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BILL · 2011–12 SESSION

SB 5944: Supermajority requirement

Concerning revenue increases for purposes of imposing a supermajority voting requirement in the legislature.

Summary

  • The bill as referred to committee not considered.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 5944), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedApr 14, 2011
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Ed Murray (D-43)
Introduced
April 14, 2011 in the Senate
Last action
April 11, 2012
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to revenue increases for purposes of imposing a supermajority voting requirement in the legislature;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Ed Murray (D-43)

12 co-sponsors (12 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Scott White D-46Debbie Regala D-27Margarita Prentice D-11Phil Rockefeller D-23Karen Fraser D-22Nick Harper D-38Kevin Ranker D-40Steve Conway D-29Sharon Nelson D-34Jeanne Kohl-Welles D-36Adam Kline D-37Maralyn Chase D-32

Votes

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

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  4. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  5. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  6. First reading, referred to Ways & Means.

SB 5944 in other sessions

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

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