 | WASHINGTON STATE LEGISLATURE | |
| Legislative Digest No. 58 | ||
| SIXTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE | ||
| Wednesday, April 15, 2009 | 94th Day - 2009 Regular Session | |
| SENATE |
|
| HOUSE |
|
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=2009.
HB 2308-S
by House Committee on Community & Economic Development & Trade (originally sponsored by Representatives Morris, Smith, and Warnick)
Creating the aerospace competitiveness act.
Creates the Washington council on aerospace in the office of the governor.Requires the Washington council on aerospace to: (1) Provide counsel and advice to the governor and the legislature on public policies that will strengthen the aerospace industry and support its job growth in Washington;(2) Take joint action to integrate training and education with research and development;(3) Meet with the governor at least twice annually; and(4) Report to the governor and legislature on the state of the state's aerospace industry and the activities and accomplishments of the council in the previous calendar year.Requires the Washington council on aerospace or the organizations represented by its members to apply for public and private grants and donations for training, education, research, development, and other activities relevant to the council's responsibilities under the act.Creates the Washington aerospace council account.
| Apr 13 | CEDT - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Referred to Ways & Means. | ||
| Public hearing and executive session in the House Committee on Community & Economic Development & Trade at 8:30 AM. | ||
HB 2350
by Representative Chase
Concerning the taxation of intangible property to provide additional funding for public schools.
Creates the fair school funding act of 2009.Levies a tax annually as of January 1st of each year at the rate of one dollar per one hundred dollars of the fair market value of all intangible property owned by any individual resident in this state, except as exempted in sections 5 and 6 of the act.Prohibits a county or municipality of this state or agency or instrumentality of any of the foregoing from levying an ad valorem tax on intangible property as defined in the act.Requires certain persons to file a return with the department of revenue.Requires each corporation doing business in this state, on or before March 1st of each year, to: (1) Give a written notice reflecting the value of each class of its securities as of the last business day of the preceding calendar year to each shareholder of record whose mailing address as of such day was within this state; and(2) File with the department of revenue a copy of that written notice to stockholders.Requires each subchapter K entity doing business in this state, on or before March 1st of each year, to: (1) Give a written notice reflecting the value of each class of its partnership interests as of the last business day of the preceding calendar year to each owner of an interest in the subchapter K entity of record whose mailing address as of such day was within this state; and(2) File with the department of revenue a copy of that written notice to partners.Provides that the act applies to taxes levied for collection in 2010 and thereafter.Provides for submission of the act to a vote of the people.
| Apr 13 | First reading, referred to Finance. | |
HB 2351
by Representatives Ericks, Morris, and McCoy
Funding enhanced 911 emergency communication systems.
Creates an additional source of revenue to fund enhanced 911 emergency communication systems statewide by imposing an excise tax on switched access lines, radio access lines, and interconnected voice over internet protocol service lines.
| Apr 13 | First reading, referred to Finance. | |
SB 6159
by Senator Oemig
Concerning the taxation of moist snuff.
Imposes a tax on the sale, handling, or distribution of moist snuff.
| Apr 14 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 6160
by Senator Prentice
Relating to criminal justice.
Introduced by title and introductory section only.
| Apr 14 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 6161
by Senator Prentice
Relating to the actuarial funding of pension systems.
Introduced by title and introductory section only.
| Apr 14 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 6162
by Senator Prentice
Relating to criminal justice.
Introduced by title and introductory section only.
| Apr 14 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 6163
by Senators Keiser and Tom
Concerning the nursing facility medicaid payment system.
Finds that the current statute governing the nursing facility medicaid payment system is overly complex in contrast to Washington state's statutes governing reimbursement systems for hospitals, physicians, boarding homes, and other vendors, and that this complexity has made it difficult to focus on systemic improvements in the nursing facility medicaid payment system and in other long-term care policies.Declares an intent to simplify the existing nursing facility medicaid payment system so that it is fair and predictable. Effective July 1, 2009, the essential structure of this simplified nursing facility medicaid payment system must be described in statute, and the details of the system must be described in rules adopted by the department of social and health services.
| Apr 14 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |