Today is the cutoff for reporting bills out of fiscal committees, unless the bills are necessary to implement the budget (NTIB). In the Appropriations Committee today, we’re hearing testimony on twenty-six bills and may take Executive Action on six.
SHB 2572 - Concerning the effectiveness of health care purchasing and transforming the health care delivery system.
HB 2594 - Requiring the health care authority to develop a blueprint for the establishment of a federal basic health program.
HB 2617 - Regulating interpreter services.
SHB 2368 - Concerning a surcharge for local homeless housing and assistance.
SHB 2639 - Concerning state purchasing of mental health and chemical dependency treatment services.
HB 2725 - Concerning court review of involuntary treatment decisions.
SHB 2377 - Improving quality in the early care and education system.
SHB 2400 - Concerning mentoring and service learning opportunities in education.
SHB 2251 - Concerning fish barrier removals.
SHB 2347 - Enhancing the safety of the transportation of oil.
SHB 2457 - Concerning derelict and abandoned vessels.
SHB 2458 - Concerning invasive species.
SHB 2146 - Concerning department of labor and industries appeal bonds.
HB 2335 - Concerning extended foster care services.
SHB 2501 - Concerning registration requirements for contractors.
SHB 2519 - Concerning early education for children involved in the child welfare system.
SHB 2616 - Concerning parents with intellectual or developmental disabilities involved in dependency proceedings.
SHB 2432 - Concerning long-term planning for developmental disabilities services.
HB 2777 - Concerning a study to determine the feasibility of coverage for long-term care services and support needs.
HB 2281 - Addressing state lottery efficiency.
SHB 2207 - Eliminating the reduction in state basic education funding that occurs in counties with federal forest lands.
SHB 2743 - Protecting taxpayers by providing for accountability and transparency in government contracting.
2SHB 1285 - Concerning representation of children in dependency matters.
SHB 2202 - Concerning the establishment of an open data policy to facilitate sharing and publication of government data.
SHB 2214 - Concerning the training of code enforcement officials.
HB 2672 - Increasing the minimum hourly wage to twelve dollars over three years.
The six bills that may receive Executive Action are House Bills 1820, 2149, 2192, 2198, 2486, and 2746.
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Tuesday, April 2, 2013
April 2nd - 2013 Regular Legislative Session Day 79
My day is starting with a Government Operation and Elections Committee meeting where we’re hearing two bills and will consider one bill for Executive Action. Substitute Senate Bill 5160 establishes processes that an agency must use when administratively reassigning an employee to home during scheduled work hours and Senate Bill 5500 limits the replacement of ballots that are destroyed, spoiled, lost, or not received through electronic means to service and overseas voters only.
Tomorrow is Policy Committee cutoff, which means we’ll be transitioning into a week of Fiscal Committee meetings. The Appropriations Committee is scheduled to meet Saturday morning at 9:00 AM, which means I’ll be spending another weekend in Olympia. I have to admit it’s pretty frustrating to have had four Appropriations Committee meetings canceled over the past couple of weeks and now face late nights and a Saturday meeting. Time management is not one of the Democrat Majority’s strong points.
Tomorrow is Policy Committee cutoff, which means we’ll be transitioning into a week of Fiscal Committee meetings. The Appropriations Committee is scheduled to meet Saturday morning at 9:00 AM, which means I’ll be spending another weekend in Olympia. I have to admit it’s pretty frustrating to have had four Appropriations Committee meetings canceled over the past couple of weeks and now face late nights and a Saturday meeting. Time management is not one of the Democrat Majority’s strong points.
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
March 13th - 2013 Regular Legislative Session Day 59
After several long days, House of Origin Cutoff is here. We’re still watching 1588 very closely and it sounds like at least a couple of key Democrats are still pushing to run it. We’re also asking Speaker Chopp to run HB 1771, Drones … please call the Speakers Office and ask him to run this important piece of Legislation.
I really want to thank everyone for all their hard work ... please keep it up.
I really want to thank everyone for all their hard work ... please keep it up.
Thursday, February 28, 2013
February 28th - 2013 Regular Legislative Session Day 46
These are the final five bills we are considering in the Appropriations Committee today.
