Washington 2019-2020 Regular Session Status: Enacted 1 R cosponsors

SB 5151 — Requiring the growth management hearings board to topically index the rulings, decisions, and orders it publishes.

Last action — Effective date 7/28/2019.

Track this bill free

No card. One bill, free forever — alerts when it moves.

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 11, 2019. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 80% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 5 sponsors

    1 primary, 4 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

1 added · 1 removed

Plain-language change summary

The updated version of Bill SB 5151 introduces a requirement for the growth management hearings board to create a searchable database of its decisions and rulings, allowing users to search by topic, party, or location. This change aims to improve access to information and enhance transparency regarding the board's actions. Additionally, the bill now specifies that all decisions issued before January 1, 2019, must be published by June 30, 2020, ensuring that past rulings are also easily accessible. These amendments are significant because they strengthen the accountability of the board and facilitate public engagement with its processes.

→
Previous
Latest
S-1089.1SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5151State of Washington66th Legislature2019 Regular SessionBySenate Local Government (originally sponsored by Senators Wilson, L., Becker, Honeyford, Zeiger, and Short)READ FIRST TIME 01/25/19.AN ACT Relating to requiring the growth management hearings board to topically index the rulings, decisions, and orders it publishes;
S-0149.1SENATE BILL 5151State of Washington66th Legislature2019 Regular SessionBySenators Wilson, L., Becker, Honeyford, Zeiger, and ShortPrefiled 01/11/19.Read first time 01/14/19.Referred to Committee on Local Government.AN ACT Relating to requiring the growth management hearings board to topically index the rulings, decisions, and orders it publishes;
The board shall publish such rules ((and decisions)) it renders and arrange for the reasonable distribution of the rules ((and decisions)).
The board shall publish such rules and decisions it renders ((and)).
Except as it conflicts with specific provisions of this chapter, the administrative procedure act, chapter 34.05 RCW, and specifically including the provisions of RCW 34.05.455 governing ex parte communications, shall govern the practice and procedure of the board.(8) The board must publish all decisions and orders on a searchable database made available on the board's web site.
All published rules and decisions must be indexed topically and by party.
To ensure uniformity and usability of the searchable database, the board must, in coordination with department of commerce and other interested stakeholders, develop a rational system of categorizing its decisions and orders.
Finally, the board shall arrange for the reasonable distribution of the rules and decisions reasonably soon after issuance.
The board's web site must allow a user to search decisions and orders by topic, party, and geographic location or by natural language.All rulings, decisions, and orders issued before January 1, 2019, must be published by June 30, 2020.(9) A board member or hearing examiner is subject to disqualification under chapter 34.05 RCW.
All rulings, decisions, and orders issued before the beginning of 2019 shall be published by the conclusion of the year 2019.
The rules of practice of the board shall establish procedures by which a party to a hearing conducted before the board may file with the board a motion to disqualify, with supporting affidavit, against a board member or hearing examiner assigned to preside at the hearing.(((9)))(10) All members of the board shall meet on at least an annual basis with the objective of sharing information that promotes the goals and purposes of this chapter.(((10)))(11) The board shall annually elect one of its members to be the board administrative officer.
Except as it conflicts with specific provisions of this chapter, the administrative procedure act, chapter 34.05 RCW, and specifically including the provisions of RCW 34.05.455 governing ex parte communications, shall govern the practice and procedure of the board.(8) A board member or hearing examiner is subject to disqualification under chapter 34.05 RCW.
The rules of practice of the board shall establish procedures by which a party to a hearing conducted before the board may file with the board a motion to disqualify, with supporting affidavit, against a board member or hearing examiner assigned to preside at the hearing.(9) All members of the board shall meet on at least an annual basis with the objective of sharing information that promotes the goals and purposes of this chapter.(10) The board shall annually elect one of its members to be the board administrative officer.
⬇ Download PDF
View plain text versions (2)

