BILL · 2005–06 SESSION

SB 5147: Petition signature gathering

Prohibiting payment of petition signature gatherers on a per-signature basis.

Summary

The Legislature's finding that payment on a per signature basis of signature gatherers for initiative and referendum petitions encourages fraud is amended to say that this form of payment has been shown in the state and the region to be an incentive for obtaining invalid signatures and forging signatures.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 5147), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to paid petition signature gathering;

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

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

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SB 5147 (2015–16) Medicaid population's health · Enacted · Chapter 209, Laws of 2015
SB 5147 (2013–14) Juveniles & runaway children · Enacted · Chapter 4, Laws of 2013
SB 5147 (2011–12) Retirement age for judges · Did not pass · died in committee