WA People
BILL · 2013–14 SESSION

HB 1207: Cemetery districts

Concerning cemetery district formation requirements.

Summary

  • Authorizes the establishment of a cemetery district in a county with only one city or town when a ballot question of whether to form the cemetery district is approved by a simple majority of the voters rather than two-thirds of the voters.
  • Modifies the petition-based establishment process for cemetery districts, including by requiring petitions calling for the creation of a cemetery district that are insufficient to be returned for 10 days to allow the person filing the petition to add additional signatures.

From the House Bill Report (HB 1207), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Enacted Enacted · Chapter 167, Laws of 2013
  1. IntroducedJan 18, 2013
  2. Out of committeeFeb 5, 2013
  3. Passed HouseMar 5, 2013
  4. Passed SenateApr 15, 2013
  5. GovernorMay 8, 2013
  6. LawMay 8, 2013
Prime sponsor
Kathy Haigh (D-35)
Introduced
January 18, 2013 in the House
Last action
May 8, 2013
Session law
Chapter 167, Laws of 2013

AN ACT Relating to cemetery district formation requirements;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Kathy Haigh (D-35)

2 co-sponsors (2 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Dean Takko D-19Cindy Ryu D-32

Votes

House · Final Passage

Passed March 5, 2013
Version voted on: HB 1207
54 Yea 42 Nay 0 Absent 2 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat53101
Republican14101
How each member voted

Yea (54)

Excused (2)

Permalink to this vote

Senate · 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate

Passed April 15, 2013
Version voted on: HB 1207
35 Yea 13 Nay 0 Absent 1 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat22400
Republican13901
How each member voted

Excused (1)

Permalink to this vote

House · Final Passage as Amended by the Senate

Passed April 22, 2013
Version voted on: HB 1207
60 Yea 35 Nay 0 Absent 3 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat53101
Republican73402
How each member voted

Yea (60)

Excused (3)

Permalink to this vote

History

  1. Governor signed.
  2. Effective date 7/28/2013.
  3. Chapter 167, 2013 Laws.
  4. Delivered to Governor.
  5. President signed.
  6. Speaker signed.
  7. Passed final passage; yeas, 60; nays, 35; absent, 0; excused, 3.
  8. House concurred in Senate amendments.
  9. Third reading, passed; yeas, 35; nays, 13; absent, 0; excused, 1.
  10. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  11. Floor amendment(s) adopted.
  12. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  13. Made eligible to be placed on second reading.
  14. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  15. Minority; without recommendation.
  16. GOV - Majority; do pass.
  17. First reading, referred to Governmental Operations.
  18. Third reading, passed; yeas, 54; nays, 42; absent, 0; excused, 2.
  19. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  20. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  21. Referred to Rules 2 Consideration.
  22. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  23. LG - Executive action taken by committee.
  24. Minority; do not pass.
  25. LG - Majority; do pass.
  26. First reading, referred to Local Government.

HB 1207 in other sessions

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

Report wrong or missing information on this page