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Bills · 2019-2020 Regular Session

SB 23

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Relating to: requiring a supermajority vote for bills overturning local government policies, ordinances, resolutions, and regulations.

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  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

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What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill provides that no house of the legislature may pass a bill that overturns

any local government policy, ordinance, resolution, or regulation unless the bill is

approved by two-thirds of those members present and voting. The bill applies to

policies, ordinances, resolutions, and regulations of school districts, counties, cities,

villages, and towns.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Carpenter (D)

5 cosponsors

Bowen (D) , Emerson (D) , Larson (D) , Sinicki (D) , Vruwink (D)

Full history

  1. Feb 8, 2019 · Senate

    Introduced by Senator Carpenter; cosponsored by Representatives Sinicki, Vruwink, Bowen and Emerson

  2. Feb 8, 2019 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Government Operations, Technology and Consumer Protection

  3. Feb 14, 2019 · Senate

    Senator Larson added as a coauthor

  4. Apr 1, 2020 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1