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BILL · 2011–12 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SHB 2230

HB 2230: Administrative law judges

Requiring certain health agencies to use administrative law judges from the office of administrative hearings.

Summary

  • Establishes that all administrative adjudicative matters coming before the Department of Health (DOH) or its Secretary must be conducted by the Office of Administrative Hearings (OAH).
  • Establishes that all employees of the DOH serving as presiding officers in administrative adjudicatory proceedings are transferred to the jurisdiction of the OAH.
  • Provides the Secretary of the DOH with specified authority to review the initial decisions of administrative law judges and issue final orders in adjudicative proceedings.
  • Prohibits both the DOH and the OAH from adding full-time staff in response to the transfers authorized under the act, except for those staff explicitly made subject to the transfer.
  • Creates a nonsupervisory bargaining unit in the OAH consisting of the employees transferred from the DOH to the OAH.

From the House Bill Report (HB 2230), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
  1. IntroducedJan 9, 2012
  2. Out of committeeFeb 7, 2012
  3. Passed Housestopped here
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Laurie Jinkins (D-27)
Introduced
January 9, 2012 in the House
Last action
April 11, 2012
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
HB 2230, SHB 2230

AN ACT Relating to requiring certain health agencies to use administrative law judges from the office of administrative hearings;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Laurie Jinkins (D-27)

7 co-sponsors (7 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Connie Ladenburg D-29Cindy Ryu D-32Gerry Pollet D-46Timm Ormsby D-3Sharon Wylie D-49Eileen Cody D-34Mary Helen Roberts D-21

Votes

No recorded floor votes.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SHB 2230)
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SHB 2230)
  4. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  5. Referred to Rules 2 Review. (SHB 2230)
  6. WAYS - Executive action taken by committee. (SHB 2230)
  7. Minority; do not pass. (SHB 2230)
  8. WAYS - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by State Government & Tribal Affairs. (SHB 2230)
  9. WAYS - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by State Government & Tribal Affairs.
  10. Minority; do not pass.
  11. WAYS - Executive action taken by committee.
  12. Referred to Rules 2 Review.
  13. Referred to Ways & Means. (SHB 2230)
  14. Referred to Ways & Means.
  15. SGTA - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SHB 2230)
  16. Minority; do not pass. (SHB 2230)
  17. Minority; do not pass.
  18. SGTA - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  19. SGTA - Executive action taken by committee.
  20. First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Affairs.
  21. Prefiled for introduction.

HB 2230 in other sessions

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