WA People
BILL · 2005–06 SESSION

HB 1436: Local office campaigns

Allowing public funding of local office campaigns.

Summary

  • Allows the use of public funds for campaigns for local office.

From the House Bill Report (HB 1436), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
  1. IntroducedJan 24, 2005
  2. Out of committeeJan 19, 2006
  3. Passed Housestopped here
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Joe McDermott (D-34)
Introduced
January 24, 2005 in the House
Last action
February 14, 2006

AN ACT Relating to public funding of campaigns for local offices;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Joe McDermott (D-34)

6 co-sponsors (6 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Judy Clibborn D-41Mary Lou Dickerson D-36Sharon Tomiko Santos D-37Jim Moeller D-49Geoff Simpson D-47Jim McIntire D-46

Votes

No recorded floor votes.

History

  1. Referred to Rules 3 Consideration.
  2. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  3. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  4. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  5. Minority; do not pass.
  6. SGOA - Majority; do pass.
  7. SGOA - Executive action taken by committee.
  8. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  9. First reading, referred to State Government Operations & Accountability.

HB 1436 in other sessions

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

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