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BILL · 2001–02 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SHB 1812

HB 1812: City/town elected officials

Clarifying authority for counties to create independent salary commissions.

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.

From the House Bill Analysis (HB 1812), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedFeb 5, 2001
  2. Out of committeeFeb 27, 2001
  3. Passed Housestopped here
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Lynn Schindler (R-4)
Introduced
February 5, 2001 in the House
Last action
January 14, 2002
Companion bill
HB 1084, SB 5065
Versions
HB 1812, SHB 1812

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

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Lynn Schindler (R-4)

8 co-sponsors (2 Democrats, 6 Republicans)

John Ahern R-6Larry Crouse R-4Bob Sump R-7Brad Benson R-6Don Cox R-9Alex Wood D-3Jeff Gombosky D-3Mark Schoesler R-9

Votes

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

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SHB 1812)
  2. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. (SHB 1812)
  3. Referred to Local Government & Housing. (SHB 1812)
  4. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  5. Referred to Local Government & Housing.
  6. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration.
  7. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SHB 1812)
  8. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  9. House Rules "X" file. (SHB 1812)
  10. House Rules "X" file.
  11. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (SHB 1812)
  12. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  13. Minority; do not pass. (SHB 1812)
  14. LGH - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SHB 1812)
  15. LGH - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  16. Minority; do not pass.
  17. LGH - Executive action taken by committee.
  18. First reading, referred to Local Government & Housing.

HB 1812 in other sessions

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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