FROM:
GOAL [goalwa@cox.net] (Joe Waldron)
SENT:
Fri 3/1/2013 8:48 PM
SUBJECT
GOAL Post 2013-7
Legislative
Update from Olympia 1 March 2013
- FISCAL COMMITTEE CUT-OFF PASSES
- CHAMBER CUT-OFF MARCH 13TH
- LIMITED ACTIVITY ON BILLS OF INTEREST
- NEW ANTI-GUN GROUP WITH $$$$$
Admin
note: the extra "S" in front
of some bills (e.g. SHB or SSB) means a substitute bill was passed by the
committee. Substitutes typically are
used to amend language in the original bill, frequently based on public
testimony. As you can see in the Bill
Status section, few bills pass in their original form.
Today
was the last day for bills that had a major fiscal impact to pass out of one of
the fiscal committees (Appropriations, Ways & Means, etc). Three of the nine gun bills still under
consideration fall into this category.
SHB 1096 and SB 5831 appear to have passed out of their respective
fiscal committees today. SSB 5376
appears to have died in Senate Ways & Means. (I say "appears" because on-line
posting of bill status has been slower than usual this session.)
All
of the bills we are tracking are now resting in their respective Rules
Committee, the holding place for bills awaiting a floor vote. The chamber cut-off is in 12 days, 13
March. At that time if a bill hasn't
been passed by the original chamber (House or Senate), it is considered dead
for the session. Once a bill passes out
of its original chamber, it goes to the other side for the same series of
policy committee hearings/action, fiscal committee action if required, and then
up for another floor vote.
While
awaiting a floor vote, additional amendments may be drafted and offered. Without doubt such activity is taking place
right now with SHB 1588, the universal background check bill. It will be interesting to see what changes
are offered in an attempt to gain enough votes to pass it out of the
House. SSB 5452 moved one step forward
in Senate Rules and will likely be voted on early next week. The other bills have until 13 March.
The
Seattle Times this week reported formation of a new "citizens" group
to promote gun control in Washington.
Dubbed the "Washington Alliance for Gun Responsibility,” the group
appears to be backed by current and former Seattle City Councilcritters, as
well as by Seattle fat-cat Ward Hanauer.
Where their money is a coming from is another matter. Habauer is the initial sugar-daddy, but like
the 1997 anti-gun initiative I-676, it'll likely be Seattle-centered "limousine
liberals in tasseled loafers" as the Spokane Spokesman Review called them,
or liberal anti-gun foundations using their tax-exempt dollars to attack YOUR
rights. It wouldn't surprise me to find
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's fingerprints on it as well.
They've
hired a high-powered lobbyist, their own "hired gun," Zach Silk, who
ran last year's successful legislative gay marriage lobbying campaign. Ostensibly created to lobby the legislature
to pass "responsible" gun legislation, they're also threatening a
initiative later this year if they can't coerce Olympia into giving in to their
demands.
A
similar "citizens group" did the same thing in 1997 -- after their
pet bill to mandate gun storage failed, they ran an initiative calling for
licensing of everyone in Washington who "possessed" a handgun (far
broader than "owned"). Seattle
media polling indicated 65% support for the initiative, but a funny thing
happened at the only poll that counts: on election day the initiative was
defeated 71--29%.
The
following bills remain under consideration in the 2013 session
Bill
#
|
Subject
|
Sponsor
|
Status
|
SHB
1096
|
Juvi
illegal firearm possession
|
Hurst
(D-31)
|
H.
Rules
|
SHB
1383
|
Stalking
protection orders
|
Goodman
(D-45)
|
H.
Rules
|
SHB
1588
|
Background
checks
|
Pedersen
(D-43)
|
H.
Rules
|
SHB
1612
|
Firearm
offender registry
|
Hope
(R-44)
|
H.
Rules
|
SHB
1839
|
Background
checks
|
Goodman
(D-45)
|
H.
Rules
|
SHB
1840
|
Firearms/restraining
orders
|
Goodman
(D-45)
|
H.
Rules
|
SSB
5282
|
DSHS/WSP
info exchange
|
Carrell
(R-28)
|
S.
Rules
|
SSB
5376
|
Juvi
illegal firearm possession
|
Kline
(D-37)
|
Died
S. W&M
|
SSB
5452
|
Stalking
protection orders
|
Conway
(D-
|
S.
Rules
|
SB
5831
|
Bans
double tax on clay pigeons
|
Rivers
(R-18)
|
S.
Rules
|
Key
to abbreviations: SB = Senate Bill, HB =
House Bill, Jud = Judiciary, L&J = Law & Justice, HS&C = Human
Services & Corrections, Trans = Transportation, Approp = Appropriations,
Early Learn = Early Learning and K-12 Education, W&M = Ways & Means
GOAL
POSITION ON BILLS
HB
1096 CONCERNS
HB
1383 CONCERNS
HB
1588 OPPOSE UNLESS AMENDED
HB
1612 CONCERNS
HB
1839 SUPPORT
HB
1840 OPPOSE
SB
5282 SUPPORT
SB
5376 CONCERNS
SB
5452 CONCERNS
SB
5831 SUPPORT
HEARING(S)
SCHEDULED: None
LEGISLATIVE
HOT LINE: You may reach your
Representatives and Senator by calling the Legislative Hotline at
1-800-562-6000. Toll free!!! The hearing impaired may obtain TDD access at
1-800-635-9993. Also toll free!!!
1-800-562-6000 TDD 1-800-635-9993
OTHER
DATA: Copies of pending legislation (bills),
legislative schedules and other information are available on the legislature's
web site at "www.leg.wa.gov". Bills are available in Acrobat (.pdf)
format. You may download a free version
of Adobe Acrobat Reader from Adobe's web site (http://www.adobe.com). You may also obtain hard copy bills,
initiatives, etc, in the mail from the Legislative Bill Room FREE OF CHARGE by
calling 1-360-786-7573. Copies of bills
may also be ordered toll free by calling the Legislative Hotline at (800)
562-6000. You may also hear floor and
committee hearing action live at http://www.tvw.org/ (you need
"RealAudio" to do this, available free at the TVW web site).
By
reading the House and Senate "bill reports" (hbr, sbr) for each bill,
you can see how individual committee members voted. By reading the "roll call" for each
bill, you can see how the entire House or Senate voted on any bill. The beauty of the web site is that ALL this
information is available, on line, to any citizen.
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