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BILL · 2017–18 SESSION

HB 1774: Urban growth boundaries

Authorizing new development outside of urban growth boundaries.

Summary

  • Establishes the environmental protection land exchange act. Authorizes local governments, that are within rural counties, to designate and permit development on parcels of property outside of urban growth areas, to urban levels of service, without expanding the urban growth areas if certain square footage requirements are met.

From the Bill Digest (HB 1774), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 30, 2017
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Dan Griffey (R-35)
Introduced
January 30, 2017 in the House
Last action
January 8, 2018

AN ACT Relating to new development outside of urban growth boundaries;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Dan Griffey (R-35)

6 co-sponsors (1 Democrat, 5 Republicans)

Drew MacEwen R-35Liz Pike R-18Brian Blake D-19Jim Walsh R-19Tom Dent R-13Jeff Holy R-6

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. First reading, referred to Environment (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 1774 in other sessions

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

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