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BILL · 2017–18 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SSB 6246

SB 6246: School district bonds, 55%

Providing for approval of school district bonds by fifty-five percent of the voters voting.

Summary

  • Lowers voter approval threshold to 55 percent for school districts to issue general obligation capital bonds, levy taxes to pay off the bonds.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 6246), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
  1. IntroducedJan 10, 2018
  2. Out of committeeFeb 6, 2018
  3. Passed Senatestopped here
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Mark Mullet (D-5)
Introduced
January 10, 2018 in the Senate
Last action
February 22, 2018
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
SB 6246, SSB 6246

AN ACT Relating to school district elections;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Mark Mullet (D-5)

19 co-sponsors (17 Democrats, 2 Republicans)

Guy Palumbo D-1Senator D-36Joe Fain R-47Senator D-46Manka Dhingra D-45Jamie Pedersen D-43Lisa Wellman D-41Patty Kuderer D-48Karen Keiser D-33Andy Billig D-3John McCoy D-38Dean Takko D-19Christine Rolfes D-23Annette Cleveland D-49Marko Liias D-21Senator D-22Steve Conway D-29Kevin Van De Wege D-24Mark Miloscia R-30

Votes

No recorded floor votes.

History

  1. Senate Rules "X" file. (SSB 6246)
  2. Senate Rules "X" file.
  3. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (SSB 6246)
  4. Minority; without recommendation. (SSB 6246)
  5. WM - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by State Government, Tribal Relations & Elections. (SSB 6246)
  6. Minority; do not pass. (SSB 6246)
  7. Minority; do not pass.
  8. WM - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by State Government, Tribal Relations & Elections.
  9. Minority; without recommendation.
  10. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  11. Referred to Ways & Means. (SSB 6246)
  12. And refer to Ways & Means. (SSB 6246)
  13. SGTE - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SSB 6246)
  14. Minority; without recommendation. (SSB 6246)
  15. Minority; without recommendation.
  16. SGTE - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  17. And refer to Ways & Means.
  18. Referred to Ways & Means.
  19. First reading, referred to State Government, Tribal Relations & Elections.

SB 6246 in other sessions

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

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