Other LanguagesThe filing fee to be paid by candidates for election to the state legislature at the November, 1974, state general election for terms commencing in January, 1975, is $38.00.
Subject to constitutional or stautory limitations, cities of the first class may, by appropriate action of their own legislative authorities, engage in certain "human resource functions" such as would be provided for by Substitute House Bill No. 1455.
Unless accompanied by correlative new benefits and/or a demonstrable showing of necessity for the purpose of maintaining the integrity of the applicable pension system, a legislative act amending the statutes governing the computation of retirement allowances for members of the teachers' retirement system and the public employees' retirement system so as to (1) exclude from consideration any pay increases received by current active members of these two retirement systems after the effective date of such amendments or (2) reduce the levels of retirement allowances ultimately to be received by such members in all cases where the amounts payable to those members from the federal social security program are correspondingly increased, would be unconstitutional.
Legislator, as member of statutory interstate committee on highway problems, may be reimbursed for expenses from motor vehicle fund.
Interim committee on fisheries established by Senate Joint Resolution 19 has no power of subpoena.
A person who has filed a declaration of candidacy for state legislative office designated pursuant to RCW 29.18.015 may not file a second declaration of candidacy for another legislative position from the same legislative district without first withdrawing his initial declaration of candidacy as provided for in RCW 29.18.030.
The prior approval of two-thirds of the membership of the legislative council is required before the council has the authority to conduct any public hearings or investigations under RCW 44.24.020 (3).
A vacancy created in the legislature by the death of a senator must be filled by appointment if one or part of one regular session of the legislature remains. If there is only an eventuality of a special session then the appointment is to be made upon calling of the special session. The salary of the appointee commences when he has qualified and taken his oath of office.
Legislature is authorized to provide that refund of urban transportation system of motor vehicle fuel tax collected on fuel used by such system be deducted from the sums in the motor vehicle fund credited to the city wherein the transportation system operates.
The re‑enactment [[reenactment]] by the legislature of the refund to urban transportation system of motor vehicle fuel tax as provided in RCW 82.36.275 which expires June 30, 1959, would not violate Article VIII, § 5, of the state constitution but constitutes an exception or exclusion from such tax where the refund is paid to private transportation systems.