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BILL · 1999–00 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SHB 1626

HB 1626: Paid petition gathering

Disclosing paid petition gathering.

Summary

  • $ State initiative and referendum provisions are altered, including requiring the person who gathered signatures on a petition to acknowledge that to his or her knowledge the signatures are valid and requiring on the petition an indication of whether or not paid signature gatherers are being used.

From the House Bill Report (HB 1626), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
  1. IntroducedFeb 1, 1999
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Dave Schmidt (R-44)
Introduced
February 1, 1999 in the House
Last action
February 15, 2000
Versions
HB 1626, SHB 1626

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Dave Schmidt (R-44)

28 co-sponsors (24 Democrats, 4 Republicans)

Val Ogden D-49Cathy McMorris R-7Sandra Romero D-22Mike Wensman R-41Gary Alexander R-20Al O'Brien D-1Renee Radcliff R-21Patricia Lantz D-26Debbie Regala D-27Steve Conway D-29Jim McIntire D-46Erik Poulsen D-34Brian Hatfield D-19Helen Sommers D-36Mary Lou Dickerson D-36Carolyn Edmonds D-32Kelli Linville D-42Ruth Fisher D-27Eileen Cody D-11Sharon Tomiko Santos D-37Ed Murray D-43Phyllis Gutierrez Kenney D-46Lynn Kessler D-24Phil Rockefeller D-23Alex Wood D-3Christopher Hurst D-31Karen Keiser D-33Kip Tokuda D-37

Votes

No recorded floor votes.

History

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HB 1626 in other sessions

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