WashingtonEncouraging electoral participation and making ballots more meaningful by abolishing advisory votes.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
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History
- 2023
- Apr 20Effective date 7/23/2023.Latest
- Apr 20Chapter 109, 2023 Laws.Major
- Apr 20Governor Jay Inslee signed.Became Law
- Apr 14Delivered to Governor.To Governor
- Apr 10Speaker signed.Passed House
- Apr 8President signed.Passed Senate
- Apr 7Third reading, passed; yeas, 54; nays, 43; absent, 0; excused, 1.Minor
- Vote recorded 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#30). Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 7Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.Minor
- Apr 7Amendment ruled beyond the scope and object of the bill.
- Apr 6Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.Minor
- Mar 23Referred to Rules 2 Review.Minor
- Mar 21Minority; do not pass.Minor
- Mar 21SGOV - Majority; do pass.Minor
- Mar 21Executive action taken in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations at 1:30 PM.
- Mar 10Public hearing in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations at 8:00 AM.
- Feb 10First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Relations.Minor
- Feb 8Third reading, passed; yeas, 30; nays, 18; absent, 0; excused, 1.Minor
- Vote recorded 15 Wilson, J. Pg 6 Ln 39 (#17). Result: fail.Upper
- Vote recorded 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#18). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 8Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.Minor
- Feb 8Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- Feb 81st substitute bill substituted (SGE 23).Major
- Jan 25Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.Minor
- Jan 25Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- Jan 23Minority; do not pass.Minor
- Jan 23WM - Majority; without recommendation.
- Jan 23Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 4:00 PM.
- Jan 16Referred to Ways & Means.Minor
- Jan 13Minority; without recommendation.Minor
- Jan 13Minority; do not pass.Minor
- Jan 13And refer to Ways & Means.Minor
- Jan 13SGE - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.Major
- Jan 13Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on State Government & Elections at 8:00 AM.
- Jan 10Public hearing in the Senate Committee on State Government & Elections at 1:30 PM.
- Jan 9First reading, referred to State Government & Elections.Minor
- 2022
- Dec 21Prefiled for introduction.Introduced