Proposed Initiatives to the Legislature - 2010

The first day to file an Initiative to the 2011 Legislature is March 10, 2010. (RCW 29A.72.030)

The following is a list of proposed initiatives to the 2011 Legislature filed to date with the Office of the Secretary of State. To be certified, a petition must contain the signatures of at least 241,153 registered voters. The deadline for filing petition signatures for the following initiatives is 5:00 p.m. December 31, 2010. Questions regarding the content of initiatives should be directed to the sponsor(s).

NOTE

Initiative numbers are not assigned until the proposal has been reviewed by the state Code Reviser and the sponsor has submitted the final language of the proposed initiative. The content of initiatives is described as general "subject matter" pending the issuance of an official ballot title and summary by the state Attorney General.

Assigned Number: 463 Filed: 03/25/2010 Sponsors Mr. Steven D Jenkins Public Contact Information: 8344 28th Ave NW Apt 7 Seattle, WA 98117 Phone: 206-782-3951	Ballot Title Statement of Subject: Initiative Measure No. 463 concerns a federal constitutional convention. Concise Description: This measure would direct the legislature to call for a constitutional convention to propose a specified amendment to the United States Constitution to limit campaign expenditures and contributions for elections to public office. Should this measure be enacted into law? Yes [ ] No [ ] Ballot Measure Summary This measure would direct the legislature to call for a federal constitutional convention to propose an amendment to the United States Constitution, and to allocate funds to establish a forum for the convention. The measure would direct Washington’s representatives to support a specific amendment to the United States Constitution, set forth verbatim in the measure, limiting candidates for election to public office to specific expenditures of public funds, private contributions, and the candidate’s personal resources. View Complete Text
Assigned Number: 464 Filed: 04/05/2010 Sponsors Ms. Patty Lionello Public Contact Information: 20401 34th Pl S M108 Seatac, WA 98198 Phone: 206-249-8008 [email protected]	Ballot Title Statement of Subject: Initiative Measure No. 464 concerns utility and other service rates. Concise Description: This measure would direct the legislature to enact legislation requiring utility and service providers to offer flat or reduced rates to persons sixty years old or older, and penalizing providers who do not. Should this measure be enacted into law? Yes [ ] No [ ] Ballot Measure Summary This measure would direct the legislature to enact legislation requiring all utility and service providers in Washington to provide service at flat or substantially reduced rates to individuals age sixty years old or older. Utilities and services include, but are not limited to, electric, gas, heating, air-conditioning, cable television, telephone, cellular telephone, waste removal, water and sewage. The legislation would penalize providers that do not provide seniors with service at flat or substantially reduced rates. View Complete Text
Assigned Number: 465 Filed: 08/11/2010 Sponsors Ms. Kelly Halligan Public Contact Information: 1211 North Oakes Tacoma, WA 98406 Phone: 253-752-7174 Fax: 253-752-7184 [email protected]	Ballot Title Statement of Subject: Initiative Measure No. 465 concerns secondhand smoke in rental housing units. Concise Description: This measure would amend the legal responsibilities of any person renting an apartment or other housing by including secondhand smoke as a nuisance that the tenant shall not permit on the rental property. Should this measure be enacted into law? Yes [ ] No [ ] Ballot Measure Summary The law regulates the rights and responsibilities of a landlord, who owns apartments or other rental housing, and any person who rents an apartment or other housing. Under the law, a tenant shall not permit a nuisance on the rental property. A nuisance is an activity that interferes with the use and enjoyment of the property. This measure would include secondhand smoke as a nuisance that shall not be permitted on the rental property. View Complete Text
