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2019 - 2020 LEGISLATURE
March 7, 2019 - Introduced by Representatives Spreitzer, Billings, Brostoff,
Crowley, Doyle, Emerson, Fields, Goyke, Hebl, Hesselbein, Hintz, Meyers,
Ohnstad, Pope, Sargent, Shankland, Subeck, Sinicki, C. Taylor, Vruwink
and Zamarripa, cosponsored by Senators Ringhand, Carpenter, Hansen,
Larson, L. Taylor and Wirch. Referred to Committee on Assembly
Organization.
AJR12,1,3 1To create section 35 of article IV of the constitution; relating to: prohibiting the
2assembly and senate from passing certain bills following a general election
3(first consideration).
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This constitutional amendment, proposed to the 2019 legislature on first
consideration, provides that after the November general election, the assembly and
the senate may not pass any bill that affects any of the following until after the next
political year commences:
1. The powers and duties of the legislature, legislative leaders, legislative
committees, or any other unit of the legislature.
2. The powers and duties of the governor, lieutenant governor, attorney
general, secretary of state, state treasurer, or superintendent of public instruction.
3. The powers, duties, and election of any justice of the supreme court, court
of appeals judge, or circuit court judge.
4. The powers, duties, and jurisdiction of the supreme court or any appeals or
circuit court.
5. The powers, duties, and composition of any state agency or other public
entity created by law.
A constitutional amendment requires adoption by two successive legislatures,
and ratification by the people, before it can become effective.
AJR12,1,4 4Resolved by the assembly, the senate concurring, That:
AJR12,1
1Section 1. Section 35 of article IV of the constitution is created to read:
AJR12,2,52 [Article IV] Section 35. After the election that occurs on the first Tuesday after
3the first Monday in November in an even-numbered year, the assembly and the
4senate may not pass any bill that affects any of the following until after the next
5political year commences:
AJR12,2,76 (1) The powers and duties of the legislature, legislative leaders, legislative
7committees, or any other unit of the legislature.
AJR12,2,98 (2) The powers and duties of the governor, lieutenant governor, attorney
9general, secretary of state, state treasurer, or superintendent of public instruction.
AJR12,2,1110 (3) The powers, duties, and election of any justice of the supreme court, appeals
11judge, or circuit judge.
AJR12,2,1312 (4) The powers, duties, and jurisdiction of the supreme court or any appeals or
13circuit court.
AJR12,2,1514 (5) The powers, duties, and composition of any state agency or other public
15entity created by law.
AJR12,2 16Section 2 . Numbering of new provisions. If another constitutional
17amendment ratified by the people creates the number of any provision created in this
18joint resolution, the chief of the legislative reference bureau shall determine the
19sequencing and the numbering of the provisions whose numbers conflict.
AJR12,2,22 20Be it further resolved, That this proposed amendment be referred to the
21legislature to be chosen at the next general election and that it be published for three
22months previous to the time of holding such election.
AJR12,2,2323 (End)
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