June 5th - 2013 First Special Legislative Session

In today’s House Appropriations Committee meeting we’re hearing House Bill 2034 and House Bill 2069. House Bill 2034 eliminates the preferential B&O tax rate of 0.275 percent for travel agents and tour operators; eliminates the preferential B&O tax rate of 0.138 percent for resellers of prescription drugs; repeals the sales and use tax exemption for bottled water; changes the nonresident sales and use tax exemption for tangible personal property into a remittance program; narrows the high technology tax credit for research and development; expires the high technology sales and use tax deferral program on July 1, 2013; narrows the use tax exemption for extracted fuel produced by an extractor or manufacturer during the extracting or manufacturing activity; provides new funding formula allocations to support increased instructional hours for secondary students, for the Transitional Bilingual Instruction Program, and increased staffing for counselors and family engagement coordinators; specifies an implementation schedule for increased instructional hours under Basic Education; directs the State Board of Education to adopt a 24-credit graduation requirement framework to take effect with the graduating class of 2018; and appropriates $168.6 million for K-12 and $78.7 million for higher education.

House Bill 2069 modifies the eligibility criteria for the Medical Care Services and the Aged, Blind or Disabled Programs and requires the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) to determine eligibility for the Essential Needs and Housing Services Program.

We’re also scheduled to consider House Bill 1057 for Executive Action, which is the Democrats original proposed Operating Budget.

March 12th - 2013 Regular Legislative Session Day 58

After waiting 5 house and 20 minutes for the Democrat Majority to decide what they wanted to do, we passed House Bill 1840 61 to 37 and then broke for dinner. After dinner, we sat around for another 30 minutes and then the day ended.

Folks, stay focused and vigilant … THIS IS NOT OVER. Sleep well ladies and gentlemen, for tomorrow is another fight.

March 12th - 2013 Regular Legislative Session Day 58

Ok, so if you haven't figured it out yet, I miss posted earlier about supporting HB 1588. Let me be very, very clear … please call your legislators and ask them to OPPOSE HB 1588, Universal Background Checks.

March 12th - 2013 Regular Legislative Session Day 58

Two days until House of Origin Cutoff … these will be long, drawn out days. We’re still pushing to get our drone bill out (HB 1771) but these are the days that the time crunch kills bills … call or email your representative and ask them to support HB 1588. If you’re interested in any of these bills you can find them here …

apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo

House Bill 1612 passed 85 to 10 with 3 excused.
House Bill 1352 passed 95 to 0 with 3 excused.
House Bill 1601 passed 73 to 22 with 3 excused.
House Bill 1580 passed 95 to 0 with 3 excused.
House Bill 1715 passed 95 to 0 with 3 excused.
House Bill 1836 passed 95 to 0 with 3 excused.
House Bill 1542 passed 54 to 42 with 2 excused.

After breaking for lunch we returned at 12:45 and have been sitting here ever since waiting for the Democrat Majority to decide what they want to do. At some point, we will be running HB 1588, Universal Background Check, stay tuned.

February 23rd - 2013 Regular Legislative Session Day 41

What can drones do for you today? | Crosscut.com:: crosscut.com/2013/02/22/olympia-2013/113107/drone-...ights

"An Olympia hearing on the subject was standing room only as police and ACLU heavyweights duked it out over a proposal to curtail an unmanned flying surveillance craft."

I feel compelled to respond to this article as the prime sponsor for House Bill 1771. After being identified as a Democrat in the article, I have to assume it was an oversight by the author and not a simple assumption that only a Democrat could sponsor HB 1771 to establish clear guidelines and oversight governing the use of unmanned aerial vehicles.

#drones #HB #1771 #constitutional #protection #Rep #David #Taylor #15th #District
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February 15th - 2013 Regular Legislative Session Day 33

We’re working on the House Floor this morning. The first item of business is consideration of House Resolution 4617, Recognizing Japanese-American WWII Veterans and Internees. This is one of the many reasons Rep. Jason Overstreet sponsored HB 1581, creating the Washington state preservation of liberty act condemning the unlawful detention of United States citizens and lawful resident aliens under the national defense authorization act. We cannot let this happen again.

We’re also voting on a series of bills this morning. House Bill 1043 removes the authority for public baccalaureate institutions to set differential tuition rates for resident, undergraduate programs and removes the authority for the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges to pilot or institute differential tuition models for resident, undergraduate programs. The vote was 95 to 1 with two excused.

Senate Bill 5147 requires unlicensed youth shelters or runaway programs must provide locating information for the youth to parents, law enforcement, or the department within eight hours of becoming aware that a youth is away from a lawful prescribed residence or home without permission. For licensed overnight shelters or programs with a stated mission to provide services to homeless or runaway youth and their families, must notify parents, the DSHS, or law enforcement within 72 hours of becoming aware that a youth is away from a lawful prescribed residence or home without permission. It is preferred that the notification occur within 24 hours. The vote was 89 to 7 with 2 excused.

