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Bills · 2023-2024 Regular Session

AJR 144

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Relating to: the right of the people to a clean, safe, and healthy natural environment and to its preservation (first consideration).

Constitutional amendments — First consideration Environmental protection Ethics commission

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Adopted, not reached

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What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This constitutional amendment, proposed to the 2023 legislature on first

consideration, provides that the people, including future generations, have the right

to a clean, safe, and healthy natural environment, including pure water, clean air,

healthy soils, self-sustaining ecosystems, and a safe and stable climate, and to the

preservation of the natural, cultural, scenic, and healthful qualities of the

environment.

A constitutional amendment requires adoption by two successive legislatures

and ratification by the people before it can become effective.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Bare (D) , C. Anderson (D) , Clancy (D) , Hong (D) , J. Anderson (D) , Jacobson (D) , Joers (D) , Madison (D) , Moore Omokunde (D) , Palmeri (D) , Ratcliff (D) , Stubbs (D)

4 cosponsors

Agard (D) , Larson (D) , Shelton (D) , Spreitzer (D)

Full history

  1. Apr 11, 2024 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Madison, Joers, Jacobson, Palmeri, C. Anderson, J. Anderson, Bare, Clancy, Hong, Moore Omokunde, Ratcliff and Stubbs; cosponsored by Senators Spreitzer, Agard and Larson

  2. Apr 11, 2024 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs

  3. Apr 15, 2024 · Assembly

    Failed to adopt pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

  4. Apr 15, 2024 · Assembly

    Representative Shelton added as a coauthor