WA People
BILL · 2015–16 SESSION

HB 2204: Defend the WA state guard

Creating the defend the guard act.

Summary

  • Establishes the defend the guard act. Prohibits the Washington state guard from being released from the state into active duty combat unless the United States congress has passed an official declaration of war or has taken an official action to explicitly call forth the state militia to execute the laws of the union, repel an invasion, or suppress an insurrection.

From the Bill Digest (HB 2204), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedMar 24, 2015
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Matt Shea (R-4)
Introduced
March 24, 2015 in the House
Last action
March 10, 2016

AN ACT Relating to the defend the guard act;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Matt Shea (R-4)

6 co-sponsors (0 Democrats, 6 Republicans)

Representative R-26David Taylor R-15Cary Condotta R-12Elizabeth Scott R-39Graham Hunt R-2Bob 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 Community Development, Housing & Tribal Affairs (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 2204 in other sessions

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

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