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BILL · 2017–18 SESSION

SB 5230: Small business owners

Concerning licensing and regulatory requirements of small business owners.

Summary

  • Directs the Attorney General to report to the Legislature with recommended changes to identify, clarify, and harmonize rights and protections, and improve notices of rights, afforded to small business owners selected for agency enforcement action.
  • Requires specified agencies to review agency laws, rules, and other documents and provide information to the Attorney General for purposes of the report.

From the House Bill Report (SB 5230), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House
  1. IntroducedJan 18, 2017
  2. Out of committeeFeb 10, 2017
  3. Passed SenateFeb 15, 2017
  4. Passed Housestopped here
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Lynda Wilson (R-17)
Introduced
January 18, 2017 in the Senate
Last action
January 8, 2018
Companion bill
HB 1352
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to the licensing and regulatory requirements of small business owners;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Lynda Wilson (R-17)

21 co-sponsors (8 Democrats, 13 Republicans)

Guy Palumbo D-1John Braun R-20Mark Mullet D-5Senator R-6Dean Takko D-19Senator R-8Karen Keiser D-33Curtis King R-14Mark Miloscia R-30Maralyn Chase D-32Maureen Walsh R-16Judy Warnick R-13Steve Hobbs D-44Jan Angel R-26Senator R-2Bob Hasegawa D-11Senator R-12Mike Padden R-4Steve O'Ban R-28Senator D-35Barbara Bailey R-10

Votes

Senate · 3rd Reading & Final Passage

Passed February 15, 2017
Version voted on: SB 5230
46 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 3 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat23002
Republican23001
How each member voted

Excused (3)

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History

  1. On motion, referred to Labor & Commerce.
  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. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  6. Placed on Rules White Sheet.
  7. By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.
  8. Referred to Rules 2 Consideration.
  9. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
  10. Referred to Rules 2 Review.
  11. SEIT - Majority; do pass.
  12. First reading, referred to State Government, Elections & Information Technology (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).
  13. Third reading, passed; yeas, 46; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 3.
  14. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  15. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  16. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  17. WM - Majority; without recommendation.
  18. Referred to Ways & Means.
  19. And refer to Ways & Means.
  20. CLS - Majority; do pass.
  21. First reading, referred to Commerce, Labor & Sports.

SB 5230 in other sessions

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

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