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BILL · 2009–10 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SHB 1776

HB 1776: School district levies

Changing school levy provisions.

Summary

  • Specifies that the Initiative 728 and Initiative 732 funding levels are included in the levy base as approved by the voters if each were fully implemented by the Legislature in previous and subsequent years.
  • Allows districts to return to voters for additional levy authority in the middle of a levy period if the levy base is expanded by state or federal legislation.

From the Substitute House Bill Report (SHB 1776), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate
  1. IntroducedJan 28, 2009
  2. Out of committeeMar 2, 2009
  3. Passed HouseMar 10, 2009
  4. Passed SenateApr 16, 2009
  5. Governorstopped here
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Mark Ericks (D-1)
Introduced
January 28, 2009 in the House
Last action
January 11, 2010
Companion bill
SB 5721
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
HB 1776, SHB 1776

AN ACT Relating to school district levies;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Mark Ericks (D-1)

9 co-sponsors (8 Democrats, 1 Republican)

Kathy Haigh D-35Skip Priest R-30Ross Hunter D-48Marko Liias D-21Pat Sullivan D-47Jamie Pedersen D-43Marcie Maxwell D-41Scott White D-46Phyllis Gutierrez Kenney D-46

Votes

House · Final Passage

Passed March 10, 2009
Version voted on: SHB 1776
88 Yea 8 Nay 0 Absent 1 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat61001
Republican27800
How each member voted

Yea (88)

Excused (1)

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Senate · Final Passage as Amended by the Senate

Passed April 16, 2009
Version voted on: SHB 1776
37 Yea 10 Nay 0 Absent 2 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat29002
Republican81000
How each member voted

Excused (2)

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Senate · 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate

Passed April 25, 2009
Version voted on: SHB 1776
29 Yea 14 Nay 0 Absent 6 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat29200
Republican01206
How each member voted
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History

  1. Referred to Ways & Means. (SHB 1776)
  2. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. (SHB 1776)
  3. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SHB 1776)
  4. On Concurrence Calendar. Referred to House Rules 3. (SHB 1776)
  5. Returned to second reading for amendment. (SHB 1776)
  6. Rules suspended. (SHB 1776)
  7. Senate receded from amendments. (SHB 1776)
  8. Third reading, passed; yeas, 29; nays, 14; absent, 0; excused, 6. (SHB 1776)
  9. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. (SHB 1776)
  10. Floor amendment(s) adopted. (SHB 1776)
  11. House refuses to concur in Senate amendments. Asks Senate to recede from amendments. (SHB 1776)
  12. Third reading, passed; yeas, 37; nays, 10; absent, 0; excused, 2. (SHB 1776)
  13. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. (SHB 1776)
  14. Committee amendment adopted with no other amendments. (SHB 1776)
  15. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. (SHB 1776)
  16. Made eligible to be placed on second reading. (SHB 1776)
  17. WM - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). (SHB 1776)
  18. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (SHB 1776)
  19. First reading, referred to Ways & Means. (SHB 1776)
  20. Third reading, passed; yeas, 88; nays, 8; absent, 0; excused, 1. (SHB 1776)
  21. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. (SHB 1776)
  22. 1st substitute bill substituted. (SHB 1776)
  23. 1st substitute bill substituted.
  24. Placed on second reading. (SHB 1776)
  25. Placed on second reading.
  26. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (SHB 1776)
  27. WAYS - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by Education Appropriations. (SHB 1776)
  28. WAYS - Executive action taken by committee. (SHB 1776)
  29. WAYS - Executive action taken by committee.
  30. WAYS - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by Education Appropriations.
  31. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  32. Referred to Ways & Means. (SHB 1776)
  33. Referred to Ways & Means.
  34. APPE - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SHB 1776)
  35. APPE - Executive action taken by committee.
  36. APPE - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  37. First reading, referred to Education Appropriations.

HB 1776 in other sessions

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