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BILL · 2003–04 SESSION

SB 5390: Elected officials

Regarding permissible uses of state resources by elected officials with regard to ballot propositions.

Summary

  • Statewide elected officials may use state facilities to initiate, or respond with, written and verbal communications on ballot propositions that may affect a matter that falls within the responsibilities of their offices. De minimis use of state facilities for permissible communications is still allowed as well.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 5390), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
  1. IntroducedJan 23, 2003
  2. Out of committeeMar 5, 2003
  3. Passed Senatestopped here
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Mary Margaret Haugen (D-10)
Introduced
January 23, 2003 in the Senate
Last action
January 12, 2004

AN ACT Relating to permissible uses of state resources by elected officials with regard to ballot propositions;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Mary Margaret Haugen (D-10)

3 co-sponsors (1 Democrat, 2 Republicans)

Jim Horn R-41Ken Jacobsen D-46Dave Schmidt R-44

Votes

No recorded floor votes.

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. Senate Rules "X" file.
  5. Made eligible to be placed on second reading.
  6. GO - Majority; do pass.
  7. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  8. First reading, referred to Government Operations & Elections.

SB 5390 in other sessions

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

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