Committee Passage Notice for 5447 SB

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SB 5447, titled AN ACT Relating to the methods of services provided by the office of public guardianship, has been passed by the Senate Committee on Law & Justice. The Office of Financial Management has identified this bill as requiring a ten-year projection of increased cost to the taxpayers or affected fee payers.

Ten-year projection:

This bill provides that fees may be collected from the estate of persons whose income level exceeds two hundred percent of the federal poverty level, based on a fee schedule established by the Office of Public Guardianship. There are no data available to estimate the number or amount of fees that could be collected because of this bill; therefore, the total ten-year cost to fee payers is indeterminate.

The following legislators voted do pass:

Senator Jeannie Darneille
Democrat
Tacoma
(360) 786-7652
Jeannie.Darneille@leg.wa.gov

Senator Jamie Pedersen
Democrat
Seattle
(360) 786-7628
Jamie.Pedersen@leg.wa.gov

Senator Jan Angel
Republican
Port Orchard
(360) 786-7650
Jan.Angel@leg.wa.gov

Senator David Frockt
Democrat
Seattle
(360) 786-7690
David.Frockt@leg.wa.gov

Senator Lynda Wilson
Republican
Vancouver
(360) 786-7632
Lynda.Wilson@leg.wa.gov

Senator Manka Dhingra
Democrat
Redmond
(360) 786-7672
Manka.Dhingra@leg.wa.gov


The following legislators voted to refer the bill without recommendation:

Senator Mike Padden
Republican
Spokane Valley
(360) 786-7606
Mike.Padden@leg.wa.gov



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