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• Introduced by Rep. Larry Seaquist, (D-Gig Harbor) (D) on January 13, 2010, establishes changes to judicial review of land use decisions. Where a local jurisdiction allows or requires a motion for reconsideration to the highest level of authority making the determination, and a timely motion for reconsideration has been filed, the land use decision occurs on the date a decision is entered on the date of motion for reconsideration, and not the date of the original decision for which the motion for reconsideration was filed.
  • Referred to the House Local Government & Housing Committee on January 13, 2010.
  • Referred to the House Rules Committee on January 22, 2010.
• Passed in the House (97 to 0) on January 28, 2010, amends the Land Use Petition Act to clarify when the 21-day time limit for the filing of judicial appeals to local land use decisions begins. When a motion for reconsideration of a local land use decision has been filed with the local decision-making authority, the date of the "land use decision" is the date of the entry of the decision on the reconsideration motion rather than the date of the original decision . [Vote Details and Comments]
• Received in the Senate on February 1, 2010.
  • Referred to the Senate Government Operations and Elections Committee on February 1, 2010.
  • Referred to the Senate Rules Committee on February 26, 2010.
• Passed in the Senate (47 to 0) on March 3, 2010, amends the Land Use Petition Act to clarify when the 21-day time limit for the filing of judicial appeals to local land use decisions begin. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Signed by Gov. Christine Gregoire on March 15, 2010.