BILL REQ. #:  S-0403.1 



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SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 8210
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State of Washington60th Legislature2007 Regular Session

By Senators Haugen, Oemig, Kline, Marr, Brown, Kauffman, Keiser, Pridemore, Kilmer, Franklin, Spanel and Jacobsen

Read first time 01/12/2007.   Referred to Committee on Government Operations & Elections.



     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, section ... of the Constitution of the state of Washington 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.

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