How you can help now

Liability for Wrongful Injury or Death Causes of Action (2SHB 1873/SB 6696)
Contact members of the House Appropriations Committee to express opposition to the expanded liability in 2SHB 1873. See the Law & Justice section of this Bulletin.
Taping of Executive Sessions (HB 3292)
HB 3292 would require all local governing bodies to "make a verbatim audio recording" of all executive sessions and retain the recordings for two years. The bill is expected to be pulled from House State Government & Tribal Affairs Committee and will be eligible for floor action at any point after that. Please contact your House members today and ask them to OPPOSE this legislation.
Annexation Reform (HB 2483/SB 6238) – AWC Priority
HB 2483 and SB 6238, simply standardize the requirements so that code and non-code cities may annex by petition if supported by owners of at least 60% of the assessed value of annexable land. SB 6238 is awaiting action on the Senate Calendar – supportive cities are urged to contact your Senators for their support!
Fire District Commissioner Annexation Reform (SHB 2938)
SHB 2938 grants fire districts the authority to continue service and hold on to assets if they do not enter into an inter-local agreement. The bill also modifies a section of the Growth Management Act by declaring fire districts equal to cities as units of government "most appropriate to provide urban governmental services." AWC urges concerned cities to contact your House members to express your opposition to SHB 2938.

What’s Ahead

Cutoff for House fiscal committees and Senate Ways & Means and Transportation committees is Tuesday, February 12.
Gang Task Force Recommendations – AWC Priority (SHB 2712/SB 6608)
SHB 2712 was heard in the House Appropriations Committee Tuesday, February 5. The bill is expected to pass out of committee before next week’s cutoff. See the Law & Justice section of this Bulletin.

Last Week's Highlights

City B&O Taxes – Definition of Customer Location for Service Apportionment (HB 3244/SB 6894)
AWC testified in opposition to HB 3244 in the House Finance Committee on Tuesday, February 5.
City Legislative Action Conference (CLAC)
Thank you to all who attended the City Legislative Action Conference (CLAC) on January 30 and 31 here in Olympia. Due to the weather and the closure of Snoqualmie Pass, we know many of you were not able to make the conference so here is an opportunity to read the summaries from each of the sessions. Please visit www.awcnet.org/citylegactionconf.

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