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BILL · 1999–00 SESSION · LATEST VERSION ESB 5720

SB 5720: Real estate research

Promoting cooperative real estate research.

Summary

  • C Establishes a $10 assessment on real estate licensees to support a research center for real estate research beginning October 1, 1999.
  • C Directs the Department of Licensing to provide funding through a newly created Washington Real Estate Research Account to an institution of higher education for the purpose of real estate research.
  • $ Terminates the fee assessment and account on September 30, 2005.

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Enacted Enacted · Chapter 192, Laws of 1999
  1. IntroducedFeb 4, 1999
  2. Out of committee
  3. Passed SenateMar 16, 1999
  4. Passed HouseApr 9, 1999
  5. Governor
  6. LawMay 5, 1999
Prime sponsor
Paull Shin (D-21)
Introduced
February 4, 1999 in the Senate
Last action
May 5, 1999
Session law
Chapter 192, Laws of 1999
Budget
Has a fiscal note

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Paull Shin (D-21)

10 co-sponsors (5 Democrats, 5 Republicans)

Larry Sheahan R-9Jeanne Kohl-Welles D-36Bill Finkbeiner R-45Margarita Prentice D-11Jim Horn R-41Senator D-35Adam Kline D-37Ken Jacobsen D-46James West R-6Bob Oke R-26

Votes

Senate · Final Passage

March 16, 1999
Version voted on: ESB 5720
40 Yea 7 Nay 0 Absent 2 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat22401
Republican18301
How each member voted

Excused (2)

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House · Final Passage

April 9, 1999
Version voted on: ESB 5720
90 Yea 2 Nay 0 Absent 6 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat41206
Republican49000
How each member voted

Yea (90)

Nay (2)

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Senate · Final Passage

April 21, 1999
Version voted on: ESB 5720
43 Yea 4 Nay 0 Absent 2 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat27000
Republican16402
How each member voted

Excused (2)

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History

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