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BILL · 2003–04 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SSB 5185

SB 5185: Open public meetings

Changing provisions relating to open public meetings.

Summary

  • Revises the requirements of the Open Public Meetings Act for a public agency to adopt an ordinance, rule, regulation, resolution, order, or directive, or to hold a joint meeting with another public agency.

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Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House
  1. IntroducedJan 17, 2003
  2. Out of committeeMar 5, 2003
  3. Passed SenateMar 12, 2003
  4. Passed Housestopped here
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Don Benton (R-17)
Introduced
January 17, 2003 in the Senate
Last action
March 1, 2004
Versions
SB 5185, SSB 5185

AN ACT Relating to open public meetings;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Don Benton (R-17)

2 co-sponsors (0 Democrats, 2 Republicans)

Joyce Mulliken R-13Val Stevens R-39

Votes

Senate · 3rd Reading & Final Passage

Passed March 12, 2003
Version voted on: SSB 5185
25 Yea 24 Nay 0 Absent 0 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat32100
Republican22300
How each member voted
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History

  1. Senate Rules "X" file. (SSB 5185)
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SSB 5185)
  3. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SSB 5185)
  4. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SSB 5185)
  5. By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading. (SSB 5185)
  6. First reading, referred to State Government. (SSB 5185)
  7. Third reading, passed; yeas, 25; nays, 24; absent, 0; excused, 0. (SSB 5185)
  8. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. (SSB 5185)
  9. 1st substitute bill substituted. (SSB 5185)
  10. 1st substitute bill substituted.
  11. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. (SSB 5185)
  12. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  13. GO - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SSB 5185)
  14. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (SSB 5185)
  15. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  16. GO - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  17. First reading, referred to Government Operations & Elections.

SB 5185 in other sessions

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