Citizens Alliance for Property Rights (CAPR) is a great organization looking out for private property and Constitutional citizens’ rights. Here is their list of recommendations on upcoming and current bills in the WA State Legislature for this week:
Click on the link for a downloadable PDF version that will allow you to review bills and comment.
Bills before the Washington State Legislature – Week of Jan. 23, 2023.
Citizens Alliance for Property Rights (CAPR) is a great organization looking out for private property and Constitutional citizens’ rights. Here is their list of recommendations on upcoming and current bills in the WA State Legislature for this week:
Click on the link for a downloadable PDF version that will allow you to review bills and comment.
Bills before the Washington Legislature
The Washington State Legislature is now in session! This year is important to the future of our state – with a long session (105 days), our Republican leaders will have many tough fights on their hands as the reckless Democrats push for an even greater expansion of their power. Democrats have shown no ability to provide systematic solutions for the thousands of hard-working citizens who can no longer afford the cost of living, nor have they found solutions for the families broken by the culture of drugs and crime that Democrats have allowed to ravage our communities. Our State and Republican leaders in Olympia need your help!
We have created a one-stop site called ‘Olympia Watch’ to keep you updated with links to direct you to more information on bills filed and their current status in the legislature, links to find your district’s legislators so you can contact them, and information on how to testify during the legislative session.
Scroll down and click on “Bad Bills” and “Good Bills” – a dropdown to show current bills .
On this site you will also see a link to ‘Influencing Olympia Effectively’, they provide a simple and free-of-charge online class that will help you build the skills needed to effectively make a difference as a citizen involved in the lawmaking process.
Republicans are pushing for common-sense approaches to restoring affordability, restoring public safety, and passing accountability measures to move our state in the right direction.
We will need your help spreading the word to help STOP the disastrous bills coming from Washington Democrats this year. Right now, there are 246 pre-filed bills for this years’ session – they tell a story of Democrats continuing to make Washington State more un-affordable, working against public safety, and restricting your rights as citizens of this great state.
A sneak peak at just a few of the bad bills Democrats are pushing early in this years’ long session:
Affordability
Qualified immunity protects our officers from liability for civil damages as long as their conduct does not egregiously violate constitutional rights. Elimination of qualified immunity would serve to further erode public safety in our state and could lead to other undesirable outcomes.
It is imperative that we STOP these bad bills in their tracks. We need your help in getting the word out to friends, family, and neighbors on these bad bills and establishing a ‘watch’ over Olympia.
Visit Olympia Watch on the WSRP website to learn more as the session goes on.
from Caleb Heimlich,
Chairman, Washington State Republican Party
We will try to bring you the bills introduced each day, so you can stay informed about what’s in the works.
In the WA State House of Representatives:
Bills introduced on Jan. 12, 2023 – Click here
In the WA State Senate:
Bills to be introduced on Jan. 12, 2023 – Click here
NOTE from Editor: Apparently, the bills only show up one day at a time, so those from Jan. 13th won’t be sent out until tomorrow.
To recap:
Bill Status Report (this reflects the bill #, brief description, status, date and original sponsor – along with any companion bills.
So far, 979 bills have been introduced.
