Washington 2017-2018 Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 1 D · 1 R cosponsors

HB 2627 — Concerning authorizations of proposals for emergency medical care and service levies.

Last action — Effective date 6/7/2018.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed House
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 11, 2018. Enacted.

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High chance

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 90% · high confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (1 D · 1 R) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

1 added · 1 removed

Plain-language change summary

The revised version of Bill HB 2627 clarifies the process for counties to levy taxes for emergency medical services by changing the approval requirement for countywide levy proposals from needing support from cities to requiring approval from a majority of all taxing districts in the county. Additionally, the amendment specifies that if a county imposes a tax, no other taxing district within that county can impose the same tax. These changes aim to streamline the funding process for emergency medical services while ensuring a cohesive approach within tax districts, which is important for effective resource allocation and responsiveness in emergency care.

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H-4540.1SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 2627State of Washington65th Legislature2018 Regular SessionBy House Finance (originally sponsored by Representatives Springer and Stokesbary)READ FIRST TIME 02/02/18.AN ACT Relating to authorizations of proposals for emergency medical care and service levies;
H-3438.3HOUSE BILL 2627State of Washington65th Legislature2018 Regular SessionBy Representatives Springer and StokesbaryRead first time 01/11/18.
and amending RCW 84.52.069.BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:Sec. 1.  RCW 84.52.069 and 2012 c 115 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:(1) As used in this section, "taxing district" means a county, emergency medical service district, city or town, public hospital district, urban emergency medical service district, regional fire protection service authority, or fire protection district.(2) Except as provided in subsection (10) of this section, a taxing district may impose additional regular property tax levies in an amount equal to fifty cents or less per thousand dollars of the assessed value of property in the taxing district.
Referred to Committee on Finance.AN ACT Relating to authorizations of proposals for emergency medical care and service levies;
and amending RCW 84.52.069.BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:Sec. 1.  RCW 84.52.069 and 2012 c 115 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:(1) As used in this section, "taxing district" means a county, emergency medical service district, city or town, public hospital district, urban emergency medical service district, regional fire protection service authority, ((or)) fire protection district, or an organization compromised exclusively of all or some of these entities.(2) Except as provided in subsection (10) of this section, a taxing district may impose additional regular property tax levies in an amount equal to fifty cents or less per thousand dollars of the assessed value of property in the taxing district.
PROVIDED FURTHER, That no countywide levy proposal may be placed on the ballot without the approval of the legislative authority of ((each city exceeding fifty thousand population within the county)) a majority of at least seventy-five percent of all cities exceeding a population of fifty thousand within the county:
PROVIDED FURTHER, That no countywide levy proposal may be placed on the ballot without the approval of the legislative authority of ((each city exceeding fifty thousand population within the county)) a majority of at least three-fifths of all taxing districts in the county that both have a population exceeding fifty thousand within the county and which provide emergency medical services reimbursable under the countywide levy:
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Action History

  1. Effective date 6/7/2018.

  2. Chapter 136, 2018 Laws.

  3. Governor signed.

  4. Delivered to Governor.

  5. President signed.

  6. Speaker signed.

  7. Passed final passage; yeas, 61; nays, 37; absent, 0; excused, 0.

  8. House concurred in Senate amendments.

  9. Third reading, passed; yeas, 36; nays, 13; absent, 0; excused, 0.

  10. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

  11. Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.

  12. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.

  13. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

  14. Minority; without recommendation.

  15. Minority; do not pass.

  16. WM - Majority; do pass with amendment(s) by Ways & Means.

  17. First reading, referred to Ways & Means.

  18. Third reading, passed; yeas, 63; nays, 34; absent, 0; excused, 1.

  19. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

  20. 1st substitute bill substituted.

  21. 1st substitute bill substituted.

  22. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.

  23. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.

