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                   SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 8202

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State of Washington      56th Legislature     1999 Regular Session

By Senators Benton, Swecker, Stevens, Deccio, Zarelli, Hochstatter and Johnson

Read first time 01/15/1999.  Referred to Committee on Ways & Means.

Amending the state Constitution to allow real property tax relief.

    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 . . ..  Nothing in this Article VII as amended shall prevent the legislature from providing, by appropriate legislation, property tax relief by setting base years for property tax valuation computation and limiting the tax assessed on real property.

    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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