Proposed Initiatives to the Legislature - 2002

The following is a list of proposed initiatives to the Legislature filed to date with the Office of the Secretary of State. To be certified, a petition must contain the signatures of at least 197,734 registered voters. The deadline for filing petition signatures for the following initiatives is 5:00 p.m. January 3, 2003. 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: 262 Filed: 03/18/2002 Sponsors Mr. Stuart J. Bramhall Public Contact Information: PO Box 30506 Seattle, WA 98103 Phone: (206) 323-3393 Fax: (206) 322-2590 [email protected]	Ballot Title Initiative Measure No. 262 concerns health care financing. This measure would create a health care finance commission, appointed by the governor. The commission would propose a unified health services financing system for all Washington residents, for submission to the 2005 Legislature. Shall this measure be enacted into law? Yes [ ] No [ ] Ballot Measure Summary This measure would create a health care financing commission of 11 to 17 commissioners appointed by the governor. The commission would create a detailed proposal for a unified financing system for health services for all residents through a plan emphasizing comprehensive health care, quality of care, choice of provider, and cost control. The plan would be submitted to the legislature within 30 months. $900,000 would be appropriated to the commission to carry out its duties. View Complete Text
Assigned Number: 263 Filed: 06/05/2002 Sponsors Mr. David John Anderson Public Contact Information: 152 NW 72nd St Seattle, WA 98117 Phone:	Ballot Title Initiative Measure No. 263 concerns replacing “Washington” with “Cascadia” in the Revised Code of Washington. This measure would replace any reference to “Washington” in the Revised Code of Washington with “Cascadia”. Abbreviations for “Washington” would be replaced with abbreviations for “Cascadia”. Shall this measure be enacted into law? Yes [ ] No [ ] Ballot Measure Summary This measure would replace all references to “Washington” in future publications of the Revised Code of Washington with references to the state of “Cascadia.” Abbreviations for Washington, such as “W” or “Wash.” or “WA”, would be replaced with abbreviations for Cascadia, such as “C” or “Casc.” or “CS”. Any references in state law to the state of “Cascadia” would be read as “Washington” in order to “facilitate seamless transition and avoid ambiguity.” View Complete Text
Assigned Number: 264 Filed: 07/05/2002 Sponsors Mr. Ray D. Benham Public Contact Information: 5312 W. Tucannon Kennewick, WA 99336 Phone:	Ballot Title Initiative Measure No. 264 concerns transportation financing. This measure would direct that all revenue from state sales tax collected on the sale of motor vehicles be placed in the motor vehicle fund, which is used for road and highway purposes. Shall this measure be enacted into law? Yes [ ] No [ ] Ballot Measure Summary This measure would require that revenue from the state portion of sales tax collected on the sale of motor vehicles be placed in the motor vehicle fund, which is used exclusively for highway purposes. The term “motor vehicle” would include all self-propelled vehicles (such as cars, trucks, buses, motorcycles, and recreational vehicles) and electric trolleys not operated on rails, but would not include farm tractors, other farm vehicles, off-road vehicles, non highway vehicles, or snowmobiles. The wording of this ballot title has been appealed in superior court. The appeal has been indefinitely continued by the judge in reliance upon the sponsor's withdrawal of the measure. View Complete Text
