GOAL Post 2015-Special-2

Pretty quiet on the legislative front. 
Maybe too quiet...?

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FROM: GOAL <goalwa@cox.net>
TO: undisclosed-recipients:
SENT: Fri 5/8/2015 5:27 PM
Subject: GOAL Post 2015-Special-2

Legislative Update from Olympia 8 May 2015

• SPECIAL SESSION DRAGS ON 
• NO SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITY 

After a flurry of holdover bill passing on 29 April, there has been no floor activity since the special session began. There have been a handful of committee meetings, mostly to discuss future plans and activities (such as local town hearings or monthly work sessions in Olympia) before the next regular session begins in January 2016.

No doubt the budget conferees are hard at work behind the scenes. What the status of those negotiations might be is a mystery. The Democrat budget proposal calls for more than a $1 BILLION tax increase. As I recall, Governor Inslee ran for office on a "no new taxes" promise. But he supports the Democrat budget proposal.


BILL STATUS:
Bill # Subject Prime sponsor Status GOAL Position
ESHB 1713 Mental health/guns Cody (D-34) S. W&M NEUTRAL
* indicates change in status this week

ESHB = Engrossed Substitute House Bill, SHB/SSB = Substitute Bill (bill amended in committee), HB = House Bill, SB = Senate Bill, H. Aprop = House Appropriations, H. Jud. = House Judiciary, S. L&J = Senate Law & Justice, S. W&M = Senate Ways & Means

HEARING(S) SCHEDULED: At this point, there is no published agenda.

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.
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