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Legislative Report WASHINGTON STATE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION ITEM E-5: LEGISLATIVE REPORT PRESENTED BY OWEN ROWE POLICY AND GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS DIRECTOR LEGISLATIVE LEADERSHIP HOUSE AND SENATE Speaker of the House House Majority Leader House Minority Leader Laurie Jenkins Pat Sullivan J.T. Wilcox Senate Majority Leader Senate Minority Leader Andy Billig John Braun STATE PARK COMMITTEES POLICY COMMITTEES Democrats Vice Chair: Dave Paul John Lovick Noel Frame House of Representatives Jesse Johnson Community & Economic Development Alicia Rule Jamila Taylor Republicans Chair: Cindy Ryu (D)- Shoreline Rob Chase Ranking: Matt Boehnke (R)- Kennewick Chris Corry Cyndy Jacobsen Vicki Kraft Robert Sutherland Senate Democrats Vice Chair: Jesse Salomon Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Christine Rolfes Parks Derek Stanford Republicans Jim Honeyford Chair: Kevin Van De Wege (D)- Sequim Shelly Short Ranking: Judy Warnick (R)- Moses Lake BUDGET LEADS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Appropriations Chair Capital Budget Chair Transportation Chair Finance Chair Timm Ormsby Steve Tharinger Jake Fey Noel Frame Appropriations Ranking Capital Budget Ranking Transportation Ranking Finance Ranking Drew Stokesbary Mike Steele Andrew Barkis Ed Orcutt BUDGET LEADS SENATE WAYS AND MEANS Ways and Means Chair Lead Operating Capital Budget Christine Rolfes June Robinson David Frockt Ways and Means Ranking Operating Ranking Capital Budget Ranking Lynda Wilson Sharon Brown Jim Honeyford SELECTED LEGISLATION HOUSE AND SENATE Coronavirus Relief- various Police Reform and Accountability- various Open Public Meetings Act (HB 1056 and HB 1180) Forest Health Funding (HB 1168) Broadband Easements (SB 5110) Human Propelled Boater Safety (HB 1018, SB 5176) Parks Rx (SB 5292) Suciasaurus rex- State Dinosaur (HB 1067) ATVs as Snowmobiles (SB 5016) CAUCUSES HERITAGE AND OUTDOOR RECREATION Standing meetings continue virtually during pandemic Wednesdays at 7am Heritage Caucus Co-Chairs- Senator Honeyford and Representative Tharinger Thursdays at 7am Outdoor Recreation Caucus Chair- Representative Barkis SESSION TIMELINE HOUSE AND SENATE- 105 DAY SESSION January 11- First day of Session February 15- Policy Committee Cutoff February 22- Fiscal Committee Cutoff March 9- House of Origin Floor Cutoff March 17- Revenue Forecast (Legislative Budgets) March 26- Opposite House Policy Cutoff April 2- Opposite House Fiscal Cutoff April 11- Opposite House Floor Cutoff April 25- Last day of regular session LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY OUTDOOR RECREATION & PARKS January 20- Work Session in Community & Economic Development January 26- State Parks Foundation Lobby Day January 29- House Capital Budget Briefing February 4- Parks & Great Outdoors Legislative Day Meetings with Legislators Big Tent Coalition GET IN TOUCH FOR QUESTIONS AND SUGGESTIONS MAILING ADDRESS 1111 Israel Rd, Tumwater, WA, 98501 EMAIL ADDRESS [email protected] PHONE NUMBER (360) 701 5326.
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