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Monday, December 2, 2019
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2020 Legislative Session
Starts January 13, 2020
Ends March 12, 2020
Supplemental Budgets
Operating
Capital
Transportation
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House of Representatives
57 Democrats
41 Republicans
(New Speaker)
Senate
28 Democrats
21 Republicans
2020 is an election year - 9 statewide offices, 25
Senate seats and 98 House seats
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In addition to the supplemental budgets, issue
areas that are likely to receive attention
include:
Education
Housing/Homelessness
Behavioral Health
1-976 response (also part of the budget)
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Initiative 976
Passed statewide by 52.97% - 47.03%
Failed in King County by 40. 5 2% - 5 9.48%
Transportation costs:
Statewide (OFM estimates)
$1.9 billion over 6 years
$478 million in the 2019-21 biennium
Local costs
$2.3 billion over 6 years due to revenue
to Sound Transit and locally approved
transportation benefit districts
loses
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A lawsuit has been filed outlining a
provisions that could make 1-976
including:
Single subject rule
Subject -in title rule
Home rule
Local control
Impairment of contracts
number of
unconstitutional
The lawsuit seeks an immediate injunction to pause the
implementation of 1-976 until the courts have ruled.
Without an injunction, most provisions of 1-976
will take effect on December 5, 2019.
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Plaintiffs for the I-976 lawsuit include:
► Association of Washington Cities
► Garfield County Transportation Authority
► Intercity Transit
► Amalgamated Transit Union Legislative Council
of Washington
► King County
► City of Seattle
► Port of Seattle
WA State Transit Association and
Lacey transit -dependent rider Mike Rogers.