  24. Referred to Rules 2 Review.

  25. Minority; do not pass.

  26. FIN - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.

  27. Referred to Rules 2 Review.

  28. Minority; do not pass.

  29. FIN - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.

  30. First reading, referred to Finance (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 149 not signed on · 19 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (1)

Not signed on (149)

149 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#16)

Passed 61 Yea · 37 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 252500
Democrat 32100
Republican 41100
Total 613700
% of votes cast 62%38%0%0%
How each member voted (98)
Member Party Vote
Appleton — Yea
Chopp — Yea
Cody — Yea
Dolan — Yea
Graves — Nay
Haler — Nay
Harmsworth — Yea
Hayes — Nay
Nealey — Yea
Pettigrew — Yea
Pike — Nay
Rodne — Yea
Sawyer — Yea
Sells — Yea
Shea — Nay
Hargrove — Nay
Blake — Yea
Buys — Nay
Chandler — Yea
Clibborn — Yea
Condotta — Nay
DeBolt — Nay
Hudgins — Yea
Irwin — Yea
Jenkin — Nay
Kagi — Yea
Kirby — Yea
Klippert — Nay
Kraft — Nay
Kretz — Nay
Kristiansen — Nay
Lytton — Yea
Manweller — Nay
Maycumber — Nay
McBride — Yea
McCaslin — Nay
McDonald — Nay
Morris — Yea
Mosbrucker — Nay
Muri — Yea
Pellicciotti — Yea
Smith — Nay
Stambaugh — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Tarleton — Yea
Vick — Nay
Wilcox — Nay
Young — Nay
Johnson, J. — Nay
Van Werven — Nay
Beth Doglio Democrat Yea
Chris Kilduff Democrat Yea
Cindy Ryu Democrat Yea
Derek Stanford Democrat Yea
Drew Hansen Democrat Yea
Gerry Pollet Democrat Yea
Jake Fey Democrat Yea
Jamila Taylor Democrat Nay
Javier Valdez Democrat Yea
Joe Fitzgibbon Democrat Yea
John Lovick Democrat Yea
June Robinson Democrat Yea
Kristine Reeves Democrat Yea
Larry Springer Democrat Yea
Laurie Jinkins Democrat Yea
Lillian Ortiz-Self Democrat Yea
Marcus Riccelli Democrat Yea
Mia Gregerson Democrat Yea
Mike Chapman Democrat Yea
Monica Jurado Stonier Democrat Yea
Nicole Macri Democrat Yea
Noel Frame Democrat Yea
Roger Goodman Democrat Yea
Sharon Tomiko Santos Democrat Yea
Sharon Wylie Democrat Yea
Shelley Kloba Democrat Yea
Steve Bergquist Democrat Yea
Steve Tharinger Democrat Yea
Strom Peterson Democrat Yea
Tana Senn Democrat Yea
Timm Ormsby Democrat Yea
Tina Orwall Democrat Yea
Vandana Slatter Democrat Yea
Andrew Barkis Republican Yea
Carolyn Eslick Republican Nay
Dan Griffey Republican Yea
Drew MacEwen Republican Yea
Drew Stokesbary Republican Yea
Ed Orcutt Republican Nay
Jeff Holy Republican Nay
Jim Walsh Republican Nay
Joe Schmick Republican Nay
Mary Dye Republican Nay
Michelle Valdez Republican Nay
Mike Steele Republican Nay
Mike Volz Republican Nay
Paul Harris Republican Nay
Tom Dent Republican Nay

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Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#17)

Passed 36 Yea · 13 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 23800
Republican 5400
Democrat 8100
Total 361300
% of votes cast 73%27%0%0%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Angel — Nay
Bailey — Nay
Becker — Nay
Fain — Yea
Hawkins — Yea
Hobbs — Yea
Nelson — Yea
Palumbo — Yea
Rivers — Yea
Rolfes — Yea
Sheldon — Yea
Brown — Nay
Baumgartner — Yea
Billig — Yea
Carlyle — Yea
Wilson — Nay
Darneille — Yea
Ericksen — Nay
Frockt — Yea
Honeyford — Nay
Keiser — Yea
Kuderer — Yea
McCoy — Yea
Miloscia — Yea
Mullet — Yea
O'Ban — Yea
Padden — Nay
Ranker — Yea
Takko — Yea
Zeiger — Yea
Van De Wege — Yea
Annette Cleveland Democrat Yea
Bob Hasegawa Democrat Nay
Jamie Pedersen Democrat Yea
Lisa Wellman Democrat Yea
Manka Dhingra Democrat Yea
Marko Liias Democrat Yea
Rebecca Saldaña Democrat Yea
Steve Conway Democrat Yea
Victoria Hunt Democrat Yea
Curtis King Republican Yea
Jim Walsh Republican Yea
John Braun Republican Yea
Judy Warnick Republican Nay
Keith Wagoner Republican Nay
Mark Schoesler Republican Nay
Phil Fortunato Republican Yea
Rob Chase Republican Yea
Shelly Short Republican Nay

