BILL · 2017–18 SESSION
HB 1778: School district bonds
Providing for a simple majority of voters voting to authorize school district bonds.
Summary
- Authorizes school districts to issue general obligation bonds for capital purposes, levy taxes to make payments on those bonds, and exceed the statutory debt limit with approval by a simple majority of the voters voting at the election, rather than approval by 60 percent of the voters voting where the total number of voters is at least 40 percent of the total at the last preceding general election.
- Provides that the bill is void unless a Constitutional amendment to this effect is approved at the next general election.
From the House Bill Analysis 2017 (HB 1778), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗
Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
- IntroducedJan 30, 2017
- Out of committeestopped here
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Monica Jurado Stonier (D-49)
- Introduced
- January 30, 2017 in the House
- Last action
- January 8, 2018
- Companion bill
- SB 5076
AN ACT Relating to school district elections;
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: Monica Jurado Stonier (D-49)
30 co-sponsors (29 Democrats, 1 Republican)
Laurie Dolan D-22Tina Orwall D-33Strom Peterson D-21David Sawyer D-29Beth Doglio D-22Mia Gregerson D-33Paul Harris R-17Derek Stanford D-1Mike Chapman D-24Shelley Kloba D-1Marcus Riccelli D-3Chris Kilduff D-28June Robinson D-38Kristine Lytton D-40Joe Fitzgibbon D-34Lillian Ortiz-Self D-21Ruth Kagi D-32Zack Hudgins D-11Cindy Ryu D-32Joan McBride D-48Jessyn Farrell D-46Nicole Macri D-43Timm Ormsby D-3Steve Bergquist D-11Jake Fey D-27Noel Frame D-36Vandana Slatter D-48Laurie Jinkins D-27Sharon Tomiko Santos D-37Gerry Pollet D-46
Votes
No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.
History
- By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- First reading, referred to Education (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).
HB 1778 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
- HB 1778 (2025–26) State sales tax revenues
- HB 1778 (2023–24) Economic resilience planning
- HB 1778 (2021–22) Election security
- HB 1778 (2019–20) Excessive executive comp tax
- HB 1778 (2015–16) Workers' comp str settlemnts
- HB 1778 (2013–14) Detentions
- HB 1778 (2011–12) Utility services/residential
- HB 1778 (2009–10) Fish & wildlife Title 77 RCW