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BILL · 2017–18 SESSION

SB 5151: Ballot measure committees

Authorizing the county auditor or his or her designee to appoint committees to prepare arguments advocating voters' approval and rejection of certain measures.

Summary

  • Transfers the authority to appoint committees preparing arguments supporting or opposing local ballot measures in a local voters' pamphlet to the county auditor.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 5151), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
  1. IntroducedJan 13, 2017
  2. Out of committeeFeb 9, 2017
  3. Passed Senatestopped here
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Joe Fain (R-47)
Introduced
January 13, 2017 in the Senate
Last action
January 8, 2018

AN ACT Relating to authorizing the county auditor or his or her designee to appoint committees to prepare arguments advocating voters' approval and rejection of certain measures;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Joe Fain (R-47)

4 co-sponsors (0 Democrats, 4 Republicans)

Steve O'Ban R-28Hans Zeiger R-25Mark Miloscia R-30John Braun R-20

Votes

No recorded floor votes.

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. Senate Rules "X" file.
  6. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  7. Minority; do not pass.
  8. SGOV - Majority; do pass.
  9. First reading, referred to State Government.

SB 5151 in other sessions

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