House Bill 1180 increases from $152,000 to $214,000 the lump-sum death benefit that is paid to survivors Volunteer Fire Fighters' and Reserve Officers' Relief and Pension System (VFFRORPS) members who die as a result of injuries or sickness that are the result of the performance of duties; indexes the lump-sum death benefits to the Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton Consumer Price Index, up to 3 percent per year beginning July 1, 2013; and replaces the monthly death benefits payable to the parents or legal guardians of surviving children of VFFRORPS members so to provide $500 per dependent child,
unemancipated or under 18 years of age.
House Bill 1348 requires community and technical college boards of trustees to award to full and part-time academic employees step increases based on collective bargaining agreements, and permits the step increases to exceed compensation provided by the Legislature.
Substitute House Bill 1671 creates a legislative task force to examine specific components of the Working Connections Child Care Program; defines in statute Early Achievers and the Child Care Consumer and Provider Bill of Rights; requires Department of Early Learning to create a parent and provider oversight board and revise certain rules relating to Working Connections Child Care Program.
House Bill 1968 requires the Department of Early Learning, in consultation with the Fire Marshal's office, to adopt licensing standards that allow children who attend classes in a school building during school hours to remain in the same building to participate in before school or after-school programs and requires the Washington State Patrol, through the Fire Marshal's office, to adopt licensing standards that allow children who attend classes in a school building during school hours to remain in the same building to participate in before-school or afterschool programs.
Substitute House Bill 1764 limits the number of geoduck diver licenses the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) can issue after January 1, 2014, to 77; provides requirements for geoduck diver license renewals; requires the WDFW to revoke a geoduck diver license where the license holder has violated a Department of Natural Resources' harvest agreement plan of operation two or more times; and creates the Geoduck Safety Advisory Committee that is responsible for establishing a safety program for geoduck diver license holders.
#Appropriations #Committee #fiscal #cutoff #Rep #David #Taylor #15th #District
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House Bill 1180 increases from $152,000 to $214,000 the lump-sum death benefit that is paid to survivors Volunteer Fire Fighters' and Reserve Officers' Relief and Pension System (VFFRORPS) members who die as a result of injuries or sickness that are the result of the performance of duties; indexes the lump-sum death benefits to the Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton Consumer Price Index, up to 3 percent per year beginning July 1, 2013; and replaces the monthly death benefits payable to the parents or legal guardians of surviving children of VFFRORPS members so to provide $500 per dependent child,
unemancipated or under 18 years of age.
House Bill 1348 requires community and technical college boards of trustees to award to full and part-time academic employees step increases based on collective bargaining agreements, and permits the step increases to exceed compensation provided by the Legislature.
Substitute House Bill 1671 creates a legislative task force to examine specific components of the Working Connections Child Care Program; defines in statute Early Achievers and the Child Care Consumer and Provider Bill of Rights; requires Department of Early Learning to create a parent and provider oversight board and revise certain rules relating to Working Connections Child Care Program.
House Bill 1968 requires the Department of Early Learning, in consultation with the Fire Marshal's office, to adopt licensing standards that allow children who attend classes in a school building during school hours to remain in the same building to participate in before school or after-school programs and requires the Washington State Patrol, through the Fire Marshal's office, to adopt licensing standards that allow children who attend classes in a school building during school hours to remain in the same building to participate in before-school or afterschool programs.
Substitute House Bill 1764 limits the number of geoduck diver licenses the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) can issue after January 1, 2014, to 77; provides requirements for geoduck diver license renewals; requires the WDFW to revoke a geoduck diver license where the license holder has violated a Department of Natural Resources' harvest agreement plan of operation two or more times; and creates the Geoduck Safety Advisory Committee that is responsible for establishing a safety program for geoduck diver license holders.
#Appropriations #Committee #fiscal #cutoff #Rep #David #Taylor #15th #District
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February 28th - 2013 Regular Legislative Session Day 46
Here are the next seven bills we are considering in the Appropriations Committee today.
Substitute House Bill 1872 defines Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Literacy; establishes a STEM Education Innovation Alliance to advise the Governor, create a STEM Framework for Action and Accountability (Framework), and develop a STEM Report Card; directs the Office of Financial Management to contract with a nonprofit organization to develop evidence-based approaches for increasing learning opportunities in the STEM, if funds are appropriated; directs the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction to disseminate resources to increase interdisciplinary instruction and project-based learning; requires the Washington Student Achievement Council and the Quality Education Council to align their strategic plans with the Framework; and authorizes adoption of a third credit of science for high school graduation, starting with the graduating class of 2018.
