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BILL · 2003–04 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SSB 5500

SB 5500: Court services

Facilitating interlocal agreements for court services among municipalities.

Summary

  • Explicitly allows two or more cities in the same county to contract with each other for municipal court services.
  • Recognizes jurisdiction of such a court over cases arising out of ordinances adopted in a contracting city other than the one in which the court is physically located.

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Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House
  1. IntroducedJan 28, 2003
  2. Out of committeeFeb 24, 2003
  3. Passed SenateMar 19, 2003
  4. Passed Housestopped here
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Stephen Johnson (R-47)
Introduced
January 28, 2003 in the Senate
Last action
March 1, 2004
Versions
SB 5500, SSB 5500

AN ACT Relating to interlocal agreements for court services among municipalities;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Stephen Johnson (R-47)

5 co-sponsors (2 Democrats, 3 Republicans)

Mary Margaret Haugen D-10Luke Esser R-48Pat Thibaudeau D-43Bob McCaslin R-4Jim Horn R-41

Votes

Senate · 3rd Reading & Final Passage

Passed March 19, 2003
Version voted on: SSB 5500
44 Yea 3 Nay 0 Absent 2 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat20301
Republican24001
How each member voted

Nay (3)

Excused (2)

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History

  1. Senate Rules "X" file. (SSB 5500)
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SSB 5500)
  3. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SSB 5500)
  4. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SSB 5500)
  5. By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading. (SSB 5500)
  6. First reading, referred to Judiciary. (SSB 5500)
  7. Third reading, passed; yeas, 44; nays, 3; absent, 0; excused, 2. (SSB 5500)
  8. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. (SSB 5500)
  9. 1st substitute bill substituted. (SSB 5500)
  10. 1st substitute bill substituted.
  11. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. (SSB 5500)
  12. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  13. Made eligible to be placed on second reading. (SSB 5500)
  14. Made eligible to be placed on second reading.
  15. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (SSB 5500)
  16. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  17. JUD - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SSB 5500)
  18. Minority; do not pass. (SSB 5500)
  19. Minority; do not pass.
  20. JUD - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  21. First reading, referred to Judiciary.

SB 5500 in other sessions

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

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