jgiuntoli April 3rd, 2009
As of Friday, April 03, 2009, the legislature has 23 days remaining to pass policy measures and budgets.
The House of Representatives is in the process of proposing and passing its own versions of the budgets. Then the two chambers must reach agreement on all three spending plans, which will take effect July 1, before the Legislature can adjourn for the year.
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jgiuntoli March 20th, 2009
March 12th was a key cutoff date for bills in the 2009 legislative session. Bills that were not passed out of their respective house of origin are considered “dead” for the remainder of session. The next crucial cutoff is March 27th for policy bills to be out of committee. The update below are those that have passed out of their chamber. Bills now need a scheduled hearing in the other chamber and progress through the committee progress. There is also a link to bills that are now considered inactive.
For hearing times and locations, please select hyperlinked bill number. By selecting the hyperlink for the bill you would like more information on, once at the bill page you can select “Bill Reports” on the right of the screen for a legislative background on the bill as well as a summary of public testimony. If you do not see a bill report, the likely reason is it has not been scheduled for a hearing. If you have questions, feel free to contact Josh Giuntoli at jgiuntoli@scc.wa.gov. OFP does not take a position on bills before the legislature.
jgiuntoli March 13th, 2009
March 12th was a key cutoff date for bills in the 2009 legislative session. Bills that were not passed out of their respective house of origin are considered “dead” for the remainder of session. The update below are those that have passed out of their chamber. Bills now need a scheduled hearing in the other chamber and progress through the committee progress. There is also a link to bills that are now considered inactive.
For hearing times and locations, please select hyperlinked bill number. By selecting the hyperlink for the bill you would like more information on, once at the bill page you can select “Bill Reports” on the right of the screen for a legislative background on the bill as well as a summary of public testimony. If you do not see a bill report, the likely reason is it has not been scheduled for a hearing. If you have questions, feel free to contact Josh Giuntoli at jgiuntoli@scc.wa.gov. OFP does not take a position on bills before the legislature.
jgiuntoli March 6th, 2009
March 2nd was a key cutoff date for bills in the 2009 legislative session. Bills that were not passed out of committee are considered “dead” for the remainder of session. The next key date will be March 12th which is the last day for bills to be considered in their house of origin. Bills that are moving will need to have been moved by a vote of the respective chamber.
Bills of interest are tracked which may have an impact on land owners, in this case, working land managers with issues such as Water, Land Use, etc…Simply select the category of interest from the table below and view the bills.
For hearing times and locations, please select hyperlinked bill number. By selecting the hyperlink for the bill you would like more information on, once at the bill page you can select “Bill Reports” on the right of the screen for a legislative background on the bill as well as a summary of public testimony. If you do not see a bill report, the likely reason is it has not been scheduled for a hearing. If you have questions, feel free to contact Josh Giuntoli at jgiuntoli@scc.wa.gov. OFP does not take a position on bills before the legislature.
Weekly Legislative Update Vol. VII
jgiuntoli March 3rd, 2009
Monday, March 02 2009
OLYMPIA — Today the Senate passed two bills sponsored by Sen. Mary Margaret Haugen, D-Camano Island, focused on easing regulations to provide more economic opportunities to Washington farmers.
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jgiuntoli February 26th, 2009
February 25th was a key cutoff date for bills in the 2009 legislative session. Bills that were not passed out of committee are considered “dead” for the remainder of session. Bills that have moved from a policy committee into a fiscal committee are still very much active. The next key date will be March 12th which is the last day for bills to be considered in their house of origin.
Bills of interest are tracked which may have an impact on land owners, in this case, working land managers with issues such as Water, Land Use, etc… Simply select the category of interest from the table below and view the bills.
Weekly Legislative Update Vol. VI
jgiuntoli February 20th, 2009
Bills of interest are tracked which may have an impact on land owners, in this case, working land managers with issues such as Water, Land Use, etc… Simply select the category of interest from the table below and view the bills.
For hearing times and locations, please select hyper-linked bill number in the link below. By selecting the hyperlink for the bill you would like more information on, once at the bill page you can select “Bill Reports” on the right of the screen for a legislative background on the bill as well as a summary of public testimony. If you do not see a bill report, the likely reason is it has not been scheduled for a hearing. If you have questions, feel free to contact Josh Giuntoli. OFP does not take a position on bills before the legislature.
Weekly Legislative Update Volume V
jgiuntoli February 11th, 2009
Bills of interest are tracked which may have an impact on land owners, in this case, working land managers with issues such as Water, Land Use, etc… Simply select the category of interest from the table below and view the bills.
For hearing times and locations, please select hyper-linked bill number in the link below. By selecting the hyperlink for the bill you would like more information on, once at the bill page you can select “Bill Reports” on the right of the screen for a legislative background on the bill as well as a summary of public testimony. If you do not see a bill report, the likely reason is it has not been scheduled for a hearing. If you have questions, feel free to contact Josh Giuntoli. OFP does not take a position on bills before the legislature.
Weekly Legislative Update Vol. IV
jgiuntoli February 5th, 2009
The Senate Government Operations and Elections Committee recently heard testimony on Senate Bill 5120 (Regarding agricultural structures). Under this measure, the permitting fee for an agricultural structure may not exceed the lower of the actual cost of administration, or $75; The bill defines specialty agricultural structures as structures that are designed and constructed to house farm equipment, hay, grain, poultry, livestock, and other horticultural products; and states that human habitation, public use, and employment where agricultural products are processed, treated, or packaged are not permitted uses of a specialty agricultural building.
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jgiuntoli February 5th, 2009
As the 2009 Legislative Session is currently underway, several bills have been introduced that OFP staff will be tracking through the legislative process. Bills of interest are tracked which may have an impact on land owners, in this case, working land managers with issues such as Water, Land Use, etc…
Weekly Legislative Update Vol. III