Action History

  1. Effective date 7/28/2019.

  2. Chapter 452, 2019 Laws.

  3. Governor signed.

  4. Delivered to Governor.

  5. Speaker signed.

  6. President signed.

  7. Passed final passage; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1.

  8. Senate concurred in House amendments.

  9. Third reading, passed; yeas, 98; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0.

  10. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

  11. Committee recommendations adopted and the bill amended.

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

  13. Referred to Rules 2 Review.

  14. Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 09:00 AM

  15. APP - Majority; do pass with amendment(s) but without amendment(s) by Environment & Energy.

  16. Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 03:30 PM

  17. Referred to Appropriations.

  18. Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Environment & Energy at 08:00 AM

  19. ENVI - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).

  20. Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Environment & Energy at 08:30 AM

  21. First reading, referred to Environment & Energy.

  22. Third reading, passed; yeas, 47; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2.

  23. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

  24. 1st substitute bill substituted.

  25. 1st substitute bill substituted.

  26. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.

  27. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.

  28. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

  29. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

  30. Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Local Government at 08:00 AM

  31. LGOV - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.

  32. LGOV - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.

  33. Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Local Government at 08:00 AM

  34. First reading, referred to Local Government.

  35. Prefiled for introduction.

Sponsors

  • L. Wilson · Primary
  • Becker · Cosponsor
  • Honeyford · Cosponsor
  • Zeiger · Cosponsor
  • Shelly Short · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

Export CSV (upgrade) →

1 sponsors · 4 co-sponsors · 146 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (4)

Not signed on (146)

146 members have not signed on to this bill.

Show all 146 →

"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

Whip count is in markup. Polling the chamber and every recorded vote this session. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Calling the roll · Tallying · Engrossing

Votes

Final Passage as Amended by the House (#21)

Passed 48 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 26001
Republican 9000
Democrat 13000
Total 48001
% of votes cast 98%0%0%2%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Bailey — Yea
Becker — Yea
Billig — Yea
Brown — Yea
Carlyle — Yea
Darneille — Yea
Das — Yea
Ericksen — Yea
Frockt — Yea
Hawkins — Yea
Hobbs — Yea
Honeyford — Yea
Keiser — Yea
Kuderer — Yea
McCoy — Yea
Mullet — Yea
O'Ban — Yea
Padden — Yea
Palumbo — Yea
Randall — Yea
Rivers — Yea
Rolfes — Not Voting
Sheldon — Yea
Takko — Yea
Wilson, L. — Yea
Zeiger — Yea
Van De Wege — Yea
Annette Cleveland Democrat Yea
Bob Hasegawa Democrat Yea
Claire Wilson Democrat Yea
Jamie Pedersen Democrat Yea
Jesse Salomon Democrat Yea
Joe Nguyen Democrat Yea
Lisa Wellman Democrat Yea
Liz Lovelett 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
Jeff Holy Republican Yea
Jim Walsh Republican Yea
John Braun Republican Yea
Judy Warnick Republican Yea
Keith Wagoner Republican Yea
Mark Schoesler Republican Yea
Phil Fortunato Republican Yea
Shelly Short Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Final Passage as Amended by the House (#3)

