WA People
BILL · 2001–02 SESSION

HB 1592: Rural counties/growth mngmnt

Authorizing rural counties to use alternative methods to achieve planning goals.

Summary

  • $ Allows rural counties to adopt alternative methods of achieving Growth Management Act planning goals.
  • $ Defines rural counties as counties with population densities fewer than100 persons per square mile.
  • $ Specifies a clear, cogent and convincing evidence burden of proof for challenging a local government's alternative methods decisions.

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 30, 2001
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Joyce Mulliken (R-13)
Introduced
January 30, 2001 in the House
Last action
January 14, 2002
Companion bill
SB 5107

AN ACT Relating to rural county planning goals under the growth management act;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Joyce Mulliken (R-13)

22 co-sponsors (5 Democrats, 17 Republicans)

Lynn Kessler D-24Bruce Chandler R-15Brian Hatfield D-19Jim Buck R-24Mark Doumit D-19Mike Armstrong R-12William "Ike" Eickmeyer D-35Bob Sump R-7Don Cox R-9Jim Clements R-14Lynn Schindler R-4Gary Alexander R-20Barbara Lisk R-15Shirley Hankins R-8John Pennington R-18Tom Mielke R-18Mark Schoesler R-9Cathy McMorris R-7Jerome Delvin R-8Bill Grant D-16Marc Boldt R-17Jim Dunn R-17

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 1592 in other sessions

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