BILL · 2019–20 SESSION
SB 5760: New counties
Concerning new counties.
Summary
- Establishes procedures for the formation of new counties or consolidation of existing counties and provides for an equitable apportionment of the debts, liabilities, and assets of the parent county or counties between the new county and the remaining portion or portions of each parent county.
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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
- IntroducedJan 31, 2019
- Out of committeestopped here
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Phil Fortunato (R-31)
- Introduced
- January 31, 2019 in the Senate
- Last action
- January 13, 2020
- Requested by
- State agency
- Companion bill
- HB 1711
- Budget
- Has a fiscal note
AN ACT Relating to new counties;
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: Phil Fortunato (R-31)
3 co-sponsors (0 Democrats, 3 Republicans)
Votes
No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.
History
- By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- First reading, referred to Local Government.
SB 5760 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
- SB 5760 (2025–26) GA building/reentry center
- SB 5760 (2023–24) Ferry vessel procurement
- SB 5760 (2021–22) Motion picture program
- SB 5760 (2017–18) Reproductive health care
- SB 5760 (2015–16) Joint operating agencies
- SB 5760 (2013–14) Bighorn sheep crop damage
- SB 5760 (2011–12) Freight rail operations
- SB 5760 (2009–10) UW & WSU public works contr