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JOINT RESOLUTION · 2019–20 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SSJR 8201

SJR 8201: School district bonds

Amending the Constitution to allow a simple majority of voters voting to authorize school district bonds.

Summary

  • Proposes an amendment to the state Constitution to allow a simple majority of voters voting to authorize school district bonds.

From the Bill Digest (SJR 8201), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
  1. IntroducedJan 14, 2019
  2. Out of committeeMar 1, 2019
  3. Passed Senatestopped here
  4. Passed House
  5. Sent to voters
Prime sponsor
Lisa Wellman (D-41)
Introduced
January 14, 2019 in the Senate
Last action
January 13, 2020
Requested by
Other
Companion bill
HJR 4203
Versions
SJR 8201, SSJR 8201

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Lisa Wellman (D-41)

13 co-sponsors (13 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Senator D-36Annette Cleveland D-49Steve Conway D-29Manka Dhingra D-45Guy Palumbo D-1Jamie Pedersen D-43Senator D-22Claire Wilson D-30Karen Keiser D-33Patty Kuderer D-48Rebecca Saldaña D-37Dean Takko D-19Kevin Van De Wege D-24

Votes

Senate · 3rd Reading & Final Passage

Failed March 12, 2019
Version voted on: SSJR 8201
28 Yea 21 Nay 0 Absent 0 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat28100
Republican02000
How each member voted
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History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SSJR 8201)
  2. Returned to Senate Rules 3. (SSJR 8201)
  3. Not adopted; yeas, 28; nays, 21; absent, 0; excused, 0. (SSJR 8201)
  4. Failed to receive a two-thirds majority vote. (SSJR 8201)
  5. Third reading. (SSJR 8201)
  6. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. (SSJR 8201)
  7. Held on second reading. (SSJR 8201)
  8. 1st substitute bill substituted. (SSJR 8201)
  9. 1st substitute bill substituted.
  10. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. (SSJR 8201)
  11. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  12. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (SSJR 8201)
  13. WM - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SSJR 8201)
  14. Minority; do not pass. (SSJR 8201)
  15. Minority; do not pass.
  16. WM - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  17. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  18. On motion, referred to Ways & Means.
  19. Minority; do not pass.
  20. EDU - Majority; do pass.
  21. First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education.
  22. Prefiled for introduction.

SJR 8201 in other sessions

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

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