January 14, 2009
Latest Bills From Olympia
A selection of bills recently introduced.
House Joint Memorial 4002 (requesting reauthorization of No Child Left Behind Act to include health and fitness)
Introduced by Rep. Pat Sullivan, (D-Covington) (D) on January 13, 2009, a request to the federal government to include health and fitness into the curriculum requirements of the No Child Left Behind Act.
Senate Bill 5084 (Assessed valuation requirements for annexations by direct petition)
Introduced by Sen. Craig Pridemore, (D-Vancouver) (D) on January 12, 2009, changes the signature requirements for direct petition annexation from seventy-five to sixty percent of owners in value according to the assessed valuation of the area to be annexed.
Senate Bill 5096 (Requiring political mailers to be filed with the secretary of state for archiving)
Introduced by Sen. Ken Jacobsen, (D-Seattle) (D) on January 13, 2009, requires the sponsor of a mailed political advertising to, within two working days after the date of the mailing, file a sample with the secretary of state for the state archives.
Senate Bill 5098 (Modifying ballot title information)
Introduced by Sen. Craig Pridemore, (D-Vancouver) (D) on January 13, 2009, requiries that if a measure relates to a property tax levy, the ballot title must include a comparison of the financial impact between the immediately preceding year and the current ballot, in both dollar and percentage change terms.
Senate Bill 5099 (Requiring annual property tax revaluations)
Introduced by Sen. Linda Evans Parlette, (R-Wenatchee) (R) on January 13, 2009, requires each county assessor to maintain a program of annual revaluations of property for property tax purposes and inspected at least once every six years beginning 2014. Directs a grant program administered by the department of revenue to assist counties in adopting this system. (See also Companion HB 1056).
Senate Bill 5104 (Creating a State Income Tax)
Introduced by Sen. Rosa Franklin, (D-Tacoma) (D) on January 13, 2009, creates a Washington state income tax for the stated purpose of providing the necessary revenues for the support of vital state services on a more stable and equitable basis.
Posted by pudge at January 14, 2009
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1. Gee...ANYone surprised at Rosa's SB 5104?? :)
2. Duffman, oh, I didn't even notice that one! ;-)
3. Hmmmm, does Rosa get to say what is vital? I know she doesn't think police, fire or roads are....maybe another animal overpass?
4. HB 1015 (Prohibiting the sale or distribution of certain novelty lighters)
Introduced by Rep. Geoff Simpson, (
D-Sound Politics) (D) on January 12, 2009, prohibits the sale of novelty lighters, which are defined as lighters that are shaped liked other objects, especially objects that are attractive to children. These include cartoon characters, animals, toys, household items, weaponry, or food. (See also SB 5011).
5. Since No Child Left Behind will most likely not be reauthorized (technically, it expired more than a year ago), HJM 4002 seems like kind of a waste of time
6. I guess it's time to start writing my legislators again. Especially about 5104. FFS!
7. WRT SB 5104 on continuing attempts by (D)s to foist a state income tax on us:
It's like ''Groundhog Day'':
They never give up, trying to turn the same tax-and-spend bad dream into reality....
I'm also reminded of how the left tends to define ''vital services'':
First ''wants'' become ''needs''; and then fairly quickly turn into ''rights''.... that must all be funded by ''other people''; i.e.: We the taxpayers. The end-game for this philosophy if fully implemented is NOT pretty.
8. We only have to look at Calif to see how well income tax has worked for them!
10. The republicans need to let SB 5104 go to the entire senate for consideration (vote to let it out of committee) This will bring media coverage and force the democrats to take a stand on this issue. It will also show what the true intentions are of several democrats and will work the republicans advantage in 2010.
This bill could be a gift! Let the D's shoot themselves in their foot.
11. It won't be much of a gift when it passes, jk.
12. Isn't implementing a state income tax a change to the state constitution, and therefore subject to a vote of the people?
13. Maybe Simpson should concentrate on anger management when not being arrested for DV. Of course if he is using novelty lighters for a crack pipe then I fully understand that he is trying to protect himself.
I also want to know how SB 5098 is going to work without knowing what the assessed value COULD be at the time of the implementation of any property tax related measure.
14. He is never going to get that ban on 'novelty' lighters thru. Instead, he should refer to them as 'assault' lighters.
15. Am I ever glad I'm getting out of this insane state later this year. SB-5104 is a good motivation to leave. Though I thought, like #12 (Palouse), it would take a vote of the people to make the change.
We need more like HJM 4002 - the more time wasted on something like this, the less time us citizens are harmed by them.
I foresee monstrous ballot titles if SB-5098 is made law.
16. boy i sure hope all the people who voted for queen christine are happy about the state income tax just think of all those eastside millionares who voted for her
17. Don't forget House Bill 3359 with four D'rat sponsors. They want to regulate ammunition to the point of making it all but impossible to purchase. And if you do purchase it, they want your identification so the state can keep tabs on its citizens.
http://apps.leg.wa.gov/documents/billdocs/2007-08/Pdf/Bills/House%20Bills/3359.pdf
18. Obi-Wan, the Dems passing the ammo bill might even be a better way to get people to people to vote Republican ...
19. "maybe another animal overpass"
You mean smorgasbord?
20. Pudge@18, I would hope so but doubt it. These Washington voters are drawn to D's like a bug to a zapper. Same result too.
Since I'm sure Simpson reads SP, maybe he'll cowboy up and tell us the accidental deaths and home fires caused by bullet shaped lighters.
21. SB5104 matters not to most Seattleites. They LOVE paying taxes, and are happy to vote for ever-higher taxes on themselves. At least two of my best friends have told me that "taxes are good". They will have no trouble with a state income tax, or sales taxes of over 10%.
22. The merits of HJM 4200 aside, health and fitness is a critical issue. With epidemic obesity in children, several states are already looking at mandating more fitness and health into the school curriculum. And although the school day is packed, there are ways to integrate fitness and health education into existing science, math and other curriculum requirements. A few interesting facts...
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Over the past 20 years, the prevalence of children aged 6-11 more than doubled. The rate among adolescents aged 12-19 more than tripled.
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Obese children are 5.5 times more likely to have an impaired quality of life - on par with kids undergoing chemotherapy for cancer.
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Current school-age boys have a 30% chance of developing type 2 diabetes during their lifetime; girls have a 40% likelihood.
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Soft drink consumption in the US has more than doubled since 1971. The average teenage boy drinks 2 12oz sodas a day (700 cans a year); the average teenage girl drinks 1.4 a day (500 cans a year).
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Kids currently spend more time watching TV per week than they spend in school.
There is a local organization doing great work in this area - check out
Treeswing and think about donating to a very good organization...
23. Senator Rosa Franklin was chosen to submit the income tax bill because she's in a SAFE seat and she's old, dense and a little confused. She will never be able to articulate effectively why she's for this bill and therefore she probably won't ever give any significant interviews.
24. Joint memorials are ALWAYS a waste of time. It's the ultimate way for our Reps to be do-nothings. Let's suggest that Congress act on something. If our Reps really wanted to include more P.E. they could give the schools 15% more money so they can extend hours and provide more P.E. They could give $10,000 yearly bonuses to P.E. teachers because in order to do this we would have to double the number of P.E. teachers, and we know with the qualifications they now require, they don't grow on trees.
Forget about the shortage of math and special ed. teachers, let the do-nothings solve our crisis in physical education first.