House Bill 1631 establishes the Joint Legislative Executive Committee on Aging and
Disability Issues to develop a strategy to prepare for the future demographic trends of the elderly and disabled populations and to build capacity for the future demands of those populations.
Substitute House Bill 1727 authorizes assisted living facilities to provide continuing nursing services to complex residents upon receiving designation by the Department of Social and Health Services.
Substitute House Bill 1909 allows businesses owned jointly by a veteran and the veteran's spouse or domestic partner to be certified as a veteran-owned business; requires that all veteran-owned businesses are located in the state, owned by a resident of the state, or that all corporate officers are residents of the state; encourages state agencies to award 5 percent of all procurement contracts to veteran-owned businesses; and requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to report annually on all state agencies and educational institutions contracting with veteran-owned businesses.
House Bill 1519 requires the Health Care Authority and the Department of Social and Health Services to develop performance measures and outcomes to incorporate into their contracts with service coordination organizations.
Substitute House Bill 1429 eliminates the statutory provision that prohibits the Department of Corrections (DOC) from paying for postsecondary education; authorizes the DOC to implement postsecondary education degree programs within available resources; and provides that an inmate may be selected to participate in a state-funded postsecondary education degree program, based on priority determined by the DOC.
Substitute House Bill 1601 allows a person to pay a monetary penalty imposed for a traffic infraction through either a payment plan or a community restitution plan, if the court determines that the person is not able to pay the monetary penalty without undue hardship and requires the court to waive, reduce, or suspend any monetary penalty related to traffic infractions if the court finds the person indigent and allows the court to order a payment plan or a community restitution plan in lieu of the penalty, if the person requests.
#WA #House #Appropriations #fiscal #cutoff #Rep #David #Taylor #15th #District
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Substitute House Bill 1872 defines Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Literacy; establishes a STEM Education Innovation Alliance to advise the Governor, create a STEM Framework for Action and Accountability (Framework), and develop a STEM Report Card; directs the Office of Financial Management to contract with a nonprofit organization to develop evidence-based approaches for increasing learning opportunities in the STEM, if funds are appropriated; directs the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction to disseminate resources to increase interdisciplinary instruction and project-based learning; requires the Washington Student Achievement Council and the Quality Education Council to align their strategic plans with the Framework; and authorizes adoption of a third credit of science for high school graduation, starting with the graduating class of 2018.
House Bill 1631 establishes the Joint Legislative Executive Committee on Aging and
Disability Issues to develop a strategy to prepare for the future demographic trends of the elderly and disabled populations and to build capacity for the future demands of those populations.
Substitute House Bill 1727 authorizes assisted living facilities to provide continuing nursing services to complex residents upon receiving designation by the Department of Social and Health Services.
Substitute House Bill 1909 allows businesses owned jointly by a veteran and the veteran's spouse or domestic partner to be certified as a veteran-owned business; requires that all veteran-owned businesses are located in the state, owned by a resident of the state, or that all corporate officers are residents of the state; encourages state agencies to award 5 percent of all procurement contracts to veteran-owned businesses; and requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to report annually on all state agencies and educational institutions contracting with veteran-owned businesses.
House Bill 1519 requires the Health Care Authority and the Department of Social and Health Services to develop performance measures and outcomes to incorporate into their contracts with service coordination organizations.
Substitute House Bill 1429 eliminates the statutory provision that prohibits the Department of Corrections (DOC) from paying for postsecondary education; authorizes the DOC to implement postsecondary education degree programs within available resources; and provides that an inmate may be selected to participate in a state-funded postsecondary education degree program, based on priority determined by the DOC.
Substitute House Bill 1601 allows a person to pay a monetary penalty imposed for a traffic infraction through either a payment plan or a community restitution plan, if the court determines that the person is not able to pay the monetary penalty without undue hardship and requires the court to waive, reduce, or suspend any monetary penalty related to traffic infractions if the court finds the person indigent and allows the court to order a payment plan or a community restitution plan in lieu of the penalty, if the person requests.
