JOINT MEMORIAL · 1995–96 SESSION
HJM 4006: State sovereignty
Claiming state sovereignty under the Tenth Amendment.
Summary
- Claims sovereignty over all powers not otherwise enumerated and granted to the federal government by the United States Constitution.
From the Bill Digest (HJM 4006), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗
Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
- IntroducedJan 16, 1995
- Out of committeestopped here
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- Filed
- Prime sponsor
- Val Stevens (R-39)
- Introduced
- January 16, 1995 in the House
- Last action
- January 8, 1996
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: Val Stevens (R-39)
33 co-sponsors (1 Democrat, 32 Republicans)
Bill Thompson R-44John Koster R-39Cheryl Hymes R-40Jim Buck R-24Mike Sherstad R-1Marc Boldt R-17Tom Huff R-26Cathy McMorris R-7Mike Padden R-4Renee Radcliff R-21Stephen Fuhrman R-7Eugene Goldsmith R-42Joyce Mulliken R-13Ian Elliot R-1Les Thomas R-31Jerry Blanton R-21Bill Backlund R-45Steven Hargrove R-23Don Benton R-17Ida Ballasiotes R-41Tim Sheldon D-35Dale Foreman R-12Don Carlson R-49Lois McMahan R-26Gary Chandler R-13Suzette Cooke R-47Sarah Casada R-25Peggy Johnson R-35Dave Schmidt R-44Brian Thomas R-5Mike Carrell R-28Gigi Talcott R-28Todd Mielke R-6
Votes
No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.
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.
HJM 4006 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
- HJM 4006 (2025–26) Banking/Glass-Steagall act
- HJM 4006 (2023–24) SR 6/Justin R. Schaffer
- HJM 4006 (2019–20) Article V convention/rescind
- HJM 4006 (2017–18) Constitutional convention
- HJM 4006 (2015–16) New state in E. Washington
- HJM 4006 (2011–12) I-5 purple heart trail
- HJM 4006 (2009–10) Pledge of Allegiance
- HJM 4006 (2007–08) Timber on federal land