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House rejects motion to suspend rules to prioritize two citizen initiatives
Summary
Lawmakers debated whether two certified citizen initiatives should be given expedited public hearings; the House rejected a motion to suspend rules (38–57) after constitutional arguments over whether the legislature must act or may take no action.
The Washington State House of Representatives voted down a motion to suspend the rules and direct the Education Committee to promptly schedule public hearings on two certified citizen initiatives (referred to in debate as I-126-638 and I-126-001).
Representative Couture moved the suspension, arguing that “Article 2, section 1 of our state's constitution states the people reserved to themselves the power to propose bills, laws, and to... reject the same at the polls,” and that the legislature therefore has a duty to…
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