List of Referred Bills in the State of Washington

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49 referred bills have been on the statewide ballot in Washington since 1920. A referred bill, in the State of Washington, is a potential state statute placed on the ballot by the Washington State Legislature. The state's legislature has not put a Referred Bill on the ballot since 2002.

The heydey of the Washington legislature putting Referred Bills on the ballot was in 1972, when eight were on the ballot.

Since 2008, 48 Referred Bills have been on the Washington ballot. 39 were approved and 9 were defeated.

1920

See also: Washington 1920 ballot measures

d Washington Trunk Line Highways, Referendum 1 (1920)

1922

See also: Washington 1922 ballot measures

a Washington Equalized Compensation for Veterans, Referendum 2 (1920)

1924

See also: Washington 1924 ballot measures

d Washington Surplus Municipal Energy, Referendum 3 (1924)

1936

See also: Washington 1936 ballot measures

d Washington State Flood Control Fund, Referendum 4 (1936)

1940

See also: Washington 1940 ballot measures

a Washington Limits on Tax Levies Act, Referendum 5 (1940)

1942

See also: Washington 1942 ballot measures

a Washington Limits on Property Tax Levies, Referendum 6 (1942)

1950

See also: Washington 1950 ballot measures

a Washington Bonds for School Construction, Referendum 7 (1950)
a Washington Bonds for State Institutions, Referendum 8 (1950)
d Washington Bonds for Public University Construction, Referendum 9 (1950)

1958

See also: Washington 1958 ballot measures

a Washington Bonds for State Institutions, Referendum 10 (1958)

1964

See also: Washington 1964 ballot measures

a Washington Bonds for Outdoor Recreation, Referendum 11 (1964)
a Washington Bonds for Public School Facilities, Referendum 12 (1964)
a Washington Bonds for Juvenile Correctional Institution, Referendum 13 (1964)

1966

See also: Washington 1966 ballot measures

a Washington Bonds for Public School Facilities, Referendum 14 (1966)
a Washington Bonds for Public Institutions, Referred Bill 15 (1966)
a Washington Congressional Reapportionment and Redistricting, Referendum 16 (1966)

1968

See also: Washington 1968 ballot measures

a Washington Water Pollution Control Bonds, Referendum 17 (1968)
a Washington Outdoor Recreation Bonds, Referendum 18 (1968)
a Washington Public Building Bonds, Referendum 19 (1968)

1970

See also: Washington 1970 ballot measures

a Washington Early-term Abortion, Referendum 20 (1970)
a Washington Outdoor Recreation Bonds, Referendum 21 (1970)
d Washington Public Building Bonds, Referendum 22 (1970)
a Washington Water Pollution Control Bonds, Referendum 23 (1970)

1972

Waste Disposal Facility

See also: Washington 1972 ballot measures

a Washington Lobbyists Regulation, Referendum 24 (1972)
a Washington Regulating Campaign Financing, Referendum 25 (1972)
a Washington Bonds for Waste Disposal Facilities, Referendum 26 (1972)
a Washington Bonds for Water Supply Facilities, Referendum 27 (1972)
a Washington Bonds for Public Recreation Facilities, Referendum 28 (1972)
a Washington Health and Social Service Facility Bonds, Referendum 29 (1972)
d Washington Bonds for Public Transportation Improvements, Referendum 30 (1972)
a Washington Bonds for Community Colleges, Referendum 31 (1972)

1973

See also: Washington 1973 ballot measures

d Washington County Auditors Appointments, Referendum 32 (1973)
a Washington License Plate Fee for Conservation, Referendum 33 (1973)

1974

Advertising image of the Washington State Lottery

See also: Washington 1974 ballot measures

a Washington State Lottery, Referendum 34 (1974)

1975

See also: Washington 1975 ballot measures

d Washington Governor Vacancy Limitation, Referendum 35 (1975)

1976

See also: Washington 1976 ballot measures

a Washington State Officer Financial Reports, Referred Bill 36 (1976)

1979

See also: Washington 1979 ballot measures

a Washington Handicapped Persons Fund, Referendum 37 (1979)

1980

See also: Washington 1980 ballot measures

a Washington Water Supply Facilities Fund, Referendum Bill 38 (1980)
a Washington Public Waste Disposal Fund, Referendum Bill 39 (1980)

1986

See also: Washington 1986 ballot measures

a Washington Nuclear Waste Disposal, Referendum Bill 40 (1986)

1987

See also: Washington 1987 ballot measures

d Washington Federal Reserve Authority Constitutionality, Referendum Bill 41 (1987)

1991

911 Dispatch Center

See also: Washington 1991 ballot measures

a Washington 911 Emergency Phone Service Tax, Referred Bill 42 (1991)

1994

See also: Washington 1994 ballot measures

a Washington Cigarette Taxes, Referred Bill 43 (1994)

• Washington Alcohol Fuel Tax Exemption, Referred Bill 44 (1994) was not submitted to the people due to a court order.

1995

See also: Washington 1995 ballot measures

a Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission, Referred Bill 45 (1995)

1997

Seahawks Stadium

See also: Washington 1997 ballot measures

a Washington Property Tax Limitation, Referendum 47 (1997)
a Washington Referendum 48, Public Stadium Authority and Seattle Seahawks Stadium Funding Measure (June 1997)

1998

See also: Washington 1998 ballot measures

a Washington Vehicle Excise Taxes, Referendum 49 (1998)

2000

See also: Washington 2000 ballot measures

• Washington Geologist Fees, Referred Bill 50. This measure was not submitted to the state's voters because of a court order.

2002

See also: Washington 2002 ballot measures

d Washington Transportation Improvements, Referendum 51 (2002)

2010

See also: Washington 2010 ballot measures

• Washington Bonds for Energy Efficiency Projects, Referendum 52 (2010)

See also

• List of Washington ballot measures

External links

• History of Washington State Referred Bills from 1920-2002