WA People
BILL · 2005–06 SESSION

HB 1500: New counties

Establishing procedures for forming new counties.

Summary

  • Creates a comprehensive statutory scheme for the establishment of new counties.
  • Provides for the equitable apportionment of debts, liabilities and assets between a new county and the remaining portion of the parent county(s).

From the House Bill Report (HB 1500), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 26, 2005
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Toby Nixon (R-45)
Introduced
January 26, 2005 in the House
Last action
January 9, 2006
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to new counties;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Toby Nixon (R-45)

3 co-sponsors (1 Democrat, 2 Republicans)

Jan Shabro R-31Jim McCune R-2Larry Springer D-45

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. Referred to Appropriations.
  3. LG - Executive action taken by committee.
  4. LG - Majority; do pass.
  5. First reading, referred to Local Government.

HB 1500 in other sessions

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

Report wrong or missing information on this page