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BILL · 2017–18 SESSION · LATEST VERSION ESHB 1017

HB 1017: School siting

Addressing the siting of schools and school facilities.

Summary

  • Provides that the Growth Management Act (GMA) does not prohibit a county planning fully under the GMA from authorizing the extension of public facilities and utilities to serve a school sited in a rural area under certain conditions, including, among others, that the county and any affected cities agree with the siting, that any public facility or utility that is extended beyond the urban growth area to serve the school is limited in the number of other properties that it may serve, and that any impacts associated with the siting of the school are mitigated as required by the State Environmental Policy Act.
  • Permits a public facility or utility extended beyond the urban growth area in order to serve a school to also serve a property or properties in addition to the school, provided that the county and any affected cities agree with the request and provided that the property is located no further from the public facility or utility than the distance that, if the property were within the urban growth area, the property would be required to connect to the public facility or utility.
  • Permits a county to site in the rural area a school that serves students from an urban area, even where otherwise prohibited by a multicounty planning policy, under certain conditions, including, among others, that the county must have a population greater than 840,000 but less than 1,500,000, and that the county abut at least six other counties.
  • Requires the amendment of any multicounty planning policy in which any county that sites a school in the rural area is a participant, at the next regularly scheduled update, to include a policy that addresses the siting of schools in rural areas.
  • Requires, for any county that sites a school in the rural area and that is also a participant in a multicounty planning policy, that the school districts in such a county participate in the county's periodic comprehensive plan updates.

From the Engrossed Substitute House Bill Report (ESHB 1017), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 129, Laws of 2017
  1. IntroducedJan 9, 2017
  2. Out of committeeFeb 17, 2017
  3. Passed HouseMar 7, 2017
  4. Passed SenateApr 11, 2017
  5. Partly vetoedApr 26, 2017
  6. LawApr 26, 2017
Prime sponsor
Bob McCaslin (R-4)
Introduced
January 9, 2017 in the House
Last action
April 26, 2017
Session law
Chapter 129, Laws of 2017
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
HB 1017, ESHB 1017

AN ACT Relating to the siting of schools and school facilities;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Bob McCaslin (R-4)

27 co-sponsors (4 Democrats, 23 Republicans)

Andrew Barkis R-2Brian Blake D-19Jeff Holy R-6Eric Pettigrew D-37Larry Haler R-8David Taylor R-15Matt Shea R-4Paul Harris R-17Bruce Chandler R-15Norma Smith R-10Dick Muri R-28Drew Stokesbary R-31Terry Nealey R-16Melanie Stambaugh R-25Dan Griffey R-35Brandon Vick R-18Vincent Buys R-42Mary Dye R-9Shelly Short R-7Liz Pike R-18J.T. Wilcox R-2Luanne Van Werven R-42Mark Hargrove R-47Representative R-26Brad Klippert R-8Chris Kilduff D-28David Sawyer D-29

Votes

House · Final Passage

Passed March 7, 2017
Version voted on: ESHB 1017
82 Yea 15 Nay 0 Absent 1 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat351500
Republican47001
How each member voted

Yea (82)

Excused (1)

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Senate · 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate

Passed April 11, 2017
Version voted on: ESHB 1017
31 Yea 17 Nay 0 Absent 1 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat81601
Republican23100
How each member voted

Excused (1)

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House · Final Passage as Amended by the Senate

Passed April 18, 2017
Version voted on: ESHB 1017
81 Yea 15 Nay 0 Absent 2 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat351500
Republican46002
How each member voted

Yea (81)

Excused (2)

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History

  1. Effective date 7/23/2017. (ESHB 1017)
  2. Chapter 129, 2017 Laws PV. (ESHB 1017)
  3. Governor partially vetoed. (ESHB 1017)
  4. Delivered to Governor. (ESHB 1017)
  5. President signed. (ESHB 1017)
  6. Speaker signed. (ESHB 1017)
  7. Passed final passage; yeas, 81; nays, 15; absent, 0; excused, 2. (ESHB 1017)
  8. House concurred in Senate amendments. (ESHB 1017)
  9. Third reading, passed; yeas, 31; nays, 17; absent, 0; excused, 1. (ESHB 1017)
  10. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. (ESHB 1017)
  11. Floor amendment(s) adopted. (ESHB 1017)
  12. Committee amendment not adopted. (ESHB 1017)
  13. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. (ESHB 1017)
  14. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (ESHB 1017)
  15. Minority; without recommendation. (ESHB 1017)
  16. Minority; do not pass. (ESHB 1017)
  17. EDU - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). (ESHB 1017)
  18. First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. (ESHB 1017)
  19. Third reading, passed; yeas, 82; nays, 15; absent, 0; excused, 1. (ESHB 1017)
  20. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. (ESHB 1017)
  21. Floor amendment(s) adopted. (ESHB 1017)
  22. 1st substitute bill substituted. (ESHB 1017)
  23. 1st substitute bill substituted.
  24. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. (ESHB 1017)
  25. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
  26. Referred to Rules 2 Review. (ESHB 1017)
  27. Referred to Rules 2 Review.
  28. ENVI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (ESHB 1017)
  29. Minority; do not pass. (ESHB 1017)
  30. Minority; do not pass.
  31. ENVI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  32. First reading, referred to Environment (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).
  33. Prefiled for introduction.

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