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STATE GOVERNMENT—LEGISLATIVE
Chapters
44.04 | General provisions. |
44.05 | Washington state redistricting act. |
44.07F | Legislative districts and apportionment. |
44.16 | Legislative inquiry. |
44.20 | Session laws. |
44.28 | Joint legislative audit and review committee. |
44.39 | Joint committee on energy supply, energy conservation, and energy resilience. |
44.44 | Office of state actuary—Select committee on pension policy. |
44.48 | Legislative evaluation and accountability program committee. |
44.68 | Joint legislative systems administrative committee. |
44.73 | Legislative gift center. |
44.80 | Legislative support services. |
44.82 | Joint select committee on health care oversight. |
44.90 | Legislative employee collective bargaining. |
NOTES:
Adjournments: State Constitution Art. 2 § 11.
Administrative rules, review by rules review committee of the legislature: RCW
34.05.610 through
34.05.660.
Annual and special sessions: State Constitution Art. 2 § 12.
Apportionment: State Constitution Art. 22.
Attorney general, legal adviser for legislature: RCW
43.10.030.
Bills
drafting service maintained by code reviser: RCW
1.08.027.
origin and amendment: State Constitution Art. 2 § 20.
passage, requirements for: State Constitution Art. 2 § 22.
private interest in: State Constitution Art. 2 § 30.
style: State Constitution Art. 2 § 18.
time for introduction of: State Constitution Art. 2 § 36.
to embrace one subject: State Constitution Art. 2 § 19.
Bribery or corrupt solicitation of legislators: State Constitution Art. 2 § 30.
Campaign financing, disclosure of: Chapter
42.17A RCW.
Census, to provide for: State Constitution Art. 2 § 3.
Compelling attendance: State Constitution Art. 2 § 8.
Compensation of members
appointees to office of state legislator: RCW
43.03.015.
extra compensation prohibited: State Constitution Art. 2 § 25.
how determined: State Constitution Art. 28 § 1.
Compensation of state officers, legislature to determine: State Constitution Art. 28 § 1.
Composition: State Constitution Art. 2 § 2.
Constitutional provisions relating to legislature: State Constitution Art. 2.
Contempt of legislature, how punished: State Constitution Art. 2 § 9.
Contested elections of state elective officers, legislature to decide: State Constitution Art. 3 § 4.
Continuity of government act: Chapter
42.14 RCW.
Counties
government, legislature to provide for: State Constitution Art. 11 § 4.
officers, legislature to provide for and fix compensation: State Constitution Art. 11 § 5; Art. 11 § 8.
Crimes relating to legislature: Chapter
9.55 RCW.
Elections
certification to legislature of returns: RCW
43.07.030.
judges of own election and qualifications: State Constitution Art. 2 § 8.
officers of legislature: State Constitution Art. 2 § 10.
qualifications of legislators: State Constitution Art. 2 § 7.
registration laws, legislature to enact: State Constitution Art. 6 § 7.
representatives: State Constitution Art. 2 § 4.
secrecy of voting, legislature to provide for: State Constitution Art. 6 § 6.
senators: State Constitution Art. 2 § 6.
time for holding: State Constitution Art. 2 § 5.
voice vote required: State Constitution Art. 2 § 27.
Ethics in public service act: Chapter
42.52 RCW.
Expulsion of member: State Constitution Art. 2 § 9.
Extraordinary sessions convened by governor: State Constitution Art. 3 § 7.
Financial disclosure by members: Chapter
42.17A RCW.
Fiscal notes on legislation: Chapter
43.88A RCW.
Free transportation prohibited: State Constitution Art. 2 § 39; Art. 12 § 20.
Freedom of debate: State Constitution Art. 2 § 17.
Governor-elect, appropriation for office and staff: RCW
43.06.055.
Governor's message to legislature: State Constitution Art. 3 § 6.
Harbor line commission, legislature shall provide for: State Constitution Art. 15 § 1.
Health professions, legislation regulating: Chapter
18.120 RCW.
Homestead and other property exemptions of families, legislature to protect: State Constitution Art. 19 § 1.
Hospitalization and medical aid for public employees and dependents
—Premiums, governmental contributions authorized: RCW
41.04.180,
41.04.190.
Immunity of members from arrest: State Constitution Art. 2 § 16.
