issue area reports | environment & energy
Ken Dobbins , of Dobbins Farms in Clark County , testifies in the Senate Environment , Energy & Technology Committee against Senate Bill 5412 , which would implement a low-carbon fuel standard . With him , from left : Mike Clayton of Red Apple Orchards near Lake Chelan and Taylor Perrault of Perrault Farm in Yakima County . ( Photo : Brian Mittge / AWB )
to leverage existing taxes for important housing and economic development needs , especially in the rural areas of the state . 2SHB 1938 was voted out of the Housing , Community Development , and Veterans Committee and the House Finance Committee , but it died before receiving a vote on the House floor .
EHB 2687 affordable housing planning / gma
Failed / AWB Supported
AWB supported Engrossed House Bill 2687 , sponsored by Rep . Andrew Barkis , R-Olympia , which would have required cities and counties to plan for affordable housing under the Growth Management Act ( GMA ). The bill would have added housing as a mandatory element of the Comprehensive Plan and required counties to plan how to meet existing and future housing needs . The bill passed the House by a vote of 95-3 but it died in the Senate where it did not come up for a vote .
ESSB 6378 residential tenant protections
Passed / AWB Opposed
AWB opposed Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 6378 , sponsored by Sen . Patty Kuderer , D-Bellevue , which provides a series of new tenant rights for residential renters . Among other provisions , the bill requires new provisions for vacate notices and requires landlords to accept a pledge of emergency rental assistance by a government or nonprofit . The bill also prevents landlords from threatening evictions for failure to pay nonpossessory charges not related to rent owed and prohibits a court from awarding attorneys ’ fees to a landlord if the judgment is entered after a tenant ’ s failure to respond to a pleading or other notice requiring a response . After a lengthy debate , ESSB 6378 passed the House by a vote of 54-42 and the Senate by a vote of 30-18 .
Bill considered as part of AWB ’ s voting record
Favorable outcome for Washington businesses
Missed Opportunities
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