BILL · 2011–12 SESSION
SB 5557: State office of civil rights
Creating the Washington state office of civil rights.
Summary
- The Office of Civil Rights (Office) is created as an executive branch agency. The powers, duties, and functions assigned to the Human Rights Commission, OMWBE, the Commission on African-American Affairs, the Commission on Asian Pacific American Affairs, and the Commission on Hispanic Affairs are transferred to the Office.
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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
- IntroducedJan 28, 2011
- Out of committeestopped here
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Margarita Prentice (D-11)
- Introduced
- January 28, 2011 in the Senate
- Last action
- April 11, 2012
- Requested by
- Governor
- Companion bill
- HB 1958
- Budget
- Has a fiscal note
AN ACT Relating to the Washington state office of civil rights;
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: Margarita Prentice (D-11)
11 co-sponsors (11 Democrats, 0 Republicans)
Votes
No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.
History
- By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- Referred to Ways & Means.
- And refer to Ways & Means.
- GO - Majority; without recommendation.
- First reading, referred to Government Operations, Tribal Relations & Elections.
SB 5557 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
- SB 5557 (2025–26) Pregnancy/emerg. treatment
- SB 5557 (2023–24) Part-time faculty pay
- SB 5557 (2021–22) New businesses/B&O tax
- SB 5557 (2019–20) Seismic hazard risk, reduce
- SB 5557 (2017–18) Clay targets sales tax exemp
- SB 5557 (2015–16) Pharmacist services
- SB 5557 (2013–14) Declaration of Human Rights
- SB 5557 (2009–10) Tax preferences commission