WA People
BILL · 2001–02 SESSION

HB 2429: Commodity commissions

Providing for the regulation of commodity commissions.

Summary

  • $ Expands the reasons a commodity commission may be created under the 1955 Agricultural Enabling Act, expands the authorities of such of commission; and cites other laws that provide comprehensive regulation of the commodities governed by such a commission.
  • $ No longer requires the Director of Agriculture to be a member of each commission created under the 1955 Act and alters requirements regarding commission members that may be appointed by the Director and regarding vacancies in those positions.
  • $ Allows commodity commissions to provide an alternative program regarding the accumulation of leave by state officials and employees and compensation for unused leave and specifies the content of such a program.
  • $ Permits investment of commission funds in savings or time deposits of out-of-state financial institutions.

From the House Bill Analysis (HB 2429), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 16, 2002
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Kelli Linville (D-42)
Introduced
January 16, 2002 in the House
Last action
January 16, 2002
Companion bill
SB 6503
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to regulating commodity commissions;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Kelli Linville (D-42)

2 co-sponsors (1 Democrat, 1 Republican)

Mark Schoesler R-9Bill Grant D-16

Votes

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

History

  1. First reading, referred to Agriculture & Ecology.

HB 2429 in other sessions

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

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