BILL REQ. #: S-3837.1
State of Washington | 62nd Legislature | 2012 Regular Session |
Read first time 01/18/12. Referred to Committee on Ways & Means.
BE IT RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
STATE OF WASHINGTON, IN LEGISLATIVE SESSION ASSEMBLED:
THAT, At the next general election to be held in this state the
secretary of state shall submit to the qualified voters of the state
for their approval and ratification, or rejection, an amendment to
Article VII of the Constitution of the state of Washington by adding a
new section to read as follows:
Article VII, section . . .. (1) For the 2014 fiscal year or any
subsequent fiscal year, the legislature may not present to the governor
for consideration, nor may the governor sign into law, an
appropriations bill that would appropriate from the general fund for
that fiscal year a total amount that, when combined with all
appropriations from the general fund for that fiscal year made as of
the date of the appropriation bill's passage and the amount of any
general fund moneys to be transferred to the budget stabilization
account pursuant to Article VII, section 12 of this Constitution,
exceeds the prior fund balance and any general fund revenues for that
fiscal year as estimated by the economic and revenue forecast council
or successor entity as of the date of the budget bill's passage.
(2) For the 2014 fiscal year or any subsequent fiscal year, the
legislature may not present to the governor for consideration, nor may
the governor sign into law, an appropriations bill that would require
for any of the subsequent five fiscal years general fund appropriations
necessary to maintain estimated program and service levels funded in
that appropriations bill, of a total amount that, when combined with
all projected appropriations from the general fund for that fiscal year
and the amount of any general fund moneys projected to be transferred
to the budget stabilization account pursuant to Article VII, section 12
of this Constitution, exceeds prior fund balances and general fund
revenues for that fiscal year as estimated by the economic and revenue
forecast council or successor entity as of the date of the budget
bill's passage.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the secretary of state shall cause
notice of the foregoing constitutional amendment to be published at
least four times during the four weeks next preceding the election in
every legal newspaper in the state.