by Sue | Jan 31, 2020 | Alerts about pending WA State Legislation, Uncategorized
READ AND TAKE ACTION.
January 31, 2020 – Majority House Democrats voted HB 1110 – a bill to impose low-carbon fuel limits on gasoline and other transportation related fuels – off the floor yesterday in a party line vote. Every Republican voted against the bill.
This bill creates a low carbon fuel standard like CA that will increase prices – some estimates over $.50 per gallon. That money doesn’t go toward road improvement either. It will go to the Senate next. Rep. Mike Chapman (D) (Rep. Mike Chapman (D) also sponsored another bill – HB-2913 – that will raise gas tax another $.10 per gallon.) and Rep. Steve Tharinger (D) voted for the bill, who was also a prime sponsor of the bill. (See Roll Call Votes here)
Under the bill, carbon emissions of transportation fuels would have to be reduced to 10 percent below 2017 levels by 2028 and 20 percent below 2017 levels by 2035. The mandatory program would begin January 1, 2021. The Bill directs the Department of Ecology (ECY) to adopt a rule establishing a Clean Fuels Program (CFP) to limit the greenhouse gas emissions per unit of transportation fuel energy to 10 percent below 2017 levels by 2028 and 20 percent below 2017 levels by 2035. The bill is 27 pages long.
House leaders sent the bill straight to a floor vote without a public hearing, and no amendments by lawmakers will be allowed. The same bill passed last year in the House along strict party lines, but the Senate did not act on it before the session ended.
The bill has been referred to the Senate Environment, Energy & Technology Committee on January 31, 2020 (more…)
by Sue | Jan 30, 2020 | Alerts
Washington, D.C. – Jan. 29, 2020
from American Policy Center
Nancy Pelosi and her corrupt partners in the Democrat-controlled House of Representatives completely changed the USMCA agreement that President Trump negotiated.
The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, or USMCA, will replace the current NAFTA agreement that governs trade in North America. The trade agreement has been negotiated by the governments of The United States, Mexico and Canada, but still must be ratified be certain groups within these governments.
They added 600 new pages to the agreement. (more…)
by Sue | Jan 28, 2020 | Alerts, Alerts about pending WA State Legislation, Olympia News and Views
From Ruth Peterson
Legislation to follow for the week of 1-27-2020. This is not a complete list. I will add to it and update for next week. As I’ve stated before, try to find an organization that focuses on your interests and who provides a newsletter like this for that area. I am barely skimming the surface because of lack of time. There are subjects I’m not even touching upon here. There are lots of bills that will damage different businesses.
Firearms
HB 1068 & SB 5062 – both ban “high capacity” magazines – neither have moved through the legislative process at all since session began.
https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=1068&Chamber=House&Year=2019
HB 1010 – Allowing the WSP to destroy firearms that have been confiscated. It has been passed off the floor of the House (party line vote) and will now be considered in the Senate. Bill report here – http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2019-20/Pdf/Bill%20Reports/House/1010-S%20HBR%20APH%2020.pdf?q=20200126194029 (more…)
by Sue | Jan 21, 2020 | For Your Action, Olympia News and Views
by Ruth Peterson
January 21, 2020
Session began last Monday, and there are hundreds of new bills that are being added to the thousands that didn’t get passed last year. It is a short session which means it will move fast. Many bills will go before the House and the Senate without the public being able to weigh in during hearings because those bills were heard last year. There are others that will get hearings, but because things move so fast in a short session, the public won’t have much time to act. The key in the short sessions is to notify your legislators the minute you hear about a bill that you do or don’t like.
You may wish to ask your legislator to support keeping car tabs at $30. There’s a bill for that – HB 2227. Or how about a ban on local income tax – SB 6462. There are many very good bills like those two. How about some bills you may not like – HB 2529, which bans initiatives and referendums in odd numbered years (the citizens have a constitutional right to put checks on our Legislature. This takes that right away). (more…)
