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BILL · 2011–12 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SHB 1720

HB 1720: State government

Reorganizing and streamlining central service functions, powers, and duties of state government.

Summary

  • Creates the Department of Enterprise Services.
  • Abolishes the Department of General Administration and transfers its duties to the new department.
  • Abolishes the Department of Personnel and transfers its functions to the Office of Financial Management and the new department.
  • Abolishes the State Printer and transfers is functions to the new department.
  • Transfers the risk management and personal services contracts functions from the Office of Financial Management to the new department.
  • Transfers certain functions within the Department of Information Services to the new department.

From the House Bill Report (HB 1720), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 31, 2011
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Senator (D-22)
Introduced
January 31, 2011 in the House
Last action
April 11, 2012
Requested by
Governor
Companion bill
SB 5503
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
HB 1720, SHB 1720

AN ACT Relating to reorganizing and streamlining central service functions, powers, and duties of state government;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Senator (D-22)

1 co-sponsor (1 Democrat, 0 Republicans)

John McCoy D-38

Votes

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

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SHB 1720)
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SHB 1720)
  4. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  5. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SHB 1720)
  6. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  7. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SHB 1720)
  8. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  9. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SHB 1720)
  10. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  11. Referred to Ways & Means. (SHB 1720)
  12. Referred to Ways & Means.
  13. SGTA - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SHB 1720)
  14. Minority; do not pass. (SHB 1720)
  15. SGTA - Executive action taken by committee.
  16. Minority; do not pass.
  17. SGTA - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  18. First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Affairs.

HB 1720 in other sessions

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

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