BILL · 2021–22 SESSION
SB 5386: School district elections
Concerning school district elections.
Summary
- Lowers the voter approval threshold from 60 percent to 55 percent 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 · died in committee
- IntroducedJan 29, 2021
- Out of committeestopped here
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Emily Randall (D-26)
- Introduced
- January 29, 2021 in the Senate
- Last action
- January 10, 2022
- Budget
- Has a fiscal note
AN ACT Relating to school district elections;
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: Emily Randall (D-26)
8 co-sponsors (8 Democrats, 0 Republicans)
Votes
No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.
History
- By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- And refer to Ways & Means.
- Minority; do not pass.
- EDU - Majority; do pass.
- Referred to Ways & Means.
- First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education.
SB 5386 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
- SB 5386 (2025–26) Schools/sexual assault
- SB 5386 (2023–24) Document recording fees
- SB 5386 (2019–20) Telemedicine training
- SB 5386 (2017–18) Initiative review
- SB 5386 (2015–16) Gifts to state officers, etc
- SB 5386 (2013–14) Retail carryout bags
- SB 5386 (2011–12) Organ donation work group
- SB 5386 (2009–10) Electronic court recording