Assigned Number: 265 Filed: 07/23/2002 Sponsors Mr. Leo J. Fagan Mr. M.J. Fagan Mr. Ray D. Benham Mr. Tim Eyman Public Contact Information: PO Box 6131 Kennewick, WA 99336 Phone: (425) 493-8707	Ballot Title Initiative Measure No. 265 concerns transportation. This measure would direct state sales tax on vehicles be placed in the motor vehicle fund, require performance audits on transportation agencies, and open carpool lanes to all vehicles in off-peak hours. Shall this measure be enacted into law? Yes [ ] No [ ] Ballot Measure Summary The wording of this ballot title has been appealed in superior court. The appeal has been indefinitely continued by the judge in reliance upon the sponsor's withdrawal of the measure. Withdrawn by sponsor and refiled as Initiative 267 View Complete Text
Assigned Number: 266 Filed: 07/31/2002 Sponsors Mr. Allan L. Robinson Public Contact Information: PO Box 6252 Olympia, WA 98501-6252 Phone: (360) 867-1596	Ballot Title Initiative Measure No. 266 concerns regulation of attorneys. This measure would create an appointed review board to govern the state bar association and regulate attorneys at law, and would repeal existing laws concerning the bar association and the practice of law. Shall this measure be enacted into law? Yes [ ] No [ ] Ballot Measure Summary This measure would create a review board of twelve “able legal professionals”, appointed with the consultation and advice of the governor’s office, to govern the state bar association and regulate the practice of law. The existing State Bar Act, which creates the state bar association and sets forth certain conditions on the practice of law, would be repealed. Persons who defend members of the state bar association would be expressly liable for their unlawful acts. View Complete Text
Assigned Number: 267 Filed: 08/08/2002 Sponsors Mr. Leo J. Fagan Mr. M.J. Fagan Mr. Ray D. Benham Mr. Tim Eyman Public Contact Information: PO Box 6131 Kennewick, WA 99336 Phone: (425) 493-8707	Ballot Title Initiative Measure No. 267 concerns transportation. This measure would redirect state sales and use taxes on motor vehicles to highway purposes rather than other governmental purposes, require transportation agency performance audits, and open carpool lanes during non-peak hours. Shall this measure be enacted into law? Yes [ ] No [ ] Ballot Measure Summary This measure would require that the state portion of taxes collected on the sale and use of motor vehicles be deposited in the motor vehicle fund, which is used exclusively for state and local highway purposes, rather than in the general fund. The measure would require performance audits by the state auditor on major state and local transportation agencies, and would require the opening of carpool lanes to all traffic during non-peak hours. View Complete Text
Assigned Number: 268 Filed: 08/05/2002 Sponsors Mr. David M. Reeve Public Contact Information: 110 - 110th Ave NE #607 Bellevue, WA 98004 Phone: (206) 372-0689	Ballot Title Initiative Measure No. 268 concerns electronic mail communications. This measure would make it unlawful to intercept or record any private communication transmitted by e-mail between two or more points within or without the state, without obtaining the consent of all participants. Shall this measure be enacted into law? Yes [ ] No [ ] Ballot Measure Summary This measure would require certain local governments to limit increases in general fund revenues, not including new voter-approved revenues, to 1% per year. “General fund revenue” would mean the aggregate of revenue generated from taxes, fees, and other governmental charges for use in the local government’s general fund. Revenues collected above the limit would be used to reduce property tax levies. The measure would apply to local governments that are subject to specified tax laws. View Complete Text