#WA #House #Floor #HB #1043 #SB #5147 #Rep #David #Taylor #15th #District
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February 10th - Regular Legislative Session Day 28

As gun laws debated, state Capitol welcomes firearms | Local News | The Seattle Times:: seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2020325837_legisla....html

From the article ... "I firmly believe that if we want universal background checks, then we should be instead encouraging people to get a concealed-weapons permit,” said Taylor, noting that background checks are required to get a permit.

Likewise, Taylor said he had no problem with legislators exercising their right to carry a firearm.
"I encourage them to do so,” he said.

#Rep #David #Taylor #HB #1371
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February 5th - 2013 Regular Legislative Session Day 23

In the Appropriations Committee today we’re getting briefed on Early Childhood Learning and then considering HB 1226 for Executive Action. We’ve almost completed all the briefings on the various state agency’s budgets and programs and will move into hearing bills later this week.

#Appropriations #HB #1226 #state #agency #budget #programs #hearings #Rep #David #Taylor #15th #District
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February 1st - 2013 Regular Legislative Session Day 19

I’m in a Local Government Committee meeting where we’re hearing five bills and will take Executive Action on several bills later in the meeting. The five bills we’re hearing are …

HB 1264 disallows proceeding with a partial merger of a fire protection district when the board of fire district commissioners in either the merging district or the merger district does not approve the partial merger petition. It also modifies provisions governing when an election on the question of a partial merger of a fire protection district is not necessary and the method of naming merged districts with area located in different counties.

HB 1269 amends voting provisions for diking and related districts by modifying the definition of "qualified voter of a special district” and requires legal and governmental entities with voting rights in diking and related districts to register with a diking district in advance of the district's general election.

HB 1274 removes requirements obligating cities and towns to transmit certain adopted budget documents to the Association of Washington Cities and the State Auditor. It authorizes cities and towns to accept credit cards, charge cards, debit cards and other forms of electronic payment for payments of any kind. It also repeals duplicate receipt production and related filing and penalty provisions for county sheriffs.

HB 1360 extends the termination date that qualifying counties have to designate industrial land banks for major industrial activity and to adopt conforming regulations.

HB 1367 authorizes cities and towns to declare by ordinance what is deemed a nuisance within the city or town, which may include "litter" and "potentially dangerous litter" as defined by statute, to abate the nuisance and to recover reimbursement costs for the abatement. It also authorizes cities and towns to have a lien against property to recover costs for abating a nuisance.

Once the Committee Meeting ends, I have to call the Seattle Times regarding HB 1371, WA Firearms Freedom Act, and then heading home for the weekend.

#Local #Government #Committee #Rep #David #Taylor #HB #1264 #1269 #1274 #1360 #1367 #Executive #Action #15th #District #Seattle #Times
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January 31st - 2013 Regular Legislative Session Day 18

Here's a great article on House Bill 1581 related to the indefinite detention provisions of the NDAA.

spreadlibertynews.com/washington-state-looking-to-...ision

#Indefinite #detention #NDAA #HB #1581 #Rep #David #Taylor #15th #District
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January 30th - 2013 Regular Legislative Session Day 17

I started my day with a public hearing on HB 1110 to streamline the respirator requirements for asbestos abatement. The hearing went well and I am hopeful we’ll be able to move the bill to the House Floor for passage. I really want to thank Greg Huylor and Jerry Condiff for driving over from Yakima this morning to testify in favor of the bill. A three and 1 half hour drive for a 15 minute public hearing … thanks.

I'll be on KIT at 4:00 PM today to discuss House Bill 1371, the Washington Firearms Freedom Act.

#KIT #99.3 #1280 #HB #1110 #respirator #asbestos #abatement #Rep #David #Taylor #15th #District
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January 29th - 2013 Regular Legislative Session Day 16

I started my day with a Government Operations and Elections Committee hearing on four bills. House Bill 1091 which changes the provisions relating to presidential electors to assign electoral votes to the winner of a congressional district. House Bill 1211 is related to providing the public with voter pamphlets for primary elections. House Bill 1278 would require prepaid postage for ballot envelopes. House Bill 1290 is related to requiring county auditors to place ballot drop boxes at colleges and universities at a ratio of one drop box per three thousand students, school district headquarters and high schools.

#Government #Operations #Election #Committee #HB ##1091 ##1211 ##1278 ##1290 #Rep #David #Taylor #15th #District
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January 24th - 2013 Regular Legislative Session Day 11

At approximately 1:30 PM today I will be on the Lars Larsen show to discuss House Bill 1163, Regulatory Freedom and Accountability Act.

