2884 (2019–20) Travis alert demo. campaign
- HB 2884 (2017–18) Control. subst. endangerment
- HB 2884 (2015–16) Alt. fuel comm. vehicles
- HB 2884 (2009–10) Urban growth area expansion
- HB 2884 (2007–08) Student discipline policies
- HB 2884 (2005–06) Reclaimed water
- HB 2884 (2003–04) Orca whale as state mammal
- HB 2884 (2001–02) Regional transit authority