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HOUSE BILL 1116
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State of Washington 54th Legislature 1995 Regular Session
By Representatives Valle, B. Thomas, Poulsen, Morris, Sommers, Dickerson, R. Fisher, Regala, Basich, Patterson, Jacobsen, Cole, Hatfield and Mason
Read first time 01/13/95. Referred to Committee on Government Operations.
AN ACT Relating to fiscal notes for initiatives; and amending RCW 43.88A.040.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1. RCW 43.88A.040 and 1979 c 151 s 148 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) The office of financial management shall provide a fiscal note on any initiative to the people of the state or initiative to the legislature for which the secretary of state has verified the petition signatures and has found them to be constitutionally sufficient. Such a fiscal note for an initiative to the people shall be provided within two weeks of the date the initiative is certified under RCW 29.79.230. For an initiative to the legislature, the fiscal note shall be provided within two weeks of the date the secretary of state certifies to the legislature under RCW 29.79.200 that the petition signatures for the initiative are constitutionally sufficient. Fiscal notes regarding initiatives to the people shall be filed with the secretary of state and distributed as provided in RCW 43.88A.030 (2) and (3). Fiscal notes for initiatives to the legislature shall be filed with the secretary of state and distributed as provided in RCW 43.88A.030.
(2) The office of financial management shall also provide a fiscal note on any legislative proposal at the request of any legislator. Such fiscal note shall be returned to the requesting legislator, and copies shall be filed with the appropriate legislative committees pursuant to RCW 43.88A.030 at the time such proposed legislation is introduced in either house.
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