 | WASHINGTON STATE LEGISLATURE | |
| Legislative Digest No. 28 | ||
| SIXTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE | ||
| Thursday, February 23, 2012 | 46th Day - 2012 Regular Session | |
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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=2012.
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.
| Feb 21 | First 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.
| Feb 21 | First 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.
| Feb 22 | First 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.
| Feb 22 | First reading, referred to Capital Budget. | |
| Feb 23 | Scheduled 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.
| Feb 22 | First reading, referred to Capital Budget. | |
| Feb 23 | Scheduled for public hearing and executive session in the House Committee on Capital Budget at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
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.
| Feb 22 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |