BILL · 2019–20 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SSB 5066
SB 5066: School district elections
Concerning school district elections.
Summary
- Lowers voter approval threshold from 60 percent to a majority of voters for school districts to issue general obligation bonds, levy taxes to make payments on those bonds, and exceed the statutory debt limit.
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Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
- IntroducedJan 14, 2019
- Out of committeeMar 1, 2019
- Passed Senatestopped here
- Passed House
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Lisa Wellman (D-41)
- Introduced
- January 14, 2019 in the Senate
- Last action
- January 13, 2020
- Requested by
- Other
- Budget
- Has a fiscal note
- Versions
- SB 5066, SSB 5066
AN ACT Relating to school district elections;
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: Lisa Wellman (D-41)
3 co-sponsors (3 Democrats, 0 Republicans)
Votes
No recorded floor votes.
History
- By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SSB 5066)
- By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- Senate Rules "X" file. (SSB 5066)
- Senate Rules "X" file.
- Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (SSB 5066)
- Minority; without recommendation. (SSB 5066)
- WM - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SSB 5066)
- Minority; do not pass. (SSB 5066)
- Minority; do not pass.
- WM - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
- Minority; without recommendation.
- Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- On motion, referred to Ways & Means.
- Minority; do not pass.
- EDU - Majority; do pass.
- First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education.
- Prefiled for introduction.
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- SB 5066 (2017–18) Zero-based budget reviews
- SB 5066 (2015–16) Blood samples/forensic tests
- SB 5066 (2013–14) Local highway speed limits
- SB 5066 (2011–12) Contractor appeals
- SB 5066 (2009–10) State ornithologist