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                    HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 4209

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State of Washington      56th Legislature     1999 Regular Session

By Representatives Dunshee, Dickerson, Conway, Veloria, Santos, Keiser and Romero

Read first time 03/23/1999.  Referred to Committee on Finance.

Amending the Constitution to allow a property tax credit on owner-occupied residential property.

    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 provide a credit against property taxes levied for state purposes on owner-occupied residential property.

    The legislature may place such other restrictions and conditions upon the applicability of the credit under this section as it shall deem 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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