JOINT RESOLUTION · 2005–06 SESSION

HJR 4212: County governance options

Authorizing additional governance options for counties.

Summary

Proposes a constitutional amendment allowing the citizens of noncharter counties to alter the terms of the governance of their county through ballot propositions that may be initiated by either a voter petition or by the action of the county legislative authority.
Allows a noncharter county to operate following voter approval under either an elected executive/council plan of government or a council/manager plan of government.
Allows adjacent noncharter counties to share a single official to act on behalf of both counties, with the exception of the members of the county legislative authority, superior court judges, and inferior court judges.

From the House Bill Analysis (HJR 4212), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

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.

HJR 4212 (2025–26) Vacancies in partisan office · Did not pass · died in committee
HJR 4212 (2023–24) Right to hunt and fish · Did not pass · died in committee
HJR 4212 (2021–22) Tax acts referendum · Did not pass · died in committee
HJR 4212 (2019–20) Community redevel. financing · Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
HJR 4212 (2015–16) Public safety/paramount duty · Did not pass · died in committee
HJR 4212 (2013–14) Continuity of govt/emergency · Did not pass · died in committee
HJR 4212 (2011–12) Tax increase legislation · Did not pass · died in committee
HJR 4212 (2009–10) Amendment notice · Did not pass · died in committee