Assigned Number: 466 Filed: 09/27/2010 Sponsors Mr. Tim Eyman Mr. Leo J. Fagan Mr. M.J. Fagan Public Contact Information: PO Box 18250 Spokane, WA 99228 Phone: 425-493-8707 Fax: 425-493-1027 [email protected]	Ballot Title Initiative Measure No. 466 concerns motor vehicle related matters. This measure would require $30 vehicle license fees; reduce certain vehicle taxes and fees; require certain bond retirement; require voter approval of tax increases and traffic cameras; and set $30 traffic camera fines. Should this measure be enacted into law? Yes [ ] No [ ] Ballot Measure Summary This measure would set vehicle license fees at $30 per year, minus other vehicle fees imposed in that jurisdiction; reduce certain motor vehicle taxes and fees; require voter approval of vehicle charge increases; repeal authority for certain voter-approved vehicle tax surcharges; require that certain transportation authority bonds be retired within 90 days and that collection of pledged taxes be discontinued; require local voter approval of automated traffic safety cameras and limit associated fines to $30. View Complete Text
Assigned Number: 467 Filed: 10/01/2010 Sponsors Mr. Tim Eyman Mr. Leo J. Fagan Mr. M.J. Fagan Public Contact Information: PO Box 18250 Spokane, WA 99228 Phone: 425-493-8707 Fax: 425-493-1027 [email protected]	Ballot Title Initiative Measure No. 467 concerns state expenditures on transportation. This measure would require that tolls or charges on a state road or bridge be set by the legislature and used only for construction, operation, or maintenance of that particular road or bridge. Should this measure be enacted into law? Yes [ ] No [ ] Ballot Measure Summary This measure would restate the constitutional requirement that gasoline taxes be used exclusively for highway purposes. It would require that tolls be set by the legislature and that tolls on a highway, freeway, road, bridge or street be used only for the cost of construction, operation, or maintenance on that particular transportation facility. Toll revenue collected on the Interstate 90 floating bridge could be used only for toll facilities and capital improvements on that bridge. View Complete Text
Assigned Number: 468 Filed: 10/07/2010 Sponsors Mr. Tim Eyman Mr. Leo J. Fagan Mr. M.J. Fagan Public Contact Information: PO Box 18250 Spokane, WA 99228 Phone: 425-493-8707 Fax: 425-493-1027 [email protected]	Ballot Title Initiative Measure No. 468 concerns motor vehicle related matters. This measure would require $30 vehicle license fees, repeal or reduce certain vehicle taxes and fees collected by state and local governments, require retirement of certain bonds, and set $30 traffic camera fines. Should this measure be enacted into law? Yes [ ] No [ ] Ballot Measure Summary This measure would require $30 vehicle license fees. It would repeal, reduce, or discontinue certain vehicle taxes and fees collected by the state, local government, and transportation benefit districts. It would discontinue certain motor vehicle taxes for high capacity transportation services and require retirement of related bonds. It would repeal laws regarding motor home weight fees and authority to impose certain regional transportation district surcharge excise taxes. It would set traffic camera fines at $30. View Complete Text
Assigned Number: 469 Filed: 10/07/2010 Sponsors Mr. Tim Eyman Mr. Leo J. Fagan Mr. M.J. Fagan Public Contact Information: PO Box 18250 Spokane, WA 99228 Phone: 425-493-8707 Fax: 425-493-1027 [email protected]	Ballot Title Initiative Measure No. 469 concerns tax increases imposed by state government, counties, cities, and ports. This measure would re-enact laws requiring a two-thirds legislative vote for state tax increases, and require two-thirds legislative approval for county, city, and port district tax increases, except taxes subject to voter approval. Should this measure be enacted into law? Yes [ ] No [ ] Ballot Measure Summary This measure would re-enact laws requiring a two-thirds vote in each house of the legislature for actions or combinations of actions that would raise state taxes, and requiring voter approval for tax increases resulting in expenditures in excess of the state expenditure limit. For counties, cities, and port districts, at least two-thirds legislative approval would be required for any actions or combination of actions that would raise taxes, except for tax increases requiring voter approval. View Complete Text
