BILL · 2017–18 SESSION

HB 2243: Siting of schools

Concerning 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 located in a rural area that serves students from a rural area and an urban area, so long as certain requirements are met.
Authorizes certain properties to connect to public facilities and utilities extended to a school located outside an Urban Growth Area (UGA), so long as the county and any affected cities agree with the request, and so long as the property is located no further from the public facility or utility than the distance that, if the property were located within the UGA, the property would be required to connect to the public facility or utility.
Provides that the GMA does not prohibit the expansion, modernization, or placement of portable classrooms at an existing school in a rural area.
Directs the Department of Commerce to submit a report to the Legislature in 2023 that addresses the siting of schools in rural areas.

From the House Bill Report (HB 2243), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Enacted Enacted · Chapter 32, Laws of 2017, 3rd Special Session

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

Passed June 30, 2017

Version voted on: HB 2243

78 Yea 15 Nay 0 Absent 5 Excused

Party	Yea	Nay	Absent	Excused
Democrat	34	15	0	1
Republican	44	0	0	4

How each member voted

Passed June 30, 2017

Version voted on: HB 2243

30 Yea 19 Nay 0 Absent 0 Excused

Party	Yea	Nay	Absent	Excused
Democrat	6	19	0	0
Republican	24	0	0	0

How each member voted

Jul 7, 2017Effective date 10/19/2017.
Jul 7, 2017Chapter 32, 2017 Laws 3rd Special Session.
Jul 7, 2017Governor signed.
Jul 3, 2017Delivered to Governor.
Jun 30, 2017Third reading, passed; yeas, 30; nays, 19; absent, 0; excused, 0.
Jun 30, 2017Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
Jun 30, 2017Placed on second reading.
Jun 30, 2017Rules suspended.
Jun 30, 2017First Reading.
Jun 30, 2017President signed.
Jun 30, 2017Speaker signed.
Jun 30, 2017Third reading, passed; yeas, 78; nays, 15; absent, 0; excused, 5.
Jun 30, 2017Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
Jun 29, 2017Read first time, rules suspended, and placed on second reading calendar.

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

HB 2243 (2025–26) Workers' comp./PTs & OTs · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2243 (2023–24) Social equity land trust · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2243 (2019–20) All-terrain vehicles · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2243 (2015–16) Info tech and cybersecurity · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2243 (2013–14) Private landowners/access · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2243 (2011–12) Net metering of electricity · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2243 (2009–10) Water cleanup planning & imp · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2243 (2007–08) Motor vehicle keys · Did not pass · died in committee