#Lars #Larsen #Rep #David #Taylor #15th #District #HB #1163 #Regulatory #Freedom #Accountability
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2012 First Special Legislative Session Day 24

Well I'm back in Olympia and I'm sitting in the General Government Appropriations and Oversight Committee hearing HB 2821 concerning children’s safe products. Don’t be confused by the bill title, this bill has virtually nothing to do with children’s safe products and everything to do with limiting a person’s right to purchase a product that contains a certain flame retardant chemical. This is the only bill the Committee will hear today and is nearly identical to a bill that was considered earlier this session. The real question is why did the Democrat Majority decide to drop another bill that was virtually the same as one previously considered? Could it be an attempt to fool the public into believing we’re actually doing something during the Special Session? Folks, don’t be fooled. There’s nothing worthwhile actually happening in Olympia right now.

We were told we will be working Thursday, Friday and likely Saturday. The Special Session is required to end next Tuesday at midnight ... it sure looks like we’re headed to a Second Special Session.

#Chlorinated #Tris #HB #2821 #Rep #David #Taylor #15th #District
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2012 Regular Legislative Session Day 51

So how do you know when the end of session is near? The introduction of Title only bills. Yes that’s right, one of the favorites of the Democrat Majority is to introduce a bill titled something like ... An Act related to increasing state revenue ... and that is the extent of the bill. Look at HB 2809 and 2810 to see two great examples.

Based on the schedule for this week, I think it’s safe to say the grind is about to begin. This is the time of session when we sit around and do a whole lot of waiting on the Democrats to count votes, trade votes and otherwise spin in circles trying to figure out what they want to do next. If it wasn’t so dang frustrating it would be entertaining.

#HB #2809 #2810 #title #only #bills #Olympia #House #Floor #Rep #David #Taylor #15th #District
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House Floor Debate from February 10, 2012

TVW v3:: www.tvw.org/index.php?option=com_tvwplayer&eve...0070C

Here's a link to last nights Floor Debate. My portions can be found at ...

HB 1313 @ 29:17
HB 2233 @ 1:30:38
HB 2205 @ 2:14:45

If you want a little laugh watch 1:27:41

#HB #1313 #2233 #2205 #TVW #Rep #David #Taylor #15th #District
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2012 Regular Legislation Session Day 34

After 14 hours on the House Floor yesterday (we adjured at 11:43 PM), we’re back on the floor this morning to run more bills. The good news for the day is we were able to kill 2 bills yesterday ... yeah. The bad news for the day, the Democrat Majority passed the Tribal Retrocession bill late last night. The total hour count for the past two days is 27 hours on the House Floor and approximately 13 hours of sleep. It’s a Rockstar and Mt. Dew morning ... let’s rock and roll.

The rumor of the day is the Democrats are going to give us a 30 bill run list and we’ll get to decide how long we’re here based on how long we want to debate the issues. My response ... the hell with it, we can’t go home this weekend, so let’s keep them here as long as we can so they can’t go home. I’m tired of their damn games, so let’s make them suffer for a while.

We’re now an hour into the day and have done nothing, zero, zilch, nada. Typical day in Olympia.

#Retrocession #Tribal #HB #1313 #1755 #Rep #David #Taylor #15th #District
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Nanny State Alert

Well we’re back from lunch running more garbage bills. The rumor on the hill is tonight is going to be another late night ... ugh! We’ll also be running bills Saturday and Sunday ... House of Origin cutoff is Tuesday at 5:00 PM so the grind is on. Man I hate cutoff.

Licensing Tattoo and Body Piercing is back on the Floor Calendar. I voted against the bill in 2009 and will be voting against it again. If an individual isn’t smart enough to research a particular business about past health safety issues, maybe they deserve to get sick. Another stupid"Nanny State” bill.

#tattoo #body #piercing #HB #1256 #Rep #David #Taylor #15th #District
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Emergency Alert

Folks, we need your help in Olympia as soon as possible. Please contact your Legislators and ask your friends to contact their Legislators to ask them to oppose HB 1755. HB 1755 relates to the humane treatment of dogs. Do not let the bill title fool you, this is a terrible bill.

Here's a link to the bill. Please read and start contacting people you know.

apps.leg.wa.gov/documents/billdocs/2011-12/Pdf/Bil...House Bills/1755-S.pdf

Here's a link ... the humane treatment of dogs

#HB #1775 #humane #treatment #of #dogs #Rep #David #Taylor #15th #District
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2012 Regular Legislative Session Day 25

After a 9-1/2 hour General Government Appropriations and Oversight Committee meeting yesterday, I started the day in a General Government Appropriations and Oversight Committee meeting this morning. We’re down to 14 possible bills to take Executive Action on this afternoon in the same committee. It’s another crazy day for me.

We received the new Floor Calendar which is now 4 pages long. I don’t expect a lot of floor action today, but do expect a lot of action next week. Some of the highlights ... some good and some bad:

HB 2232 creating a"Government to Government” relation between State Agencies and Indian Tribes.
HB 2233 creating a process to provide for criminal and civil retrocession to Indian Tribes.
HB 2456 protecting agricultural proprietary information from public disclosure.

I’ll be taping with TVW again next and will post the day and time it will be televised.

#TVW #HB #2456 #2232 #2233 #General #Government #Appropriations #Oversight #Rep #David #Taylor #15th #District
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