Passed by the House March 8, 2010 Yeas 92   ________________________________________ Speaker of the House of Representatives Passed by the Senate March 4, 2010 Yeas 48   ________________________________________ President of the Senate | I, Barbara Baker, Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 4220 as passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on the dates hereon set forth. ________________________________________ Chief Clerk | |
Secretary of State State of Washington |
State of Washington | 61st Legislature | 2010 Regular Session |
READ FIRST TIME 01/26/10.
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 I, 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. Bail may be denied for
offenses punishable by the possibility of life in prison upon a showing
by clear and convincing evidence of a propensity for violence that
creates a substantial likelihood of danger to the community or any
persons, subject to such limitations as shall be determined by the
legislature.
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.