Assigned Number: 269 Filed: 08/23/2002 Sponsors Mr. Tim Eyman Public Contact Information: PO Box 48271 Spokane, WA 99228 Phone: (425) 493-8707 Fax: (509) 467-4323 [email protected]	Ballot Title Initiative Measure No. 269 concerns limiting increases in local government revenues to reduce property taxes. This measure would limit general fund revenue increases for certain local governments to 1% per year, excluding new voter-approved increases, and would use revenues collected above this limit to reduce property tax levies. Shall this measure be enacted into law? Yes [ ] No [ ] Ballot Measure Summary This measure would require certain local governments to limit increases in general fund revenues, not including new voter-approved revenues, to 1% per year. “General fund revenue” would mean the aggregate of revenue generated from taxes, fees, and other governmental charges for use in the local government’s general fund. Revenues collected above the limit would be used to reduce property tax levies. The measure would apply to local governments that are subject to specified tax laws. View Complete Text
Assigned Number: 270 Filed: 09/24/2002 Sponsors Mr. Tim Eyman Public Contact Information: PO Box 1300 Mukilteo, WA 98275 Phone: (425) 493-9127 Fax: (425) 493-1027 [email protected]	Ballot Title Initiative Measure No. 270 concerns limiting increases in city, town, and county revenues. This measure would limit general fund revenue increases for cities, towns, and counties to 1% per year, excluding new voter-approved increases, with revenues collected above this limit used to reduce property tax levies. Shall this measure be enacted into law? Yes [ ] No [ ] Ballot Measure Summary This measure would require cities, towns, and counties to limit increases in general fund revenues, not including new voter-approved revenues, to 1% per year. “General fund revenue” would mean the aggregate of revenue generated from taxes, fees, and other governmental charges for use in the local government’s general fund. Revenues collected above the limit would be used to reduce the government’s property tax levies. The new requirements would be effective with fiscal year 2002 budgets. View Complete Text
Assigned Number: 271 Filed: 09/24/2002 Sponsors Mr. Tim Eyman Public Contact Information: PO Box 1300 Mukilteo, WA 98275 Phone: (425) 493-9127 Fax: (425) 493-1027 [email protected]	Ballot Title Initiative Measure No. 271 concerns ergonomics regulations. This measure would repeal existing state ergonomics regulations and would direct the department of labor and industries not to adopt new ergonomics regulations unless a uniform federal standard is required. Shall this measure be enacted into law? Yes [ ] No [ ] Ballot Measure Summary This measure would declare existing state ergonomics regulations null and void and would direct the department of labor and industries to repeal them. The department would be directed not to adopt any new regulations relating to ergonomics, unless necessary to meet a uniform federal standard. The measure would specifically include those rules adopted by the department of labor and industries on May 26, 2000, and codified as WAC 296-62-05101 through 296-62-05176. View Complete Text
Assigned Number: 272 Filed: 09/24/2002 Sponsors Mr. Tim Eyman Public Contact Information: PO Box 1300 Mukilteo, WA 98275 Phone: (425) 493-9127 Fax: (425) 493-1027 [email protected]	Ballot Title Initiative Measure No. 272 concerns state agency administrative rules. This measure would direct the legislature to review all administrative rules adopted by state agencies. Rules not enacted as legislative bills would become void, according to a schedule set forth in the measure. Shall this measure be enacted into law? Yes [ ] No [ ] Ballot Measure Summary This measure would make existing and future administrative rules void unless reviewed and enacted as bills by the legislature. Existing rules would be reviewed by the legislature over the next four years following a schedule set forth in the measure. Future rules would be void thirty days after the end of the next session after adopted, unless enacted as bills by the legislature. Rules (except emergency rules) would take effect ninety days after legislative approval. View Complete Text