#WA #House #Appropriations #fiscal #cutoff #Rep #David #Taylor #15th #District
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February 28th - 2013 Regular Legislative Session Day 46
Tomorrow (Friday) is the deadline for bills to move out of fiscal committees, unless the bill is determined to be"Necessary to Implement the Budget” (NTIB). We’re hearing 25 bills in the Appropriations Committee today, which is likely to last late into the night. Here are the first five …
House Bill 1252 creates the K-12 Online Professional Development Project (Project), if funds are appropriated for this purpose; requires a contracted facilitator to convene a Steering Committee of K-12 educators to design the Project, including selecting the content of the professional development modules to be provided; specifies that the modules cover a range of topics and incorporate a variety of media; requires a status report by December 1, 2015; and directs the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Committee to conduct an analysis of professional development for K-12 teachers and principals, including resources expended, fund sources, and type and content of professional development, with a report due by December 1, 2014.
Substitute House Bill 1424 modifies and clarifies descriptions and definitions of a K-12 dropout prevention, intervention, and reengagement system (System); directs the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction to develop a System assessment tool for use by local partnerships of schools, families, and communities and continue development of a dropout prevention early warning and intervention system; creates a program to allocate funds for graduation coaches for the most struggling high schools, and school success coaches for associated elementary and middle schools, if funds are appropriated; allocates funding for students in approved dropout reengagement programs at a rate of 1.22 per full-time equivalent student; and adds dropout prevention, intervention, and reengagement services to the basic core services to be provided by Educational Service Districts.
Substitute House Bill 1452 requires school districts to provide specified educational options for any student who did not meet the state standard on the third grade English Language Arts (ELA) assessment in the previous year, beginning in 2013-14; requires that students who score Below Basic on the third grade ELA assessment may not be promoted to fourth grade, unless they are exempt; provides for certain students to be exempt from the promotion standard, including if the parent or guardian does not concur with retaining the student in third grade; provides that the promotion standard takes effect in the school year when the first cohort of third grade students has had an opportunity to enroll in state funded all-day kindergarten and reduced kindergarten through third grade class sizes; and requires school districts to provide certain services and support before seeking the concurrence of a parent to retain a student in third grade.
Substitute House Bill 1680 requires development of data collection standards for student disciplinary actions and collection of data based on the new standards beginning in 2015-16; prohibits exclusion of a student from school for a disciplinary action made at the discretion of the school district; incorporates cultural competence into training on revised evaluation systems; requires development of a content outline for cultural competence training for all school staff; expands a conditional teacher scholarship program to include teachers seeking endorsements in Bilingual Education or English Language Learner (ELL); requires that teachers assigned to the Transitional Bilingual Instructional Program (TBIP) be endorsed in Bilingual Education or the ELL beginning in 2017-18; requires development of a performance-based accountability system for the TBIP; requires collection of student data disaggregated by sub-racial and sub-ethnic categories beginning in 2015-16; and directs design of an articulated pathway for teacher preparation, from paraeducator certificates through teacher certification.
Substitute House Bill 1692 provides that an increase in instructional hours under Basic Education takes effect in 2014-15, and adds a new funding allocation to the prototypical school funding formula to support the increase; authorizes the State Board of Education to implement the 24-credit graduation requirement framework adopted by resolution on November 10, 2010, to take effect with the freshman class of 2015-16; increases allocations for guidance counselors and family engagement coordinators in the prototypical school funding formula; increases the funding allocations for middle and high school students in the Transitional Bilingual Instructional Program (TBIP) and adds a new allocation to provide support for students who have exited the TBIP in the previous two years; and increases the funding allocation for the Learning Assistance Program (LAP) and establishes new program requirements for school districts receiving the LAP funds.
#Fiscal #Cutoff #Appropriations #NTIB #Rep #David #Taylor #15th #District
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House Bill 1252 creates the K-12 Online Professional Development Project (Project), if funds are appropriated for this purpose; requires a contracted facilitator to convene a Steering Committee of K-12 educators to design the Project, including selecting the content of the professional development modules to be provided; specifies that the modules cover a range of topics and incorporate a variety of media; requires a status report by December 1, 2015; and directs the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Committee to conduct an analysis of professional development for K-12 teachers and principals, including resources expended, fund sources, and type and content of professional development, with a report due by December 1, 2014.
Substitute House Bill 1424 modifies and clarifies descriptions and definitions of a K-12 dropout prevention, intervention, and reengagement system (System); directs the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction to develop a System assessment tool for use by local partnerships of schools, families, and communities and continue development of a dropout prevention early warning and intervention system; creates a program to allocate funds for graduation coaches for the most struggling high schools, and school success coaches for associated elementary and middle schools, if funds are appropriated; allocates funding for students in approved dropout reengagement programs at a rate of 1.22 per full-time equivalent student; and adds dropout prevention, intervention, and reengagement services to the basic core services to be provided by Educational Service Districts.
