 | WASHINGTON STATE LEGISLATURE | |
| Legislative Digest No. 32 | ||
| SIXTIETH LEGISLATURE | ||
| Monday, March 3, 2008 | 50th Day - 2008 Regular Session | |
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| HOUSE |
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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.
Electronic versions of Legislative Digests are available at http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/digests.aspx?year=2008.
HB 3377
by Representatives Hunter, Linville, Green, and Ormsby
Funding the Neah Bay rescue tug.
Makes an appropriation from the oil spill response account to the department of ecology for the purposes of funding a standby emergency response tugboat at Neah Bay.
| Feb 26 | First reading, referred to Finance. | |
HB 3378
by Representatives Kessler, O'Brien, Blake, and Takko
Concerning the use of county sales and use taxes for emergency preparedness by voter approval.
Provides for the use of county sales and use taxes for emergency preparedness by voter approval.
| Feb 28 | First reading, referred to Finance. | |
HB 3379
by Representatives Ericksen and Pearson
Reducing the authority of the state board of health with regard to inspection intervals and operation and maintenance requirements of small on-site sewage systems.
Reduces the authority of the state board of health with regard to inspection intervals and operation and maintenance requirements of small on-site sewage systems.
| Feb 29 | First reading, referred to Select Committee on Environmental Health. | |
SB 6111-S2
by Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Hobbs, Poulsen, Jacobsen, and Tom)
Creating a wave and tidal energy work group. (REVISED FOR ENGROSSED: Concerning generating electricity from tidal and wave energy. )
Requires the department of ecology to establish a wave and tidal energy work group.Requires the work group to organize and facilitate a stakeholder review of issues relating to the siting and operation of tidal and wave energy projects.Requires the work group to provide a report from the stakeholders and agencies, together with any recommendations for environmental analysis and administrative or legislative changes, to the governor and appropriate committees of the senate and house of representatives by December 31, 2008.
| Feb 22 | Public hearing in committee. | |
| Feb 26 | Executive session in committee. | |
| Feb 28 | WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | ||
| Feb 29 | 2nd substitute bill substituted. | |
| Floor amendment(s) adopted. | ||
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 45; nays, 3; absent, 0; excused, 1. | ||
SB 6423-S
by Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Brown, Hewitt, Kohl-Welles, and McAuliffe)
Strengthening the tax credit and modifying the governing board of a Washington motion picture competitiveness program.
Changes the tax credit for, and modifies the governing board of, the Washington motion picture competitiveness program.
| Feb 28 | WM - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | ||
| Feb 29 | 1st substitute bill substituted. | |
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 47; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2. | ||
SB 6626-S2
by Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Kilmer, Kastama, Rasmussen, Regala, Franklin, Marr, Carrell, and Shin)
Creating a sales and use tax deferral program for eligible investment projects in community empowerment zones.
Creates a sales and use tax deferral program for eligible investment projects in community empowerment zones.
| Feb 28 | WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | ||
| Feb 29 | 2nd substitute bill substituted. | |
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. | ||
SB 6828-S
by Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Marr, Prentice, Zarelli, Schoesler, Hobbs, Kilmer, Shin, and Rasmussen)
Concerning the excise taxation of the aerospace industry.
Declares that the comprehensive tax incentives in the act are intended to more comprehensively address the cost of doing business in Washington state compared to locations in other states for a larger segment of the aerospace industry cluster.Provides definitions for "aerospace products" and "aerospace services".Provides for a business and occupation tax calculation for persons classified as certain federal aviation repair stations.
| Feb 28 | WM - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | ||
| Feb 29 | 1st substitute bill substituted. | |
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 44; nays, 4; absent, 0; excused, 1. | ||
SB 6954
by Senators Jacobsen and Rasmussen
Establishing a meat and poultry inspection program.
Establishes a meat and poultry inspection program that enforces requirements that are at least equal to those imposed under federal law including the federal meat inspection act, the poultry products inspection act, and the humane methods of slaughter act.Provides that products inspected may be sold in intrastate commerce, and in interstate commerce only if allowed by federal law.
| Feb 29 | First reading, referred to Agriculture & Rural Economic Development. | |