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BILL · 2007–08 SESSION

SB 5028: School district levies

Providing for a simple majority of voters voting to authorize school district 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 5028), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 8, 2007
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Tracey Eide (D-30)
Introduced
January 8, 2007 in the Senate
Last action
January 14, 2008

AN ACT Relating to school district elections;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Tracey Eide (D-30)

25 co-sponsors (25 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Rosemary McAuliffe D-1Brian Weinstein D-41Ken Jacobsen D-46Paull Shin D-21Jeanne Kohl-Welles D-36Craig Pridemore D-49Jim Kastama D-25Harriet Spanel D-40Phil Rockefeller D-23Darlene Fairley D-32Rodney Tom D-48Erik Poulsen D-34Brian Hatfield D-19Margarita Prentice D-11Adam Kline D-37Mary Margaret Haugen D-10Debbie Regala D-27Karen Keiser D-33Derek Kilmer D-26Ed Murray D-43Karen Fraser D-22Chris Marr D-6Marilyn Rasmussen D-2Rosa Franklin D-29Claudia Kauffman D-47

Votes

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

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education.
  3. Prefiled for introduction.

SB 5028 in other sessions

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

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