BILL · 2001–02 SESSION

HB 1809: New counties

Establishing procedures for forming new counties.

Summary

  • Declares that the purpose of this act is to establish procedures for the orderly formation of new counties and to provide for an equitable apportionment of the debts, liabilities, and assets of the parent county or counties between the new county and the remaining portions or portions of each parent county. Repeals RCW 4.12.070, 36.09.010, 36.09.020, 36.09.035, 36.09.040, and 36.09.050.

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedFeb 5, 2001
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Kathy Lambert (R-45)
Introduced
February 5, 2001 in the House
Last action
January 14, 2002

AN ACT Relating to new counties;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Kathy Lambert (R-45)

4 co-sponsors (2 Democrats, 2 Republicans)

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 1809 in other sessions

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