Rep. Peter Abbarno stands in opposition to bill that would eliminate advisory votes of the people

Rep. Peter Abbarno, R-Centralia, stood in opposition to Senate Bill 5082, which would repeal advisory votes enacted by the people.

Advisory votes were established under Initiative 960 in 2007. It created a process for Washington citizens to participate in an advisory vote on whether a tax increase passed by the Legislature should be repealed or maintained. The vote is nonbinding, and the results do not affect the law. An advisory vote is not held if the tax increase is referred to the people as a referendum or is included in a people's initiative.

The bill passed along partisan lines.