You can easily track the bills and watch testimonies here: https://leg.wa.gov/
This in from Influencing Olympia:
| Public Hearings on Wed 1/12 | |||||||
| 8:00 AM | 7:00 AM | EXPIRES 1 HR PRIOR TO MEETING TIME (Grants Standing) | EXPIRES 1 HR PRIOR TO MEETING TIME | OPEN 24 HOURS AFTER MEETING TIME | |||
| work session | H Regulated Substances & Gaming | 8 am Agenda | |||||
| work session | H Education | 8 am Agenda | |||||
| Human Services | 8 am Hearing | ||||||
| H Housing | 8 am Agenda | ||||||
| PRO | HB 1070 | Exempting the sale and leaseback of property by a seller from the residential landlord-tenant act when the seller agrees to a written lease at closing. | Bill Summary | Connors | Repubican Bill Please at least do the one click | p hearing 1/12 | Support. Applies to renting a house from a buyer for up to six months after sale. Let your realtor friends know to support, too… |
| Testify Page | Testify Remotely | One Click | |||||
| Con | HB 1074 | Addressing documentation and processes governing landlords’ claims for damage to residential premises. | Bill Summary | Thai | p hearing 1/12 | Oppose. Places additional legal burdens on the landlords, which will further limit the supply of affordable rental housing. | |
| Testify Page | Testify Remotely | One Click | |||||
| Con | HB 1124 | Protecting tenants from excessive rent and related fees by providing at least six months’ notice for rent increases over a certain amount, allowing tenants the right to terminate a tenancy without penalty, and limiting late fees. | Bill Summary | Peterson | Democrat Bill | p hearing 1/12 | Oppose. Places additional legal burdens on the landlords, which will further limit the supply of affordable rental housing. |
| Testify Page | Testify Remotely | One Click | |||||
| H Enviro / Energy | 8 am Agenda | ||||||
| PRO | HB 1076 | Encouraging salmon recovery through voluntary stewardship. | Bill Summary |
Klicker, Sandlin, Barnard
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Republican Sponsored | Encouraging salmon recovery through voluntary stewardship, and gives counties and cities some latitude under the GMA. | |
| Testify Page | Testify Remotely | One Click | |||||
| PRO | HB 1117 | Addressing the extent to which Washington residents are at risk of rolling blackouts and power supply inadequacy events. | Bill Summary | Mosbrucker, | Republican Sponsored | Support. Designed to protect citizens from rolling blackouts | |
| Testify Page | Testify Remotely | One Click | |||||
| Con | HB 1170 | Improving climate resilience through updates to the state’s integrated climate response strategy. | Street | Bill Summary | Expands the Integrated Climate Change Response Strategy and the Department of Ecology | ||
| Testify Page | Testify Remotely | One Click | Written Testimony | ** Need written comments. | |||
| Law & Justice | 8 am Agenda | ||||||
| CON | SB 5006 | Clarifying waiver of firearm rights. | Bill Summary | Pedersen | Gun rights activists are against | ||
| Testify Remotely | One Click | ||||||
| PRO | SB 5010 | Including synthetic opioids in the endangerment with a controlled substance statute. | Bill Summary | Wilson, L. | Republican bill | Support. | |
| — | Testify Remotely | One Click | |||||
| Labor & Commerce | 8 am Agenda | ||||||
| Con | SB 5089 | Making changes to factory assembled structures…including adding board members to the factory assembled structures advisory committee. | Bill Summary | King |
Public hearing 1/12
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Please Oppose. This bill is Racist. Requires the director of the Department of Labor and Industries to consider the gender, racial, ethnic, and geographic diversity of the state when appointing members to this board. Our society should focus on the merits of the members not their physical characteristics. | |
| Testify Page | Testify Remotely | One Click | |||||
| work session | Community Safety, Justice, & Reentry | 9am Agenda | |||||
| 10:30 AM | 9:30 AM | EXPIRES 1 HR PRIOR TO MEETING TIME (Grants Standing) | EXPIRES 1 HR PRIOR TO MEETING TIME | OPEN 24 HOURS AFTER MEETING TIME | |||
| Health & Long Term Care | 10:30 Agenda | ||||||
| PRO | SB 5036 | Concerning telemedicine. | Bill summary | Muzzall | Republican Bill | Extends the time frame in which real-time telemedicine using both audio and video technology may be used to establish a relationship for the purpose of providing audio-only telemedicine for certain health care services. | |
| Testify Page | Testify Remotely | One Click | |||||
And one more thing… This is why we need to replace the governor! https://www.washingtonpolicy.org/publications/detail/heres-motivation-for-the-wa-legislative-session
Until next time,
Sue
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Sue Forde, Blog Post Editor
CCRP Newsletter Editor
Bills in Olympia, WA – many of which will affect your lives – are being introduced quickly, and then move to a committee as the next step. You can follow the newly introduced bills at this link:
In the WA State House of Representatives:
https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2023-24/Pdf/Workroom%20Reports/House%20Introduction%20Report/INTRO%202023-003.pdf
In the WA State Senate:
https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2023-24/Pdf/Workroom%20Reports/Senate%20Introduction%20Report/INTRODUCTIONS%202023-01-11.pdf
Bill Status Report (this reflects the bill #, brief description, status, date and original sponsor – along with any companion bills.
