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BILL · 2009–10 SESSION · LATEST VERSION E2SSB 5912

SB 5912: Supreme court campaigns

Concerning public funding for supreme court campaigns.

Summary

  • The Judicial Elections Reform Act (Act) is created to introduce a voluntary pilot project to provide an alternative source of financing for candidates for the Washington Supreme Court. The Judicial Reform Act Fund (Fund) is created in the custody of the State Treasurer.

From the Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill Report (E2SSB 5912), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
  1. IntroducedFeb 6, 2009
  2. Out of committeeFeb 9, 2010
  3. Passed Senatestopped here
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Eric Oemig (D-45)
Introduced
February 6, 2009 in the Senate
Last action
March 15, 2010
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
SB 5912, SSB 5912, E2SSB 5912

AN ACT Relating to public funding for supreme court campaigns;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Eric Oemig (D-45)

8 co-sponsors (8 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Joe McDermott D-34Adam Kline D-37Jim Kastama D-25Craig Pridemore D-49Derek Kilmer D-26Fred Jarrett D-41Jeanne Kohl-Welles D-36Mary Margaret Haugen D-10

Votes

No recorded floor votes.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (E2SSB 5912)
  2. Referred to Rules. (E2SSB 5912)
  3. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. (E2SSB 5912)
  4. Floor amendment(s) adopted. (E2SSB 5912)
  5. 2nd substitute bill substituted. (E2SSB 5912)
  6. 2nd substitute bill substituted. (SSB 5912)
  7. 2nd substitute bill substituted.
  8. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. (E2SSB 5912)
  9. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. (SSB 5912)
  10. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  11. Minority; do not pass. (E2SSB 5912)
  12. WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (E2SSB 5912)
  13. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (E2SSB 5912)
  14. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (SSB 5912)
  15. WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SSB 5912)
  16. Minority; do not pass. (SSB 5912)
  17. Minority; do not pass.
  18. WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  19. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  20. Referred to Ways & Means. (SSB 5912)
  21. And refer to Ways & Means. (SSB 5912)
  22. Minority; do not pass. (SSB 5912)
  23. GO - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SSB 5912)
  24. GO - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  25. Minority; do not pass.
  26. And refer to Ways & Means.
  27. Referred to Ways & Means.
  28. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  29. First reading, referred to Government Operations & Elections.

SB 5912 in other sessions

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

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