February 4 Hot List for the State House
The February 4 House Hot List highlights legislation dealing with protection of rural communities, tax breaks for environmentally-friendly businesses, and the growth management act.
WA State Capitol Building
This Hot List details positions on the following bills:
HB 2564: Adding bicyclist and pedestrian safety information to drivers' education curriculum.
SHB 2797: Addressing the impacts of climate change through the growth management act (a.k.a. Local Solutions to Global Warming; Rep. Geoff Simpson, Prime Sponsor).
SHB 2798: Enacting the local farms-healthy kids act (a.k.a. Local Farms-Healthy Kids; Rep. Eric Pettigrew, Prime Sponsor).
SHB 2815: Providing a framework for reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the Washington economy. (a.k.a. Climate Action and Green Jobs; Rep. Hans Dunshee, Prime Sponsor).
SHB 2844: Regarding Urban Forestry (a.k.a. Evergreen Cities Act; Rep. Ruth Kagi, Prime Sponsor).
HB 2876: Concerning sales tax incentives for highly energy efficient appliances and equipment.
HB 2888: Modifying the tax treatment of energy savings performance contracts.
HB 2893: Modifying the composition of the forest practices board.
HB 2978: Protecting rural communities from the harmful impacts of interwatershed water rights transfers.
HB 3116: Extending the sales and use tax exemptions to machinery and equipment used to produce electricity using certain organic materials and byproducts of pulping or wood manufacturing processes.
