House2023-24 session
SHB 1620: Concerning the number of inhabitants required for incorporation as a city or town.
Signed into law: Chapter 82, Laws of 2023
- Sponsor
- Fey
- Introduced
- January 26, 2023
- Status
- C 82 L 23
- Last action
- Effective date 7/23/2023*. (April 13, 2023)
- As of
- August 18, 2026, 2:01 AM Pacific, from the Legislature’s records
What this bill does
Removes the requirement that an area must have at least 3,000 inhabitants, instead of the otherwise standard 1,500, to incorporate if it is within 5 air miles of a city with a population of 15,000 or more.
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Floor votes
- House: 3rd Reading & Final Passage · February 9, 202397 yea · 0 nay · 1 not voting
- Senate: 3rd Reading & Final Passage · March 31, 202347 yea · 1 nay · 1 not voting
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