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BILL · 2003–04 SESSION

SB 5528: Commission appointments

Requiring senate confirmation of certain commission and department appointments.

Summary

  • The five members appointed by the Director of Financial Institutions to the Escrow Commission must be confirmed by the Senate. The gubernatorial appointments to the Real Estate Commission and the State Advisory Committee to the Director of the Department of Financial Institutions must be confirmed by the Senate.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 5528), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
  1. IntroducedJan 28, 2003
  2. Out of committeeFeb 27, 2003
  3. Passed Senatestopped here
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Don Benton (R-17)
Introduced
January 28, 2003 in the Senate
Last action
January 12, 2004

AN ACT Relating to requiring senate confirmation of certain commission and department appointments;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Don Benton (R-17)

24 co-sponsors (6 Democrats, 18 Republicans)

Margarita Prentice D-11Patricia Hale R-8Mary Margaret Haugen D-10Dino Rossi R-5Dave Schmidt R-44Paull Shin D-21Senator D-35Bob Oke R-26Dale Brandland R-42Joseph Zarelli R-18Luke Esser R-48Mike Hewitt R-16Bob Morton R-7Val Stevens R-39Larry Sheahan R-9Joyce Mulliken R-13Stephen Johnson R-47Linda Evans Parlette R-12James West R-6Pam Roach R-31Jim Horn R-41Senator R-15Marilyn Rasmussen D-2Adam Kline D-37

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. Referred to Rules.
  6. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  7. Made eligible to be placed on second reading.
  8. GO - Majority; do pass.
  9. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  10. First reading, referred to Government Operations & Elections.

SB 5528 in other sessions

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

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