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Three of Griffey’s. bills. pass out of committee By Matt Baide matr@masoncounty.com Rep. Dan Griffey, R-Allyn, saw a bill pass out of the House Finance Committee and two bills pass out of the House Transportation Committee. According to a news release, House Bill 1657 passed out of the House Fi- nance Committee on Feb. 4 and would help reduce emissions and safety risks caused by inadequate commercial truck parking through tax incentives. “We need more safe and secure overnight truck parking options in Washington,” Griffey said in a news release, “By law, truckers must take mandatoryrest periods, but they are finding that increasingly more diffi— cult to do in our state because of the lack of available space. This iscreat— ing more pollution, additional safety risks and making our roads more dan- gerous. We need to improve this situa- tion, help our truck drivers, and keep our roads as safe as we can.” House Bill 1655 aims to decrease fa- tal injuries by opening safety rest ar- eas for all drivers who need a place to stop. It passed out of the House Trans- portation Committee on Feb. 1. House Bill 2077- is aimed at helping victims of human trafficking by requiring in- formational posters be placed in bath- room stalls of safety rest areas. , 1656 would have changed the defini- .House Bill 1292 would have crimi- Thursday, Feb. 10, — Shelton-Mason County Journal — Page A-15 Hlllllll Hlllllll ' schR ‘4‘? 1130 E Pickering Rd? , V . 360.426.2505 “ Pleasant ‘ . V Ioin us for Valentine’s Day! 5 pm. to 8 pm. Meals prepared byv'our chef in the dining room! ‘ Steak Diane Shrimp Scampi Prime Rib o Bananas Flambé Dessert or Order from our Full Menu ” SQHPOOD STORE llllfl USSTQH Sfllflflll Live, Oysters a. Clams Grilled Oysters Specialty Sealood “It is very sad that anyone should ever be a victim of human trafficking,” said Grifi'ey. “People are being'held against their will and being forced to do reprehensible things. We need to do whatever we can to help remove human trafficking victimsfrom these circumstances. These signs are just one step in the process. But if they help even one person escape this ter- rible fate, then it will be worth it.” . The bill would require WSDOT to install informational posters in ev- ery safety rest area by Dec. 31 and a report of the status of the posters by Jan. 15, . ' SeVeral of Grifi'ey’s' bills did not make it out of committee. House Bill [House Smoked Salmon Local Artisan Food Localed 12 miles north of Hoodspovl Retail slove open daily 9 30 S 30 Call lor Saloon hows: 888-877-5844 hamahcmcoy‘slexs corn . LUBRICANTS * COMPANY Enjoy our Lake View from Every Room Smal'ééa—d tion of theft but did not get voted (in. nalized the act of knowingly provid- ing pornographic and other harmful materials to a minor but did not get a hearing. The House Public Safety Com- mittee passed House Bill 2037 out of committee, which modifies the stan- dard for use of force by peace officers. House Bill 1788 would allow law en- forcement officers to conduct vehicu- ' lar pursuits with reasonable suspi- cion that a person has committed or is committinga crime, passed out of committee Feb.3’. EATING OIL COMPARE OUR I.OW PRICES! We carry kerosene. Located at Sanderson Industrial Park @e 427-8084 ‘- Senateapproves Sheldon bill about fire district financing By Matt Baide? ’T mati@masoncounty. com Sen. Tim Sheldon’s, D-Potlatch, bill about fi— nance processes for large fire districts cleared the Senate on Feb. 2 with a unanimous vote. According to a news release, Senate Bill 5565 allows larger fire districts with revenues in excess of $10'million to use its own treasurer ‘ rather than using the local county or city trea- surer. The bill applies to regional fire district au- thorities in which two or more fire districts share governance. “This is what we mean when we talk about good-government bills,” saidSheldon in a news release. “As more ' fire districts join togeth— er to form larger region- al fire district authori- ties, the financial-man- agement requirements become immense. This . bill takes the burden from county and city: treasurers and allows fire districts ..to do the job themselves.” I Sheldon introduced the bill at the request of Kitsap County fire .dis- tricts. The measure al- lows treasurers to issue warrants approved by district beards and sec- retaries and fire district treasurers also would be allowed to make bond payments and issue. re? ports about the district’s financial status. The bill moves. to the House for further consideration. Inside seating available or order to go at 360.761.0677 111 W. Cota St. in Shelton o M-Th 11-8 0 Fri-Sat. 11-9 o Closed Sunday V Inside the 40et8 Veterans Club. Membership not required to eat at Tasty Bites! Mac-Ewen provides tive update GOP legisla matt@,masoncounty com Rep. Drew MacEwen, R-Union, said House Bill 1788 was the only bill , that made it out of committee after Republicans proposed bills about law enforcement. According to the news release, HB 1788 was part of Republicans Safe Washington Plan, which is a set‘ of bills focused on stopping crime, sup- porting law enforcement and putting victims first. Of five proposed bills, one made it out of committee. MacEwen provided an update about V the long-term care and payroll tax, cit- ing a vote to delay the program for 18 months. “As I mentioned in my last update, based on the 2020 actuarial analysis, the program will only be solvent un— til 2075,” MacEwen said in a news re- lease. “And that 2075 projection was based on a higher payroll tax rate and the assumption that 105,000 employ- ees would Opt,out.0f the program. In- stead, 450,000 employees have opted out and are now paying for private plans they likely never wanted. Mean- while, those who stayed in the state program get'to enjoy an 18-month de- lay. That’s fundamentally unfair. The majority doesn’t seem to have answers for that, or for those who are wonder- ing how they’re going to make this un— popular and inadequate program sol- vent in the next 18 months.” MacEwen also addressed emergen- cy powers reform, stating Rep. Chris Corry, R—Yakima, proposed a bill that would limit the amount of time a gov- ernor can make emergency decisions without legislative oversight to 60 days at a time. The Democrats also have a proposed bill that doesn’t go as far as Corry’s, according to the news release. ntine’s