Lengthening port commissioner terms.

 S-1215.1

SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5370

State of Washington

69th Legislature

2025 Regular Session

By Senate Local Government (originally sponsored by Senators Harris, Chapman, Krishnadasan, Lovelett, and Nobles)

READ FIRST TIME 02/10/25.

AN ACT Relating to lengthening port commissioner terms; and adding a new section to chapter 53.12 RCW.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. A new section is added to chapter 53.12 RCW to read as follows:

(1) A ballot proposition to lengthen the terms of office of port commissioners from four years to six years must be submitted to the voters of any port district upon either resolution of the port commissioners or petition of voters of the port district proposing the increase in terms of office, which petition has been signed by voters of the port district equal in number to at least 10 percent of the number of voters in the port district voting at the last general election.