ESB 5824: Concerning the dissolution of libraries and library districts.
Signed into law: Chapter 266, Laws of 2024
- Sponsor
- Hunt
- Introduced
- January 8, 2024
- Status
- C 266 L 24
- Last action
- Effective date 6/6/2024. (March 26, 2024)
- As of
- August 18, 2026, 2:03 AM Pacific, from the Legislature’s records
What this bill does
Changes the number of signatures required to file a petition to dissolve a library created by a county, city, or town from 100 taxpayers to 25 percent of qualified electors of that county, city, or town. Increases the percentage of voters required to file a petition to dissolve a library district, and consequently a library created by that district, from 10 percent of eligible voters residing outside of incorporated cities or towns to 25 percent of all eligible voters residing in the library district. Removes the exclusion of qualified electors residing in incorporated cities or towns within library districts from voting on propositions to dissolve a library district. Authorizes a library created by a county, city, town, or library district to also be dissolved by independent action of the legislative body of the governmental unit in which the library is located.
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Floor votes
- House: Final Passage as Amended by the House · February 28, 202490 yea · 5 nay · 3 not voting
- Senate: Final Passage as Amended by the House · March 4, 202444 yea · 5 nay
- Senate: 3rd Reading & Final Passage · January 24, 202449 yea · 0 nay
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