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BILL · 2003–04 SESSION

HB 1920: Port commissioners

Changing election procedures for larger port districts.

Summary

  • Requires port districts having a population of 1,000,000 or more to be divided by commissioner districts.
  • Only residents of the port district may vote for the candidate of that commissioner district at both the primary and general election.

From the House Bill Analysis (HB 1920), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedFeb 17, 2003
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Mary Lou Dickerson (D-36)
Introduced
February 17, 2003 in the House
Last action
January 12, 2004

AN ACT Relating to voting for port commissioners;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Mary Lou Dickerson (D-36)

6 co-sponsors (5 Democrats, 1 Republican)

Toby Nixon R-45Shay Schual-Berke D-33Ed Murray D-43Sandra Romero D-22Dave Upthegrove D-33Maralyn Chase D-32

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 Local Government.

HB 1920 in other sessions

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

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