H-1627.1

HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 4204

ByRepresentatives Berg, Ramel, Taylor, Ryu, Leavitt, Pollet, Kloba, Fosse, Bernbaum, Salahuddin, and Parshley

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 following tax exemption is allowed:

(a) The legislature may, by appropriate legislation, provide a residential real property exemption from property taxes for a principal place of residence.

(b) The legislature may place restrictions and conditions upon granting the residential real property exemption as it deems 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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