Substitute House Bill 1452 requires school districts to provide specified educational options for any student who did not meet the state standard on the third grade English Language Arts (ELA) assessment in the previous year, beginning in 2013-14; requires that students who score Below Basic on the third grade ELA assessment may not be promoted to fourth grade, unless they are exempt; provides for certain students to be exempt from the promotion standard, including if the parent or guardian does not concur with retaining the student in third grade; provides that the promotion standard takes effect in the school year when the first cohort of third grade students has had an opportunity to enroll in state funded all-day kindergarten and reduced kindergarten through third grade class sizes; and requires school districts to provide certain services and support before seeking the concurrence of a parent to retain a student in third grade.
Substitute House Bill 1680 requires development of data collection standards for student disciplinary actions and collection of data based on the new standards beginning in 2015-16; prohibits exclusion of a student from school for a disciplinary action made at the discretion of the school district; incorporates cultural competence into training on revised evaluation systems; requires development of a content outline for cultural competence training for all school staff; expands a conditional teacher scholarship program to include teachers seeking endorsements in Bilingual Education or English Language Learner (ELL); requires that teachers assigned to the Transitional Bilingual Instructional Program (TBIP) be endorsed in Bilingual Education or the ELL beginning in 2017-18; requires development of a performance-based accountability system for the TBIP; requires collection of student data disaggregated by sub-racial and sub-ethnic categories beginning in 2015-16; and directs design of an articulated pathway for teacher preparation, from paraeducator certificates through teacher certification.
Substitute House Bill 1692 provides that an increase in instructional hours under Basic Education takes effect in 2014-15, and adds a new funding allocation to the prototypical school funding formula to support the increase; authorizes the State Board of Education to implement the 24-credit graduation requirement framework adopted by resolution on November 10, 2010, to take effect with the freshman class of 2015-16; increases allocations for guidance counselors and family engagement coordinators in the prototypical school funding formula; increases the funding allocations for middle and high school students in the Transitional Bilingual Instructional Program (TBIP) and adds a new allocation to provide support for students who have exited the TBIP in the previous two years; and increases the funding allocation for the Learning Assistance Program (LAP) and establishes new program requirements for school districts receiving the LAP funds.
#Fiscal #Cutoff #Appropriations #NTIB #Rep #David #Taylor #15th #District
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Tuesday, February 26, 2013
February 26th - 2013 Regular Legislative Session Day 44
The first Fiscal Committee Cutoff is this Friday which means there could be several late nights in the Appropriations Committee. I was lucky enough to have some down time this morning which has allowed me the opportunity to actually get caught up on everything else.
#Fiscal #Cutoff #Appropriations #Committee #Rep #David #Taylor #15th #District
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#Fiscal #Cutoff #Appropriations #Committee #Rep #David #Taylor #15th #District
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Tuesday, February 19, 2013
February 19th - 2013 Regular Legislative Session Day 37
In the Government Operations and Elections Committee this morning we’re hearing five bills. House Bill 1460 establishes standards for the administrative reassignment of any employee of the state, when necessary to ensure a full, thorough, and impartial investigation of a workplace complaint and requires notification and reporting of the results of the investigation to the person empowered by law to operate the agency and responsible to the governor or to no other public officer, and to the Washington State Human Resources Director, when applicable.
House Bill 1591 requires the departments of Ecology, Labor and Industries, and Health to establish and annually perform a formal review process of existing rules.
House Bill 1714 authorizes governing bodies of public agencies to record closed executive session meetings and exempts the recordings from disclosure under the Public Records Act; authorizes a court, upon finding that a public agency intentionally violated the Open Public Meetings Act, to order recording of closed executive sessions for two years; provides a public agency with immunity from liability for damages that are the consequence of specific actions made without legal authority in an executive session, when certain conditions are met; authorizes the Attorney General (AG) to approve courses of training offered by a governmental body or other entity on compliance with the Open Public Meetings Act; and requires the AG or other entity providing the approved training to provide a certification of course completion to elected or appointed officials who complete the curriculum.
House Bill 1746 allows municipal officers to have a beneficial interest in a contract providing for renewable energy incentive programs and allows municipal officers to have a beneficial interest in a contract for the financing, acquisition, or installation of energy-conserving fixtures, systems, and equipment.
