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, SJR 5 (1968)
• Washington Investment of Workers Compensation Funds, HJR 12 (1985)
• Washington Investment of Developmental Disability Trust Funds, SJR 8214 (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, fund held in trust for the benefit of persons with developmental disabilities, or fund to provide for long-term care services and supports for eligible seniors and people with disabilities may be invested as authorized by law. Investment income from a fund to provide for long-term care services and supports for eligible seniors and people with disabilities is dedicated to long-term services and supports for program beneficiaries.

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.

• SJR 8201, approved on November 4, 2025.

See also

• State constitution
• Constitutional article
• Constitutional amendment
• Constitutional revision
• Constitutional convention
• Amendments
  • Initiated constitutional amendment
  • Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment
  • Publication requirements for proposed state constitutional amendments
  • Rules about constitutional conventions in state constitutions
  • State constitutional articles governing state legislatures

External links

Suggest a link

• Washington State Legislature, "Washington Constitution"
• Washington State SOS, "The Origin of the Constitution of the State of Washington"

Additional reading

• Utter, Robert F., and Hugh D. Spitzer. (2002). The Washington State Constitution: A Reference Guide, Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Publishing
• Utter, Robert F., and Hugh D. Spitzer. (2013). The Washington State Constitution, New York, New York: Oxford University Press