JOINT RESOLUTION · 1999–00 SESSION
HJR 4200: Judges/bar admission
Amending the Constitution to establish bar admission requirements for judges.
Summary
- Proposes an amendment to Article IV, section 17 of the state Constitution to establish bar admission requirements for judges.
From the Bill Digest (HJR 4200), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗
Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
- IntroducedJan 15, 1999
- Out of committeestopped here
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- Sent to voters
- Prime sponsor
- Patricia Lantz (D-26)
- Introduced
- January 15, 1999 in the House
- Last action
- January 10, 2000
- Requested by
- Other
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: Patricia Lantz (D-26)
20 co-sponsors (14 Democrats, 6 Republicans)
Al O'Brien D-1Joyce McDonald R-25Christopher Hurst D-31Jack Cairnes R-47Hans Dunshee D-39Jerome Delvin R-8Lynn Kessler D-24Michael Stensen D-31Phyllis Gutierrez Kenney D-46Mary Lou Dickerson D-36Kelly Barlean R-10Mike Cooper D-21Val Ogden D-49Alex Wood D-3Maryann Mitchell R-30Helen Sommers D-36Kip Tokuda D-37Luke Esser R-48Jim McIntire D-46Steve Conway D-29
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.
HJR 4200 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
- HJR 4200 (2025–26) Personal property taxation
- HJR 4200 (2023–24) Owner-occupied property/tax
- HJR 4200 (2021–22) School district bonds
- HJR 4200 (2019–20) Catastrophic incidents
- HJR 4200 (2017–18) Debt guarantee/infrastruct.
- HJR 4200 (2015–16) Electronic communications
- HJR 4200 (2013–14) Hydroelectric generation
- HJR 4200 (2011–12) Emergency clauses