House Bill 1785 allows a provider of payroll deduction programs use of state facilities to provide information to employees about the programs.
With Policy Cutoff on Friday, it’s going to be a long week.
#Government #Operation #Elections #House #Bill #1460 #1591 #1714 #1746 #1785 #Policy #Cutoff #Rep #David #Taylor #15th #District
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House Bill 1591 requires the departments of Ecology, Labor and Industries, and Health to establish and annually perform a formal review process of existing rules.
House Bill 1714 authorizes governing bodies of public agencies to record closed executive session meetings and exempts the recordings from disclosure under the Public Records Act; authorizes a court, upon finding that a public agency intentionally violated the Open Public Meetings Act, to order recording of closed executive sessions for two years; provides a public agency with immunity from liability for damages that are the consequence of specific actions made without legal authority in an executive session, when certain conditions are met; authorizes the Attorney General (AG) to approve courses of training offered by a governmental body or other entity on compliance with the Open Public Meetings Act; and requires the AG or other entity providing the approved training to provide a certification of course completion to elected or appointed officials who complete the curriculum.
House Bill 1746 allows municipal officers to have a beneficial interest in a contract providing for renewable energy incentive programs and allows municipal officers to have a beneficial interest in a contract for the financing, acquisition, or installation of energy-conserving fixtures, systems, and equipment.
House Bill 1785 allows a provider of payroll deduction programs use of state facilities to provide information to employees about the programs.
With Policy Cutoff on Friday, it’s going to be a long week.
#Government #Operation #Elections #House #Bill #1460 #1591 #1714 #1746 #1785 #Policy #Cutoff #Rep #David #Taylor #15th #District
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Friday, March 2, 2012
2012 Regular Legislative Session Day 54
Five o’clock today is the cutoff for bills from the other House, meaning it’s the cutoff for all Senate Bills in the House of Representatives ... unless the bill is deemed NTIB (necessary to implement the budget). We should have a somewhat early night today and then I expect a very long day tomorrow. We started the"concur/ do not concur” process today too. This is the process by which the two Houses of the Legislature agree or disagree with the amendments that were made to a bill. It’s a process that takes quite a while to complete and is extremely slow.
We’ve run seven bills so far today and just broke for lunch until 12:30. It’s going to be a long, slow day that ends early ... only in Olympia. Only 7 days left.
#concur #do #not #House #Senate #bills #cutoff #Rep #David #Taylor #15th #District
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We’ve run seven bills so far today and just broke for lunch until 12:30. It’s going to be a long, slow day that ends early ... only in Olympia. Only 7 days left.
#concur #do #not #House #Senate #bills #cutoff #Rep #David #Taylor #15th #District
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Tuesday, February 14, 2012
2012 Regular Legislative Session Day 37
We have arrived at the House of Origin cutoff, so today could get interesting. We have an 18 bill run list for the day, but that is always subject to change. There are a few big, crappy bills on the run list and several others that could be run by the Democrat Majority ... it’s going to be a long day.
We started on the House Floor at 9:00 AM, caucused on the run list and at 11:05 started running bills. Only 6 hours left until cutoff.
I also taped a segment for The Impact on TVW for the midway point of session. It’s supposed to air at 7:00 PM. I was a little amped up and was a little aggressive ... let me know what you think.
#TVW #Impact #cutoff #House #Origin #Rep #15th #District #David #Taylor
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We started on the House Floor at 9:00 AM, caucused on the run list and at 11:05 started running bills. Only 6 hours left until cutoff.
I also taped a segment for The Impact on TVW for the midway point of session. It’s supposed to air at 7:00 PM. I was a little amped up and was a little aggressive ... let me know what you think.
#TVW #Impact #cutoff #House #Origin #Rep #15th #District #David #Taylor
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Sunday, February 12, 2012
2012 Regular Legislative Session Day 35
[Resent id=17385027 2012-02-12 20:17:40 from davidtaylor] Finally a day off. After spending 36 hours out of 65 hours on the House Floor, we're off today. Tomorrow is going to be another long day, but House of Origin Cutoff is Tuesday at 5:00 PM. We start back into committee work on Wednesday to consider Senate Bills. I'm really looking forward to next wekeend when Molly and Tiffany get here.