So far, 979 bills have been introduced.
You can easily track the bills and watch testimonies here: https://leg.wa.gov/
Two other excellent resources:
www.influencingolympia.com – Learn how the state legislature works, keep up to speed on bills as they go through committees – with links available on the bills to instantly let your voice be heard to the elected representatives
Washington Policy Center – covers current issues and weighs in on the effect of bills passed and currently in the legislative session.
On Housing Affordability:
With the topic of housing affordability one of the top issues, it’s interesting to note that the already-restrictive Growth Management Act (GMA) keeps getting more layers of regulations added on. Here’s the latest: CLICK HERE .
From the Daily Briefing at Shift WA:
“The latest example of the Democrat insanity is liberal lawmakers seeking to add “climate change” as a “priority” of Washington State’s Growth Management Act. This addition would mean there would now be 15 priorities for the state’s GMA. This means that in order for a developer to build a new home, 15 different sets of liberal priorities need to be met. From “historical preservation” and “open space and recreation” to “sprawl reduction” and “environmental production” (see complete list of priorities here), builders have to meet the conditions of each priority before they can begin to build.”
Adding more bureaucratic rules and regulations (and thus further increasing costs to build), is not the answer! Let your voice be heard on this and other issues!!
Pick a topic. Follow some of the bills. If you see one that needs attention, please let us know.
Posted by Sue Forde
Please take a few minutes to OPPOSE this BAD bill by January 11, 12:30 pm! It is being heard by the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education.
You may also sign up to testify via zoom or in writing, by January 11, 12:30 pm. Links below.
NAME/NUMBER OF BILL: SB 5020 “Concerning elementary education starting at 6 years of age.” SEE BELOW FOR A SUMMARY OF THE BILL. Click HERE to state your OPPOSITION . This link will take you to a Committee Sign In page. This will not sign you up to testify.
On the pull down menu, enter your position as CON. Put in your first name, last name and email address. You are not required to write in anything under “Organization,” unless you are testifying on behalf of a group. Putting in your address is optional, but you must include your city, state, zip and phone number. Click the box to prove you’re not a robot, then “Submit Registration.” And you’re done.
PASS THIS EMAIL ON TO FRIENDS, FAMILY, NEIGHBORS YOU KNOW WHO ARE LIKE MINDED. AND/OR GET YOUR FRIENDS’ AND RELATIVES’ PERMISSION AND RECORD THEIR POSITION AS WELL. YOU ARE NOT LIMITED TO ONE COMMENT PER EMAIL ADDRESS!
If you can submit written testimony or testify via zoom, that carries more weight. You must sign up by 12:30 pm January 11th to testify in writing or remotely with the committee when it meets at 1:30 pm. Sign in to submit written testimony HERE. Enter your position (CON), First and Last Name, email address, city, state, zip and phone number. Then enter your written testimony, and click the box to show you are not a robot. Then Submit your Registration.
You may use the information below. Even better, sign up to testify remotely by zoom HERE. Enter your position (CON), No to testifying as a panel, enter your First and Last Name, email address, city, state, zip and phone number. Click that you are not a robot and Submit Registration.
Summary of SB 5020: This bill will bring the mandatory age of attending school to 6 years of age.
-it removes the parental decision of when a child should be placed into public or private school or home-based instruction
-it is another step in allowing government to dictate decisions on raising our children
–home schooled students 8+ years old will have to complete a standardized achievement test
Bill is sponsored by Sen. Lisa Wellman, 41st leg district
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