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House Bill 2524, Making 2015-17 supplemental transportation appropriations
Passed the House on Feb. 25 by a vote of 84-13
This bill would increase spending through mid-2017 to a total of $8.6 billion, adding roughly $470 million to the two-year budget enacted last year. The additional funds in the proposal would be spent mostly on highway and bridge maintenance, removal of fish barriers and paying down the cost of a new 144-vehicle ferry. It also includes $16.3 million to raise the pay of Washington State Patrol officers and some $45 million to deal with traffic congestion caused by the new Interstate 405 toll lanes.
Rep. Steve Tharinger (D-Sequim) Y
Rep. Kevin Van De Wege (D-Sequim) Y
House Bill 2362, Concerning video and/or sound recordings made by law enforcement or corrections officers
Passed the House on Feb. 22 by a vote of 61-36
This bill establishes Public Records Act provisions governing disclosure of body-worn camera recordings made by law enforcement and corrections officers while in the course of their official duties. It requires law enforcement and corrections agencies that deploy body-worn cameras to adopt policies covering their use and establishes a task force to review and report on the use of body-worn cameras by law enforcement and corrections agencies.
Tharinger Y
Van De Wege Y
House Bill 2376, Making 2015-17 supplemental operating budget appropriations.
Passed the House on Feb. 25 by a vote of 50-47
This is the supplemental spending plan proposed by House Democrats. It would add about $476 million to the $38.2 billion two-year budget approved last year and includes provisions to raise salaries for starting teachers from $35,000 to $40,000. It also would spend monies from the state’s emergency “rainy day” fund on homeless programs.
Tharinger Y
Van De Wege Y
