WA People
BILL · 2003–04 SESSION

HB 1212: School district bonds

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

Summary

  • If, at the next general election, a constitutional amendment is passed by the voters that will permit school bonds to be approved by a simple majority of people voting in an election, 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 1212), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
  1. IntroducedJan 21, 2003
  2. Out of committeeMar 5, 2003
  3. Passed Housestopped here
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Kathy Haigh (D-35)
Introduced
January 21, 2003 in the House
Last action
January 12, 2004
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to school district elections;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Kathy Haigh (D-35)

26 co-sponsors (25 Democrats, 1 Republican)

Mike Armstrong R-12Ross Hunter D-48Deb Wallace D-17Phil Rockefeller D-23Bill Fromhold D-49William "Ike" Eickmeyer D-35Mark Miloscia D-30Steve Conway D-29Mike Cooper D-21Patricia Lantz D-26John McCoy D-38Velma Veloria D-11Shay Schual-Berke D-33John Lovick D-44Laura Ruderman D-45Senator D-22Steve Kirby D-29Zack Hudgins D-11Mary Lou Dickerson D-36Eric Pettigrew D-37Alex Wood D-3Dave Upthegrove D-33Dawn Morrell D-25Geoff Simpson D-47Jeannie Darneille D-27Maralyn Chase D-32

Votes

No recorded floor votes.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  4. House Rules "X" file.
  5. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  6. CB - Majority; do pass.
  7. Minority; do not pass.
  8. CB - Executive action taken by committee.
  9. Referred to Capital Budget.
  10. ED - Executive action taken by committee.
  11. Minority; do not pass.
  12. ED - Majority; do pass.
  13. First reading, referred to Education.

HB 1212 in other sessions

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

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