JOINT RESOLUTION · 1991–92 SESSION

HJR 4201: County charter framing

Amending the Constitution to provide an alternative method of framing a county charter.

Summary

An alternative process is provided for the framing of a proposed county "home rule" charter that is submitted to county voters for their approval or rejection. This alternative process involves the appointment of a fifteen member temporary county "home rule" commission by the governor to draft five alternative county "home rule" charters.

From the House Bill Report (HJR 4201), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate

IntroducedJan 14, 1991
Out of committee
Passed HouseFeb 18, 1991
Passed Senatestopped here
Sent to voters

Prime sponsor: Roy Ferguson (R-48)
Introduced: January 14, 1991 in the House
Last action: January 13, 1992
Companion bill: SJR 8203

Votes

House · Final Passage

February 18, 1991

Version voted on: HJR 4201

96 Yea 2 Nay 0 Absent 0 Excused

Party	Yea	Nay	Absent	Excused
Democrat	58	0	0	0
Republican	38	2	0	0

How each member voted

Yea (96)

Nay (2)

Harold Hochstatter R-13
Mike Padden R-4

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History

The Legislature's online data doesn't include step-by-step history for sessions before 2001. Its final status is shown above, and the official bill page may have more.

HJR 4201 in other sessions

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

HJR 4201 (2025–26) School district bonds · Did not pass · died in committee
HJR 4201 (2023–24) Reproductive freedom · Did not pass · died in committee
HJR 4201 (2021–22) Tracking for taxes, fees · Did not pass · died in committee
HJR 4201 (2019–20) Supreme court judges · Did not pass · died in committee
HJR 4201 (2017–18) Electronic communications · Did not pass · died in committee
HJR 4201 (2015–16) Supreme crt election distr's · Did not pass · died in committee
HJR 4201 (2013–14) 2/3 vote for tax increases · Did not pass · died in committee
HJR 4201 (2011–12) State officials' salaries · Did not pass · died in committee

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