WA People
BILL · 2015–16 SESSION

HB 1811: Higher ed bonus restrictions

Restricting bonuses and other incentives in higher education.

Summary

  • Prohibits compensation for the president or any chancellor of the University of Washington, Washington State University, The Evergreen State College, or the regional universities from including bonuses or other incentives that are more than twenty percent of their base salaries or that are awarded more than once in any four-year period.

From the Bill Digest (HB 1811), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 29, 2015
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Jeff Holy (R-6)
Introduced
January 29, 2015 in the House
Last action
March 10, 2016

AN ACT Relating to restricting bonuses and other incentives in higher education;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Jeff Holy (R-6)

12 co-sponsors (2 Democrats, 10 Republicans)

Timm Ormsby D-3Larry Haler R-8Sharon Wylie D-49Hans Zeiger R-25Elizabeth Scott R-39Matt Shea R-4Linda Kochmar R-30Cary Condotta R-12Norm Johnson R-14Bob McCaslin R-4Graham Hunt R-2Jay Rodne R-5

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 Higher Education (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 1811 in other sessions

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