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BILL · 2007–08 SESSION

HB 3200: County cemetery district

Establishing a cemetery district in a county.

Summary

  • Revises cemetery district petition requirements used in counties by allowing no less than 10 percent of registered voters residing in the proposed district to sign the petition.
  • Allows county legislative authorities to provide a ballot proposition creating the proposed cemetery district.

From the House Bill Report (HB 3200), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Enacted Enacted · Chapter 96, Laws of 2008
  1. IntroducedJan 24, 2008
  2. Out of committeeFeb 5, 2008
  3. Passed HouseFeb 13, 2008
  4. Passed SenateMar 7, 2008
  5. GovernorMar 20, 2008
  6. LawMar 20, 2008
Prime sponsor
Joe Schmick (R-9)
Introduced
January 24, 2008 in the House
Last action
March 20, 2008
Session law
Chapter 96, Laws of 2008

AN ACT Relating to establishing a cemetery district in a county;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Joe Schmick (R-9)

4 co-sponsors (2 Democrats, 2 Republicans)

Geoff Simpson D-47Judy Warnick R-13Lynn Schindler R-4Pat Sullivan D-47

Votes

House · Final Passage

February 13, 2008
Version voted on: HB 3200
92 Yea 3 Nay 0 Absent 3 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat59301
Republican33002
How each member voted

Yea (92)

Nay (3)

Excused (3)

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House · Final Passage on Reconsideration

Passed February 13, 2008
Version voted on: HB 3200
95 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 3 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat62001
Republican33002
How each member voted

Yea (95)

Excused (3)

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Senate · 3rd Reading & Final Passage

Passed March 7, 2008
Version voted on: HB 3200
48 Yea 0 Nay 1 Absent 0 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat32000
Republican16010
How each member voted

Yea (48)

Absent (1)

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History

  1. Effective date 6/12/2008.
  2. Chapter 96, 2008 Laws.
  3. Governor signed.
  4. Delivered to Governor.
  5. Speaker signed.
  6. President signed.
  7. Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 1; excused, 0.
  8. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  9. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  10. Made eligible to be placed on second reading.
  11. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  12. GO - Majority; do pass.
  13. First reading, referred to Government Operations & Elections.
  14. Third reading, passed; yeas, 95; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 3.
  15. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  16. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  17. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  18. LG - Executive action taken by committee.
  19. LG - Majority; do pass.
  20. First reading, referred to Local Government.

HB 3200 in other sessions

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

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