Key Votes
HB 1956 - Limiting Local Regulations of Homeless Shelters - Key Vote
Washington Key Votes
Jamie Pedersen voted Yea (Passage) on this legislation.
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Stages
- March 23, 2010 Executive Signed
- March 10, 2010 House Concurrence Vote Passed
- March 2, 2010 Senate Bill Passed
- Feb. 10, 2010 House Bill Passed
- March 3, 2009 House Bill Passed
- Feb. 4, 2009 Introduced
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NOTE: THIS IS A SUBSTITUTE BILL, MEANING THE LANGUAGE OF THE ORIGINAL BILL HAS BEEN REPLACED. THE DEGREE TO WHICH THE SUBSTITUTE BILL TEXT DIFFERS FROM THE PREVIOUS VERSION OF THE TEXT CAN VARY GREATLY.
Stage Details
Legislation - Signed (Executive) - March 23, 2010
Title: Limiting Local Regulations of Homeless Shelters
Legislation - Concurrence Vote Passed (House) (57-38) - March 10, 2010
Legislation - Bill Passed (Senate) (40-5) - March 2, 2010
Legislation - Bill Passed (House) (57-39) - Feb. 10, 2010 (Key vote)
Title: Limiting Local Regulations of Homeless Shelters
Vote to pass a bill that authorizes churches to establish temporary indoor or outdoor encampments for the homeless on their property, and limits local governments' ability to regulate churches' ability to provide housing and shelter for the homeless.
- -"Unreasonably" interferes with the decisions or actions of a church with respect to providing housing or shelter for the homeless;
-"Unreasonably" prohibits or attempts to regulate the housing of the homeless based upon a church's proximity to a school or day care center; or
-Requires a church to obtain liability insurance to provide housing or shelter for the homeless.
NOTE: AFTER PASSING THE CHAMBER OF ORIGIN, THE OPPOSING CHAMBER, BY RESOLUTION, RETURNED THE LEGISLATION TO THE CHAMBER OF ORIGIN, WHICH AGAIN VOTED ON PASSAGE OF THE LEGISLATION. ALTHOUGH, ADDITIONAL AMENDMENTS MAY HAVE BEEN ADOPTED SINCE THE FIRST PASSAGE VOTE.
Legislation - Bill Passed (House) (56-41) - March 3, 2009 (Key vote)
Title: Limiting Local Regulations of Homeless Shelters
Vote to pass a bill that authorizes churches to establish temporary indoor or outdoor encampments for the homeless on their property, and limits local governments' ability to regulate churches' ability to provide housing and shelter for the homeless.
- -"Unreasonably" interferes with the decisions or actions of a church with respect to providing housing or shelter for the homeless;
-"Unreasonably" prohibits or attempts to regulate the housing of the homeless based upon a church's proximity to a school or day care center; or
-Requires a church to obtain liability insurance to provide housing or shelter for the homeless.
Legislation - Introduced (House) - Feb. 4, 2009
Title: Limiting Local Regulations of Homeless Shelters
Sponsors
- Maralyn Chase (WA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Jeannie L. Darneille (WA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Mary Lou Dickerson (WA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Timm Ormsby (WA - D)
- Geoff Simpson (WA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Kevin Van De Wege (WA - D)
- Brendan W. Williams (WA - D) (Out Of Office)
