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WA HB1411

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/20/2025

Primary Sponsor

Travis Couture

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Origin

House of Representatives

2025-2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Eliminates the option to use an alternative revenue calculation (4.5% annual growth above current year forecast) when determining "available fiscal resources" for state budgeting purposes

  • Requires both the governor's budget and legislature's appropriations bill to use only the official Economic and Revenue Forecast Council projections for the ensuing biennium

  • Amends RCW 43.88.030 (governor's budget requirements) and RCW 43.88.055 (four-year balanced budget requirements) to enforce stricter revenue estimation standards

  • Maintains existing requirements that projected maintenance-level spending cannot exceed available fiscal resources and that budgets must leave positive ending fund balances

  • Includes an emergency clause for immediate effect upon passage

Legislative Description

Limiting assumed revenues to projected revenues by the economic and revenue forecast council.

Last Action

By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.

1/12/2026

Committee Referrals

Appropriations1/20/2025

Full Bill Text

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