There's not a whole lot more to report on today. I've got to review a striking amendment to the Washington Voting Rights Act of 2012 before Monday morning. Don't let the title fool you, this is a very bad bill aimed directly at Yakima, that will cost the taxpayers millions of dollars. We will be fighting this bill with everything we have.
Other than that, it's a laundry, shopping and TV day.
#House #Origin #cutoff #Senate #2012 #committee #voting #rights #15th #District #Rep #David #Taylor
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There's not a whole lot more to report on today. I've got to review a striking amendment to the Washington Voting Rights Act of 2012 before Monday morning. Don't let the title fool you, this is a very bad bill aimed directly at Yakima, that will cost the taxpayers millions of dollars. We will be fighting this bill with everything we have.
Other than that, it's a laundry, shopping and TV day.
#House #Origin #cutoff #Senate #2012 #committee #voting #rights #15th #District #Rep #David #Taylor
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2012 Regular Legislative Session Day 35
Finally a day off. After spending 36 hours out of 65 hours on the House Floor, we're off today. Tomorrow is going to be another long day, but House of Origin Cutoff is Tuesday at 5:00 PM. We start back into committee work on Wednesday to consider Senate Bills. I'm really looking forward to next wekeend when Molly and Tiffany get here.
There's not a whole lot more to report on today. I've got to review a striking amendment to the Washington Voting Rights Act of 2012 before Monday morning. Don't let the title fool you, this is a very bad bill aimed directly at Yakima, that will cost the taxpayers millions of dollars. We will be fighting this bill with everything we have.
Other than that, it's a laundry, shopping and TV day.
#House #Origin #cutoff #Senate #2012 #committee #voting #rights #15th #District #Rep #David #Taylor
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There's not a whole lot more to report on today. I've got to review a striking amendment to the Washington Voting Rights Act of 2012 before Monday morning. Don't let the title fool you, this is a very bad bill aimed directly at Yakima, that will cost the taxpayers millions of dollars. We will be fighting this bill with everything we have.
Other than that, it's a laundry, shopping and TV day.
#House #Origin #cutoff #Senate #2012 #committee #voting #rights #15th #District #Rep #David #Taylor
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Tuesday, January 31, 2012
2012 Regular Legislative Session Day 22
Yesterday’s committee hearings finally ended at 8:00 PM for me ... an incredibly long day. My State Government and Tribal Affairs Committee did not go very well. Rep Sam Hunt, who is the Chairman of the Committee, decided to start taking Executive Action on bills while we were still Caucusing. This is after the games the Speaker played on the House Floor yesterday morning. Needless to say, I need to figure out how to make life difficult for these people around here. Not happy!
With all the crap on the Floor and in committee yesterday, I was very pleased with the Labor and Workforce Committee Meeting. Rep. Sells runs a very good hearing and is very fair to everyone. I may not like his politics, but he does a great job running the committee.
I’m back in the General Government Appropriations and Oversight Committee this morning for 4 more work sessions and 3 bills for Public Hearings. Can anyone please explain to me why we are still holding"work sessions” to hear how overworked and under budgeted all these agencies are? Ugh!
I also have a Labor and Workforce Development Committee meeting at 10:00 AM today, with 5 bills for Public Hearing and 9 scheduled for Executive Action. Finally, at 1:30 PM today is the Environment Committee where 4 bills are scheduled for Executive Action. Today is the cutoff for all policy committees, so the frantic pace of the last few days will be coming to an end.
#LWD #ENV #GGAO #Committee #Policy #Cutoff #Olympia #House #Rep #David #Taylor #15th #District
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With all the crap on the Floor and in committee yesterday, I was very pleased with the Labor and Workforce Committee Meeting. Rep. Sells runs a very good hearing and is very fair to everyone. I may not like his politics, but he does a great job running the committee.
I’m back in the General Government Appropriations and Oversight Committee this morning for 4 more work sessions and 3 bills for Public Hearings. Can anyone please explain to me why we are still holding"work sessions” to hear how overworked and under budgeted all these agencies are? Ugh!
I also have a Labor and Workforce Development Committee meeting at 10:00 AM today, with 5 bills for Public Hearing and 9 scheduled for Executive Action. Finally, at 1:30 PM today is the Environment Committee where 4 bills are scheduled for Executive Action. Today is the cutoff for all policy committees, so the frantic pace of the last few days will be coming to an end.
