WA People
BILL · 1997–98 SESSION

SB 5234: Lottery revenues/education

Dedicating revenue to K through 12 education through state lottery revenues.

Summary

  • Lottery revenues transferred to the state general fund are made available for common school education. One half of unclaimed prizes (up to $1 million each year) is transferred into the newly created education trust account.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 5234), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 20, 1997
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Don Benton (R-17)
Introduced
January 20, 1997 in the Senate
Last action
January 12, 1998

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Don Benton (R-17)

11 co-sponsors (0 Democrats, 11 Republicans)

Stephen Johnson R-47Bill Finkbeiner R-45Pam Roach R-31Ray Schow R-30Alex Deccio R-14Bob Morton R-7Dino Rossi R-5Dan McDonald R-48James West R-6Bob Oke R-26Patricia Hale R-8

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.

SB 5234 in other sessions

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