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BILL · 2005–06 SESSION

SB 5144: School levies & bonds

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

Summary

  • Statutes are amended to provide for a simple majority of voters to approve the incurring of debt by school districts. Statutes are amended to provide for a simple majority of voters to authorize general obligation bonds by school districts.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 5144), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
  1. IntroducedJan 14, 2005
  2. Out of committeeFeb 24, 2005
  3. Passed Senatestopped here
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Tracey Eide (D-30)
Introduced
January 14, 2005 in the Senate
Last action
February 24, 2006

AN ACT Relating to school district elections;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Tracey Eide (D-30)

18 co-sponsors (17 Democrats, 1 Republican)

Karen Keiser D-33Mark Doumit D-19Erik Poulsen D-34Brian Weinstein D-41Darlene Fairley D-32Dave Schmidt R-44Debbie Regala D-27Ken Jacobsen D-46Jim Kastama D-25Karen Fraser D-22Jean Berkey D-38Adam Kline D-37Lisa Brown D-3Harriet Spanel D-40Jeanne Kohl-Welles D-36Paull Shin D-21Marilyn Rasmussen D-2Craig Pridemore D-49

Votes

No recorded floor votes.

History

  1. Senate Rules "X" file.
  2. Made eligible to be placed on second reading.
  3. Revert to Rules White Sheet.
  4. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  5. Referred to Rules.
  6. Senate Rules "X" file.
  7. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  8. Made eligible to be placed on second reading.
  9. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  10. Minority; do not pass.
  11. WM - Majority; do pass.
  12. Referred to Ways & Means.
  13. And refer to Ways & Means.
  14. Minority; do not pass.
  15. EKHE - Majority; do pass.
  16. First reading, referred to Early Learning, K-12 & Higher Education.

SB 5144 in other sessions

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

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