JOINT RESOLUTION · 1995–96 SESSION
SJR 8200: County charters
Amending the Constitution to provide an alternative method of framing a county charter.
Summary
- An alternative method is provided for placing a proposed county "Home Rule" charter before the voters. The Legislature is required to create a temporary commission of 15 members to draft five alternative county charters revising county government.
From the Senate Bill Report (SJR 8200), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗
Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
- IntroducedJan 9, 1995
- Out of committeestopped here
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- Sent to voters
- Prime sponsor
- Mary Margaret Haugen (D-10)
- Introduced
- January 9, 1995 in the Senate
- Last action
- January 8, 1996
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: Mary Margaret Haugen (D-10)
2 co-sponsors (1 Democrat, 1 Republican)
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.
SJR 8200 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
- SJR 8200 (2025–26) School district local funds
- SJR 8200 (2023–24) Revenue for highway purposes
- SJR 8200 (2021–22) Long-term care investments
- SJR 8200 (2019–20) Catastrophic incidents
- SJR 8200 (2017–18) Publicly funded schools
- SJR 8200 (2015–16) 2/3rd vote for tax increases
- SJR 8200 (2013–14) 2/3 vote for tax increases
- SJR 8200 (2011–12) Retirement of judges