WA People
BILL · 2015–16 SESSION

HB 2866: PNWER council creation comm.

Establishing a joint select committee to investigate the creation of a Washington state council for the Pacific Northwest economic region.

Summary

  • Establishes a joint select committee on the creation of a Washington state council for the Pacific Northwest Economic Region (Committee).
  • Requires the Committee to meet a total of five or six times in 2016.
  • Requires staff support for the Committee to be provided by Senate Committee Services and the Office of Program Research.
  • Requires the Committee to report its findings and recommendations to the Legislature by December 31, 2016.
  • Establishes an expiration date of December 31, 2016.

From the House Bill Analysis 2016 (HB 2866), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 25, 2016
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Norm Johnson (R-14)
Introduced
January 25, 2016 in the House
Last action
March 10, 2016
Companion bill
SB 6479

AN ACT Relating to the establishment of a joint select committee to investigate the creation of a Washington state council for the Pacific Northwest economic region;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Norm Johnson (R-14)

8 co-sponsors (3 Democrats, 5 Republicans)

Gael Tarleton D-36Bruce Chandler R-15Luis Moscoso D-1Vincent Buys R-42Luanne Van Werven R-42Matt Manweller R-13Larry Haler R-8Derek Stanford D-1

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. First reading, referred to Technology & Economic Development (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 2866 in other sessions

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