Assigned Number: 470 Filed: 10/26/2010 Sponsors Mr. Tim Eyman Public Contact Information: PO Box 18250 Spokane, WA 99228 Phone: 425-493-8707 Fax: 425-493-1027 [email protected]	Ballot Title Initiative Measure No. 470 concerns motor vehicle related matters. This measure would require $30 vehicle license fees, repeal or reduce certain vehicle taxes and fees, require retirement of certain transportation bonds, limit traffic camera fines, and require voter approval for traffic cameras. Should this measure be enacted into law? Yes [ ] No [ ] Ballot Measure Summary This measure would require $30 annual vehicle license tabs, and repeal, reduce, or discontinue certain vehicle taxes and fees. It would discontinue certain motor vehicle taxes for high capacity transportation services and require retirement of related bonds, through sale of government assets if necessary. It would repeal authority for certain regional transportation district excise taxes. Voter approval would be required for automated traffic safety cameras, and fines could not exceed the least expensive parking infraction. View Complete Text
Assigned Number: 471 Filed: 10/27/2010 Sponsors Mr. Tim Eyman Public Contact Information: PO Box 18250 Spokane, WA 99228 Phone: 425-493-8707 Fax: 425-493-1027 [email protected]	Ballot Title Initiative Measure No. 471 concerns the initiative and referendum process. This measure would define and penalize interference with signature-gathering; allow public access to names and addresses on petitions, but not signatures; prohibit copying without court order; and extend time for signature-gathering on initiatives. Should this measure be enacted into law? Yes [ ] No [ ] Ballot Measure Summary This measure would provide civil and criminal penalties for persons interfering with signature-gathering on initiative or referendum petitions. Public access to petitions would be prohibited except as follows: the Secretary of State would have to produce scanned copies of petitions that show only signers’ names and addresses; those copies may be inspected by the public, but could not be copied without court order. The time for circulating initiative petitions would be extended by six months. View Complete Text
Assigned Number: 472 Filed: 10/18/2010 Sponsors Mr. Clifford M. Greene Public Contact Information: PO Box 612 Bellevue, WA 98009 Phone: [email protected]	Ballot Title Initiative Measure No. 472 concerns election candidate filing fees. This measure would reduce the number of voter signatures required on petitions from candidates who lack sufficient assets or income to pay the filing fee, and allow candidates’ economic eligibility to be challenged. Should this measure be enacted into law? Yes [ ] No [ ] Ballot Measure Summary This measure would reduce the number of signatures required on petitions that candidates file if they lack sufficient assets to pay the filing fee. Statewide offices would require 500 Washington voters, the federal House of Representatives would require 200 voters in the district to be represented, and all other offices would require 50 voters in the district to be represented. Voters could challenge candidates’ economic standing to file petitions in lieu of the filing fee. View Complete Text
Assigned Number: 473 Filed: 11/03/2010 Sponsors Mr. Tim Eyman Mr. Leo J. Fagan Mr. Michael J. Fagan Public Contact Information: PO Box 18250 Spokane, WA 99228 Phone: 425-493-8707 Fax: 425-493-1027 [email protected]	Ballot Title Initiative Measure No. 473 concerns transportation matters. This measure would limit motor vehicle taxes and fees, require retirement of certain transportation bonds, designate the legislature as the transportation toll-setting authority, and require voter approval for use of automated traffic cameras. Ballot Measure Summary This measure would require $30 annual vehicle license tabs, and repeal, reduce, or discontinue certain vehicle taxes and fees. It would require retirement of certain transportation bonds and repeal certain regional transportation district taxes. The measure would designate the legislature as the authority to set transportation tolls, and require toll revenue to be used on the specific facility involved. It would require voter approval for automated traffic cameras and limit the amount of fines imposed. View Complete Text