#LWD #ENV #GGAO #Committee #Policy #Cutoff #Olympia #House #Rep #David #Taylor #15th #District
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Sunday, March 20, 2011
2011 Legislative Session
Day 70 - Nothing at the Capital today. Brock and I went to the batting cages ... He hit baseballs and I hit bucket of golf balls. Tomorrow begins a heck of a grind ... It's another policy cutoff week, which makes fo some late nights. It looks like it will be another couple of weeks before I have another opportunity to go home for the weekend.
The toughest part of a long session, is not getting an opportunity to get pastures harrowed or irrigation water turned on on time. Especially this year, since we could be here a long time.
#cutoff #15th #District #Rep #David #Taylor
http://chum.ly/n/797515
The toughest part of a long session, is not getting an opportunity to get pastures harrowed or irrigation water turned on on time. Especially this year, since we could be here a long time.
#cutoff #15th #District #Rep #David #Taylor
http://chum.ly/n/797515
Monday, March 7, 2011
2011 Legislative Session
Day 57 - We're finally at the House of Origin cutoff and it looks like HB 2011 will be the final bill of the night. It is possible they will run another bill before the 5:00 PM cutoff and then return to HB 2011, but it doesn't look like that will happen ... time will tell. HB 2011 will provide Department of Corrections personnel with binding interest arbitration. In a time when the state is facing major budget deficits the Democratic Majority is once again expanding collection bargaining and binding interest arbitration to another group of public employees. This bill may very well be the "stinker" of the year and will significantly increase the Department of Correction's budget. The bill applies to all Department of Corrections personnel, not just Corrections Officers. It should be noted the bill was introduced two days ago, was never heard by a fiscal committee and no fiscal note has been prepared for the bill. HB 2011 is a really bad bill, that could reduce the total number of Correctional Officers working within the system. In the end, the state has a finite amount of revenue to fund basic government services and the Democrats have chosen to pass a bill that benefits a public employee union.
#HB #2011 #union #binding #arbitration #budget #impacts #cutoff #15th #District #State #Rep #David #Taylor
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#HB #2011 #union #binding #arbitration #budget #impacts #cutoff #15th #District #State #Rep #David #Taylor
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Saturday, February 26, 2011
2011 Legislative Session
Day 48 - Today was a real grind ... 10 hours on the House Floor debating and voting on legislation. We were able to grab some lunch at noon, which was nice, but otherwise it was a long day. No session tomorrow (Sunday) which should make for a relaxing day, but we'll be back at it Monday morning at 10:00 AM running the Suspension Calendar. I wasn't able to get home again this weekend and next weekend is up in the air as well. I miss the family and my dogs!
Next week looks to be very busy ... Monday, March 7th is the House of Origin cutoff which means all House bills which are not NTIB must be voted out by that night. There are a lot of bills sitting in the Rules Committee, which could make for a long week of late nights. We got some really great amendments for many of the Democrats bad bills, which always makes floor debate a fun time.
#15th #District #Rep #David #Taylor #House #of #Origin #cutoff
http://chum.ly/n/70f0cb
Next week looks to be very busy ... Monday, March 7th is the House of Origin cutoff which means all House bills which are not NTIB must be voted out by that night. There are a lot of bills sitting in the Rules Committee, which could make for a long week of late nights. We got some really great amendments for many of the Democrats bad bills, which always makes floor debate a fun time.
#15th #District #Rep #David #Taylor #House #of #Origin #cutoff
http://chum.ly/n/70f0cb
Thursday, February 17, 2011
2011 Legislative Session
Day 38 - We were able to move HB 1200 out of the General Government Appropriations Committee with a 12-0 vote. With any luck, citizens of WA State will be able to purchase fresh, healthy WA grown meat products in the grocery stores and restaurants by this fall. Today is the "Policy Cutoff" day, which means all policy bills in the house origin must be moved out of the various committees by 5:00 PM today. Monday is the "Fiscal Cutoff", except for bills Necessary to Implement the Budget or NTIB.
We should have some big news very, very soon ... stay tuned!
#HB #1200 #Rep #David #Taylor #Meat #Inspection #Program #15th #District #Policy #Cutoff
http://chum.ly/n/6c1c36
We should have some big news very, very soon ... stay tuned!
#HB #1200 #Rep #David #Taylor #Meat #Inspection #Program #15th #District #Policy #Cutoff
http://chum.ly/n/6c1c36
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