Bill > HB1226

This bill amends several sections of Washington state law related to school district elections. The key provisions are: 1. The bill reduces the voter approval threshold for school district bond measures from 60% to a simple majority (over 50%). This applies to the approval of school district bonds and the authority to levy taxes to pay the principal and interest on those bonds. 2. The bill makes other technical changes, such as updating terminology from "persons" to "voters" and allowing school districts more flexibility in modifying the specific use of bond proceeds after voter approval. 3. The bill's effective date is contingent on the passage of a proposed constitutional amendment that would allow school district bonds to be approved by a simple majority of voters, rather than the current 60% threshold.