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SUBSTITUTE SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 8207
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State of Washington 53rd Legislature 1993 Regular Session
By Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce (originally sponsored by Senators Skratek, Haugen, Sheldon, Erwin, Winsley, M. Rasmussen and Roach)
Read first time 02/24/93.
BE IT RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, IN LEGISLATIVE SESSION ASSEMBLED:
THAT, At the next general election to be held in this state there shall be submitted to the qualified voters of the state for their approval and ratification, or rejection, an amendment to Article VII, section 11 of the Constitution of the state of Washington to read as follows:
Article VII, section 11. Nothing in this
Article VII as amended shall prevent the legislature from providing, subject to
such conditions as it may enact, that the true and fair value in money (a) of
farms, agricultural lands, standing timber and timberlands, ((and)) (b)
of other open space lands which are used for recreation or for enjoyment of
their scenic or natural beauty, (c) of the land on which is sited one
detached single-family dwelling, including a mobile home, when such land is
zoned or classified for more intensive use, or (d) of properties with dwelling
units that comply with health and safety standards and are devoted to
low-income housing shall be based on the use to which such property is
currently applied, and such values shall be used in computing the assessed
valuation of such property in the same manner as the assessed valuation is
computed for all property.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the secretary of state shall cause notice of the foregoing constitutional amendment to be published at least four times during the four weeks next preceding the election in every legal newspaper in the state.
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