BILL · 2003–04 SESSION
SB 5980: Legislative attorneys
Waiving bar membership fees for legislative attorneys.
Summary
- A new section is added to the State Bar Act, waiving WSBA membership fees for legislative attorneys. Legislative attorneys are full-time employees of the Washington State Senate, the Washington State House of Representatives, and the Statute Law Committee.
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Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
- IntroducedFeb 26, 2003
- Out of committeeMar 5, 2003
- Passed Senatestopped here
- Passed House
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Senator (R-15)
- Introduced
- February 26, 2003 in the Senate
- Last action
- January 12, 2004
AN ACT Relating to bar association membership fees for legislative attorneys;
Sponsors
Votes
No recorded floor votes.
History
- By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- Senate Rules "X" file.
- Referred to Rules.
- Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- Made eligible to be placed on second reading.
- Minority; do not pass.
- JUD - Majority; do pass.
- Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- First reading, referred to Judiciary.
SB 5980 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
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- SB 5980 (2021–22) B&O tax credits
- SB 5980 (2019–20) Greenhouse gas emissions TO
- SB 5980 (2017–18) Revenue/3 effective dates
- SB 5980 (2015–16) Elected officials retirement
- SB 5980 (2013–14) Physician quality improvemnt
- SB 5980 (2011–12) Environmental redispatch