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BILL · 2017–18 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SHB 1494

HB 1494: Private road maintenance

Concerning private road maintenance agreements.

Summary

  • Requires easement holders to share the reasonable and necessary costs of maintaining an easement to a private road for ingress and egress in proportion to each holder's use of the easement, if the holders have not entered into a maintenance agreement.
  • Provides a civil cause of action in the event that an easement holder breaches a maintenance agreement or fails to pay his or her proportion of the maintenance costs.

From the House Bill Report (HB 1494), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate
  1. IntroducedJan 20, 2017
  2. Out of committeeFeb 6, 2017
  3. Passed HouseFeb 28, 2017
  4. Passed Senatestopped here
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Jeff Morris (D-40)
Introduced
January 20, 2017 in the House
Last action
January 22, 2018
Versions
HB 1494, SHB 1494

AN ACT Relating to private road maintenance agreements;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Jeff Morris (D-40)

Votes

House · Final Passage

Passed February 28, 2017
Version voted on: HB 1494
50 Yea 48 Nay 0 Absent 0 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat50000
Republican04800
How each member voted

Yea (50)

Nay (48)

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History

  1. Referred to Rules 2 Review. (SHB 1494)
  2. Referred to Rules 2 Review.
  3. JUDI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SHB 1494)
  4. Minority; do not pass. (SHB 1494)
  5. Minority; do not pass.
  6. JUDI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  7. Referred to Judiciary.
  8. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration.
  9. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  10. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  11. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  12. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  13. By resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading.
  14. First reading, referred to Law & Justice.
  15. Third reading, passed; yeas, 50; nays, 48; absent, 0; excused, 0.
  16. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  17. Amendment ruled beyond the scope and object of the bill.
  18. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
  19. Referred to Rules 2 Review.
  20. Minority; without recommendation.
  21. Minority; do not pass.
  22. JUDI - Majority; do pass.
  23. First reading, referred to Judiciary (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 1494 in other sessions

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