Revised Code of Washington
2024 Archive

Chapter 43.06 RCW
GOVERNOR
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43.06.010General powers and duties.
43.06.013Requests for nonconviction criminal history fingerprint record checks for agency heads—"Agency head" defined.
43.06.015Interstate oil compact commission—Governor may join.
43.06.020Records to be kept.
43.06.030Appointments to senate for confirmation—Notice.
43.06.040Lieutenant governor acts in governor's absence.
43.06.050Powers and duties of acting governor.
43.06.055Governor-elect—Appropriation to provide office and staff.
43.06.060Expense of publishing proclamations.
43.06.070Removal of appointive officers.
43.06.080Removal of appointive officers—Statement of reasons to be filed.
43.06.090Removal of appointive officers—Filling of vacancy.
43.06.092Gubernatorial appointees—Continuation of service—Appointments to fill vacancies.
43.06.094Gubernatorial appointees—Removal prior to confirmation.
43.06.110Economic opportunity act programs—State participation—Authority of governor.
43.06.115Militarily impacted area—Declaration by governor.
43.06.120Federal funds and programs—Acceptance of funds by governor authorized—Administration and disbursement.
43.06.130Federal funds and programs—Payment of travel expenses of committees, councils, or other bodies.
43.06.150Federal funds and programs—Participating agencies to notify director of financial management, joint legislative audit and review committee and legislative council—Progress reports.
43.06.155Health care reform deliberations—Principles—Policies.
43.06.200Definitions.
43.06.210Proclamations—Generally—State of emergency.
43.06.220State of emergency—Powers of governor pursuant to proclamation.
43.06.225State of emergency—Health care law waivers and suspensions.
43.06.230State of emergency—Destroying or damaging property or causing personal injury—Penalty.
43.06.240State of emergency—Disorderly conduct after emergency proclaimed—Penalty.
43.06.250State of emergency—Refusing to leave public way or property when ordered—Penalty.
43.06.260State of emergency—Prosecution of persons sixteen years or over as adults.
43.06.270State of emergency—State militia or state patrol—Use in restoring order.
43.06.335Washington quality award council—Organization—Duties.
43.06.338Washington marine resources advisory council.
43.06.350Foreign nationals or citizens, convicted offenders—Transfers and sentences.
43.06.400Listing of reduction in revenues from tax exemptions to be submitted to legislature by department of revenue—Periodic review and submission of recommendations to legislature by governor.
43.06.410State internship program—Governor's duties.
43.06.415State internship program coordinator—Rules.
43.06.420Undergraduate internship program—Executive fellows program.
43.06.425Interns—Effect of employment experience—Rights of reversion—Fringe benefits—Sick and vacation leave.
43.06.435Interns—Effect on full time equivalent staff position limitations.
43.06.450Cigarette tax contracts—Intent—Finding—Limitations.
43.06.455Cigarette tax contracts—Requirements—Use of revenue—Enforcement—Definitions.
43.06.460Cigarette tax contracts—Eligible tribes—Tax rate.
43.06.465Cigarette tax agreement with Puyallup Tribe of Indians.
43.06.466Cigarette tax agreement—Yakama Nation.
43.06.468Raising the minimum legal age of sale in certain compacts—Consultations with federally recognized Indian tribes—Report to legislature.
43.06.475Timber harvest excise tax agreements.
43.06.480Timber harvest excise tax agreements—Quinault Nation.
43.06.485Senior policy advisor to the governor—State lead for economic development relating to the outdoor recreation sector of the state's economy.
43.06.490Cannabis agreements—Federally recognized Indian tribes—Tribal cannabis tax—Tax exemption.
43.06.495Cannabis agreements—Interstate.
43.06.505Vapor product tax contracts—Requirements.
43.06.510Vapor product tax contracts—Indian tribes.
43.06.515Vapor product tax contracts—Puyallup tribe.
43.06.520State sales, use, and business and occupation taxes—Indian tribe compacts—Findings—Intent.
43.06.523State sales, use, and business and occupation taxes—Indian tribe compacts.
43.06.525State sales, use, and business and occupation taxes—Indian tribe compacts—Effect on local taxes.
