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BILL · 2011–12 SESSION

HB 1958: State office of civil rights

Creating the Washington state office of civil rights.

Summary

  • Creates the office of civil rights as an executive branch agency. Creates the commission on equity and access within the office of civil rights. Eliminates the human rights commission, the commission on African-American affairs, the commission on Asian Pacific American affairs, and the commission on Hispanic affairs.

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedFeb 14, 2011
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Senator (D-22)
Introduced
February 14, 2011 in the House
Last action
April 11, 2012
Requested by
Governor
Companion bill
SB 5557

AN ACT Relating to the Washington state office of civil rights;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Senator (D-22)

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 1958 in other sessions

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

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