BILL REQ. #:  S-0332.1 

Read first time 01/17/2003.   Referred to Committee on Ways & Means.

     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 the secretary of state shall submit to the qualified voters of the state for their approval and ratification, or rejection, an amendment to Article VII of the Constitution of the state of Washington by adding a new section to read as follows:

     Article VII, section . . .. Any action by the legislature or any other taxing district that raises state or local revenue shall not take effect unless the action is referred to and approved by the people as provided in Article II, section 1 of this Constitution. This voter approval requirement is in lieu of the referendum provisions of Article II, section 1 of this Constitution.

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the secretary of state shall cause notice of this constitutional amendment to be published at least four times during the four weeks next preceding the election in every legal newspaper in the state.