Assigned Number: 474 Filed: 11/10/2010 Sponsors Mr. Tim Eyman Mr. Leo J. Fagan Mr. Michael J. Fagan Public Contact Information: PO Box 18250 Spokane, WA 99228 Phone: 425-493-8707 Fax: 425-493-1027 [email protected]	Ballot Title Initiative Measure No. 474 concerns initiatives and referenda. This measure would penalize interference with and retaliation against signature gatherers and petition signers; restrict public access to signed petitions after submittal to the secretary of state; and extend time for initiative signature-gathering. Should this measure be enacted into law? Yes [ ] No [ ] Ballot Measure Summary This measure would make interfering with or retaliating against signature gatherers and petition signers a criminal misdemeanor, and subject such actions to anti-harassment laws. Public access to signed petitions submitted to the secretary of state would be restricted to persons observing the signature verification process, or legally challenging the secretary’s determination of whether the requisite number of signatures are on the petition. The time for filing initiatives would be extended from ten to sixteen months. View Complete Text
Assigned Number: 475 Filed: 11/10/2010 Sponsors Mr. Tim Eyman Mr. Leo J. Fagan Mr. Michael J. Fagan Public Contact Information: PO Box 18250 Spokane, WA 99228 Phone: 425-493-8707 Fax: 425-493-1027 [email protected]	Ballot Title Initiative Measure No. 475 concerns transportation matters. This measure would limit and revise motor vehicle taxes and fees, designate the legislature as the transportation toll-setting authority, restrict the use of toll revenue, and prohibit the use of automated traffic cameras. Should this measure be enacted into law? Yes [ ] No [ ] Ballot Measure Summary This measure would limit motor vehicle license tab fees, revise the method of valuing motor vehicles for calculating vehicle taxes, and discontinue certain vehicle taxes and fees. It would repeal certain regional transportation district taxes. The measure would designate the legislature as the authority to set transportation tolls, and require toll revenue to be used on the specific facility involved. It would prohibit the use of automated traffic cameras for the enforcement of traffic laws. View Complete Text
Assigned Number: 476 Filed: 11/12/2010 Sponsors Mr. Tim Eyman Mr. Leo J. Fagan Mr. Michael J. Fagan Public Contact Information: PO Box 18250 Spokane, WA 99228 Phone: 425-493-8707 Fax: 425-493-1027 [email protected]	Ballot Title Initiative Measure No. 476 concerns liquor (beer, wine and spirits) This measure would close state liquor stores; allow private parties to sell spirits at retail in certain stores, and to distribute and import spirits; and repeal certain distribution and production requirements for liquor. Should this measure be enacted into law? Yes [ ] No [ ] Ballot Measure Summary This measure would require closure of state liquor stores; terminate the state’s contracts with private contract liquor stores; and authorize the state to issue licenses allowing private parties to distribute and import spirits (hard liquor). It would authorize the state to issue licenses allowing the prior contract liquor stores, and private stores meeting certain criteria, to sell spirits at retail. It would repeal uniform pricing and certain other requirements governing distributors and producers of liquor. View Complete Text
Assigned Number: 477 Filed: 11/22/2010 Sponsors Mr. Tim Eyman Mr. Leo J. Fagan Mr. Michael J. Fagan Public Contact Information: PO Box 18250 Spokane, WA 99228 Phone: 425-493-8707 Fax: 425-493-1027 [email protected]	Ballot Title Initiative Measure No. 477 concerns matters relating to motor vehicles. This measure would set $30 annual vehicle license fees, require voter approval of additional fees, reduce vehicle sales taxes, require legislative approval of transportation tolls, and require voter approval of automatic ticketing cameras. Should this measure be enacted into law? Yes [ ] No [ ] Ballot Measure Summary This measure would set a $30 annual license fee for motor vehicles, require voter approval of any additional fees, and reduce certain motor vehicle sales taxes. It would require the legislature to set or approve any transportation toll or toll increase and would disallow tolling authority to be delegated to the transportation commission. The measure would prohibit “automatic ticketing cameras” unless authorized by a voter-approved local ordinance, and limit where such cameras may be used. View Complete Text
