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BILL · 2009–10 SESSION

HB 2228: Sustainable operating budget

Concerning sustainable operating budgets.

Summary

  • Prohibits the governor from proposing and prohibits the legislature from enacting any operating budget that is unsustainable in either the ensuing biennium, or the next following biennium, or both.

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedFeb 16, 2009
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Barbara Bailey (R-10)
Introduced
February 16, 2009 in the House
Last action
March 15, 2010
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to sustainable operating budgets;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Barbara Bailey (R-10)

5 co-sponsors (0 Democrats, 5 Republicans)

Norm Johnson R-14Bruce Dammeier R-25Gary Alexander R-20Bruce Chandler R-15Jan Angel R-26

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. First reading, referred to Ways & Means.

HB 2228 in other sessions

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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