43.06.530National 988 hotline and behavioral health crisis system coordinator.
43.06.535Children and youth multisystem care coordinator.
NOTES:
Appointing power
accountancy board: RCW 18.04.035.
administrator for the courts: RCW 2.56.010.
board for architects: RCW 18.08.330.
board of registration of professional engineers and land surveyors: RCW 18.43.030.
board of tax appeals: RCW 82.03.020.
center for volunteerism and citizen service: RCW 43.150.040.
clemency and pardons board: RCW 9.94A.880.
college district boards of trustees: RCW 28B.50.100.
court of appeals vacancy: State Constitution Art. 4 s 30; RCW 2.06.080.
criminal justice training commission: RCW 43.101.030.
degree-granting institutions, attorney general participation: Chapter 28B.85 RCW.
department of ecology, director of: RCW 43.21A.050.
department of social and health services, secretary of: RCW 43.20A.040.
directors of state departments and agencies: RCW 43.17.020.
electrical advisory board members: RCW 19.28.311.
energy facility site evaluation council: RCW 80.50.030.
financial management, director: RCW 43.41.060.
fish and wildlife commission: RCW 77.04.030.
higher education facilities authority: RCW 28B.07.030.
industrial insurance appeals board: RCW 51.52.010.
investment board members: RCW 43.33A.020.
judges of court of appeals, vacancy: State Constitution Art. 4 s 30; RCW 2.06.080.
judges of superior court, vacancy: State Constitution Art. 4 s 5; RCW 2.08.120.
vacancy resulting from creation of additional judgeship: RCW 2.08.069.
justices of supreme court, vacancy: State Constitution Art. 4 s 3; RCW 2.04.100.
license examining committee: RCW 43.24.060.
militia officers: State Constitution Art. 10 s 2.
optometry board members: RCW 18.54.030.
Pacific marine fisheries commission, appointment of representatives to: RCW 77.75.040.
pharmacy quality assurance commission: RCW 18.64.001.
physical therapy board committee: RCW 18.74.020.
podiatric medical board: RCW 18.22.013.
pollution control hearings board of the state: RCW 43.21B.020, 43.21B.030.
private vocational schools, attorney general participation: Chapter 28C.10 RCW.
railroad police officers: RCW 81.60.010.
real estate commission: RCW 18.85.021.
recreation and conservation funding board: RCW 79A.25.110.
regents of educational institutions: State Constitution Art. 13 s 1.
state arts commission: RCW 43.46.015.
state board for community and technical colleges: RCW 28B.50.050, 28B.50.070.
state board of health: RCW 43.20.030.
state college boards of trustees: RCW 28B.40.100.
state patrol chief: RCW 43.43.020.
statute law committee members: RCW 1.08.001.
superior court vacancy: State Constitution Art. 4 s 5; RCW 2.08.069, 2.08.120.
supreme court vacancy: State Constitution Art. 4 s 3; RCW 2.04.100.
traffic safety commission: RCW 43.59.030.
transportation commission members: RCW 47.01.051.
uniform law commission: RCW 43.56.010.
United States senator, filling vacancy in office of: RCW 29A.28.030.
University of Washington board of regents: RCW 28B.20.100.
utilities and transportation commission: RCW 80.01.010.
vacancies in
appointive office filled by: State Constitution Art. 3 s 13.
court of appeals, filled by: State Constitution Art. 4 s 30; RCW 2.06.080.
legislature, duties: State Constitution Art. 2 s 15.
superior court, filled by: State Constitution Art. 4 s 5; RCW 2.08.069, 2.08.120.
supreme court, filled by: State Constitution Art. 4 s 3; RCW 2.04.100.
veterinary board of governors: RCW 18.92.021.
visiting judges of superior court: RCW 2.08.140.
Washington personnel resources board: RCW 41.06.110.
Washington State University board of regents: RCW 28B.30.100.
Approval of laws: State Constitution Art. 3 s 12.
Associations of municipal corporations or officers to furnish information to governor: RCW 44.04.170.
Attorney general, advice to governor: RCW 43.10.030.
Board of natural resources member: RCW 43.30.205.