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Final Passage (#57)

Passed 63 Yea · 34 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 272300
Republican 41001
Democrat 32100
Total 633401
% of votes cast 64%35%0%1%
How each member voted (98)
Member Party Vote
Appleton — Yea
Cody — Yea
Dolan — Yea
Graves — Nay
Haler — Nay
Harmsworth — Yea
Hayes — Yea
Nealey — Yea
Rodne — Yea
Sawyer — Yea
Sells — Yea
Shea — Nay
Hargrove — Nay
Blake — Yea
Buys — Nay
Chandler — Nay
Chopp — Yea
Clibborn — Yea
Condotta — Nay
DeBolt — Nay
Hudgins — Yea
Irwin — Yea
Jenkin — Nay
Kagi — Yea
Kirby — Yea
Klippert — Nay
Kraft — Nay
Kretz — Nay
Kristiansen — Nay
Lytton — Yea
Manweller — Nay
Maycumber — Nay
McBride — Yea
McCaslin — Nay
McDonald — Nay
Morris — Yea
Mosbrucker — Nay
Muri — Yea
Smith — Nay
Pellicciotti — Yea
Pettigrew — Yea
Pike — Nay
Stambaugh — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Tarleton — Yea
Vick — Nay
Wilcox — Yea
Young — Nay
Johnson, J. — Yea
Van Werven — Nay
Beth Doglio Democrat Yea
Chris Kilduff Democrat Yea
Cindy Ryu Democrat Yea
Derek Stanford Democrat Yea
Drew Hansen Democrat Yea
Gerry Pollet Democrat Yea
Jake Fey Democrat Yea
Jamila Taylor Democrat Nay
Javier Valdez Democrat Yea
Joe Fitzgibbon Democrat Yea
John Lovick Democrat Yea
June Robinson Democrat Yea
Kristine Reeves Democrat Yea
Larry Springer Democrat Yea
Laurie Jinkins Democrat Yea
Lillian Ortiz-Self Democrat Yea
Marcus Riccelli Democrat Yea
Mia Gregerson Democrat Yea
Mike Chapman Democrat Yea
Monica Jurado Stonier Democrat Yea
Nicole Macri Democrat Yea
Noel Frame Democrat Yea
Roger Goodman Democrat Yea
Sharon Tomiko Santos Democrat Yea
Sharon Wylie Democrat Yea
Shelley Kloba Democrat Yea
Steve Bergquist Democrat Yea
Steve Tharinger Democrat Yea
Strom Peterson Democrat Yea
Tana Senn Democrat Yea
Timm Ormsby Democrat Yea
Tina Orwall Democrat Yea
Vandana Slatter Democrat Yea
Andrew Barkis Republican Yea
Carolyn Eslick Republican Yea
Dan Griffey Republican Yea
Drew MacEwen Republican Not Voting
Drew Stokesbary Republican Yea
Ed Orcutt Republican Nay
Jeff Holy Republican Nay
Jim Walsh Republican Nay
Joe Schmick Republican Nay
Mary Dye Republican Nay
Michelle Valdez Republican Nay
Mike Steele Republican Nay
Mike Volz Republican Nay
Paul Harris Republican Nay
Tom Dent Republican Nay

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HB 2627 is sponsored by Larry Springer (Democrat) and Drew Stokesbary (Republican).
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