WA People
BILL · 2001–02 SESSION

HB 1087: Hlth districts/cvl penalties

Authorizing health districts to issue civil penalties.

Summary

  • Declares that health districts have the power to levy fines upon violators of environmental health statutes, rules, and regulations. Any person who violates a public health statute, or rules or regulations adopted under a public health statute, is subject to a civil penalty, assessed by the local board of health in whose jurisdiction the violation occurs.

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 16, 2001
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Hans Dunshee (D-44)
Introduced
January 16, 2001 in the House
Last action
January 14, 2002
Companion bill
SB 5945
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to the authority to issue civil penalties by health districts;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Hans Dunshee (D-44)

1 co-sponsor (1 Democrat, 0 Republicans)

Jeanne Edwards D-1

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. First reading, referred to Local Government & Housing.

HB 1087 in other sessions

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