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RCW 43.132.010 Intent.
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It is the intent of this chapter to create a uniform and coordinated procedure to determine the fiscal impact of proposed legislation on units of local government.[ 1977 ex.s. c 19 s 1.]
RCW 43.132.020 Fiscal notes—Preparation—Contents—Scope—Revisions—Reports.
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The director of financial management or the director's designee shall, in cooperation with appropriate legislative committees and legislative staff, establish a mechanism for the determination of the fiscal impact of proposed legislation which if enacted into law would directly o…
RCW 43.132.030 Designation of department of commerce to prepare fiscal notes—Cooperation of state agencies, legislative staffs, and local government associations.
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The director of financial management is hereby empowered to designate the director of commerce as the official responsible for the preparation of fiscal notes authorized and required by this chapter. It is the intent of the legislature that when necessary the resources of other s…
RCW 43.132.040 Fiscal notes—Transmission of copies to designated recipients.
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When a fiscal note is prepared and approved as to form and completeness by the director of financial management, the director shall transmit copies immediately to:(1) The requesting legislator;(2) With respect to proposed legislation held by the senate, the chairperson of the com…
RCW 43.132.050 Fiscal notes—Transmission of copies upon request.
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The office of financial management may make additional copies of the fiscal note available to members of the legislature and others on request.At the request of any member of the senate or house of representatives, whichever is considering the proposed legislation, and unless it …
RCW 43.132.055 Fiscal notes—Expenditures by local government—Fiscal responsibility.
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When the fiscal note indicates that a bill or resolution would require expenditures of funds by a county, city, town, or other unit of local government, the legislature shall determine the state's fiscal responsibility and shall make every effort to appropriate the funds or provi…
RCW 43.132.060 Legislative action upon or validity of measures not affected.
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(1) Nothing in this chapter shall prevent either house of the legislature from acting on any bill or resolution before it as otherwise provided by the state Constitution, by law, and by the rules of the senate and house of representatives, nor shall the lack of any fiscal note as…
RCW 43.132.810 Local government fiscal notes—Fiscal impact of selected laws on local governments—Biennial report.
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The office of financial management, in consultation with the department of commerce, shall prepare a report for the legislature on or before December 31st of every even-numbered year on local government fiscal notes, and reports on the fiscal impacts on local governments arising …