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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 4204
State of Washington 68th Legislature 2023 Regular Session
By Representatives Volz, Ormsby, Chandler, Ybarra, Fosse, Harris,
Steele, Waters, Robertson, Griffey, Bateman, Macri, Thai, Riccelli,
Barnard, Pollet, and Reed; by request of State Treasurer
Read first time 01/18/23. Referred to Committee on Appropriations.
1 BE IT RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
2 STATE OF WASHINGTON, IN LEGISLATIVE SESSION ASSEMBLED:
3 THAT, At the next general election to be held in this state the
4 secretary of state shall submit to the qualified voters of the state
5 for their approval and ratification, or rejection, an amendment to
6 Article XXIX, section 1 of the Constitution of the state of
7 Washington to read as follows:
8 Article XXIX, section 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of
9 sections 5, and 7 of Article VIII and section 9 of Article XII or any
10 other section or article of the Constitution of the state of
11 Washington, the moneys of any public pension or retirement fund,
12 industrial insurance trust fund, ((or)) fund held in trust for the
13 benefit of persons with developmental disabilities, or funds held for
14 the purpose of reducing persistent poverty, may be invested as
15 authorized by law.
16 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the secretary of state shall cause
17 notice of this constitutional amendment to be published at least four
18 times during the four weeks next preceding the election in every
19 legal newspaper in the state.
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