Category : Legislation(152)
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2024-03-19Bill Signing Ceremony
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2024-03-19Port Package Update bill signed into law!
SB5955 now the second program of its kind in nation! Olympia WA: Today, Governor Jay Inslee signed into law SB5955, the Port Package Update bill, making Sea-Tac Airport now (after San Francisco International) the second airport in America with a sound insulation update program–and the only airport with a State mandate to help fund and -
2024-03-07Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 5950: Washington State Fiscal Matters Appropriations Act, 2024
Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 5950 (ESSB 5950), 68th Legislature, 2024 Regular Session, State of Washington. Passed Senate and House March 7, 2024 (Senate 39-8, House 58-39). Sponsored by Senate Ways & Means, originally by Senators Robinson, Nobles, and Trudeau, by request of Office of Financial Management. Amends RCW 43.101.220, 43.101.230, 70A.65.300, and reenacts/amends RCW 43.101.200 -
2024-03-07
Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 5950: Washington State Fiscal Matters Appropriations Act, 2024
Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 5950, passed by the Washington State Legislature on March 7, 2024, is a fiscal appropriations bill that adopts a state budget for the biennium running from July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2025. The bill authorizes spending from various state funds for agency salaries, wages, and other specified purposes, while amending several existing statutes related to financial management. Note: This bill addresses general state fiscal matters and does not contain provisions specifically related to Sea-Tac Airport noise policy. -
2024-03-03Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024
The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 is a federal government spending bill passed by the 118th Congress that funds multiple agencies and programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024. The act is divided into divisions covering areas such as Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, Agriculture, Commerce, Justice, Energy, Transportation, and Housing, among others. This document is a House resolution providing for concurrence with Senate amendments to H.R. 4366. -
2024-03-01
SB5955 Passes State House 83-13
Port Package Update Bill now goes to Governor’s desk! Olympia, WA SB5955 passed today without amendment and now goes to the Governor’s desk for signature. Speaking in support were bill sponsor Tina Orwall 33rd (D), Keith Goehner 12th (R), J.T. Wilcox 2nd (R) Yelm, and Sharon Tomiko Santos 37th (D) who said she was voting ‘reluctantly’ -
2024-02-27
Port Commission passes Port Package update pilot program 24-04
Historic order to assess and repair sound insulation systems passes 5-0 At today’s regular meeting, the Port Commission voted unanimously to approve Order 24-04: Sound Insulation Repair-and-Replacement, creating a five year pilot program to assess the current stock of Port Packages and to provide $5,000,000 to provide repair and replacement of systems that are found -
2024-02-26
E2SSB5955 Passes Capital Budget Committee
Port Package Update Bill voted out in Executive Session 18-10-3 SB5955 passed today in the Capital Budget Committee Executive Session at 8:00AM. The vote was 18-10-3. Unlike prior committee votes (which were unanimous) this was strictly along partisan lines. Speaking for the opposition, Peter Abbarno 20th (R) mentioned that his city of Centralia is near -
2024-02-25
Port of Seattle Immediate Call To Action! (February 27)
Legislation to get your Port Package fixed could be less than ten days away! But it’s not over yet. The next stop is at the Port of Seattle Commission this Tuesday (February 27) at noon at Sea-Tac Airport. This vote must pass and we need your help TODAY to help get it done! (Skip to -
Implementing Port Package Updates
Deciding who gets fixed, first is key to the success of the new pilot program The Port of Seattle pilot program created by Order 24-04, will attempt to assess all 9,400+ homes in order to determine which systems are eligible and how they should be prioritized. It seems there are two primary components: equipment and