Title 43 — Title 43 STATE GOVERNMENT—EXECUTIVE
178 chapters · 3,474 sections in this title.
RCW 43.135.025 Fiscal growth factor.
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(1) Each November, the economic and revenue forecast council shall calculate the fiscal growth factor for each fiscal year of the current biennium and the ensuing biennium.(2) The definitions in this subsection apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires oth…
RCW 43.135.031 Bills raising taxes or fees—Cost analysis—Press release—Notice of hearings—Updated analyses.
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(1) For any bill introduced in either the house of representatives or the senate that raises taxes as defined by RCW 43.135.034 or increases fees, the office of financial management must expeditiously determine its cost to the taxpayers in its first ten years of imposition, must …
RCW 43.135.034 "Raises taxes" defined—Taxes on intangible property.
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(1) For the purposes of this chapter, "raises taxes" means any action or combination of actions by the state legislature that increases state tax revenue deposited in any fund, budget, or account, regardless of whether the revenues are deposited into the general fund.(2) The stat…
RCW 43.135.055 Fee restrictions—Exception.
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(1) A fee may only be imposed or increased in any fiscal year if approved with a simple majority vote in both the house of representatives and the senate and must be subject to the accountability procedures required by RCW 43.135.031.(2) This section does not apply to an assessme…
RCW 43.135.060 Prohibition of new or extended programs without full reimbursement—Transfer of programs—Determination of costs.
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(1) After July 1, 1995, the legislature shall not impose responsibility for new programs or increased levels of service under existing programs on any political subdivision of the state unless the subdivision is fully reimbursed by the state for the costs of the new programs or i…
RCW 43.135.902 Short title—1994 c 2.
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This chapter may be known and cited as the taxpayer protection act.[ 1994 c 2 s 10 (Initiative Measure No. 601, approved November 2, 1993).]