Passed 98 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 43000
Unaffiliated 33000
Republican 22000
Total 98000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (98)
Member Party Vote
Kirby — Yea
Klippert — Yea
Kraft — Yea
Kretz — Yea
Maycumber — Yea
McCaslin — Yea
Mead — Yea
Morris — Yea
Mosbrucker — Yea
Pellicciotti — Yea
Pettigrew — Yea
Sells — Yea
Shea — Yea
Smith — Yea
Appleton — Yea
Blake — Yea
Chambers — Yea
Chandler — Yea
Chopp — Yea
Cody — Yea
DeBolt — Yea
Dolan — Yea
Hoff — Yea
Hudgins — Yea
Irwin — Yea
Jenkin — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Sutherland — Yea
Tarleton — Yea
Vick — Yea
Wilcox — Yea
Young — Yea
Van Werven — Yea
Amy Walen Democrat Yea
Beth Doglio Democrat Yea
Bill Ramos Democrat Yea
Chris Kilduff Democrat Yea
Cindy Ryu Democrat Yea
Dave Paul Democrat Yea
Debra Entenman Democrat Yea
Debra Lekanoff Democrat Yea
Derek Stanford Democrat Yea
Drew Hansen Democrat Yea
Gerry Pollet Democrat Yea
Jake Fey Democrat Yea
Javier Valdez Democrat Yea
Joe Fitzgibbon Democrat Yea
John Lovick Democrat Yea
June Robinson Democrat Yea
Kristine Reeves Democrat Yea
Larry Springer Democrat Yea
Lauren Davis Democrat Yea
Laurie Jinkins Democrat Yea
Lillian Ortiz-Self Democrat Yea
Lisa Callan Democrat Yea
Marcus Riccelli Democrat Yea
Mari Leavitt Democrat Yea
Melanie Morgan Democrat Yea
Mia Gregerson Democrat Yea
Mike Chapman Democrat Yea
Monica Jurado Stonier Democrat Yea
My-Linh Thai Democrat Yea
Nicole Macri Democrat Yea
Noel Frame Democrat Yea
Roger Goodman Democrat Yea
Sharon Shewmake 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
Alex Ybarra Republican Yea
Andrew Barkis Republican Yea
Carolyn Eslick Republican Yea
Chris Corry Republican Yea
Chris Gildon Republican Yea
Dan Griffey Republican Yea
Drew MacEwen Republican Yea
Drew Stokesbary Republican Yea
Ed Orcutt Republican Yea
Jenny Graham Republican Yea
Jeremie Dufault Republican Yea
Jim Walsh Republican Yea
Joe Schmick Republican Yea
Keith Goehner Republican Yea
Mary Dye Republican Yea
Matt Boehnke Republican Yea
Michelle Valdez Republican Yea
Mike Steele Republican Yea
Mike Volz Republican Yea
Paul Harris Republican Yea
Skyler Rude Republican Yea
Tom Dent Republican Yea

Official roll call →

3rd Reading & Final Passage (#6)

Passed 47 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 26001
Republican 9000
Democrat 12001
Total 47002
% of votes cast 96%0%0%4%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Bailey — Yea
Becker — Yea
Billig — Yea
Brown — Yea
Carlyle — Yea
Darneille — Yea
Das — Yea
Ericksen — Yea
Frockt — Yea
Hawkins — Yea
Hobbs — Yea
Honeyford — Yea
Keiser — Yea
Kuderer — Yea
McCoy — Yea
Mullet — Yea
O'Ban — Yea
Padden — Yea
Palumbo — Yea
Randall — Yea
Rivers — Yea
Rolfes — Yea
Sheldon — Not Voting
Takko — Yea
Wilson, L. — Yea
Zeiger — Yea
Van De Wege — Yea
Annette Cleveland Democrat Yea
Bob Hasegawa Democrat Yea
Claire Wilson Democrat Yea
Jamie Pedersen Democrat Yea
Jesse Salomon Democrat Yea
Joe Nguyen Democrat Yea
Lisa Wellman Democrat Yea
Liz Lovelett Democrat Not Voting
Manka Dhingra Democrat Yea
Marko Liias Democrat Yea
Rebecca Saldaña Democrat Yea
Steve Conway Democrat Yea
Victoria Hunt Democrat Yea
Curtis King Republican Yea
Jeff Holy Republican Yea
Jim Walsh Republican Yea
John Braun Republican Yea
Judy Warnick Republican Yea
Keith Wagoner Republican Yea
Mark Schoesler Republican Yea
Phil Fortunato Republican Yea
Shelly Short Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Subjects

public-safety housing environment
Cross-referencing the record. Reading this bill against every other bill in the corpus by meaning, not keywords. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Matching · Ranking · Engrossing

Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 5151?
SB 5151 is sponsored by Wilson, L., Becker, Honeyford, Zeiger, and Shelly Short (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 5151?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 11, 2019. Enacted.
Where can I track SB 5151?
Track SB 5151 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.

Make your voice heard on SB 5151

Find the representatives who decide this bill and tell them where you stand — for yourself, or mobilize your whole list in one click with One Click Politics advocacy software.

Find my representatives → Run a campaign

Stay ahead of SB 5151

Last checked for changes 3 months ago · updated continuously

One Click Politics tracks every bill in Congress and all 50 states.

Track this bill →