WA People
BILL · 2015–16 SESSION

HB 1158: Growth mgmt/sup court review

Granting local governments the authority to make challenges related to growth management planning subject to direct review in superior court.

Summary

  • Authorizes, until December 31, 2025, counties with a population of fewer than 600,000 residents, and the cities within those counties, to adopt an ordinance granting superior court exclusive jurisdiction over petitions for review to which the county or city is a party and that would otherwise qualify for filing with the Growth Management Hearings Board under the Growth Management Act.
  • Provides that ordinances adopted under this bill may be effective for a term of five or fewer years, and that the term may be extended for an additional period of five or fewer years.

From the House Bill Analysis 2015 (HB 1158), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 14, 2015
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Liz Pike (R-18)
Introduced
January 14, 2015 in the House
Last action
March 10, 2016
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to granting local governments the authority to make challenges related to growth management planning subject to direct review in superior court;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Liz Pike (R-18)

11 co-sponsors (1 Democrat, 10 Republicans)

Brian Blake D-19Richard DeBolt R-20Matt Manweller R-13Paul Harris R-17Dave Hayes R-10Vincent Buys R-42Chad Magendanz R-5Mark Hargrove R-47Larry Haler R-8Lynda Wilson R-17Bob McCaslin R-4

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. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  5. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  6. First reading, referred to Local Government (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 1158 in other sessions

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

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