Assigned Number: 478 Filed: 11/22/2010 Sponsors Mr. Tim Eyman Mr. Leo J. Fagan Mr. Michael J. Fagan Public Contact Information: PO Box 18250 Spokane, WA 99228 Phone: 425-493-8707 Fax: 425-493-1027 [email protected]	Ballot Title Initiative Measure No. 478 concerns liquor (beer, wine and spirits). This measure would close state liquor stores; allow private parties to sell spirits at retail in certain stores, and to distribute and import spirits; and repeal certain distribution and production requirements for liquor. Should this measure be enacted into law? Yes [ ] No [ ] Ballot Measure Summary This measure would require closure of state liquor stores; terminate the state’s contracts with private contract liquor stores; and authorize the state to issue licenses allowing private parties to distribute and import spirits (hard liquor). It would authorize the state to issue licenses allowing the prior contract liquor stores, and private stores meeting certain criteria, to sell spirits at retail. It would repeal uniform pricing and certain other requirements governing distributors and producers of liquor. View Complete Text
Assigned Number: 479 Filed: 12/01/2010 Sponsors Mr. Tim Eyman Mr. Leo J. Fagan Mr. Michael J. Fagan Public Contact Information: PO Box 18250 Spokane, WA 99228 Phone: 425-493-8707 Fax: 425-493-1027 [email protected]	Ballot Title Initiative Measure No. 479 concerns matters relating to motor vehicles. This measure would set $30 annual vehicle license fees, revise or repeal certain other vehicle fees and taxes, repeal authority to impose certain vehicle-related taxes, and require voter approval of “automatic ticketing cameras”. Should this measure be enacted into law? Yes [ ] No [ ] Ballot Measure Summary This measure would set $30 annual motor vehicle license fees; direct that certain nonvoter-approved vehicle fees be subtracted from the $30 fee; and revise, repeal, or require voter approval of certain other fees. It would revise the vehicle excise tax depreciation schedule, repeal certain other vehicle taxes, and repeal authority to impose certain other vehicle-related taxes. It would prohibit “automatic ticketing cameras” unless authorized by a voter-approved local ordinance presented to voters using specified language. View Complete Text
Assigned Number: 480 Filed: 11/22/2010 Sponsors Mr. Tim Eyman Mr. Leo J. Fagan Mr. M.J. Fagan Public Contact Information: PO Box 18250 Spokane, WA 99228 Phone: 425-493-8707 Fax: 425-493-1027 [email protected]	Initiative Subject saving I-200 Withdrawn 12/9/2010 View Complete Text
Assigned Number: 481 Filed: 11/19/2010 Sponsors Mr. Christopher Steele Mr. Eric Guenther Mr. Jordan Moscoso Mr. Melvin Lie Mr. Peter Hu Ms. Sophia Severson Public Contact Information: 19021 12th Ave NE Seattle, WA 98155 Phone: (206) 295-1354 [email protected]	Ballot Title Initiative Measure No. 481 concerns food assistance programs. This measure would require the state to coordinate services to communities for food assistance programs provided through nonprofits and local government, and require funding and assistance to both meal providers and food banks. Should this measure be enacted into law? Yes [ ] No [ ] Ballot Measure Summary This measure would provide that the Department of Agriculture should coordinate services to communities for food assistance to the poor and disadvantaged through private and public nonprofit organizations and local governments. This measure would declare that funding of the two major types of food assistance programs, meal programs and food banks, is a priority, and provide that funding and assistance be provided to both types of programs. View Complete Text
Assigned Number: 482 Filed: 12/09/2010 Sponsors Mr. Tim Eyman Mr. Leo J. Fagan Mr. Michael J. Fagan Public Contact Information: PO Box 18250 Spokane, WA 99228 Phone: 425-493-8707 Fax: 425-493-1027 [email protected]	Ballot Title Initiative Measure No. 482 concerns matters relating to motor vehicles. This measure would set $30 annual vehicle license fees, reduced by certain nonvoter-approved vehicle fees; repeal certain vehicle fees; revise calculation of certain vehicle-related taxes; and require voter approval of “automatic ticketing cameras.” Should this measure be enacted into law? Yes [ ] No [ ] Ballot Measure Summary This measure would set $30 annual motor vehicle license fees; direct that certain nonvoter-approved vehicle fees be subtracted from the $30 fee; and revise or repeal certain other fees. It would base vehicle excise taxes on depreciated purchase price and would revise the depreciation schedule. It would prohibit “automatic ticketing cameras” unless authorized by a voter-approved local ordinance presented to voters using specified language. View Complete Text
