WA People
BILL · 2001–02 SESSION

HB 2424: School district elections

Providing for a simple majority of voters voting to authorize school district levies and bonds.

Summary

  • $ If, at the next general election, a constitutional amendment is passed by the voters that will permit school levies and bonds to be approved by a simple majority of voters, state law is changed to permit that as well. If the constitutional amendment does not pass, the bill is null and void.

From the House Bill Analysis (HB 2424), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
  1. IntroducedJan 16, 2002
  2. Out of committeeFeb 12, 2002
  3. Passed Housestopped here
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Shay Schual-Berke (D-33)
Introduced
January 16, 2002 in the House
Last action
February 19, 2002
Requested by
Governor
Companion bill
SB 6386
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to school district elections;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Shay Schual-Berke (D-33)

38 co-sponsors (38 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Brian Hatfield D-19Steve Conway D-29Mark Doumit D-19Hans Dunshee D-44Velma Veloria D-11Jeannie Darneille D-27Al O'Brien D-1Bill Fromhold D-49Laura Ruderman D-45Eileen Cody D-34Maralyn Chase D-32Jeff Morris D-40Mary Lou Dickerson D-36Val Ogden D-49Phil Rockefeller D-23Kelli Linville D-42Kip Tokuda D-37Mike Cooper D-21Jean Berkey D-38Aaron Reardon D-38Christopher Hurst D-31Senator D-22Dave Upthegrove D-33Patricia Lantz D-26Sandra Romero D-22Sharon Tomiko Santos D-37Toni Lysen D-34Dave Quall D-40Ruth Kagi D-32Jim McIntire D-46Helen Sommers D-36Kathy Haigh D-35Alex Wood D-3Joe McDermott D-34Phyllis Gutierrez Kenney D-46Geoff Simpson D-47John Lovick D-44Brock Jackley D-26

Votes

No recorded floor votes.

History

  1. Referred to Rules 2 Consideration.
  2. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  3. Made eligible to be placed on second reading.
  4. Minority; do not pass.
  5. CB - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
  6. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  7. CB - Executive action taken by committee.
  8. Referred to Capital Budget.
  9. Minority; without recommendation.
  10. ED - Majority; do pass.
  11. ED - Executive action taken by committee.
  12. First reading, referred to Education.

HB 2424 in other sessions

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

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