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HB 1473

Making expenditures from the budget stabilization account for declared catastrophic events.

2025-2026 Regular Session Introduced by Lisa Callan and 2 co-sponsors

Washington law now permits emergency withdrawals from the state's rainy day fund to pay for declared catastrophic disasters, enabling faster disaster response without legislative supermajority requirements.

Effective date 5/17/2025.
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