Assigned Number: 273 Filed: 10/04/2002 Sponsors Mr. Tim Eyman Public Contact Information: PO Box 1300 Mukilteo, WA 98275 Phone: (425) 493-9127 Fax: (425) 493-1027 [email protected]	Ballot Title Initiative Measure No. 273 concerns city, town, and county revenues. This measure would limit general fund revenue increases for cities, towns, and counties to 1% per year, excluding new voter-approved increases, and use revenues collected above this limit to reduce property tax levies. Shall this measure be enacted into law? Yes [ ] No [ ] Ballot Measure Summary This measure would require cities, towns, and counties to limit increases in general fund revenues, not including new voter-approved revenues, to 1% per year. “General fund revenue” would mean the aggregate of revenues generated from taxes, fees, and other governmental charges for use in the government’s general fund. Revenues collected above the limit would be used to reduce the government’s property tax levies. Fiscal 2002 would be the base year for calculating the annual limits. View Complete Text
Assigned Number: 274 Filed: 09/30/2002 Sponsors Mr. Tim Eyman Public Contact Information: PO Box 1300 Mukilteo, WA 98275 Phone: (425) 493-9127 Fax: (425) 493-1027 [email protected]	Initiative Subject Relating to reestablishing Initiative 601. Withdrawn by Sponsor* View Complete Text
Assigned Number: 275 Filed: 10/21/2002 Sponsors Mr. Tim Eyman Public Contact Information: PO Box 1300 Mukilteo, WA 98275 Phone: (425) 493-9127 Fax: (425) 493-1027 [email protected]	Initiative Subject Relating to reestablishing Initiative 601. Withdrawn by Sponsor* View Complete Text
Assigned Number: 276 Filed: 10/29/2002 Sponsors Mr. Tim Eyman Public Contact Information: PO Box 1300 Mukilteo, WA 98275 Phone: (425) 493-9127 Fax: (425) 493-1027 [email protected]	Initiative Subject Relating to reestablishing Initiative 601. Withdrawn by Sponsor* View Complete Text
Assigned Number: 277 Filed: 11/12/2002 Sponsors Mr. Tim Eyman Public Contact Information: PO Box 1300 Mukilteo, WA 98275 Phone: (425) 493-9127 Fax: (425) 493-1027 [email protected]	Initiative Subject Relating to requiring legislative supermajorities to raise revenue. Withdrawn by Sponsor* View Complete Text
Assigned Number: 278 Filed: 11/23/2002 Sponsors Mr. Leo J. Fagan Mr. M.J. Fagan Mr. Tim Eyman Mr. Tim Eyman Public Contact Information: PO Box 1300 Mukilteo, WA 98275 Phone: (425) 493-9127 Fax: (425) 493-1027 [email protected]	Initiative Subject Relating to requiring legislative supermajorities to raise revenue. Withdrawn by Sponsor* View Complete Text
Assigned Number: 279 Filed: 12/02/2002 Sponsors Mr. Tim Eyman Public Contact Information: PO Box 1300 Mukilteo, WA 98275 Phone: (425) 493-9127 Fax: (425) 493-1027 [email protected]	Initiative Subject Relating to property taxes Withdrawn by Sponsor* View Complete Text
Assigned Number: 280 Filed: 11/25/2002 Sponsors Mr. Donald D. Hansler Public Contact Information: 22711 66th Ave Ct E Spanaway, WA 98387 Phone: (253) 846-3354	Ballot Title Initiative Measure No. 280 concerns extra pay for public school teachers. This measure would award compensation to public school teachers rated highly on questionnaires filled out by students’ parents and guardians, funded by a sales tax increase of fourteen one-hundredths of one percent (0.14%). Shall this measure be enacted into law? Yes [ ] No [ ] Ballot Measure Summary This measure would establish a system of public school teacher bonus salary increases, based on the parent/guardian ratings in questionnaires distributed each year. Teachers with high overall ratings would receive bonuses calculated as set forth in the measure. School principals and assistants would process the questionnaires and calculate the bonuses. The cost of the bonuses would be reimbursed to each district by the state treasurer, from funds provided through a sales tax increase of 0.14%. View Complete Text
Assigned Number: 281 Filed: 12/13/2002 Sponsors Mr. Tim Eyman Public Contact Information: PO Box 1300 Mukilteo, WA 98275 Phone: (425) 493-9127 Fax: (425) 493-1027 [email protected]	Initiative Subject *Relating to property taxes View Complete Text
Assigned Number: 282 Filed: 12/09/2002 Sponsors Mr. Tim Eyman Public Contact Information: PO Box 1300 Mukilteo, WA 98275 Phone: (425) 493-9127 Fax: (425) 493-1027 [email protected]	Initiative Subject *Relating to reestablishing Initiative 601. View Complete Text
Assigned Number: 283 Filed: 12/18/2002 Sponsors Mr. Tim D. Eyman Public Contact Information: PO Box 1300 Mukilteo, WA 98275 Phone: (425) 493-9127 Fax: (425) 493-1027 [email protected]	Initiative Subject *Relating to property taxes. View Complete Text
Assigned Number: 284 Filed: 12/09/2002 Sponsors Mr. J. Pat Thompson Public Contact Information: PO Box 750 Everett, WA 98206 Phone: (425) 303-8818 Fax: (425) 303-8906 patlecouncil2.com	Initiative Subject *Relating to initiative signature gathering View Complete Text
Assigned Number: Not Assigned Filed: 10/31/2002 Sponsors Mr. Patrick M. Crawford Public Contact Information: PO Box 161 Littlerock, WA 98556 Phone: (360) 357-7536 [email protected]	Initiative Subject *Relating to salaries of elected officials. View Complete Text
Assigned Number: Not Assigned Filed: 12/11/2002 Sponsors Mr. Darren T. Schoen Public Contact Information: 2440 Western Ave #501 Seattle, WA 98121 Phone: (206) 770-9583	Initiative Subject *Relating to changing the name of Washington state. View Complete Text
Assigned Number: Not Assigned Filed: 12/18/2002 Sponsors Mr. Thomas G. Erickson Public Contact Information: 9801 St Helens Ave Vancouver, WA 98664 Phone: (360) 260-0929	Initiative Subject *Relating to schools. View Complete Text
Assigned Number: Not Assigned Filed: 12/18/2002 Sponsors Mr. Tim Eyman Public Contact Information: PO Box 1300 Mukilteo, WA 98275 Phone: (425) 493-9127 Fax: (425) 493-1027 [email protected]	Initiative Subject *Relating to property taxes. View Complete Text
Assigned Number: Inactive Filed: 04/22/2002 Sponsors Mr. Michael J. Thompson Public Contact Information: 9710 5th Ave NE, #403 Seattle, WA 98115 Phone: (206) 522-8184	Initiative Subject *Relating to interest rates
Assigned Number: Inactive Filed: 07/29/2002 Sponsors Mr. Michael J. Thompson Public Contact Information: 9710 5th Ave NE, #403 Seattle, WA 98115 Phone: (206) 522-8184	Initiative Subject *Relating to interest rates on credit cards
Assigned Number: Inactive Filed: 08/12/2002 Sponsors Mr. Tim D. Eyman Public Contact Information: PO Box 48271 Spokane, WA 99228 Phone: (425) 493-8707 Fax: (509) 467-4323 [email protected]	Initiative Subject *Relating to limiting the growth of general fund revenues
Assigned Number: Inactive Filed: 10/03/2002 Sponsors Mr. Tim D. Eyman Public Contact Information: PO Box 1300 Mukilteo, WA 98275 Phone: (425) 493-9127 Fax: (425) 493-1027 [email protected]	Initiative Subject *Relating to lawmakers accountability
Assigned Number: Inactive Filed: 12/24/2002 Sponsors Mr. Stephen M Zemke Public Contact Information: 2131 N 132nd St. Seattle, WA 98133 Phone:	Initiative Subject *Relating to initiatives
Assigned Number: Inactive Filed: 12/24/2002 Sponsors Mr. Stephen M Zemke Public Contact Information: 2131 N 132nd St. Seattle, WA 98133 Phone:	Initiative Subject *Relating to initiative disclosures
Assigned Number: Inactive Filed: 12/24/2002 Sponsors Mr. Stephen M Zemke Public Contact Information: 2131 N 132nd St. Seattle, WA 98133 Phone:	Initiative Subject *Relating to initiative reviews
Assigned Number: Inactive Filed: 12/24/2002 Sponsors Mr. Stephen M Zemke Public Contact Information: 2131 N 132nd St. Seattle, WA 98133 Phone:	Initiative Subject * Relating to supermajority voting
Assigned Number: Inactive Filed: 12/24/2002 Sponsors Mr. Stephen M Zemke Public Contact Information: 2131 N 132nd St. Seattle, WA 98133 Phone:	Initiative Subject *Relating to voters' pamphlets