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BILL · 2015–16 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SHB 1606

HB 1606: Reg. fire protection service

Establishing regional fire protection service authorities within the boundaries of regional cities.

Summary

  • Authorizes regional fire protection service authorities (RFAs) to be formed within a single regional city rather than only within an area that is coextensive with two or more fire protection jurisdictions.
  • Defines "regional city" as a city with not less than either 40 percent of the total population of the county in which the city is located, or 50,000 residents.
  • Specifies, for purposes of provisions governing RFAs, that a fire protection jurisdiction that is a municipal airport and is located within a regional city is a separate and independent fire protection jurisdiction.
  • Establishes that when two or more municipalities jointly operate a municipal airport, the municipal airport may participate in the process to form a RFA only if approved to do so by all municipalities operating the municipal airport.

From the House Bill Report (HB 1606), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 23, 2015
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Joan McBride (D-48)
Introduced
January 23, 2015 in the House
Last action
March 10, 2016
Companion bill
SB 5537
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
HB 1606, SHB 1606

AN ACT Relating to establishing regional fire protection service authorities within the boundaries of regional cities;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Joan McBride (D-48)

7 co-sponsors (4 Democrats, 3 Republicans)

Dave Hayes R-10Kevin Van De Wege D-24Jay Rodne R-5Dan Griffey R-35Marcus Riccelli D-3Joe Fitzgibbon D-34Timm Ormsby D-3

Votes

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

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SHB 1606)
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SHB 1606)
  4. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  5. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SHB 1606)
  6. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  7. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SHB 1606)
  8. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  9. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SHB 1606)
  10. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  11. Referred to Finance. (SHB 1606)
  12. Referred to Finance.
  13. LG - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SHB 1606)
  14. Minority; do not pass. (SHB 1606)
  15. Minority; do not pass.
  16. LG - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  17. First reading, referred to Local Government (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 1606 in other sessions

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

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