WA People
BILL · 2011–12 SESSION

HB 1898: Supreme court campaigns

Establishing a public funding program for supreme court campaigns.

Summary

  • Establishes the judicial election reform act to introduce a program to provide an alternative source of financing candidates for the state supreme court who demonstrate public support and voluntarily accept strict fund-raising and spending limits. Creates the judicial election reform act fund.

From the Bill Digest (HB 1898), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedFeb 8, 2011
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Marko Liias (D-21)
Introduced
February 8, 2011 in the House
Last action
April 11, 2012
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to establishing a public funding program for supreme court campaigns;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Marko Liias (D-21)

29 co-sponsors (29 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Mark Miloscia D-30Roger Goodman D-45Andy Billig D-3Senator D-22Luis Moscoso D-1Bob Hasegawa D-11Eric Pettigrew D-37Derek Stanford D-1Senator D-46Joe Fitzgibbon D-34Cindy Ryu D-32Ruth Kagi D-32Senator D-36Jeannie Darneille D-27Jim Moeller D-49John McCoy D-38Mary Helen Roberts D-21Mary Lou Dickerson D-36Tina Orwall D-33Hans Dunshee D-44Deb Eddy D-48Chris Reykdal D-22Phyllis Gutierrez Kenney D-46Timm Ormsby D-3Tami Green D-28Eileen Cody D-34Christine Rolfes D-23Mike Sells D-38Laurie Jinkins D-27

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. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  4. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  5. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  6. First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Affairs.

HB 1898 in other sessions

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

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