Y = Yes, N = No, E = Excused, X = Not Voting
SHB 1060 – Updating the weatherization statute
SHB 1060, which passed the House by a vote of 65 to 32, changes the eligibility requirements for low-income households qualifying for assistance under the Low-income Residential Weatherization Program. SHB 1060 expands the definition of low-income household to include households that do not exceed 80 percent of the median household income, adjusted for household size, for the county in which the dwelling unit to be weatherized is located. However, the bill requires that priority be given to households below 125 percent of the federally established poverty level. Other changes to the program include modifications to allow tribal nations to qualify for the program and to encourage the use of energy efficient and sustainable technologies during the weatherization process. SHB 1060 is now Senate Environment, Water & Energy Committee for further consideration.
41st District: Rep. Judy Clibborn, (D-Mercer Island), Y; Rep. Marcie Maxwell, (D-Renton), Y
48th District: Rep. Deborah Eddy, (D-Kirkland), Y; Rep. Ross Hunter, (D-Medina), Y
SHB 1286 – Prohibiting false and defamatory statements about candidates for public office
SHB 1286 would prohibit political advertising or electioneering communications that make a statement constituting libel or defamation when the statement is made with the intention of doing harm. SHB 1286 defines libel or defamation as statements that tend to expose a person to hatred, contempt, ridicule, to deprive him or her of public confidence or social interaction, or to injure him or her in his or her business or occupation. SHB 1286 passed the House by a vote of 92 to 2 and is now before the Senate Government Operations and Elections Committee for further consideration.
41st District: Rep. Judy Clibborn, (D-Mercer Island), Y: Rep. Marcie Maxwell, (D-Renton), Y
48th District: Rep. Deborah Eddy, (D-Kirkland), Y; Rep. Ross Hunter, (D-Medina), E
SSB 5273 – Regarding the practice of landscape architecture
SSB 5273, which passed the Senate by a vote of 27 to 20, would prohibit a person from practicing landscape architecture unless the person is licensed by the state. Under current law a person practicing landscape architecture registers with the State Board of Landscape Architecture. SSB 5273 also expands the definition of landscape architecture to include the preparation of construction documents and construction administration. In addition, SSB 5273 provides administrative procedures necessary to establish standards for the issuing of licenses and providing oversight and disciplinary authority. SSB 5273 is now before the House Commerce and Labor Committee for further consideration.
41st District: Sen. Fred Jarrett, (D-Mercer Island), Y
48th District: Sen. Rodney Tom, (D-Medina), N
HB 1475 – Requiring state agency rule-making information be posted on each state agency’s website
HB 1475 requires state agencies to maintain a website with the agency’s rule-making information. HB 1475 would require that the complete text of proposed rules, emergency rules, and permanent rules proposed or adopted within the past 12 months be available on the website. In addition, HB 1475 would require that a direct link to the rulemaking page be displayed on the agency’s homepage. The agency rulemaking website must include the time, date, and place for the required hearing of a proposed rule and procedures and timelines for submitting written comments and supporting data. HB 1475 passed the House by a vote of 92 to 0 and is now before the Senate Government Operations and Elections Committee for further consideration.
41st District: Rep. Judy Clibborn, (D-Mercer Island), Y; Rep. Marcie Maxwell, (D-Renton), Y
48th District: Rep. Deborah Eddy, (D-Kirkland) , Y; Rep. Ross Hunter, (D-Medina), E
ESHB 1033 – requiring the use of alternatives to lead wheel weights
ESHB 1033, which passed the House by a vote of 66 to 28, requires that lead wheel weights be replaced with and environmentally safe alternative on all vehicles in Washington after Jan. 1, 2011. The owner of a vehicle does not have the responsibility to make this change, instead responsibility is placed on the business that replaces or rebalances tires. ESHB 1033 also provides oversight authority to the Department of Ecology, which includes enforcement provisions. ESHB 1033 is now before the Senate Environmental, Water and Energy Committee.
41st District: Rep. Judy Clibborn, (D-Mercer Island), Y; Rep. Marcie Maxwell, (D-Renton), Y
48th District: Rep. Deborah Eddy, (D-Kirkland) , Y; Rep. Ross Hunter, (D-Medina), Y
SOURCE: WashingtonVotes.org, a free, non-partisan website to find plain-English explanations of bills and a record of each legislator’s votes. Visit www.WashingtonVotes.org.
