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JOINT RESOLUTION · 2001–02 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SSJR 8224

SJR 8224: School district levies

Amending the Constitution to provide for a simple majority of voters voting to authorize school district levies.

Summary

  • An amendment to the Washington State Constitution is proposed to provide for a simple majority of voters to authorize excess levies and general obligation bonds for school districts. The amendment removes the 40 percent election validation requirement for levy and bond elections.

From the Senate Bill Report (SJR 8224), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
  1. IntroducedJan 16, 2002
  2. Out of committeeFeb 12, 2002
  3. Passed Senatestopped here
  4. Passed House
  5. Sent to voters
Prime sponsor
Tracey Eide (D-30)
Introduced
January 16, 2002 in the Senate
Last action
March 1, 2002
Requested by
Governor
Companion bill
EHJR 4219
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
SJR 8224, SSJR 8224

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Tracey Eide (D-30)

21 co-sponsors (19 Democrats, 2 Republicans)

Paull Shin D-21Georgia Gardner D-42Margarita Prentice D-11Rosa Franklin D-29Debbie Regala D-27Ken Jacobsen D-46Karen Keiser D-33Rosemary McAuliffe D-1Harriet Spanel D-40Jim Kastama D-25Shirley Winsley R-28Darlene Fairley D-32Pat Thibaudeau D-43Karen Fraser D-22Lisa Brown D-3Don Carlson R-49Jeanne Kohl-Welles D-36Jeralita "Jeri" Costa D-38Erik Poulsen D-34Adam Kline D-37Betti Sheldon D-23

Votes

No recorded floor votes.

History

  1. Senate Rules "X" file. (SSJR 8224)
  2. Referred to Rules. (SSJR 8224)
  3. Referred to Rules.
  4. Senate Rules "X" file.
  5. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. (SSJR 8224)
  6. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  7. Made eligible to be placed on second reading. (SSJR 8224)
  8. Made eligible to be placed on second reading.
  9. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (SSJR 8224)
  10. Minority; do not pass. (SSJR 8224)
  11. WM - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SSJR 8224)
  12. WM - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  13. Minority; do not pass.
  14. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  15. Referred to Ways & Means.
  16. Minority; do not pass.
  17. And refer to Ways & Means.
  18. EDU - Majority; do pass.
  19. First reading, referred to Education.

SJR 8224 in other sessions

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

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