WA People
BILL · 2013–14 SESSION

HB 1478: Rule making, suspension of

Providing a moratorium on rule making.

Summary

  • Imposes a moratorium on formal and informal rule making by state agencies, except in certain specified instances, to last for three years or until the state is no longer facing financial deficits.

From the Bill Digest (HB 1478), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 28, 2013
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Ed Orcutt (R-20)
Introduced
January 28, 2013 in the House
Last action
January 13, 2014
Companion bill
SB 5819

AN ACT Relating to suspension of rule making;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Ed Orcutt (R-20)

13 co-sponsors (0 Democrats, 13 Republicans)

David Taylor R-15Shelly Short R-7Norma Smith R-10Jan Angel R-26Liz Pike R-18Cary Condotta R-12Brandon Vick R-18Larry Haler R-8Mark Hargrove R-47Vincent Buys R-42Susan Fagan R-9Elizabeth Scott R-39Dan Kristiansen R-39

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. First reading, referred to Government Operations & Elections.

HB 1478 in other sessions

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

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