Bonds, notes and other evidences of indebtedness, governor's duties: Chapter 39.42 RCW.
Clemency and pardons board, established as board in office of governor: RCW 9.94A.880.
Collective bargaining negotiations for marine employees: RCW 47.64.170 and 47.64.175.
Commander-in-chief of state militia: State Constitution Art. 3 s 8.
Commissions issued by state, signed by: State Constitution Art. 3 s 15.
Commutation of death sentence, power to commute: RCW 10.01.120.
Continuity of government in event of enemy attack, succession to office of governor: RCW 42.14.020.
Driver license compact, executive head: RCW 46.21.040.
Election certificates issued for state and congressional offices by: RCW 29A.52.370.
Election of: State Constitution Art. 3 s 1.
Execution of laws: State Constitution Art. 3 s 5.
Extradition proceedings
power and duties as to: RCW 10.34.030.
warrant issued by: RCW 10.88.260.
Federal REAL ID Act of 2005, approval of attorney general legal challenge: RCW 46.20.1911.
Fines, power to remit: State Constitution Art. 3 s 11.
Forfeitures, power to remit: State Constitution Art. 3 s 11.
Highway
construction bonds and coupons, governor to sign: Chapter 47.10 RCW.
toll facility property sale, deed executed by: RCW 47.56.255.
Impeachment: State Constitution Art. 5 ss 1, 2.
Indians, assumption of state jurisdiction, proclamation by governor: RCW 37.12.021.
Information in writing may be required from state officers: State Constitution Art. 3 s 5.
Interstate compact on juveniles, duties: Chapter 13.24 RCW.
Judges' retirement applications, doctors' examination report, approval and filing of: RCW 2.12.020.
Judicial officers
extension of leave of absence of: State Constitution Art. 4 s 8.
superior court, assignment to another county by: State Constitution Art. 4 ss 5, 7.
Legal holidays
designation of: RCW 1.16.050.
proclamation process, applicability to courts: RCW 2.28.100.
Legislature
extra session, may convene: State Constitution Art. 3 s 7.
messages to: State Constitution Art. 3 s 6.
vacancies, filled by: State Constitution Art. 2 s 15.
Local governmental organizations, actions affecting boundaries, etc., review by boundary review board: Chapter 36.93 RCW.
Marketing agreements or orders, annual audit of financial affairs under, governor to receive reports of: RCW 15.65.490.
Messages to legislature: State Constitution Art. 3 s 6.
Militia and military affairs
commander-in-chief of militia: State Constitution Art. 3 s 8; RCW 38.08.020.
compacts with other states for guarding boundaries: RCW 38.08.100.
eminent domain for military purposes: RCW 8.04.170, 8.04.180.
martial law, proclamation by, when: RCW 38.08.030.
officers, commissioned by: State Constitution Art. 10 s 2.
personal staff: RCW 38.08.070.
rules promulgated by: RCW 38.08.090.
strength, composition, training, etc., prescribed by: RCW 38.04.040.
Motor vehicle administration, annual report of director of licensing to go to: RCW 46.01.290.
OASI, agreement of state for participation of state and political subdivision employees, duties concerning: Chapter 41.48 RCW.
Oath of office: RCW 43.01.020.
Official bonds, approval of: RCW 42.08.100.
Pardons
power to grant: RCW 10.01.120.
report to legislature of: State Constitution Art. 3 ss 9, 11.
restrictions prescribed by law: State Constitution Art. 3 s 9.
Paroles, governor may revoke: RCW 9.95.160.
Protection for governor, lieutenant governor, and governor elect, duty of chief of state patrol to provide: RCW 43.43.035.
Puget Sound ferry and toll bridge system, governor's powers and duties relating to: Chapter 47.60 RCW.
Registry of governor's acts kept by secretary of state: RCW 43.07.030.
Remission of fines and forfeitures report to legislature with reasons: State Constitution Art. 3 s 11.
