Amending the Constitution to allow a simple majority of voters voting to authorize school district bonds.
Bill status
failed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Mar 2019
Senate Passage
Mar 2019
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 13, 2020
Last action Jan 13, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Mar 12, 2019
How they voted
26–18
Passed
Total votes 44
Mar 12, 2019
D
Democratic27
96% Yea
R
Republican17
100% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
22
Key actions
7
Committee
6
Jan 13, 2020
Introduced
By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
upper
Mar 12, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (26-18)
senate
Mar 1, 2019
Upper · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 12:20 PM
upper
Mar 1, 2019
Upper · Passed
WM - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
upper
Feb 28, 2019
Upper · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 01:30 PM
upper
Feb 13, 2019
Committee
On motion, referred to Ways & Means.
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Feb 12, 2019
Upper · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 12:05 PM
upper
Feb 12, 2019
Upper · Passed
EDU - Majority; do pass.
upper
Feb 6, 2019
Upper · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 01:30 PM
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1 primary · 11 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Lisa Wellman
DDemocratic
Co
Annette Cleveland
DDemocratic
Co
DT
Dean Takko
DDemocratic
Co
GP
Guy Palumbo
DDemocratic
Co
Jamie Pedersen
DDemocratic
Co
Karen Keiser
DDemocratic
Co
Kevin Van De Wege
DDemocratic
Co
Manka Dhingra
DDemocratic
Co
Patty Kuderer
DDemocratic
Co
RS
Rebecca Saldaña
DDemocratic
Co
Reuven Carlyle
DDemocratic
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