Assigned Number: 483 Filed: 12/09/2010 Sponsors Mr. Tim Eyman Mr. Leo J. Fagan Mr. Michael J. Fagan Public Contact Information: PO Box 18250 Spokane, WA 99228 Phone: 425-493-8707 Fax: 425-493-1027 [email protected]	Ballot Title Initiative Measure No. 483 concerns automated traffic safety cameras. This measure would require voter approval for local ordinances authorizing the use of automated cameras to issue notices of traffic infractions on moving vehicles, and would define how the required ballots would read. Should this measure be enacted into law? Yes [ ] No [ ] Ballot Measure Summary This measure would require voter approval of all local ordinances that authorize use of automated cameras to detect infractions by vehicles violating stoplight, railroad crossing, school zone speed limits, or other speeding limits. Future ordinances would require approval before implementation, and existing ordinances would be invalidated unless approved by voters before June 30, 2011. The measure would describe the contents for ballots regarding such ordinances and amend statutes to use the term “automatic ticketing cameras.” View Complete Text
Assigned Number: 484 Filed: 12/20/2010 Sponsors Mr. Tim Eyman Mr. Leo J. Fagan Mr. Michael J. Fagan Public Contact Information: PO Box 18250 Spokane, WA 99228 Phone: 425-493-8707 Fax: 425-493-1027 [email protected]	Ballot Title Initiative Measure No. 484 concerns liquor (beer, wine and spirits). This measure would auction off state liquor stores; allow private parties to sell spirits in certain stores and to distribute spirits; and instruct the legislature to implement policies previously proposed in Initiative 1100. Should this measure be enacted into law? Yes [ ] No [ ] Ballot Measure Summary This measure would require the state to auction off state liquor stores, contract liquor stores, and its liquor distribution center. It would authorize the state to issue licenses allowing prior operators of contract liquor stores, and private stores meeting certain criteria, to sell spirits at retail; and to issue licenses allowing private parties to distribute spirits. Except as this measure otherwise specifies, it would instruct the legislature to implement policies previously proposed in Initiative 1100. View Complete Text
Assigned Number: (not yet assigned) Filed: 08/12/2010 Sponsors Mr. Robert Hill Public Contact Information: 2522 N Proctor St Tacoma, WA 98400 Phone: 253-752-2400 Fax: 253-756-6670 [email protected]	Initiative Subject Related to taxation reform Expired.
Assigned Number: (not yet assigned) Filed: 12/29/2010 Sponsors Mr. Tim Eyman Mr. Leo J. Fagan Mr. Michael J. Fagan Public Contact Information: PO Box 18250 Spokane, WA 99228 Phone: 425-493-8707 Fax: 425-493-1027 [email protected]	Initiative Subject Son of 1100
Assigned Number: (not assigned) Filed: 05/10/2010 Sponsors Mr. Robert Hill Public Contact Information: 2522 N Proctor St Tacoma, WA 98406 Phone: 253-682-1404 Fax: 253-759-9228 [email protected]	Initiative Subject Related to lowering the drinking age Initiative Expired 6-1-2010
Assigned Number: (not assigned) Filed: 05/10/2010 Sponsors Mr. Robert Hill Public Contact Information: 2522 N Proctor St Tacoma, WA 98406 Phone: 253-682-1404 Fax: 253-759-9228 [email protected]	Initiative Subject Related to abolishing the death penalty Initiative Expired 6-1-2010
Assigned Number: (not assigned) Filed: 05/10/2010 Sponsors Mr. Robert Hill Public Contact Information: 2522 N Proctor St Tacoma, WA 98406 Phone: 253-682-1404 Fax: 253-759-9228 [email protected]	Initiative Subject Related to raising the PCO filing fee Initiative Expired 6-1-2010
Assigned Number: (not assigned) Filed: 05/10/2010 Sponsors Mr. Robert Hill Public Contact Information: 2522 N Proctor St Tacoma, WA 98406 Phone: 253-682-1404 Fax: 253-759-9228 [email protected]	Initiative Subject Related to decriminalizing cannabis Initiative Expired 6-1-2010