Reports to governor
agricultural marketing agreements or orders, audits and financial reports: RCW 15.65.490.
agricultural marketing legislation recommendations: RCW 15.64.010.
agriculture director: RCW 43.23.130.
annual report by state officers, etc., period covered: RCW 43.01.035.
business license center: RCW 19.02.030.
department of personnel: RCW 43.03.028.
engineers and land surveyors board of registration: RCW 18.43.035.
enrollment forecasts: RCW 43.62.050.
financial management, director: RCW 43.88.160.
fish and wildlife director: RCW 77.04.120.
horse racing commission: RCW 67.16.015.
human rights commission: RCW 49.60.100.
indeterminate sentence review board: RCW 9.95.265.
industrial insurance, violations: RCW 51.04.020.
investment activities of state investment board: RCW 43.33A.150.
judges of the supreme court to report defects or omissions in laws to: RCW 2.04.230.
labor and industries director: RCW 49.12.180.
motor vehicle administration, director of licensing: RCW 46.01.290.
state arts commission: RCW 43.46.070.
state board for community and technical colleges: RCW 28B.50.070.
state board of health: RCW 43.20.100.
state officers: State Constitution Art. 3 s 5.
state parks and recreation commission: RCW 79A.05.030.
superintendent of public instruction, biennial report: RCW 28A.300.040.
University of Washington board of regents: RCW 28B.20.130.
veterans' rehabilitation council: RCW 43.61.040.
Reprieves
power to grant: RCW 10.01.120.
report to legislature: State Constitution Art. 3 s 11.
Residence at seat of government: State Constitution Art. 3 s 24.
Resignation by state officers and members of legislature made to: RCW 42.12.020.
Salaries of public officials, governor's duties: RCW 43.03.028 and 43.03.040.
Salary of governor, amount of: State Constitution Art. 28 s 1; RCW 43.03.010.
Sale of unneeded toll facility property, governor to execute deed: RCW 47.56.255.
School apportionment demands estimate certified to: RCW 28A.300.170.
Secretary of transportation, governor to fix salary of: RCW 47.01.031.
Security and protection for governor, lieutenant governor, and governor elect, duty of state patrol to provide: RCW 43.43.035.
State capitol committee member: RCW 43.34.010.
State finance committee member: RCW 43.33.010.
State parks, disposal of land not needed for park purposes, conveyance instruments executed by: RCW 79A.05.175.
State participation within student exchange compact programs—Office to advise governor: RCW 28B.76.650.
Succession to governorship: State Constitution Art. 3 s 10.
Superior court judge, assignment to another county: State Constitution Art. 4 ss 5, 7.
Supreme executive power vested in: State Constitution Art. 3 s 2.
Term of office: State Constitution Art. 3 s 2; RCW 43.01.010.
Toll bridge bonds, governor to countersign: RCW 47.56.140.
Toll bridges, improvement of existing bridge and construction of new bridge as single project, governor's powers and duties relating to: Chapter 47.58 RCW.
Traffic safety commission and programs, powers, duties and responsibilities of governor: Chapter 43.59 RCW.
Unanticipated receipts, governor as state's agent to receive: RCW 43.79.260.
Unemployment compensation, delinquent payments in lieu of contributions of political subdivisions, governor may withhold funds for: RCW 50.24.125.
Uniform interstate family support act
extradition powers and duties: RCW 26.21A.650.
governor defined for purposes of: RCW 26.21A.650.
United States senate, filling vacancy in: RCW 29A.28.030.
Vacancies
in court of appeals: State Constitution Art. 4 s 30; RCW 2.06.080.
in legislature, duties: State Constitution Art. 2 s 15.
in office filled by: State Constitution Art. 3 s 13.
in superior court: State Constitution Art. 4 s 5.
in supreme court: State Constitution Art. 4 s 3.
Vacancy in office of governor
election to fill: State Constitution Art. 3 s 10.
succession to: State Constitution Art. 3 s 10.
Veto
initiatives and referendums, power does not extend to: State Constitution Art. 2 s 1.
power of: State Constitution Art. 3 s 12.
Voluntary action center, establishment by governor: RCW 43.150.040.
Washington scholars' program, participation in: RCW 28A.600.100 through 28A.600.150.
Water pollution control, powers and duties pertaining to: RCW 90.48.260, 90.48.262.