WA People
BILL · 2015–16 SESSION

HB 1832: WA, Ore. boundaries/2 states

Creating a task force to determine the impacts of adjusting the boundary lines of Washington and Oregon 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 adjust the state boundary lines of both Washington and Oregon in order to create two new states from the territories of both states, with one state east of the Cascade mountain range and one state west of the Cascade mountain range; and (2) The various impacts of…

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 30, 2015
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Brad Klippert (R-8)
Introduced
January 30, 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 and Oregon to create two new states with one state east and one state west of the Cascade mountain range;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Brad Klippert (R-8)

3 co-sponsors (0 Democrats, 3 Republicans)

Matt Shea R-4Larry Haler R-8Bob McCaslin R-4

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 1832 in other sessions

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