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BILL · 2013–14 SESSION · LATEST VERSION ESB 6194

SB 6194: Voluntary planning under GMA

Providing a process for county legislative authorities to withdraw from voluntary planning under the growth management act.

Summary

  • Allows a county that elected to fully plan under the Growth Management Act (GMA) and that has 20,000 or fewer inhabitants to reduce the planning obligations that it and the cities within must satisfy under the GMA.
  • Establishes that a county action to reduce the planning obligations for it and the cities within may be invalidated if: the county is not in compliance with certain planning requirements of the GMA at the time of the county's reduction action; and the county does not receive a determination of compliance from the Department of Commerce (Commerce).
  • Makes compliance determinations by Commerce subject to review by the Growth Management Hearings Board.
  • Specifies that a county that reduces the planning obligations for it and the cities within must satisfy requirements for natural resource lands, critical areas, and the employment of the best available science.
  • Expires the authority of a county to reduce the planning obligations for it and the cities within on December 31, 2015.

From the Engrossed House Bill Report (ESB 6194), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House
  1. IntroducedJan 17, 2014
  2. Out of committeeJan 31, 2014
  3. Passed SenateFeb 18, 2014
  4. Passed Housestopped here
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Brian Dansel (R-7)
Introduced
January 17, 2014 in the Senate
Last action
March 13, 2014
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to providing a process for county legislative authorities to withdraw from voluntary planning under the growth management act;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Brian Dansel (R-7)

17 co-sponsors (2 Democrats, 15 Republicans)

Senator D-35Mark Schoesler R-9Senator R-18Curtis King R-14Don Benton R-17Senator R-8John Braun R-20Jan Angel R-26Mike Padden R-4Barbara Bailey R-10Senator R-2Senator R-15Pam Roach R-31Bruce Dammeier R-25Senator R-6Janéa Holmquist Newbry R-13Brian Hatfield D-19

Votes

Senate · 3rd Reading & Final Passage

Passed February 18, 2014
Version voted on: ESB 6194
47 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 2 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat24001
Republican23001
How each member voted

Excused (2)

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History

  1. By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading. (ESB 6194)
  2. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (ESB 6194)
  3. APPG - Majority; do pass with amendment(s) but without amendment(s) by Local Government. (ESB 6194)
  4. APPG - Executive action taken by committee. (ESB 6194)
  5. Referred to Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government & Information Technology. (ESB 6194)
  6. LG - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). (ESB 6194)
  7. LG - Executive action taken by committee. (ESB 6194)
  8. First reading, referred to Local Government (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). (ESB 6194)
  9. Third reading, passed; yeas, 47; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2. (ESB 6194)
  10. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. (ESB 6194)
  11. Floor amendment(s) adopted. (ESB 6194)
  12. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. (ESB 6194)
  13. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (ESB 6194)
  14. Minority; without recommendation. (ESB 6194)
  15. Minority; do not pass. (ESB 6194)
  16. GOV - Majority; do pass. (ESB 6194)
  17. First reading, referred to Governmental Operations. (ESB 6194)

SB 6194 in other sessions

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