JOINT RESOLUTION · 1999–00 SESSION · LATEST VERSION 2SSJR 8205

SJR 8205: Initiative signatures

Requiring a geographic distribution of initiative petition signatures.

Summary

Article II, Section 1 of the Constitution of Washington State is amended to prohibit the Secretary of State after January 1, 2001, from validating signatures from any congressional district in excess of one-sixth of the total number of signatures required for submission of the measure to the Legislature or the people.

From the Second Substitute Senate Bill Report (2SSJR 8205), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

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

IntroducedJan 20, 1999
Out of committee
Passed SenateMar 16, 1999
Passed Housestopped here
Sent to voters

Prime sponsor: Jim Hargrove (D-24)
Introduced: January 20, 1999 in the Senate
Last action: March 9, 2000
Companion bill: HJR 4204
Budget: Has a fiscal note
Versions: SJR 8205, SSJR 8205, 2SSJR 8205

Votes

Senate · Final Passage

March 16, 1999

Version voted on: 2SSJR 8205

36 Yea 12 Nay 0 Absent 1 Excused

Party	Yea	Nay	Absent	Excused
Democrat	18	9	0	0
Republican	18	3	0	1

How each member voted

Yea (36)

Nay (12)

Excused (1)

George Sellar R-12

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Senate · Final Passage

February 14, 2000

Version voted on: 2SSJR 8205

35 Yea 12 Nay 0 Absent 2 Excused

Party	Yea	Nay	Absent	Excused
Democrat	20	7	0	0
Republican	15	5	0	2

How each member voted

Yea (35)

Nay (12)

Excused (2)

Patricia Hale R-8
George Sellar R-12

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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.

SJR 8205 in other sessions

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

SJR 8205 (2025–26) Property taxes/homestead · Did not pass · died in committee
SJR 8205 (2023–24) Investments/persist. poverty · Did not pass · died in committee
SJR 8205 (2021–22) Right to possess firearms · Did not pass · died in committee
SJR 8205 (2019–20) Tax court · Did not pass · died in committee
SJR 8205 (2017–18) Religious matters · Did not pass · died in committee
SJR 8205 (2015–16) Supreme court justices · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SJR 8205 (2013–14) 2/3 vote for tax increases · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SJR 8205 (2011–12) Presidential election/voting · Passed Legislature · constitutional amendment sent to voters

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SJR 8205: Initiative signatures

Summary

Sponsors

Votes

Senate · Final Passage

Yea (36)

Nay (12)

Excused (1)

Senate · Final Passage

Yea (35)

Nay (12)

Excused (2)

History

SJR 8205 in other sessions