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BILL · 2015–16 SESSION

HB 2215: State land purchases

Prohibiting most state land purchases until the state satisfies its constitutional requirement to fully fund education.

Summary

  • Prohibits the department of natural resources, the department of fish and wildlife, the recreation and conservation office, and the parks and recreation commission from purchasing any landholding from a third-party seller, or awarding a grant for the purchase of a landholding from a third party, until the superintendent of public instruction confirms that the state has fulfilled its obligation to fully fund…

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedMar 27, 2015
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
David Taylor (R-15)
Introduced
March 27, 2015 in the House
Last action
March 10, 2016

AN ACT Relating to prohibiting most state land purchases until the state satisfies its constitutional requirement to fully fund education;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: David Taylor (R-15)

16 co-sponsors (0 Democrats, 16 Republicans)

Richard DeBolt R-20Elizabeth Scott R-39Matt Shea R-4Jay Rodne R-5Graham Hunt R-2Joe Schmick R-9Jeff Holy R-6Cary Condotta R-12Chad Magendanz R-5Dave Hayes R-10Representative R-26Shelly Short R-7Matt Manweller R-13Dan Griffey R-35Gina Mosbrucker R-14Luanne Van Werven R-42

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 Capital Budget (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 2215 in other sessions

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