Concerning timely elections for governing body members in jurisdictions modifying districting plans under the Washington voting rights act.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Apr 2019
Senate Passage
Apr 2019
House Passage
Apr 2019
Signed into Law
May 2019
Introduced Jan 16, 2019
Signed May 21, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Apr 23, 2019 · House Apr 12, 2019
How they voted
25–16
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 44
Apr 23, 2019
D
Democratic27
92% Yea
R
Republican17
94% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
29
Key actions
13
Committee
7
May 21, 2019
Signed into law
Governor signed.
upper
Apr 25, 2019
Upper · Passed
Speaker signed.
upper
Apr 25, 2019
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
Apr 23, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed final passage; yeas, 27; nays, 19; absent, 0; excused, 3.
upper
Apr 23, 2019
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred in House amendments.
upper
Apr 12, 2019
Upper · Passed
Committee recommendations adopted and the bill amended.
upper
Apr 12, 2019
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (58-37)
house
Mar 26, 2019
Committee
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
upper
Mar 22, 2019
Lower · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations at 08:00 AM
lower
Mar 22, 2019
Upper · Passed
SGOV - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
upper
Mar 11, 2019
Lower · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations at 08:00 AM
lower
Feb 1, 2019
Upper · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on State Government, Tribal Relations & Elections at 01:30 PM
upper
Feb 1, 2019
Upper · Passed
SGTE - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
upper
Jan 23, 2019
Upper · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on State Government, Tribal Relations & Elections at 08:00 AM
upper
1 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
RS
Rebecca Saldaña
DDemocratic
Co
Bob Hasegawa
DDemocratic
Co
JM
John McCoy
DDemocratic
Co
Karen Keiser
DDemocratic
Co
Mona Das
DDemocratic
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