Introduced by Sen. Scott White, (D-Seattle) (D) on January 10, 2011
To require local legislative bodies to remove themselves from administrative, quasi-judicial, and appellate land use decision making, and to assign those responsibilities to hearing examiners or professional staff. A local government may adopt an ordinance opting out of this requirement no sooner than March 1, 2012, nor later than May 30, 2012. Official Text and Analysis.
Referred to the Senate Government Operations, Tribal Relations & Elections Committee on January 10, 2011