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BILL · 2017–18 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SSB 6041

SB 6041: Civil legal aid

Concerning civil legal aid.

Summary

  • Requires The Office of Civil Legal Aid (OCLA) to periodically assess the most prevalent civil legal problems experienced by low-income people in the state.
  • Updates authorized areas of legal representation for civil legal aid funding to be consistent with the greatest areas of need identified by the civil legal needs study.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 6041), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
  1. IntroducedJan 8, 2018
  2. Out of committeeJan 19, 2018
  3. Passed Senatestopped here
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Jamie Pedersen (D-43)
Introduced
January 8, 2018 in the Senate
Last action
February 22, 2018
Requested by
State agency
Companion bill
HB 2308
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
SB 6041, SSB 6041

AN ACT Relating to civil legal aid;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Jamie Pedersen (D-43)

16 co-sponsors (13 Democrats, 3 Republicans)

Senator R-18Senator D-46Joe Fain R-47Bob Hasegawa D-11Senator D-22Rebecca Saldaña D-37Manka Dhingra D-45Jeannie Darneille D-27Steve Hobbs D-44John McCoy D-38Steve O'Ban R-28Marko Liias D-21Karen Keiser D-33Steve Conway D-29Guy Palumbo D-1Patty Kuderer D-48

Votes

No recorded floor votes.

History

  1. Senate Rules "X" file. (SSB 6041)
  2. Senate Rules "X" file.
  3. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. (SSB 6041)
  4. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  5. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (SSB 6041)
  6. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  7. LAW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SSB 6041)
  8. Minority; without recommendation. (SSB 6041)
  9. Minority; without recommendation.
  10. LAW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  11. First reading, referred to Law & Justice.
  12. Prefiled for introduction.

SB 6041 in other sessions

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

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