WA People
BILL · 2021–22 SESSION

HB 1226: School district elections

Concerning school district elections.

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 Report (HB 1226), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 15, 2021
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Monica Jurado Stonier (D-49)
Introduced
January 15, 2021 in the House
Last action
February 3, 2022
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to school district elections;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Monica Jurado Stonier (D-49)

12 co-sponsors (12 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

April Berg D-44Bill Ramos D-5Shelley Kloba D-1Sharon Tomiko Santos D-37Lillian Ortiz-Self D-21Mia Gregerson D-33Steve Bergquist D-11Javier Valdez D-46Lisa Callan D-5Marcus Riccelli D-3Nicole Macri D-43Noel Frame D-36

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

  1. Minority; do not pass.
  2. ED - Majority; do pass.
  3. ED - Executive action taken by committee.
  4. Referred to Capital Budget.
  5. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  6. First reading, referred to Education.

HB 1226 in other sessions

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

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