Article XXIX, Washington State Constitution

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Article XXIX of the Washington State Constitution is labeled Investments of Public Pension and Retirement Funds. It has only one section.

Article XXIX has been amended three times, the first time in 1968 and most recently in 2000.

• Washington Investment of Retirement Funds, Amendment 49 (1968)
• Washington Investment of Workers Compensation Funds, Amendment 75 (1985)
• Washington Procedures for Investing Developmental Disability Trust Funds, Amendment 93 (2000)

Section 1

Text of Section 1: May Be Invested as Authorized by Law. Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 5, and 7 of Article VIII and section 9 of Article XII or any other section or article of the Constitution of the state of Washington, the moneys of any public pension or retirement fund, industrial insurance trust fund, or fund held in trust for the benefit of persons with developmental disabilities may be invested as authorized by law.

Amendments

• Constitutional Amendment 49, approved on November 5, 1968.

MAY BE INVESTED AS AUTHORIZED BY LAW -- Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 5, and 7 of Article VIII and section 9 of Article XII or any other section or article of the Constitution of the state of Washington, the moneys of any public pension or retirement fund may be invested as authorized by law.

• Constitutional Amendment 75, approved on November 5, 1985.

MAY BE INVESTED AS AUTHORIZED BY LAW -- Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 5, and 7 of Article VIII and section 9 of Article XII or any other section or article of the Constitution of the state of Washington, the moneys of any public pension or retirement fund or industrial insurance trust fund may be invested as authorized by law.

• Constitutional Amendment 93, approved on November 7, 2000.

External links

• Washington State Constitution