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BILL · 2015–16 SESSION

SB 5686: Adjudicative proceedings

Addressing adjudicative proceedings involving a state agency that is also a party to the proceeding.

Summary

  • For most APA adjudicative proceedings, the presiding officer must be an administrative law judge from the Office of Administrative Hearings. The administrative law judge takes testimony and makes the final decision unless there is a statutory exception, or a federal law requires otherwise.

From the Senate Bill Report (Orig.) (SB 5686), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 29, 2015
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Mike Padden (R-4)
Introduced
January 29, 2015 in the Senate
Last action
March 10, 2016
Companion bill
HB 2081

AN ACT Relating to adjudicative proceedings involving a state agency that is also a party to the proceeding;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Mike Padden (R-4)

10 co-sponsors (0 Democrats, 10 Republicans)

Mark Miloscia R-30Senator R-18Brian Dansel R-7Bruce Dammeier R-25Senator R-2Mark Schoesler R-9John Braun R-20Steve Litzow R-41Judy Warnick R-13Senator R-15

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 Law & Justice.

SB 5686 in other sessions

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

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