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BILL · 2015–16 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SHB 1400

HB 1400: Higher ed budget info/online

Increasing transparency in higher education by requiring budgeting information to be available online.

Summary

  • Requires the Education Research and Data Center (ERDC) to post the college, school, or department-level actual expenditure records submitted by each institution, beginning October 1, 2015.
  • Requires each institution to submit the college, school, or department-level records of actual expenditures made from general operating funds and designated operating funds to the ERDC within 90 days of each institution's adoption of its annual fiscal year budget.

From the House Bill Report (HB 1400), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 20, 2015
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Larry Haler (R-8)
Introduced
January 20, 2015 in the House
Last action
March 10, 2016
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
HB 1400, SHB 1400

AN ACT Relating to increasing transparency in higher education by requiring certain budgeting information to be available online;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Larry Haler (R-8)

10 co-sponsors (3 Democrats, 7 Republicans)

Gerry Pollet D-46Hans Zeiger R-25Luanne Van Werven R-42Steve Bergquist D-11Melanie Stambaugh R-25Vincent Buys R-42Mark Hargrove R-47Dick Muri R-28Cary Condotta R-12Steve Tharinger D-24

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SHB 1400)
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SHB 1400)
  4. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  5. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SHB 1400)
  6. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  7. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SHB 1400)
  8. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  9. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SHB 1400)
  10. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  11. Referred to Appropriations. (SHB 1400)
  12. Minority; without recommendation. (SHB 1400)
  13. HE - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SHB 1400)
  14. HE - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  15. Minority; without recommendation.
  16. Referred to Appropriations.
  17. First reading, referred to Higher Education (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 1400 in other sessions

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

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