SB 5136 - DIGEST

 

     Provides that, within forty-five days after the date of certification of sufficiency under RCW 29.79.230 or the certification of a rejected initiative to the legislature under RCW 29.79.270, the commission shall conduct an analysis to determine if, as a matter of settled law, there is a significant likelihood the measure may be contrary to the state Constitution or the Constitution or laws of the United States.

     Requires that, if a majority of the commission finds that, as a matter of settled law, there is a significant likelihood the measure may be contrary to the state Constitution or the Constitution or laws of the United States it shall prepare a statement for inclusion in the voters' pamphlet that lists the potential challenges.