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INITIATIVES
Three passed, three go to the ballot in November
Fed up with the destructive and burdensome policies passed by the Democrat majority in the Washington State Legislature, citizens collected more than 2.3 million signatures to put six initiatives before the Legislature.
Only three of the initiatives received a hearing and a vote. In three strong, bipartisan votes, the Legislature passed the following:
- Initiative 2081 Protect parents’ right to know
- Initiative 2111 Ban an Income Tax in Washington
- Initiative 2113 Restore “Reasonable Suspicion” for Police Pursuit
Majority Democrats refused to give hearings to the remaining three initiatives, so they will go to the ballot in November.
- Initiative 2109 Repeal the Income Tax on Capital Gains
- Initiative 2117 Repeal the “Climate Commitment Act” and it’s “cap-and-tax” program
- Initiative 2124 Allow People to Opt Out of the “Long-Term Care” Payroll Tax
VIDEO
Senate Republican Leader John Braun talks about the policies behind three initiatives to the Legislature that majority Democrats ignored during the session and will appear on the November ballot.
NOTE: No updates or changes will be made to this webpage or the individual webpages for each initiative from March 7, 2024, until after the election in November, as per state law. Similarly, no updates or changes will be made to any content linked to from these webpages from March 7, 2024 until after the November election.
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