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LEGISLATION

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Campaign public financing bills currently in WA legislature
Washington Bill Information Page
The judicial bill provides for public funding for the campaigns of Washington Supreme Court and Appellate Court candidates.  The local campaign bill is a very short bill that simply reverses the prohibition against public funding of local campaigns that was put into place in 1992 via Proposition 134. The "comprehensive" bill cited below is comprehensive on a state level; it would provide for funding for state legislators, the governor, and executive offices.

Judicial
1. House Bill 1186
   Sponsors: Schual-Berke (33), Hunt, Dunshee, McDermott, Chase, Sommers, Kagi, Pettigrew, Darneille, Cody, Miloscia, Dickerson, Appleton, Green, Ormsby, Santos, Lantz, Kenney, Roberts
2. House Bill 1589
   Sponsors: Schual-Berke, Hunt, Appleton, McIntire, Kagi, Pedersen, Moeller, Kenney, Miloscia, O'Brien, Wood, Goodman, McDermott, Ormsby
3. Senate Bill 5226
   Sponsors: Oemig, Fairley, Rockefeller, Kohl-Welles, Kline

Local
4. Senate Bill 5278
   Sponsors: Franklin, Kastama, Kline, Spanel, Keiser, Kohl-Welles, McAuliffe, Regala, Pridemore, Poulsen, Fraser, Rasmussen, Rockefeller
Comprehensive
5. House Bill 1360
   First read 1/17/07: Referred to Committee on Local Government and Tribal Affairs
   Sponsors: Miloscia, Chase, McDermott, Hasegawa, Pettigrew, Ormsby, Kagi, Appleton, McIntire, Goodman
   
6. Senate Bill 5510
   Sponsors: Kastama, Oemig, Kline

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CURRENT STATUS AND ACTION NEEDED

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The official bill pages, linked to above, will give current status on those bills. Washington Public Campaign's page features the most current updates for citizen action. This space will feature anything considered to be of special 47th LD interest.  This is an organizing tool; not an official summary.

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January 22, 2007: These bills are all in their original committees.  If they pass out of these committees, they will end in the House Appropriations Committee and in the Senate Ways and Means Committee.  The 47th LD has one legislator on these committees: Pat Sullivan, in the House Ways and Means.

FIRST CLEAN ELECTIONS HEARING IN OLYMPIA
Thurs: Jan 25, 3PM
ON SB 5226
INFORMATION ON HOW TO ATTEND AND/OR WRITE THE KEY LEGISLATORS: WPC'S HEARING INFO PAGE

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LEGISLATORS

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Representative Pat Sullivan Contact Information Legislative Home Page PO Box 40600 122G Legislative Building Olympia, WA 98504-0600 Olympia phone:  (360) 786-7858 Email: sullivan.pat@leg.wa.gov Email Form for Representative Sullivan Toll-free Hotline: 1-800-562-6000 TTY-TDD (hearing impaired): 1-800-635-9993 Committee Assignments Appropriations The House Appropriations Committee considers the operating budget bill and bills with fiscal impact. In addition, the committee specializes in pension policy. Appropriations Subcommittee on Education - Vice-Chair The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Education considers issues relating to funding of early learning, K-12, and higher education programs and agencies and makes funding recommendations to the Appropriations Committee. Community and Economic Development and Trade The House Community and Economic Development and Trade Committee considers issues relating to local and state economic development, business assistance and financing, tourism, and other related concerns. Community development issues include revitalizing and building self-sufficiency for low-income communities and preserving communities with distinct cultural identities. The committee also considers issues relating to domestic and international trade. Education The House Education Committee considers kindergarten through twelfth grade (K-12) educational policy and finance issues.

Representative Geoff Simpson Contact Information Legislative Home Page 426 John L. O'Brien Building PO Box 40600 Olympia, WA 98504-0600 (360) 786-7918 Toll-free Hotline: 1-800-562-6000 TTY (hearing impaired): 1-800-635-9993 Email: simpson.geoff@leg.wa.gov Online Form for Email Committee Assignments The House Local Government Committee -- Chair Considers issues relating to the operations and financing of counties, cities, and special districts (other than school districts). The committee also considers issues relating to the Growth Management Act and related land use issues, such as local permitting, the subdivision of property, and property rights. Insurance, Financial Services, and Consumer Protection Considers issues relating to insurance, including the activities of the Office of the Insurance Commissioner and the Pollution Liability Insurance Agency, the solvency of insurance companies, and the rates and practices of insurance companies. Financial services issues include those relating to the activities of the Department of Financial Institutions, the safety and soundness of state banks and credit unions, the regulation of consumer credit and lending, and the regulation of securities and investments. The committee also considers consumer protection issues related to financial services and insurance. Transportation The House Transportation Committee considers the transportation budget, revenue sources for transportation funding, and issues relating to transportation policy and transportation agencies, including the Department of Transportation and the Washington State Patrol.

Senator Claudia Kauffman Contact Information Home Page 414 Legislative Building PO Box 40447 Olympia, WA 98504-0447 (360) 786-7692 Email: kauffman.claudia@leg.wa.gov Online Email Form Committee Assignments Consumer Protection & Housing -  Vice Chair Early Learning & K-12 Education Economic Development, Trade & Management Transportation