BILL · 2009–10 SESSION

HB 1057: Ballot title information

Concerning ballot title information.

Summary

  • Requires ballot titles to include a comparison of the aggregate financial impact between a taxing district's levy of the preceding year and that proposed on the current ballot, both in terms of dollar and percentage change terms.
  • Increases the number of words allowed for the ballot title description from 75 to 100.

From the House Bill Analysis 2009 (HB 1057), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 12, 2009
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Ed Orcutt (R-18)
Introduced
January 12, 2009 in the House
Last action
March 15, 2010
Companion bill
SB 5098
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to ballot title information;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Ed Orcutt (R-18)

3 co-sponsors (1 Democrat, 2 Republicans)

Votes

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

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Affairs.
  4. Prefiled for introduction.

HB 1057 in other sessions

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

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