BILL REQ. #:  H-0723.1 



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HOUSE BILL 1655
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State of Washington61st Legislature2009 Regular Session

By Representatives Alexander, Bailey, Kristiansen, Angel, Newhouse, Anderson, Walsh, Hope, Ross, Haler, Schmick, Smith, Klippert, Shea, Herrera, McCune, Roach, Ericksen, Cox, Pearson, Short, Orcutt, Condotta, Johnson, Priest, Hinkle, Parker, Warnick, Dammeier, Kretz, Rodne, Campbell, Armstrong, and Simpson

Read first time 01/27/09.   Referred to Committee on Ways & Means.



     AN ACT Relating to requiring a balanced legislative budget; and amending RCW 43.88.080.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

Sec. 1   RCW 43.88.080 and 1973 1st ex.s. c 100 s 5 are each amended to read as follows:
     Adoption of the omnibus appropriation bill or bills by the legislature shall constitute adoption of the budget and the making of appropriations therefor. A budget for state government shall be finally adopted not later than thirty calendar days prior to the beginning of the ensuing biennium. The legislature may not appropriate an amount from any account for any fiscal period that is in excess of the estimated amount of revenues and resources to that account for that fiscal period as of the date the budget is adopted.

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