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BILL · 2007–08 SESSION · LATEST VERSION ESSB 6800

SB 6800: Railroad infrastructure

Concerning the disposition of publicly owned railroad infrastructure.

Summary

  • A local government, port district, rail district or other special district may not remove or disassemble railroad infrastructure except: 1) to comply with statutory obligations; 2) if the removal or disassembly is incident to a fully funded plan to realign or improve the railroad infrastructure within five years; 3) to remove unused rail infrastructure incident to legislatively authorized capital construction; 4)…

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Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House
  1. IntroducedJan 24, 2008
  2. Out of committeeFeb 12, 2008
  3. Passed SenateFeb 18, 2008
  4. Passed Housestopped here
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Steve Hobbs (D-44)
Introduced
January 24, 2008 in the Senate
Last action
March 13, 2008
Versions
SB 6800, ESSB 6800

AN ACT Relating to the disposition of publicly owned railroad infrastructure;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Steve Hobbs (D-44)

2 co-sponsors (2 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Eric Oemig D-45Mary Margaret Haugen D-10

Votes

Senate · 3rd Reading & Final Passage

Passed February 18, 2008
Version voted on: ESSB 6800
34 Yea 14 Nay 0 Absent 1 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat31100
Republican31301
How each member voted

Excused (1)

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History

  1. By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading. (ESSB 6800)
  2. First reading, referred to Transportation. (ESSB 6800)
  3. Third reading, passed; yeas, 34; nays, 14; absent, 0; excused, 1. (ESSB 6800)
  4. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. (ESSB 6800)
  5. Floor amendment(s) adopted. (ESSB 6800)
  6. 1st substitute bill substituted. (ESSB 6800)
  7. 1st substitute bill substituted.
  8. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. (ESSB 6800)
  9. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  10. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (ESSB 6800)
  11. TRAN - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (ESSB 6800)
  12. Minority; do not pass. (ESSB 6800)
  13. Minority; do not pass.
  14. TRAN - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  15. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  16. First reading, referred to Transportation.

SB 6800 in other sessions

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