AWC Legislative Bulletin - Volume 30, No. 15
April 13, 2007
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In this issue:
What You Need to Know Now
From the Director: Legislature Moving Toward Adjournment - So Far, A Good Session for Cities
Energy & Telecommunications
Environment & Water
General Local Government
Infrastructure, Transportation & Economic Development
Land Use & Housing
Law & Justice
Municipal Finance
Personnel & Labor Relations
Online Legislative Advocacy Tools
AWC Legislative Contacts & Officers
Online Legislative Advocacy Tools
Want to find the most up-to-date information on the status of important legislation, send an e-mail to your legislators, and generally be more effective as an advocate for your city? Then you’ll definitely want to access these important online tools.
AWC’s Legislative Home Page
www.awcnet.org/legislative
AWC’s comprehensive site is updated regularly during the session, so you’ll be able to get the latest information about legislation that is important to cities. You can view the weekly AWC Legislative Bulletin, find bill numbers for those bills that support AWC’s 2007 Legislative Priorities, and view AWC Action Alerts – requests from AWC for immediate contacts to legislators as bills reach crucial points during the session.
Legislature’s Home Page
www.leg.wa.gov/legislature
This informative site provides links to almost anything you want to know about the Legislature and proposed legislation. You can view the web pages of the House of Representatives and the Senate, search for information about a particular bill, and find important contact information about legislators and their staff. You can also access the complete text of the Revised Code of Washington (RCW) from this site.
Bill Information
apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/
From this site, you can search for bills and related documents, find the current status of all bills introduced during the session, and create a personalized list of bills that you wish to track through the legislative process.
Agendas, Calendars & Schedules
www.leg.wa.gov/legislature/calendar/
This site provides daily and weekly legislative meeting schedules and committee agendas.
TVW
www.tvw.org
TVW is the non-profit public affairs television network for the State of Washington. It provides unedited coverage of state government deliberations and public policy events. From your computer, you can hear live audio coverage of all committee hearings, watch live TVW television broadcasts, or access recordings of prior events.
Local Government Fiscal Notes
www.ofm.wa.gov/fns/
The State Office of Financial Management coordinates the development of fiscal notes, which outline the fiscal impacts of various legislative proposals. From this site, you can search for the fiscal note for a particular bill, or get a complete list of fiscal notes published so far this year or in previous years.
Access Washington
access.wa.gov
You may also want to check out Access Washington, the state’s web portal, which provides a comprehensive view of government information and services, with links to state agencies and other government sites.
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