BILL REQ. #: H-3777.1

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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 4213
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State of Washington

61st Legislature

2010 Regular Session

By Representatives Hope, Hurst, Ericks, Roach, Angel, Ross, Taylor, McCune, Parker, Klippert, Dammeier, Herrera, Johnson, Smith, Shea, Pearson, Haler, Alexander, Schmick, Crouse, Ericksen, Orcutt, Fagan, Bailey, Chandler, Priest, Short, Hinkle, Campbell, Sells, O'Brien, Kelley, Conway, Simpson, Sullivan, Kristiansen, Kirby, Warnick, and Kretz

Prefiled 12/07/09. Read first time 01/11/10. Referred to Committee on Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness.

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 1, section 20 of the Constitution of the state of Washington to read as follows:

Article I, section 20. All persons charged with crime shall be bailable by sufficient sureties, except for capital offenses when the proof is evident, or the presumption great, or for any person arrested and charged for a most serious crime, as defined by law, if the person would become a persistent offender, as defined by law, if the person were to be convicted or plead guilty to a most serious crime, and proof is evident that the individual is potentially dangerous to other people in the community.

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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