Impeachment: State Constitution Art. 5 §§ 1, 2.
Initiative and referendum: State Constitution Art. 2 § 1; chapter
29A.72 RCW.
Journals
each house to keep: State Constitution Art. 2 § 11.
entry of vote upon: State Constitution Art. 2 § 21.
secretary of state as custodian: RCW
43.07.040.
Judiciary
inferior courts, legislature to prescribe jurisdiction and powers of: State Constitution Art. 4 § 12.
justices of the peace, number, powers, duties and jurisdiction to be fixed by legislature: State Constitution Art. 4 § 10.
publication of supreme court opinions to be provided for by legislature: State Constitution Art. 4 § 21.
supreme court judges, legislature may increase number: State Constitution Art. 4 § 2.
Legislation
effective date: State Constitution Art. 2 § 41.
how signed: State Constitution Art. 2 § 32.
limitation of amendments: State Constitution Art. 2 § 38.
secretary of state custodian of acts, resolutions and journals: RCW
43.07.040.
section amended must be set forth in full: State Constitution Art. 2 § 37.
special legislation prohibited: State Constitution Art. 2 § 28.
time limitation for introduction: State Constitution Art. 2 § 36.
veto: State Constitution Art. 3 § 12.
Legislators as retired state employees for insurance purposes: RCW
41.05.080.
Legislature
community college bonds, legislature may provide additional means for payment of principal and interest on: RCW
28B.50.400.
studies on environmental problems by director of ecology: RCW
43.21A.130.
workers' compensation, joint committee: See note following RCW
51.04.110.
Limitations on holding other public office: State Constitution Art. 2 §§ 13, 14.
Local government redistricting: Chapter
29A.76 RCW.
Medicine and surgery, legislature to enact laws to regulate: State Constitution Art. 20 § 2.
Microfilming of records to provide continuity of civil government: Chapter
40.10 RCW.
Mileage: State Constitution Art. 2 § 23; RCW
43.03.010.
Militia, legislature to provide for: State Constitution Art. 10 § 2.
Misconduct of public officers: Chapter
42.20 RCW.
Municipal corporations
combined city and county, legislature to provide for: State Constitution Art. 11 § 16.
incorporation, provisions for to be provided by legislature: State Constitution Art. 11 § 10.
limitation on power of legislature to levy taxes upon: State Constitution Art. 11 § 12.
local improvement by special assessments, legislature may provide: State Constitution Art. 7 § 9.
Navigable waters, right to lease land for wharves, docks, etc., legislature to provide laws for: State Constitution Art. 15 § 2.
Private interest of legislator in bill: State Constitution Art. 2 § 30.
Privilege from arrest: State Constitution Art. 2 § 16.
Qualifications of legislators: State Constitution Art. 2 § 7.
Quorum: State Constitution Art. 2 § 8.
Reapportionment: State Constitution Art. 2 § 3.
Recall: State Constitution Art. 1 §§ 33, 34; chapter
29A.56 RCW.
Records of legislature kept by secretary of state: State Constitution Art. 3 § 17.
Reprieves, commutations, and pardons, governor to report to legislature: State Constitution Art. 3 § 11.
Revised Code of Washington, legislators to receive copies on digital media: RCW
1.08.070.
Schools, legislature to provide for: State Constitution Art. 9 § 2.
Session laws
secretary of state as custodian of acts and resolutions: RCW
43.07.040.
Sessions, time for meeting, duration: State Constitution Art. 2 § 12.
Soldiers' home, legislature to provide for: State Constitution Art. 10 § 3.
Special sessions convened by legislature or governor: State Constitution Art. 2 § 12, Art. 3 § 7.
State participation within student exchange compact programs
—Office to advise legislature: RCW
28B.76.650.
Statute law committee, legislative membership on: RCW
1.08.001.
Taxation
deficiencies, legislature may provide for tax to pay: State Constitution Art. 7 § 8.
limitation on legislature to tax municipal corporations: State Constitution Art. 11 § 12.
limitations on state expenditures: Chapter
43.135 RCW.
Uniform law commission: Chapter
43.56 RCW.
Vacancies
acceptance of federal office vacates seat: State Constitution Art. 2 § 14.
how filled: State Constitution Art. 2 § 15.
term of person elected to fill: RCW
42.12.030.
Veto: State Constitution Art. 3 § 12.