5296-S2.E AMH COUT WICM 742

E2SSB 5296 - H AMD TO APP COMM AMD (H-2190.1/25) 1284

By Representative Couture

NOT CONSIDERED 04/27/2025

On page 30, after line 23 of the striking amendment, insert the following:

"NEW SECTION. Sec. 9. A new section is added to chapter 36.70A RCW to read as follows:

(1) Initiatives 62 and 601 as enacted in RCW 43.135.060 require the state to provide amounts to each city and county for new programs and increased levels of service under existing programs. Therefore, each city and county does not have to comply with the requirements of each section of this act until the city or county has identified its projected costs and submitted those costs to the office of financial management and has been given approval that the state will reimburse the jurisdiction for its costs in full.

(2) If the state fails to make payment to a city or county in accordance with the requirements of this section, each section of this act is not enforceable in that city or county or upon any person within that city or county."

Renumber the remaining section consecutively and correct any internal references accordingly.

EFFECT: Provides that cities and counties do not have to comply with the requirements of the act unless and until the local jurisdiction has identified and submitted its projected costs to the Office of Financial Management and received approval that the state will reimburse the local jurisdiction for its full costs to comply with the act's requirements.

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