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BILL · 2003–04 SESSION

HB 1307: Actions against agency rules

Revising procedures in actions against agency rules.

Summary

  • The burden of proof in demonstrating the invalidity of an agency action is no longer with the party asserting its invalidity, but rather is silent.
  • Actions challenging the validity of a rule is not longer required to be filed only in Thurston County, but may also be filed in the county of the petitioner's residence or principal place of business, or in a county where property owned by the petitioner and affected by the contested rule is located.

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 22, 2003
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Mike Armstrong (R-12)
Introduced
January 22, 2003 in the House
Last action
January 12, 2004

AN ACT Relating to actions asserting invalidity of agency rules;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Mike Armstrong (R-12)

9 co-sponsors (0 Democrats, 9 Republicans)

Mike Carrell R-28Toby Nixon R-45Dan Roach R-31Gigi Talcott R-28Roger Bush R-2Larry Crouse R-4Tom Mielke R-18Beverly Woods R-23Glenn Anderson R-5

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. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  4. First reading, referred to State Government.

HB 1307 in other sessions

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

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