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BILL · 2019–20 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SHB 2415

HB 2415: Special district elections

Conforming elections for certain special districts with Title 29A RCW.

Summary

  • Provides that irrigation, diking/drainage, flood control, conservation, and related special district elections are held under the procedures in Title 29A at the November general election in even-numbered years.
  • Removes land-ownership requirements for voting eligibility in those districts.
  • Reduces diking/drainage or flood control supervisor terms from six to four years, and increases conservation district supervisor and irrigation district director terms from three to four years.
  • Provides that all five conservation district supervisors are elected, removes landowning or farming requirements, and subjects their elections to Public Disclosure Commission oversight.

From the House Bill Report (HB 2415), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 14, 2020
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Zack Hudgins (D-11)
Introduced
January 14, 2020 in the House
Last action
February 4, 2020
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
HB 2415, SHB 2415

AN ACT Relating to conforming elections for certain special districts with Title 29A RCW;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Zack Hudgins (D-11)

3 co-sponsors (3 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Mia Gregerson D-33Gerry Pollet D-46Sharon Wylie D-49

Votes

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

History

  1. Referred to Appropriations. (SHB 2415)
  2. Referred to Appropriations.
  3. Minority; do not pass. (SHB 2415)
  4. SGOV - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SHB 2415)
  5. SGOV - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  6. Minority; do not pass.
  7. First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Relations.

HB 2415 in other sessions

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

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