Introduced by Sen. Don Benton (Vancouver) (R) on January 9, 2012
Proposes a state constitutional amendment to limit increases in state expenditures to the increase realized using a fiscal growth factor. The fiscal growth factor is the average of the sum of inflation and state population changes for each of the prior 3 years. This act also prohibits the legislature from creating a new program or increasing funding for an existing program unless the legislature also provides the funding for same. Official Text and Analysis.
Referred to the Senate Ways & Means Committee on January 9, 2012