BILL · 1997–98 SESSION
SB 5839: Hazardous substance release
Limiting the time period in which a person may be found liable for the release of a hazardous substance.
Summary
- Liability of a potentially liable person is terminated three years after complying completely with a remedial order or a consent decree under the MTCA. The Department of Ecology is authorized to require monitoring and investigation during that three-year period to assure that any potential harm from the release of hazardous substances is acceptable.
From the Senate Bill Report (SB 5839), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗
Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
- IntroducedFeb 17, 1997
- Out of committeestopped here
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Harold Hochstatter (R-13)
- Introduced
- February 17, 1997 in the Senate
- Last action
- January 12, 1998
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: Harold Hochstatter (R-13)
2 co-sponsors (0 Democrats, 2 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.
SB 5839 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
- SB 5839 (2025–26) County ferry districts
- SB 5839 (2023–24) Working families' tax credit
- SB 5839 (2021–22) Interfering with emergency
- SB 5839 (2019–20) Personal care services pilot
- SB 5839 (2017–18) Rx drug warehousing firms
- SB 5839 (2015–16) Offenses prior to 18 yrs old
- SB 5839 (2013–14) Protection of workers
- SB 5839 (2011–12) Minimum wage rate adjustment