WA People
BILL · 2001–02 SESSION

HB 1084: City/town elected officials

Authorizing independent salary commissions for cities, towns, and counties.

Summary

  • $ Expressly authorizes cities, towns, and counties to create independent salary commissions to set salaries for city or town elected officials, county commissioners and county council members.
  • $ Specifies that salary increases may be effective during term, and salary decreases at beginning of the next term.
  • $ Creates a process for and conditions of appointment to local salary commissions.
  • $ Authorizes a process for referendum of local salary commissions = decisions.

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Enacted Enacted · Chapter 73, Laws of 2001
  1. IntroducedJan 16, 2001
  2. Out of committeeFeb 27, 2001
  3. Passed HouseMar 13, 2001
  4. Passed SenateApr 6, 2001
  5. GovernorApr 19, 2001
  6. LawApr 19, 2001
Prime sponsor
Val Ogden (D-49)
Introduced
January 16, 2001 in the House
Last action
April 19, 2001
Session law
Chapter 73, Laws of 2001
Companion bill
HB 1812, SB 5065

AN ACT Relating to independent commissions to set salaries for city and town elected officials, and county commissioners and councilmembers;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Val Ogden (D-49)

3 co-sponsors (1 Democrat, 2 Republicans)

Jim Dunn R-17Marc Boldt R-17Bill Fromhold D-49

Votes

House · Final Passage

Passed March 13, 2001
Version voted on: HB 1084
71 Yea 23 Nay 0 Absent 4 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat47002
Republican242302
How each member voted

Yea (71)

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Senate · 3rd Reading & Final Passage

Passed April 6, 2001
Version voted on: HB 1084
33 Yea 15 Nay 0 Absent 1 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat24100
Republican91401
How each member voted

Excused (1)

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History

  1. Effective date 7/22/2001.
  2. Chapter 73, 2001 Laws.
  3. Governor signed.
  4. Delivered to Governor.
  5. President signed.
  6. Speaker signed.
  7. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  8. Third reading, passed; yeas, 33; nays, 15; absent, 0; excused, 1.
  9. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  10. Made eligible to be placed on second reading.
  11. SLG - Majority; do pass.
  12. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  13. First reading, referred to State & Local Government.
  14. Third reading, passed; yeas, 71; nays, 23; absent, 0; excused, 4.
  15. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  16. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  17. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  18. Minority; do not pass.
  19. LGH - Majority; do pass.
  20. LGH - Executive action taken by committee.
  21. First reading, referred to Local Government & Housing.

HB 1084 in other sessions

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