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Bills · 2023-2024 Regular Session

AB 139

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Relating to: waiver of fees for admission to state parks on Earth Day. (FE)

Holidays and special dates State park State superintendent of public instruction

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, vehicles entering state parks are required to display an

annual or daily admission receipt, for which the Department of Natural Resources

charges a fee. Under current law, DNR may waive these admission fees under

certain circumstances. This bill requires DNR to waive any daily fee for admission

to a state park on April 22 of each year in commemoration of Earth Day and its

founder, Gaylord Nelson.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Andraca (D) , Armstrong (R) , Bare (D) , Behnke (R) , Bodden (R) , C. Anderson (D) , Conley (D) , Considine (D) , Green (R) , Haywood (D) , Joers (D) , Kitchens (R) , Moore Omokunde (D) , Mursau (R) , Ohnstad (D) , Shankland (D) , Sinicki (D) , Snodgrass (D) , Spiros (R) , Steffen (R) , Stubbs (D) , Subeck (D) , Tittl (R)

14 cosponsors

Agard (D) , Clancy (D) , Cowles (R) , Emerson (D) , Gustafson (R) , Hesselbein (D) , Larson (D) , Madison (D) , Palmeri (D) , Quinn (R) , Ratcliff (D) , Roys (D) , Spreitzer (D) , Taylor (D)

Votes

Assembly: Report passage recommended by Committee on Forestry, Parks and Outdoor Recreation, Ayes 15, Noes 0

Passed 15–0 Oct 19, 2023 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. Mar 31, 2023 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Green, Joers, C. Anderson, Andraca, Armstrong, Bare, Behnke, Bodden, Conley, Considine, Kitchens, Moore Omokunde, Mursau, Ohnstad, Shankland, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Spiros, Steffen, Stubbs, Subeck, Tittl and Haywood; cosponsored by Senators Quinn, Hesselbein, Roys, Spreitzer, Taylor, Larson and Cowles

  2. Mar 31, 2023 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Forestry, Parks and Outdoor Recreation

  3. Apr 4, 2023 · Assembly

    Representative Ratcliff added as a coauthor

  4. Apr 27, 2023 · Assembly

    Representative Palmeri added as a coauthor

  5. May 1, 2023 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  6. May 2, 2023 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  7. May 3, 2023 · Assembly

    Representative Clancy added as a coauthor

  8. May 4, 2023 · Assembly

    Representative Madison added as a coauthor

  9. May 16, 2023 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  10. Jun 1, 2023 · Assembly

    Senator Agard added as a cosponsor

  11. Jun 6, 2023 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  12. Oct 19, 2023 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Forestry, Parks and Outdoor Recreation, Ayes 15, Noes 0

  13. Oct 19, 2023 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  14. Nov 10, 2023 · Assembly

    Representative Emerson added as a coauthor

  15. Jan 10, 2024 · Assembly

    Representative Gustafson added as a coauthor

  16. Apr 15, 2024 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1