WA People
BILL · 2015–16 SESSION

HB 1397: Financial reporting

Concerning personal financial affairs statement reporting requirements for elected and appointed officials, candidates, and appointees.

Summary

  • Adjusts the personal financial affairs dollar thresholds for reporting purposes.
  • Allows suspension or modification of reporting personal financial affairs where no material change is anticipated.
  • Exempts judges, prosecutors, sheriffs, or their immediate family members from disclosing the mailing address of the real property in which they reside.
  • Changes reporting of investments and real estate to year-end value rather than highest value during the reporting period.

From the House Bill Report (HB 1397), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate
  1. IntroducedJan 20, 2015
  2. Out of committeeFeb 9, 2015
  3. Passed HouseMar 9, 2015
  4. Passed Senatestopped here
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Jeff Holy (R-6)
Introduced
January 20, 2015 in the House
Last action
March 10, 2016
Requested by
Other
Companion bill
SB 5308
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to financial reporting by elected and appointed officials, candidates, and appointees;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Jeff Holy (R-6)

4 co-sponsors (3 Democrats, 1 Republican)

Steve Bergquist D-11Sherry Appleton D-23Luanne Van Werven R-42Joan McBride D-48

Votes

House · Final Passage

Passed March 9, 2015
Version voted on: HB 1397
78 Yea 20 Nay 0 Absent 0 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat51000
Republican272000
How each member voted

Yea (78)

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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. Referred to Rules.
  7. By resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading.
  8. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  9. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  10. Minority; without recommendation.
  11. GOS - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
  12. First reading, referred to Government Operations & Security.
  13. Third reading, passed; yeas, 78; nays, 20; absent, 0; excused, 0.
  14. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  15. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  16. Referred to Rules 2 Review.
  17. SG - Executive action taken by committee.
  18. SG - Majority; do pass.
  19. First reading, referred to State Government (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 1397 in other sessions

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