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BILL · 2007–08 SESSION

SB 6272: Financial literacy

Expanding financial literacy through education and counseling to promote greater homeownership security.

Summary

  • Requires the Department of Financial Institutions to expand financial literacy through education and counseling.
  • Creates an interagency work group to identify current state funded efforts to support financial literacy, and report on these efforts to the Governor and the Legislature.

From the House Bill Report (SB 6272), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Enacted Enacted · Chapter 3, Laws of 2008
  1. IntroducedJan 14, 2008
  2. Out of committeeJan 18, 2008
  3. Passed SenateJan 18, 2008
  4. Passed HouseFeb 6, 2008
  5. GovernorFeb 11, 2008
  6. LawFeb 11, 2008
Prime sponsor
Jean Berkey (D-38)
Introduced
January 14, 2008 in the Senate
Last action
February 11, 2008
Session law
Chapter 3, Laws of 2008
Requested by
Governor
Companion bill
HB 2829
Budget
Makes appropriations · Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to expanding financial literacy through education and counseling to promote greater homeownership security;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Jean Berkey (D-38)

14 co-sponsors (14 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Steve Hobbs D-44Darlene Fairley D-32Karen Keiser D-33Derek Kilmer D-26Joe McDermott D-34Claudia Kauffman D-47Jeanne Kohl-Welles D-36Ed Murray D-43Paull Shin D-21Debbie Regala D-27Adam Kline D-37Harriet Spanel D-40Marilyn Rasmussen D-2Rosa Franklin D-29

Votes

Senate · 3rd Reading & Final Passage

Passed January 18, 2008
Version voted on: SB 6272
48 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 1 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat32000
Republican16001
How each member voted

Yea (48)

Excused (1)

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House · Final Passage

Passed February 6, 2008
Version voted on: SB 6272
69 Yea 27 Nay 0 Absent 2 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat63000
Republican62702
How each member voted

Yea (69)

Excused (2)

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1 other recorded vote (amendments, procedural motions)

House · 992 Priest Striker

February 6, 2008
Version voted on: SB 6272
33 Yea 63 Nay 0 Absent 2 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat06300
Republican33002
How each member voted

Nay (63)

Excused (2)

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History

  1. Effective date 2/11/2008.
  2. Chapter 3, 2008 Laws.
  3. Governor signed.
  4. President signed.
  5. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  6. Third reading, passed; yeas, 69; nays, 27; absent, 0; excused, 2.
  7. Speaker signed.
  8. Delivered to Governor.
  9. Placed on second reading.
  10. Minority; do not pass.
  11. APP - Majority; do pass.
  12. APP - Executive action taken by committee.
  13. First reading, referred to Appropriations.
  14. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  15. Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1.
  16. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  17. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  18. WM - Majority; do pass.
  19. Referred to Ways & Means.
  20. And refer to Ways & Means.
  21. FI - Majority; do pass.
  22. First reading, referred to Financial Institutions & Insurance.
  23. Prefiled for introduction.

SB 6272 in other sessions

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