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BILL · 2005–06 SESSION

HB 2007: Petitions in cities & towns

Changing requirements for petitions in cities and towns.

Summary

  • Revises the general procedural rules governing the petition processes used in cities and towns by allowing a duly authorized corporate officer to sign a petition on behalf of the corporation without requiring that he/she attach to the petition a certified excerpt from the corporate bylaws.

From the House Bill Report (HB 2007), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate
  1. IntroducedFeb 15, 2005
  2. Out of committeeMar 1, 2005
  3. Passed HouseMar 8, 2005
  4. Passed Senatestopped here
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Jim Moeller (D-49)
Introduced
February 15, 2005 in the House
Last action
January 9, 2006

AN ACT Relating to requirements for certified bylaws to be attached to certain petitions in cities and towns;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Jim Moeller (D-49)

4 co-sponsors (3 Democrats, 1 Republican)

Jim Dunn R-17Bill Fromhold D-49Deb Wallace D-17Judy Clibborn D-41

Votes

House · Final Passage

Passed March 8, 2005
Version voted on: HB 2007
97 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 1 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat56000
Republican41001
How each member voted

Yea (97)

Excused (1)

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History

  1. Referred to Local Government.
  2. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration.
  3. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  4. By resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading.
  5. GO - Majority; do pass.
  6. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  7. First reading, referred to Government Operations & Elections.
  8. Third reading, passed; yeas, 97; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1.
  9. Placed on third reading.
  10. Committee recommendations adopted.
  11. Placed on second reading suspension calendar.
  12. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  13. LG - Majority; do pass.
  14. LG - Executive action taken by committee.
  15. First reading, referred to Local Government.

HB 2007 in other sessions

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