BILL REQ. #: S-4082.1
| State of Washington | 59th Legislature | 2006 Regular Session |
Read first time . Referred to .
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 ... Notwithstanding any other provision of
this Constitution, the legislature may, by appropriate legislation,
provide a homestead exemption equal to fifty thousand dollars of
valuation from property taxes imposed on real property occupied as a
principal residence by the owner of the real property. The legislature
may place restrictions and conditions upon the granting of the
homestead exemption as the legislature deems proper.
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.