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BILL · 2019–20 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SHB 1371

HB 1371: Parks benefit districts

Concerning the creation of parks benefit districts.

Summary

  • Creates parks benefit districts (PBD) for the purpose of acquiring, constructing, improving, providing, and funding park maintenance and improvements within the district.
  • Requires a legislative authority proposing to establish, dissolve, or modify the boundaries of a PBD, to issue public notice of that intent and then hold a public hearing prior to adopting an ordinance for such action.
  • Provides various revenue options available to a PBD in order to finance park maintenance and improvements including levying sales and use tax, issuing bonds, and imposing residential impact fees.
  • Requires the governing body of a PBD to develop a material change policy to address major plan changes that may affect project delivery, cost, or scope and to issue an annual status report of such changes to the public.

From the House Bill Report (HB 1371), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 21, 2019
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Carolyn Eslick (R-39)
Introduced
January 21, 2019 in the House
Last action
January 13, 2020
Companion bill
SB 5680
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
HB 1371, SHB 1371

AN ACT Relating to the creation of parks benefit districts;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Carolyn Eslick (R-39)

8 co-sponsors (5 Democrats, 3 Republicans)

Gerry Pollet D-46Morgan Irwin R-31Sherry Appleton D-23Dan Griffey R-35Drew Stokesbary R-31Tana Senn D-41My-Linh Thai D-41Beth Doglio D-22

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SHB 1371)
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. Referred to Finance. (SHB 1371)
  4. Referred to Finance.
  5. LG - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SHB 1371)
  6. Minority; do not pass. (SHB 1371)
  7. Minority; do not pass.
  8. LG - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  9. First reading, referred to Local Government.

HB 1371 in other sessions

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

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