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BILL · 2005–06 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SHB 1637

HB 1637: Open space plans

Providing for priority consideration of lands used as buffers in planning decisions.

Summary

  • Requires county legislative authorities to give priority consideration to lands used for qualifying, voluntarily created buffers when adopting open space plans, public benefit rating systems, and assessed valuation systems.

From the House Bill Report (HB 1637), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
  1. IntroducedJan 31, 2005
  2. Out of committeeMar 2, 2005
  3. Passed Housestopped here
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Dave Upthegrove (D-33)
Introduced
January 31, 2005 in the House
Last action
January 9, 2006
Companion bill
SB 5620
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
HB 1637, SHB 1637

AN ACT Relating to priority consideration of voluntary buffers in open space plans, public benefit rating systems, and assessed valuation schedules;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Dave Upthegrove (D-33)

13 co-sponsors (13 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Mary Lou Dickerson D-36Jim Moeller D-49Hans Dunshee D-44John McCoy D-38Brian Sullivan D-21Maralyn Chase D-32Brendan Williams D-22Mike Sells D-38Geoff Simpson D-47Patricia Lantz D-26Senator D-22Al O'Brien D-1Ruth Kagi D-32

Votes

No recorded floor votes.

History

  1. House Rules "X" file. (SHB 1637)
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SHB 1637)
  3. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  4. House Rules "X" file.
  5. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (SHB 1637)
  6. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  7. LG - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SHB 1637)
  8. Minority; do not pass. (SHB 1637)
  9. LG - Executive action taken by committee.
  10. Minority; do not pass.
  11. LG - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  12. First reading, referred to Local Government.

HB 1637 in other sessions

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

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