BILL · 2003–04 SESSION

SB 5382: Initiative & referendum

Permitting hearings on initiatives and referendums.

Summary

Finds that as the state officer with the responsibility of certifying initiatives to the ballot, the secretary of state should provide a formal opportunity for the general public to hear information about a ballot measure in a public setting with an opportunity for both proponents and opponents of the measure to present their arguments.

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to legislative hearings on initiatives and referendums;

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

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

SB 5382 (2025–26) Ballot measure petitions · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5382 (2023–24) Fish and wildlife officers · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SB 5382 (2021–22) Election security testing · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5382 (2019–20) Tiny houses as ADUs · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SB 5382 (2017–18) Reduced cost identicards · Enacted · Chapter 122, Laws of 2017
SB 5382 (2015–16) Aluminum smelter tax prefs · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SB 5382 (2013–14) Start-up firms tax relief · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5382 (2011–12) B&O deduction/mental health · Did not pass · died in committee