How You Can Help – Now!

Ask your Representatives to support AWC Priority Bill, SSB 5647, which would give cities greater flexibility when using lodging tax revenues. See the Municipal Finance section for more information.
Please contact members of the Senate Judiciary Committee and ask them to request that the Chair schedule hearings on ESHB 1030 and SHB 1590 before the cut-off on Friday, March 30. See the Law & Justice section for more information.
ESHB 1873, regarding wrongful injury or death of a child, will be heard next week. Please contact Senate Judiciary Committee members and ask them not to pass out of committee this expansion of liability for wrongful injury or death causes of action that will just make these cases over which we have little control more expensive. See the Law & Justice section for more information.
Now is the time to contact your Representatives urging them to oppose E2SSB 5659, which establishes a family leave insurance program. The bill creates more confusion and risk of liability for employers trying to comply with already confusing leave laws. See the Personnel & Labor Relations section for more information.
Please contact your senators, particularly if they serve on the Senate Labor, Commerce, Research & Development Committee, urging them to vote against ESHB 1833, the presumptive disease bill for firefighters. See the Personnel & Labor Relations section for more information.

What’s Ahead

The Senate Ways & Means Committee is scheduled to have a public hearing on SB 5140, their version of the state operating budget, on Tuesday, March 27 at 3:30 pm. See the Municipal Finance section for more information.
AWC Priority Bill, E2SSB 5115 is scheduled for hearing on Monday, March 26 at 1:30 p.m in the House Community & Economic Development & Trade Committee. See the Infrastructure, Transportation & Economic Development section for more information.
AWC Priority Bill, SHB 1506 is scheduled in the Senate Government Operations and Elections Committee is scheduled for Monday, March 26 at 10 am. See the Infrastructure, Transportation & Economic Development section for more information.

AWC Priority: Governor Gregoire signed the Streamlined Sales Tax bill SSB 5089 into law on March 22. See the Municipal Finance section for more information.
The House Appropriations committee released their operating budget, HB 1128, on Tuesday, March 20. See the Municipal Finance section for more information.