Pierce County; Magistrate Court; authorize assessment and collection of a technology fee
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the assessment and collection of a technology fee by the Magistrate Court of Pierce County; to identify the authorized uses of such technology fee; to provide for the termination of such technology fee and dedication of residual funds; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
May 2026
Introduced Feb 12, 2026
Signed May 11, 2026
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LC 47 3956/a
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HB 1297/AP*
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The bill title was updated to reflect that it has been passed by both the House and Senate, and the document version number was changed from LC 47 3956 to LC 47 3956/AP to indicate its status as an amended version. These are primarily technical and formatting updates that track the legislative history of the bill.
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Updated the bill title to include '(AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE)' to reflect its current legislative status.
Changed the document version identifier from 'LC 47 3956' to 'LC 47 3956/AP' to denote the amended version.
Floor votes · Senate Mar 3, 2026 · House Feb 20, 2026
How they voted
38–0
Passed · 10 other
Total votes 48
Mar 3, 2026
D
Democratic19
57% Yea
R
Republican29
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
6
Committee
3
May 11, 2026
Signed into law
Act 554
upper
May 11, 2026
Signed into law
House Date Signed by Governor
lower
Mar 3, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Mar 3, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Feb 24, 2026
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Feb 20, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Feb 20, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
Feb 12, 2026
Introduced
House Hopper
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Steven Meeks
RRepublican
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