WA People
BILL · 2015–16 SESSION

HB 1818: WA boundary lines/two states

Creating a task force to determine the impacts of adjusting the boundary lines of Washington to create two new states with one state east and one state west of the Cascade mountain range.

Summary

  • Creates a legislative task force on state boundaries to determine: (1) The legal and political processes of making boundary line changes necessary to create two new states from the territories of this state, with one state east of the Cascade mountain range and one state west of the Cascade mountain range; and (2) The various impacts of creating the two new states based on the assumption that their creation would…

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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
Matt Shea (R-4)
Introduced
January 29, 2015 in the House
Last action
March 10, 2016

AN ACT Relating to creating a task force to determine the impacts of adjusting the boundary lines of Washington to create two new states with one state east and one state west of the Cascade mountain range;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Matt Shea (R-4)

5 co-sponsors (0 Democrats, 5 Republicans)

Bob McCaslin R-4David Taylor R-15Larry Haler R-8Brad Klippert R-8Joe Schmick R-9

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 State Government (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 1818 in other sessions

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