WA People
JOINT MEMORIAL · 2011–12 SESSION

SJM 8007: Corporations

Requesting Congress to amend the United States Constitution that provides corporations are not persons under the laws of the United States or any of its jurisdictional subdivisions.

Summary

  • The memorialists, the Senate, and House of Representatives of the state of Washington, represent and petition, among other things, the following: free and fair elections are essential to American democracy and effective self-governance and individual persons are rightfully recognized as the human beings who vote in elections; corporations are legal entities that governments create and can exist in perpetuity and…

From the Senate Bill Report (Orig.) (SJM 8007), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedFeb 16, 2011
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. Filed
Prime sponsor
Adam Kline (D-37)
Introduced
February 16, 2011 in the Senate
Last action
April 11, 2012
Companion bill
HJM 4005

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Adam Kline (D-37)

2 co-sponsors (2 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Steve Conway D-29Jeanne Kohl-Welles D-36

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 Judiciary.

SJM 8007 in other sessions

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