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BILL · 2021–22 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SHB 1264

HB 1264: Equity impact statement

Establishing an equity impact statement for legislative proposals.

Summary

  • Requires the Office of Financial Management (OFM) to establish procedures, guidelines, and content and format requirements for the Equity Impact Statement (EIS), by July 1, 2022.
  • Requires agencies and the OFM to prepare and provide, upon request, an EIS for legislative proposals that create or amend statutes on housing or health care policies, beginning January 1, 2023.
  • Requires agencies and the OFM to prepare and provide, upon request, an EIS for legislative proposals that create or amend statutes on elementary and secondary education policy, beginning January 1, 2024.
  • Requires agencies and the OFM to prepare and provide, upon request, an EIS for legislative proposals that create or amend statutes on tax policy and two additional policies as selected by the OFM, beginning January 1, 2025.
  • Requires that, beginning January 1, 2027, and every odd-numbered years thereafter, agencies and the OFM prepare and provide, upon request, an EIS for legislative proposals in three additional policy areas as selected by the OFM, until all matters subject to legislation are included.

From the House Bill Report (HB 1264), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 18, 2021
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
My-Linh Thai (D-41)
Introduced
January 18, 2021 in the House
Last action
January 10, 2022
Companion bill
SB 5274
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
HB 1264, SHB 1264

AN ACT Relating to establishing an equity impact statement for legislative proposals;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: My-Linh Thai (D-41)

21 co-sponsors (21 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Melanie Morgan D-29Tana Senn D-41Liz Berry D-36Javier Valdez D-46Tarra Simmons D-23Alex Ramel D-40Lillian Ortiz-Self D-21Lauren Davis D-32Strom Peterson D-21Sharon Wylie D-49Lisa Callan D-5Debra Lekanoff D-40Nicole Macri D-43Dan Bronoske D-28Vandana Slatter D-48Bill Ramos D-5April Berg D-44Kirsten Harris-Talley D-37Gerry Pollet D-46Mia Gregerson D-33Marcus Riccelli D-3

Votes

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

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SHB 1264)
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. Referred to Appropriations. (SHB 1264)
  4. Referred to Appropriations.
  5. SGOV - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SHB 1264)
  6. Minority; do not pass. (SHB 1264)
  7. Minority; without recommendation. (SHB 1264)
  8. SGOV - Executive action taken by committee.
  9. Minority; without recommendation.
  10. Minority; do not pass.
  11. SGOV - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  12. First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Relations.

HB 1264 in other sessions

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

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