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BILL · 2015–16 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SHB 2477

HB 2477: Filing fee petitions

Concerning candidate filing fee petitions.

Summary

  • Allows any candidate for elected office to submit a filing fee petition by the Friday three weeks before Memorial Day in lieu of paying a filing fee.
  • Permits a candidate for whom a filing fee petition has been rejected due to a lack of valid signatures to pay a filing fee equal to the number of necessary signatures if the petition contains at least 95 percent valid signatures.

From the House Bill Report (HB 2477), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
  1. IntroducedJan 13, 2016
  2. Out of committeeFeb 5, 2016
  3. Passed Housestopped here
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Joe Fitzgibbon (D-34)
Introduced
January 13, 2016 in the House
Last action
March 10, 2016
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
HB 2477, SHB 2477

AN ACT Relating to candidate filing fee petitions;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Joe Fitzgibbon (D-34)

2 co-sponsors (2 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Eileen Cody D-34Steve Bergquist D-11

Votes

No recorded floor votes.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SHB 2477)
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. House Rules "X" file. (SHB 2477)
  4. House Rules "X" file.
  5. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. (SHB 2477)
  6. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  7. Referred to Rules 2 Review. (SHB 2477)
  8. Referred to Rules 2 Review.
  9. SG - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SHB 2477)
  10. SG - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  11. First reading, referred to State Government (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 2477 in other sessions

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