WASHINGTON STATE LEGISLATURE
Legislative Digest No. 28

SIXTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE
Thursday, February 23, 201246th Day - 2012 Regular Session

SENATE
SB 6600
HOUSE
HB 2789HB 2790HB 2791HB 2792HB 2793

This publication includes digest and history for bills, joint memorials, joint resolutions, concurrent resolutions, initiatives, and substitutes. Engrossed measures may be republished if the amendment makes a substantive change.

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House Bills

HB 2789

by Representatives Reykdal, Orcutt, Stanford, Wilcox, Billig, Ryu, Clibborn, Smith, Haler, Buys, Harris, Taylor, Angel, and McCune


Creating a cooperative process between cities and the department of revenue for local business licensing simplification.


Creates a cooperative process between cities and the department of revenue for local business licensing simplification.
-- 2012 REGULAR SESSION --
Feb 21First reading, referred to Business & Financial Services.

HB 2790

by Representatives Orcutt and McCune


Making technical changes to licensing and trade name laws and conforming amendments.


Makes technical changes to licensing and trade name laws and conforming amendments.
-- 2012 REGULAR SESSION --
Feb 21First reading, referred to Business & Financial Services.

HB 2791

by Representatives Lytton, Jinkins, Ladenburg, Billig, Reykdal, Tharinger, Fitzgibbon, Hansen, Wylie, Moscoso, Roberts, Maxwell, Green, Santos, Carlyle, Ryu, Liias, Appleton, Hunt, Hasegawa, Ormsby, Orwall, Moeller, and Kenney


Funding all-day kindergarten.


Repeals the nonresident retail sales tax exemption on tangible personal property, digital goods, and digital codes for use outside the state.

Requires the department of revenue to annually estimate the increase in state revenue for the prior calendar year resulting from the repeal of the nonresident retail sales tax and certify the estimated amount to the state treasurer.

Creates the all-day kindergarten account.
-- 2012 REGULAR SESSION --
Feb 22First reading, referred to Ways & Means.

HB 2792

by Representatives Dunshee and Jinkins


Funding education construction with lottery revenues.


Authorizes the state finance committee to issue lottery revenue bonds for construction assistance and modernization of public schools and higher education institutions, urgent repairs, energy efficiency improvements, and equipment and laboratory upgrades to support education and workforce training programs in high demand fields.

Requires the state treasurer to transfer eleven million dollars from the education construction fund to the opportunity pathways account.

Creates the education construction revenue bond proceeds account and the education construction revenue bond retirement account.

Makes appropriations.
-- 2012 REGULAR SESSION --
Feb 22First reading, referred to Capital Budget.
Feb 23Scheduled for public hearing and executive session in the House Committee on Capital Budget at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change)

HB 2793

by Representatives Dunshee and Jinkins


Creating jobs by funding public capital projects.


Establishes the 2012 jobs now act.

Authorizes the state finance committee to issue bonds for: (1) Local government capital construction assistance;

(2) Water quality and safe drinking water;

(3) Environmental cleanup and restoration; and

(4) Forest to shore restoration.

Makes appropriations.
-- 2012 REGULAR SESSION --
Feb 22First reading, referred to Capital Budget.
Feb 23Scheduled for public hearing and executive session in the House Committee on Capital Budget at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change)


Senate Bills

SB 6600

by Senator Eide


Extending property tax exemptions to property used exclusively by certain nonprofit organizations that is leased from an entity that acquired the property from a previously exempt nonprofit organization.


Extends property tax exemptions to property used by certain nonprofit organizations.
-- 2012 REGULAR SESSION --
Feb 22First reading, referred to Ways & Means.